Chapter 7 of 30-day wonder is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of 30-day wonder is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I've got some nice lamb chops for supper. Strange? Well, no stranger than usual, Sam. I mean, you've been a little bit nutty ever since the spacemen came. Naturally I've made allowances.
Chapter 7 of 30-day wonder is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “allowance” — an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
From this reading “Naturally I've made allowances.”
plural of “chop” — the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide)
From this reading “"I've got some nice lamb chops for supper.”
young sheep
From this reading “"I've got some nice lamb chops for supper.”
as might be expected
From this reading “Naturally I've made allowances.”
having the flavor of nuts
From this reading “I mean, you've been a little bit nutty ever since the spacemen came.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “Well, no stranger than usual, Sam.”
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading “Well, no stranger than usual, Sam.”
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading “"I've got some nice lamb chops for supper.”
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 “I mean, you've been a little bit nutty ever since the spacemen came.”
In this reading “Naturally I've made allowances.”
In this reading “"I've got some nice lamb chops for supper.”
In this reading “"I've got some nice lamb chops for supper.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I mean, you've been a little bit nutty ever since the spacemen came.
plural of “allowance” — an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
From this reading Naturally I've made allowances.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I mean, you've been a little bit nutty ever since the spacemen came.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading I mean, you've been a little bit nutty ever since the spacemen came.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I mean, you've been a little bit nutty ever since the spacemen came.
plural of “chop” — the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide)
From this reading "I've got some nice lamb chops for supper.
at any time
From this reading I mean, you've been a little bit nutty ever since the spacemen came.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I've got some nice lamb chops for supper.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I've got some nice lamb chops for supper.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I mean, you've been a little bit nutty ever since the spacemen came.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've got some nice lamb chops for supper.
young sheep
From this reading "I've got some nice lamb chops for supper.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I mean, you've been a little bit nutty ever since the spacemen came.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Naturally I've made allowances.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading I mean, you've been a little bit nutty ever since the spacemen came.
as might be expected
From this reading Naturally I've made allowances.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "I've got some nice lamb chops for supper.
not any; not one
From this reading Well, no stranger than usual, Sam.
having the flavor of nuts
From this reading I mean, you've been a little bit nutty ever since the spacemen came.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading Well, no stranger than usual, Sam.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I mean, you've been a little bit nutty ever since the spacemen came.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "I've got some nice lamb chops for supper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I mean, you've been a little bit nutty ever since the spacemen came.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Strange?
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading Well, no stranger than usual, Sam.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading "I've got some nice lamb chops for supper.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Well, no stranger than usual, Sam.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I mean, you've been a little bit nutty ever since the spacemen came.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading Well, no stranger than usual, Sam.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, no stranger than usual, Sam.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I mean, you've been a little bit nutty ever since the spacemen came.
Chapter 7 of 30-day wonder by Richard Wilson holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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 425 sentences of 30-day wonder, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of 30-day wonder by Richard Wilson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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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