Chapter 7 of Winner Take All is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Winner Take All is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AS WILLOWS BUD IN SPRING Cecille was still up, staring out of the window, when Felicity and Perry Blair came in that night. Perry stayed but a moment, only long enough to promise that he would come again. Then he was gone. And Felicity was standing before the other girl, every line of her pulsing triumph. "Not him!"
Chapter 7 of Winner Take All is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953)
From this reading “AS WILLOWS BUD IN SPRING Cecille was still up, staring out of the window, when Felicity and Perry Blair came in that night.”
a partially opened flower
From this reading “AS WILLOWS BUD IN SPRING Cecille was still up, staring out of the window, when Felicity and Perry Blair came in that night.”
pleasing and appropriate manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)
From this reading “AS WILLOWS BUD IN SPRING Cecille was still up, staring out of the window, when Felicity and Perry Blair came in that night.”
United States philosopher (1876-1957)
From this reading “AS WILLOWS BUD IN SPRING Cecille was still up, staring out of the window, when Felicity and Perry Blair came in that night.”
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading “And Felicity was standing before the other girl, every line of her pulsing triumph.”
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Perry stayed but a moment, only long enough to promise that he would come again.”
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading “And Felicity was standing before the other girl, every line of her pulsing triumph.”
plural of “willow” — any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
From this reading “AS WILLOWS BUD IN SPRING Cecille was still up, staring out of the window, when Felicity and Perry Blair came in that night.”
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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 Perry stayed but a moment, only long enough to promise that he would come again.
anew
From this reading Perry stayed but a moment, only long enough to promise that he would come again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AS WILLOWS BUD IN SPRING Cecille was still up, staring out of the window, when Felicity and Perry Blair came in that night.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AS WILLOWS BUD IN SPRING Cecille was still up, staring out of the window, when Felicity and Perry Blair came in that night.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And Felicity was standing before the other girl, every line of her pulsing triumph.
British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953)
From this reading AS WILLOWS BUD IN SPRING Cecille was still up, staring out of the window, when Felicity and Perry Blair came in that night.
a partially opened flower
From this reading AS WILLOWS BUD IN SPRING Cecille was still up, staring out of the window, when Felicity and Perry Blair came in that night.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Perry stayed but a moment, only long enough to promise that he would come again.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading AS WILLOWS BUD IN SPRING Cecille was still up, staring out of the window, when Felicity and Perry Blair came in that night.
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From this reading AS WILLOWS BUD IN SPRING Cecille was still up, staring out of the window, when Felicity and Perry Blair came in that night.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Perry stayed but a moment, only long enough to promise that he would come again.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Perry stayed but a moment, only long enough to promise that he would come again.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading And Felicity was standing before the other girl, every line of her pulsing triumph.
pleasing and appropriate manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)
From this reading AS WILLOWS BUD IN SPRING Cecille was still up, staring out of the window, when Felicity and Perry Blair came in that night.
a young female
From this reading And Felicity was standing before the other girl, every line of her pulsing triumph.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Then he was gone.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perry stayed but a moment, only long enough to promise that he would come again.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And Felicity was standing before the other girl, every line of her pulsing triumph.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Not him!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AS WILLOWS BUD IN SPRING Cecille was still up, staring out of the window, when Felicity and Perry Blair came in that night.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading And Felicity was standing before the other girl, every line of her pulsing triumph.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Perry stayed but a moment, only long enough to promise that he would come again.
a particular point in time
From this reading Perry stayed but a moment, only long enough to promise that he would come again.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading AS WILLOWS BUD IN SPRING Cecille was still up, staring out of the window, when Felicity and Perry Blair came in that night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not him!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AS WILLOWS BUD IN SPRING Cecille was still up, staring out of the window, when Felicity and Perry Blair came in that night.
and nothing more
From this reading Perry stayed but a moment, only long enough to promise that he would come again.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading And Felicity was standing before the other girl, every line of her pulsing triumph.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading AS WILLOWS BUD IN SPRING Cecille was still up, staring out of the window, when Felicity and Perry Blair came in that night.
United States philosopher (1876-1957)
From this reading AS WILLOWS BUD IN SPRING Cecille was still up, staring out of the window, when Felicity and Perry Blair came in that night.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading Perry stayed but a moment, only long enough to promise that he would come again.
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading And Felicity was standing before the other girl, every line of her pulsing triumph.
the season of growth
From this reading AS WILLOWS BUD IN SPRING Cecille was still up, staring out of the window, when Felicity and Perry Blair came in that night.
having a supporting base
From this reading And Felicity was standing before the other girl, every line of her pulsing triumph.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading AS WILLOWS BUD IN SPRING Cecille was still up, staring out of the window, when Felicity and Perry Blair came in that night.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Perry stayed but a moment, only long enough to promise that he would come again.
not in physical motion
From this reading AS WILLOWS BUD IN SPRING Cecille was still up, staring out of the window, when Felicity and Perry Blair came in that night.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AS WILLOWS BUD IN SPRING Cecille was still up, staring out of the window, when Felicity and Perry Blair came in that night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AS WILLOWS BUD IN SPRING Cecille was still up, staring out of the window, when Felicity and Perry Blair came in that night.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he was gone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Perry stayed but a moment, only long enough to promise that he would come again.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading And Felicity was standing before the other girl, every line of her pulsing triumph.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading AS WILLOWS BUD IN SPRING Cecille was still up, staring out of the window, when Felicity and Perry Blair came in that night.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AS WILLOWS BUD IN SPRING Cecille was still up, staring out of the window, when Felicity and Perry Blair came in that night.
at the time that
From this reading AS WILLOWS BUD IN SPRING Cecille was still up, staring out of the window, when Felicity and Perry Blair came in that night.
plural of “willow” — any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
From this reading AS WILLOWS BUD IN SPRING Cecille was still up, staring out of the window, when Felicity and Perry Blair came in that night.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading AS WILLOWS BUD IN SPRING Cecille was still up, staring out of the window, when Felicity and Perry Blair came in that night.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Perry stayed but a moment, only long enough to promise that he would come again.
Chapter 7 of Winner Take All by Larry, -1925 Evans holds 146 sentences, grouped into 30 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 146 sentences of Winner Take All, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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