Chapter 7 of The White People is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The White People is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“The feeling you call The Fear has never come to me,” I said to her. “And if it had I think it would have melted away because of a dream I once had. I don’t really believe it was a dream, but I call it one. I think I really went somewhere and came back. I often wonder why I came back.
Chapter 7 of The White People is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading ““The feeling you call The Fear has never come to me,” I said to her.”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading ““And if it had I think it would have melted away because of a dream I once had.”
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading ““The feeling you call The Fear has never come to me,” I said to her.”
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading ““The feeling you call The Fear has never come to me,” I said to her.”
changed from a solid to a liquid state
From this reading ““And if it had I think it would have melted away because of a dream I once had.”
many times at short intervals
From this reading “I often wonder why I came back.”
in or at or to some place
From this reading “I think I really went somewhere and came back.”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “I often wonder why I came back.”
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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 “And if it had I think it would have melted away because of a dream I once had.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And if it had I think it would have melted away because of a dream I once had.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “And if it had I think it would have melted away because of a dream I once had.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I think I really went somewhere and came back.
for the reason that
From this reading “And if it had I think it would have melted away because of a dream I once had.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I don’t really believe it was a dream, but I call it one.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I don’t really believe it was a dream, but I call it one.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “The feeling you call The Fear has never come to me,” I said to her.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I think I really went somewhere and came back.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “The feeling you call The Fear has never come to me,” I said to her.
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From this reading I don’t really believe it was a dream, but I call it one.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “And if it had I think it would have melted away because of a dream I once had.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading “The feeling you call The Fear has never come to me,” I said to her.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading “The feeling you call The Fear has never come to me,” I said to her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “And if it had I think it would have melted away because of a dream I once had.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The feeling you call The Fear has never come to me,” I said to her.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And if it had I think it would have melted away because of a dream I once had.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “The feeling you call The Fear has never come to me,” I said to her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “The feeling you call The Fear has never come to me,” I said to her.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “And if it had I think it would have melted away because of a dream I once had.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “And if it had I think it would have melted away because of a dream I once had.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The feeling you call The Fear has never come to me,” I said to her.
changed from a solid to a liquid state
From this reading “And if it had I think it would have melted away because of a dream I once had.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “The feeling you call The Fear has never come to me,” I said to her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “And if it had I think it would have melted away because of a dream I once had.
many times at short intervals
From this reading I often wonder why I came back.
on one occasion
From this reading “And if it had I think it would have melted away because of a dream I once had.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I don’t really believe it was a dream, but I call it one.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading I don’t really believe it was a dream, but I call it one.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “The feeling you call The Fear has never come to me,” I said to her.
in or at or to some place
From this reading I think I really went somewhere and came back.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The feeling you call The Fear has never come to me,” I said to her.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “And if it had I think it would have melted away because of a dream I once had.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The feeling you call The Fear has never come to me,” I said to her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I don’t really believe it was a dream, but I call it one.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I think I really went somewhere and came back.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading I often wonder why I came back.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading I often wonder why I came back.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “And if it had I think it would have melted away because of a dream I once had.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “The feeling you call The Fear has never come to me,” I said to her.
Chapter 7 of The White People by Frances Hodgson Burnett holds 129 sentences, grouped into 26 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.
Chapter 7 holds 129 sentences of The White People, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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