Chapter 7 of By the World Forgot is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of By the World Forgot is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"How?" "He would naturally cable me, his business partner." "Oh, then he doesn’t know anything about your part, if he is alive." "Certainly not, unless Woywod told him, which would be most unlikely." "I see.
Chapter 7 of By the World Forgot is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
possessing life
From this reading “"Oh, then he doesn’t know anything about your part, if he is alive."”
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “"He would naturally cable me, his business partner."”
a telegram sent abroad
From this reading “"He would naturally cable me, his business partner."”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “"Certainly not, unless Woywod told him, which would be most unlikely."”
as might be expected
From this reading “"He would naturally cable me, his business partner."”
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading “"He would naturally cable me, his business partner."”
except if; if not
From this reading “"Certainly not, unless Woywod told him, which would be most unlikely."”
not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred
From this reading “"Certainly not, unless Woywod told him, which would be most unlikely."”
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 “"Certainly not, unless Woywod told him, which would be most unlikely."”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Oh, then he doesn’t know anything about your part, if he is alive."
possessing life
From this reading "Oh, then he doesn’t know anything about your part, if he is alive."
any thing at all
From this reading "Oh, then he doesn’t know anything about your part, if he is alive."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Certainly not, unless Woywod told him, which would be most unlikely."
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "He would naturally cable me, his business partner."
a telegram sent abroad
From this reading "He would naturally cable me, his business partner."
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "Certainly not, unless Woywod told him, which would be most unlikely."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, then he doesn’t know anything about your part, if he is alive."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He would naturally cable me, his business partner."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Certainly not, unless Woywod told him, which would be most unlikely."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "He would naturally cable me, his business partner."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I see.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Oh, then he doesn’t know anything about your part, if he is alive."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, then he doesn’t know anything about your part, if he is alive."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Oh, then he doesn’t know anything about your part, if he is alive."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He would naturally cable me, his business partner."
used to form the superlative
From this reading "Certainly not, unless Woywod told him, which would be most unlikely."
as might be expected
From this reading "He would naturally cable me, his business partner."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Certainly not, unless Woywod told him, which would be most unlikely."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, then he doesn’t know anything about your part, if he is alive."
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading "Oh, then he doesn’t know anything about your part, if he is alive."
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading "He would naturally cable me, his business partner."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I see.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Oh, then he doesn’t know anything about your part, if he is alive."
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "Certainly not, unless Woywod told him, which would be most unlikely."
except if; if not
From this reading "Certainly not, unless Woywod told him, which would be most unlikely."
not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred
From this reading "Certainly not, unless Woywod told him, which would be most unlikely."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Certainly not, unless Woywod told him, which would be most unlikely."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "He would naturally cable me, his business partner."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Certainly not, unless Woywod told him, which would be most unlikely."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, then he doesn’t know anything about your part, if he is alive."
Chapter 7 of By the World Forgot by Cyrus Townsend Brady holds 414 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 414 sentences of By the World Forgot, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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