Chapter 7 of The old lady shows her medals is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The old lady shows her medals is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A WELL-REMEMBERED VOICE Out of the darkness comes the voice of a woman speaking to her dead son. ‘But that was against your wish, was it not? Was that against your wish? Would you prefer me not to ask that question?’ The room is so dark that we cannot see her.
Chapter 7 of The old lady shows her medals is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Would you prefer me not to ask that question?’”
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “A WELL-REMEMBERED VOICE Out of the darkness comes the voice of a woman speaking to her dead son.”
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “A WELL-REMEMBERED VOICE Out of the darkness comes the voice of a woman speaking to her dead son.”
like better; value more highly
From this reading “Would you prefer me not to ask that question?’”
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “Would you prefer me not to ask that question?’”
a male human offspring
From this reading “A WELL-REMEMBERED VOICE Out of the darkness comes the voice of a woman speaking to her dead son.”
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “A WELL-REMEMBERED VOICE Out of the darkness comes the voice of a woman speaking to her dead son.”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “‘But that was against your wish, was it not?”
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.
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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 A WELL-REMEMBERED VOICE Out of the darkness comes the voice of a woman speaking to her dead son.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading ‘But that was against your wish, was it not?
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Would you prefer me not to ask that question?’
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘But that was against your wish, was it not?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The room is so dark that we cannot see her.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading A WELL-REMEMBERED VOICE Out of the darkness comes the voice of a woman speaking to her dead son.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The room is so dark that we cannot see her.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading A WELL-REMEMBERED VOICE Out of the darkness comes the voice of a woman speaking to her dead son.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading A WELL-REMEMBERED VOICE Out of the darkness comes the voice of a woman speaking to her dead son.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A WELL-REMEMBERED VOICE Out of the darkness comes the voice of a woman speaking to her dead son.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The room is so dark that we cannot see her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘But that was against your wish, was it not?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Would you prefer me not to ask that question?’
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘But that was against your wish, was it not?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A WELL-REMEMBERED VOICE Out of the darkness comes the voice of a woman speaking to her dead son.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A WELL-REMEMBERED VOICE Out of the darkness comes the voice of a woman speaking to her dead son.
like better; value more highly
From this reading Would you prefer me not to ask that question?’
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Would you prefer me not to ask that question?’
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The room is so dark that we cannot see her.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The room is so dark that we cannot see her.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The room is so dark that we cannot see her.
a male human offspring
From this reading A WELL-REMEMBERED VOICE Out of the darkness comes the voice of a woman speaking to her dead son.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading A WELL-REMEMBERED VOICE Out of the darkness comes the voice of a woman speaking to her dead son.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘But that was against your wish, was it not?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A WELL-REMEMBERED VOICE Out of the darkness comes the voice of a woman speaking to her dead son.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A WELL-REMEMBERED VOICE Out of the darkness comes the voice of a woman speaking to her dead son.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading A WELL-REMEMBERED VOICE Out of the darkness comes the voice of a woman speaking to her dead son.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘But that was against your wish, was it not?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The room is so dark that we cannot see her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A WELL-REMEMBERED VOICE Out of the darkness comes the voice of a woman speaking to her dead son.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading ‘But that was against your wish, was it not?
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading A WELL-REMEMBERED VOICE Out of the darkness comes the voice of a woman speaking to her dead son.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would you prefer me not to ask that question?’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Would you prefer me not to ask that question?’
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘But that was against your wish, was it not?
Chapter 7 of The old lady shows her medals by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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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