Chapter 7 of Northwest! is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Northwest! is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Then, I've got stung! You knew I'd lost my rifle and you helped my prisoners get off!" Stannard smiled. "To talk about your prisoners is ridiculous; I imagine we are rather your hosts. I am not a policeman, and when my friends resolved to leave the camp I had no grounds to meddle.
Chapter 7 of Northwest! is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading “I am not a policeman, and when my friends resolved to leave the camp I had no grounds to meddle.”
plural of “host” — a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading “"To talk about your prisoners is ridiculous; I imagine we are rather your hosts.”
intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly
From this reading “I am not a policeman, and when my friends resolved to leave the camp I had no grounds to meddle.”
a member of a police force
From this reading “I am not a policeman, and when my friends resolved to leave the camp I had no grounds to meddle.”
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “You knew I'd lost my rifle and you helped my prisoners get off!"”
inspiring scornful pity
From this reading “"To talk about your prisoners is ridiculous; I imagine we are rather your hosts.”
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading “You knew I'd lost my rifle and you helped my prisoners get off!"”
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading “"Then, I've got stung!”
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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to consider or examine in speech or writing
In this reading “"To talk about your prisoners is ridiculous; I imagine we are rather your hosts.”
leave a vehicle, aircraft, etc.
In this reading “You knew I'd lost my rifle and you helped my prisoners get off!"”
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 I am not a policeman, and when my friends resolved to leave the camp I had no grounds to meddle.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "To talk about your prisoners is ridiculous; I imagine we are rather your hosts.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am not a policeman, and when my friends resolved to leave the camp I had no grounds to meddle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You knew I'd lost my rifle and you helped my prisoners get off!"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "To talk about your prisoners is ridiculous; I imagine we are rather your hosts.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading I am not a policeman, and when my friends resolved to leave the camp I had no grounds to meddle.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading I am not a policeman, and when my friends resolved to leave the camp I had no grounds to meddle.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You knew I'd lost my rifle and you helped my prisoners get off!"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Then, I've got stung!
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading I am not a policeman, and when my friends resolved to leave the camp I had no grounds to meddle.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I am not a policeman, and when my friends resolved to leave the camp I had no grounds to meddle.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading You knew I'd lost my rifle and you helped my prisoners get off!"
plural of “host” — a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading "To talk about your prisoners is ridiculous; I imagine we are rather your hosts.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "To talk about your prisoners is ridiculous; I imagine we are rather your hosts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You knew I'd lost my rifle and you helped my prisoners get off!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then, I've got stung!
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading "To talk about your prisoners is ridiculous; I imagine we are rather your hosts.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "To talk about your prisoners is ridiculous; I imagine we are rather your hosts.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You knew I'd lost my rifle and you helped my prisoners get off!"
go away from a place
From this reading I am not a policeman, and when my friends resolved to leave the camp I had no grounds to meddle.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading You knew I'd lost my rifle and you helped my prisoners get off!"
intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly
From this reading I am not a policeman, and when my friends resolved to leave the camp I had no grounds to meddle.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You knew I'd lost my rifle and you helped my prisoners get off!"
not any; not one
From this reading I am not a policeman, and when my friends resolved to leave the camp I had no grounds to meddle.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am not a policeman, and when my friends resolved to leave the camp I had no grounds to meddle.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading You knew I'd lost my rifle and you helped my prisoners get off!"
a member of a police force
From this reading I am not a policeman, and when my friends resolved to leave the camp I had no grounds to meddle.
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading You knew I'd lost my rifle and you helped my prisoners get off!"
on the contrary
From this reading "To talk about your prisoners is ridiculous; I imagine we are rather your hosts.
determined
From this reading I am not a policeman, and when my friends resolved to leave the camp I had no grounds to meddle.
inspiring scornful pity
From this reading "To talk about your prisoners is ridiculous; I imagine we are rather your hosts.
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading You knew I'd lost my rifle and you helped my prisoners get off!"
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Stannard smiled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stannard smiled.
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading "Then, I've got stung!
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "To talk about your prisoners is ridiculous; I imagine we are rather your hosts.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am not a policeman, and when my friends resolved to leave the camp I had no grounds to meddle.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then, I've got stung!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To talk about your prisoners is ridiculous; I imagine we are rather your hosts.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "To talk about your prisoners is ridiculous; I imagine we are rather your hosts.
at the time that
From this reading I am not a policeman, and when my friends resolved to leave the camp I had no grounds to meddle.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You knew I'd lost my rifle and you helped my prisoners get off!"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "To talk about your prisoners is ridiculous; I imagine we are rather your hosts.
Chapter 7 of Northwest! by Harold Bindloss holds 411 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 411 sentences of Northwest!, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Northwest! by Harold Bindloss exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 411 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.
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