Chapter 7 of On Our Selection is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of On Our Selection is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A Kangaroo-Hunt from Shingle Hut. We always looked forward to Sunday. It was our day of sport. Once, I remember, we thought it would never come. We longed restlessly for it, and the more we longed the more it seemed to linger.
Chapter 7 of On Our Selection is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or to or toward the front
From this reading “We always looked forward to Sunday.”
temporary military shelter
From this reading “A Kangaroo-Hunt from Shingle Hut.”
remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading “We longed restlessly for it, and the more we longed the more it seemed to linger.”
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading “We longed restlessly for it, and the more we longed the more it seemed to linger.”
in a restless manner
From this reading “We longed restlessly for it, and the more we longed the more it seemed to linger.”
building material used as siding or roofing
From this reading “A Kangaroo-Hunt from Shingle Hut.”
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading “It was our day of sport.”
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading “We always looked forward to Sunday.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A Kangaroo-Hunt from Shingle Hut.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading We always looked forward to Sunday.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We longed restlessly for it, and the more we longed the more it seemed to linger.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Once, I remember, we thought it would never come.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was our day of sport.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We longed restlessly for it, and the more we longed the more it seemed to linger.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading We always looked forward to Sunday.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A Kangaroo-Hunt from Shingle Hut.
temporary military shelter
From this reading A Kangaroo-Hunt from Shingle Hut.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Once, I remember, we thought it would never come.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was our day of sport.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Kangaroo-Hunt from Shingle Hut.
remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading We longed restlessly for it, and the more we longed the more it seemed to linger.
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading We longed restlessly for it, and the more we longed the more it seemed to linger.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading We always looked forward to Sunday.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading We longed restlessly for it, and the more we longed the more it seemed to linger.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Once, I remember, we thought it would never come.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was our day of sport.
on one occasion
From this reading Once, I remember, we thought it would never come.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It was our day of sport.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Once, I remember, we thought it would never come.
in a restless manner
From this reading We longed restlessly for it, and the more we longed the more it seemed to linger.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading We longed restlessly for it, and the more we longed the more it seemed to linger.
building material used as siding or roofing
From this reading A Kangaroo-Hunt from Shingle Hut.
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading It was our day of sport.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading We always looked forward to Sunday.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We longed restlessly for it, and the more we longed the more it seemed to linger.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Once, I remember, we thought it would never come.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We always looked forward to Sunday.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was our day of sport.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We always looked forward to Sunday.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Once, I remember, we thought it would never come.
Chapter 7 of On Our Selection by Steele Rudd holds 142 sentences, grouped into 29 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.
Chapter 7 holds 142 sentences of On Our Selection, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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