Chapter 7 of Bert Wilson, Marathon Winner is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Bert Wilson, Marathon Winner is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FIRST MARATHON "By George!" exclaimed Dick, as he looked about him. "I wish we had a moving picture machine on board. This would make a dandy film." There was certainly motion enough to satisfy the most ardent advocate of the "strenuous life." The deck was humming with life at its fullest.
Chapter 7 of Bert Wilson, Marathon Winner is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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push for something
From this reading “There was certainly motion enough to satisfy the most ardent advocate of the "strenuous life."”
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading “There was certainly motion enough to satisfy the most ardent advocate of the "strenuous life."”
a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
From this reading “This would make a dandy film."”
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
From this reading “This would make a dandy film."”
superlative of “full” — containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading “The deck was humming with life at its fullest.”
a humming noise
From this reading “The deck was humming with life at its fullest.”
any long and arduous undertaking
From this reading “THE FIRST MARATHON "By George!" exclaimed Dick, as he looked about him.”
characterized by or performed with much energy or force
From this reading “There was certainly motion enough to satisfy the most ardent advocate of the "strenuous life."”
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.
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
In this reading “"I wish we had a moving picture machine on board.”
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
In this reading “"I wish we had a moving picture machine on board.”
In this reading “There was certainly motion enough to satisfy the most ardent advocate of the "strenuous life."”
In this reading “There was certainly motion enough to satisfy the most ardent advocate of the "strenuous life."”
In this reading “THE FIRST MARATHON "By George!" exclaimed Dick, as he looked about him.”
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 "I wish we had a moving picture machine on board.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE FIRST MARATHON "By George!" exclaimed Dick, as he looked about him.
push for something
From this reading There was certainly motion enough to satisfy the most ardent advocate of the "strenuous life."
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading There was certainly motion enough to satisfy the most ardent advocate of the "strenuous life."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE FIRST MARATHON "By George!" exclaimed Dick, as he looked about him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The deck was humming with life at its fullest.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading "I wish we had a moving picture machine on board.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE FIRST MARATHON "By George!" exclaimed Dick, as he looked about him.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading There was certainly motion enough to satisfy the most ardent advocate of the "strenuous life."
a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
From this reading This would make a dandy film."
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading The deck was humming with life at its fullest.
someone who is a detective
From this reading THE FIRST MARATHON "By George!" exclaimed Dick, as he looked about him.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading There was certainly motion enough to satisfy the most ardent advocate of the "strenuous life."
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading THE FIRST MARATHON "By George!" exclaimed Dick, as he looked about him.
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
From this reading This would make a dandy film."
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE FIRST MARATHON "By George!" exclaimed Dick, as he looked about him.
superlative of “full” — containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The deck was humming with life at its fullest.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading THE FIRST MARATHON "By George!" exclaimed Dick, as he looked about him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I wish we had a moving picture machine on board.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE FIRST MARATHON "By George!" exclaimed Dick, as he looked about him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE FIRST MARATHON "By George!" exclaimed Dick, as he looked about him.
a humming noise
From this reading The deck was humming with life at its fullest.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wish we had a moving picture machine on board.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The deck was humming with life at its fullest.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading There was certainly motion enough to satisfy the most ardent advocate of the "strenuous life."
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading THE FIRST MARATHON "By George!" exclaimed Dick, as he looked about him.
any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
From this reading "I wish we had a moving picture machine on board.
engage in
From this reading This would make a dandy film."
any long and arduous undertaking
From this reading THE FIRST MARATHON "By George!" exclaimed Dick, as he looked about him.
used to form the superlative
From this reading There was certainly motion enough to satisfy the most ardent advocate of the "strenuous life."
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading There was certainly motion enough to satisfy the most ardent advocate of the "strenuous life."
in motion
From this reading "I wish we had a moving picture machine on board.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was certainly motion enough to satisfy the most ardent advocate of the "strenuous life."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I wish we had a moving picture machine on board.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading "I wish we had a moving picture machine on board.
meet the requirements or expectations of
From this reading There was certainly motion enough to satisfy the most ardent advocate of the "strenuous life."
characterized by or performed with much energy or force
From this reading There was certainly motion enough to satisfy the most ardent advocate of the "strenuous life."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST MARATHON "By George!" exclaimed Dick, as he looked about him.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was certainly motion enough to satisfy the most ardent advocate of the "strenuous life."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This would make a dandy film."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was certainly motion enough to satisfy the most ardent advocate of the "strenuous life."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was certainly motion enough to satisfy the most ardent advocate of the "strenuous life."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I wish we had a moving picture machine on board.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "I wish we had a moving picture machine on board.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The deck was humming with life at its fullest.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading This would make a dandy film."
Chapter 7 of Bert Wilson, Marathon Winner by J. W. Duffield holds 151 sentences, grouped into 31 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 151 sentences of Bert Wilson, Marathon Winner, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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