Chapter 7 of Following a Chance Clew is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Following a Chance Clew is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A POINT GAINED. The man who first came to Nick’s assistance was Chick. It may as well be said at once that Nick was not badly hurt. His hat was not exactly what it seemed to be. One would have taken it to be soft felt.
Chapter 7 of Following a Chance Clew is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading “The man who first came to Nick’s assistance was Chick.”
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading “It may as well be said at once that Nick was not badly hurt.”
young bird especially of domestic fowl
From this reading “The man who first came to Nick’s assistance was Chick.”
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading “His hat was not exactly what it seemed to be.”
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading “A POINT GAINED.”
be the source of pain
From this reading “It may as well be said at once that Nick was not badly hurt.”
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading “The man who first came to Nick’s assistance was Chick.”
possessive form of “nick” — an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
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without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “It may as well be said at once that Nick was not badly hurt.”
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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 A POINT GAINED.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It may as well be said at once that Nick was not badly hurt.
the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading The man who first came to Nick’s assistance was Chick.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It may as well be said at once that Nick was not badly hurt.
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading It may as well be said at once that Nick was not badly hurt.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It may as well be said at once that Nick was not badly hurt.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The man who first came to Nick’s assistance was Chick.
young bird especially of domestic fowl
From this reading The man who first came to Nick’s assistance was Chick.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading His hat was not exactly what it seemed to be.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading One would have taken it to be soft felt.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The man who first came to Nick’s assistance was Chick.
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading A POINT GAINED.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading His hat was not exactly what it seemed to be.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading One would have taken it to be soft felt.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His hat was not exactly what it seemed to be.
be the source of pain
From this reading It may as well be said at once that Nick was not badly hurt.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It may as well be said at once that Nick was not badly hurt.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man who first came to Nick’s assistance was Chick.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may as well be said at once that Nick was not badly hurt.
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading It may as well be said at once that Nick was not badly hurt.
possessive form of “nick” — an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
From this reading The man who first came to Nick’s assistance was Chick.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It may as well be said at once that Nick was not badly hurt.
on one occasion
From this reading It may as well be said at once that Nick was not badly hurt.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One would have taken it to be soft felt.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading A POINT GAINED.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading It may as well be said at once that Nick was not badly hurt.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading His hat was not exactly what it seemed to be.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading One would have taken it to be soft felt.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading One would have taken it to be soft felt.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It may as well be said at once that Nick was not badly hurt.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man who first came to Nick’s assistance was Chick.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The man who first came to Nick’s assistance was Chick.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man who first came to Nick’s assistance was Chick.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading It may as well be said at once that Nick was not badly hurt.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading His hat was not exactly what it seemed to be.
which person or people
From this reading The man who first came to Nick’s assistance was Chick.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading One would have taken it to be soft felt.
Chapter 7 of Following a Chance Clew by Nicholas (House name) Carter holds 166 sentences, grouped into 34 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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