Chapter 7 of Osceola the Seminole is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Osceola the Seminole is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Your talk is a good one, but my people cannot say they will go. The people differ in their opinions, and must be indulged with time to reflect. They cannot consent now; they are not willing to go. If their tongues say yes, their hearts cry no, and call them liars. We are not hungry for other lands--why should we go and hunt for them?
Chapter 7 of Osceola the Seminole is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
permission to do something
From this reading “They cannot consent now; they are not willing to go.”
be different
From this reading “The people differ in their opinions, and must be indulged with time to reflect.”
past form of “indulge” — give free rein to
From this reading “The people differ in their opinions, and must be indulged with time to reflect.”
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading “We are not hungry for other lands--why should we go and hunt for them?”
plural of “liar” — a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
From this reading “If their tongues say yes, their hearts cry no, and call them liars.”
plural of “opinion” — a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading “The people differ in their opinions, and must be indulged with time to reflect.”
manifest or bring back
From this reading “The people differ in their opinions, and must be indulged with time to reflect.”
plural of “tongue” — a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading “If their tongues say yes, their hearts cry no, and call them liars.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “We are not hungry for other lands--why should we go and hunt for them?”
In this reading “The people differ in their opinions, and must be indulged with time to reflect.”
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 "Your talk is a good one, but my people cannot say they will go.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The people differ in their opinions, and must be indulged with time to reflect.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They cannot consent now; they are not willing to go.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The people differ in their opinions, and must be indulged with time to reflect.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Your talk is a good one, but my people cannot say they will go.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading If their tongues say yes, their hearts cry no, and call them liars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Your talk is a good one, but my people cannot say they will go.
permission to do something
From this reading They cannot consent now; they are not willing to go.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading If their tongues say yes, their hearts cry no, and call them liars.
be different
From this reading The people differ in their opinions, and must be indulged with time to reflect.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We are not hungry for other lands--why should we go and hunt for them?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Your talk is a good one, but my people cannot say they will go.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Your talk is a good one, but my people cannot say they will go.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading If their tongues say yes, their hearts cry no, and call them liars.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading We are not hungry for other lands--why should we go and hunt for them?
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading We are not hungry for other lands--why should we go and hunt for them?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If their tongues say yes, their hearts cry no, and call them liars.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The people differ in their opinions, and must be indulged with time to reflect.
past form of “indulge” — give free rein to
From this reading The people differ in their opinions, and must be indulged with time to reflect.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Your talk is a good one, but my people cannot say they will go.
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading We are not hungry for other lands--why should we go and hunt for them?
plural of “liar” — a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
From this reading If their tongues say yes, their hearts cry no, and call them liars.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The people differ in their opinions, and must be indulged with time to reflect.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Your talk is a good one, but my people cannot say they will go.
not any; not one
From this reading If their tongues say yes, their hearts cry no, and call them liars.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They cannot consent now; they are not willing to go.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading They cannot consent now; they are not willing to go.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Your talk is a good one, but my people cannot say they will go.
plural of “opinion” — a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading The people differ in their opinions, and must be indulged with time to reflect.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading We are not hungry for other lands--why should we go and hunt for them?
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "Your talk is a good one, but my people cannot say they will go.
manifest or bring back
From this reading The people differ in their opinions, and must be indulged with time to reflect.
express in words
From this reading "Your talk is a good one, but my people cannot say they will go.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading We are not hungry for other lands--why should we go and hunt for them?
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "Your talk is a good one, but my people cannot say they will go.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The people differ in their opinions, and must be indulged with time to reflect.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The people differ in their opinions, and must be indulged with time to reflect.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading If their tongues say yes, their hearts cry no, and call them liars.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Your talk is a good one, but my people cannot say they will go.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The people differ in their opinions, and must be indulged with time to reflect.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The people differ in their opinions, and must be indulged with time to reflect.
plural of “tongue” — a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading If their tongues say yes, their hearts cry no, and call them liars.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are not hungry for other lands--why should we go and hunt for them?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading We are not hungry for other lands--why should we go and hunt for them?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Your talk is a good one, but my people cannot say they will go.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading They cannot consent now; they are not willing to go.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The people differ in their opinions, and must be indulged with time to reflect.
an affirmative
From this reading If their tongues say yes, their hearts cry no, and call them liars.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your talk is a good one, but my people cannot say they will go.
Chapter 7 of Osceola the Seminole by Mayne Reid 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 Osceola the Seminole, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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