Chapter 7 of The Reflections of Ambrosine: A Novel is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Reflections of Ambrosine: A Novel is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You--you will not shoot to-morrow?" I faltered. "Of course I shall. You must not trouble about this at all, Comtesse. It is the merest scratch, and was a pure accident.
Chapter 7 of The Reflections of Ambrosine: A Novel is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading “It is the merest scratch, and was a pure accident.”
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “"Of course I shall.”
past form of “falter” — be unsure or weak
From this reading “I faltered.”
superlative of “mere” — being nothing more than specified
From this reading “It is the merest scratch, and was a pure accident.”
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading “It is the merest scratch, and was a pure accident.”
cause friction
From this reading “It is the merest scratch, and was a pure accident.”
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading “"You--you will not shoot to-morrow?"”
a source of difficulty
From this reading “You must not trouble about this at all, Comtesse.”
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In this reading “It is the merest scratch, and was a pure accident.”
as might be expected
In this reading “"Of course I shall.”
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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 It is the merest scratch, and was a pure accident.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading You must not trouble about this at all, Comtesse.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading It is the merest scratch, and was a pure accident.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading You must not trouble about this at all, Comtesse.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is the merest scratch, and was a pure accident.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You must not trouble about this at all, Comtesse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You must not trouble about this at all, Comtesse.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course I shall.
past form of “falter” — be unsure or weak
From this reading I faltered.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I faltered.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the merest scratch, and was a pure accident.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the merest scratch, and was a pure accident.
superlative of “mere” — being nothing more than specified
From this reading It is the merest scratch, and was a pure accident.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must not trouble about this at all, Comtesse.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You--you will not shoot to-morrow?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course I shall.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading It is the merest scratch, and was a pure accident.
cause friction
From this reading It is the merest scratch, and was a pure accident.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Of course I shall.
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading "You--you will not shoot to-morrow?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is the merest scratch, and was a pure accident.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You must not trouble about this at all, Comtesse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You--you will not shoot to-morrow?"
a source of difficulty
From this reading You must not trouble about this at all, Comtesse.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the merest scratch, and was a pure accident.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "You--you will not shoot to-morrow?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You--you will not shoot to-morrow?"
Chapter 7 of The Reflections of Ambrosine: A Novel by Elinor Glyn holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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 396 sentences of The Reflections of Ambrosine: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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