Chapter 7 of What Every Woman Knows is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of What Every Woman Knows is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JOHN. It was shut already. [Perhaps it is only that SYBIL is bewildered to find herself once again in a world that has doors.] SYBIL. It seemed to me--- JOHN.
Chapter 7 of What Every Woman Knows is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading “It was shut already.”
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading “[Perhaps it is only that SYBIL is bewildered to find herself once again in a world that has doors.]”
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “[Perhaps it is only that SYBIL is bewildered to find herself once again in a world that has doors.]”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “[Perhaps it is only that SYBIL is bewildered to find herself once again in a world that has doors.]”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “[Perhaps it is only that SYBIL is bewildered to find herself once again in a world that has doors.]”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “JOHN.”
by chance
From this reading “[Perhaps it is only that SYBIL is bewildered to find herself once again in a world that has doors.]”
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading “It was shut already.”
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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 [Perhaps it is only that SYBIL is bewildered to find herself once again in a world that has doors.]
anew
From this reading [Perhaps it is only that SYBIL is bewildered to find herself once again in a world that has doors.]
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading It was shut already.
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading [Perhaps it is only that SYBIL is bewildered to find herself once again in a world that has doors.]
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading [Perhaps it is only that SYBIL is bewildered to find herself once again in a world that has doors.]
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading [Perhaps it is only that SYBIL is bewildered to find herself once again in a world that has doors.]
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [Perhaps it is only that SYBIL is bewildered to find herself once again in a world that has doors.]
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading [Perhaps it is only that SYBIL is bewildered to find herself once again in a world that has doors.]
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [Perhaps it is only that SYBIL is bewildered to find herself once again in a world that has doors.]
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [Perhaps it is only that SYBIL is bewildered to find herself once again in a world that has doors.]
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was shut already.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading JOHN.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It seemed to me--- JOHN.
on one occasion
From this reading [Perhaps it is only that SYBIL is bewildered to find herself once again in a world that has doors.]
and nothing more
From this reading [Perhaps it is only that SYBIL is bewildered to find herself once again in a world that has doors.]
by chance
From this reading [Perhaps it is only that SYBIL is bewildered to find herself once again in a world that has doors.]
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed to me--- JOHN.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading It was shut already.
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From this reading [Perhaps it is only that SYBIL is bewildered to find herself once again in a world that has doors.]
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading [Perhaps it is only that SYBIL is bewildered to find herself once again in a world that has doors.]
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [Perhaps it is only that SYBIL is bewildered to find herself once again in a world that has doors.]
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was shut already.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading [Perhaps it is only that SYBIL is bewildered to find herself once again in a world that has doors.]
Chapter 7 of What Every Woman Knows by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie holds 401 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 401 sentences of What Every Woman Knows, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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