Chapter 7 of Villa Rubein, and Other Stories is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Villa Rubein, and Other Stories is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Christian listened with awe. “Do you mean?” she said, “do you mean, that you—?” “You see! you're afraid of me at once. It's impossible even for you to understand. It only makes you afraid.
Chapter 7 of Villa Rubein, and Other Stories is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading ““You see! you're afraid of me at once.”
an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
From this reading “Christian listened with awe.”
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading “Christian listened with awe.”
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading “It's impossible even for you to understand.”
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading “Christian listened with awe.”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “It only makes you afraid.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading ““Do you mean?” she said, “do you mean, that you—?””
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “It's impossible even for you to understand.”
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “You see! you're afraid of me at once.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “You see! you're afraid of me at once.
an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
From this reading Christian listened with awe.
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading Christian listened with awe.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you mean?” she said, “do you mean, that you—?”
divisible by two
From this reading It's impossible even for you to understand.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It's impossible even for you to understand.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading It's impossible even for you to understand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It only makes you afraid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's impossible even for you to understand.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading Christian listened with awe.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading It only makes you afraid.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You see! you're afraid of me at once.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “Do you mean?” she said, “do you mean, that you—?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You see! you're afraid of me at once.
on one occasion
From this reading “You see! you're afraid of me at once.
and nothing more
From this reading It only makes you afraid.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Do you mean?” she said, “do you mean, that you—?”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “You see! you're afraid of me at once.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Do you mean?” she said, “do you mean, that you—?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Do you mean?” she said, “do you mean, that you—?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It's impossible even for you to understand.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading It's impossible even for you to understand.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Christian listened with awe.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you mean?” she said, “do you mean, that you—?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You see! you're afraid of me at once.
Chapter 7 of Villa Rubein, and Other Stories by John Galsworthy holds 232 sentences, grouped into 47 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 232 sentences of Villa Rubein, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Villa Rubein, and Other Stories by John Galsworthy exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 232 sentences, grouped into 47 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.
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