Chapter 7 of Dad is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Dad is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LEFT BEHIND Main Street was alive with bunting and with multicolored dresses. Across the thoroughfare hung banners. Flags were draped from window to window. The sidewalks were jammed with people whose attire was gay and whose faces were sad. From the square at last came the fife-and-drum notes of “The Girl I Left Behind Me.”
Chapter 7 of Dad is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “banner” — long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising
From this reading “Across the thoroughfare hung banners.”
a loosely woven fabric used for flags, etc.
From this reading “LEFT BEHIND Main Street was alive with bunting and with multicolored dresses.”
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading “Flags were draped from window to window.”
plural of “flag” — emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading “Flags were draped from window to window.”
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading “The sidewalks were jammed with people whose attire was gay and whose faces were sad.”
having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
From this reading “LEFT BEHIND Main Street was alive with bunting and with multicolored dresses.”
plural of “sidewalk” — walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway
From this reading “The sidewalks were jammed with people whose attire was gay and whose faces were sad.”
a public road from one place to another
From this reading “Across the thoroughfare hung banners.”
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.
street that serves as a principal thoroughfare for traffic in a town
In this reading “LEFT BEHIND Main Street was alive with bunting and with multicolored dresses.”
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.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Across the thoroughfare hung banners.
possessing life
From this reading LEFT BEHIND Main Street was alive with bunting and with multicolored dresses.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LEFT BEHIND Main Street was alive with bunting and with multicolored dresses.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading From the square at last came the fife-and-drum notes of “The Girl I Left Behind Me.”
clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
From this reading The sidewalks were jammed with people whose attire was gay and whose faces were sad.
plural of “banner” — long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising
From this reading Across the thoroughfare hung banners.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading LEFT BEHIND Main Street was alive with bunting and with multicolored dresses.
a loosely woven fabric used for flags, etc.
From this reading LEFT BEHIND Main Street was alive with bunting and with multicolored dresses.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading From the square at last came the fife-and-drum notes of “The Girl I Left Behind Me.”
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading Flags were draped from window to window.
plural of “dress” — a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
From this reading LEFT BEHIND Main Street was alive with bunting and with multicolored dresses.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The sidewalks were jammed with people whose attire was gay and whose faces were sad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From the square at last came the fife-and-drum notes of “The Girl I Left Behind Me.”
plural of “flag” — emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading Flags were draped from window to window.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Flags were draped from window to window.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading The sidewalks were jammed with people whose attire was gay and whose faces were sad.
a young female
From this reading From the square at last came the fife-and-drum notes of “The Girl I Left Behind Me.”
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading Across the thoroughfare hung banners.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading From the square at last came the fife-and-drum notes of “The Girl I Left Behind Me.”
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading The sidewalks were jammed with people whose attire was gay and whose faces were sad.
immediately past
From this reading From the square at last came the fife-and-drum notes of “The Girl I Left Behind Me.”
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading LEFT BEHIND Main Street was alive with bunting and with multicolored dresses.
most important element
From this reading LEFT BEHIND Main Street was alive with bunting and with multicolored dresses.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From the square at last came the fife-and-drum notes of “The Girl I Left Behind Me.”
having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
From this reading LEFT BEHIND Main Street was alive with bunting and with multicolored dresses.
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading From the square at last came the fife-and-drum notes of “The Girl I Left Behind Me.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From the square at last came the fife-and-drum notes of “The Girl I Left Behind Me.”
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The sidewalks were jammed with people whose attire was gay and whose faces were sad.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading The sidewalks were jammed with people whose attire was gay and whose faces were sad.
plural of “sidewalk” — walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway
From this reading The sidewalks were jammed with people whose attire was gay and whose faces were sad.
make square
From this reading From the square at last came the fife-and-drum notes of “The Girl I Left Behind Me.”
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading LEFT BEHIND Main Street was alive with bunting and with multicolored dresses.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Across the thoroughfare hung banners.
a public road from one place to another
From this reading Across the thoroughfare hung banners.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Flags were draped from window to window.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LEFT BEHIND Main Street was alive with bunting and with multicolored dresses.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Flags were draped from window to window.
belonging to which person
From this reading The sidewalks were jammed with people whose attire was gay and whose faces were sad.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Flags were draped from window to window.
in the company of; together with
From this reading LEFT BEHIND Main Street was alive with bunting and with multicolored dresses.
Chapter 7 of Dad by Albert Payson Terhune holds 133 sentences, grouped into 27 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 133 sentences of Dad, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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