Chapter 7 of Full-Back Foster is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Full-Back Foster is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WITH THE AWKWARD SQUAD "Sure! That's all right," said Joe Dobbins. "If I want to dig I can trot over to the library or somewhere. Seven to nine, you said?" "Yes, but it won't be for very long, I guess: maybe only a couple of weeks.
Chapter 7 of Full-Back Foster is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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causing inconvenience
From this reading “WITH THE AWKWARD SQUAD "Sure!”
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
From this reading “"If I want to dig I can trot over to the library or somewhere.”
plural of “dobbin” — a quiet plodding workhorse
From this reading “That's all right," said Joe Dobbins.”
a room where books are kept
From this reading “"If I want to dig I can trot over to the library or somewhere.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading “Seven to nine, you said?"”
in or at or to some place
From this reading “"If I want to dig I can trot over to the library or somewhere.”
a smallest army unit
From this reading “WITH THE AWKWARD SQUAD "Sure!”
run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading “"If I want to dig I can trot over to the library or somewhere.”
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.
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Yes, but it won't be for very long, I guess: maybe only a couple of weeks.
(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 That's all right," said Joe Dobbins.
causing inconvenience
From this reading WITH THE AWKWARD SQUAD "Sure!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Yes, but it won't be for very long, I guess: maybe only a couple of weeks.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes, but it won't be for very long, I guess: maybe only a couple of weeks.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "If I want to dig I can trot over to the library or somewhere.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading "Yes, but it won't be for very long, I guess: maybe only a couple of weeks.
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
From this reading "If I want to dig I can trot over to the library or somewhere.
plural of “dobbin” — a quiet plodding workhorse
From this reading That's all right," said Joe Dobbins.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Yes, but it won't be for very long, I guess: maybe only a couple of weeks.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "Yes, but it won't be for very long, I guess: maybe only a couple of weeks.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If I want to dig I can trot over to the library or somewhere.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If I want to dig I can trot over to the library or somewhere.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, but it won't be for very long, I guess: maybe only a couple of weeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's all right," said Joe Dobbins.
a room where books are kept
From this reading "If I want to dig I can trot over to the library or somewhere.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "Yes, but it won't be for very long, I guess: maybe only a couple of weeks.
by chance
From this reading "Yes, but it won't be for very long, I guess: maybe only a couple of weeks.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading Seven to nine, you said?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes, but it won't be for very long, I guess: maybe only a couple of weeks.
and nothing more
From this reading "Yes, but it won't be for very long, I guess: maybe only a couple of weeks.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "If I want to dig I can trot over to the library or somewhere.
above and across; more than
From this reading "If I want to dig I can trot over to the library or somewhere.
precisely, exactly
From this reading That's all right," said Joe Dobbins.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading That's all right," said Joe Dobbins.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading Seven to nine, you said?"
in or at or to some place
From this reading "If I want to dig I can trot over to the library or somewhere.
a smallest army unit
From this reading WITH THE AWKWARD SQUAD "Sure!
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading WITH THE AWKWARD SQUAD "Sure!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's all right," said Joe Dobbins.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WITH THE AWKWARD SQUAD "Sure!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If I want to dig I can trot over to the library or somewhere.
run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading "If I want to dig I can trot over to the library or somewhere.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Yes, but it won't be for very long, I guess: maybe only a couple of weeks.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "If I want to dig I can trot over to the library or somewhere.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "Yes, but it won't be for very long, I guess: maybe only a couple of weeks.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITH THE AWKWARD SQUAD "Sure!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, but it won't be for very long, I guess: maybe only a couple of weeks.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, but it won't be for very long, I guess: maybe only a couple of weeks.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Seven to nine, you said?"
Chapter 7 of Full-Back Foster by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 194 sentences, grouped into 39 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 194 sentences of Full-Back Foster, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Full-Back Foster by Ralph Henry Barbour exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 194 sentences, grouped into 39 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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