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Tono-Bungay

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of Tono-Bungay is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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She had evidently been the wit and joy of a large circle of schoolfellows, and this style had become a second nature with her.
It made her very delightful to me in that quiet place.
Her customary walk even had a sort of hello! in it.
Her chief preoccupation in life was, I believe, to make my uncle laugh, and when by some new nickname, some new quaintness or absurdity, she achieved that end, she was, behind a mask of sober amazement, the happiest woman on earth.
My uncle’s laugh when it did come, I must admit was, as Baedeker says, rewarding.”
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Tono-Bungay

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of Tono-Bungay is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/43 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
She had evidently been the wit and joy of a large circle of schoolfellows, and this style had become a second nature with her.
Line 2
It made her very delightful to me in that quiet place.
Line 3
Her customary walk even had a sort of hello! in it.
Line 4
Her chief preoccupation in life was, I believe, to make my uncle laugh, and when by some new nickname, some new quaintness or absurdity, she achieved that end, she was, behind a mask of sober amazement, the happiest woman on earth.
Line 5
My uncle’s laugh when it did come, I must admit was, as Baedeker says, “rewarding.”

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a

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From this reading She had evidently been the wit and joy of a large circle of schoolfellows, and this style had become a second nature with her.

absurdity

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From this reading Her chief preoccupation in life was, I believe, to make my uncle laugh, and when by some new nickname, some new quaintness or absurdity, she achieved that end, she was, behind a mask of sober amazement, the happiest woman on earth.

achieved

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From this reading Her chief preoccupation in life was, I believe, to make my uncle laugh, and when by some new nickname, some new quaintness or absurdity, she achieved that end, she was, behind a mask of sober amazement, the happiest woman on earth.

admit

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From this reading My uncle’s laugh when it did come, I must admit was, as Baedeker says, “rewarding.”

amazement

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From this reading Her chief preoccupation in life was, I believe, to make my uncle laugh, and when by some new nickname, some new quaintness or absurdity, she achieved that end, she was, behind a mask of sober amazement, the happiest woman on earth.

and

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From this reading She had evidently been the wit and joy of a large circle of schoolfellows, and this style had become a second nature with her.

as

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From this reading My uncle’s laugh when it did come, I must admit was, as Baedeker says, “rewarding.”

Baedeker

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From this reading My uncle’s laugh when it did come, I must admit was, as Baedeker says, “rewarding.”

become

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From this reading She had evidently been the wit and joy of a large circle of schoolfellows, and this style had become a second nature with her.

been

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From this reading She had evidently been the wit and joy of a large circle of schoolfellows, and this style had become a second nature with her.

behind

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From this reading Her chief preoccupation in life was, I believe, to make my uncle laugh, and when by some new nickname, some new quaintness or absurdity, she achieved that end, she was, behind a mask of sober amazement, the happiest woman on earth.

believe

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From this reading Her chief preoccupation in life was, I believe, to make my uncle laugh, and when by some new nickname, some new quaintness or absurdity, she achieved that end, she was, behind a mask of sober amazement, the happiest woman on earth.

by

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From this reading Her chief preoccupation in life was, I believe, to make my uncle laugh, and when by some new nickname, some new quaintness or absurdity, she achieved that end, she was, behind a mask of sober amazement, the happiest woman on earth.

chief

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From this reading Her chief preoccupation in life was, I believe, to make my uncle laugh, and when by some new nickname, some new quaintness or absurdity, she achieved that end, she was, behind a mask of sober amazement, the happiest woman on earth.

circle

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From this reading She had evidently been the wit and joy of a large circle of schoolfellows, and this style had become a second nature with her.

come

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From this reading My uncle’s laugh when it did come, I must admit was, as Baedeker says, “rewarding.”

customary

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From this reading Her customary walk even had a sort of hello! in it.

delightful

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From this reading It made her very delightful to me in that quiet place.

did

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From this reading My uncle’s laugh when it did come, I must admit was, as Baedeker says, “rewarding.”

