Chapter 7 of Pencil Sketches is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Pencil Sketches is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes, sir; I've been at it all the afternoon; here it is." "Why, that's not half enough." "Mr. Gummage, I've rubbed, and rubbed, till my arm aches to the shoulder, and my face is all in a glow." "Then take off your bonnet, and cool yourself. I tell you there's not half enough.
Chapter 7 of Pencil Sketches is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “ache” — a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
From this reading “"Mr. Gummage, I've rubbed, and rubbed, till my arm aches to the shoulder, and my face is all in a glow."”
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “"Yes, sir; I've been at it all the afternoon; here it is."”
a hat tied under the chin
From this reading “"Then take off your bonnet, and cool yourself.”
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading “"Then take off your bonnet, and cool yourself.”
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading “"Mr. Gummage, I've rubbed, and rubbed, till my arm aches to the shoulder, and my face is all in a glow."”
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading “"Mr. Gummage, I've rubbed, and rubbed, till my arm aches to the shoulder, and my face is all in a glow."”
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading “"Mr. Gummage, I've rubbed, and rubbed, till my arm aches to the shoulder, and my face is all in a glow."”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “"Then take off your bonnet, and cool yourself.”
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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leave
In this reading “"Then take off your bonnet, and cool yourself.”
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 "Mr. Gummage, I've rubbed, and rubbed, till my arm aches to the shoulder, and my face is all in a glow."
plural of “ache” — a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
From this reading "Mr. Gummage, I've rubbed, and rubbed, till my arm aches to the shoulder, and my face is all in a glow."
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading "Yes, sir; I've been at it all the afternoon; here it is."
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Yes, sir; I've been at it all the afternoon; here it is."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Mr. Gummage, I've rubbed, and rubbed, till my arm aches to the shoulder, and my face is all in a glow."
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading "Mr. Gummage, I've rubbed, and rubbed, till my arm aches to the shoulder, and my face is all in a glow."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Yes, sir; I've been at it all the afternoon; here it is."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Yes, sir; I've been at it all the afternoon; here it is."
a hat tied under the chin
From this reading "Then take off your bonnet, and cool yourself.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading "Then take off your bonnet, and cool yourself.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "Why, that's not half enough."
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "Mr. Gummage, I've rubbed, and rubbed, till my arm aches to the shoulder, and my face is all in a glow."
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading "Mr. Gummage, I've rubbed, and rubbed, till my arm aches to the shoulder, and my face is all in a glow."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Gummage, I've rubbed, and rubbed, till my arm aches to the shoulder, and my face is all in a glow."
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "Why, that's not half enough."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Yes, sir; I've been at it all the afternoon; here it is."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I tell you there's not half enough.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, sir; I've been at it all the afternoon; here it is."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Mr. Gummage, I've rubbed, and rubbed, till my arm aches to the shoulder, and my face is all in a glow."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes, sir; I've been at it all the afternoon; here it is."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, sir; I've been at it all the afternoon; here it is."
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Mr. Gummage, I've rubbed, and rubbed, till my arm aches to the shoulder, and my face is all in a glow."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Mr. Gummage, I've rubbed, and rubbed, till my arm aches to the shoulder, and my face is all in a glow."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Why, that's not half enough."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Then take off your bonnet, and cool yourself.
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading "Mr. Gummage, I've rubbed, and rubbed, till my arm aches to the shoulder, and my face is all in a glow."
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading "Mr. Gummage, I've rubbed, and rubbed, till my arm aches to the shoulder, and my face is all in a glow."
term of address for a man
From this reading "Yes, sir; I've been at it all the afternoon; here it is."
carry out
From this reading "Then take off your bonnet, and cool yourself.
express in words
From this reading I tell you there's not half enough.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, that's not half enough."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, sir; I've been at it all the afternoon; here it is."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then take off your bonnet, and cool yourself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I tell you there's not half enough.
up to a particular time
From this reading "Mr. Gummage, I've rubbed, and rubbed, till my arm aches to the shoulder, and my face is all in a glow."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Mr. Gummage, I've rubbed, and rubbed, till my arm aches to the shoulder, and my face is all in a glow."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, that's not half enough."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, sir; I've been at it all the afternoon; here it is."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I tell you there's not half enough.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then take off your bonnet, and cool yourself.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Then take off your bonnet, and cool yourself.
Chapter 7 of Pencil Sketches by Eliza Leslie holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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 395 sentences of Pencil Sketches, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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