Chapter 7 of Arthur Hamilton, and His Dog is here in full — 32 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Arthur Hamilton, and His Dog is here in full — 32 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GATHERING. It was thought best to lay Henry's beloved form in the earth on the day following his death. It was one of those intensely warm, sultry days, August often brings. Not a leaf stirred upon the trees, not a cloud dimmed the sky. One by one, neighbors and friends dropped in, with noiseless step.
Chapter 7 of Arthur Hamilton, and His Dog is here in full — 32 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “It was one of those intensely warm, sultry days, August often brings.”
made dim or less bright
From this reading “Not a leaf stirred upon the trees, not a cloud dimmed the sky.”
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading “THE GATHERING.”
possessive form of “henry” — 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 “It was thought best to lay Henry's beloved form in the earth on the day following his death.”
to a high degree; extremely; in high concentration or density
From this reading “It was one of those intensely warm, sultry days, August often brings.”
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading “Not a leaf stirred upon the trees, not a cloud dimmed the sky.”
plural of “neighbor” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading “One by one, neighbors and friends dropped in, with noiseless step.”
sexually exciting or gratifying
From this reading “It was one of those intensely warm, sultry days, August often brings.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Not a leaf stirred upon the trees, not a cloud dimmed the sky.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One by one, neighbors and friends dropped in, with noiseless step.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading It was one of those intensely warm, sultry days, August often brings.
dearly loved
From this reading It was thought best to lay Henry's beloved form in the earth on the day following his death.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading It was thought best to lay Henry's beloved form in the earth on the day following his death.
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading It was one of those intensely warm, sultry days, August often brings.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One by one, neighbors and friends dropped in, with noiseless step.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading Not a leaf stirred upon the trees, not a cloud dimmed the sky.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was thought best to lay Henry's beloved form in the earth on the day following his death.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading It was one of those intensely warm, sultry days, August often brings.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading It was thought best to lay Henry's beloved form in the earth on the day following his death.
made dim or less bright
From this reading Not a leaf stirred upon the trees, not a cloud dimmed the sky.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading One by one, neighbors and friends dropped in, with noiseless step.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading It was thought best to lay Henry's beloved form in the earth on the day following his death.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading It was thought best to lay Henry's beloved form in the earth on the day following his death.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading It was thought best to lay Henry's beloved form in the earth on the day following his death.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading One by one, neighbors and friends dropped in, with noiseless step.
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading THE GATHERING.
possessive form of “henry” — 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 It was thought best to lay Henry's beloved form in the earth on the day following his death.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was thought best to lay Henry's beloved form in the earth on the day following his death.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was thought best to lay Henry's beloved form in the earth on the day following his death.
to a high degree; extremely; in high concentration or density
From this reading It was one of those intensely warm, sultry days, August often brings.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was thought best to lay Henry's beloved form in the earth on the day following his death.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It was thought best to lay Henry's beloved form in the earth on the day following his death.
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Not a leaf stirred upon the trees, not a cloud dimmed the sky.
plural of “neighbor” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading One by one, neighbors and friends dropped in, with noiseless step.
making no sound
From this reading One by one, neighbors and friends dropped in, with noiseless step.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a leaf stirred upon the trees, not a cloud dimmed the sky.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was one of those intensely warm, sultry days, August often brings.
many times at short intervals
From this reading It was one of those intensely warm, sultry days, August often brings.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was thought best to lay Henry's beloved form in the earth on the day following his death.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was one of those intensely warm, sultry days, August often brings.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Not a leaf stirred upon the trees, not a cloud dimmed the sky.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading One by one, neighbors and friends dropped in, with noiseless step.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Not a leaf stirred upon the trees, not a cloud dimmed the sky.
sexually exciting or gratifying
From this reading It was one of those intensely warm, sultry days, August often brings.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GATHERING.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was one of those intensely warm, sultry days, August often brings.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It was thought best to lay Henry's beloved form in the earth on the day following his death.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was thought best to lay Henry's beloved form in the earth on the day following his death.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Not a leaf stirred upon the trees, not a cloud dimmed the sky.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Not a leaf stirred upon the trees, not a cloud dimmed the sky.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading It was one of those intensely warm, sultry days, August often brings.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was thought best to lay Henry's beloved form in the earth on the day following his death.
in the company of; together with
From this reading One by one, neighbors and friends dropped in, with noiseless step.
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