Chapter 7 of Great Jehoshaphat and Gully Dirt! is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Great Jehoshaphat and Gully Dirt! is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Crowing roosters waked me. I rolled over and opened my eyes. What had happened to the top of our house? There wasn't any top! Just sky!
Chapter 7 of Great Jehoshaphat and Gully Dirt! is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an instance of boastful talk
From this reading “Crowing roosters waked me.”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “What had happened to the top of our house?”
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “What had happened to the top of our house?”
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading “I rolled over and opened my eyes.”
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading “I rolled over and opened my eyes.”
plural of “rooster” — adult male chicken
From this reading “Crowing roosters waked me.”
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading “Just sky!”
the upper part of anything
From this reading “What had happened to the top of our house?”
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 I rolled over and opened my eyes.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading There wasn't any top!
an instance of boastful talk
From this reading Crowing roosters waked me.
opinion or judgment
From this reading I rolled over and opened my eyes.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What had happened to the top of our house?
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading What had happened to the top of our house?
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading What had happened to the top of our house?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I rolled over and opened my eyes.
and nothing more
From this reading Just sky!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Crowing roosters waked me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I rolled over and opened my eyes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What had happened to the top of our house?
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading I rolled over and opened my eyes.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading What had happened to the top of our house?
above and across; more than
From this reading I rolled over and opened my eyes.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading I rolled over and opened my eyes.
plural of “rooster” — adult male chicken
From this reading Crowing roosters waked me.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Just sky!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What had happened to the top of our house?
in or at that place or location
From this reading There wasn't any top!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What had happened to the top of our house?
the upper part of anything
From this reading What had happened to the top of our house?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Crowing roosters waked me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There wasn't any top!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What had happened to the top of our house?
Chapter 7 of Great Jehoshaphat and Gully Dirt! by Jewell Ellen Smith holds 433 sentences, grouped into 87 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 433 sentences of Great Jehoshaphat and Gully Dirt!, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Great Jehoshaphat and Gully Dirt! by Jewell Ellen Smith exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 433 sentences, grouped into 87 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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