Chapter 7 of The Mimic Stage is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Mimic Stage is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Dennis._ To pare your nails ouv course. You wouldn’t expect me to bring an axe. _Wiggins._ Oh, pshaw! Set out the table and put the instruments upon it; it is time to receive patients. _Dennis._ Oh, yis, sir.
Chapter 7 of The Mimic Stage is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 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.
an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
From this reading “You wouldn’t expect me to bring an axe.”
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “You wouldn’t expect me to bring an axe.”
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “You wouldn’t expect me to bring an axe.”
plural of “instrument” — a device that requires skill for proper use
From this reading “Set out the table and put the instruments upon it; it is time to receive patients.”
plural of “nail” — horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
From this reading “_Dennis._ To pare your nails ouv course.”
decrease gradually or bit by bit
From this reading “_Dennis._ To pare your nails ouv course.”
plural of “patient” — a person who requires medical care
From this reading “Set out the table and put the instruments upon it; it is time to receive patients.”
get something; come into possession of
From this reading “Set out the table and put the instruments upon it; it is time to receive patients.”
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 the first step or steps in carrying out an action
In this reading “Set out the table and put the instruments upon it; it is time to receive patients.”
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 form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading You wouldn’t expect me to bring an axe.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Set out the table and put the instruments upon it; it is time to receive patients.
an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
From this reading You wouldn’t expect me to bring an axe.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading You wouldn’t expect me to bring an axe.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading _Dennis._ To pare your nails ouv course.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Dennis._ To pare your nails ouv course.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading You wouldn’t expect me to bring an axe.
plural of “instrument” — a device that requires skill for proper use
From this reading Set out the table and put the instruments upon it; it is time to receive patients.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Set out the table and put the instruments upon it; it is time to receive patients.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Set out the table and put the instruments upon it; it is time to receive patients.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You wouldn’t expect me to bring an axe.
plural of “nail” — horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
From this reading _Dennis._ To pare your nails ouv course.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading _Wiggins._ Oh, pshaw!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Set out the table and put the instruments upon it; it is time to receive patients.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Dennis._ To pare your nails ouv course.
decrease gradually or bit by bit
From this reading _Dennis._ To pare your nails ouv course.
plural of “patient” — a person who requires medical care
From this reading Set out the table and put the instruments upon it; it is time to receive patients.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Wiggins._ Oh, pshaw!
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Set out the table and put the instruments upon it; it is time to receive patients.
get something; come into possession of
From this reading Set out the table and put the instruments upon it; it is time to receive patients.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Set out the table and put the instruments upon it; it is time to receive patients.
term of address for a man
From this reading _Dennis._ Oh, yis, sir.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Set out the table and put the instruments upon it; it is time to receive patients.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Set out the table and put the instruments upon it; it is time to receive patients.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Set out the table and put the instruments upon it; it is time to receive patients.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Dennis._ To pare your nails ouv course.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Set out the table and put the instruments upon it; it is time to receive patients.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Wiggins._ Oh, pshaw!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You wouldn’t expect me to bring an axe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Dennis._ Oh, yis, sir.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You wouldn’t expect me to bring an axe.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Dennis._ To pare your nails ouv course.
Chapter 7 of The Mimic Stage by George M. (George Melville) Baker holds 433 sentences, grouped into 87 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 433 sentences of The Mimic Stage, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of The Mimic Stage by George M. (George Melville) Baker exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 433 sentences, grouped into 87 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.
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