Chapter 7 of Steve Young is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Steve Young is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I told you that you couldn't fight with a boy like that. Look at your clothes." "Oh yes, I know, sir. I'm all over feathers; but you don't say anything about what I asked: was I to let him knock me about and crow over me?" "Well--er," said the doctor, "you might have kicked him."
Chapter 7 of Steve Young is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a youthful male person
From this reading “"I told you that you couldn't fight with a boy like that.”
clothing in general
From this reading “Look at your clothes."”
dwell on with satisfaction
From this reading “I'm all over feathers; but you don't say anything about what I asked: was I to let him knock me about and crow over me?"”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “"Well--er," said the doctor, "you might have kicked him."”
plural of “feather” — the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
From this reading “I'm all over feathers; but you don't say anything about what I asked: was I to let him knock me about and crow over me?"”
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “"I told you that you couldn't fight with a boy like that.”
past form of “kick” — drive or propel with the foot
From this reading “"Well--er," said the doctor, "you might have kicked him."”
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading “I'm all over feathers; but you don't say anything about what I asked: was I to let him knock me about and crow over me?"”
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 "I told you that you couldn't fight with a boy like that.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I'm all over feathers; but you don't say anything about what I asked: was I to let him knock me about and crow over me?"
(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'm all over feathers; but you don't say anything about what I asked: was I to let him knock me about and crow over me?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I'm all over feathers; but you don't say anything about what I asked: was I to let him knock me about and crow over me?"
any thing at all
From this reading I'm all over feathers; but you don't say anything about what I asked: was I to let him knock me about and crow over me?"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I'm all over feathers; but you don't say anything about what I asked: was I to let him knock me about and crow over me?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Look at your clothes."
a youthful male person
From this reading "I told you that you couldn't fight with a boy like that.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I'm all over feathers; but you don't say anything about what I asked: was I to let him knock me about and crow over me?"
clothing in general
From this reading Look at your clothes."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I told you that you couldn't fight with a boy like that.
dwell on with satisfaction
From this reading I'm all over feathers; but you don't say anything about what I asked: was I to let him knock me about and crow over me?"
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "Well--er," said the doctor, "you might have kicked him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm all over feathers; but you don't say anything about what I asked: was I to let him knock me about and crow over me?"
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
From this reading "Well--er," said the doctor, "you might have kicked him."
plural of “feather” — the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
From this reading I'm all over feathers; but you don't say anything about what I asked: was I to let him knock me about and crow over me?"
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading "I told you that you couldn't fight with a boy like that.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well--er," said the doctor, "you might have kicked him."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I'm all over feathers; but you don't say anything about what I asked: was I to let him knock me about and crow over me?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I told you that you couldn't fight with a boy like that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm all over feathers; but you don't say anything about what I asked: was I to let him knock me about and crow over me?"
past form of “kick” — drive or propel with the foot
From this reading "Well--er," said the doctor, "you might have kicked him."
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading I'm all over feathers; but you don't say anything about what I asked: was I to let him knock me about and crow over me?"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Oh yes, I know, sir.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I'm all over feathers; but you don't say anything about what I asked: was I to let him knock me about and crow over me?"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I told you that you couldn't fight with a boy like that.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look at your clothes."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I'm all over feathers; but you don't say anything about what I asked: was I to let him knock me about and crow over me?"
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Well--er," said the doctor, "you might have kicked him."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh yes, I know, sir.
above and across; more than
From this reading I'm all over feathers; but you don't say anything about what I asked: was I to let him knock me about and crow over me?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well--er," said the doctor, "you might have kicked him."
express in words
From this reading I'm all over feathers; but you don't say anything about what I asked: was I to let him knock me about and crow over me?"
term of address for a man
From this reading "Oh yes, I know, sir.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I told you that you couldn't fight with a boy like that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well--er," said the doctor, "you might have kicked him."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'm all over feathers; but you don't say anything about what I asked: was I to let him knock me about and crow over me?"
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "I told you that you couldn't fight with a boy like that.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I'm all over feathers; but you don't say anything about what I asked: was I to let him knock me about and crow over me?"
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well--er," said the doctor, "you might have kicked him."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I'm all over feathers; but you don't say anything about what I asked: was I to let him knock me about and crow over me?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I told you that you couldn't fight with a boy like that.
an affirmative
From this reading "Oh yes, I know, sir.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I told you that you couldn't fight with a boy like that.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Look at your clothes."
Chapter 7 of Steve Young by George Manville Fenn holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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 422 sentences of Steve Young, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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