Chapter 7 of Voice from the Cave is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Voice from the Cave is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Can't we drive you down to the hotel in the car?" Penny offered, feeling slightly ashamed of her actions. "Thank you, no," the widow answered icily. "You've done quite enough for one day." She vanished down the darkening road.
Chapter 7 of Voice from the Cave is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “action” — something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading “Penny offered, feeling slightly ashamed of her actions.”
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading “Penny offered, feeling slightly ashamed of her actions.”
becoming dark or darker as from waning light or clouding over
From this reading “She vanished down the darkening road.”
in a cold and icy manner
From this reading “"Thank you, no," the widow answered icily.”
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading “Penny offered, feeling slightly ashamed of her actions.”
to a small degree or extent
From this reading “Penny offered, feeling slightly ashamed of her actions.”
having passed out of existence
From this reading “She vanished down the darkening road.”
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading “"Thank you, no," the widow answered icily.”
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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In this reading “"Can't we drive you down to the hotel in the car?"”
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plural of “action” — something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading Penny offered, feeling slightly ashamed of her actions.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Thank you, no," the widow answered icily.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading Penny offered, feeling slightly ashamed of her actions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Can't we drive you down to the hotel in the car?"
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading "Can't we drive you down to the hotel in the car?"
becoming dark or darker as from waning light or clouding over
From this reading She vanished down the darkening road.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "You've done quite enough for one day."
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "You've done quite enough for one day."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Can't we drive you down to the hotel in the car?"
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading "Can't we drive you down to the hotel in the car?"
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "You've done quite enough for one day."
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Penny offered, feeling slightly ashamed of her actions.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "You've done quite enough for one day."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Penny offered, feeling slightly ashamed of her actions.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading "Can't we drive you down to the hotel in the car?"
in a cold and icy manner
From this reading "Thank you, no," the widow answered icily.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Can't we drive you down to the hotel in the car?"
not any; not one
From this reading "Thank you, no," the widow answered icily.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Penny offered, feeling slightly ashamed of her actions.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading Penny offered, feeling slightly ashamed of her actions.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "You've done quite enough for one day."
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading Penny offered, feeling slightly ashamed of her actions.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "You've done quite enough for one day."
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading She vanished down the darkening road.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She vanished down the darkening road.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading Penny offered, feeling slightly ashamed of her actions.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "Thank you, no," the widow answered icily.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Can't we drive you down to the hotel in the car?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Can't we drive you down to the hotel in the car?"
having passed out of existence
From this reading She vanished down the darkening road.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Can't we drive you down to the hotel in the car?"
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading "Thank you, no," the widow answered icily.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Can't we drive you down to the hotel in the car?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You've done quite enough for one day."
Chapter 7 of Voice from the Cave by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 411 sentences of Voice from the Cave, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Voice from the Cave by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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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