Chapter 7 of The Man on the Other Side is here in full — 469 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Man on the Other Side is here in full — 469 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Ruth met North as he came up the garden path. “So you have come this afternoon! I did so hope you would.” “What is it?” he asked. “Nothing wrong with the farm?”
Chapter 7 of The Man on the Other Side is here in full — 469 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/93 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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 part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading ““So you have come this afternoon!”
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading ““Nothing wrong with the farm?””
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading “Ruth met North as he came up the garden path.”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “Ruth met North as he came up the garden path.”
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “Ruth met North as he came up the garden path.”
a course of conduct
From this reading “Ruth met North as he came up the garden path.”
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading “Ruth met North as he came up the garden path.”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading ““Nothing wrong with the farm?””
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.
In this reading “Ruth met North as he came up the garden path.”
bring forth, usually something desirable
In this reading “Ruth met North as he came up the garden path.”
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.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “So you have come this afternoon!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ruth met North as he came up the garden path.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “What is it?” he asked.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Ruth met North as he came up the garden path.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “So you have come this afternoon!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did so hope you would.”
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading “Nothing wrong with the farm?”
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Ruth met North as he came up the garden path.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “So you have come this afternoon!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ruth met North as he came up the garden path.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I did so hope you would.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I did so hope you would.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is it?” he asked.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What is it?” he asked.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Ruth met North as he came up the garden path.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Ruth met North as he came up the garden path.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing wrong with the farm?”
a course of conduct
From this reading Ruth met North as he came up the garden path.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading Ruth met North as he came up the garden path.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So you have come this afternoon!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ruth met North as he came up the garden path.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “So you have come this afternoon!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Ruth met North as he came up the garden path.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is it?” he asked.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Nothing wrong with the farm?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I did so hope you would.”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “Nothing wrong with the farm?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “So you have come this afternoon!
Chapter 7 of The Man on the Other Side by Ada Barnett holds 469 sentences, grouped into 94 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 469 sentences of The Man on the Other Side, unabridged, divided into 94 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of The Man on the Other Side by Ada Barnett exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 469 sentences, grouped into 94 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 94 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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