Chapter 7 of Look to the Stars is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Look to the Stars is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Returning to the others, Marlin found DuChane holding forth in a profane diatribe which included not only McGruder, Link, and Sally, but all their antecedents. "There's nothing to get excited over," Marlin interposed, calmly. "What difference does it make?" "Difference?" DuChane roared.
Chapter 7 of Look to the Stars is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “antecedent” — someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
From this reading “Returning to the others, Marlin found DuChane holding forth in a profane diatribe which included not only McGruder, Link, and Sally, but all their antecedents.”
thunderous verbal attack
From this reading “Returning to the others, Marlin found DuChane holding forth in a profane diatribe which included not only McGruder, Link, and Sally, but all their antecedents.”
enclosed in the same envelope or package
From this reading “Returning to the others, Marlin found DuChane holding forth in a profane diatribe which included not only McGruder, Link, and Sally, but all their antecedents.”
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading “Returning to the others, Marlin found DuChane holding forth in a profane diatribe which included not only McGruder, Link, and Sally, but all their antecedents.”
large long-jawed oceanic sport fishes; related to sailfishes and spearfishes; not completely cold-blooded i.e. able to warm their brains and eyes
From this reading “Returning to the others, Marlin found DuChane holding forth in a profane diatribe which included not only McGruder, Link, and Sally, but all their antecedents.”
characterized by profanity or cursing
From this reading “Returning to the others, Marlin found DuChane holding forth in a profane diatribe which included not only McGruder, Link, and Sally, but all their antecedents.”
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading “DuChane roared.”
witty remark
From this reading “Returning to the others, Marlin found DuChane holding forth in a profane diatribe which included not only McGruder, Link, and Sally, but all their antecedents.”
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.
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In this reading “"There's nothing to get excited over," Marlin interposed, calmly.”
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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 Returning to the others, Marlin found DuChane holding forth in a profane diatribe which included not only McGruder, Link, and Sally, but all their antecedents.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Returning to the others, Marlin found DuChane holding forth in a profane diatribe which included not only McGruder, Link, and Sally, but all their antecedents.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Returning to the others, Marlin found DuChane holding forth in a profane diatribe which included not only McGruder, Link, and Sally, but all their antecedents.
plural of “antecedent” — someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
From this reading Returning to the others, Marlin found DuChane holding forth in a profane diatribe which included not only McGruder, Link, and Sally, but all their antecedents.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Returning to the others, Marlin found DuChane holding forth in a profane diatribe which included not only McGruder, Link, and Sally, but all their antecedents.
with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
From this reading "There's nothing to get excited over," Marlin interposed, calmly.
thunderous verbal attack
From this reading Returning to the others, Marlin found DuChane holding forth in a profane diatribe which included not only McGruder, Link, and Sally, but all their antecedents.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading "What difference does it make?"
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What difference does it make?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Returning to the others, Marlin found DuChane holding forth in a profane diatribe which included not only McGruder, Link, and Sally, but all their antecedents.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading "There's nothing to get excited over," Marlin interposed, calmly.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Returning to the others, Marlin found DuChane holding forth in a profane diatribe which included not only McGruder, Link, and Sally, but all their antecedents.
set up or found
From this reading Returning to the others, Marlin found DuChane holding forth in a profane diatribe which included not only McGruder, Link, and Sally, but all their antecedents.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "There's nothing to get excited over," Marlin interposed, calmly.
the act of retaining something
From this reading Returning to the others, Marlin found DuChane holding forth in a profane diatribe which included not only McGruder, Link, and Sally, but all their antecedents.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Returning to the others, Marlin found DuChane holding forth in a profane diatribe which included not only McGruder, Link, and Sally, but all their antecedents.
enclosed in the same envelope or package
From this reading Returning to the others, Marlin found DuChane holding forth in a profane diatribe which included not only McGruder, Link, and Sally, but all their antecedents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's nothing to get excited over," Marlin interposed, calmly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What difference does it make?"
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading Returning to the others, Marlin found DuChane holding forth in a profane diatribe which included not only McGruder, Link, and Sally, but all their antecedents.
engage in
From this reading "What difference does it make?"
large long-jawed oceanic sport fishes; related to sailfishes and spearfishes; not completely cold-blooded i.e. able to warm their brains and eyes
From this reading Returning to the others, Marlin found DuChane holding forth in a profane diatribe which included not only McGruder, Link, and Sally, but all their antecedents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Returning to the others, Marlin found DuChane holding forth in a profane diatribe which included not only McGruder, Link, and Sally, but all their antecedents.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Returning to the others, Marlin found DuChane holding forth in a profane diatribe which included not only McGruder, Link, and Sally, but all their antecedents.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "There's nothing to get excited over," Marlin interposed, calmly.
and nothing more
From this reading Returning to the others, Marlin found DuChane holding forth in a profane diatribe which included not only McGruder, Link, and Sally, but all their antecedents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Returning to the others, Marlin found DuChane holding forth in a profane diatribe which included not only McGruder, Link, and Sally, but all their antecedents.
above and across; more than
From this reading "There's nothing to get excited over," Marlin interposed, calmly.
characterized by profanity or cursing
From this reading Returning to the others, Marlin found DuChane holding forth in a profane diatribe which included not only McGruder, Link, and Sally, but all their antecedents.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading Returning to the others, Marlin found DuChane holding forth in a profane diatribe which included not only McGruder, Link, and Sally, but all their antecedents.
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading DuChane roared.
witty remark
From this reading Returning to the others, Marlin found DuChane holding forth in a profane diatribe which included not only McGruder, Link, and Sally, but all their antecedents.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Returning to the others, Marlin found DuChane holding forth in a profane diatribe which included not only McGruder, Link, and Sally, but all their antecedents.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Returning to the others, Marlin found DuChane holding forth in a profane diatribe which included not only McGruder, Link, and Sally, but all their antecedents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's nothing to get excited over," Marlin interposed, calmly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Returning to the others, Marlin found DuChane holding forth in a profane diatribe which included not only McGruder, Link, and Sally, but all their antecedents.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What difference does it make?"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Returning to the others, Marlin found DuChane holding forth in a profane diatribe which included not only McGruder, Link, and Sally, but all their antecedents.
Chapter 7 of Look to the Stars by Willard E. Hawkins holds 194 sentences, grouped into 39 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 194 sentences of Look to the Stars, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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