Chapter 7 of Left Guard Gilbert is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Left Guard Gilbert is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FIGHTING FIRE "THIS," said Tim presently, "is a bit dull, if you ask me. I came out for some excitement. Let's do something." "What?" asked Clint, yawning loudly. "Let's eat."
Chapter 7 of Left Guard Gilbert is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/44 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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 piece or quantity of something
From this reading “FIGHTING FIRE "THIS," said Tim presently, "is a bit dull, if you ask me.”
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading “FIGHTING FIRE "THIS," said Tim presently, "is a bit dull, if you ask me.”
take in solid food
From this reading “"Let's eat."”
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading “I came out for some excitement.”
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading “FIGHTING FIRE "THIS," said Tim presently, "is a bit dull, if you ask me.”
with relatively high volume
From this reading “"What?" asked Clint, yawning loudly.”
in the near future
From this reading “FIGHTING FIRE "THIS," said Tim presently, "is a bit dull, if you ask me.”
gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something
From this reading “"What?" asked Clint, yawning loudly.”
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.
appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading “I came out for some excitement.”
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 FIGHTING FIRE "THIS," said Tim presently, "is a bit dull, if you ask me.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading FIGHTING FIRE "THIS," said Tim presently, "is a bit dull, if you ask me.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What?" asked Clint, yawning loudly.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading FIGHTING FIRE "THIS," said Tim presently, "is a bit dull, if you ask me.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I came out for some excitement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What?" asked Clint, yawning loudly.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Let's do something."
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading FIGHTING FIRE "THIS," said Tim presently, "is a bit dull, if you ask me.
take in solid food
From this reading "Let's eat."
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading I came out for some excitement.
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading FIGHTING FIRE "THIS," said Tim presently, "is a bit dull, if you ask me.
start firing a weapon
From this reading FIGHTING FIRE "THIS," said Tim presently, "is a bit dull, if you ask me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I came out for some excitement.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I came out for some excitement.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading FIGHTING FIRE "THIS," said Tim presently, "is a bit dull, if you ask me.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FIGHTING FIRE "THIS," said Tim presently, "is a bit dull, if you ask me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let's do something."
with relatively high volume
From this reading "What?" asked Clint, yawning loudly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading FIGHTING FIRE "THIS," said Tim presently, "is a bit dull, if you ask me.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I came out for some excitement.
in the near future
From this reading FIGHTING FIRE "THIS," said Tim presently, "is a bit dull, if you ask me.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading FIGHTING FIRE "THIS," said Tim presently, "is a bit dull, if you ask me.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I came out for some excitement.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Let's do something."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading FIGHTING FIRE "THIS," said Tim presently, "is a bit dull, if you ask me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FIGHTING FIRE "THIS," said Tim presently, "is a bit dull, if you ask me.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What?" asked Clint, yawning loudly.
gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something
From this reading "What?" asked Clint, yawning loudly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading FIGHTING FIRE "THIS," said Tim presently, "is a bit dull, if you ask me.
Chapter 7 of Left Guard Gilbert by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 224 sentences, grouped into 45 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 224 sentences of Left Guard Gilbert, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Left Guard Gilbert by Ralph Henry Barbour exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 224 sentences, grouped into 45 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 45 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 7 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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