Chapter 7 of Mark Tidd's Citadel is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Mark Tidd's Citadel is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Where have you b-been sleepin’, Motu?” Mark asked while we were trying to catch the dog to operate on him for porcupine quill. “There,” says Motu, pointing to the hotel. “But we searched it from one end to the other, and couldn’t find a thing.” Motu smiled.
Chapter 7 of Mark Tidd's Citadel is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “Mark asked while we were trying to catch the dog to operate on him for porcupine quill.”
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading ““There,” says Motu, pointing to the hotel.”
attach a tag or label to
From this reading “Mark asked while we were trying to catch the dog to operate on him for porcupine quill.”
direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
From this reading “Mark asked while we were trying to catch the dog to operate on him for porcupine quill.”
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading ““There,” says Motu, pointing to the hotel.”
relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
From this reading “Mark asked while we were trying to catch the dog to operate on him for porcupine quill.”
pen made from a bird's feather
From this reading “Mark asked while we were trying to catch the dog to operate on him for porcupine quill.”
past form of “search” — try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading ““But we searched it from one end to the other, and couldn’t find a thing.””
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perform surgery on
In this reading “Mark asked while we were trying to catch the dog to operate on him for porcupine quill.”
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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 “But we searched it from one end to the other, and couldn’t find a thing.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “But we searched it from one end to the other, and couldn’t find a thing.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Mark asked while we were trying to catch the dog to operate on him for porcupine quill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Where have you b-been sleepin’, Motu?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But we searched it from one end to the other, and couldn’t find a thing.”
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Mark asked while we were trying to catch the dog to operate on him for porcupine quill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But we searched it from one end to the other, and couldn’t find a thing.”
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading Mark asked while we were trying to catch the dog to operate on him for porcupine quill.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “But we searched it from one end to the other, and couldn’t find a thing.”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “But we searched it from one end to the other, and couldn’t find a thing.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mark asked while we were trying to catch the dog to operate on him for porcupine quill.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “But we searched it from one end to the other, and couldn’t find a thing.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Where have you b-been sleepin’, Motu?”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mark asked while we were trying to catch the dog to operate on him for porcupine quill.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading “There,” says Motu, pointing to the hotel.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “But we searched it from one end to the other, and couldn’t find a thing.”
attach a tag or label to
From this reading Mark asked while we were trying to catch the dog to operate on him for porcupine quill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Where have you b-been sleepin’, Motu?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mark asked while we were trying to catch the dog to operate on him for porcupine quill.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “But we searched it from one end to the other, and couldn’t find a thing.”
direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
From this reading Mark asked while we were trying to catch the dog to operate on him for porcupine quill.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “But we searched it from one end to the other, and couldn’t find a thing.”
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading “There,” says Motu, pointing to the hotel.
relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
From this reading Mark asked while we were trying to catch the dog to operate on him for porcupine quill.
pen made from a bird's feather
From this reading Mark asked while we were trying to catch the dog to operate on him for porcupine quill.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “There,” says Motu, pointing to the hotel.
past form of “search” — try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading “But we searched it from one end to the other, and couldn’t find a thing.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Where have you b-been sleepin’, Motu?”
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Motu smiled.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mark asked while we were trying to catch the dog to operate on him for porcupine quill.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There,” says Motu, pointing to the hotel.
a special situation
From this reading “But we searched it from one end to the other, and couldn’t find a thing.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mark asked while we were trying to catch the dog to operate on him for porcupine quill.
hard to endure
From this reading Mark asked while we were trying to catch the dog to operate on him for porcupine quill.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Mark asked while we were trying to catch the dog to operate on him for porcupine quill.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mark asked while we were trying to catch the dog to operate on him for porcupine quill.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where have you b-been sleepin’, Motu?”
during the time that
From this reading Mark asked while we were trying to catch the dog to operate on him for porcupine quill.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Where have you b-been sleepin’, Motu?”
Chapter 7 of Mark Tidd's Citadel by Clarence Budington Kelland holds 200 sentences, grouped into 40 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 200 sentences of Mark Tidd's Citadel, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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