Chapter 7 of The Dead-Line is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Dead-Line is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“That’s fine,” laughed Jack. “Ever since I was a kid I’ve heard that you were goin’ to do that, King. Women used to scare their kids by tellin’ ’em that Eph King would get them if they wasn’t good. That’s what folks over here think of you.” The big man’s fierce expression softened to one of pain.
Chapter 7 of The Dead-Line is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading “The big man’s fierce expression softened to one of pain.”
your parents
From this reading “That’s what folks over here think of you.””
tell false information to for fun
From this reading ““Ever since I was a kid I’ve heard that you were goin’ to do that, King.”
plural of “kid” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “Women used to scare their kids by tellin’ ’em that Eph King would get them if they wasn’t good.”
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading “The big man’s fierce expression softened to one of pain.”
cause fear in
From this reading “Women used to scare their kids by tellin’ ’em that Eph King would get them if they wasn’t good.”
toned down
From this reading “The big man’s fierce expression softened to one of pain.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “That’s what folks over here think of you.””
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 “Ever since I was a kid I’ve heard that you were goin’ to do that, King.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The big man’s fierce expression softened to one of pain.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Women used to scare their kids by tellin’ ’em that Eph King would get them if they wasn’t good.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Ever since I was a kid I’ve heard that you were goin’ to do that, King.
a quad with a square body
From this reading Women used to scare their kids by tellin’ ’em that Eph King would get them if they wasn’t good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Women used to scare their kids by tellin’ ’em that Eph King would get them if they wasn’t good.
at any time
From this reading “Ever since I was a kid I’ve heard that you were goin’ to do that, King.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading The big man’s fierce expression softened to one of pain.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading The big man’s fierce expression softened to one of pain.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “That’s fine,” laughed Jack.
your parents
From this reading That’s what folks over here think of you.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Women used to scare their kids by tellin’ ’em that Eph King would get them if they wasn’t good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ever since I was a kid I’ve heard that you were goin’ to do that, King.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Women used to scare their kids by tellin’ ’em that Eph King would get them if they wasn’t good.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “Ever since I was a kid I’ve heard that you were goin’ to do that, King.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading That’s what folks over here think of you.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Ever since I was a kid I’ve heard that you were goin’ to do that, King.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ever since I was a kid I’ve heard that you were goin’ to do that, King.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Women used to scare their kids by tellin’ ’em that Eph King would get them if they wasn’t good.
a small worthless amount
From this reading “That’s fine,” laughed Jack.
tell false information to for fun
From this reading “Ever since I was a kid I’ve heard that you were goin’ to do that, King.
plural of “kid” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Women used to scare their kids by tellin’ ’em that Eph King would get them if they wasn’t good.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “Ever since I was a kid I’ve heard that you were goin’ to do that, King.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “That’s fine,” laughed Jack.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The big man’s fierce expression softened to one of pain.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That’s what folks over here think of you.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The big man’s fierce expression softened to one of pain.
above and across; more than
From this reading That’s what folks over here think of you.”
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading The big man’s fierce expression softened to one of pain.
cause fear in
From this reading Women used to scare their kids by tellin’ ’em that Eph King would get them if they wasn’t good.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Ever since I was a kid I’ve heard that you were goin’ to do that, King.
toned down
From this reading The big man’s fierce expression softened to one of pain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Women used to scare their kids by tellin’ ’em that Eph King would get them if they wasn’t good.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Ever since I was a kid I’ve heard that you were goin’ to do that, King.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s fine,” laughed Jack.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The big man’s fierce expression softened to one of pain.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Women used to scare their kids by tellin’ ’em that Eph King would get them if they wasn’t good.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Women used to scare their kids by tellin’ ’em that Eph King would get them if they wasn’t good.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Women used to scare their kids by tellin’ ’em that Eph King would get them if they wasn’t good.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading That’s what folks over here think of you.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Ever since I was a kid I’ve heard that you were goin’ to do that, King.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Women used to scare their kids by tellin’ ’em that Eph King would get them if they wasn’t good.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Ever since I was a kid I’ve heard that you were goin’ to do that, King.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Women used to scare their kids by tellin’ ’em that Eph King would get them if they wasn’t good.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Ever since I was a kid I’ve heard that you were goin’ to do that, King.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That’s what folks over here think of you.”
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Women used to scare their kids by tellin’ ’em that Eph King would get them if they wasn’t good.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Women used to scare their kids by tellin’ ’em that Eph King would get them if they wasn’t good.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ever since I was a kid I’ve heard that you were goin’ to do that, King.
Chapter 7 of The Dead-Line by W. C. (Wilbur C.) Tuttle holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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 398 sentences of The Dead-Line, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of The Dead-Line by W. C. (Wilbur C.) Tuttle exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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 80 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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