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Chapter 4 of Seven Men [Excerpts] is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of Seven Men [Excerpts] is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I made a gesture of despair. He went on repeating the word ‘sealed.’ I began to realise that the wine had clouded his brain. No wonder! Foodless he had gone into futurity, foodless he still was.
Chapter 4 of Seven Men [Excerpts] is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading “I began to realise that the wine had clouded his brain.”
made troubled or apprehensive or distressed in appearance
From this reading “I began to realise that the wine had clouded his brain.”
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading “I made a gesture of despair.”
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading “I made a gesture of despair.”
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading “I began to realise that the wine had clouded his brain.”
the act of doing or performing again
From this reading “He went on repeating the word ‘sealed.’”
established irrevocably
From this reading “He went on repeating the word ‘sealed.’”
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading “I began to realise that the wine had clouded his brain.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I made a gesture of despair.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I began to realise that the wine had clouded his brain.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading I began to realise that the wine had clouded his brain.
made troubled or apprehensive or distressed in appearance
From this reading I began to realise that the wine had clouded his brain.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading I made a gesture of despair.
being without food
From this reading Foodless he had gone into futurity, foodless he still was.
the time yet to come
From this reading Foodless he had gone into futurity, foodless he still was.
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading I made a gesture of despair.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Foodless he had gone into futurity, foodless he still was.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I began to realise that the wine had clouded his brain.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went on repeating the word ‘sealed.’
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I began to realise that the wine had clouded his brain.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I made a gesture of despair.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Foodless he had gone into futurity, foodless he still was.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I made a gesture of despair.
not any; not one
From this reading No wonder!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I made a gesture of despair.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He went on repeating the word ‘sealed.’
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading I began to realise that the wine had clouded his brain.
the act of doing or performing again
From this reading He went on repeating the word ‘sealed.’
established irrevocably
From this reading He went on repeating the word ‘sealed.’
not in physical motion
From this reading Foodless he had gone into futurity, foodless he still was.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I began to realise that the wine had clouded his brain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He went on repeating the word ‘sealed.’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I began to realise that the wine had clouded his brain.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Foodless he had gone into futurity, foodless he still was.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He went on repeating the word ‘sealed.’
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading I began to realise that the wine had clouded his brain.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading No wonder!
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading He went on repeating the word ‘sealed.’
Chapter 4 of Seven Men [Excerpts] by Max, Sir Beerbohm holds 205 sentences, grouped into 41 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 4 holds 205 sentences of Seven Men [Excerpts], unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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About 209 minutes of reading across 504 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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