Chapter 7 of The Day of the Beast is here in full — 710 sentences across 142 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Day of the Beast is here in full — 710 sentences across 142 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Daren Lane left Riverside Park, and walked in the meadows until he came to a boulder under a huge chestnut tree. Here he sat down. He could not walk far these days. Many a time in the Indian summers long past he had gathered chestnuts there with Dal, with Mel Iden, with Helen. He would never do it again.
Chapter 7 of The Day of the Beast is here in full — 710 sentences across 142 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
From this reading “Daren Lane left Riverside Park, and walked in the meadows until he came to a boulder under a huge chestnut tree.”
(of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color
From this reading “Daren Lane left Riverside Park, and walked in the meadows until he came to a boulder under a huge chestnut tree.”
plural of “chestnut” — wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea
From this reading “Many a time in the Indian summers long past he had gathered chestnuts there with Dal, with Mel Iden, with Helen.”
a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters
From this reading “Many a time in the Indian summers long past he had gathered chestnuts there with Dal, with Mel Iden, with Helen.”
a narrow way or road
From this reading “Daren Lane left Riverside Park, and walked in the meadows until he came to a boulder under a huge chestnut tree.”
plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading “Daren Lane left Riverside Park, and walked in the meadows until he came to a boulder under a huge chestnut tree.”
the bank of a river
From this reading “Daren Lane left Riverside Park, and walked in the meadows until he came to a boulder under a huge chestnut tree.”
plural of “summer” — the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading “Many a time in the Indian summers long past he had gathered chestnuts there with Dal, with Mel Iden, with Helen.”
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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 Daren Lane left Riverside Park, and walked in the meadows until he came to a boulder under a huge chestnut tree.
anew
From this reading He would never do it again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Daren Lane left Riverside Park, and walked in the meadows until he came to a boulder under a huge chestnut tree.
a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
From this reading Daren Lane left Riverside Park, and walked in the meadows until he came to a boulder under a huge chestnut tree.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Daren Lane left Riverside Park, and walked in the meadows until he came to a boulder under a huge chestnut tree.
(of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color
From this reading Daren Lane left Riverside Park, and walked in the meadows until he came to a boulder under a huge chestnut tree.
plural of “chestnut” — wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea
From this reading Many a time in the Indian summers long past he had gathered chestnuts there with Dal, with Mel Iden, with Helen.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not walk far these days.
a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters
From this reading Many a time in the Indian summers long past he had gathered chestnuts there with Dal, with Mel Iden, with Helen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Daren Lane left Riverside Park, and walked in the meadows until he came to a boulder under a huge chestnut tree.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading He could not walk far these days.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He would never do it again.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Here he sat down.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading He could not walk far these days.
brought together in one place
From this reading Many a time in the Indian summers long past he had gathered chestnuts there with Dal, with Mel Iden, with Helen.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Many a time in the Indian summers long past he had gathered chestnuts there with Dal, with Mel Iden, with Helen.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Daren Lane left Riverside Park, and walked in the meadows until he came to a boulder under a huge chestnut tree.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading Many a time in the Indian summers long past he had gathered chestnuts there with Dal, with Mel Iden, with Helen.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here he sat down.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Daren Lane left Riverside Park, and walked in the meadows until he came to a boulder under a huge chestnut tree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Many a time in the Indian summers long past he had gathered chestnuts there with Dal, with Mel Iden, with Helen.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Daren Lane left Riverside Park, and walked in the meadows until he came to a boulder under a huge chestnut tree.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading Many a time in the Indian summers long past he had gathered chestnuts there with Dal, with Mel Iden, with Helen.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He would never do it again.
a narrow way or road
From this reading Daren Lane left Riverside Park, and walked in the meadows until he came to a boulder under a huge chestnut tree.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Daren Lane left Riverside Park, and walked in the meadows until he came to a boulder under a huge chestnut tree.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Many a time in the Indian summers long past he had gathered chestnuts there with Dal, with Mel Iden, with Helen.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Many a time in the Indian summers long past he had gathered chestnuts there with Dal, with Mel Iden, with Helen.
plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading Daren Lane left Riverside Park, and walked in the meadows until he came to a boulder under a huge chestnut tree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Many a time in the Indian summers long past he had gathered chestnuts there with Dal, with Mel Iden, with Helen.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He would never do it again.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not walk far these days.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading Daren Lane left Riverside Park, and walked in the meadows until he came to a boulder under a huge chestnut tree.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Many a time in the Indian summers long past he had gathered chestnuts there with Dal, with Mel Iden, with Helen.
the bank of a river
From this reading Daren Lane left Riverside Park, and walked in the meadows until he came to a boulder under a huge chestnut tree.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Here he sat down.
plural of “summer” — the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Many a time in the Indian summers long past he had gathered chestnuts there with Dal, with Mel Iden, with Helen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Daren Lane left Riverside Park, and walked in the meadows until he came to a boulder under a huge chestnut tree.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Many a time in the Indian summers long past he had gathered chestnuts there with Dal, with Mel Iden, with Helen.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He could not walk far these days.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Many a time in the Indian summers long past he had gathered chestnuts there with Dal, with Mel Iden, with Helen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Daren Lane left Riverside Park, and walked in the meadows until he came to a boulder under a huge chestnut tree.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Daren Lane left Riverside Park, and walked in the meadows until he came to a boulder under a huge chestnut tree.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Daren Lane left Riverside Park, and walked in the meadows until he came to a boulder under a huge chestnut tree.
up to a particular time
From this reading Daren Lane left Riverside Park, and walked in the meadows until he came to a boulder under a huge chestnut tree.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading He could not walk far these days.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Daren Lane left Riverside Park, and walked in the meadows until he came to a boulder under a huge chestnut tree.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Many a time in the Indian summers long past he had gathered chestnuts there with Dal, with Mel Iden, with Helen.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would never do it again.
Chapter 7 of The Day of the Beast by Zane Grey holds 710 sentences, grouped into 142 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 710 sentences of The Day of the Beast, unabridged, divided into 142 reading sections.
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