Chapter 7 of The Man Who Lived in a Shoe is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Man Who Lived in a Shoe is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Here is ’The Anatomy of Melancholy’ by Burton," announces Alicia, taking down a volume. "Small quarto, printed at Oxford, 1621," I finish for her. "Yes," she breathes, marveling wide-eyed. "How can you remember such things, Uncle Ranny?" for so I have asked her to call me. "How can I remember?"
Chapter 7 of The Man Who Lived in a Shoe is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
From this reading “"Here is ’The Anatomy of Melancholy’ by Burton," announces Alicia, taking down a volume.”
third-person singular of “announce” — make known; make an announcement
From this reading “"Here is ’The Anatomy of Melancholy’ by Burton," announces Alicia, taking down a volume.”
third-person singular of “breathe” — draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading “"Yes," she breathes, marveling wide-eyed.”
English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
From this reading “"Here is ’The Anatomy of Melancholy’ by Burton," announces Alicia, taking down a volume.”
-ing form of “marvel” — be amazed at
From this reading “"Yes," she breathes, marveling wide-eyed.”
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading “"Small quarto, printed at Oxford, 1621," I finish for her.”
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading “"Small quarto, printed at Oxford, 1621," I finish for her.”
the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper twice to form four leaves
From this reading “"Small quarto, printed at Oxford, 1621," I finish for her.”
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From this reading "Small quarto, printed at Oxford, 1621," I finish for her.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Here is ’The Anatomy of Melancholy’ by Burton," announces Alicia, taking down a volume.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here is ’The Anatomy of Melancholy’ by Burton," announces Alicia, taking down a volume.
the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
From this reading "Here is ’The Anatomy of Melancholy’ by Burton," announces Alicia, taking down a volume.
third-person singular of “announce” — make known; make an announcement
From this reading "Here is ’The Anatomy of Melancholy’ by Burton," announces Alicia, taking down a volume.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "How can you remember such things, Uncle Ranny?" for so I have asked her to call me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Small quarto, printed at Oxford, 1621," I finish for her.
third-person singular of “breathe” — draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading "Yes," she breathes, marveling wide-eyed.
English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
From this reading "Here is ’The Anatomy of Melancholy’ by Burton," announces Alicia, taking down a volume.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Here is ’The Anatomy of Melancholy’ by Burton," announces Alicia, taking down a volume.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "How can you remember such things, Uncle Ranny?" for so I have asked her to call me.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "How can you remember such things, Uncle Ranny?" for so I have asked her to call me.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Here is ’The Anatomy of Melancholy’ by Burton," announces Alicia, taking down a volume.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading "Small quarto, printed at Oxford, 1621," I finish for her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Small quarto, printed at Oxford, 1621," I finish for her.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "How can you remember such things, Uncle Ranny?" for so I have asked her to call me.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Small quarto, printed at Oxford, 1621," I finish for her.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Here is ’The Anatomy of Melancholy’ by Burton," announces Alicia, taking down a volume.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How can you remember such things, Uncle Ranny?" for so I have asked her to call me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Small quarto, printed at Oxford, 1621," I finish for her.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Here is ’The Anatomy of Melancholy’ by Burton," announces Alicia, taking down a volume.
-ing form of “marvel” — be amazed at
From this reading "Yes," she breathes, marveling wide-eyed.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "How can you remember such things, Uncle Ranny?" for so I have asked her to call me.
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading "Here is ’The Anatomy of Melancholy’ by Burton," announces Alicia, taking down a volume.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Here is ’The Anatomy of Melancholy’ by Burton," announces Alicia, taking down a volume.
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading "Small quarto, printed at Oxford, 1621," I finish for her.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading "Small quarto, printed at Oxford, 1621," I finish for her.
the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper twice to form four leaves
From this reading "Small quarto, printed at Oxford, 1621," I finish for her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How can you remember such things, Uncle Ranny?" for so I have asked her to call me.
To recall to mind.
From this reading "How can you remember such things, Uncle Ranny?" for so I have asked her to call me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes," she breathes, marveling wide-eyed.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Small quarto, printed at Oxford, 1621," I finish for her.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "How can you remember such things, Uncle Ranny?" for so I have asked her to call me.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "How can you remember such things, Uncle Ranny?" for so I have asked her to call me.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading "Here is ’The Anatomy of Melancholy’ by Burton," announces Alicia, taking down a volume.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Here is ’The Anatomy of Melancholy’ by Burton," announces Alicia, taking down a volume.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "How can you remember such things, Uncle Ranny?" for so I have asked her to call me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "How can you remember such things, Uncle Ranny?" for so I have asked her to call me.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading "How can you remember such things, Uncle Ranny?" for so I have asked her to call me.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading "Here is ’The Anatomy of Melancholy’ by Burton," announces Alicia, taking down a volume.
exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity
From this reading "Yes," she breathes, marveling wide-eyed.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," she breathes, marveling wide-eyed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How can you remember such things, Uncle Ranny?" for so I have asked her to call me.
Chapter 7 of The Man Who Lived in a Shoe by Henry James Forman holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 412 sentences of The Man Who Lived in a Shoe, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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