Chapter 7 of Children of the Market Place is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Children of the Market Place is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The autumn was coming on. The cholera had abated. The air was cool and fresh. The country was taking fire from the colors of the changing year. And I was feeling more rugged than I had ever felt in my life.
Chapter 7 of Children of the Market Place is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
past form of “abate” — make less active or intense
From this reading “The cholera had abated.”
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading “The autumn was coming on.”
marked by continuous change or effective action
From this reading “The country was taking fire from the colors of the changing year.”
an acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of contaminated water or food
From this reading “The cholera had abated.”
a flag that shows its nationality
From this reading “The country was taking fire from the colors of the changing year.”
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading “The air was cool and fresh.”
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading “The air was cool and fresh.”
sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring
From this reading “And I was feeling more rugged than I had ever felt in my life.”
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.
past form of “abate” — make less active or intense
From this reading The cholera had abated.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The air was cool and fresh.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The air was cool and fresh.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading The autumn was coming on.
marked by continuous change or effective action
From this reading The country was taking fire from the colors of the changing year.
an acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of contaminated water or food
From this reading The cholera had abated.
a flag that shows its nationality
From this reading The country was taking fire from the colors of the changing year.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The autumn was coming on.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading The air was cool and fresh.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The country was taking fire from the colors of the changing year.
at any time
From this reading And I was feeling more rugged than I had ever felt in my life.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading And I was feeling more rugged than I had ever felt in my life.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading And I was feeling more rugged than I had ever felt in my life.
start firing a weapon
From this reading The country was taking fire from the colors of the changing year.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading The air was cool and fresh.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The country was taking fire from the colors of the changing year.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The cholera had abated.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And I was feeling more rugged than I had ever felt in my life.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And I was feeling more rugged than I had ever felt in my life.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading And I was feeling more rugged than I had ever felt in my life.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading And I was feeling more rugged than I had ever felt in my life.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And I was feeling more rugged than I had ever felt in my life.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The country was taking fire from the colors of the changing year.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The autumn was coming on.
sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring
From this reading And I was feeling more rugged than I had ever felt in my life.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading The country was taking fire from the colors of the changing year.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And I was feeling more rugged than I had ever felt in my life.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The autumn was coming on.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The autumn was coming on.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading The country was taking fire from the colors of the changing year.
Chapter 7 of Children of the Market Place by Edgar Lee Masters holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 409 sentences of Children of the Market Place, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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