Chapter 7 of The Secret Chamber at Chad is here in full — 269 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Secret Chamber at Chad is here in full — 269 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"To appear at the priory with all our household! Surely, my husband, that command is something strange?" Lady Chadgrove raised her eyes anxiously to her lord's face, to see thereon an answering look of perplexity not untinged by anxiety. He was perusing a paper held in his hands. "Such is the missive," he remarked.
Chapter 7 of The Secret Chamber at Chad is here in full — 269 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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replying
From this reading “Lady Chadgrove raised her eyes anxiously to her lord's face, to see thereon an answering look of perplexity not untinged by anxiety.”
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “Lady Chadgrove raised her eyes anxiously to her lord's face, to see thereon an answering look of perplexity not untinged by anxiety.”
possessive form of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “Lady Chadgrove raised her eyes anxiously to her lord's face, to see thereon an answering look of perplexity not untinged by anxiety.”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “"Such is the missive," he remarked.”
trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
From this reading “Lady Chadgrove raised her eyes anxiously to her lord's face, to see thereon an answering look of perplexity not untinged by anxiety.”
reading carefully with intent to remember
From this reading “He was perusing a paper held in his hands.”
religious residence in a monastery governed by a prior or a convent governed by a prioress
From this reading “"To appear at the priory with all our household!”
on that
From this reading “Lady Chadgrove raised her eyes anxiously to her lord's face, to see thereon an answering look of perplexity not untinged by anxiety.”
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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 He was perusing a paper held in his hands.
(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 "To appear at the priory with all our household!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Lady Chadgrove raised her eyes anxiously to her lord's face, to see thereon an answering look of perplexity not untinged by anxiety.
replying
From this reading Lady Chadgrove raised her eyes anxiously to her lord's face, to see thereon an answering look of perplexity not untinged by anxiety.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading Lady Chadgrove raised her eyes anxiously to her lord's face, to see thereon an answering look of perplexity not untinged by anxiety.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading Lady Chadgrove raised her eyes anxiously to her lord's face, to see thereon an answering look of perplexity not untinged by anxiety.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "To appear at the priory with all our household!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "To appear at the priory with all our household!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Lady Chadgrove raised her eyes anxiously to her lord's face, to see thereon an answering look of perplexity not untinged by anxiety.
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From this reading Lady Chadgrove raised her eyes anxiously to her lord's face, to see thereon an answering look of perplexity not untinged by anxiety.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading Surely, my husband, that command is something strange?"
opinion or judgment
From this reading Lady Chadgrove raised her eyes anxiously to her lord's face, to see thereon an answering look of perplexity not untinged by anxiety.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Lady Chadgrove raised her eyes anxiously to her lord's face, to see thereon an answering look of perplexity not untinged by anxiety.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He was perusing a paper held in his hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was perusing a paper held in his hands.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading He was perusing a paper held in his hands.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Chadgrove raised her eyes anxiously to her lord's face, to see thereon an answering look of perplexity not untinged by anxiety.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was perusing a paper held in his hands.
a social unit living together
From this reading "To appear at the priory with all our household!
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Surely, my husband, that command is something strange?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was perusing a paper held in his hands.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Surely, my husband, that command is something strange?"
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Lady Chadgrove raised her eyes anxiously to her lord's face, to see thereon an answering look of perplexity not untinged by anxiety.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Lady Chadgrove raised her eyes anxiously to her lord's face, to see thereon an answering look of perplexity not untinged by anxiety.
possessive form of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Lady Chadgrove raised her eyes anxiously to her lord's face, to see thereon an answering look of perplexity not untinged by anxiety.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading "Such is the missive," he remarked.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Surely, my husband, that command is something strange?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lady Chadgrove raised her eyes anxiously to her lord's face, to see thereon an answering look of perplexity not untinged by anxiety.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lady Chadgrove raised her eyes anxiously to her lord's face, to see thereon an answering look of perplexity not untinged by anxiety.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "To appear at the priory with all our household!
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading He was perusing a paper held in his hands.
trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
From this reading Lady Chadgrove raised her eyes anxiously to her lord's face, to see thereon an answering look of perplexity not untinged by anxiety.
reading carefully with intent to remember
From this reading He was perusing a paper held in his hands.
religious residence in a monastery governed by a prior or a convent governed by a prioress
From this reading "To appear at the priory with all our household!
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Lady Chadgrove raised her eyes anxiously to her lord's face, to see thereon an answering look of perplexity not untinged by anxiety.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "Such is the missive," he remarked.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Lady Chadgrove raised her eyes anxiously to her lord's face, to see thereon an answering look of perplexity not untinged by anxiety.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Surely, my husband, that command is something strange?"
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Surely, my husband, that command is something strange?"
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Such is the missive," he remarked.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Surely, my husband, that command is something strange?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Surely, my husband, that command is something strange?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "To appear at the priory with all our household!
on that
From this reading Lady Chadgrove raised her eyes anxiously to her lord's face, to see thereon an answering look of perplexity not untinged by anxiety.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To appear at the priory with all our household!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Chadgrove raised her eyes anxiously to her lord's face, to see thereon an answering look of perplexity not untinged by anxiety.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was perusing a paper held in his hands.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "To appear at the priory with all our household!
Chapter 7 of The Secret Chamber at Chad by Evelyn Everett-Green holds 269 sentences, grouped into 54 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 269 sentences of The Secret Chamber at Chad, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.
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