Chapter 7 of Among the Lindens is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Among the Lindens is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DINING IN STATE. “Impossible!” cried Beatrice, catching the angry boy in her arms, and casting a defiant glance toward the irate Mr. Dolloway. “Well, when a young one don’t know any better than to sass his elders he’d ought to be spanked. So I done it. An’ I’ll do it again, if I ever have occasion to.”
Chapter 7 of Among the Lindens is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy
From this reading ““Impossible!” cried Beatrice, catching the angry boy in her arms, and casting a defiant glance toward the irate Mr. Dolloway.”
object formed by a mold
From this reading ““Impossible!” cried Beatrice, catching the angry boy in her arms, and casting a defiant glance toward the irate Mr. Dolloway.”
boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
From this reading ““Impossible!” cried Beatrice, catching the angry boy in her arms, and casting a defiant glance toward the irate Mr. Dolloway.”
the act of eating dinner
From this reading “DINING IN STATE.”
plural of “elder” — a person who is older than you are
From this reading ““Well, when a young one don’t know any better than to sass his elders he’d ought to be spanked.”
feeling or showing extreme anger
From this reading ““Impossible!” cried Beatrice, catching the angry boy in her arms, and casting a defiant glance toward the irate Mr. Dolloway.”
an impudent or insolent rejoinder
From this reading ““Well, when a young one don’t know any better than to sass his elders he’d ought to be spanked.”
past form of “spank” — give a spanking to; subject to a spanking
From this reading ““Well, when a young one don’t know any better than to sass his elders he’d ought to be spanked.”
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 ““Impossible!” cried Beatrice, catching the angry boy in her arms, and casting a defiant glance toward the irate Mr. Dolloway.”
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 “Impossible!” cried Beatrice, catching the angry boy in her arms, and casting a defiant glance toward the irate Mr. Dolloway.
anew
From this reading An’ I’ll do it again, if I ever have occasion to.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An’ I’ll do it again, if I ever have occasion to.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Impossible!” cried Beatrice, catching the angry boy in her arms, and casting a defiant glance toward the irate Mr. Dolloway.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading “Impossible!” cried Beatrice, catching the angry boy in her arms, and casting a defiant glance toward the irate Mr. Dolloway.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Well, when a young one don’t know any better than to sass his elders he’d ought to be spanked.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading “Impossible!” cried Beatrice, catching the angry boy in her arms, and casting a defiant glance toward the irate Mr. Dolloway.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Well, when a young one don’t know any better than to sass his elders he’d ought to be spanked.
the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy
From this reading “Impossible!” cried Beatrice, catching the angry boy in her arms, and casting a defiant glance toward the irate Mr. Dolloway.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “Well, when a young one don’t know any better than to sass his elders he’d ought to be spanked.
a youthful male person
From this reading “Impossible!” cried Beatrice, catching the angry boy in her arms, and casting a defiant glance toward the irate Mr. Dolloway.
object formed by a mold
From this reading “Impossible!” cried Beatrice, catching the angry boy in her arms, and casting a defiant glance toward the irate Mr. Dolloway.
(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
From this reading “Impossible!” cried Beatrice, catching the angry boy in her arms, and casting a defiant glance toward the irate Mr. Dolloway.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Impossible!” cried Beatrice, catching the angry boy in her arms, and casting a defiant glance toward the irate Mr. Dolloway.
boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
From this reading “Impossible!” cried Beatrice, catching the angry boy in her arms, and casting a defiant glance toward the irate Mr. Dolloway.
the act of eating dinner
From this reading DINING IN STATE.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading An’ I’ll do it again, if I ever have occasion to.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Impossible!” cried Beatrice, catching the angry boy in her arms, and casting a defiant glance toward the irate Mr. Dolloway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, when a young one don’t know any better than to sass his elders he’d ought to be spanked.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading So I done it.
plural of “elder” — a person who is older than you are
From this reading “Well, when a young one don’t know any better than to sass his elders he’d ought to be spanked.
at any time
From this reading An’ I’ll do it again, if I ever have occasion to.”
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “Impossible!” cried Beatrice, catching the angry boy in her arms, and casting a defiant glance toward the irate Mr. Dolloway.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading An’ I’ll do it again, if I ever have occasion to.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, when a young one don’t know any better than to sass his elders he’d ought to be spanked.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Impossible!” cried Beatrice, catching the angry boy in her arms, and casting a defiant glance toward the irate Mr. Dolloway.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Well, when a young one don’t know any better than to sass his elders he’d ought to be spanked.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So I done it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An’ I’ll do it again, if I ever have occasion to.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading An’ I’ll do it again, if I ever have occasion to.”
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading “Impossible!” cried Beatrice, catching the angry boy in her arms, and casting a defiant glance toward the irate Mr. Dolloway.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DINING IN STATE.
feeling or showing extreme anger
From this reading “Impossible!” cried Beatrice, catching the angry boy in her arms, and casting a defiant glance toward the irate Mr. Dolloway.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So I done it.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Well, when a young one don’t know any better than to sass his elders he’d ought to be spanked.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Impossible!” cried Beatrice, catching the angry boy in her arms, and casting a defiant glance toward the irate Mr. Dolloway.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading An’ I’ll do it again, if I ever have occasion to.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Well, when a young one don’t know any better than to sass his elders he’d ought to be spanked.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “Well, when a young one don’t know any better than to sass his elders he’d ought to be spanked.
an impudent or insolent rejoinder
From this reading “Well, when a young one don’t know any better than to sass his elders he’d ought to be spanked.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I done it.
past form of “spank” — give a spanking to; subject to a spanking
From this reading “Well, when a young one don’t know any better than to sass his elders he’d ought to be spanked.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading DINING IN STATE.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Well, when a young one don’t know any better than to sass his elders he’d ought to be spanked.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Impossible!” cried Beatrice, catching the angry boy in her arms, and casting a defiant glance toward the irate Mr. Dolloway.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, when a young one don’t know any better than to sass his elders he’d ought to be spanked.
in the direction of
From this reading “Impossible!” cried Beatrice, catching the angry boy in her arms, and casting a defiant glance toward the irate Mr. Dolloway.
(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, when a young one don’t know any better than to sass his elders he’d ought to be spanked.
at the time that
From this reading “Well, when a young one don’t know any better than to sass his elders he’d ought to be spanked.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “Well, when a young one don’t know any better than to sass his elders he’d ought to be spanked.
Chapter 7 of Among the Lindens by Evelyn Raymond holds 229 sentences, grouped into 46 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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