Chapter 7 of Jacqueline of Golden River is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Jacqueline of Golden River is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CAPTAIN DUBOIS Clang! Clang! It sounded as though some titanic blacksmith were pounding on a mighty anvil to a devil's chorus of laughter. And I was bound to the steel, and each blow awakened hideous echoes which went resounding through my brain forever. Clang!
Chapter 7 of Jacqueline of Golden River is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering
From this reading “It sounded as though some titanic blacksmith were pounding on a mighty anvil to a devil's chorus of laughter.”
a smith who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil
From this reading “It sounded as though some titanic blacksmith were pounding on a mighty anvil to a devil's chorus of laughter.”
a loud resonant repeating noise
From this reading “CAPTAIN DUBOIS Clang!”
possessive form of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “It sounded as though some titanic blacksmith were pounding on a mighty anvil to a devil's chorus of laughter.”
plural of “echo” — the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
From this reading “And I was bound to the steel, and each blow awakened hideous echoes which went resounding through my brain forever.”
repeated heavy blows
From this reading “It sounded as though some titanic blacksmith were pounding on a mighty anvil to a devil's chorus of laughter.”
characterized by resonance
From this reading “And I was bound to the steel, and each blow awakened hideous echoes which went resounding through my brain forever.”
of great force or power
From this reading “It sounded as though some titanic blacksmith were pounding on a mighty anvil to a devil's chorus of laughter.”
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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 sounded as though some titanic blacksmith were pounding on a mighty anvil to a devil's chorus of laughter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I was bound to the steel, and each blow awakened hideous echoes which went resounding through my brain forever.
a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering
From this reading It sounded as though some titanic blacksmith were pounding on a mighty anvil to a devil's chorus of laughter.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It sounded as though some titanic blacksmith were pounding on a mighty anvil to a devil's chorus of laughter.
aroused or activated
From this reading And I was bound to the steel, and each blow awakened hideous echoes which went resounding through my brain forever.
a smith who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil
From this reading It sounded as though some titanic blacksmith were pounding on a mighty anvil to a devil's chorus of laughter.
exhale hard
From this reading And I was bound to the steel, and each blow awakened hideous echoes which went resounding through my brain forever.
confined by bonds
From this reading And I was bound to the steel, and each blow awakened hideous echoes which went resounding through my brain forever.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading And I was bound to the steel, and each blow awakened hideous echoes which went resounding through my brain forever.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading CAPTAIN DUBOIS Clang!
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading It sounded as though some titanic blacksmith were pounding on a mighty anvil to a devil's chorus of laughter.
a loud resonant repeating noise
From this reading CAPTAIN DUBOIS Clang!
possessive form of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading It sounded as though some titanic blacksmith were pounding on a mighty anvil to a devil's chorus of laughter.
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From this reading CAPTAIN DUBOIS Clang!
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading And I was bound to the steel, and each blow awakened hideous echoes which went resounding through my brain forever.
plural of “echo” — the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
From this reading And I was bound to the steel, and each blow awakened hideous echoes which went resounding through my brain forever.
for a limitless time
From this reading And I was bound to the steel, and each blow awakened hideous echoes which went resounding through my brain forever.
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading And I was bound to the steel, and each blow awakened hideous echoes which went resounding through my brain forever.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And I was bound to the steel, and each blow awakened hideous echoes which went resounding through my brain forever.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It sounded as though some titanic blacksmith were pounding on a mighty anvil to a devil's chorus of laughter.
the sound of laughing
From this reading It sounded as though some titanic blacksmith were pounding on a mighty anvil to a devil's chorus of laughter.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading It sounded as though some titanic blacksmith were pounding on a mighty anvil to a devil's chorus of laughter.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And I was bound to the steel, and each blow awakened hideous echoes which went resounding through my brain forever.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It sounded as though some titanic blacksmith were pounding on a mighty anvil to a devil's chorus of laughter.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It sounded as though some titanic blacksmith were pounding on a mighty anvil to a devil's chorus of laughter.
repeated heavy blows
From this reading It sounded as though some titanic blacksmith were pounding on a mighty anvil to a devil's chorus of laughter.
characterized by resonance
From this reading And I was bound to the steel, and each blow awakened hideous echoes which went resounding through my brain forever.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It sounded as though some titanic blacksmith were pounding on a mighty anvil to a devil's chorus of laughter.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading It sounded as though some titanic blacksmith were pounding on a mighty anvil to a devil's chorus of laughter.
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
From this reading And I was bound to the steel, and each blow awakened hideous echoes which went resounding through my brain forever.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And I was bound to the steel, and each blow awakened hideous echoes which went resounding through my brain forever.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It sounded as though some titanic blacksmith were pounding on a mighty anvil to a devil's chorus of laughter.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading And I was bound to the steel, and each blow awakened hideous echoes which went resounding through my brain forever.
of great force or power
From this reading It sounded as though some titanic blacksmith were pounding on a mighty anvil to a devil's chorus of laughter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It sounded as though some titanic blacksmith were pounding on a mighty anvil to a devil's chorus of laughter.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And I was bound to the steel, and each blow awakened hideous echoes which went resounding through my brain forever.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And I was bound to the steel, and each blow awakened hideous echoes which went resounding through my brain forever.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It sounded as though some titanic blacksmith were pounding on a mighty anvil to a devil's chorus of laughter.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And I was bound to the steel, and each blow awakened hideous echoes which went resounding through my brain forever.
Chapter 7 of Jacqueline of Golden River by V. R. (Victor Rousseau) Emanuel holds 174 sentences, grouped into 35 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 174 sentences of Jacqueline of Golden River, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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