Chapter 7 of Black Ivory is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Black Ivory is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The interpreter came forward with a look of much excitement as he spoke. "What now, Antonio?" "Oh! it's drefful," replied the interpreter. "Dey tells me have hear Marizano speak ob anoder slaving party what go straight to Kambira's village for attack it." "Who told you that?
Chapter 7 of Black Ivory is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading “"Dey tells me have hear Marizano speak ob anoder slaving party what go straight to Kambira's village for attack it."”
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading “The interpreter came forward with a look of much excitement as he spoke.”
at or to or toward the front
From this reading “The interpreter came forward with a look of much excitement as he spoke.”
someone who mediates between speakers of different languages
From this reading “The interpreter came forward with a look of much excitement as he spoke.”
an organization to gain political power
From this reading “"Dey tells me have hear Marizano speak ob anoder slaving party what go straight to Kambira's village for attack it."”
successive (without a break)
From this reading “"Dey tells me have hear Marizano speak ob anoder slaving party what go straight to Kambira's village for attack it."”
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading “"Dey tells me have hear Marizano speak ob anoder slaving party what go straight to Kambira's village for attack it."”
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading “"Dey tells me have hear Marizano speak ob anoder slaving party what go straight to Kambira's village for attack it."”
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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 The interpreter came forward with a look of much excitement as he spoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dey tells me have hear Marizano speak ob anoder slaving party what go straight to Kambira's village for attack it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What now, Antonio?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The interpreter came forward with a look of much excitement as he spoke.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading "Dey tells me have hear Marizano speak ob anoder slaving party what go straight to Kambira's village for attack it."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The interpreter came forward with a look of much excitement as he spoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dey tells me have hear Marizano speak ob anoder slaving party what go straight to Kambira's village for attack it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh! it's drefful," replied the interpreter.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading The interpreter came forward with a look of much excitement as he spoke.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Dey tells me have hear Marizano speak ob anoder slaving party what go straight to Kambira's village for attack it."
at or to or toward the front
From this reading The interpreter came forward with a look of much excitement as he spoke.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Dey tells me have hear Marizano speak ob anoder slaving party what go straight to Kambira's village for attack it."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Dey tells me have hear Marizano speak ob anoder slaving party what go straight to Kambira's village for attack it."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The interpreter came forward with a look of much excitement as he spoke.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "Dey tells me have hear Marizano speak ob anoder slaving party what go straight to Kambira's village for attack it."
someone who mediates between speakers of different languages
From this reading The interpreter came forward with a look of much excitement as he spoke.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Dey tells me have hear Marizano speak ob anoder slaving party what go straight to Kambira's village for attack it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh! it's drefful," replied the interpreter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dey tells me have hear Marizano speak ob anoder slaving party what go straight to Kambira's village for attack it."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The interpreter came forward with a look of much excitement as he spoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dey tells me have hear Marizano speak ob anoder slaving party what go straight to Kambira's village for attack it."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Dey tells me have hear Marizano speak ob anoder slaving party what go straight to Kambira's village for attack it."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The interpreter came forward with a look of much excitement as he spoke.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "What now, Antonio?"
a major river of western Siberia; flows generally northward and westward to the Gulf of Ob and the Kara Sea
From this reading "Dey tells me have hear Marizano speak ob anoder slaving party what go straight to Kambira's village for attack it."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The interpreter came forward with a look of much excitement as he spoke.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh! it's drefful," replied the interpreter.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading "Dey tells me have hear Marizano speak ob anoder slaving party what go straight to Kambira's village for attack it."
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Oh! it's drefful," replied the interpreter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dey tells me have hear Marizano speak ob anoder slaving party what go straight to Kambira's village for attack it."
express in speech
From this reading "Dey tells me have hear Marizano speak ob anoder slaving party what go straight to Kambira's village for attack it."
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading The interpreter came forward with a look of much excitement as he spoke.
successive (without a break)
From this reading "Dey tells me have hear Marizano speak ob anoder slaving party what go straight to Kambira's village for attack it."
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading "Dey tells me have hear Marizano speak ob anoder slaving party what go straight to Kambira's village for attack it."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Who told you that?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The interpreter came forward with a look of much excitement as he spoke.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Dey tells me have hear Marizano speak ob anoder slaving party what go straight to Kambira's village for attack it."
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "Who told you that?
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading "Dey tells me have hear Marizano speak ob anoder slaving party what go straight to Kambira's village for attack it."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What now, Antonio?"
which person or people
From this reading "Who told you that?
in the company of; together with
From this reading The interpreter came forward with a look of much excitement as he spoke.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Who told you that?
Chapter 7 of Black Ivory by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 415 sentences of Black Ivory, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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