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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 36
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 36

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 36 is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE old man was uptown again before breakfast, but couldn't get no track of Tom; and both of them set at the table thinking, and not saying nothing, and looking mournful, and their coffee getting cold, and not eating anything.
And by and by the old man says:
"Did I give you the letter?"
"What letter?"
"The one I got yesterday out of the post-office."
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 36

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 36 is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE old man was uptown again before breakfast, but couldn't get no track of Tom; and both of them set at the table thinking, and not saying nothing, and looking mournful, and their coffee getting cold, and not eating anything.
Line 2
And by and by the old man says:
/ənd baɪ ənd baɪ ðə oʊld mæn sez/
Line 3
"Did I give you the letter?"
/dɪd aɪ ɡɪv juː ðə ˈletər/
Line 4
"What letter?"
/wʌt ˈletər/
Line 5
"The one I got yesterday out of the post-office."

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

breakfast verb US /ˈbrekfəst/

eat an early morning meal

From this reading “THE old man was uptown again before breakfast, but couldn't get no track of Tom; and both of them set at the table thinking, and not saying nothing, and looking mournful, and their coffee getting cold, and not eating anything.”

coffee noun US /ˈkɑːfi/

a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans

From this reading “THE old man was uptown again before breakfast, but couldn't get no track of Tom; and both of them set at the table thinking, and not saying nothing, and looking mournful, and their coffee getting cold, and not eating anything.”

eating noun US /ˈiːtɪŋ/

the act of consuming food

From this reading “THE old man was uptown again before breakfast, but couldn't get no track of Tom; and both of them set at the table thinking, and not saying nothing, and looking mournful, and their coffee getting cold, and not eating anything.”

getting noun US /ˈɡetɪŋ/

the act of acquiring something

From this reading “THE old man was uptown again before breakfast, but couldn't get no track of Tom; and both of them set at the table thinking, and not saying nothing, and looking mournful, and their coffee getting cold, and not eating anything.”

mournful adjective US /ˈmɔːrnfəl/

expressing sorrow

From this reading “THE old man was uptown again before breakfast, but couldn't get no track of Tom; and both of them set at the table thinking, and not saying nothing, and looking mournful, and their coffee getting cold, and not eating anything.”

track noun US /træk/

a line or route along which something travels or moves

From this reading “THE old man was uptown again before breakfast, but couldn't get no track of Tom; and both of them set at the table thinking, and not saying nothing, and looking mournful, and their coffee getting cold, and not eating anything.”

uptown noun US /ˈʌpˈtaʊn/

a residential part of town away from the central commercial district

From this reading “THE old man was uptown again before breakfast, but couldn't get no track of Tom; and both of them set at the table thinking, and not saying nothing, and looking mournful, and their coffee getting cold, and not eating anything.”

yesterday noun US /ˈjestərdeɪ/

the day immediately before today

From this reading “"The one I got yesterday out of the post-office."”

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againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading THE old man was uptown again before breakfast, but couldn't get no track of Tom; and both of them set at the table thinking, and not saying nothing, and looking mournful, and their coffee getting cold, and not eating anything.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE old man was uptown again before breakfast, but couldn't get no track of Tom; and both of them set at the table thinking, and not saying nothing, and looking mournful, and their coffee getting cold, and not eating anything.

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading THE old man was uptown again before breakfast, but couldn't get no track of Tom; and both of them set at the table thinking, and not saying nothing, and looking mournful, and their coffee getting cold, and not eating anything.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE old man was uptown again before breakfast, but couldn't get no track of Tom; and both of them set at the table thinking, and not saying nothing, and looking mournful, and their coffee getting cold, and not eating anything.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading THE old man was uptown again before breakfast, but couldn't get no track of Tom; and both of them set at the table thinking, and not saying nothing, and looking mournful, and their coffee getting cold, and not eating anything.

bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading THE old man was uptown again before breakfast, but couldn't get no track of Tom; and both of them set at the table thinking, and not saying nothing, and looking mournful, and their coffee getting cold, and not eating anything.

breakfastverbUS /ˈbrekfəst/

eat an early morning meal

From this reading THE old man was uptown again before breakfast, but couldn't get no track of Tom; and both of them set at the table thinking, and not saying nothing, and looking mournful, and their coffee getting cold, and not eating anything.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading THE old man was uptown again before breakfast, but couldn't get no track of Tom; and both of them set at the table thinking, and not saying nothing, and looking mournful, and their coffee getting cold, and not eating anything.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading And by and by the old man says:

coffeenounUS /ˈkɑːfi/

a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans

From this reading THE old man was uptown again before breakfast, but couldn't get no track of Tom; and both of them set at the table thinking, and not saying nothing, and looking mournful, and their coffee getting cold, and not eating anything.

coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading THE old man was uptown again before breakfast, but couldn't get no track of Tom; and both of them set at the table thinking, and not saying nothing, and looking mournful, and their coffee getting cold, and not eating anything.

couldn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE old man was uptown again before breakfast, but couldn't get no track of Tom; and both of them set at the table thinking, and not saying nothing, and looking mournful, and their coffee getting cold, and not eating anything.

Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading "Did I give you the letter?"

eatingnounUS /ˈiːtɪŋ/

the act of consuming food

From this reading THE old man was uptown again before breakfast, but couldn't get no track of Tom; and both of them set at the table thinking, and not saying nothing, and looking mournful, and their coffee getting cold, and not eating anything.

getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading THE old man was uptown again before breakfast, but couldn't get no track of Tom; and both of them set at the table thinking, and not saying nothing, and looking mournful, and their coffee getting cold, and not eating anything.

gettingnounUS /ˈɡetɪŋ/

the act of acquiring something

From this reading THE old man was uptown again before breakfast, but couldn't get no track of Tom; and both of them set at the table thinking, and not saying nothing, and looking mournful, and their coffee getting cold, and not eating anything.

giveverbUS /ɡɪv/

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading "Did I give you the letter?"

gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "The one I got yesterday out of the post-office."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "Did I give you the letter?"

letternounUS /ˈletər/

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading "Did I give you the letter?"

lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading THE old man was uptown again before breakfast, but couldn't get no track of Tom; and both of them set at the table thinking, and not saying nothing, and looking mournful, and their coffee getting cold, and not eating anything.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading THE old man was uptown again before breakfast, but couldn't get no track of Tom; and both of them set at the table thinking, and not saying nothing, and looking mournful, and their coffee getting cold, and not eating anything.

mournfuladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrnfəl/

expressing sorrow

From this reading THE old man was uptown again before breakfast, but couldn't get no track of Tom; and both of them set at the table thinking, and not saying nothing, and looking mournful, and their coffee getting cold, and not eating anything.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading THE old man was uptown again before breakfast, but couldn't get no track of Tom; and both of them set at the table thinking, and not saying nothing, and looking mournful, and their coffee getting cold, and not eating anything.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading THE old man was uptown again before breakfast, but couldn't get no track of Tom; and both of them set at the table thinking, and not saying nothing, and looking mournful, and their coffee getting cold, and not eating anything.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading THE old man was uptown again before breakfast, but couldn't get no track of Tom; and both of them set at the table thinking, and not saying nothing, and looking mournful, and their coffee getting cold, and not eating anything.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE old man was uptown again before breakfast, but couldn't get no track of Tom; and both of them set at the table thinking, and not saying nothing, and looking mournful, and their coffee getting cold, and not eating anything.

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading THE old man was uptown again before breakfast, but couldn't get no track of Tom; and both of them set at the table thinking, and not saying nothing, and looking mournful, and their coffee getting cold, and not eating anything.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "The one I got yesterday out of the post-office."

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading "The one I got yesterday out of the post-office."

post-office

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "The one I got yesterday out of the post-office."

sayingnounUS /ˈseɪɪŋ/

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading THE old man was uptown again before breakfast, but couldn't get no track of Tom; and both of them set at the table thinking, and not saying nothing, and looking mournful, and their coffee getting cold, and not eating anything.

saysnounUS /sez/

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading And by and by the old man says:

setverbUS /set/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading THE old man was uptown again before breakfast, but couldn't get no track of Tom; and both of them set at the table thinking, and not saying nothing, and looking mournful, and their coffee getting cold, and not eating anything.

tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading THE old man was uptown again before breakfast, but couldn't get no track of Tom; and both of them set at the table thinking, and not saying nothing, and looking mournful, and their coffee getting cold, and not eating anything.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE old man was uptown again before breakfast, but couldn't get no track of Tom; and both of them set at the table thinking, and not saying nothing, and looking mournful, and their coffee getting cold, and not eating anything.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading THE old man was uptown again before breakfast, but couldn't get no track of Tom; and both of them set at the table thinking, and not saying nothing, and looking mournful, and their coffee getting cold, and not eating anything.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading THE old man was uptown again before breakfast, but couldn't get no track of Tom; and both of them set at the table thinking, and not saying nothing, and looking mournful, and their coffee getting cold, and not eating anything.

thinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading THE old man was uptown again before breakfast, but couldn't get no track of Tom; and both of them set at the table thinking, and not saying nothing, and looking mournful, and their coffee getting cold, and not eating anything.

TomnounUS /tɑːm/

male cat

From this reading THE old man was uptown again before breakfast, but couldn't get no track of Tom; and both of them set at the table thinking, and not saying nothing, and looking mournful, and their coffee getting cold, and not eating anything.

tracknounUS /træk/

a line or route along which something travels or moves

From this reading THE old man was uptown again before breakfast, but couldn't get no track of Tom; and both of them set at the table thinking, and not saying nothing, and looking mournful, and their coffee getting cold, and not eating anything.

uptownnounUS /ˈʌpˈtaʊn/

a residential part of town away from the central commercial district

From this reading THE old man was uptown again before breakfast, but couldn't get no track of Tom; and both of them set at the table thinking, and not saying nothing, and looking mournful, and their coffee getting cold, and not eating anything.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading THE old man was uptown again before breakfast, but couldn't get no track of Tom; and both of them set at the table thinking, and not saying nothing, and looking mournful, and their coffee getting cold, and not eating anything.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "What letter?"

yesterdaynounUS /ˈjestərdeɪ/

the day immediately before today

From this reading "The one I got yesterday out of the post-office."

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Did I give you the letter?"

Chapter 7 of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 36 by Mark Twain holds 168 sentences, grouped into 34 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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