Chapter 7 of Richard Richard is here in full — 238 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Richard Richard is here in full — 238 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GETTING WARM! MEANWHILE, in Richard’s stateroom Walter had had his gill and was fighting hard at cribbage to count in a fine handful of “fifteen’s.” “Pretty smart,” Richard remarked as he drew a card. “Now why did you let me have that eight spot?” “Knew the five was under it,” Walter grinned and rolled out his tongue foolishly.
Chapter 7 of Richard Richard is here in full — 238 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a card game (usually for two players) in which each player is dealt six cards and discards one or two
From this reading “MEANWHILE, in Richard’s stateroom Walter had had his gill and was fighting hard at cribbage to count in a fine handful of “fifteen’s.””
possessive form of “fifteen” — the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
without good sense or judgment
From this reading ““Knew the five was under it,” Walter grinned and rolled out his tongue foolishly.”
a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters
From this reading “MEANWHILE, in Richard’s stateroom Walter had had his gill and was fighting hard at cribbage to count in a fine handful of “fifteen’s.””
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading ““Knew the five was under it,” Walter grinned and rolled out his tongue foolishly.”
a small number or amount
From this reading “MEANWHILE, in Richard’s stateroom Walter had had his gill and was fighting hard at cribbage to count in a fine handful of “fifteen’s.””
possessive form of “richards” — English literary critic who collaborated with C. K. Ogden and contributed to the development of Basic English (1893-1979)
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading ““Pretty smart,” Richard remarked as he drew a card.”
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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 MEANWHILE, in Richard’s stateroom Walter had had his gill and was fighting hard at cribbage to count in a fine handful of “fifteen’s.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MEANWHILE, in Richard’s stateroom Walter had had his gill and was fighting hard at cribbage to count in a fine handful of “fifteen’s.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Pretty smart,” Richard remarked as he drew a card.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MEANWHILE, in Richard’s stateroom Walter had had his gill and was fighting hard at cribbage to count in a fine handful of “fifteen’s.”
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading “Pretty smart,” Richard remarked as he drew a card.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading MEANWHILE, in Richard’s stateroom Walter had had his gill and was fighting hard at cribbage to count in a fine handful of “fifteen’s.”
a card game (usually for two players) in which each player is dealt six cards and discards one or two
From this reading MEANWHILE, in Richard’s stateroom Walter had had his gill and was fighting hard at cribbage to count in a fine handful of “fifteen’s.”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Now why did you let me have that eight spot?”
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading “Pretty smart,” Richard remarked as he drew a card.
being one more than seven
From this reading “Now why did you let me have that eight spot?”
possessive form of “fifteen” — the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading MEANWHILE, in Richard’s stateroom Walter had had his gill and was fighting hard at cribbage to count in a fine handful of “fifteen’s.”
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading MEANWHILE, in Richard’s stateroom Walter had had his gill and was fighting hard at cribbage to count in a fine handful of “fifteen’s.”
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading MEANWHILE, in Richard’s stateroom Walter had had his gill and was fighting hard at cribbage to count in a fine handful of “fifteen’s.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading “Knew the five was under it,” Walter grinned and rolled out his tongue foolishly.
without good sense or judgment
From this reading “Knew the five was under it,” Walter grinned and rolled out his tongue foolishly.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading GETTING WARM!
a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters
From this reading MEANWHILE, in Richard’s stateroom Walter had had his gill and was fighting hard at cribbage to count in a fine handful of “fifteen’s.”
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading “Knew the five was under it,” Walter grinned and rolled out his tongue foolishly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MEANWHILE, in Richard’s stateroom Walter had had his gill and was fighting hard at cribbage to count in a fine handful of “fifteen’s.”
a small number or amount
From this reading MEANWHILE, in Richard’s stateroom Walter had had his gill and was fighting hard at cribbage to count in a fine handful of “fifteen’s.”
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading MEANWHILE, in Richard’s stateroom Walter had had his gill and was fighting hard at cribbage to count in a fine handful of “fifteen’s.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Now why did you let me have that eight spot?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Pretty smart,” Richard remarked as he drew a card.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MEANWHILE, in Richard’s stateroom Walter had had his gill and was fighting hard at cribbage to count in a fine handful of “fifteen’s.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MEANWHILE, in Richard’s stateroom Walter had had his gill and was fighting hard at cribbage to count in a fine handful of “fifteen’s.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Knew the five was under it,” Walter grinned and rolled out his tongue foolishly.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Knew the five was under it,” Walter grinned and rolled out his tongue foolishly.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Now why did you let me have that eight spot?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Now why did you let me have that eight spot?”
at the same time but in another place
From this reading MEANWHILE, in Richard’s stateroom Walter had had his gill and was fighting hard at cribbage to count in a fine handful of “fifteen’s.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now why did you let me have that eight spot?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MEANWHILE, in Richard’s stateroom Walter had had his gill and was fighting hard at cribbage to count in a fine handful of “fifteen’s.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Knew the five was under it,” Walter grinned and rolled out his tongue foolishly.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “Pretty smart,” Richard remarked as he drew a card.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “Pretty smart,” Richard remarked as he drew a card.
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From this reading “Pretty smart,” Richard remarked as he drew a card.
possessive form of “richards” — English literary critic who collaborated with C. K. Ogden and contributed to the development of Basic English (1893-1979)
From this reading MEANWHILE, in Richard’s stateroom Walter had had his gill and was fighting hard at cribbage to count in a fine handful of “fifteen’s.”
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading “Knew the five was under it,” Walter grinned and rolled out his tongue foolishly.
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading “Pretty smart,” Richard remarked as he drew a card.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “Now why did you let me have that eight spot?”
a guest cabin
From this reading MEANWHILE, in Richard’s stateroom Walter had had his gill and was fighting hard at cribbage to count in a fine handful of “fifteen’s.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Now why did you let me have that eight spot?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Knew the five was under it,” Walter grinned and rolled out his tongue foolishly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MEANWHILE, in Richard’s stateroom Walter had had his gill and was fighting hard at cribbage to count in a fine handful of “fifteen’s.”
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading “Knew the five was under it,” Walter grinned and rolled out his tongue foolishly.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Knew the five was under it,” Walter grinned and rolled out his tongue foolishly.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading MEANWHILE, in Richard’s stateroom Walter had had his gill and was fighting hard at cribbage to count in a fine handful of “fifteen’s.”
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading GETTING WARM!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MEANWHILE, in Richard’s stateroom Walter had had his gill and was fighting hard at cribbage to count in a fine handful of “fifteen’s.”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Now why did you let me have that eight spot?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Now why did you let me have that eight spot?”
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