Chapter 7 of The Literary World Seventh Reader is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Literary World Seventh Reader is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I did that same. The thing wasn't strong enough to fire a cartridge. I tried two." And then Black used violent and unjustifiable language. I was in no condition to give him a fair exchange.
Chapter 7 of The Literary World Seventh Reader is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 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.
ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun
From this reading “The thing wasn't strong enough to fire a cartridge.”
a state at a particular time
From this reading “I was in no condition to give him a fair exchange.”
chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
From this reading “I was in no condition to give him a fair exchange.”
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading “I was in no condition to give him a fair exchange.”
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading “And then Black used violent and unjustifiable language.”
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading “I tried two."”
incapable of being justified or explained
From this reading “And then Black used violent and unjustifiable language.”
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
From this reading “And then Black used violent and unjustifiable language.”
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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 The thing wasn't strong enough to fire a cartridge.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then Black used violent and unjustifiable language.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading And then Black used violent and unjustifiable language.
ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun
From this reading The thing wasn't strong enough to fire a cartridge.
a state at a particular time
From this reading I was in no condition to give him a fair exchange.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "I did that same.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading The thing wasn't strong enough to fire a cartridge.
chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
From this reading I was in no condition to give him a fair exchange.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading I was in no condition to give him a fair exchange.
start firing a weapon
From this reading The thing wasn't strong enough to fire a cartridge.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I was in no condition to give him a fair exchange.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was in no condition to give him a fair exchange.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I did that same.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was in no condition to give him a fair exchange.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading And then Black used violent and unjustifiable language.
not any; not one
From this reading I was in no condition to give him a fair exchange.
Identical; not different.
From this reading "I did that same.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading The thing wasn't strong enough to fire a cartridge.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I did that same.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The thing wasn't strong enough to fire a cartridge.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then Black used violent and unjustifiable language.
a special situation
From this reading The thing wasn't strong enough to fire a cartridge.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The thing wasn't strong enough to fire a cartridge.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading I tried two."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I tried two."
incapable of being justified or explained
From this reading And then Black used violent and unjustifiable language.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading And then Black used violent and unjustifiable language.
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
From this reading And then Black used violent and unjustifiable language.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was in no condition to give him a fair exchange.
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From this reading The thing wasn't strong enough to fire a cartridge.
Chapter 7 of The Literary World Seventh Reader by John Calvin [Editor] Metcalf holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 417 sentences of The Literary World Seventh Reader, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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