Chapter 7 of Kangaroo is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Kangaroo is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Yes, that’s it,” said Victoria, pleased and proprietary. A boy from the big red bungalow called to ask if he should bring milk across. The big red bungalow was a dairy. But Harriet followed eagerly on Jack’s footsteps across the road. She peeped over the white gate as he unfastened it.
Chapter 7 of Kangaroo is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
a small house with a single story
From this reading “A boy from the big red bungalow called to ask if he should bring milk across.”
a farm where dairy products are produced
From this reading “The big red bungalow was a dairy.”
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading “But Harriet followed eagerly on Jack’s footsteps across the road.”
possessive form of “jack” — a small worthless amount
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading “A boy from the big red bungalow called to ask if he should bring milk across.”
past form of “peep” — look furtively
From this reading “She peeped over the white gate as he unfastened it.”
an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits
From this reading ““Yes, that’s it,” said Victoria, pleased and proprietary.”
queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
From this reading ““Yes, that’s it,” said Victoria, pleased and proprietary.”
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.
In this reading “But Harriet followed eagerly on Jack’s footsteps across the road.”
In this reading “She peeped over the white gate as he unfastened it.”
In this reading “A boy from the big red bungalow called to ask if he should bring milk across.”
In this reading “She peeped over the white gate as he unfastened it.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A boy from the big red bungalow called to ask if he should bring milk across.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading A boy from the big red bungalow called to ask if he should bring milk across.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Yes, that’s it,” said Victoria, pleased and proprietary.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She peeped over the white gate as he unfastened it.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading A boy from the big red bungalow called to ask if he should bring milk across.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A boy from the big red bungalow called to ask if he should bring milk across.
a youthful male person
From this reading A boy from the big red bungalow called to ask if he should bring milk across.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading A boy from the big red bungalow called to ask if he should bring milk across.
a small house with a single story
From this reading A boy from the big red bungalow called to ask if he should bring milk across.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Harriet followed eagerly on Jack’s footsteps across the road.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading A boy from the big red bungalow called to ask if he should bring milk across.
a farm where dairy products are produced
From this reading The big red bungalow was a dairy.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading But Harriet followed eagerly on Jack’s footsteps across the road.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading But Harriet followed eagerly on Jack’s footsteps across the road.
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading But Harriet followed eagerly on Jack’s footsteps across the road.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A boy from the big red bungalow called to ask if he should bring milk across.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading She peeped over the white gate as he unfastened it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Harriet followed eagerly on Jack’s footsteps across the road.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A boy from the big red bungalow called to ask if he should bring milk across.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A boy from the big red bungalow called to ask if he should bring milk across.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Yes, that’s it,” said Victoria, pleased and proprietary.
possessive form of “jack” — a small worthless amount
From this reading But Harriet followed eagerly on Jack’s footsteps across the road.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading A boy from the big red bungalow called to ask if he should bring milk across.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But Harriet followed eagerly on Jack’s footsteps across the road.
above and across; more than
From this reading She peeped over the white gate as he unfastened it.
past form of “peep” — look furtively
From this reading She peeped over the white gate as he unfastened it.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading “Yes, that’s it,” said Victoria, pleased and proprietary.
an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits
From this reading “Yes, that’s it,” said Victoria, pleased and proprietary.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading A boy from the big red bungalow called to ask if he should bring milk across.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading But Harriet followed eagerly on Jack’s footsteps across the road.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Yes, that’s it,” said Victoria, pleased and proprietary.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She peeped over the white gate as he unfastened it.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading A boy from the big red bungalow called to ask if he should bring milk across.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, that’s it,” said Victoria, pleased and proprietary.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A boy from the big red bungalow called to ask if he should bring milk across.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A boy from the big red bungalow called to ask if he should bring milk across.
not closed or secured
From this reading She peeped over the white gate as he unfastened it.
queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
From this reading “Yes, that’s it,” said Victoria, pleased and proprietary.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The big red bungalow was a dairy.
a Caucasian
From this reading She peeped over the white gate as he unfastened it.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, that’s it,” said Victoria, pleased and proprietary.
Chapter 7 of Kangaroo by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 413 sentences of Kangaroo, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Kangaroo by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
Work through the 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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