Chapter 7 of Unravelled Knots is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Unravelled Knots is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"But the scarf?" I retorted. "A scarf will obey the same laws of Nature as a hat." "But surely you are not going to tell me----?" "What?"
Chapter 7 of Unravelled Knots is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading “"A scarf will obey the same laws of Nature as a hat."”
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
From this reading “"A scarf will obey the same laws of Nature as a hat."”
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading “"A scarf will obey the same laws of Nature as a hat."”
be obedient to
From this reading “"A scarf will obey the same laws of Nature as a hat."”
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading “I retorted.”
Identical; not different.
From this reading “"A scarf will obey the same laws of Nature as a hat."”
a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration
From this reading “"But the scarf?"”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “"But surely you are not going to tell me----?"”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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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 "A scarf will obey the same laws of Nature as a hat."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "But surely you are not going to tell me----?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "A scarf will obey the same laws of Nature as a hat."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But the scarf?"
the act of departing
From this reading "But surely you are not going to tell me----?"
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading "A scarf will obey the same laws of Nature as a hat."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I retorted.
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
From this reading "A scarf will obey the same laws of Nature as a hat."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But surely you are not going to tell me----?"
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading "A scarf will obey the same laws of Nature as a hat."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "But surely you are not going to tell me----?"
be obedient to
From this reading "A scarf will obey the same laws of Nature as a hat."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "A scarf will obey the same laws of Nature as a hat."
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading I retorted.
Identical; not different.
From this reading "A scarf will obey the same laws of Nature as a hat."
a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration
From this reading "But the scarf?"
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "But surely you are not going to tell me----?"
express in words
From this reading "But surely you are not going to tell me----?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But the scarf?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But surely you are not going to tell me----?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "A scarf will obey the same laws of Nature as a hat."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But surely you are not going to tell me----?"
Chapter 7 of Unravelled Knots by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 410 sentences of Unravelled Knots, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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