Chapter 7 of I Pose is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of I Pose is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I ran away,” said Mrs. Rust shakily. “I didn’t pay for the mangoes.” “I would rather have had this happen,” said the gardener after a pause, “and have broken my leg, than have had an ordinary day to meet me on Trinity Island.” After another pause, he added: “But I have lost the suffragette. And that is another matter.”
Chapter 7 of I Pose is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
someone who takes care of a garden
From this reading ““I would rather have had this happen,” said the gardener after a pause, “and have broken my leg, than have had an ordinary day to meet me on Trinity Island.””
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading ““I would rather have had this happen,” said the gardener after a pause, “and have broken my leg, than have had an ordinary day to meet me on Trinity Island.””
plural of “mango” — large evergreen tropical tree cultivated for its large oval fruit
From this reading ““I didn’t pay for the mangoes.””
a judge of a probate court
From this reading ““I would rather have had this happen,” said the gardener after a pause, “and have broken my leg, than have had an ordinary day to meet me on Trinity Island.””
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading ““I would rather have had this happen,” said the gardener after a pause, “and have broken my leg, than have had an ordinary day to meet me on Trinity Island.””
become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid
From this reading ““I ran away,” said Mrs. Rust shakily.”
a woman advocate of women's right to vote (especially a militant advocate in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 20th century)
From this reading “After another pause, he added: “But I have lost the suffragette.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading ““I would rather have had this happen,” said the gardener after a pause, “and have broken my leg, than have had an ordinary day to meet me on Trinity Island.””
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.
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
In this reading ““I ran away,” said Mrs. Rust shakily.”
In this reading ““I would rather have had this happen,” said the gardener after a pause, “and have broken my leg, than have had an ordinary day to meet me on Trinity Island.””
have as a guest
In this reading ““I didn’t pay for the mangoes.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 “I would rather have had this happen,” said the gardener after a pause, “and have broken my leg, than have had an ordinary day to meet me on Trinity Island.”
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading After another pause, he added: “But I have lost the suffragette.
later than; following
From this reading “I would rather have had this happen,” said the gardener after a pause, “and have broken my leg, than have had an ordinary day to meet me on Trinity Island.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “I would rather have had this happen,” said the gardener after a pause, “and have broken my leg, than have had an ordinary day to meet me on Trinity Island.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I would rather have had this happen,” said the gardener after a pause, “and have broken my leg, than have had an ordinary day to meet me on Trinity Island.”
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading After another pause, he added: “But I have lost the suffragette.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “I ran away,” said Mrs. Rust shakily.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading “I would rather have had this happen,” said the gardener after a pause, “and have broken my leg, than have had an ordinary day to meet me on Trinity Island.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading After another pause, he added: “But I have lost the suffragette.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “I would rather have had this happen,” said the gardener after a pause, “and have broken my leg, than have had an ordinary day to meet me on Trinity Island.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I didn’t pay for the mangoes.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I didn’t pay for the mangoes.”
someone who takes care of a garden
From this reading “I would rather have had this happen,” said the gardener after a pause, “and have broken my leg, than have had an ordinary day to meet me on Trinity Island.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I would rather have had this happen,” said the gardener after a pause, “and have broken my leg, than have had an ordinary day to meet me on Trinity Island.”
come to pass
From this reading “I would rather have had this happen,” said the gardener after a pause, “and have broken my leg, than have had an ordinary day to meet me on Trinity Island.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I would rather have had this happen,” said the gardener after a pause, “and have broken my leg, than have had an ordinary day to meet me on Trinity Island.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After another pause, he added: “But I have lost the suffragette.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I ran away,” said Mrs. Rust shakily.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And that is another matter.”
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading “I would rather have had this happen,” said the gardener after a pause, “and have broken my leg, than have had an ordinary day to meet me on Trinity Island.”
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading “I would rather have had this happen,” said the gardener after a pause, “and have broken my leg, than have had an ordinary day to meet me on Trinity Island.”
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading After another pause, he added: “But I have lost the suffragette.
plural of “mango” — large evergreen tropical tree cultivated for its large oval fruit
From this reading “I didn’t pay for the mangoes.”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading And that is another matter.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I would rather have had this happen,” said the gardener after a pause, “and have broken my leg, than have had an ordinary day to meet me on Trinity Island.”
come together
From this reading “I would rather have had this happen,” said the gardener after a pause, “and have broken my leg, than have had an ordinary day to meet me on Trinity Island.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “I ran away,” said Mrs. Rust shakily.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I would rather have had this happen,” said the gardener after a pause, “and have broken my leg, than have had an ordinary day to meet me on Trinity Island.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I would rather have had this happen,” said the gardener after a pause, “and have broken my leg, than have had an ordinary day to meet me on Trinity Island.”
a judge of a probate court
From this reading “I would rather have had this happen,” said the gardener after a pause, “and have broken my leg, than have had an ordinary day to meet me on Trinity Island.”
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading “I would rather have had this happen,” said the gardener after a pause, “and have broken my leg, than have had an ordinary day to meet me on Trinity Island.”
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading “I didn’t pay for the mangoes.”
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “I ran away,” said Mrs. Rust shakily.
on the contrary
From this reading “I would rather have had this happen,” said the gardener after a pause, “and have broken my leg, than have had an ordinary day to meet me on Trinity Island.”
become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid
From this reading “I ran away,” said Mrs. Rust shakily.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I ran away,” said Mrs. Rust shakily.
in an insecurely shaky manner
From this reading “I ran away,” said Mrs. Rust shakily.
a woman advocate of women's right to vote (especially a militant advocate in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 20th century)
From this reading After another pause, he added: “But I have lost the suffragette.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “I would rather have had this happen,” said the gardener after a pause, “and have broken my leg, than have had an ordinary day to meet me on Trinity Island.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And that is another matter.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I didn’t pay for the mangoes.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I would rather have had this happen,” said the gardener after a pause, “and have broken my leg, than have had an ordinary day to meet me on Trinity Island.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I would rather have had this happen,” said the gardener after a pause, “and have broken my leg, than have had an ordinary day to meet me on Trinity Island.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “I would rather have had this happen,” said the gardener after a pause, “and have broken my leg, than have had an ordinary day to meet me on Trinity Island.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I would rather have had this happen,” said the gardener after a pause, “and have broken my leg, than have had an ordinary day to meet me on Trinity Island.”
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