Chapter 7 of White Magic: A Novel 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 White Magic: A Novel is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Why do you get angry?” she pleaded sweetly. “It’s unreasonable. I can’t _make_ you marry me--can I? I don’t want to marry you if you don’t want to marry me--do I?” He strode away, back again to where she sat in graceful ease on the end of her canoe.
Chapter 7 of White Magic: A Novel is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feeling or showing anger
From this reading ““Why do you get angry?” she pleaded sweetly.”
small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading “He strode away, back again to where she sat in graceful ease on the end of her canoe.”
move gently or carefully
From this reading “He strode away, back again to where she sat in graceful ease on the end of her canoe.”
characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution
From this reading “He strode away, back again to where she sat in graceful ease on the end of her canoe.”
past form of “plead” — appeal or request earnestly
From this reading ““Why do you get angry?” she pleaded sweetly.”
inflected form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading “He strode away, back again to where she sat in graceful ease on the end of her canoe.”
in an affectionate or loving manner (“sweet” is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of “sweetly”)
From this reading ““Why do you get angry?” she pleaded sweetly.”
not reasonable; not showing good judgment
From this reading ““It’s unreasonable.”
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 ““Why do you get angry?” she pleaded sweetly.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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anew
From this reading He strode away, back again to where she sat in graceful ease on the end of her canoe.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading “Why do you get angry?” she pleaded sweetly.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He strode away, back again to where she sat in graceful ease on the end of her canoe.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He strode away, back again to where she sat in graceful ease on the end of her canoe.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can’t _make_ you marry me--can I?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can’t _make_ you marry me--can I?
small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading He strode away, back again to where she sat in graceful ease on the end of her canoe.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Why do you get angry?” she pleaded sweetly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don’t want to marry you if you don’t want to marry me--do I?”
move gently or carefully
From this reading He strode away, back again to where she sat in graceful ease on the end of her canoe.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading He strode away, back again to where she sat in graceful ease on the end of her canoe.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Why do you get angry?” she pleaded sweetly.
characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution
From this reading He strode away, back again to where she sat in graceful ease on the end of her canoe.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He strode away, back again to where she sat in graceful ease on the end of her canoe.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He strode away, back again to where she sat in graceful ease on the end of her canoe.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can’t _make_ you marry me--can I?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I don’t want to marry you if you don’t want to marry me--do I?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He strode away, back again to where she sat in graceful ease on the end of her canoe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s unreasonable.
engage in
From this reading I can’t _make_ you marry me--can I?
take in marriage
From this reading I can’t _make_ you marry me--can I?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I can’t _make_ you marry me--can I?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He strode away, back again to where she sat in graceful ease on the end of her canoe.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He strode away, back again to where she sat in graceful ease on the end of her canoe.
past form of “plead” — appeal or request earnestly
From this reading “Why do you get angry?” she pleaded sweetly.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He strode away, back again to where she sat in graceful ease on the end of her canoe.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Why do you get angry?” she pleaded sweetly.
inflected form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading He strode away, back again to where she sat in graceful ease on the end of her canoe.
in an affectionate or loving manner (“sweet” is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of “sweetly”)
From this reading “Why do you get angry?” she pleaded sweetly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He strode away, back again to where she sat in graceful ease on the end of her canoe.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don’t want to marry you if you don’t want to marry me--do I?”
not reasonable; not showing good judgment
From this reading “It’s unreasonable.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I don’t want to marry you if you don’t want to marry me--do I?”
in or at the place that
From this reading He strode away, back again to where she sat in graceful ease on the end of her canoe.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why do you get angry?” she pleaded sweetly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why do you get angry?” she pleaded sweetly.
Chapter 7 of White Magic: A Novel by David Graham Phillips 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 White Magic: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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