Chapter 7 of Dr. Jonathan is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Dr. Jonathan is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AUGUSTA. Yes, and what has it all amounted to? The poor are ungrateful, they won't go near the church, and today they're buying pianos. Soon there won't be any poor to help. ASHER.
Chapter 7 of Dr. Jonathan is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “amount” — be tantamount or equivalent to
From this reading “Yes, and what has it all amounted to?”
the capital of the state of Maine
From this reading “AUGUSTA.”
the act of buying
From this reading “The poor are ungrateful, they won't go near the church, and today they're buying pianos.”
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading “The poor are ungrateful, they won't go near the church, and today they're buying pianos.”
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “Soon there won't be any poor to help.”
plural of “piano” — a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
From this reading “The poor are ungrateful, they won't go near the church, and today they're buying pianos.”
the present time or age
From this reading “The poor are ungrateful, they won't go near the church, and today they're buying pianos.”
not feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading “The poor are ungrateful, they won't go near the church, and today they're buying pianos.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Yes, and what has it all amounted to?
past form of “amount” — be tantamount or equivalent to
From this reading Yes, and what has it all amounted to?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yes, and what has it all amounted to?
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Soon there won't be any poor to help.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The poor are ungrateful, they won't go near the church, and today they're buying pianos.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ASHER.
the capital of the state of Maine
From this reading AUGUSTA.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Soon there won't be any poor to help.
the act of buying
From this reading The poor are ungrateful, they won't go near the church, and today they're buying pianos.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading The poor are ungrateful, they won't go near the church, and today they're buying pianos.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The poor are ungrateful, they won't go near the church, and today they're buying pianos.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes, and what has it all amounted to?
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Soon there won't be any poor to help.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yes, and what has it all amounted to?
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading The poor are ungrateful, they won't go near the church, and today they're buying pianos.
plural of “piano” — a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
From this reading The poor are ungrateful, they won't go near the church, and today they're buying pianos.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading The poor are ungrateful, they won't go near the church, and today they're buying pianos.
in the near future
From this reading Soon there won't be any poor to help.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The poor are ungrateful, they won't go near the church, and today they're buying pianos.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Soon there won't be any poor to help.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The poor are ungrateful, they won't go near the church, and today they're buying pianos.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The poor are ungrateful, they won't go near the church, and today they're buying pianos.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yes, and what has it all amounted to?
the present time or age
From this reading The poor are ungrateful, they won't go near the church, and today they're buying pianos.
not feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading The poor are ungrateful, they won't go near the church, and today they're buying pianos.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Yes, and what has it all amounted to?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The poor are ungrateful, they won't go near the church, and today they're buying pianos.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, and what has it all amounted to?
Chapter 7 of Dr. Jonathan by Winston Churchill holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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 408 sentences of Dr. Jonathan, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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