Chapter 7 of The Quickening is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Quickening is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Japheth's going to surprise you some, I reckon, son; he's gone and got religion." Tom put down his knife and fork. "Why, the old sinner!" he laughed. "How did that happen?" "Oh, just about the way it always does," said Caleb slowly.
Chapter 7 of The Quickening is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 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.
cutlery used for serving and eating food
From this reading “Tom put down his knife and fork.”
come to pass
From this reading “"How did that happen?"”
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading “Tom put down his knife and fork.”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “"Why, the old sinner!" he laughed.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “"Japheth's going to surprise you some, I reckon, son; he's gone and got religion."”
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading “"Japheth's going to surprise you some, I reckon, son; he's gone and got religion."”
a person who sins (without repenting)
From this reading “"Why, the old sinner!" he laughed.”
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “"Japheth's going to surprise you some, I reckon, son; he's gone and got religion."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Oh, just about the way it always does," said Caleb slowly.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "Oh, just about the way it always does," said Caleb slowly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Japheth's going to surprise you some, I reckon, son; he's gone and got religion."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, just about the way it always does," said Caleb slowly.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "How did that happen?"
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, just about the way it always does," said Caleb slowly.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Tom put down his knife and fork.
cutlery used for serving and eating food
From this reading Tom put down his knife and fork.
the act of departing
From this reading "Japheth's going to surprise you some, I reckon, son; he's gone and got religion."
destroyed or killed
From this reading "Japheth's going to surprise you some, I reckon, son; he's gone and got religion."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Japheth's going to surprise you some, I reckon, son; he's gone and got religion."
come to pass
From this reading "How did that happen?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why, the old sinner!" he laughed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Japheth's going to surprise you some, I reckon, son; he's gone and got religion."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tom put down his knife and fork.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How did that happen?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Japheth's going to surprise you some, I reckon, son; he's gone and got religion."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, just about the way it always does," said Caleb slowly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Japheth's going to surprise you some, I reckon, son; he's gone and got religion."
and nothing more
From this reading "Oh, just about the way it always does," said Caleb slowly.
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading Tom put down his knife and fork.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading "Why, the old sinner!" he laughed.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, just about the way it always does," said Caleb slowly.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Why, the old sinner!" he laughed.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Tom put down his knife and fork.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "Japheth's going to surprise you some, I reckon, son; he's gone and got religion."
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading "Japheth's going to surprise you some, I reckon, son; he's gone and got religion."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, just about the way it always does," said Caleb slowly.
a person who sins (without repenting)
From this reading "Why, the old sinner!" he laughed.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading "Oh, just about the way it always does," said Caleb slowly.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Japheth's going to surprise you some, I reckon, son; he's gone and got religion."
a male human offspring
From this reading "Japheth's going to surprise you some, I reckon, son; he's gone and got religion."
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading "Japheth's going to surprise you some, I reckon, son; he's gone and got religion."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "How did that happen?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Why, the old sinner!" he laughed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Japheth's going to surprise you some, I reckon, son; he's gone and got religion."
male cat
From this reading Tom put down his knife and fork.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Oh, just about the way it always does," said Caleb slowly.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, the old sinner!" he laughed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Japheth's going to surprise you some, I reckon, son; he's gone and got religion."
Chapter 7 of The Quickening by Francis Lynde holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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 424 sentences of The Quickening, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of The Quickening by Francis Lynde exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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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