Chapter 7 of The Trevor case is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Trevor case is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS TRAMP, tramp, back and forth, back and forth, went the restless footsteps. Would she never tire? Would she never stop? Alfred Clark bent lower until his eye was on a level with the keyhole of the closed library door. Suddenly the gong over the front door rang loudly.
Chapter 7 of The Trevor case is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
From this reading “Alfred Clark bent lower until his eye was on a level with the keyhole of the closed library door.”
United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)
From this reading “Alfred Clark bent lower until his eye was on a level with the keyhole of the closed library door.”
a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a softheaded drumstick
From this reading “Suddenly the gong over the front door rang loudly.”
the hole where a key is inserted
From this reading “Alfred Clark bent lower until his eye was on a level with the keyhole of the closed library door.”
with relatively high volume
From this reading “Suddenly the gong over the front door rang loudly.”
lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
From this reading “Would she never tire?”
a vagrant
From this reading “WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS TRAMP, tramp, back and forth, back and forth, went the restless footsteps.”
plural of “wheel” — a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
From this reading “WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS TRAMP, tramp, back and forth, back and forth, went the restless footsteps.”
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.
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exterior door (at the entrance) at the front of a building
In this reading “Suddenly the gong over the front door rang loudly.”
In this reading “Alfred Clark bent lower until his eye was on a level with the keyhole of the closed library door.”
In this reading “Alfred Clark bent lower until his eye was on a level with the keyhole of the closed library door.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Alfred Clark bent lower until his eye was on a level with the keyhole of the closed library door.
king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
From this reading Alfred Clark bent lower until his eye was on a level with the keyhole of the closed library door.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS TRAMP, tramp, back and forth, back and forth, went the restless footsteps.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS TRAMP, tramp, back and forth, back and forth, went the restless footsteps.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading Alfred Clark bent lower until his eye was on a level with the keyhole of the closed library door.
United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)
From this reading Alfred Clark bent lower until his eye was on a level with the keyhole of the closed library door.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Alfred Clark bent lower until his eye was on a level with the keyhole of the closed library door.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Alfred Clark bent lower until his eye was on a level with the keyhole of the closed library door.
the organ of sight
From this reading Alfred Clark bent lower until his eye was on a level with the keyhole of the closed library door.
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS TRAMP, tramp, back and forth, back and forth, went the restless footsteps.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS TRAMP, tramp, back and forth, back and forth, went the restless footsteps.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Suddenly the gong over the front door rang loudly.
a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a softheaded drumstick
From this reading Suddenly the gong over the front door rang loudly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Alfred Clark bent lower until his eye was on a level with the keyhole of the closed library door.
the hole where a key is inserted
From this reading Alfred Clark bent lower until his eye was on a level with the keyhole of the closed library door.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading Alfred Clark bent lower until his eye was on a level with the keyhole of the closed library door.
a room where books are kept
From this reading Alfred Clark bent lower until his eye was on a level with the keyhole of the closed library door.
with relatively high volume
From this reading Suddenly the gong over the front door rang loudly.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading Alfred Clark bent lower until his eye was on a level with the keyhole of the closed library door.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Would she never tire?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Alfred Clark bent lower until his eye was on a level with the keyhole of the closed library door.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Alfred Clark bent lower until his eye was on a level with the keyhole of the closed library door.
above and across; more than
From this reading Suddenly the gong over the front door rang loudly.
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading Suddenly the gong over the front door rang loudly.
worried and uneasy
From this reading WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS TRAMP, tramp, back and forth, back and forth, went the restless footsteps.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Would she never tire?
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Would she never stop?
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly the gong over the front door rang loudly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS TRAMP, tramp, back and forth, back and forth, went the restless footsteps.
lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
From this reading Would she never tire?
a vagrant
From this reading WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS TRAMP, tramp, back and forth, back and forth, went the restless footsteps.
up to a particular time
From this reading Alfred Clark bent lower until his eye was on a level with the keyhole of the closed library door.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Alfred Clark bent lower until his eye was on a level with the keyhole of the closed library door.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS TRAMP, tramp, back and forth, back and forth, went the restless footsteps.
plural of “wheel” — a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
From this reading WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS TRAMP, tramp, back and forth, back and forth, went the restless footsteps.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Alfred Clark bent lower until his eye was on a level with the keyhole of the closed library door.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS TRAMP, tramp, back and forth, back and forth, went the restless footsteps.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would she never tire?
Chapter 7 of The Trevor case by Natalie Sumner Lincoln holds 163 sentences, grouped into 33 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 163 sentences of The Trevor case, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of The Trevor case by Natalie Sumner Lincoln exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 163 sentences, grouped into 33 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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