Chapter 7 of Steve Brown's Bunyip, and Other Stories is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Steve Brown's Bunyip, and Other Stories is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘Is your life insured?’ ‘You’ll get sudden notice to vamose the ranche, sir!’ ‘Mind the dogs!’ ‘Look out for whips!’ ‘You’ll lose your stock!’
Chapter 7 of Steve Brown's Bunyip, and Other Stories is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading “‘Mind the dogs!’”
covered by insurance
From this reading “‘Is your life insured?’”
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “‘You’ll lose your stock!’”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “‘Mind the dogs!’”
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading “‘You’ll get sudden notice to vamose the ranche, sir!’”
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading “‘You’ll lose your stock!’”
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading “‘You’ll get sudden notice to vamose the ranche, sir!’”
plural of “whip” — an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping
From this reading “‘Look out for whips!’”
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.
be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful
In this reading “‘Look out for whips!’”
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.
plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading ‘Mind the dogs!’
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘Look out for whips!’
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading ‘You’ll get sudden notice to vamose the ranche, sir!’
covered by insurance
From this reading ‘Is your life insured?’
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Is your life insured?’
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading ‘Is your life insured?’
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading ‘Look out for whips!’
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading ‘You’ll lose your stock!’
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading ‘Mind the dogs!’
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading ‘You’ll get sudden notice to vamose the ranche, sir!’
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading ‘Look out for whips!’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘You’ll get sudden notice to vamose the ranche, sir!’
term of address for a man
From this reading ‘You’ll get sudden notice to vamose the ranche, sir!’
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading ‘You’ll lose your stock!’
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading ‘You’ll get sudden notice to vamose the ranche, sir!’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘You’ll get sudden notice to vamose the ranche, sir!’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘You’ll get sudden notice to vamose the ranche, sir!’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘You’ll get sudden notice to vamose the ranche, sir!’
plural of “whip” — an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping
From this reading ‘Look out for whips!’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘You’ll get sudden notice to vamose the ranche, sir!’
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Is your life insured?’
Chapter 7 of Steve Brown's Bunyip, and Other Stories by John Arthur Barry holds 430 sentences, grouped into 86 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.
Chapter 7 holds 430 sentences of Steve Brown's Bunyip, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Steve Brown's Bunyip, and Other Stories by John Arthur Barry exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 430 sentences, grouped into 86 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 86 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 86 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 7 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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