Chapter 7 of West Point Colors is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of West Point Colors is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes, aren't they?" said the plump girl. "When he looks at you it makes you feel queer all over." "I was afraid you were going to say, all through," said Miss Beguile; "and you know there isn't any 'all through' to you, Kitten." "Now I call that _too_ bad," said the Kitten. "When I am universally known to be all heart."
Chapter 7 of West Point Colors is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 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 “"I was afraid you were going to say, all through," said Miss Beguile; "and you know there isn't any 'all through' to you, Kitten."”
influence by slyness
From this reading “"I was afraid you were going to say, all through," said Miss Beguile; "and you know there isn't any 'all through' to you, Kitten."”
young domestic cat
From this reading “"I was afraid you were going to say, all through," said Miss Beguile; "and you know there isn't any 'all through' to you, Kitten."”
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “"When he looks at you it makes you feel queer all over."”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “"When he looks at you it makes you feel queer all over."”
sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure
From this reading “"Yes, aren't they?" said the plump girl.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “"When he looks at you it makes you feel queer all over."”
everywhere
From this reading “"When I am universally known to be all heart."”
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.
In this reading “"When I am universally known to be all heart."”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “"When he looks at you it makes you feel queer all over."”
In this reading “"When he looks at you it makes you feel queer all over."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "I was afraid you were going to say, all through," said Miss Beguile; "and you know there isn't any 'all through' to you, Kitten."
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "When he looks at you it makes you feel queer all over."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "When I am universally known to be all heart."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I was afraid you were going to say, all through," said Miss Beguile; "and you know there isn't any 'all through' to you, Kitten."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "I was afraid you were going to say, all through," said Miss Beguile; "and you know there isn't any 'all through' to you, Kitten."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, aren't they?" said the plump girl.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "When he looks at you it makes you feel queer all over."
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "Now I call that _too_ bad," said the Kitten.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "When I am universally known to be all heart."
influence by slyness
From this reading "I was afraid you were going to say, all through," said Miss Beguile; "and you know there isn't any 'all through' to you, Kitten."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Now I call that _too_ bad," said the Kitten.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "When he looks at you it makes you feel queer all over."
a young female
From this reading "Yes, aren't they?" said the plump girl.
the act of departing
From this reading "I was afraid you were going to say, all through," said Miss Beguile; "and you know there isn't any 'all through' to you, Kitten."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "When he looks at you it makes you feel queer all over."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "When I am universally known to be all heart."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was afraid you were going to say, all through," said Miss Beguile; "and you know there isn't any 'all through' to you, Kitten."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I was afraid you were going to say, all through," said Miss Beguile; "and you know there isn't any 'all through' to you, Kitten."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "When he looks at you it makes you feel queer all over."
young domestic cat
From this reading "I was afraid you were going to say, all through," said Miss Beguile; "and you know there isn't any 'all through' to you, Kitten."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I was afraid you were going to say, all through," said Miss Beguile; "and you know there isn't any 'all through' to you, Kitten."
apprehended with certainty
From this reading "When I am universally known to be all heart."
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading "When he looks at you it makes you feel queer all over."
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading "When he looks at you it makes you feel queer all over."
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "I was afraid you were going to say, all through," said Miss Beguile; "and you know there isn't any 'all through' to you, Kitten."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now I call that _too_ bad," said the Kitten.
above and across; more than
From this reading "When he looks at you it makes you feel queer all over."
sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure
From this reading "Yes, aren't they?" said the plump girl.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading "When he looks at you it makes you feel queer all over."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yes, aren't they?" said the plump girl.
express in words
From this reading "I was afraid you were going to say, all through," said Miss Beguile; "and you know there isn't any 'all through' to you, Kitten."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Now I call that _too_ bad," said the Kitten.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, aren't they?" said the plump girl.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "I was afraid you were going to say, all through," said Miss Beguile; "and you know there isn't any 'all through' to you, Kitten."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes, aren't they?" said the plump girl.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "I was afraid you were going to say, all through," said Miss Beguile; "and you know there isn't any 'all through' to you, Kitten."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I was afraid you were going to say, all through," said Miss Beguile; "and you know there isn't any 'all through' to you, Kitten."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Now I call that _too_ bad," said the Kitten.
everywhere
From this reading "When I am universally known to be all heart."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was afraid you were going to say, all through," said Miss Beguile; "and you know there isn't any 'all through' to you, Kitten."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I was afraid you were going to say, all through," said Miss Beguile; "and you know there isn't any 'all through' to you, Kitten."
at the time that
From this reading "When he looks at you it makes you feel queer all over."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, aren't they?" said the plump girl.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "When he looks at you it makes you feel queer all over."
Chapter 7 of West Point Colors by Anna Bartlett Warner holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 405 sentences of West Point Colors, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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