Chapter 7 of The Blind Spot is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Blind Spot is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
XI BAFFLED Was it a dream? The next I knew somebody was dousing water down my neck. It was Hobart Fenton. “Lord,” he was saying, “I thought you were never coming to. What hit us?
Chapter 7 of The Blind Spot is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 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.
people who are frustrated and perplexed
From this reading “XI BAFFLED Was it a dream?”
the act of wetting something by submerging it
From this reading “The next I knew somebody was dousing water down my neck.”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “XI BAFFLED Was it a dream?”
cause to move by striking
From this reading “What hit us?”
a port and state capital of Tasmania
From this reading “It was Hobart Fenton.”
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading “The next I knew somebody was dousing water down my neck.”
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading ““Lord,” he was saying, “I thought you were never coming to.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “The next I knew somebody was dousing water down my neck.”
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 XI BAFFLED Was it a dream?
people who are frustrated and perplexed
From this reading XI BAFFLED Was it a dream?
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “Lord,” he was saying, “I thought you were never coming to.
the act of wetting something by submerging it
From this reading The next I knew somebody was dousing water down my neck.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The next I knew somebody was dousing water down my neck.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading XI BAFFLED Was it a dream?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Hobart Fenton.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Lord,” he was saying, “I thought you were never coming to.
cause to move by striking
From this reading What hit us?
a port and state capital of Tasmania
From this reading It was Hobart Fenton.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The next I knew somebody was dousing water down my neck.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading XI BAFFLED Was it a dream?
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The next I knew somebody was dousing water down my neck.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “Lord,” he was saying, “I thought you were never coming to.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The next I knew somebody was dousing water down my neck.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading The next I knew somebody was dousing water down my neck.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Lord,” he was saying, “I thought you were never coming to.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next I knew somebody was dousing water down my neck.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading “Lord,” he was saying, “I thought you were never coming to.
a person, without saying who
From this reading The next I knew somebody was dousing water down my neck.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next I knew somebody was dousing water down my neck.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Lord,” he was saying, “I thought you were never coming to.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Lord,” he was saying, “I thought you were never coming to.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What hit us?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading XI BAFFLED Was it a dream?
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The next I knew somebody was dousing water down my neck.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Lord,” he was saying, “I thought you were never coming to.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What hit us?
the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one
From this reading XI BAFFLED Was it a dream?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Lord,” he was saying, “I thought you were never coming to.
Chapter 7 of The Blind Spot by Austin Hall holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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 420 sentences of The Blind Spot, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of The Blind Spot by Austin Hall exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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 84 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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