Chapter 7 of Black Pawl is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Black Pawl is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
After the fight with his son, a change came over Cap’n Pawl, a change which made the missionary uneasy. Black Pawl said to him next day: “Well, Father, you were a true prophet. The thing came about as you said. But you see, it is finished, with no harm done after all.” “It has come,” said the missionary.
Chapter 7 of Black Pawl is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading “After the fight with his son, a change came over Cap’n Pawl, a change which made the missionary uneasy.”
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “After the fight with his son, a change came over Cap’n Pawl, a change which made the missionary uneasy.”
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading “But you see, it is finished, with no harm done after all.””
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading “But you see, it is finished, with no harm done after all.””
someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program
From this reading “After the fight with his son, a change came over Cap’n Pawl, a change which made the missionary uneasy.”
an authoritative person who divines the future
From this reading “Black Pawl said to him next day: “Well, Father, you were a true prophet.”
a male human offspring
From this reading “After the fight with his son, a change came over Cap’n Pawl, a change which made the missionary uneasy.”
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading “After the fight with his son, a change came over Cap’n Pawl, a change which made the missionary uneasy.”
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.
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In this reading “Black Pawl said to him next day: “Well, Father, you were a true prophet.”
In this reading “Black Pawl said to him next day: “Well, Father, you were a true prophet.”
communicate the intended meaning or impression
In this reading “After the fight with his son, a change came over Cap’n Pawl, a change which made the missionary uneasy.”
In this reading “After the fight with his son, a change came over Cap’n Pawl, a change which made the missionary uneasy.”
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 After the fight with his son, a change came over Cap’n Pawl, a change which made the missionary uneasy.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The thing came about as you said.
later than; following
From this reading After the fight with his son, a change came over Cap’n Pawl, a change which made the missionary uneasy.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading But you see, it is finished, with no harm done after all.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The thing came about as you said.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Black Pawl said to him next day: “Well, Father, you were a true prophet.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you see, it is finished, with no harm done after all.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading After the fight with his son, a change came over Cap’n Pawl, a change which made the missionary uneasy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After the fight with his son, a change came over Cap’n Pawl, a change which made the missionary uneasy.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading After the fight with his son, a change came over Cap’n Pawl, a change which made the missionary uneasy.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “It has come,” said the missionary.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Black Pawl said to him next day: “Well, Father, you were a true prophet.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading But you see, it is finished, with no harm done after all.”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Black Pawl said to him next day: “Well, Father, you were a true prophet.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading After the fight with his son, a change came over Cap’n Pawl, a change which made the missionary uneasy.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading But you see, it is finished, with no harm done after all.”
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading But you see, it is finished, with no harm done after all.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It has come,” said the missionary.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Black Pawl said to him next day: “Well, Father, you were a true prophet.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After the fight with his son, a change came over Cap’n Pawl, a change which made the missionary uneasy.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But you see, it is finished, with no harm done after all.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But you see, it is finished, with no harm done after all.”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading After the fight with his son, a change came over Cap’n Pawl, a change which made the missionary uneasy.
someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program
From this reading After the fight with his son, a change came over Cap’n Pawl, a change which made the missionary uneasy.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Black Pawl said to him next day: “Well, Father, you were a true prophet.
not any; not one
From this reading But you see, it is finished, with no harm done after all.”
above and across; more than
From this reading After the fight with his son, a change came over Cap’n Pawl, a change which made the missionary uneasy.
a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
From this reading After the fight with his son, a change came over Cap’n Pawl, a change which made the missionary uneasy.
an authoritative person who divines the future
From this reading Black Pawl said to him next day: “Well, Father, you were a true prophet.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Black Pawl said to him next day: “Well, Father, you were a true prophet.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But you see, it is finished, with no harm done after all.”
a male human offspring
From this reading After the fight with his son, a change came over Cap’n Pawl, a change which made the missionary uneasy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After the fight with his son, a change came over Cap’n Pawl, a change which made the missionary uneasy.
a special situation
From this reading The thing came about as you said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Black Pawl said to him next day: “Well, Father, you were a true prophet.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Black Pawl said to him next day: “Well, Father, you were a true prophet.
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading After the fight with his son, a change came over Cap’n Pawl, a change which made the missionary uneasy.
(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 Black Pawl said to him next day: “Well, Father, you were a true prophet.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Black Pawl said to him next day: “Well, Father, you were a true prophet.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After the fight with his son, a change came over Cap’n Pawl, a change which made the missionary uneasy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading After the fight with his son, a change came over Cap’n Pawl, a change which made the missionary uneasy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Black Pawl said to him next day: “Well, Father, you were a true prophet.
Chapter 7 of Black Pawl by Ben Ames Williams holds 102 sentences, grouped into 21 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 102 sentences of Black Pawl, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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