Chapter 7 of Pole Baker: A Novel is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Pole Baker: A Novel is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“What is it?” she asked. He made no answer till she had repeated her question. “This is the same road we passed over half an hour ago,” he said. “We have gone the wrong way. We are lost, little girl!”
Chapter 7 of Pole Baker: A Novel is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in the past
From this reading ““This is the same road we passed over half an hour ago,” he said.”
react verbally
From this reading “He made no answer till she had repeated her question.”
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading ““This is the same road we passed over half an hour ago,” he said.”
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading “We are lost, little girl!””
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “He made no answer till she had repeated her question.”
recurring again and again
From this reading “He made no answer till she had repeated her question.”
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading ““This is the same road we passed over half an hour ago,” he said.”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading ““We have gone the wrong way.”
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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a youthful female person
In this reading “We are lost, little girl!””
bypass
In this reading ““This is the same road we passed over half an hour ago,” he said.”
In this reading ““We have gone the wrong way.”
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.
in the past
From this reading “This is the same road we passed over half an hour ago,” he said.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “This is the same road we passed over half an hour ago,” he said.
react verbally
From this reading He made no answer till she had repeated her question.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are lost, little girl!”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “What is it?” she asked.
a young female
From this reading We are lost, little girl!”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “We have gone the wrong way.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He made no answer till she had repeated her question.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading “This is the same road we passed over half an hour ago,” he said.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We have gone the wrong way.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He made no answer till she had repeated her question.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He made no answer till she had repeated her question.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading “This is the same road we passed over half an hour ago,” he said.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is it?” she asked.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What is it?” she asked.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We are lost, little girl!”
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading We are lost, little girl!”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He made no answer till she had repeated her question.
not any; not one
From this reading He made no answer till she had repeated her question.
above and across; more than
From this reading “This is the same road we passed over half an hour ago,” he said.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading “This is the same road we passed over half an hour ago,” he said.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading He made no answer till she had repeated her question.
recurring again and again
From this reading He made no answer till she had repeated her question.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading “This is the same road we passed over half an hour ago,” he said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “This is the same road we passed over half an hour ago,” he said.
Identical; not different.
From this reading “This is the same road we passed over half an hour ago,” he said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What is it?” she asked.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “This is the same road we passed over half an hour ago,” he said.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This is the same road we passed over half an hour ago,” he said.
up to a particular time
From this reading He made no answer till she had repeated her question.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “We have gone the wrong way.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “This is the same road we passed over half an hour ago,” he said.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is it?” she asked.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “We have gone the wrong way.
Chapter 7 of Pole Baker: A Novel by Will N. (Will Nathaniel) Harben holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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.
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