earth

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From this reading Her chief preoccupation in life was, I believe, to make my uncle laugh, and when by some new nickname, some new quaintness or absurdity, she achieved that end, she was, behind a mask of sober amazement, the happiest woman on earth.

end

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From this reading Her chief preoccupation in life was, I believe, to make my uncle laugh, and when by some new nickname, some new quaintness or absurdity, she achieved that end, she was, behind a mask of sober amazement, the happiest woman on earth.

even

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From this reading Her customary walk even had a sort of hello! in it.

evidently

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From this reading She had evidently been the wit and joy of a large circle of schoolfellows, and this style had become a second nature with her.

had

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From this reading She had evidently been the wit and joy of a large circle of schoolfellows, and this style had become a second nature with her.

happiest

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From this reading Her chief preoccupation in life was, I believe, to make my uncle laugh, and when by some new nickname, some new quaintness or absurdity, she achieved that end, she was, behind a mask of sober amazement, the happiest woman on earth.

hello

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From this reading Her customary walk even had a sort of hello! in it.

her

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From this reading She had evidently been the wit and joy of a large circle of schoolfellows, and this style had become a second nature with her.

I

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From this reading Her chief preoccupation in life was, I believe, to make my uncle laugh, and when by some new nickname, some new quaintness or absurdity, she achieved that end, she was, behind a mask of sober amazement, the happiest woman on earth.

in

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From this reading It made her very delightful to me in that quiet place.

It

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From this reading It made her very delightful to me in that quiet place.

joy

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From this reading She had evidently been the wit and joy of a large circle of schoolfellows, and this style had become a second nature with her.

large

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From this reading She had evidently been the wit and joy of a large circle of schoolfellows, and this style had become a second nature with her.

laugh

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From this reading Her chief preoccupation in life was, I believe, to make my uncle laugh, and when by some new nickname, some new quaintness or absurdity, she achieved that end, she was, behind a mask of sober amazement, the happiest woman on earth.

life

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From this reading Her chief preoccupation in life was, I believe, to make my uncle laugh, and when by some new nickname, some new quaintness or absurdity, she achieved that end, she was, behind a mask of sober amazement, the happiest woman on earth.

made

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From this reading It made her very delightful to me in that quiet place.

make

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From this reading Her chief preoccupation in life was, I believe, to make my uncle laugh, and when by some new nickname, some new quaintness or absurdity, she achieved that end, she was, behind a mask of sober amazement, the happiest woman on earth.

mask

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From this reading Her chief preoccupation in life was, I believe, to make my uncle laugh, and when by some new nickname, some new quaintness or absurdity, she achieved that end, she was, behind a mask of sober amazement, the happiest woman on earth.

me

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From this reading It made her very delightful to me in that quiet place.

must

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From this reading My uncle’s laugh when it did come, I must admit was, as Baedeker says, “rewarding.”

my

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From this reading Her chief preoccupation in life was, I believe, to make my uncle laugh, and when by some new nickname, some new quaintness or absurdity, she achieved that end, she was, behind a mask of sober amazement, the happiest woman on earth.

nature

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From this reading She had evidently been the wit and joy of a large circle of schoolfellows, and this style had become a second nature with her.

new

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From this reading Her chief preoccupation in life was, I believe, to make my uncle laugh, and when by some new nickname, some new quaintness or absurdity, she achieved that end, she was, behind a mask of sober amazement, the happiest woman on earth.

nickname

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From this reading Her chief preoccupation in life was, I believe, to make my uncle laugh, and when by some new nickname, some new quaintness or absurdity, she achieved that end, she was, behind a mask of sober amazement, the happiest woman on earth.

of

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From this reading She had evidently been the wit and joy of a large circle of schoolfellows, and this style had become a second nature with her.

on

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From this reading Her chief preoccupation in life was, I believe, to make my uncle laugh, and when by some new nickname, some new quaintness or absurdity, she achieved that end, she was, behind a mask of sober amazement, the happiest woman on earth.

or

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From this reading Her chief preoccupation in life was, I believe, to make my uncle laugh, and when by some new nickname, some new quaintness or absurdity, she achieved that end, she was, behind a mask of sober amazement, the happiest woman on earth.

