Chapter 7 of Pomander Walk is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Pomander Walk is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Admiral laughed as he looked at the Eyesore. Laughed more than the occasion seemed to justify. "Ay, ay! he’s wonderfully patient and persistent!" The widow’s face, as he leant out to see the fish, was very near the Admiral’s. "Astonishing what patience and persistence ’ll do, Admiral," said she, coquettishly.
Chapter 7 of Pomander Walk is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “admiral” — the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
surprising greatly
From this reading “"Astonishing what patience and persistence ’ll do, Admiral," said she, coquettishly.”
something very ugly and offensive
From this reading “The Admiral laughed as he looked at the Eyesore.”
show to be right by providing justification or proof
From this reading “Laughed more than the occasion seemed to justify.”
inflected form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “The widow’s face, as he leant out to see the fish, was very near the Admiral’s.”
the property of a continuous and connected period of time
From this reading “"Astonishing what patience and persistence ’ll do, Admiral," said she, coquettishly.”
never-ceasing
From this reading “"Ay, ay! he’s wonderfully patient and persistent!"”
possessive form of “widow” — a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
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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take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “The Admiral laughed as he looked at the Eyesore.”
In this reading “The widow’s face, as he leant out to see the fish, was very near the Admiral’s.”
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the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
From this reading The Admiral laughed as he looked at the Eyesore.
possessive form of “admiral” — the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
From this reading The widow’s face, as he leant out to see the fish, was very near the Admiral’s.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Ay, ay! he’s wonderfully patient and persistent!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Admiral laughed as he looked at the Eyesore.
surprising greatly
From this reading "Astonishing what patience and persistence ’ll do, Admiral," said she, coquettishly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Admiral laughed as he looked at the Eyesore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ay, ay! he’s wonderfully patient and persistent!"
in a flirtatious manner
From this reading "Astonishing what patience and persistence ’ll do, Admiral," said she, coquettishly.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Astonishing what patience and persistence ’ll do, Admiral," said she, coquettishly.
something very ugly and offensive
From this reading The Admiral laughed as he looked at the Eyesore.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The widow’s face, as he leant out to see the fish, was very near the Admiral’s.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading The widow’s face, as he leant out to see the fish, was very near the Admiral’s.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Admiral laughed as he looked at the Eyesore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ay, ay! he’s wonderfully patient and persistent!"
show to be right by providing justification or proof
From this reading Laughed more than the occasion seemed to justify.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading The Admiral laughed as he looked at the Eyesore.
inflected form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading The widow’s face, as he leant out to see the fish, was very near the Admiral’s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Astonishing what patience and persistence ’ll do, Admiral," said she, coquettishly.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The Admiral laughed as he looked at the Eyesore.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Laughed more than the occasion seemed to justify.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading The widow’s face, as he leant out to see the fish, was very near the Admiral’s.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading Laughed more than the occasion seemed to justify.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The widow’s face, as he leant out to see the fish, was very near the Admiral’s.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading "Astonishing what patience and persistence ’ll do, Admiral," said she, coquettishly.
a person who requires medical care
From this reading "Ay, ay! he’s wonderfully patient and persistent!"
the property of a continuous and connected period of time
From this reading "Astonishing what patience and persistence ’ll do, Admiral," said she, coquettishly.
never-ceasing
From this reading "Ay, ay! he’s wonderfully patient and persistent!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Astonishing what patience and persistence ’ll do, Admiral," said she, coquettishly.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The widow’s face, as he leant out to see the fish, was very near the Admiral’s.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Laughed more than the occasion seemed to justify.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Astonishing what patience and persistence ’ll do, Admiral," said she, coquettishly.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Laughed more than the occasion seemed to justify.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Admiral laughed as he looked at the Eyesore.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Laughed more than the occasion seemed to justify.
precisely as stated
From this reading The widow’s face, as he leant out to see the fish, was very near the Admiral’s.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The widow’s face, as he leant out to see the fish, was very near the Admiral’s.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Astonishing what patience and persistence ’ll do, Admiral," said she, coquettishly.
possessive form of “widow” — a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading The widow’s face, as he leant out to see the fish, was very near the Admiral’s.
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading "Ay, ay! he’s wonderfully patient and persistent!"
Chapter 7 of Pomander Walk by Louis Napoleon Parker holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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 407 sentences of Pomander Walk, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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