Chapter 7 of Graustark is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Graustark is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“He is one of the conspirators. One of the cooks and two other guards are in the plot. Can you trust me enough to leave your bed and hide in another part of the room? The scoundrels have mistaken the door, but they may be here at any moment. You must be quick!
Chapter 7 of Graustark is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “conspirator” — a member of a conspiracy
From this reading ““He is one of the conspirators.”
plural of “cook” — someone who cooks food
From this reading “One of the cooks and two other guards are in the plot.”
plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading “One of the cooks and two other guards are in the plot.”
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading “Can you trust me enough to leave your bed and hide in another part of the room?”
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading “The scoundrels have mistaken the door, but they may be here at any moment.”
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading “One of the cooks and two other guards are in the plot.”
plural of “scoundrel” — a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading “The scoundrels have mistaken the door, but they may be here at any moment.”
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading “Can you trust me enough to leave your bed and hide in another part of the room?”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One of the cooks and two other guards are in the plot.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Can you trust me enough to leave your bed and hide in another part of the room?
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The scoundrels have mistaken the door, but they may be here at any moment.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One of the cooks and two other guards are in the plot.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The scoundrels have mistaken the door, but they may be here at any moment.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The scoundrels have mistaken the door, but they may be here at any moment.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Can you trust me enough to leave your bed and hide in another part of the room?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The scoundrels have mistaken the door, but they may be here at any moment.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can you trust me enough to leave your bed and hide in another part of the room?
plural of “conspirator” — a member of a conspiracy
From this reading “He is one of the conspirators.
plural of “cook” — someone who cooks food
From this reading One of the cooks and two other guards are in the plot.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The scoundrels have mistaken the door, but they may be here at any moment.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Can you trust me enough to leave your bed and hide in another part of the room?
plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading One of the cooks and two other guards are in the plot.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The scoundrels have mistaken the door, but they may be here at any moment.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He is one of the conspirators.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The scoundrels have mistaken the door, but they may be here at any moment.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading Can you trust me enough to leave your bed and hide in another part of the room?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One of the cooks and two other guards are in the plot.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He is one of the conspirators.
go away from a place
From this reading Can you trust me enough to leave your bed and hide in another part of the room?
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The scoundrels have mistaken the door, but they may be here at any moment.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Can you trust me enough to leave your bed and hide in another part of the room?
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading The scoundrels have mistaken the door, but they may be here at any moment.
a particular point in time
From this reading The scoundrels have mistaken the door, but they may be here at any moment.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must be quick!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “He is one of the conspirators.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “He is one of the conspirators.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading One of the cooks and two other guards are in the plot.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Can you trust me enough to leave your bed and hide in another part of the room?
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading One of the cooks and two other guards are in the plot.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading You must be quick!
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Can you trust me enough to leave your bed and hide in another part of the room?
plural of “scoundrel” — a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading The scoundrels have mistaken the door, but they may be here at any moment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “He is one of the conspirators.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The scoundrels have mistaken the door, but they may be here at any moment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Can you trust me enough to leave your bed and hide in another part of the room?
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading Can you trust me enough to leave your bed and hide in another part of the room?
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading One of the cooks and two other guards are in the plot.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Can you trust me enough to leave your bed and hide in another part of the room?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Can you trust me enough to leave your bed and hide in another part of the room?
Chapter 7 of Graustark by George Barr McCutcheon holds 390 sentences, grouped into 78 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 390 sentences of Graustark, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Graustark by George Barr McCutcheon exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 390 sentences, grouped into 78 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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