Chapter 7 of Antennae is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Antennae is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Jewel smiled at him. “What’s the use?” she said; “you know you got to fork out.” “I’m damned if I will!” cried Joe. “Now you know it, what you goin’ to do about it?” Jewel merely pulled her sewing this way and that.
Chapter 7 of Antennae is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading ““I’m damned if I will!” cried Joe.”
cutlery used for serving and eating food
From this reading ““What’s the use?” she said; “you know you got to fork out.””
a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading “Jewel smiled at him.”
and nothing more
From this reading “Jewel merely pulled her sewing this way and that.”
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading “Jewel merely pulled her sewing this way and that.”
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading “Jewel merely pulled her sewing this way and that.”
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “Jewel smiled at him.”
the act of using
From this reading ““What’s the use?” she said; “you know you got to fork out.””
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 “Jewel smiled at him.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Now you know it, what you goin’ to do about it?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jewel merely pulled her sewing this way and that.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jewel smiled at him.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “I’m damned if I will!” cried Joe.
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “I’m damned if I will!” cried Joe.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Now you know it, what you goin’ to do about it?”
cutlery used for serving and eating food
From this reading “What’s the use?” she said; “you know you got to fork out.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now you know it, what you goin’ to do about it?”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “What’s the use?” she said; “you know you got to fork out.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jewel merely pulled her sewing this way and that.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jewel smiled at him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I’m damned if I will!” cried Joe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m damned if I will!” cried Joe.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I’m damned if I will!” cried Joe.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Now you know it, what you goin’ to do about it?”
a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading Jewel smiled at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m damned if I will!” cried Joe.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “What’s the use?” she said; “you know you got to fork out.”
and nothing more
From this reading Jewel merely pulled her sewing this way and that.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now you know it, what you goin’ to do about it?”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “What’s the use?” she said; “you know you got to fork out.”
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading Jewel merely pulled her sewing this way and that.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “What’s the use?” she said; “you know you got to fork out.”
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading Jewel merely pulled her sewing this way and that.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What’s the use?” she said; “you know you got to fork out.”
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Jewel smiled at him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jewel merely pulled her sewing this way and that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “What’s the use?” she said; “you know you got to fork out.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Jewel merely pulled her sewing this way and that.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “What’s the use?” she said; “you know you got to fork out.”
the act of using
From this reading “What’s the use?” she said; “you know you got to fork out.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Jewel merely pulled her sewing this way and that.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Now you know it, what you goin’ to do about it?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What’s the use?” she said; “you know you got to fork out.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I’m damned if I will!” cried Joe.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What’s the use?” she said; “you know you got to fork out.”
Chapter 7 of Antennae by Hulbert Footner holds 409 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.
Chapter 7 holds 409 sentences of Antennae, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Antennae by Hulbert Footner exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 409 sentences, grouped into 82 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 82 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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