Chapter 7 of The Veiled Lady, and Other Men and Women is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Veiled Lady, and Other Men and Women is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No, you don't want to thank nothin'. She's all right, I tell ye." She had tight hold of his arm now and was looking up into his face, all her gratitude in her eyes. "But I do,--I must,--please listen. You've helped us so.
Chapter 7 of The Veiled Lady, and Other Men and Women is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading “She had tight hold of his arm now and was looking up into his face, all her gratitude in her eyes.”
a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
From this reading “She had tight hold of his arm now and was looking up into his face, all her gratitude in her eyes.”
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “You've helped us so.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “She had tight hold of his arm now and was looking up into his face, all her gratitude in her eyes.”
hear with intention
From this reading “"But I do,--I must,--please listen.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “"But I do,--I must,--please listen.”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “"No, you don't want to thank nothin'.”
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading “She had tight hold of his arm now and was looking up into his face, all her gratitude in her eyes.”
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(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 She's all right, I tell ye."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had tight hold of his arm now and was looking up into his face, all her gratitude in her eyes.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading She had tight hold of his arm now and was looking up into his face, all her gratitude in her eyes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I do,--I must,--please listen.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "But I do,--I must,--please listen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, you don't want to thank nothin'.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She had tight hold of his arm now and was looking up into his face, all her gratitude in her eyes.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She had tight hold of his arm now and was looking up into his face, all her gratitude in her eyes.
a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
From this reading She had tight hold of his arm now and was looking up into his face, all her gratitude in her eyes.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had tight hold of his arm now and was looking up into his face, all her gratitude in her eyes.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading You've helped us so.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had tight hold of his arm now and was looking up into his face, all her gratitude in her eyes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had tight hold of his arm now and was looking up into his face, all her gratitude in her eyes.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading She had tight hold of his arm now and was looking up into his face, all her gratitude in her eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She's all right, I tell ye."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had tight hold of his arm now and was looking up into his face, all her gratitude in her eyes.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She had tight hold of his arm now and was looking up into his face, all her gratitude in her eyes.
hear with intention
From this reading "But I do,--I must,--please listen.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading She had tight hold of his arm now and was looking up into his face, all her gratitude in her eyes.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "But I do,--I must,--please listen.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, you don't want to thank nothin'.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, you don't want to thank nothin'.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She had tight hold of his arm now and was looking up into his face, all her gratitude in her eyes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had tight hold of his arm now and was looking up into his face, all her gratitude in her eyes.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "But I do,--I must,--please listen.
precisely, exactly
From this reading She's all right, I tell ye."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had tight hold of his arm now and was looking up into his face, all her gratitude in her eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She's all right, I tell ye."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You've helped us so.
express in words
From this reading She's all right, I tell ye."
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "No, you don't want to thank nothin'.
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading She had tight hold of his arm now and was looking up into his face, all her gratitude in her eyes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "No, you don't want to thank nothin'.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She had tight hold of his arm now and was looking up into his face, all her gratitude in her eyes.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You've helped us so.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "No, you don't want to thank nothin'.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had tight hold of his arm now and was looking up into his face, all her gratitude in her eyes.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading She's all right, I tell ye."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "No, you don't want to thank nothin'.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You've helped us so.
Chapter 7 of The Veiled Lady, and Other Men and Women by Francis Hopkinson Smith holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
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