Chapter 7 of Evered is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Evered is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The dropping sun bathed all the land in splendor; the winds had passed, the air was still as honey. Earth was become a thing of glory beyond compare. They were still standing here when they heard the hoarse and furious bellow of the great red bull. XVIII Evered had not slept the night before. There was no sleep in the man.
Chapter 7 of Evered is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “bathe” — cleanse the entire body
From this reading “The dropping sun bathed all the land in splendor; the winds had passed, the air was still as honey.”
a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
From this reading “They were still standing here when they heard the hoarse and furious bellow of the great red bull.”
examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading “Earth was become a thing of glory beyond compare.”
coming down freely under the influence of gravity
From this reading “The dropping sun bathed all the land in splendor; the winds had passed, the air was still as honey.”
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading “They were still standing here when they heard the hoarse and furious bellow of the great red bull.”
deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
From this reading “They were still standing here when they heard the hoarse and furious bellow of the great red bull.”
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading “The dropping sun bathed all the land in splendor; the winds had passed, the air was still as honey.”
Magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur and brilliance.
From this reading “The dropping sun bathed all the land in splendor; the winds had passed, the air was still as honey.”
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.
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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 Earth was become a thing of glory beyond compare.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The dropping sun bathed all the land in splendor; the winds had passed, the air was still as honey.
(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 The dropping sun bathed all the land in splendor; the winds had passed, the air was still as honey.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were still standing here when they heard the hoarse and furious bellow of the great red bull.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The dropping sun bathed all the land in splendor; the winds had passed, the air was still as honey.
past form of “bathe” — cleanse the entire body
From this reading The dropping sun bathed all the land in splendor; the winds had passed, the air was still as honey.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Earth was become a thing of glory beyond compare.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading XVIII Evered had not slept the night before.
a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
From this reading They were still standing here when they heard the hoarse and furious bellow of the great red bull.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Earth was become a thing of glory beyond compare.
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading They were still standing here when they heard the hoarse and furious bellow of the great red bull.
examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading Earth was become a thing of glory beyond compare.
coming down freely under the influence of gravity
From this reading The dropping sun bathed all the land in splendor; the winds had passed, the air was still as honey.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Earth was become a thing of glory beyond compare.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading XVIII Evered had not slept the night before.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading They were still standing here when they heard the hoarse and furious bellow of the great red bull.
a state of high honor
From this reading Earth was become a thing of glory beyond compare.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading They were still standing here when they heard the hoarse and furious bellow of the great red bull.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The dropping sun bathed all the land in splendor; the winds had passed, the air was still as honey.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading They were still standing here when they heard the hoarse and furious bellow of the great red bull.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading They were still standing here when they heard the hoarse and furious bellow of the great red bull.
deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
From this reading They were still standing here when they heard the hoarse and furious bellow of the great red bull.
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading The dropping sun bathed all the land in splendor; the winds had passed, the air was still as honey.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The dropping sun bathed all the land in splendor; the winds had passed, the air was still as honey.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading The dropping sun bathed all the land in splendor; the winds had passed, the air was still as honey.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading There was no sleep in the man.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading XVIII Evered had not slept the night before.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no sleep in the man.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading XVIII Evered had not slept the night before.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Earth was become a thing of glory beyond compare.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The dropping sun bathed all the land in splendor; the winds had passed, the air was still as honey.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading They were still standing here when they heard the hoarse and furious bellow of the great red bull.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading There was no sleep in the man.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading XVIII Evered had not slept the night before.
Magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur and brilliance.
From this reading The dropping sun bathed all the land in splendor; the winds had passed, the air was still as honey.
having a supporting base
From this reading They were still standing here when they heard the hoarse and furious bellow of the great red bull.
not in physical motion
From this reading The dropping sun bathed all the land in splendor; the winds had passed, the air was still as honey.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The dropping sun bathed all the land in splendor; the winds had passed, the air was still as honey.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The dropping sun bathed all the land in splendor; the winds had passed, the air was still as honey.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no sleep in the man.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were still standing here when they heard the hoarse and furious bellow of the great red bull.
a special situation
From this reading Earth was become a thing of glory beyond compare.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The dropping sun bathed all the land in splendor; the winds had passed, the air was still as honey.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were still standing here when they heard the hoarse and furious bellow of the great red bull.
at the time that
From this reading They were still standing here when they heard the hoarse and furious bellow of the great red bull.
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The dropping sun bathed all the land in splendor; the winds had passed, the air was still as honey.
the cardinal number that is the sum of seventeen and one
From this reading XVIII Evered had not slept the night before.
Chapter 7 of Evered by Ben Ames Williams holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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 401 sentences of Evered, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Evered by Ben Ames Williams exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 401 sentences, grouped into 81 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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