place

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From this reading It made her very delightful to me in that quiet place.

preoccupation

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From this reading Her chief preoccupation in life was, I believe, to make my uncle laugh, and when by some new nickname, some new quaintness or absurdity, she achieved that end, she was, behind a mask of sober amazement, the happiest woman on earth.

quaintness

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From this reading Her chief preoccupation in life was, I believe, to make my uncle laugh, and when by some new nickname, some new quaintness or absurdity, she achieved that end, she was, behind a mask of sober amazement, the happiest woman on earth.

quiet

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From this reading It made her very delightful to me in that quiet place.

rewarding

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From this reading My uncle’s laugh when it did come, I must admit was, as Baedeker says, “rewarding.”

says

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From this reading My uncle’s laugh when it did come, I must admit was, as Baedeker says, “rewarding.”

schoolfellows

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From this reading She had evidently been the wit and joy of a large circle of schoolfellows, and this style had become a second nature with her.

second

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From this reading She had evidently been the wit and joy of a large circle of schoolfellows, and this style had become a second nature with her.

She

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From this reading She had evidently been the wit and joy of a large circle of schoolfellows, and this style had become a second nature with her.

sober

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From this reading Her chief preoccupation in life was, I believe, to make my uncle laugh, and when by some new nickname, some new quaintness or absurdity, she achieved that end, she was, behind a mask of sober amazement, the happiest woman on earth.

some

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From this reading Her chief preoccupation in life was, I believe, to make my uncle laugh, and when by some new nickname, some new quaintness or absurdity, she achieved that end, she was, behind a mask of sober amazement, the happiest woman on earth.

sort

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From this reading Her customary walk even had a sort of hello! in it.

style

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From this reading She had evidently been the wit and joy of a large circle of schoolfellows, and this style had become a second nature with her.

that

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From this reading It made her very delightful to me in that quiet place.

the

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From this reading She had evidently been the wit and joy of a large circle of schoolfellows, and this style had become a second nature with her.

this

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From this reading She had evidently been the wit and joy of a large circle of schoolfellows, and this style had become a second nature with her.

to

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From this reading It made her very delightful to me in that quiet place.

uncle

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From this reading Her chief preoccupation in life was, I believe, to make my uncle laugh, and when by some new nickname, some new quaintness or absurdity, she achieved that end, she was, behind a mask of sober amazement, the happiest woman on earth.

uncle's

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From this reading My uncle’s laugh when it did come, I must admit was, as Baedeker says, “rewarding.”

very

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From this reading It made her very delightful to me in that quiet place.

walk

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From this reading Her customary walk even had a sort of hello! in it.

was

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From this reading Her chief preoccupation in life was, I believe, to make my uncle laugh, and when by some new nickname, some new quaintness or absurdity, she achieved that end, she was, behind a mask of sober amazement, the happiest woman on earth.

when

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From this reading Her chief preoccupation in life was, I believe, to make my uncle laugh, and when by some new nickname, some new quaintness or absurdity, she achieved that end, she was, behind a mask of sober amazement, the happiest woman on earth.

wit

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From this reading She had evidently been the wit and joy of a large circle of schoolfellows, and this style had become a second nature with her.

with

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From this reading She had evidently been the wit and joy of a large circle of schoolfellows, and this style had become a second nature with her.

woman

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From this reading Her chief preoccupation in life was, I believe, to make my uncle laugh, and when by some new nickname, some new quaintness or absurdity, she achieved that end, she was, behind a mask of sober amazement, the happiest woman on earth.

Chapter 7 of Tono-Bungay by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells holds 216 sentences, grouped into 44 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.

What does chapter 7 of Tono-Bungay contain?

Chapter 7 holds 216 sentences of Tono-Bungay, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 7 of Tono-Bungay by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 216 sentences, grouped into 44 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.

How do I study chapter 7 of Tono-Bungay?

Work through the 44 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

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About 600 minutes of reading across 1741 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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People
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World
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Character
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Beginning
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