Chapter 7 of The Patagonia is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Patagonia is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Well, you’ll see. There’ll be a row.” This wasn’t comforting, but I didn’t repeat it on deck. Mrs. Nettlepoint returned early to her cabin, professing herself infinitely spent. I didn’t know what “went on,” but Grace Mavis continued not to show.
Chapter 7 of The Patagonia is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading “Mrs. Nettlepoint returned early to her cabin, professing herself infinitely spent.”
providing freedom from worry
From this reading “This wasn’t comforting, but I didn’t repeat it on deck.”
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading “This wasn’t comforting, but I didn’t repeat it on deck.”
without bounds
From this reading “Mrs. Nettlepoint returned early to her cabin, professing herself infinitely spent.”
common Old World thrush noted for its song
From this reading “I didn’t know what “went on,” but Grace Mavis continued not to show.”
an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion
From this reading “Mrs. Nettlepoint returned early to her cabin, professing herself infinitely spent.”
to say, state, or perform again
From this reading “This wasn’t comforting, but I didn’t repeat it on deck.”
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading “There’ll be a row.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 There’ll be a row.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There’ll be a row.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This wasn’t comforting, but I didn’t repeat it on deck.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading Mrs. Nettlepoint returned early to her cabin, professing herself infinitely spent.
providing freedom from worry
From this reading This wasn’t comforting, but I didn’t repeat it on deck.
without stop or interruption
From this reading I didn’t know what “went on,” but Grace Mavis continued not to show.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading This wasn’t comforting, but I didn’t repeat it on deck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This wasn’t comforting, but I didn’t repeat it on deck.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Mrs. Nettlepoint returned early to her cabin, professing herself infinitely spent.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading I didn’t know what “went on,” but Grace Mavis continued not to show.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Nettlepoint returned early to her cabin, professing herself infinitely spent.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mrs. Nettlepoint returned early to her cabin, professing herself infinitely spent.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This wasn’t comforting, but I didn’t repeat it on deck.
without bounds
From this reading Mrs. Nettlepoint returned early to her cabin, professing herself infinitely spent.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This wasn’t comforting, but I didn’t repeat it on deck.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I didn’t know what “went on,” but Grace Mavis continued not to show.
common Old World thrush noted for its song
From this reading I didn’t know what “went on,” but Grace Mavis continued not to show.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Nettlepoint returned early to her cabin, professing herself infinitely spent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Nettlepoint returned early to her cabin, professing herself infinitely spent.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I didn’t know what “went on,” but Grace Mavis continued not to show.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This wasn’t comforting, but I didn’t repeat it on deck.
an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion
From this reading Mrs. Nettlepoint returned early to her cabin, professing herself infinitely spent.
to say, state, or perform again
From this reading This wasn’t comforting, but I didn’t repeat it on deck.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Mrs. Nettlepoint returned early to her cabin, professing herself infinitely spent.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading There’ll be a row.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Well, you’ll see.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading I didn’t know what “went on,” but Grace Mavis continued not to show.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Mrs. Nettlepoint returned early to her cabin, professing herself infinitely spent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There’ll be a row.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This wasn’t comforting, but I didn’t repeat it on deck.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Nettlepoint returned early to her cabin, professing herself infinitely spent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This wasn’t comforting, but I didn’t repeat it on deck.
(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, you’ll see.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I didn’t know what “went on,” but Grace Mavis continued not to show.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I didn’t know what “went on,” but Grace Mavis continued not to show.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, you’ll see.
Chapter 7 of The Patagonia by Henry James holds 210 sentences, grouped into 42 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 210 sentences of The Patagonia, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of The Patagonia by Henry James exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 210 sentences, grouped into 42 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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