Chapter 7 of A Child of the Jago is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of A Child of the Jago is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Father Sturt walked a little way in silence. Then he said:--'You are right, of course. But who'll listen, if you shout it from the housetops? I might try to proclaim it myself, if I had time and energy to waste. But I have none--I must work, and so must you.
Chapter 7 of A Child of the Jago is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading “I might try to proclaim it myself, if I had time and energy to waste.”
hear with intention
From this reading “But who'll listen, if you shout it from the housetops?”
not one, and not any
From this reading “But I have none--I must work, and so must you.”
declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles
From this reading “I might try to proclaim it myself, if I had time and energy to waste.”
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading “But who'll listen, if you shout it from the housetops?”
make an effort or attempt
From this reading “I might try to proclaim it myself, if I had time and energy to waste.”
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading “Father Sturt walked a little way in silence.”
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading “I might try to proclaim it myself, if I had time and energy to waste.”
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.
as might be expected
In this reading “Then he said:--'You are right, of course.”
In this reading “Father Sturt walked a little way in silence.”
In this reading “Father Sturt walked a little way in silence.”
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 Father Sturt walked a little way in silence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I might try to proclaim it myself, if I had time and energy to waste.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then he said:--'You are right, of course.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But who'll listen, if you shout it from the housetops?
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Then he said:--'You are right, of course.
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading I might try to proclaim it myself, if I had time and energy to waste.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Father Sturt walked a little way in silence.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But who'll listen, if you shout it from the housetops?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I might try to proclaim it myself, if I had time and energy to waste.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But I have none--I must work, and so must you.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he said:--'You are right, of course.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But who'll listen, if you shout it from the housetops?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I might try to proclaim it myself, if I had time and energy to waste.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But who'll listen, if you shout it from the housetops?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Father Sturt walked a little way in silence.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But who'll listen, if you shout it from the housetops?
hear with intention
From this reading But who'll listen, if you shout it from the housetops?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Father Sturt walked a little way in silence.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I might try to proclaim it myself, if I had time and energy to waste.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But I have none--I must work, and so must you.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I might try to proclaim it myself, if I had time and energy to waste.
not one, and not any
From this reading But I have none--I must work, and so must you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then he said:--'You are right, of course.
declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles
From this reading I might try to proclaim it myself, if I had time and energy to waste.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Then he said:--'You are right, of course.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then he said:--'You are right, of course.
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading But who'll listen, if you shout it from the housetops?
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Father Sturt walked a little way in silence.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But I have none--I must work, and so must you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Father Sturt walked a little way in silence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But who'll listen, if you shout it from the housetops?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he said:--'You are right, of course.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I might try to proclaim it myself, if I had time and energy to waste.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I might try to proclaim it myself, if I had time and energy to waste.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading I might try to proclaim it myself, if I had time and energy to waste.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Father Sturt walked a little way in silence.
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading I might try to proclaim it myself, if I had time and energy to waste.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Father Sturt walked a little way in silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But who'll listen, if you shout it from the housetops?
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading But I have none--I must work, and so must you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then he said:--'You are right, of course.
Chapter 7 of A Child of the Jago by Arthur Morrison holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
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