Chapter 7 of The Devil's Garden is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Devil's Garden is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You _have_ driven well. I think it's wonderful, considering what a little practise you get.... Look, I believe that's a hawk. Must be! Nothing but a hawk could stand so still in the air.
Chapter 7 of The Devil's Garden is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading “Nothing but a hawk could stand so still in the air.”
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “Look, I believe that's a hawk.”
-ing form of “consider” — deem to be
From this reading “I think it's wonderful, considering what a little practise you get....”
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading “"You _have_ driven well.”
diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
From this reading “Look, I believe that's a hawk.”
engage in a rehearsal
From this reading “I think it's wonderful, considering what a little practise you get....”
be standing; be upright
From this reading “Nothing but a hawk could stand so still in the air.”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “I think it's wonderful, considering what a little practise you get....”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 I think it's wonderful, considering what a little practise you get....
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Nothing but a hawk could stand so still in the air.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Must be!
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Look, I believe that's a hawk.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Nothing but a hawk could stand so still in the air.
-ing form of “consider” — deem to be
From this reading I think it's wonderful, considering what a little practise you get....
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nothing but a hawk could stand so still in the air.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading "You _have_ driven well.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I think it's wonderful, considering what a little practise you get....
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You _have_ driven well.
diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
From this reading Look, I believe that's a hawk.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think it's wonderful, considering what a little practise you get....
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nothing but a hawk could stand so still in the air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think it's wonderful, considering what a little practise you get....
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I think it's wonderful, considering what a little practise you get....
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look, I believe that's a hawk.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Must be!
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing but a hawk could stand so still in the air.
engage in a rehearsal
From this reading I think it's wonderful, considering what a little practise you get....
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Nothing but a hawk could stand so still in the air.
be standing; be upright
From this reading Nothing but a hawk could stand so still in the air.
not in physical motion
From this reading Nothing but a hawk could stand so still in the air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Look, I believe that's a hawk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nothing but a hawk could stand so still in the air.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think it's wonderful, considering what a little practise you get....
(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 "You _have_ driven well.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I think it's wonderful, considering what a little practise you get....
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading I think it's wonderful, considering what a little practise you get....
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You _have_ driven well.
Chapter 7 of The Devil's Garden by W. B. (William Babington) Maxwell holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 403 sentences of The Devil's Garden, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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