Chapter 7 of The Tragic Muse is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Tragic Muse is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Intolerably--no." "Only tolerably! I find that worse." "Every now and then you do something very right," Sherringham said. "How many such things did I do to-day?"
Chapter 7 of The Tragic Muse is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 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.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “"Every now and then you do something very right," Sherringham said.”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “I find that worse."”
to an unacceptable degree
From this reading “"Intolerably--no."”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading “"How many such things did I do to-day?"”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “"Every now and then you do something very right," Sherringham said.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"Every now and then you do something very right," Sherringham said.”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “"How many such things did I do to-day?"”
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading “I find that worse."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Every now and then you do something very right," Sherringham said.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "How many such things did I do to-day?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Every now and then you do something very right," Sherringham said.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Every now and then you do something very right," Sherringham said.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I find that worse."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How many such things did I do to-day?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I find that worse."
to an unacceptable degree
From this reading "Intolerably--no."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "How many such things did I do to-day?"
not any; not one
From this reading "Intolerably--no."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Every now and then you do something very right," Sherringham said.
and nothing more
From this reading "Only tolerably!
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Every now and then you do something very right," Sherringham said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Every now and then you do something very right," Sherringham said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Every now and then you do something very right," Sherringham said.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Every now and then you do something very right," Sherringham said.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "How many such things did I do to-day?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I find that worse."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Every now and then you do something very right," Sherringham said.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "How many such things did I do to-day?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How many such things did I do to-day?"
in an acceptable (but not outstanding) manner
From this reading "Only tolerably!
precisely as stated
From this reading "Every now and then you do something very right," Sherringham said.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading I find that worse."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Every now and then you do something very right," Sherringham said.
Chapter 7 of The Tragic Muse by Henry James holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 415 sentences of The Tragic Muse, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of The Tragic Muse by Henry James exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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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