Chapter VII of The Perfect World, “Relating to History,” is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter VII of The Perfect World, “Relating to History,” is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“How long have we been down here, Lanny?” “Together do you mean?” “Yes.” “Oh months and months—I can’t count time.” “Neither can I. Days pass—we grow tired and we sleep, only to wake to another day like the last, like every day here.”
Chapter VII of The Perfect World, “Relating to History,” is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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determine the number or amount of
From this reading ““Oh months and months—I can’t count time.””
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading ““Neither can I. Days pass—we grow tired and we sleep, only to wake to another day like the last, like every day here.””
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading ““Oh months and months—I can’t count time.””
not one and not the other of two
From this reading ““Neither can I. Days pass—we grow tired and we sleep, only to wake to another day like the last, like every day here.””
go across or through
From this reading ““Neither can I. Days pass—we grow tired and we sleep, only to wake to another day like the last, like every day here.””
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading ““Neither can I. Days pass—we grow tired and we sleep, only to wake to another day like the last, like every day here.””
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading ““Neither can I. Days pass—we grow tired and we sleep, only to wake to another day like the last, like every day here.””
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading ““Neither can I. Days pass—we grow tired and we sleep, only to wake to another day like the last, like every day here.””
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In this reading ““Neither can I. Days pass—we grow tired and we sleep, only to wake to another day like the last, like every day here.””
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Oh months and months—I can’t count time.”
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “Neither can I. Days pass—we grow tired and we sleep, only to wake to another day like the last, like every day here.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “How long have we been down here, Lanny?”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Neither can I. Days pass—we grow tired and we sleep, only to wake to another day like the last, like every day here.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh months and months—I can’t count time.”
determine the number or amount of
From this reading “Oh months and months—I can’t count time.”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “Neither can I. Days pass—we grow tired and we sleep, only to wake to another day like the last, like every day here.”
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading “Neither can I. Days pass—we grow tired and we sleep, only to wake to another day like the last, like every day here.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Together do you mean?”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “How long have we been down here, Lanny?”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Neither can I. Days pass—we grow tired and we sleep, only to wake to another day like the last, like every day here.”
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “Neither can I. Days pass—we grow tired and we sleep, only to wake to another day like the last, like every day here.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “How long have we been down here, Lanny?”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “How long have we been down here, Lanny?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How long have we been down here, Lanny?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh months and months—I can’t count time.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How long have we been down here, Lanny?”
immediately past
From this reading “Neither can I. Days pass—we grow tired and we sleep, only to wake to another day like the last, like every day here.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Neither can I. Days pass—we grow tired and we sleep, only to wake to another day like the last, like every day here.”
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “How long have we been down here, Lanny?”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “Together do you mean?”
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “Oh months and months—I can’t count time.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Neither can I. Days pass—we grow tired and we sleep, only to wake to another day like the last, like every day here.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh months and months—I can’t count time.”
and nothing more
From this reading “Neither can I. Days pass—we grow tired and we sleep, only to wake to another day like the last, like every day here.”
go across or through
From this reading “Neither can I. Days pass—we grow tired and we sleep, only to wake to another day like the last, like every day here.”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “Neither can I. Days pass—we grow tired and we sleep, only to wake to another day like the last, like every day here.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Neither can I. Days pass—we grow tired and we sleep, only to wake to another day like the last, like every day here.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Oh months and months—I can’t count time.”
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “Neither can I. Days pass—we grow tired and we sleep, only to wake to another day like the last, like every day here.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Neither can I. Days pass—we grow tired and we sleep, only to wake to another day like the last, like every day here.”
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “Together do you mean?”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “Neither can I. Days pass—we grow tired and we sleep, only to wake to another day like the last, like every day here.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “How long have we been down here, Lanny?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Together do you mean?”
Chapter 7 of The Perfect World by Ella M. Scrymsour holds 165 sentences, grouped into 33 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 165 sentences of The Perfect World, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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