Chapter 7 of The Manchester Man is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Manchester Man is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Rather pretty! She’s an angel! You must introduce me!” “Well, well!” answered the other testily, anxious to end a colloquy which distracted his attention from the tragedy, “I’ll see. But she’s only a school-girl—not yet sixteen!”
Chapter 7 of The Manchester Man is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading “She’s an angel!”
eagerly desirous
From this reading ““Well, well!” answered the other testily, anxious to end a colloquy which distracted his attention from the tragedy, “I’ll see.”
a conversation especially a formal one
From this reading ““Well, well!” answered the other testily, anxious to end a colloquy which distracted his attention from the tragedy, “I’ll see.”
having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety
From this reading ““Well, well!” answered the other testily, anxious to end a colloquy which distracted his attention from the tragedy, “I’ll see.”
cause to come to know personally
From this reading “You must introduce me!””
being one more than fifteen
From this reading “But she’s only a school-girl—not yet sixteen!””
in a petulant manner
From this reading ““Well, well!” answered the other testily, anxious to end a colloquy which distracted his attention from the tragedy, “I’ll see.”
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading ““Well, well!” answered the other testily, anxious to end a colloquy which distracted his attention from the tragedy, “I’ll see.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Well, well!” answered the other testily, anxious to end a colloquy which distracted his attention from the tragedy, “I’ll see.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She’s an angel!
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading She’s an angel!
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Well, well!” answered the other testily, anxious to end a colloquy which distracted his attention from the tragedy, “I’ll see.
eagerly desirous
From this reading “Well, well!” answered the other testily, anxious to end a colloquy which distracted his attention from the tragedy, “I’ll see.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading “Well, well!” answered the other testily, anxious to end a colloquy which distracted his attention from the tragedy, “I’ll see.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she’s only a school-girl—not yet sixteen!”
a conversation especially a formal one
From this reading “Well, well!” answered the other testily, anxious to end a colloquy which distracted his attention from the tragedy, “I’ll see.
having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety
From this reading “Well, well!” answered the other testily, anxious to end a colloquy which distracted his attention from the tragedy, “I’ll see.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “Well, well!” answered the other testily, anxious to end a colloquy which distracted his attention from the tragedy, “I’ll see.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Well, well!” answered the other testily, anxious to end a colloquy which distracted his attention from the tragedy, “I’ll see.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Well, well!” answered the other testily, anxious to end a colloquy which distracted his attention from the tragedy, “I’ll see.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, well!” answered the other testily, anxious to end a colloquy which distracted his attention from the tragedy, “I’ll see.
cause to come to know personally
From this reading You must introduce me!”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You must introduce me!”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must introduce me!”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But she’s only a school-girl—not yet sixteen!”
and nothing more
From this reading But she’s only a school-girl—not yet sixteen!”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “Well, well!” answered the other testily, anxious to end a colloquy which distracted his attention from the tragedy, “I’ll see.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “Rather pretty!
on the contrary
From this reading “Rather pretty!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But she’s only a school-girl—not yet sixteen!”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Well, well!” answered the other testily, anxious to end a colloquy which distracted his attention from the tragedy, “I’ll see.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She’s an angel!
being one more than fifteen
From this reading But she’s only a school-girl—not yet sixteen!”
in a petulant manner
From this reading “Well, well!” answered the other testily, anxious to end a colloquy which distracted his attention from the tragedy, “I’ll see.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Well, well!” answered the other testily, anxious to end a colloquy which distracted his attention from the tragedy, “I’ll see.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, well!” answered the other testily, anxious to end a colloquy which distracted his attention from the tragedy, “I’ll see.
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading “Well, well!” answered the other testily, anxious to end a colloquy which distracted his attention from the tragedy, “I’ll see.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, well!” answered the other testily, anxious to end a colloquy which distracted his attention from the tragedy, “I’ll see.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Well, well!” answered the other testily, anxious to end a colloquy which distracted his attention from the tragedy, “I’ll see.
but in spite of that
From this reading But she’s only a school-girl—not yet sixteen!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You must introduce me!”
Chapter 7 of The Manchester Man by G. Linnaeus (George Linnaeus), Mrs. Banks holds 411 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.
Chapter 7 holds 411 sentences of The Manchester Man, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of The Manchester Man by G. Linnaeus (George Linnaeus), Mrs. Banks exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 411 sentences, grouped into 83 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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