Chapter 7 of The Lights and Shadows of Real Life is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Lights and Shadows of Real Life is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I shall now be so happy again, John!" Alice said, fully satisfied with her brother's reason. "So you have not been happy then of late?" "O, no, brother. Far from it."
Chapter 7 of The Lights and Shadows of Real Life is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “Alice said, fully satisfied with her brother's reason.”
possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “Alice said, fully satisfied with her brother's reason.”
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading “Alice said, fully satisfied with her brother's reason.”
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “"I shall now be so happy again, John!"”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “"I shall now be so happy again, John!"”
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “"So you have not been happy then of late?"”
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “Alice said, fully satisfied with her brother's reason.”
filled with satisfaction
From this reading “Alice said, fully satisfied with her brother's reason.”
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anew
From this reading "I shall now be so happy again, John!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alice said, fully satisfied with her brother's reason.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I shall now be so happy again, John!"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "So you have not been happy then of late?"
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "O, no, brother.
possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Alice said, fully satisfied with her brother's reason.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Far from it."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Far from it."
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading Alice said, fully satisfied with her brother's reason.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading "I shall now be so happy again, John!"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "So you have not been happy then of late?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Alice said, fully satisfied with her brother's reason.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I shall now be so happy again, John!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Far from it."
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading "I shall now be so happy again, John!"
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading "So you have not been happy then of late?"
not any; not one
From this reading "O, no, brother.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "So you have not been happy then of late?"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "I shall now be so happy again, John!"
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O, no, brother.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "So you have not been happy then of late?"
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Alice said, fully satisfied with her brother's reason.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Alice said, fully satisfied with her brother's reason.
filled with satisfaction
From this reading Alice said, fully satisfied with her brother's reason.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I shall now be so happy again, John!"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I shall now be so happy again, John!"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "So you have not been happy then of late?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Alice said, fully satisfied with her brother's reason.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So you have not been happy then of late?"
Chapter 7 of The Lights and Shadows of Real Life by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 405 sentences of The Lights and Shadows of Real Life, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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