Chapter 7 of To the Highest Bidder is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of To the Highest Bidder is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Barbara!” he murmured, his face close to hers. She broke from him with a little shuddering cry. “What is it? What have I done?” “Do you know—did you hear how my father—died?” she asked, in a frightened voice.
Chapter 7 of To the Highest Bidder is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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lacking funds
From this reading “She broke from him with a little shuddering cry.”
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading ““Barbara!” he murmured, his face close to hers.”
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “She broke from him with a little shuddering cry.”
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading ““Do you know—did you hear how my father—died?” she asked, in a frightened voice.”
made afraid
From this reading ““Do you know—did you hear how my father—died?” she asked, in a frightened voice.”
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading ““Barbara!” he murmured, his face close to hers.”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading ““Barbara!” he murmured, his face close to hers.”
shaking convulsively or violently
From this reading “She broke from him with a little shuddering cry.”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She broke from him with a little shuddering cry.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Do you know—did you hear how my father—died?” she asked, in a frightened voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Barbara!” he murmured, his face close to hers.
lacking funds
From this reading She broke from him with a little shuddering cry.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading “Barbara!” he murmured, his face close to hers.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading She broke from him with a little shuddering cry.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Do you know—did you hear how my father—died?” she asked, in a frightened voice.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “Do you know—did you hear how my father—died?” she asked, in a frightened voice.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you know—did you hear how my father—died?” she asked, in a frightened voice.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading What have I done?”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “Barbara!” he murmured, his face close to hers.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Do you know—did you hear how my father—died?” she asked, in a frightened voice.
made afraid
From this reading “Do you know—did you hear how my father—died?” she asked, in a frightened voice.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She broke from him with a little shuddering cry.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What have I done?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Barbara!” he murmured, his face close to hers.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “Do you know—did you hear how my father—died?” she asked, in a frightened voice.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading “Barbara!” he murmured, his face close to hers.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She broke from him with a little shuddering cry.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Barbara!” he murmured, his face close to hers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you know—did you hear how my father—died?” she asked, in a frightened voice.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What have I done?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Do you know—did you hear how my father—died?” she asked, in a frightened voice.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What is it?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Do you know—did you hear how my father—died?” she asked, in a frightened voice.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She broke from him with a little shuddering cry.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “Barbara!” he murmured, his face close to hers.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Do you know—did you hear how my father—died?” she asked, in a frightened voice.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She broke from him with a little shuddering cry.
shaking convulsively or violently
From this reading She broke from him with a little shuddering cry.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Barbara!” he murmured, his face close to hers.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Do you know—did you hear how my father—died?” she asked, in a frightened voice.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is it?
in the company of; together with
From this reading She broke from him with a little shuddering cry.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you know—did you hear how my father—died?” she asked, in a frightened voice.
Chapter 7 of To the Highest Bidder by Florence Morse Kingsley holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
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