Chapter 7 of Children of No Man's Land is here in full — 497 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Children of No Man's Land is here in full — 497 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“It was your pal I wanted really—not you,” Antonia Verity informed Deb, when their friendship was sturdy enough to withstand such frankness, “I didn’t like you.” “Jenny?—Yes, she was worth fifty of me.” “And yet you’re not really humble,” the other laughed. “Ring for tea, Deb. I’m tired of seeing you brooding like a sphinx.
Chapter 7 of Children of No Man's Land is here in full — 497 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
From this reading “I’m tired of seeing you brooding like a sphinx.”
a young woman making her debut into society
From this reading ““It was your pal I wanted really—not you,” Antonia Verity informed Deb, when their friendship was sturdy enough to withstand such frankness, “I didn’t like you.””
the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
From this reading ““It was your pal I wanted really—not you,” Antonia Verity informed Deb, when their friendship was sturdy enough to withstand such frankness, “I didn’t like you.””
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading ““It was your pal I wanted really—not you,” Antonia Verity informed Deb, when their friendship was sturdy enough to withstand such frankness, “I didn’t like you.””
an inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret
From this reading “I’m tired of seeing you brooding like a sphinx.”
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading ““It was your pal I wanted really—not you,” Antonia Verity informed Deb, when their friendship was sturdy enough to withstand such frankness, “I didn’t like you.””
conformity to reality or actuality
From this reading ““It was your pal I wanted really—not you,” Antonia Verity informed Deb, when their friendship was sturdy enough to withstand such frankness, “I didn’t like you.””
resist or confront with resistance
From this reading ““It was your pal I wanted really—not you,” Antonia Verity informed Deb, when their friendship was sturdy enough to withstand such frankness, “I didn’t like you.””
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 ““Jenny?—Yes, she was worth fifty of me.””
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 I’m tired of seeing you brooding like a sphinx.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And yet you’re not really humble,” the other laughed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It was your pal I wanted really—not you,” Antonia Verity informed Deb, when their friendship was sturdy enough to withstand such frankness, “I didn’t like you.”
sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
From this reading I’m tired of seeing you brooding like a sphinx.
a young woman making her debut into society
From this reading “It was your pal I wanted really—not you,” Antonia Verity informed Deb, when their friendship was sturdy enough to withstand such frankness, “I didn’t like you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It was your pal I wanted really—not you,” Antonia Verity informed Deb, when their friendship was sturdy enough to withstand such frankness, “I didn’t like you.”
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “It was your pal I wanted really—not you,” Antonia Verity informed Deb, when their friendship was sturdy enough to withstand such frankness, “I didn’t like you.”
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading “Jenny?—Yes, she was worth fifty of me.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Ring for tea, Deb.
the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
From this reading “It was your pal I wanted really—not you,” Antonia Verity informed Deb, when their friendship was sturdy enough to withstand such frankness, “I didn’t like you.”
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading “It was your pal I wanted really—not you,” Antonia Verity informed Deb, when their friendship was sturdy enough to withstand such frankness, “I didn’t like you.”
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading “And yet you’re not really humble,” the other laughed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It was your pal I wanted really—not you,” Antonia Verity informed Deb, when their friendship was sturdy enough to withstand such frankness, “I didn’t like you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m tired of seeing you brooding like a sphinx.
having much knowledge or education
From this reading “It was your pal I wanted really—not you,” Antonia Verity informed Deb, when their friendship was sturdy enough to withstand such frankness, “I didn’t like you.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It was your pal I wanted really—not you,” Antonia Verity informed Deb, when their friendship was sturdy enough to withstand such frankness, “I didn’t like you.”
United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)
From this reading “Jenny?—Yes, she was worth fifty of me.”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “And yet you’re not really humble,” the other laughed.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “It was your pal I wanted really—not you,” Antonia Verity informed Deb, when their friendship was sturdy enough to withstand such frankness, “I didn’t like you.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Jenny?—Yes, she was worth fifty of me.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “It was your pal I wanted really—not you,” Antonia Verity informed Deb, when their friendship was sturdy enough to withstand such frankness, “I didn’t like you.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Jenny?—Yes, she was worth fifty of me.”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “And yet you’re not really humble,” the other laughed.
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading “It was your pal I wanted really—not you,” Antonia Verity informed Deb, when their friendship was sturdy enough to withstand such frankness, “I didn’t like you.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “It was your pal I wanted really—not you,” Antonia Verity informed Deb, when their friendship was sturdy enough to withstand such frankness, “I didn’t like you.”
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “Ring for tea, Deb.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading I’m tired of seeing you brooding like a sphinx.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Jenny?—Yes, she was worth fifty of me.”
an inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret
From this reading I’m tired of seeing you brooding like a sphinx.
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading “It was your pal I wanted really—not you,” Antonia Verity informed Deb, when their friendship was sturdy enough to withstand such frankness, “I didn’t like you.”
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “It was your pal I wanted really—not you,” Antonia Verity informed Deb, when their friendship was sturdy enough to withstand such frankness, “I didn’t like you.”
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “Ring for tea, Deb.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “And yet you’re not really humble,” the other laughed.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “It was your pal I wanted really—not you,” Antonia Verity informed Deb, when their friendship was sturdy enough to withstand such frankness, “I didn’t like you.”
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading I’m tired of seeing you brooding like a sphinx.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It was your pal I wanted really—not you,” Antonia Verity informed Deb, when their friendship was sturdy enough to withstand such frankness, “I didn’t like you.”
conformity to reality or actuality
From this reading “It was your pal I wanted really—not you,” Antonia Verity informed Deb, when their friendship was sturdy enough to withstand such frankness, “I didn’t like you.”
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading “It was your pal I wanted really—not you,” Antonia Verity informed Deb, when their friendship was sturdy enough to withstand such frankness, “I didn’t like you.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It was your pal I wanted really—not you,” Antonia Verity informed Deb, when their friendship was sturdy enough to withstand such frankness, “I didn’t like you.”
at the time that
From this reading “It was your pal I wanted really—not you,” Antonia Verity informed Deb, when their friendship was sturdy enough to withstand such frankness, “I didn’t like you.”
resist or confront with resistance
From this reading “It was your pal I wanted really—not you,” Antonia Verity informed Deb, when their friendship was sturdy enough to withstand such frankness, “I didn’t like you.”
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading “Jenny?—Yes, she was worth fifty of me.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Jenny?—Yes, she was worth fifty of me.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “And yet you’re not really humble,” the other laughed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It was your pal I wanted really—not you,” Antonia Verity informed Deb, when their friendship was sturdy enough to withstand such frankness, “I didn’t like you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And yet you’re not really humble,” the other laughed.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It was your pal I wanted really—not you,” Antonia Verity informed Deb, when their friendship was sturdy enough to withstand such frankness, “I didn’t like you.”
Chapter 7 of Children of No Man's Land by G. B. (Gladys Bronwyn) Stern holds 497 sentences, grouped into 100 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.
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