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Just—William

Chapter VII

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WILLIAM JOINS THE BAND OF HOPE "William! you've been playing that dreadful game again!" said Mrs. Brown despairingly.
William, his suit covered with dust, his tie under one ear, his face begrimed and his knees cut, looked at her in righteous indignation.
"I haven't.
I haven't done anything what you said I'd not to.
It was 'Lions an' Tamers' what you said I'd not to play.
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Just—William

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of Just—William is here in full — 332 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/66 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
WILLIAM JOINS THE BAND OF HOPE "William! you've been playing that dreadful game again!" said Mrs. Brown despairingly.
Line 2
William, his suit covered with dust, his tie under one ear, his face begrimed and his knees cut, looked at her in righteous indignation.
Line 3
"I haven't.
Line 4
I haven't done anything what you said I'd not to.
Line 5
It was 'Lions an' Tamers' what you said I'd not to play.

Learner Dictionary

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.

band noun US /bænd/

an unofficial association of people or groups

From this reading “WILLIAM JOINS THE BAND OF HOPE "William! you've been playing that dreadful game again!" said Mrs. Brown despairingly.”

dreadful adjective US /ˈdredfəl/

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading “WILLIAM JOINS THE BAND OF HOPE "William! you've been playing that dreadful game again!" said Mrs. Brown despairingly.”

dust verb US /dʌst/

remove the dust from

From this reading “William, his suit covered with dust, his tie under one ear, his face begrimed and his knees cut, looked at her in righteous indignation.”

indignation noun US /ˌɪndɪɡˈneɪʃən/

a feeling of righteous anger

From this reading “William, his suit covered with dust, his tie under one ear, his face begrimed and his knees cut, looked at her in righteous indignation.”

joins noun US /dʒɔɪnz/

plural of “join” — the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made

From this reading “WILLIAM JOINS THE BAND OF HOPE "William! you've been playing that dreadful game again!" said Mrs. Brown despairingly.”

Lions noun US /ˈlaɪənz/

plural of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male

From this reading “It was 'Lions an' Tamers' what you said I'd not to play.”

righteous adjective US /ˈraɪtʃəs/

characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice

From this reading “William, his suit covered with dust, his tie under one ear, his face begrimed and his knees cut, looked at her in righteous indignation.”

tie noun US /taɪ/

neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front

From this reading “William, his suit covered with dust, his tie under one ear, his face begrimed and his knees cut, looked at her in righteous indignation.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

righteous indignation adjective + noun

In this reading “William, his suit covered with dust, his tie under one ear, his face begrimed and his knees cut, looked at her in righteous indignation.”

looked at verb + particle counted as “look at”

take into consideration for exemplifying purposes

In this reading “William, his suit covered with dust, his tie under one ear, his face begrimed and his knees cut, looked at her in righteous indignation.”

All words in this reading · 52

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.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading WILLIAM JOINS THE BAND OF HOPE "William! you've been playing that dreadful game again!" said Mrs. Brown despairingly.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading It was 'Lions an' Tamers' what you said I'd not to play.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading William, his suit covered with dust, his tie under one ear, his face begrimed and his knees cut, looked at her in righteous indignation.

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading I haven't done anything what you said I'd not to.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading William, his suit covered with dust, his tie under one ear, his face begrimed and his knees cut, looked at her in righteous indignation.

BANDnounUS /bænd/

an unofficial association of people or groups

From this reading WILLIAM JOINS THE BAND OF HOPE "William! you've been playing that dreadful game again!" said Mrs. Brown despairingly.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading WILLIAM JOINS THE BAND OF HOPE "William! you've been playing that dreadful game again!" said Mrs. Brown despairingly.

begrimedadjective

thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot

From this reading William, his suit covered with dust, his tie under one ear, his face begrimed and his knees cut, looked at her in righteous indignation.

BrownnounUS /braʊn/

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading WILLIAM JOINS THE BAND OF HOPE "William! you've been playing that dreadful game again!" said Mrs. Brown despairingly.

coveredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌvərd/

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading William, his suit covered with dust, his tie under one ear, his face begrimed and his knees cut, looked at her in righteous indignation.

cutverbUS /kʌt/

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading William, his suit covered with dust, his tie under one ear, his face begrimed and his knees cut, looked at her in righteous indignation.

despairinglyadverb

with desperation

From this reading WILLIAM JOINS THE BAND OF HOPE "William! you've been playing that dreadful game again!" said Mrs. Brown despairingly.

doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading I haven't done anything what you said I'd not to.

dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdredfəl/

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading WILLIAM JOINS THE BAND OF HOPE "William! you've been playing that dreadful game again!" said Mrs. Brown despairingly.

dustverbUS /dʌst/

remove the dust from

From this reading William, his suit covered with dust, his tie under one ear, his face begrimed and his knees cut, looked at her in righteous indignation.

