Chapter 7 of The Plague of the Heart is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Plague of the Heart is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I can," he allowed serenely; "she's a charming creature." "Sufficiently charming to be charmed by you?" "So I flatter myself," he said. "I don't know even that I wouldn't put it--to be charmed _only_ by me." "Ah, that's too superlative," she sighed derisively.
Chapter 7 of The Plague of the Heart is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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strongly attracted
From this reading “"Sufficiently charming to be charmed by you?"”
pleasing or delighting
From this reading “"I can," he allowed serenely; "she's a charming creature."”
in a disrespectful and mocking manner
From this reading “"Ah, that's too superlative," she sighed derisively.”
praise somewhat dishonestly
From this reading “"So I flatter myself," he said.”
in a peacefully serene manner
From this reading “"I can," he allowed serenely; "she's a charming creature."”
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “"Ah, that's too superlative," she sighed derisively.”
to a sufficient degree
From this reading “"Sufficiently charming to be charmed by you?"”
an exaggerated expression (usually of praise)
From this reading “"Ah, that's too superlative," she sighed derisively.”
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.
In this reading “"I can," he allowed serenely; "she's a charming creature."”
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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 "I can," he allowed serenely; "she's a charming creature."
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From this reading "Ah, that's too superlative," she sighed derisively.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading "I can," he allowed serenely; "she's a charming creature."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Sufficiently charming to be charmed by you?"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Sufficiently charming to be charmed by you?"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I can," he allowed serenely; "she's a charming creature."
strongly attracted
From this reading "Sufficiently charming to be charmed by you?"
pleasing or delighting
From this reading "I can," he allowed serenely; "she's a charming creature."
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading "I can," he allowed serenely; "she's a charming creature."
in a disrespectful and mocking manner
From this reading "Ah, that's too superlative," she sighed derisively.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know even that I wouldn't put it--to be charmed _only_ by me."
divisible by two
From this reading "I don't know even that I wouldn't put it--to be charmed _only_ by me."
praise somewhat dishonestly
From this reading "So I flatter myself," he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I can," he allowed serenely; "she's a charming creature."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can," he allowed serenely; "she's a charming creature."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I don't know even that I wouldn't put it--to be charmed _only_ by me."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I don't know even that I wouldn't put it--to be charmed _only_ by me."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I don't know even that I wouldn't put it--to be charmed _only_ by me."
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "So I flatter myself," he said.
and nothing more
From this reading "I don't know even that I wouldn't put it--to be charmed _only_ by me."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "I don't know even that I wouldn't put it--to be charmed _only_ by me."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "So I flatter myself," he said.
in a peacefully serene manner
From this reading "I can," he allowed serenely; "she's a charming creature."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ah, that's too superlative," she sighed derisively.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I can," he allowed serenely; "she's a charming creature."
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading "Ah, that's too superlative," she sighed derisively.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So I flatter myself," he said.
to a sufficient degree
From this reading "Sufficiently charming to be charmed by you?"
an exaggerated expression (usually of praise)
From this reading "Ah, that's too superlative," she sighed derisively.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I don't know even that I wouldn't put it--to be charmed _only_ by me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah, that's too superlative," she sighed derisively.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Sufficiently charming to be charmed by you?"
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Ah, that's too superlative," she sighed derisively.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know even that I wouldn't put it--to be charmed _only_ by me."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Sufficiently charming to be charmed by you?"
Chapter 7 of The Plague of the Heart by Francis Prevost holds 432 sentences, grouped into 87 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 432 sentences of The Plague of the Heart, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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