Chapter 7 of The Three Sisters is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Three Sisters is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Let me putt Daasy in t' trap, Miss Cartaret, and drive yo' home." "I wouldn't think of it. Thank you all the same." She was in the kitchen now, on the outer threshold. He followed her there.
Chapter 7 of The Three Sisters is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading “"Let me putt Daasy in t' trap, Miss Cartaret, and drive yo' home."”
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “He followed her there.”
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading “She was in the kitchen now, on the outer threshold.”
being on the outside or further from a center
From this reading “She was in the kitchen now, on the outer threshold.”
strike (a golf ball) lightly, with a putter
From this reading “"Let me putt Daasy in t' trap, Miss Cartaret, and drive yo' home."”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “Thank you all the same."”
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading “She was in the kitchen now, on the outer threshold.”
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading “"Let me putt Daasy in t' trap, Miss Cartaret, and drive yo' home."”
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.
(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 Thank you all the same."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Let me putt Daasy in t' trap, Miss Cartaret, and drive yo' home."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Let me putt Daasy in t' trap, Miss Cartaret, and drive yo' home."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Let me putt Daasy in t' trap, Miss Cartaret, and drive yo' home."
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading "Let me putt Daasy in t' trap, Miss Cartaret, and drive yo' home."
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading He followed her there.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He followed her there.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He followed her there.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Let me putt Daasy in t' trap, Miss Cartaret, and drive yo' home."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wouldn't think of it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Let me putt Daasy in t' trap, Miss Cartaret, and drive yo' home."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I wouldn't think of it.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading She was in the kitchen now, on the outer threshold.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let me putt Daasy in t' trap, Miss Cartaret, and drive yo' home."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let me putt Daasy in t' trap, Miss Cartaret, and drive yo' home."
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Let me putt Daasy in t' trap, Miss Cartaret, and drive yo' home."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She was in the kitchen now, on the outer threshold.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I wouldn't think of it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was in the kitchen now, on the outer threshold.
being on the outside or further from a center
From this reading She was in the kitchen now, on the outer threshold.
strike (a golf ball) lightly, with a putter
From this reading "Let me putt Daasy in t' trap, Miss Cartaret, and drive yo' home."
Identical; not different.
From this reading Thank you all the same."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was in the kitchen now, on the outer threshold.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading "Let me putt Daasy in t' trap, Miss Cartaret, and drive yo' home."
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading Thank you all the same."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thank you all the same."
in or at that place or location
From this reading He followed her there.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I wouldn't think of it.
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading She was in the kitchen now, on the outer threshold.
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading "Let me putt Daasy in t' trap, Miss Cartaret, and drive yo' home."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was in the kitchen now, on the outer threshold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wouldn't think of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Let me putt Daasy in t' trap, Miss Cartaret, and drive yo' home."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Thank you all the same."
Chapter 7 of The Three Sisters by May Sinclair holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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 402 sentences of The Three Sisters, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of The Three Sisters by May Sinclair exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
Work through the 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 81 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 7 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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