Chapter 7 of A Boy of the Dominion is here in full — 328 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of A Boy of the Dominion is here in full — 328 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Into the Backwoods "Jest you sit right up and take a sip at this. Now then, head back; make a try, lad. It'll pull you round; time's pressing." Joe heard the voice afar off and stirred. There was a familiar note about it, a kindly bluntness to which he was accustomed.
Chapter 7 of A Boy of the Dominion is here in full — 328 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/65 · 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.
(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
From this reading “Joe heard the voice afar off and stirred.”
a remote and undeveloped area
From this reading “Into the Backwoods "Jest you sit right up and take a sip at this.”
the quality of being direct and outspoken
From this reading “There was a familiar note about it, a kindly bluntness to which he was accustomed.”
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading “Into the Backwoods "Jest you sit right up and take a sip at this.”
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading “It'll pull you round; time's pressing."”
a small drink
From this reading “Into the Backwoods "Jest you sit right up and take a sip at this.”
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading “Joe heard the voice afar off and stirred.”
possessive form of “time” — an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “It'll pull you round; time's pressing."”
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 “Into the Backwoods "Jest you sit right up and take a sip at this.”
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 Into the Backwoods "Jest you sit right up and take a sip at this.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was a familiar note about it, a kindly bluntness to which he was accustomed.
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading There was a familiar note about it, a kindly bluntness to which he was accustomed.
(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
From this reading Joe heard the voice afar off and stirred.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Into the Backwoods "Jest you sit right up and take a sip at this.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Into the Backwoods "Jest you sit right up and take a sip at this.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Now then, head back; make a try, lad.
a remote and undeveloped area
From this reading Into the Backwoods "Jest you sit right up and take a sip at this.
the quality of being direct and outspoken
From this reading There was a familiar note about it, a kindly bluntness to which he was accustomed.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading There was a familiar note about it, a kindly bluntness to which he was accustomed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a familiar note about it, a kindly bluntness to which he was accustomed.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Now then, head back; make a try, lad.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Joe heard the voice afar off and stirred.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Into the Backwoods "Jest you sit right up and take a sip at this.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was a familiar note about it, a kindly bluntness to which he was accustomed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It'll pull you round; time's pressing."
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading Into the Backwoods "Jest you sit right up and take a sip at this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joe heard the voice afar off and stirred.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading There was a familiar note about it, a kindly bluntness to which he was accustomed.
a boy or man
From this reading Now then, head back; make a try, lad.
engage in
From this reading Now then, head back; make a try, lad.
a brief written record
From this reading There was a familiar note about it, a kindly bluntness to which he was accustomed.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now then, head back; make a try, lad.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Joe heard the voice afar off and stirred.
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading It'll pull you round; time's pressing."
cause to move by pulling
From this reading It'll pull you round; time's pressing."
precisely, exactly
From this reading Into the Backwoods "Jest you sit right up and take a sip at this.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading It'll pull you round; time's pressing."
a small drink
From this reading Into the Backwoods "Jest you sit right up and take a sip at this.
be seated
From this reading Into the Backwoods "Jest you sit right up and take a sip at this.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Joe heard the voice afar off and stirred.
carry out
From this reading Into the Backwoods "Jest you sit right up and take a sip at this.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Into the Backwoods "Jest you sit right up and take a sip at this.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Now then, head back; make a try, lad.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a familiar note about it, a kindly bluntness to which he was accustomed.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Into the Backwoods "Jest you sit right up and take a sip at this.
possessive form of “time” — an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It'll pull you round; time's pressing."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was a familiar note about it, a kindly bluntness to which he was accustomed.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Now then, head back; make a try, lad.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Into the Backwoods "Jest you sit right up and take a sip at this.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Joe heard the voice afar off and stirred.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a familiar note about it, a kindly bluntness to which he was accustomed.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a familiar note about it, a kindly bluntness to which he was accustomed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Into the Backwoods "Jest you sit right up and take a sip at this.
Chapter 7 of A Boy of the Dominion by F. S. (Frederick Sadleir) Brereton holds 328 sentences, grouped into 66 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 328 sentences of A Boy of the Dominion, unabridged, divided into 66 reading sections.
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