Chapter 7 of A laugh a day keeps the doctor away is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of A laugh a day keeps the doctor away is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Nelson, hey?” said the patriarch. “There used to be some Nelsons out in the Kent neighborhood. Don’t s’pose you ever heerd of them.” “I’ve been hearing of them all my life,” said the young man. “I come from New York, but my father’s name was Henry Nelson and he was born out near Kent in this county.”
Chapter 7 of A laugh a day keeps the doctor away is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading ““I come from New York, but my father’s name was Henry Nelson and he was born out near Kent in this county.””
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading ““I’ve been hearing of them all my life,” said the young man.”
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading ““I come from New York, but my father’s name was Henry Nelson and he was born out near Kent in this county.””
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading ““There used to be some Nelsons out in the Kent neighborhood.”
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading ““There used to be some Nelsons out in the Kent neighborhood.”
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
From this reading ““Nelson, hey?” said the patriarch.”
title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem)
From this reading ““Nelson, hey?” said the patriarch.”
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a teenager or a young adult male
In this reading ““I’ve been hearing of them all my life,” said the young man.”
In this reading ““I come from New York, but my father’s name was Henry Nelson and he was born out near Kent in this county.””
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “I’ve been hearing of them all my life,” said the young man.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I come from New York, but my father’s name was Henry Nelson and he was born out near Kent in this county.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “There used to be some Nelsons out in the Kent neighborhood.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I’ve been hearing of them all my life,” said the young man.
brought into existence
From this reading “I come from New York, but my father’s name was Henry Nelson and he was born out near Kent in this county.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I come from New York, but my father’s name was Henry Nelson and he was born out near Kent in this county.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “I come from New York, but my father’s name was Henry Nelson and he was born out near Kent in this county.”
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading “I come from New York, but my father’s name was Henry Nelson and he was born out near Kent in this county.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t s’pose you ever heerd of them.”
at any time
From this reading Don’t s’pose you ever heerd of them.”
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “I come from New York, but my father’s name was Henry Nelson and he was born out near Kent in this county.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I come from New York, but my father’s name was Henry Nelson and he was born out near Kent in this county.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I come from New York, but my father’s name was Henry Nelson and he was born out near Kent in this county.”
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading “I’ve been hearing of them all my life,” said the young man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t s’pose you ever heerd of them.”
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading “I come from New York, but my father’s name was Henry Nelson and he was born out near Kent in this county.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Nelson, hey?” said the patriarch.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I come from New York, but my father’s name was Henry Nelson and he was born out near Kent in this county.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ve been hearing of them all my life,” said the young man.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “There used to be some Nelsons out in the Kent neighborhood.
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading “There used to be some Nelsons out in the Kent neighborhood.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “I’ve been hearing of them all my life,” said the young man.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “I’ve been hearing of them all my life,” said the young man.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I’ve been hearing of them all my life,” said the young man.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “I come from New York, but my father’s name was Henry Nelson and he was born out near Kent in this county.”
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading “I come from New York, but my father’s name was Henry Nelson and he was born out near Kent in this county.”
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading “There used to be some Nelsons out in the Kent neighborhood.
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
From this reading “Nelson, hey?” said the patriarch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There used to be some Nelsons out in the Kent neighborhood.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “I come from New York, but my father’s name was Henry Nelson and he was born out near Kent in this county.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Don’t s’pose you ever heerd of them.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “There used to be some Nelsons out in the Kent neighborhood.
title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem)
From this reading “Nelson, hey?” said the patriarch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t s’pose you ever heerd of them.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Nelson, hey?” said the patriarch.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “There used to be some Nelsons out in the Kent neighborhood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Nelson, hey?” said the patriarch.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Don’t s’pose you ever heerd of them.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There used to be some Nelsons out in the Kent neighborhood.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I come from New York, but my father’s name was Henry Nelson and he was born out near Kent in this county.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “There used to be some Nelsons out in the Kent neighborhood.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading “There used to be some Nelsons out in the Kent neighborhood.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I come from New York, but my father’s name was Henry Nelson and he was born out near Kent in this county.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “I come from New York, but my father’s name was Henry Nelson and he was born out near Kent in this county.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don’t s’pose you ever heerd of them.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “I’ve been hearing of them all my life,” said the young man.
Chapter 7 of A laugh a day keeps the doctor away by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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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