Chapter 7 of The Straw is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Straw is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. BRENNAN (_flaring up_). You speak like you wouldn't. Is it shamed of me you are? Are you afraid of a slip of a girl?
Chapter 7 of The Straw is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “Are you afraid of a slip of a girl?”
streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air
a young female
From this reading “Are you afraid of a slip of a girl?”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “You speak like you wouldn't.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “MRS.”
showing a sense of guilt
From this reading “Is it shamed of me you are?”
move stealthily
From this reading “Are you afraid of a slip of a girl?”
express in speech
From this reading “You speak like you wouldn't.”
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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 Are you afraid of a slip of a girl?
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading Are you afraid of a slip of a girl?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Is it shamed of me you are?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BRENNAN (_flaring up_).
streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air
From this reading BRENNAN (_flaring up_).
a young female
From this reading Are you afraid of a slip of a girl?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is it shamed of me you are?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Is it shamed of me you are?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading You speak like you wouldn't.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Is it shamed of me you are?
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Is it shamed of me you are?
showing a sense of guilt
From this reading Is it shamed of me you are?
move stealthily
From this reading Are you afraid of a slip of a girl?
express in speech
From this reading You speak like you wouldn't.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading BRENNAN (_flaring up_).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You speak like you wouldn't.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You speak like you wouldn't.
Chapter 7 of The Straw by Eugene O'Neill holds 431 sentences, grouped into 87 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 431 sentences of The Straw, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of The Straw by Eugene O'Neill exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 431 sentences, grouped into 87 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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