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The black border

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of The black border is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Q.
“Where’s your residence?”
A.
“’E yent come teday, suh.”
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending

A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The black border

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of The black border is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Q.
/kjuː/
Line 2
“Where’s your residence?”
Line 3
A.
/ə/
Line 4
“’E yent come teday, suh.”
Line 5
Q.
/kjuː/

Learner Dictionary

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.

come verb US /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading ““’E yent come teday, suh.””

residence noun US /ˈrezɪdəns/

any address at which you dwell more than temporarily

From this reading ““Where’s your residence?””

All words in this reading · 10

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.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading “’E yent come teday, suh.”

EnounUS /iː/

a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body

From this reading “’E yent come teday, suh.”

QnounUS /kjuː/

the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet

From this reading Q.

residencenounUS /ˈrezɪdəns/

any address at which you dwell more than temporarily

From this reading “Where’s your residence?”

suh

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “’E yent come teday, suh.”

teday

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “’E yent come teday, suh.”

Where's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Where’s your residence?”

yent

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “’E yent come teday, suh.”

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Where’s your residence?”

Chapter 7 of The black border by Ambrose Elliott Gonzalez 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.

What does chapter 7 of The black border contain?

Chapter 7 holds 422 sentences of The black border, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 7 of The black border by Ambrose Elliott Gonzalez exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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.

How do I study chapter 7 of The black border?

Work through the 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 85 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.

Can chapter 7 be read aloud to me?

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.

Questions about reading The black border

Common questions about reading The black border by Ambrose Elliott Gonzalez on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The black border?

Yes. All 4936 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #71432 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The black border is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #71432, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The black border take to read?

About 411 minutes of reading across 988 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The black border section by section

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  2. Read one section

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  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in The black border

Words and structures a reader meets early in The black border, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Under
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The black border; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Shoulder
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The black border; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Africa
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The black border; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Boldly
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The black border; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.