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Our Nig
Our Nig

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of Our Nig is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 7 of Our Nig by Harriet E. Wilson holds 54 sentences, grouped into 11 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.

What does chapter 7 of Our Nig contain?

Chapter 7 holds 54 sentences of Our Nig, unabridged, divided into 11 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 7 of Our Nig by Harriet E. Wilson exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 54 sentences, grouped into 11 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.

How do I study chapter 7 of Our Nig?

Work through the 11 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 11 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 7 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 7 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading Our Nig

Common questions about reading Our Nig by Harriet E. Wilson on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Our Nig?

Yes. All 1628 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #584 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Our Nig is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #584, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Our Nig take to read?

About 135 minutes of reading across 326 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Our Nig section by section

How to work through Our Nig section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 12 chapters of Our Nig to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Our Nig

Words and structures a reader meets early in Our Nig, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Smith
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Our Nig; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Mother
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Our Nig; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Grief
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Our Nig; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Beyond
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Our Nig; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Cover illustration for Our Nig
Context Illustration Reading 1/11 · 5 lines
English subtitles · tap any word to listen 1 / 5
SPIRITUAL CONDITION OF NIG.
"What are our joys but dreams?
and what our hopes But goodly shadows in the summer cloud?"
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K.
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AI-generated narration by OpenAI · Slow US English
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Our Nig

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of Our Nig is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/11 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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SPIRITUAL CONDITION OF NIG.
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"What are our joys but dreams?
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and what our hopes But goodly shadows in the summer cloud?"
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H.
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K.
All words in this reading · 20

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and

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From this reading and what our hopes But goodly shadows in the summer cloud?"

are

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From this reading "What are our joys but dreams?

but

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From this reading "What are our joys but dreams?

cloud

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From this reading and what our hopes But goodly shadows in the summer cloud?"

CONDITION

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From this reading SPIRITUAL CONDITION OF NIG.

dreams

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From this reading "What are our joys but dreams?

goodly

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From this reading and what our hopes But goodly shadows in the summer cloud?"

H

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From this reading H.

hopes

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From this reading and what our hopes But goodly shadows in the summer cloud?"

in

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From this reading and what our hopes But goodly shadows in the summer cloud?"

joys

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From this reading "What are our joys but dreams?

K

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From this reading K.

NIG

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From this reading SPIRITUAL CONDITION OF NIG.

OF

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From this reading SPIRITUAL CONDITION OF NIG.

our

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From this reading "What are our joys but dreams?

shadows

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From this reading and what our hopes But goodly shadows in the summer cloud?"

SPIRITUAL

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From this reading SPIRITUAL CONDITION OF NIG.

summer

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From this reading and what our hopes But goodly shadows in the summer cloud?"

the

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From this reading and what our hopes But goodly shadows in the summer cloud?"

What

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From this reading "What are our joys but dreams?