Chapter 7 of The silver dial, volume 1 (of 3) is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The silver dial, volume 1 (of 3) is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“THE BEST OF ALL WORDS.” A secret! Radegund was after all but a daughter of Eve; and Bruno was utterly undone. If this honest surgeon had a secret, why did he say so? “A secret?” echoed Radegund; “you are a brave one to keep a secret!
Chapter 7 of The silver dial, volume 1 (of 3) is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading ““A secret?” echoed Radegund; “you are a brave one to keep a secret!”
German pope from 1049 to 1054 whose papacy was the beginning of papal reforms in the 11th century (1002-1054)
From this reading “Radegund was after all but a daughter of Eve; and Bruno was utterly undone.”
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading ““A secret?” echoed Radegund; “you are a brave one to keep a secret!”
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading “Radegund was after all but a daughter of Eve; and Bruno was utterly undone.”
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading “If this honest surgeon had a secret, why did he say so?”
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading “If this honest surgeon had a secret, why did he say so?”
not done
From this reading “Radegund was after all but a daughter of Eve; and Bruno was utterly undone.”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “Radegund was after all but a daughter of Eve; and Bruno was utterly undone.”
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 ““A secret?” echoed Radegund; “you are a brave one to keep a secret!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A secret!
later than; following
From this reading Radegund was after all but a daughter of Eve; and Bruno was utterly undone.
(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 “THE BEST OF ALL WORDS.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Radegund was after all but a daughter of Eve; and Bruno was utterly undone.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “A secret?” echoed Radegund; “you are a brave one to keep a secret!
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “THE BEST OF ALL WORDS.”
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading “A secret?” echoed Radegund; “you are a brave one to keep a secret!
German pope from 1049 to 1054 whose papacy was the beginning of papal reforms in the 11th century (1002-1054)
From this reading Radegund was after all but a daughter of Eve; and Bruno was utterly undone.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Radegund was after all but a daughter of Eve; and Bruno was utterly undone.
a female human offspring
From this reading Radegund was after all but a daughter of Eve; and Bruno was utterly undone.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading If this honest surgeon had a secret, why did he say so?
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading “A secret?” echoed Radegund; “you are a brave one to keep a secret!
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading Radegund was after all but a daughter of Eve; and Bruno was utterly undone.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If this honest surgeon had a secret, why did he say so?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If this honest surgeon had a secret, why did he say so?
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading If this honest surgeon had a secret, why did he say so?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If this honest surgeon had a secret, why did he say so?
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “A secret?” echoed Radegund; “you are a brave one to keep a secret!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “THE BEST OF ALL WORDS.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “A secret?” echoed Radegund; “you are a brave one to keep a secret!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Radegund was after all but a daughter of Eve; and Bruno was utterly undone.
express in words
From this reading If this honest surgeon had a secret, why did he say so?
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading A secret!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If this honest surgeon had a secret, why did he say so?
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading If this honest surgeon had a secret, why did he say so?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “THE BEST OF ALL WORDS.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If this honest surgeon had a secret, why did he say so?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “A secret?” echoed Radegund; “you are a brave one to keep a secret!
not done
From this reading Radegund was after all but a daughter of Eve; and Bruno was utterly undone.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Radegund was after all but a daughter of Eve; and Bruno was utterly undone.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Radegund was after all but a daughter of Eve; and Bruno was utterly undone.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading If this honest surgeon had a secret, why did he say so?
the words that are spoken
From this reading “THE BEST OF ALL WORDS.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “A secret?” echoed Radegund; “you are a brave one to keep a secret!
Chapter 7 of The silver dial, volume 1 (of 3) by Mary C. (Mary Catherine) Rowsell holds 94 sentences, grouped into 19 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 94 sentences of The silver dial, volume 1 (of 3), unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of The silver dial, volume 1 (of 3) by Mary C. (Mary Catherine) Rowsell exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 94 sentences, grouped into 19 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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