Chapter 7 of The Spider's Web is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Spider's Web is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"To town?" asked Luke. "Yes, sir; I think so. I think she’s gone over to Mr. Nicholson’s Hester Street mission." Luke had frequently met the Rev. Pinkney Nicholson; he liked him. The young clergyman was a friend of both Forbes and Forbes’s daughter.
Chapter 7 of The Spider's Web is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
From this reading “The young clergyman was a friend of both Forbes and Forbes’s daughter.”
a female human offspring
From this reading “The young clergyman was a friend of both Forbes and Forbes’s daughter.”
many times at short intervals
From this reading “Luke had frequently met the Rev. Pinkney Nicholson; he liked him.”
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading “Luke had frequently met the Rev. Pinkney Nicholson; he liked him.”
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading “"To town?" asked Luke.”
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading “I think she’s gone over to Mr. Nicholson’s Hester Street mission."”
increase the number of rotations per minute
From this reading “Luke had frequently met the Rev. Pinkney Nicholson; he liked him.”
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “I think she’s gone over to Mr. Nicholson’s Hester Street mission."”
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 “The young clergyman was a friend of both Forbes and Forbes’s daughter.”
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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 The young clergyman was a friend of both Forbes and Forbes’s daughter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The young clergyman was a friend of both Forbes and Forbes’s daughter.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "To town?" asked Luke.
the two together, not just one
From this reading The young clergyman was a friend of both Forbes and Forbes’s daughter.
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
From this reading The young clergyman was a friend of both Forbes and Forbes’s daughter.
a female human offspring
From this reading The young clergyman was a friend of both Forbes and Forbes’s daughter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The young clergyman was a friend of both Forbes and Forbes’s daughter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The young clergyman was a friend of both Forbes and Forbes’s daughter.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Luke had frequently met the Rev. Pinkney Nicholson; he liked him.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The young clergyman was a friend of both Forbes and Forbes’s daughter.
destroyed or killed
From this reading I think she’s gone over to Mr. Nicholson’s Hester Street mission."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Luke had frequently met the Rev. Pinkney Nicholson; he liked him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Luke had frequently met the Rev. Pinkney Nicholson; he liked him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think she’s gone over to Mr. Nicholson’s Hester Street mission."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Luke had frequently met the Rev. Pinkney Nicholson; he liked him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, sir; I think so.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading Luke had frequently met the Rev. Pinkney Nicholson; he liked him.
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading "To town?" asked Luke.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Luke had frequently met the Rev. Pinkney Nicholson; he liked him.
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading I think she’s gone over to Mr. Nicholson’s Hester Street mission."
a form of address for a man
From this reading I think she’s gone over to Mr. Nicholson’s Hester Street mission."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Luke had frequently met the Rev. Pinkney Nicholson; he liked him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think she’s gone over to Mr. Nicholson’s Hester Street mission."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The young clergyman was a friend of both Forbes and Forbes’s daughter.
above and across; more than
From this reading I think she’s gone over to Mr. Nicholson’s Hester Street mission."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Luke had frequently met the Rev. Pinkney Nicholson; he liked him.
increase the number of rotations per minute
From this reading Luke had frequently met the Rev. Pinkney Nicholson; he liked him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think she’s gone over to Mr. Nicholson’s Hester Street mission."
term of address for a man
From this reading "Yes, sir; I think so.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Yes, sir; I think so.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading I think she’s gone over to Mr. Nicholson’s Hester Street mission."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Luke had frequently met the Rev. Pinkney Nicholson; he liked him.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Yes, sir; I think so.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To town?" asked Luke.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading "To town?" asked Luke.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The young clergyman was a friend of both Forbes and Forbes’s daughter.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, sir; I think so.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The young clergyman was a friend of both Forbes and Forbes’s daughter.
Chapter 7 of The Spider's Web by Reginald Wright Kauffman holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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 420 sentences of The Spider's Web, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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