Chapter 7 of Life and Death of Mr. Badman is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Life and Death of Mr. Badman is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Atten. He ran away you say, but whither did he run? Wise. Why, to one of his own trade, {61b} and also like himself. Thus the wicked joyned hand in hand, and there he served out his time.
Chapter 7 of Life and Death of Mr. Badman is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “He ran away you say, but whither did he run?”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “He ran away you say, but whither did he run?”
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading “Thus the wicked joyned hand in hand, and there he served out his time.”
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading “Thus the wicked joyned hand in hand, and there he served out his time.”
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading “Why, to one of his own trade, {61b} and also like himself.”
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading “He ran away you say, but whither did he run?”
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading “Thus the wicked joyned hand in hand, and there he served out his time.”
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading “Wise.”
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From this reading Why, to one of his own trade, {61b} and also like himself.
in addition
From this reading Why, to one of his own trade, {61b} and also like himself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Why, to one of his own trade, {61b} and also like himself.
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From this reading Atten.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He ran away you say, but whither did he run?
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading Why, to one of his own trade, {61b} and also like himself.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He ran away you say, but whither did he run?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He ran away you say, but whither did he run?
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Thus the wicked joyned hand in hand, and there he served out his time.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He ran away you say, but whither did he run?
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Why, to one of his own trade, {61b} and also like himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Why, to one of his own trade, {61b} and also like himself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thus the wicked joyned hand in hand, and there he served out his time.
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From this reading Thus the wicked joyned hand in hand, and there he served out his time.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Why, to one of his own trade, {61b} and also like himself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Why, to one of his own trade, {61b} and also like himself.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Why, to one of his own trade, {61b} and also like himself.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Thus the wicked joyned hand in hand, and there he served out his time.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Why, to one of his own trade, {61b} and also like himself.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading He ran away you say, but whither did he run?
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading He ran away you say, but whither did he run?
express in words
From this reading He ran away you say, but whither did he run?
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading Thus the wicked joyned hand in hand, and there he served out his time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thus the wicked joyned hand in hand, and there he served out his time.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Thus the wicked joyned hand in hand, and there he served out his time.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus the wicked joyned hand in hand, and there he served out his time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Thus the wicked joyned hand in hand, and there he served out his time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why, to one of his own trade, {61b} and also like himself.
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading Why, to one of his own trade, {61b} and also like himself.
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading He ran away you say, but whither did he run?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, to one of his own trade, {61b} and also like himself.
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading Thus the wicked joyned hand in hand, and there he served out his time.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading Wise.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He ran away you say, but whither did he run?
Chapter 7 of Life and Death of Mr. Badman by John Bunyan holds 182 sentences, grouped into 37 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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