Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The painted room is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Martha bristled. "He did have business here. He had to see me." "Why?" The girl rose.
The painted room
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The painted room is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Martha
bristled.
"He
did
have
business
here.
He
had
to
see
me."
"Why?"
The
girl
rose.
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The painted room
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The painted room is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
Martha
bristled.
Line 2
"He
did
have
business
here.
/hiː dɪd hæv ˈbɪznəs hiːr/
Line 3
He
had
to
see
me."
/hiː hæd tuː siː miː/
Line 4
"Why?"
/waɪ/
Line 5
The
girl
rose.
/ðə ɡɜːrl roʊz/
Learner Dictionary
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
bristled
adjective
US /ˈbrɪsəld/
having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
From this reading “Martha bristled.”
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “"He did have business here.”
a young female
From this reading “The girl rose.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"He did have business here.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “"He did have business here.”
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “The girl rose.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “He had to see me."”
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All words in this reading · 15
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bristledadjectiveUS /ˈbrɪsəld/
having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
From this reading Martha bristled.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "He did have business here.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "He did have business here.
a young female
From this reading The girl rose.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had to see me."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "He did have business here.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He did have business here.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "He did have business here.
Martha
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Martha bristled.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had to see me."
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The girl rose.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He had to see me."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girl rose.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had to see me."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why?"
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