Chapter 7 of Some Persons Unknown is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Some Persons Unknown is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Warburton of Gunbar heaved the saddest sigh I have ever heard. "I hear him always," he said quietly, "when the moon is at the full. I have done, all along, and it's close on ten years ago now. It's in the mallee I hear him, just as he heard little Mona; yet they all three lie together over yonder behind the stock-yards. H'sh, man, h'sh!"
Chapter 7 of Some Persons Unknown is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “heave” — utter a sound, as with obvious effort
From this reading “Warburton of Gunbar heaved the saddest sigh I have ever heard.”
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading “It's in the mallee I hear him, just as he heard little Mona; yet they all three lie together over yonder behind the stock-yards.”
an island to the northwest of Wales
From this reading “It's in the mallee I hear him, just as he heard little Mona; yet they all three lie together over yonder behind the stock-yards.”
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading “"I hear him always," he said quietly, "when the moon is at the full.”
with low volume
From this reading “"I hear him always," he said quietly, "when the moon is at the full.”
superlative of “sad” — experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading “Warburton of Gunbar heaved the saddest sigh I have ever heard.”
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “Warburton of Gunbar heaved the saddest sigh I have ever heard.”
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading “It's in the mallee I hear him, just as he heard little Mona; yet they all three lie together over yonder behind the stock-yards.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “I have done, all along, and it's close on ten years ago now.”
In this reading “Warburton of Gunbar heaved the saddest sigh I have ever heard.”
In this reading “It's in the mallee I hear him, just as he heard little Mona; yet they all three lie together over yonder behind the stock-yards.”
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.
in the past
From this reading I have done, all along, and it's close on ten years ago now.
(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 I have done, all along, and it's close on ten years ago now.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I have done, all along, and it's close on ten years ago now.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "I hear him always," he said quietly, "when the moon is at the full.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have done, all along, and it's close on ten years ago now.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It's in the mallee I hear him, just as he heard little Mona; yet they all three lie together over yonder behind the stock-yards.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I hear him always," he said quietly, "when the moon is at the full.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading It's in the mallee I hear him, just as he heard little Mona; yet they all three lie together over yonder behind the stock-yards.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading I have done, all along, and it's close on ten years ago now.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading I have done, all along, and it's close on ten years ago now.
at any time
From this reading Warburton of Gunbar heaved the saddest sigh I have ever heard.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading "I hear him always," he said quietly, "when the moon is at the full.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Warburton of Gunbar heaved the saddest sigh I have ever heard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading H'sh, man, h'sh!"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Warburton of Gunbar heaved the saddest sigh I have ever heard.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I hear him always," he said quietly, "when the moon is at the full.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "I hear him always," he said quietly, "when the moon is at the full.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Warburton of Gunbar heaved the saddest sigh I have ever heard.
past form of “heave” — utter a sound, as with obvious effort
From this reading Warburton of Gunbar heaved the saddest sigh I have ever heard.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I hear him always," he said quietly, "when the moon is at the full.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Warburton of Gunbar heaved the saddest sigh I have ever heard.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It's in the mallee I hear him, just as he heard little Mona; yet they all three lie together over yonder behind the stock-yards.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I hear him always," he said quietly, "when the moon is at the full.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have done, all along, and it's close on ten years ago now.
and nothing more
From this reading It's in the mallee I hear him, just as he heard little Mona; yet they all three lie together over yonder behind the stock-yards.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading It's in the mallee I hear him, just as he heard little Mona; yet they all three lie together over yonder behind the stock-yards.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It's in the mallee I hear him, just as he heard little Mona; yet they all three lie together over yonder behind the stock-yards.
any of several low-growing Australian eucalypts
From this reading It's in the mallee I hear him, just as he heard little Mona; yet they all three lie together over yonder behind the stock-yards.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading H'sh, man, h'sh!"
an island to the northwest of Wales
From this reading It's in the mallee I hear him, just as he heard little Mona; yet they all three lie together over yonder behind the stock-yards.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading "I hear him always," he said quietly, "when the moon is at the full.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I have done, all along, and it's close on ten years ago now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Warburton of Gunbar heaved the saddest sigh I have ever heard.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I have done, all along, and it's close on ten years ago now.
above and across; more than
From this reading It's in the mallee I hear him, just as he heard little Mona; yet they all three lie together over yonder behind the stock-yards.
with low volume
From this reading "I hear him always," he said quietly, "when the moon is at the full.
superlative of “sad” — experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading Warburton of Gunbar heaved the saddest sigh I have ever heard.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I hear him always," he said quietly, "when the moon is at the full.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading Warburton of Gunbar heaved the saddest sigh I have ever heard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's in the mallee I hear him, just as he heard little Mona; yet they all three lie together over yonder behind the stock-yards.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading I have done, all along, and it's close on ten years ago now.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Warburton of Gunbar heaved the saddest sigh I have ever heard.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It's in the mallee I hear him, just as he heard little Mona; yet they all three lie together over yonder behind the stock-yards.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading It's in the mallee I hear him, just as he heard little Mona; yet they all three lie together over yonder behind the stock-yards.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading It's in the mallee I hear him, just as he heard little Mona; yet they all three lie together over yonder behind the stock-yards.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Warburton of Gunbar heaved the saddest sigh I have ever heard.
at the time that
From this reading "I hear him always," he said quietly, "when the moon is at the full.
a late time of life
From this reading I have done, all along, and it's close on ten years ago now.
but in spite of that
From this reading It's in the mallee I hear him, just as he heard little Mona; yet they all three lie together over yonder behind the stock-yards.
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading It's in the mallee I hear him, just as he heard little Mona; yet they all three lie together over yonder behind the stock-yards.
Chapter 7 of Some Persons Unknown by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
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