Chapter 7 of The Virgin in Judgment is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Virgin in Judgment is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"She does. So strong and fearless. Looks through men and women with those eyes of hers. Yet you wouldn’t have her bide a maiden into old age surely, David? There’s men good enough--even for Rhoda."
Chapter 7 of The Virgin in Judgment is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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how long something has existed
From this reading “Yet you wouldn’t have her bide a maiden into old age surely, David?”
dwell
From this reading “Yet you wouldn’t have her bide a maiden into old age surely, David?”
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading “Yet you wouldn’t have her bide a maiden into old age surely, David?”
oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them
From this reading “So strong and fearless.”
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading “Looks through men and women with those eyes of hers.”
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “Looks through men and women with those eyes of hers.”
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading “Yet you wouldn’t have her bide a maiden into old age surely, David?”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “Yet you wouldn’t have her bide a maiden into old age surely, David?”
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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a late time of life
In this reading “Yet you wouldn’t have her bide a maiden into old age surely, David?”
In this reading “Looks through men and women with those eyes of hers.”
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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 Yet you wouldn’t have her bide a maiden into old age surely, David?
how long something has existed
From this reading Yet you wouldn’t have her bide a maiden into old age surely, David?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So strong and fearless.
dwell
From this reading Yet you wouldn’t have her bide a maiden into old age surely, David?
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading Yet you wouldn’t have her bide a maiden into old age surely, David?
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She does.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading There’s men good enough--even for Rhoda."
divisible by two
From this reading There’s men good enough--even for Rhoda."
opinion or judgment
From this reading Looks through men and women with those eyes of hers.
oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them
From this reading So strong and fearless.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There’s men good enough--even for Rhoda."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading There’s men good enough--even for Rhoda."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Yet you wouldn’t have her bide a maiden into old age surely, David?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet you wouldn’t have her bide a maiden into old age surely, David?
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading Looks through men and women with those eyes of hers.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Yet you wouldn’t have her bide a maiden into old age surely, David?
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Looks through men and women with those eyes of hers.
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading Yet you wouldn’t have her bide a maiden into old age surely, David?
the force of workers available
From this reading Looks through men and women with those eyes of hers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Looks through men and women with those eyes of hers.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Yet you wouldn’t have her bide a maiden into old age surely, David?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There’s men good enough--even for Rhoda."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She does.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So strong and fearless.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading So strong and fearless.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Yet you wouldn’t have her bide a maiden into old age surely, David?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There’s men good enough--even for Rhoda."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Looks through men and women with those eyes of hers.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Looks through men and women with those eyes of hers.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Looks through men and women with those eyes of hers.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Looks through men and women with those eyes of hers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet you wouldn’t have her bide a maiden into old age surely, David?
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet you wouldn’t have her bide a maiden into old age surely, David?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Yet you wouldn’t have her bide a maiden into old age surely, David?
Chapter 7 of The Virgin in Judgment by Eden Phillpotts holds 412 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 412 sentences of The Virgin in Judgment, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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