Chapter 7 of Castle Craneycrow is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Castle Craneycrow is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“What have you to say to me, Phil?” “I have first to ask if you despise me,” he found voice to say. “I decline to answer that question.'' “Your mother has said so.” “She should not have done so.”
Chapter 7 of Castle Craneycrow is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 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.
react verbally
From this reading ““I decline to answer that question.''”
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading ““I have first to ask if you despise me,” he found voice to say.”
grow worse
From this reading ““I decline to answer that question.''”
look down on with disdain
From this reading ““I have first to ask if you despise me,” he found voice to say.”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading ““She should not have done so.””
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading ““Your mother has said so.””
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading ““I decline to answer that question.''”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading ““I have first to ask if you despise me,” he found voice to say.”
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.
react verbally
From this reading “I decline to answer that question.''
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “I have first to ask if you despise me,” he found voice to say.
grow worse
From this reading “I decline to answer that question.''
look down on with disdain
From this reading “I have first to ask if you despise me,” he found voice to say.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “She should not have done so.”
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “I have first to ask if you despise me,” he found voice to say.
set up or found
From this reading “I have first to ask if you despise me,” he found voice to say.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Your mother has said so.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “What have you to say to me, Phil?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I have first to ask if you despise me,” he found voice to say.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have first to ask if you despise me,” he found voice to say.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I have first to ask if you despise me,” he found voice to say.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “What have you to say to me, Phil?”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Your mother has said so.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “She should not have done so.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What have you to say to me, Phil?”
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “I decline to answer that question.''
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Your mother has said so.”
express in words
From this reading “What have you to say to me, Phil?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She should not have done so.”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “She should not have done so.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Your mother has said so.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I decline to answer that question.''
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “What have you to say to me, Phil?”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “I have first to ask if you despise me,” he found voice to say.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What have you to say to me, Phil?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What have you to say to me, Phil?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your mother has said so.”
Chapter 7 of Castle Craneycrow by George Barr McCutcheon holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 402 sentences of Castle Craneycrow, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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