Chapter 7 of The Privet Hedge is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Privet Hedge is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He jumped up without speaking and walked towards the cliff edge. "Good God!" he burst out. "You don't imagine I _want_ to be in love with you! I'm in hell--hell! Whatever I do, I see your face.
Chapter 7 of The Privet Hedge is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/78 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “"Good God!" he burst out.”
a steep high face of rock
From this reading “He jumped up without speaking and walked towards the cliff edge.”
the boundary of a surface
From this reading “He jumped up without speaking and walked towards the cliff edge.”
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading “I'm in hell--hell!”
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading “"You don't imagine I _want_ to be in love with you!”
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “He jumped up without speaking and walked towards the cliff edge.”
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “He jumped up without speaking and walked towards the cliff edge.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “Whatever I do, I see your face.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He jumped up without speaking and walked towards the cliff edge.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You don't imagine I _want_ to be in love with you!
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading "Good God!" he burst out.
a steep high face of rock
From this reading He jumped up without speaking and walked towards the cliff edge.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Whatever I do, I see your face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't imagine I _want_ to be in love with you!
the boundary of a surface
From this reading He jumped up without speaking and walked towards the cliff edge.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Whatever I do, I see your face.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "Good God!" he burst out.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Good God!" he burst out.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He jumped up without speaking and walked towards the cliff edge.
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading I'm in hell--hell!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You don't imagine I _want_ to be in love with you!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm in hell--hell!
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading "You don't imagine I _want_ to be in love with you!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You don't imagine I _want_ to be in love with you!
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading He jumped up without speaking and walked towards the cliff edge.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "You don't imagine I _want_ to be in love with you!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Good God!" he burst out.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Whatever I do, I see your face.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading He jumped up without speaking and walked towards the cliff edge.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He jumped up without speaking and walked towards the cliff edge.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You don't imagine I _want_ to be in love with you!
in the direction of
From this reading He jumped up without speaking and walked towards the cliff edge.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He jumped up without speaking and walked towards the cliff edge.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading He jumped up without speaking and walked towards the cliff edge.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "You don't imagine I _want_ to be in love with you!
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever I do, I see your face.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You don't imagine I _want_ to be in love with you!
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He jumped up without speaking and walked towards the cliff edge.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You don't imagine I _want_ to be in love with you!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Whatever I do, I see your face.
Chapter 7 of The Privet Hedge by J. E. Buckrose holds 393 sentences, grouped into 79 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 393 sentences of The Privet Hedge, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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