Chapter 4 of The Literary World Seventh Reader is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Literary World Seventh Reader is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
My Lord broke out: "There may be no harm done. Leave the boy alone." She looked a little red, and pressed the lad's hand as she dropped it. "There is no use, my Lord," she said. "Frank was on his knee as he was making pictures and was running constantly from Harry to me.
Chapter 4 of The Literary World Seventh Reader is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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without variation or change, in every case
From this reading “"Frank was on his knee as he was making pictures and was running constantly from Harry to me.”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “"Frank was on his knee as he was making pictures and was running constantly from Harry to me.”
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading “My Lord broke out: "There may be no harm done.”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “"Frank was on his knee as he was making pictures and was running constantly from Harry to me.”
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading “"Frank was on his knee as he was making pictures and was running constantly from Harry to me.”
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “"Frank was on his knee as he was making pictures and was running constantly from Harry to me.”
compacted by ironing
From this reading “She looked a little red, and pressed the lad's hand as she dropped it.”
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading “"Frank was on his knee as he was making pictures and was running constantly from Harry to me.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She looked a little red, and pressed the lad's hand as she dropped it.
Having no one else present.
From this reading Leave the boy alone."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She looked a little red, and pressed the lad's hand as she dropped it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She looked a little red, and pressed the lad's hand as she dropped it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My Lord broke out: "There may be no harm done.
a youthful male person
From this reading Leave the boy alone."
lacking funds
From this reading My Lord broke out: "There may be no harm done.
without variation or change, in every case
From this reading "Frank was on his knee as he was making pictures and was running constantly from Harry to me.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading My Lord broke out: "There may be no harm done.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading She looked a little red, and pressed the lad's hand as she dropped it.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading "Frank was on his knee as he was making pictures and was running constantly from Harry to me.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Frank was on his knee as he was making pictures and was running constantly from Harry to me.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She looked a little red, and pressed the lad's hand as she dropped it.
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading My Lord broke out: "There may be no harm done.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading "Frank was on his knee as he was making pictures and was running constantly from Harry to me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Frank was on his knee as he was making pictures and was running constantly from Harry to me.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Frank was on his knee as he was making pictures and was running constantly from Harry to me.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is no use, my Lord," she said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She looked a little red, and pressed the lad's hand as she dropped it.
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading "Frank was on his knee as he was making pictures and was running constantly from Harry to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She looked a little red, and pressed the lad's hand as she dropped it.
go away from a place
From this reading Leave the boy alone."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She looked a little red, and pressed the lad's hand as she dropped it.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked a little red, and pressed the lad's hand as she dropped it.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading My Lord broke out: "There may be no harm done.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading "Frank was on his knee as he was making pictures and was running constantly from Harry to me.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading My Lord broke out: "There may be no harm done.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Frank was on his knee as he was making pictures and was running constantly from Harry to me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My Lord broke out: "There may be no harm done.
not any; not one
From this reading My Lord broke out: "There may be no harm done.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Frank was on his knee as he was making pictures and was running constantly from Harry to me.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading My Lord broke out: "There may be no harm done.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading "Frank was on his knee as he was making pictures and was running constantly from Harry to me.
compacted by ironing
From this reading She looked a little red, and pressed the lad's hand as she dropped it.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading She looked a little red, and pressed the lad's hand as she dropped it.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading "Frank was on his knee as he was making pictures and was running constantly from Harry to me.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There is no use, my Lord," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked a little red, and pressed the lad's hand as she dropped it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Leave the boy alone."
in or at that place or location
From this reading My Lord broke out: "There may be no harm done.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Frank was on his knee as he was making pictures and was running constantly from Harry to me.
the act of using
From this reading "There is no use, my Lord," she said.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Frank was on his knee as he was making pictures and was running constantly from Harry to me.
Chapter 4 of The Literary World Seventh Reader by John Calvin [Editor] Metcalf holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
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