Chapter 7 of The Reverberator is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Reverberator is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Ungrateful?” “Why to you--after what you had done. Don’t you remember that it was you who introduced us--?” And she paused with a fatigued delicacy. “Not to those snobs who are screaming like frightened peacocks.
Chapter 7 of The Reverberator is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance
From this reading “And she paused with a fatigued delicacy.”
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading “And she paused with a fatigued delicacy.”
made afraid
From this reading ““Not to those snobs who are screaming like frightened peacocks.”
past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading “Don’t you remember that it was you who introduced us--?””
plural of “peacock” — European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot
From this reading ““Not to those snobs who are screaming like frightened peacocks.”
so extremely intense as to evoke screams
From this reading ““Not to those snobs who are screaming like frightened peacocks.”
plural of “snob” — a person regarded as arrogant and annoying
From this reading ““Not to those snobs who are screaming like frightened peacocks.”
not feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading ““Ungrateful?””
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 And she paused with a fatigued delicacy.
later than; following
From this reading “Why to you--after what you had done.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And she paused with a fatigued delicacy.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Not to those snobs who are screaming like frightened peacocks.
the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance
From this reading And she paused with a fatigued delicacy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t you remember that it was you who introduced us--?”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “Why to you--after what you had done.
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading And she paused with a fatigued delicacy.
made afraid
From this reading “Not to those snobs who are screaming like frightened peacocks.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Why to you--after what you had done.
past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading Don’t you remember that it was you who introduced us--?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Don’t you remember that it was you who introduced us--?”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Not to those snobs who are screaming like frightened peacocks.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not to those snobs who are screaming like frightened peacocks.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading And she paused with a fatigued delicacy.
plural of “peacock” — European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot
From this reading “Not to those snobs who are screaming like frightened peacocks.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Don’t you remember that it was you who introduced us--?”
so extremely intense as to evoke screams
From this reading “Not to those snobs who are screaming like frightened peacocks.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And she paused with a fatigued delicacy.
plural of “snob” — a person regarded as arrogant and annoying
From this reading “Not to those snobs who are screaming like frightened peacocks.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Don’t you remember that it was you who introduced us--?”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Not to those snobs who are screaming like frightened peacocks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Why to you--after what you had done.
not feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading “Ungrateful?”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Don’t you remember that it was you who introduced us--?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Don’t you remember that it was you who introduced us--?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Why to you--after what you had done.
which person or people
From this reading Don’t you remember that it was you who introduced us--?”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why to you--after what you had done.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And she paused with a fatigued delicacy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why to you--after what you had done.
Chapter 7 of The Reverberator by Henry James holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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 429 sentences of The Reverberator, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of The Reverberator by Henry James exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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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