Chapter 7 of Outpost is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Outpost is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FAYVER. "AND is she here, mother?" asked Teddy, rushing into his mother's room next morning as soon as there was light enough to see. "Yis, b'y, she's here; but it's not long she'll be, savin' the mercy o' God. It's the heavy sickness that's on her the morn." "And will she die, mother?"
Chapter 7 of Outpost is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading “It's the heavy sickness that's on her the morn."”
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading “"Yis, b'y, she's here; but it's not long she'll be, savin' the mercy o' God.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “It's the heavy sickness that's on her the morn."”
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “"AND is she here, mother?" asked Teddy, rushing into his mother's room next morning as soon as there was light enough to see.”
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading “"AND is she here, mother?" asked Teddy, rushing into his mother's room next morning as soon as there was light enough to see.”
procumbent or spreading juniper
From this reading “"Yis, b'y, she's here; but it's not long she'll be, savin' the mercy o' God.”
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading “It's the heavy sickness that's on her the morn."”
plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
From this reading “"AND is she here, mother?" asked Teddy, rushing into his mother's room next morning as soon as there was light enough to see.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "AND is she here, mother?" asked Teddy, rushing into his mother's room next morning as soon as there was light enough to see.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "AND is she here, mother?" asked Teddy, rushing into his mother's room next morning as soon as there was light enough to see.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "AND is she here, mother?" asked Teddy, rushing into his mother's room next morning as soon as there was light enough to see.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yis, b'y, she's here; but it's not long she'll be, savin' the mercy o' God.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Yis, b'y, she's here; but it's not long she'll be, savin' the mercy o' God.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yis, b'y, she's here; but it's not long she'll be, savin' the mercy o' God.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "And will she die, mother?"
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "AND is she here, mother?" asked Teddy, rushing into his mother's room next morning as soon as there was light enough to see.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FAYVER.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "Yis, b'y, she's here; but it's not long she'll be, savin' the mercy o' God.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading It's the heavy sickness that's on her the morn."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It's the heavy sickness that's on her the morn."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "AND is she here, mother?" asked Teddy, rushing into his mother's room next morning as soon as there was light enough to see.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "AND is she here, mother?" asked Teddy, rushing into his mother's room next morning as soon as there was light enough to see.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "AND is she here, mother?" asked Teddy, rushing into his mother's room next morning as soon as there was light enough to see.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "AND is she here, mother?" asked Teddy, rushing into his mother's room next morning as soon as there was light enough to see.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yis, b'y, she's here; but it's not long she'll be, savin' the mercy o' God.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading "AND is she here, mother?" asked Teddy, rushing into his mother's room next morning as soon as there was light enough to see.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "Yis, b'y, she's here; but it's not long she'll be, savin' the mercy o' God.
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading "Yis, b'y, she's here; but it's not long she'll be, savin' the mercy o' God.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It's the heavy sickness that's on her the morn."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "AND is she here, mother?" asked Teddy, rushing into his mother's room next morning as soon as there was light enough to see.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "AND is she here, mother?" asked Teddy, rushing into his mother's room next morning as soon as there was light enough to see.
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "AND is she here, mother?" asked Teddy, rushing into his mother's room next morning as soon as there was light enough to see.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "AND is she here, mother?" asked Teddy, rushing into his mother's room next morning as soon as there was light enough to see.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Yis, b'y, she's here; but it's not long she'll be, savin' the mercy o' God.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "Yis, b'y, she's here; but it's not long she'll be, savin' the mercy o' God.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It's the heavy sickness that's on her the morn."
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "AND is she here, mother?" asked Teddy, rushing into his mother's room next morning as soon as there was light enough to see.
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading "AND is she here, mother?" asked Teddy, rushing into his mother's room next morning as soon as there was light enough to see.
procumbent or spreading juniper
From this reading "Yis, b'y, she's here; but it's not long she'll be, savin' the mercy o' God.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "AND is she here, mother?" asked Teddy, rushing into his mother's room next morning as soon as there was light enough to see.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "AND is she here, mother?" asked Teddy, rushing into his mother's room next morning as soon as there was light enough to see.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yis, b'y, she's here; but it's not long she'll be, savin' the mercy o' God.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yis, b'y, she's here; but it's not long she'll be, savin' the mercy o' God.
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading It's the heavy sickness that's on her the morn."
in the near future
From this reading "AND is she here, mother?" asked Teddy, rushing into his mother's room next morning as soon as there was light enough to see.
plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
From this reading "AND is she here, mother?" asked Teddy, rushing into his mother's room next morning as soon as there was light enough to see.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's the heavy sickness that's on her the morn."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FAYVER.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "AND is she here, mother?" asked Teddy, rushing into his mother's room next morning as soon as there was light enough to see.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "AND is she here, mother?" asked Teddy, rushing into his mother's room next morning as soon as there was light enough to see.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "AND is she here, mother?" asked Teddy, rushing into his mother's room next morning as soon as there was light enough to see.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "And will she die, mother?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yis, b'y, she's here; but it's not long she'll be, savin' the mercy o' God.
Chapter 7 of Outpost by Jane G. (Jane Goodwin) Austin holds 65 sentences, grouped into 13 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 65 sentences of Outpost, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Outpost by Jane G. (Jane Goodwin) Austin exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 65 sentences, grouped into 13 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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