Chapter 7 of The house we live in is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The house we live in is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PERCY: No; the oil would stay on top. MOTHER: But alcohol will mix with oil. Let us try again. Here is a fresh egg broken into a glass. If I should pour some water over it and stir them together, it would not change the looks of the egg.
Chapter 7 of The house we live in is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
From this reading “MOTHER: But alcohol will mix with oil.”
animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
From this reading “Here is a fresh egg broken into a glass.”
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading “Here is a fresh egg broken into a glass.”
mix together different elements
From this reading “MOTHER: But alcohol will mix with oil.”
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading “PERCY: No; the oil would stay on top.”
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
From this reading “PERCY: No; the oil would stay on top.”
cause to run
From this reading “If I should pour some water over it and stir them together, it would not change the looks of the egg.”
move an implement through
From this reading “If I should pour some water over it and stir them together, it would not change the looks of the egg.”
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.
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In this reading “MOTHER: But alcohol will mix with oil.”
In this reading “PERCY: No; the oil would stay on top.”
In this reading “If I should pour some water over it and stir them together, it would not change the looks of the egg.”
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 Here is a fresh egg broken into a glass.
anew
From this reading Let us try again.
a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
From this reading MOTHER: But alcohol will mix with oil.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If I should pour some water over it and stir them together, it would not change the looks of the egg.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Here is a fresh egg broken into a glass.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading MOTHER: But alcohol will mix with oil.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading If I should pour some water over it and stir them together, it would not change the looks of the egg.
animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
From this reading Here is a fresh egg broken into a glass.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading Here is a fresh egg broken into a glass.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading Here is a fresh egg broken into a glass.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here is a fresh egg broken into a glass.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If I should pour some water over it and stir them together, it would not change the looks of the egg.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I should pour some water over it and stir them together, it would not change the looks of the egg.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Here is a fresh egg broken into a glass.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here is a fresh egg broken into a glass.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If I should pour some water over it and stir them together, it would not change the looks of the egg.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us try again.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading If I should pour some water over it and stir them together, it would not change the looks of the egg.
mix together different elements
From this reading MOTHER: But alcohol will mix with oil.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading MOTHER: But alcohol will mix with oil.
not any; not one
From this reading PERCY: No; the oil would stay on top.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If I should pour some water over it and stir them together, it would not change the looks of the egg.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If I should pour some water over it and stir them together, it would not change the looks of the egg.
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading PERCY: No; the oil would stay on top.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading PERCY: No; the oil would stay on top.
above and across; more than
From this reading If I should pour some water over it and stir them together, it would not change the looks of the egg.
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
From this reading PERCY: No; the oil would stay on top.
cause to run
From this reading If I should pour some water over it and stir them together, it would not change the looks of the egg.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If I should pour some water over it and stir them together, it would not change the looks of the egg.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading If I should pour some water over it and stir them together, it would not change the looks of the egg.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading PERCY: No; the oil would stay on top.
move an implement through
From this reading If I should pour some water over it and stir them together, it would not change the looks of the egg.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PERCY: No; the oil would stay on top.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading If I should pour some water over it and stir them together, it would not change the looks of the egg.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading If I should pour some water over it and stir them together, it would not change the looks of the egg.
the upper part of anything
From this reading PERCY: No; the oil would stay on top.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Let us try again.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us try again.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading If I should pour some water over it and stir them together, it would not change the looks of the egg.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading MOTHER: But alcohol will mix with oil.
in the company of; together with
From this reading MOTHER: But alcohol will mix with oil.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading PERCY: No; the oil would stay on top.
Chapter 7 of The house we live in by Vesta J. (Vesta Jane) Farnsworth holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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 395 sentences of The house we live in, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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