Chapter 7 of The Eight-Oared Victors is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Eight-Oared Victors is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FIRST TRIAL "Well, now we have it, what shall we do with it?" "Say, but it's a frail thing all right!" "Looks as if one good stroke would split it in two." "And that will hold eight men!" "Nine, counting the coxswain, you gump!
Chapter 7 of The Eight-Oared Victors is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
From this reading “"Nine, counting the coxswain, you gump!”
being one more than seven
From this reading “"And that will hold eight men!"”
physically weak
From this reading “"Say, but it's a frail thing all right!"”
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “"Looks as if one good stroke would split it in two."”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading “"Nine, counting the coxswain, you gump!”
separate into parts or portions
From this reading “"Looks as if one good stroke would split it in two."”
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading “"Looks as if one good stroke would split it in two."”
the act of testing something
From this reading “THE FIRST TRIAL "Well, now we have it, what shall we do with it?"”
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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 "Say, but it's a frail thing all right!"
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Say, but it's a frail thing all right!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And that will hold eight men!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Looks as if one good stroke would split it in two."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Say, but it's a frail thing all right!"
the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
From this reading "Nine, counting the coxswain, you gump!
the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew
From this reading "Nine, counting the coxswain, you gump!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE FIRST TRIAL "Well, now we have it, what shall we do with it?"
being one more than seven
From this reading "And that will hold eight men!"
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE FIRST TRIAL "Well, now we have it, what shall we do with it?"
physically weak
From this reading "Say, but it's a frail thing all right!"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Looks as if one good stroke would split it in two."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nine, counting the coxswain, you gump!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE FIRST TRIAL "Well, now we have it, what shall we do with it?"
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "And that will hold eight men!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Looks as if one good stroke would split it in two."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Looks as if one good stroke would split it in two."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE FIRST TRIAL "Well, now we have it, what shall we do with it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Say, but it's a frail thing all right!"
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading "Looks as if one good stroke would split it in two."
the force of workers available
From this reading "And that will hold eight men!"
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading "Nine, counting the coxswain, you gump!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE FIRST TRIAL "Well, now we have it, what shall we do with it?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Looks as if one good stroke would split it in two."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Say, but it's a frail thing all right!"
express in words
From this reading "Say, but it's a frail thing all right!"
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading THE FIRST TRIAL "Well, now we have it, what shall we do with it?"
separate into parts or portions
From this reading "Looks as if one good stroke would split it in two."
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading "Looks as if one good stroke would split it in two."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And that will hold eight men!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST TRIAL "Well, now we have it, what shall we do with it?"
a special situation
From this reading "Say, but it's a frail thing all right!"
the act of testing something
From this reading THE FIRST TRIAL "Well, now we have it, what shall we do with it?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Looks as if one good stroke would split it in two."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE FIRST TRIAL "Well, now we have it, what shall we do with it?"
(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 THE FIRST TRIAL "Well, now we have it, what shall we do with it?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE FIRST TRIAL "Well, now we have it, what shall we do with it?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "And that will hold eight men!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE FIRST TRIAL "Well, now we have it, what shall we do with it?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Looks as if one good stroke would split it in two."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Nine, counting the coxswain, you gump!
Chapter 7 of The Eight-Oared Victors by Lester Chadwick holds 152 sentences, grouped into 31 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 152 sentences of The Eight-Oared Victors, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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