earnounUS /iːr/

the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

From this reading William, his suit covered with dust, his tie under one ear, his face begrimed and his knees cut, looked at her in righteous indignation.

facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading William, his suit covered with dust, his tie under one ear, his face begrimed and his knees cut, looked at her in righteous indignation.

gamenounUS /ɡeɪm/

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading WILLIAM JOINS THE BAND OF HOPE "William! you've been playing that dreadful game again!" said Mrs. Brown despairingly.

haven't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I haven't.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading William, his suit covered with dust, his tie under one ear, his face begrimed and his knees cut, looked at her in righteous indignation.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading William, his suit covered with dust, his tie under one ear, his face begrimed and his knees cut, looked at her in righteous indignation.

HOPEnounUS /hoʊp/

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading WILLIAM JOINS THE BAND OF HOPE "William! you've been playing that dreadful game again!" said Mrs. Brown despairingly.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I haven't.

I'd

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I haven't done anything what you said I'd not to.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading William, his suit covered with dust, his tie under one ear, his face begrimed and his knees cut, looked at her in righteous indignation.

indignationnounUS /ˌɪndɪɡˈneɪʃən/

a feeling of righteous anger

From this reading William, his suit covered with dust, his tie under one ear, his face begrimed and his knees cut, looked at her in righteous indignation.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was 'Lions an' Tamers' what you said I'd not to play.

JOINSnounUS /dʒɔɪnz/

plural of “join” — the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made

From this reading WILLIAM JOINS THE BAND OF HOPE "William! you've been playing that dreadful game again!" said Mrs. Brown despairingly.

kneesnounUS /niːz/

plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella

From this reading William, his suit covered with dust, his tie under one ear, his face begrimed and his knees cut, looked at her in righteous indignation.

LionsnounUS /ˈlaɪənz/

plural of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male

From this reading It was 'Lions an' Tamers' what you said I'd not to play.

lookedverbUS /lʊkt/

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading William, his suit covered with dust, his tie under one ear, his face begrimed and his knees cut, looked at her in righteous indignation.

MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading WILLIAM JOINS THE BAND OF HOPE "William! you've been playing that dreadful game again!" said Mrs. Brown despairingly.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I haven't done anything what you said I'd not to.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading WILLIAM JOINS THE BAND OF HOPE "William! you've been playing that dreadful game again!" said Mrs. Brown despairingly.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading William, his suit covered with dust, his tie under one ear, his face begrimed and his knees cut, looked at her in righteous indignation.

playverbUS /pleɪ/

participate in games or sport

From this reading It was 'Lions an' Tamers' what you said I'd not to play.

playingnounUS /ˈpleɪɪŋ/

the act of playing a musical instrument

From this reading WILLIAM JOINS THE BAND OF HOPE "William! you've been playing that dreadful game again!" said Mrs. Brown despairingly.

righteousadjectiveUS /ˈraɪtʃəs/

characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice

From this reading William, his suit covered with dust, his tie under one ear, his face begrimed and his knees cut, looked at her in righteous indignation.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading WILLIAM JOINS THE BAND OF HOPE "William! you've been playing that dreadful game again!" said Mrs. Brown despairingly.

suitverbUS /suːt/

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading William, his suit covered with dust, his tie under one ear, his face begrimed and his knees cut, looked at her in righteous indignation.

Tamers

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was 'Lions an' Tamers' what you said I'd not to play.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading WILLIAM JOINS THE BAND OF HOPE "William! you've been playing that dreadful game again!" said Mrs. Brown despairingly.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading WILLIAM JOINS THE BAND OF HOPE "William! you've been playing that dreadful game again!" said Mrs. Brown despairingly.

tienounUS /taɪ/

neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front

From this reading William, his suit covered with dust, his tie under one ear, his face begrimed and his knees cut, looked at her in righteous indignation.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I haven't done anything what you said I'd not to.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading William, his suit covered with dust, his tie under one ear, his face begrimed and his knees cut, looked at her in righteous indignation.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It was 'Lions an' Tamers' what you said I'd not to play.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading I haven't done anything what you said I'd not to.

WILLIAM

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading WILLIAM JOINS THE BAND OF HOPE "William! you've been playing that dreadful game again!" said Mrs. Brown despairingly.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading William, his suit covered with dust, his tie under one ear, his face begrimed and his knees cut, looked at her in righteous indignation.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I haven't done anything what you said I'd not to.

you've

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading WILLIAM JOINS THE BAND OF HOPE "William! you've been playing that dreadful game again!" said Mrs. Brown despairingly.

Chapter 7 of Just—William by Richmal Crompton holds 332 sentences, grouped into 67 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.

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Chapter 7 holds 332 sentences of Just—William, unabridged, divided into 67 reading sections.

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