Chapter 7 of In the Year of Jubilee is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of In the Year of Jubilee is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘Where are your friends?’ ‘That’s more than I can tell you.’ They laughed together. ‘It’s a miracle we’ve been able to meet,’ said Crewe. ‘I had to thrash a fellow five minutes ago, and was precious near getting run in.
Chapter 7 of In the Year of Jubilee is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in the past
From this reading “‘I had to thrash a fellow five minutes ago, and was precious near getting run in.”
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “‘I had to thrash a fellow five minutes ago, and was precious near getting run in.”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “They laughed together.”
come together
From this reading “‘It’s a miracle we’ve been able to meet,’ said Crewe.”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “‘I had to thrash a fellow five minutes ago, and was precious near getting run in.”
any amazing or wonderful occurrence
From this reading “‘It’s a miracle we’ve been able to meet,’ said Crewe.”
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading “‘I had to thrash a fellow five minutes ago, and was precious near getting run in.”
give a thrashing to; beat hard
From this reading “‘I had to thrash a fellow five minutes ago, and was precious near getting run in.”
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 ‘It’s a miracle we’ve been able to meet,’ said Crewe.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading ‘It’s a miracle we’ve been able to meet,’ said Crewe.
in the past
From this reading ‘I had to thrash a fellow five minutes ago, and was precious near getting run in.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘I had to thrash a fellow five minutes ago, and was precious near getting run in.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘Where are your friends?’
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ‘It’s a miracle we’ve been able to meet,’ said Crewe.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading ‘That’s more than I can tell you.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘It’s a miracle we’ve been able to meet,’ said Crewe.
a boy or man
From this reading ‘I had to thrash a fellow five minutes ago, and was precious near getting run in.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading ‘I had to thrash a fellow five minutes ago, and was precious near getting run in.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading ‘Where are your friends?’
the act of acquiring something
From this reading ‘I had to thrash a fellow five minutes ago, and was precious near getting run in.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ‘I had to thrash a fellow five minutes ago, and was precious near getting run in.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘That’s more than I can tell you.’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘I had to thrash a fellow five minutes ago, and was precious near getting run in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘It’s a miracle we’ve been able to meet,’ said Crewe.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading They laughed together.
come together
From this reading ‘It’s a miracle we’ve been able to meet,’ said Crewe.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading ‘I had to thrash a fellow five minutes ago, and was precious near getting run in.
any amazing or wonderful occurrence
From this reading ‘It’s a miracle we’ve been able to meet,’ said Crewe.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading ‘That’s more than I can tell you.’
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading ‘I had to thrash a fellow five minutes ago, and was precious near getting run in.
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading ‘I had to thrash a fellow five minutes ago, and was precious near getting run in.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading ‘I had to thrash a fellow five minutes ago, and was precious near getting run in.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘It’s a miracle we’ve been able to meet,’ said Crewe.
express in words
From this reading ‘That’s more than I can tell you.’
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading ‘That’s more than I can tell you.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘That’s more than I can tell you.’
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They laughed together.
give a thrashing to; beat hard
From this reading ‘I had to thrash a fellow five minutes ago, and was precious near getting run in.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘It’s a miracle we’ve been able to meet,’ said Crewe.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading They laughed together.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘I had to thrash a fellow five minutes ago, and was precious near getting run in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘It’s a miracle we’ve been able to meet,’ said Crewe.
in or at the place that
From this reading ‘Where are your friends?’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘That’s more than I can tell you.’
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Where are your friends?’
Chapter 7 of In the Year of Jubilee by George Gissing holds 163 sentences, grouped into 33 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.
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