Chapter 7 of The Call of the East is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Call of the East is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Can’t help it, Gwen. I must swear." "Well, Harry, if it will save you from injury——" "It’s damnable! Thanks, awfully, Gwen.
Chapter 7 of The Call of the East is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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used as intensifiers
From this reading “Thanks, awfully, Gwen.”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “"Well, Harry, if it will save you from injury——" "It’s damnable!”
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “"Can’t help it, Gwen.”
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading “"Well, Harry, if it will save you from injury——" "It’s damnable!”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I must swear."”
except for; apart from
From this reading “"Well, Harry, if it will save you from injury——" "It’s damnable!”
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading “I must swear."”
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading “Thanks, awfully, Gwen.”
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used as intensifiers
From this reading Thanks, awfully, Gwen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Can’t help it, Gwen.
deserving a curse
From this reading "Well, Harry, if it will save you from injury——" "It’s damnable!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Well, Harry, if it will save you from injury——" "It’s damnable!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Can’t help it, Gwen.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading "Well, Harry, if it will save you from injury——" "It’s damnable!
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "Can’t help it, Gwen.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I must swear."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Well, Harry, if it will save you from injury——" "It’s damnable!
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading "Well, Harry, if it will save you from injury——" "It’s damnable!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Can’t help it, Gwen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Harry, if it will save you from injury——" "It’s damnable!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must swear."
except for; apart from
From this reading "Well, Harry, if it will save you from injury——" "It’s damnable!
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading I must swear."
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading Thanks, awfully, Gwen.
(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, Harry, if it will save you from injury——" "It’s damnable!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Well, Harry, if it will save you from injury——" "It’s damnable!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, Harry, if it will save you from injury——" "It’s damnable!
Chapter 7 of The Call of the East by Thurlow Fraser holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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 408 sentences of The Call of the East, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of The Call of the East by Thurlow Fraser exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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 82 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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