Chapter 7 of The Trespasser is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Trespasser is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was dark when she rose. Siegmund was not in sight. She tidied herself, and rather frightened, went to look for him. She saw him like a thick shadow on the earth. Now she was heavy with tears good to shed.
Chapter 7 of The Trespasser is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading “She saw him like a thick shadow on the earth.”
made afraid
From this reading “She tidied herself, and rather frightened, went to look for him.”
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading “Now she was heavy with tears good to shed.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “She saw him like a thick shadow on the earth.”
get rid of
From this reading “Now she was heavy with tears good to shed.”
an instance of visual perception
From this reading “Siegmund was not in sight.”
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading “Now she was heavy with tears good to shed.”
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading “She saw him like a thick shadow on the earth.”
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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 She saw him like a thick shadow on the earth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She tidied herself, and rather frightened, went to look for him.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It was dark when she rose.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading She saw him like a thick shadow on the earth.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She tidied herself, and rather frightened, went to look for him.
made afraid
From this reading She tidied herself, and rather frightened, went to look for him.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Now she was heavy with tears good to shed.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Now she was heavy with tears good to shed.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She tidied herself, and rather frightened, went to look for him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She tidied herself, and rather frightened, went to look for him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Siegmund was not in sight.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was dark when she rose.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She saw him like a thick shadow on the earth.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She tidied herself, and rather frightened, went to look for him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Siegmund was not in sight.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now she was heavy with tears good to shed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She saw him like a thick shadow on the earth.
on the contrary
From this reading She tidied herself, and rather frightened, went to look for him.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading It was dark when she rose.
cut with a saw
From this reading She saw him like a thick shadow on the earth.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading She saw him like a thick shadow on the earth.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was dark when she rose.
get rid of
From this reading Now she was heavy with tears good to shed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Siegmund was not in sight.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Siegmund was not in sight.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Now she was heavy with tears good to shed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She saw him like a thick shadow on the earth.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading She saw him like a thick shadow on the earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She tidied herself, and rather frightened, went to look for him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She tidied herself, and rather frightened, went to look for him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was dark when she rose.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She tidied herself, and rather frightened, went to look for him.
at the time that
From this reading It was dark when she rose.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now she was heavy with tears good to shed.
Chapter 7 of The Trespasser by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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 408 sentences of The Trespasser, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of The Trespasser by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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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