Chapter 7 of Juju is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Juju is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A STRANGE ALLY. Evan rushed out from the interior of the house, rifle in hand. "What's up? The natives?" "We've got the gorilla, I think," said Arthur quietly.
Chapter 7 of Juju is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a friendly nation
From this reading “A STRANGE ALLY.”
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading “"We've got the gorilla, I think," said Arthur quietly.”
largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa
From this reading “"We've got the gorilla, I think," said Arthur quietly.”
situated within or suitable for inside a building
From this reading “Evan rushed out from the interior of the house, rifle in hand.”
plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
From this reading “The natives?"”
with low volume
From this reading “"We've got the gorilla, I think," said Arthur quietly.”
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading “Evan rushed out from the interior of the house, rifle in hand.”
done under pressure
From this reading “Evan rushed out from the interior of the house, rifle in hand.”
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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 A STRANGE ALLY.
a friendly nation
From this reading A STRANGE ALLY.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading "We've got the gorilla, I think," said Arthur quietly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Evan rushed out from the interior of the house, rifle in hand.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Evan rushed out from the interior of the house, rifle in hand.
largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa
From this reading "We've got the gorilla, I think," said Arthur quietly.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "We've got the gorilla, I think," said Arthur quietly.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Evan rushed out from the interior of the house, rifle in hand.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Evan rushed out from the interior of the house, rifle in hand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "We've got the gorilla, I think," said Arthur quietly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Evan rushed out from the interior of the house, rifle in hand.
situated within or suitable for inside a building
From this reading Evan rushed out from the interior of the house, rifle in hand.
plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
From this reading The natives?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Evan rushed out from the interior of the house, rifle in hand.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Evan rushed out from the interior of the house, rifle in hand.
with low volume
From this reading "We've got the gorilla, I think," said Arthur quietly.
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading Evan rushed out from the interior of the house, rifle in hand.
done under pressure
From this reading Evan rushed out from the interior of the house, rifle in hand.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We've got the gorilla, I think," said Arthur quietly.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading A STRANGE ALLY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Evan rushed out from the interior of the house, rifle in hand.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "We've got the gorilla, I think," said Arthur quietly.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "What's up?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We've got the gorilla, I think," said Arthur quietly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's up?
Chapter 7 of Juju by Murray Leinster holds 183 sentences, grouped into 37 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 183 sentences of Juju, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Juju by Murray Leinster exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 183 sentences, grouped into 37 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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About 162 minutes of reading across 390 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Juju, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
