Chapter 7 of The orphan nieces is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The orphan nieces is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"That is all. You will please to pack up all her personal property, and I will see that it is forwarded, and then I require that all intercourse with her on the part of this family shall cease." "Do you mean that prohibition to apply to me, uncle?" asked Olive. "Certainly." "I can not consent to it, sir," she replied, respectfully but firmly.
Chapter 7 of The orphan nieces is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 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.
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
From this reading “"Do you mean that prohibition to apply to me, uncle?" asked Olive.”
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading “You will please to pack up all her personal property, and I will see that it is forwarded, and then I require that all intercourse with her on the part of this family shall cease."”
past form of “forward” — send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit
From this reading “You will please to pack up all her personal property, and I will see that it is forwarded, and then I require that all intercourse with her on the part of this family shall cease."”
communication between individuals
From this reading “You will please to pack up all her personal property, and I will see that it is forwarded, and then I require that all intercourse with her on the part of this family shall cease."”
of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
From this reading “"Do you mean that prohibition to apply to me, uncle?" asked Olive.”
a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages
From this reading “"Do you mean that prohibition to apply to me, uncle?" asked Olive.”
require as useful, just, or proper
From this reading “You will please to pack up all her personal property, and I will see that it is forwarded, and then I require that all intercourse with her on the part of this family shall cease."”
in a respectful manner
From this reading “"I can not consent to it, sir," she replied, respectfully but firmly.”
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.
movable property (as distinguished from real estate)
In this reading “You will please to pack up all her personal property, and I will see that it is forwarded, and then I require that all intercourse with her on the part of this family shall cease."”
In this reading “You will please to pack up all her personal property, and I will see that it is forwarded, and then I require that all intercourse with her on the part of this family shall cease."”
In this reading “You will please to pack up all her personal property, and I will see that it is forwarded, and then I require that all intercourse with her on the part of this family shall cease."”
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.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "That is all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You will please to pack up all her personal property, and I will see that it is forwarded, and then I require that all intercourse with her on the part of this family shall cease."
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
From this reading "Do you mean that prohibition to apply to me, uncle?" asked Olive.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Do you mean that prohibition to apply to me, uncle?" asked Olive.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I can not consent to it, sir," she replied, respectfully but firmly.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I can not consent to it, sir," she replied, respectfully but firmly.
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading You will please to pack up all her personal property, and I will see that it is forwarded, and then I require that all intercourse with her on the part of this family shall cease."
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "Certainly."
permission to do something
From this reading "I can not consent to it, sir," she replied, respectfully but firmly.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you mean that prohibition to apply to me, uncle?" asked Olive.
a social unit living together
From this reading You will please to pack up all her personal property, and I will see that it is forwarded, and then I require that all intercourse with her on the part of this family shall cease."
with resolute determination
From this reading "I can not consent to it, sir," she replied, respectfully but firmly.
past form of “forward” — send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit
From this reading You will please to pack up all her personal property, and I will see that it is forwarded, and then I require that all intercourse with her on the part of this family shall cease."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading You will please to pack up all her personal property, and I will see that it is forwarded, and then I require that all intercourse with her on the part of this family shall cease."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You will please to pack up all her personal property, and I will see that it is forwarded, and then I require that all intercourse with her on the part of this family shall cease."
communication between individuals
From this reading You will please to pack up all her personal property, and I will see that it is forwarded, and then I require that all intercourse with her on the part of this family shall cease."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is all.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You will please to pack up all her personal property, and I will see that it is forwarded, and then I require that all intercourse with her on the part of this family shall cease."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Do you mean that prohibition to apply to me, uncle?" asked Olive.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "Do you mean that prohibition to apply to me, uncle?" asked Olive.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I can not consent to it, sir," she replied, respectfully but firmly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You will please to pack up all her personal property, and I will see that it is forwarded, and then I require that all intercourse with her on the part of this family shall cease."
of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
From this reading "Do you mean that prohibition to apply to me, uncle?" asked Olive.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You will please to pack up all her personal property, and I will see that it is forwarded, and then I require that all intercourse with her on the part of this family shall cease."
arrange in a container
From this reading You will please to pack up all her personal property, and I will see that it is forwarded, and then I require that all intercourse with her on the part of this family shall cease."
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading You will please to pack up all her personal property, and I will see that it is forwarded, and then I require that all intercourse with her on the part of this family shall cease."
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading You will please to pack up all her personal property, and I will see that it is forwarded, and then I require that all intercourse with her on the part of this family shall cease."
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading You will please to pack up all her personal property, and I will see that it is forwarded, and then I require that all intercourse with her on the part of this family shall cease."
a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages
From this reading "Do you mean that prohibition to apply to me, uncle?" asked Olive.
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading You will please to pack up all her personal property, and I will see that it is forwarded, and then I require that all intercourse with her on the part of this family shall cease."
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "I can not consent to it, sir," she replied, respectfully but firmly.
require as useful, just, or proper
From this reading You will please to pack up all her personal property, and I will see that it is forwarded, and then I require that all intercourse with her on the part of this family shall cease."
in a respectful manner
From this reading "I can not consent to it, sir," she replied, respectfully but firmly.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You will please to pack up all her personal property, and I will see that it is forwarded, and then I require that all intercourse with her on the part of this family shall cease."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading You will please to pack up all her personal property, and I will see that it is forwarded, and then I require that all intercourse with her on the part of this family shall cease."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I can not consent to it, sir," she replied, respectfully but firmly.
term of address for a man
From this reading "I can not consent to it, sir," she replied, respectfully but firmly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That is all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You will please to pack up all her personal property, and I will see that it is forwarded, and then I require that all intercourse with her on the part of this family shall cease."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading You will please to pack up all her personal property, and I will see that it is forwarded, and then I require that all intercourse with her on the part of this family shall cease."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You will please to pack up all her personal property, and I will see that it is forwarded, and then I require that all intercourse with her on the part of this family shall cease."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You will please to pack up all her personal property, and I will see that it is forwarded, and then I require that all intercourse with her on the part of this family shall cease."
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading "Do you mean that prohibition to apply to me, uncle?" asked Olive.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading You will please to pack up all her personal property, and I will see that it is forwarded, and then I require that all intercourse with her on the part of this family shall cease."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You will please to pack up all her personal property, and I will see that it is forwarded, and then I require that all intercourse with her on the part of this family shall cease."
in the company of; together with
From this reading You will please to pack up all her personal property, and I will see that it is forwarded, and then I require that all intercourse with her on the part of this family shall cease."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You will please to pack up all her personal property, and I will see that it is forwarded, and then I require that all intercourse with her on the part of this family shall cease."
Chapter 7 of The orphan nieces by Lucy Ellen Guernsey holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 410 sentences of The orphan nieces, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of The orphan nieces by Lucy Ellen Guernsey exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
Work through the 82 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 82 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 7 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading The orphan nieces by Lucy Ellen Guernsey on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 0 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #? are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #?, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 5 minutes of reading across 0 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The orphan nieces section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 0 chapters of The orphan nieces to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The orphan nieces, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
