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Chapter 7 of Remarks is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
All at once, an idea struck me. I haven't recovered from the concussion yet. It was this: the worm had wintered under a cabbage stalk; no doubt he was fond of the beverage. I acted upon this thought and bought him two dozen red cabbage plants, at fifty cents a dozen. I had hit it the first pop.
Chapter 7 of Remarks is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any liquid suitable for drinking
From this reading “It was this: the worm had wintered under a cabbage stalk; no doubt he was fond of the beverage.”
any of various types of cabbage
From this reading “It was this: the worm had wintered under a cabbage stalk; no doubt he was fond of the beverage.”
injury to the brain caused by a blow; usually resulting in loss of consciousness
From this reading “I haven't recovered from the concussion yet.”
plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading “I acted upon this thought and bought him two dozen red cabbage plants, at fifty cents a dozen.”
bulge outward
From this reading “I had hit it the first pop.”
walk stiffly
From this reading “It was this: the worm had wintered under a cabbage stalk; no doubt he was fond of the beverage.”
past form of “winter” — spend the winter
From this reading “It was this: the worm had wintered under a cabbage stalk; no doubt he was fond of the beverage.”
any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
From this reading “It was this: the worm had wintered under a cabbage stalk; no doubt he was fond of the beverage.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 It was this: the worm had wintered under a cabbage stalk; no doubt he was fond of the beverage.
past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading I acted upon this thought and bought him two dozen red cabbage plants, at fifty cents a dozen.
(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 All at once, an idea struck me.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading All at once, an idea struck me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I acted upon this thought and bought him two dozen red cabbage plants, at fifty cents a dozen.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All at once, an idea struck me.
any liquid suitable for drinking
From this reading It was this: the worm had wintered under a cabbage stalk; no doubt he was fond of the beverage.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading I acted upon this thought and bought him two dozen red cabbage plants, at fifty cents a dozen.
any of various types of cabbage
From this reading It was this: the worm had wintered under a cabbage stalk; no doubt he was fond of the beverage.
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading I acted upon this thought and bought him two dozen red cabbage plants, at fifty cents a dozen.
injury to the brain caused by a blow; usually resulting in loss of consciousness
From this reading I haven't recovered from the concussion yet.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading It was this: the worm had wintered under a cabbage stalk; no doubt he was fond of the beverage.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading I acted upon this thought and bought him two dozen red cabbage plants, at fifty cents a dozen.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading I acted upon this thought and bought him two dozen red cabbage plants, at fifty cents a dozen.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I had hit it the first pop.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading It was this: the worm had wintered under a cabbage stalk; no doubt he was fond of the beverage.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I haven't recovered from the concussion yet.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was this: the worm had wintered under a cabbage stalk; no doubt he was fond of the beverage.
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From this reading I haven't recovered from the concussion yet.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was this: the worm had wintered under a cabbage stalk; no doubt he was fond of the beverage.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I acted upon this thought and bought him two dozen red cabbage plants, at fifty cents a dozen.
cause to move by striking
From this reading I had hit it the first pop.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I haven't recovered from the concussion yet.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading All at once, an idea struck me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was this: the worm had wintered under a cabbage stalk; no doubt he was fond of the beverage.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All at once, an idea struck me.
not any; not one
From this reading It was this: the worm had wintered under a cabbage stalk; no doubt he was fond of the beverage.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was this: the worm had wintered under a cabbage stalk; no doubt he was fond of the beverage.
on one occasion
From this reading All at once, an idea struck me.
plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading I acted upon this thought and bought him two dozen red cabbage plants, at fifty cents a dozen.
bulge outward
From this reading I had hit it the first pop.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading I haven't recovered from the concussion yet.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading I acted upon this thought and bought him two dozen red cabbage plants, at fifty cents a dozen.
walk stiffly
From this reading It was this: the worm had wintered under a cabbage stalk; no doubt he was fond of the beverage.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading All at once, an idea struck me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I haven't recovered from the concussion yet.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was this: the worm had wintered under a cabbage stalk; no doubt he was fond of the beverage.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I acted upon this thought and bought him two dozen red cabbage plants, at fifty cents a dozen.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I acted upon this thought and bought him two dozen red cabbage plants, at fifty cents a dozen.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It was this: the worm had wintered under a cabbage stalk; no doubt he was fond of the beverage.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I acted upon this thought and bought him two dozen red cabbage plants, at fifty cents a dozen.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was this: the worm had wintered under a cabbage stalk; no doubt he was fond of the beverage.
past form of “winter” — spend the winter
From this reading It was this: the worm had wintered under a cabbage stalk; no doubt he was fond of the beverage.
any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
From this reading It was this: the worm had wintered under a cabbage stalk; no doubt he was fond of the beverage.
but in spite of that
From this reading I haven't recovered from the concussion yet.
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