Chapter 7 of Ponkapog Papers is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Ponkapog Papers is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Prince, and Bishop, and Knight, and Dame, Plot, and plunder, and disagree! O but the game is a royal game! O but your tourneys are fair to see! None too hopeful we found our lives; Sore was labor from day to day; Still we strove for our babes and wives-- Now, to the trumpet, we march away! “Why?”--For some one hath will'd it so!
Chapter 7 of Ponkapog Papers is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “babe” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “None too hopeful we found our lives; Sore was labor from day to day; Still we strove for our babes and wives-- Now, to the trumpet, we march away!”
be of different opinions
From this reading “Prince, and Bishop, and Knight, and Dame, Plot, and plunder, and disagree!”
having or manifesting hope
From this reading “None too hopeful we found our lives; Sore was labor from day to day; Still we strove for our babes and wives-- Now, to the trumpet, we march away!”
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading “Prince, and Bishop, and Knight, and Dame, Plot, and plunder, and disagree!”
Goods or treasure taken by force or theft, especially in war or banditry.
From this reading “Prince, and Bishop, and Knight, and Dame, Plot, and plunder, and disagree!”
inflected form of “strive” — attempt by employing effort
From this reading “None too hopeful we found our lives; Sore was labor from day to day; Still we strove for our babes and wives-- Now, to the trumpet, we march away!”
plural of “tourney” — a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
From this reading “O but your tourneys are fair to see!”
proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet
From this reading “None too hopeful we found our lives; Sore was labor from day to day; Still we strove for our babes and wives-- Now, to the trumpet, we march away!”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading O but the game is a royal game!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Prince, and Bishop, and Knight, and Dame, Plot, and plunder, and disagree!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading O but your tourneys are fair to see!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading None too hopeful we found our lives; Sore was labor from day to day; Still we strove for our babes and wives-- Now, to the trumpet, we march away!
plural of “babe” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading None too hopeful we found our lives; Sore was labor from day to day; Still we strove for our babes and wives-- Now, to the trumpet, we march away!
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading Prince, and Bishop, and Knight, and Dame, Plot, and plunder, and disagree!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading O but the game is a royal game!
informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading Prince, and Bishop, and Knight, and Dame, Plot, and plunder, and disagree!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading None too hopeful we found our lives; Sore was labor from day to day; Still we strove for our babes and wives-- Now, to the trumpet, we march away!
be of different opinions
From this reading Prince, and Bishop, and Knight, and Dame, Plot, and plunder, and disagree!
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading O but your tourneys are fair to see!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading None too hopeful we found our lives; Sore was labor from day to day; Still we strove for our babes and wives-- Now, to the trumpet, we march away!
set up or found
From this reading None too hopeful we found our lives; Sore was labor from day to day; Still we strove for our babes and wives-- Now, to the trumpet, we march away!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading None too hopeful we found our lives; Sore was labor from day to day; Still we strove for our babes and wives-- Now, to the trumpet, we march away!
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading O but the game is a royal game!
an old form of “has”
From this reading “Why?”--For some one hath will'd it so!
having or manifesting hope
From this reading None too hopeful we found our lives; Sore was labor from day to day; Still we strove for our babes and wives-- Now, to the trumpet, we march away!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading O but the game is a royal game!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Why?”--For some one hath will'd it so!
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading Prince, and Bishop, and Knight, and Dame, Plot, and plunder, and disagree!
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading None too hopeful we found our lives; Sore was labor from day to day; Still we strove for our babes and wives-- Now, to the trumpet, we march away!
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading None too hopeful we found our lives; Sore was labor from day to day; Still we strove for our babes and wives-- Now, to the trumpet, we march away!
march in a procession
From this reading None too hopeful we found our lives; Sore was labor from day to day; Still we strove for our babes and wives-- Now, to the trumpet, we march away!
not one, and not any
From this reading None too hopeful we found our lives; Sore was labor from day to day; Still we strove for our babes and wives-- Now, to the trumpet, we march away!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading None too hopeful we found our lives; Sore was labor from day to day; Still we strove for our babes and wives-- Now, to the trumpet, we march away!
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 O but the game is a royal game!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Why?”--For some one hath will'd it so!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading None too hopeful we found our lives; Sore was labor from day to day; Still we strove for our babes and wives-- Now, to the trumpet, we march away!
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading Prince, and Bishop, and Knight, and Dame, Plot, and plunder, and disagree!
Goods or treasure taken by force or theft, especially in war or banditry.
From this reading Prince, and Bishop, and Knight, and Dame, Plot, and plunder, and disagree!
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading Prince, and Bishop, and Knight, and Dame, Plot, and plunder, and disagree!
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading O but the game is a royal game!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading O but your tourneys are fair to see!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Why?”--For some one hath will'd it so!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Why?”--For some one hath will'd it so!
hurting
From this reading None too hopeful we found our lives; Sore was labor from day to day; Still we strove for our babes and wives-- Now, to the trumpet, we march away!
not in physical motion
From this reading None too hopeful we found our lives; Sore was labor from day to day; Still we strove for our babes and wives-- Now, to the trumpet, we march away!
inflected form of “strive” — attempt by employing effort
From this reading None too hopeful we found our lives; Sore was labor from day to day; Still we strove for our babes and wives-- Now, to the trumpet, we march away!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading O but the game is a royal game!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading O but your tourneys are fair to see!
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading None too hopeful we found our lives; Sore was labor from day to day; Still we strove for our babes and wives-- Now, to the trumpet, we march away!
plural of “tourney” — a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
From this reading O but your tourneys are fair to see!
proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet
From this reading None too hopeful we found our lives; Sore was labor from day to day; Still we strove for our babes and wives-- Now, to the trumpet, we march away!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading None too hopeful we found our lives; Sore was labor from day to day; Still we strove for our babes and wives-- Now, to the trumpet, we march away!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading None too hopeful we found our lives; Sore was labor from day to day; Still we strove for our babes and wives-- Now, to the trumpet, we march away!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why?”--For some one hath will'd it so!
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From this reading “Why?”--For some one hath will'd it so!
plural of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading None too hopeful we found our lives; Sore was labor from day to day; Still we strove for our babes and wives-- Now, to the trumpet, we march away!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading O but your tourneys are fair to see!
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