Chapter 19 of The Lucky Seventh is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Lucky Seventh is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. POTTER GETS BUSY When he was gone the two boys looked at each other a moment and then began to laugh. “Rather takes your breath away, doesn’t he?” gasped Gordon. “I should say so! And of all crazy stunts——” “Get out!
Chapter 19 of The Lucky Seventh is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading ““Rather takes your breath away, doesn’t he?” gasped Gordon.”
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading “POTTER GETS BUSY When he was gone the two boys looked at each other a moment and then began to laugh.”
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading “And of all crazy stunts——” “Get out!”
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading ““Rather takes your breath away, doesn’t he?” gasped Gordon.”
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading “POTTER GETS BUSY When he was gone the two boys looked at each other a moment and then began to laugh.”
do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
From this reading “POTTER GETS BUSY When he was gone the two boys looked at each other a moment and then began to laugh.”
plural of “stunt” — a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention
From this reading “And of all crazy stunts——” “Get out!”
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading ““Rather takes your breath away, doesn’t he?” gasped Gordon.”
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.
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “POTTER GETS BUSY When he was gone the two boys looked at each other a moment and then began to laugh.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “And of all crazy stunts——” “Get out!”
In this reading “POTTER GETS BUSY When he was gone the two boys looked at each other a moment and then began to laugh.”
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 POTTER GETS BUSY When he was gone the two boys looked at each other a moment and then began to laugh.
(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 And of all crazy stunts——” “Get out!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading POTTER GETS BUSY When he was gone the two boys looked at each other a moment and then began to laugh.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading POTTER GETS BUSY When he was gone the two boys looked at each other a moment and then began to laugh.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Rather takes your breath away, doesn’t he?” gasped Gordon.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading POTTER GETS BUSY When he was gone the two boys looked at each other a moment and then began to laugh.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading POTTER GETS BUSY When he was gone the two boys looked at each other a moment and then began to laugh.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading “Rather takes your breath away, doesn’t he?” gasped Gordon.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading POTTER GETS BUSY When he was gone the two boys looked at each other a moment and then began to laugh.
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading And of all crazy stunts——” “Get out!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Rather takes your breath away, doesn’t he?” gasped Gordon.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading POTTER GETS BUSY When he was gone the two boys looked at each other a moment and then began to laugh.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “Rather takes your breath away, doesn’t he?” gasped Gordon.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And of all crazy stunts——” “Get out!
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading POTTER GETS BUSY When he was gone the two boys looked at each other a moment and then began to laugh.
destroyed or killed
From this reading POTTER GETS BUSY When he was gone the two boys looked at each other a moment and then began to laugh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Rather takes your breath away, doesn’t he?” gasped Gordon.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading POTTER GETS BUSY When he was gone the two boys looked at each other a moment and then began to laugh.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I should say so!
the sound of laughing
From this reading POTTER GETS BUSY When he was gone the two boys looked at each other a moment and then began to laugh.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading POTTER GETS BUSY When he was gone the two boys looked at each other a moment and then began to laugh.
a particular point in time
From this reading POTTER GETS BUSY When he was gone the two boys looked at each other a moment and then began to laugh.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And of all crazy stunts——” “Get out!
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading POTTER GETS BUSY When he was gone the two boys looked at each other a moment and then began to laugh.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And of all crazy stunts——” “Get out!
do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
From this reading POTTER GETS BUSY When he was gone the two boys looked at each other a moment and then began to laugh.
on the contrary
From this reading “Rather takes your breath away, doesn’t he?” gasped Gordon.
express in words
From this reading “I should say so!
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I should say so!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I should say so!
plural of “stunt” — a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention
From this reading And of all crazy stunts——” “Get out!
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading “Rather takes your breath away, doesn’t he?” gasped Gordon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading POTTER GETS BUSY When he was gone the two boys looked at each other a moment and then began to laugh.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading POTTER GETS BUSY When he was gone the two boys looked at each other a moment and then began to laugh.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading POTTER GETS BUSY When he was gone the two boys looked at each other a moment and then began to laugh.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading POTTER GETS BUSY When he was gone the two boys looked at each other a moment and then began to laugh.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading POTTER GETS BUSY When he was gone the two boys looked at each other a moment and then began to laugh.
at the time that
From this reading POTTER GETS BUSY When he was gone the two boys looked at each other a moment and then began to laugh.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Rather takes your breath away, doesn’t he?” gasped Gordon.
Chapter 19 of The Lucky Seventh by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 275 sentences, grouped into 55 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 19 holds 275 sentences of The Lucky Seventh, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of The Lucky Seventh by Ralph Henry Barbour exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 275 sentences, grouped into 55 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 55 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 55 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
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