Chapter 7 of The Passionate Elopement is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Passionate Elopement is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"A mendicant poet," cried Charles. "Be d----d," muttered the foxy-faced man, preparing to go back. "Come, Mr. Virgin, you'll open to me, Charles Lovely?" "Go away, Mr. Lovely, go away. I'm very busy--very busy indeed.
Chapter 7 of The Passionate Elopement is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 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.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading “I'm very busy--very busy indeed.”
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading “"A mendicant poet," cried Charles.”
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading “"Come, Mr. Virgin, you'll open to me, Charles Lovely?"”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “"Be d----d," muttered the foxy-faced man, preparing to go back.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “"Come, Mr. Virgin, you'll open to me, Charles Lovely?"”
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading “"A mendicant poet," cried Charles.”
-ing form of “prepare” — make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading “"Be d----d," muttered the foxy-faced man, preparing to go back.”
a person who has never had sex
From this reading “"Come, Mr. Virgin, you'll open to me, Charles Lovely?"”
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.
belong to an earlier time
In this reading “"Be d----d," muttered the foxy-faced man, preparing to go back.”
move away from a place into another direction
In this reading “"Go away, Mr. Lovely, go away.”
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 "A mendicant poet," cried Charles.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Go away, Mr. Lovely, go away.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Be d----d," muttered the foxy-faced man, preparing to go back.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Be d----d," muttered the foxy-faced man, preparing to go back.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading I'm very busy--very busy indeed.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading "A mendicant poet," cried Charles.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come, Mr. Virgin, you'll open to me, Charles Lovely?"
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "A mendicant poet," cried Charles.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading "Be d----d," muttered the foxy-faced man, preparing to go back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Be d----d," muttered the foxy-faced man, preparing to go back.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Be d----d," muttered the foxy-faced man, preparing to go back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm very busy--very busy indeed.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading I'm very busy--very busy indeed.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading "Come, Mr. Virgin, you'll open to me, Charles Lovely?"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Be d----d," muttered the foxy-faced man, preparing to go back.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Come, Mr. Virgin, you'll open to me, Charles Lovely?"
a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
From this reading "A mendicant poet," cried Charles.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Come, Mr. Virgin, you'll open to me, Charles Lovely?"
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading "Be d----d," muttered the foxy-faced man, preparing to go back.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "Come, Mr. Virgin, you'll open to me, Charles Lovely?"
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading "A mendicant poet," cried Charles.
-ing form of “prepare” — make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading "Be d----d," muttered the foxy-faced man, preparing to go back.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Be d----d," muttered the foxy-faced man, preparing to go back.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Be d----d," muttered the foxy-faced man, preparing to go back.
precisely as stated
From this reading I'm very busy--very busy indeed.
a person who has never had sex
From this reading "Come, Mr. Virgin, you'll open to me, Charles Lovely?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come, Mr. Virgin, you'll open to me, Charles Lovely?"
Chapter 7 of The Passionate Elopement by Compton MacKenzie holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 419 sentences of The Passionate Elopement, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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