Chapter 7 of The Later Life is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Later Life is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Van der Welcke and Marianne went side by side. "How deliciously fresh it is now," she almost carolled. "The wind has gone down and the air is lovely; and look, how beautiful the sky is with those last black clouds.... Oh, I think it so ripping, that everything's all right again between you and Papa! I did feel it so.
Chapter 7 of The Later Life is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading “"The wind has gone down and the air is lovely; and look, how beautiful the sky is with those last black clouds....”
in a very pleasurable manner
From this reading “"How deliciously fresh it is now," she almost carolled.”
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading “"How deliciously fresh it is now," she almost carolled.”
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading “"The wind has gone down and the air is lovely; and look, how beautiful the sky is with those last black clouds....”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “Oh, I think it so ripping, that everything's all right again between you and Papa!”
resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree
From this reading “Oh, I think it so ripping, that everything's all right again between you and Papa!”
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading “"The wind has gone down and the air is lovely; and look, how beautiful the sky is with those last black clouds....”
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading “Van der Welcke and Marianne went side by side.”
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In this reading “Van der Welcke and Marianne went side by side.”
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anew
From this reading Oh, I think it so ripping, that everything's all right again between you and Papa!
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading "The wind has gone down and the air is lovely; and look, how beautiful the sky is with those last black clouds....
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
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(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "How deliciously fresh it is now," she almost carolled.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Van der Welcke and Marianne went side by side.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading "The wind has gone down and the air is lovely; and look, how beautiful the sky is with those last black clouds....
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Oh, I think it so ripping, that everything's all right again between you and Papa!
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading "The wind has gone down and the air is lovely; and look, how beautiful the sky is with those last black clouds....
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Van der Welcke and Marianne went side by side.
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From this reading "How deliciously fresh it is now," she almost carolled.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading "The wind has gone down and the air is lovely; and look, how beautiful the sky is with those last black clouds....
in a very pleasurable manner
From this reading "How deliciously fresh it is now," she almost carolled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Van der Welcke and Marianne went side by side.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did feel it so.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
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From this reading Oh, I think it so ripping, that everything's all right again between you and Papa!
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I did feel it so.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading "How deliciously fresh it is now," she almost carolled.
destroyed or killed
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the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The wind has gone down and the air is lovely; and look, how beautiful the sky is with those last black clouds....
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From this reading "How deliciously fresh it is now," she almost carolled.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Oh, I think it so ripping, that everything's all right again between you and Papa!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How deliciously fresh it is now," she almost carolled.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "How deliciously fresh it is now," she almost carolled.
immediately past
From this reading "The wind has gone down and the air is lovely; and look, how beautiful the sky is with those last black clouds....
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "The wind has gone down and the air is lovely; and look, how beautiful the sky is with those last black clouds....
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading "The wind has gone down and the air is lovely; and look, how beautiful the sky is with those last black clouds....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Van der Welcke and Marianne went side by side.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "How deliciously fresh it is now," she almost carolled.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, I think it so ripping, that everything's all right again between you and Papa!
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Oh, I think it so ripping, that everything's all right again between you and Papa!
precisely, exactly
From this reading Oh, I think it so ripping, that everything's all right again between you and Papa!
resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree
From this reading Oh, I think it so ripping, that everything's all right again between you and Papa!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "How deliciously fresh it is now," she almost carolled.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Van der Welcke and Marianne went side by side.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading "The wind has gone down and the air is lovely; and look, how beautiful the sky is with those last black clouds....
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Oh, I think it so ripping, that everything's all right again between you and Papa!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Oh, I think it so ripping, that everything's all right again between you and Papa!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The wind has gone down and the air is lovely; and look, how beautiful the sky is with those last black clouds....
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Oh, I think it so ripping, that everything's all right again between you and Papa!
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "The wind has gone down and the air is lovely; and look, how beautiful the sky is with those last black clouds....
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading Van der Welcke and Marianne went side by side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Van der Welcke and Marianne went side by side.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Van der Welcke and Marianne went side by side.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading "The wind has gone down and the air is lovely; and look, how beautiful the sky is with those last black clouds....
in the company of; together with
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the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh, I think it so ripping, that everything's all right again between you and Papa!
Chapter 7 of The Later Life by Louis Couperus holds 173 sentences, grouped into 35 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 7 holds 173 sentences of The Later Life, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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