Chapter 7 of The Revolt of the Oyster is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Revolt of the Oyster is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“What you got to do, Freckles, is make some kind of a noble sacrifice. That's the way they always do in these here Lakeside Library books. Something that will touch her heart.” And they all agree her heart has got to be touched. But how?
Chapter 7 of The Revolt of the Oyster is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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be in accord; be in agreement
From this reading “And they all agree her heart has got to be touched.”
plural of “freckle” — a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin
From this reading ““What you got to do, Freckles, is make some kind of a noble sacrifice.”
the shore of a lake
From this reading “That's the way they always do in these here Lakeside Library books.”
a room where books are kept
From this reading “That's the way they always do in these here Lakeside Library books.”
impressive in appearance
From this reading ““What you got to do, Freckles, is make some kind of a noble sacrifice.”
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading ““What you got to do, Freckles, is make some kind of a noble sacrifice.”
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading “Something that will touch her heart.””
having come into contact
From this reading “And they all agree her heart has got to be touched.”
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 ““What you got to do, Freckles, is make some kind of a noble sacrifice.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “What you got to do, Freckles, is make some kind of a noble sacrifice.
be in accord; be in agreement
From this reading And they all agree her heart has got to be touched.
(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 they all agree her heart has got to be touched.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading That's the way they always do in these here Lakeside Library books.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And they all agree her heart has got to be touched.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And they all agree her heart has got to be touched.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading That's the way they always do in these here Lakeside Library books.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But how?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What you got to do, Freckles, is make some kind of a noble sacrifice.
plural of “freckle” — a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin
From this reading “What you got to do, Freckles, is make some kind of a noble sacrifice.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “What you got to do, Freckles, is make some kind of a noble sacrifice.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And they all agree her heart has got to be touched.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Something that will touch her heart.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Something that will touch her heart.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading That's the way they always do in these here Lakeside Library books.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But how?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That's the way they always do in these here Lakeside Library books.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What you got to do, Freckles, is make some kind of a noble sacrifice.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “What you got to do, Freckles, is make some kind of a noble sacrifice.
the shore of a lake
From this reading That's the way they always do in these here Lakeside Library books.
a room where books are kept
From this reading That's the way they always do in these here Lakeside Library books.
engage in
From this reading “What you got to do, Freckles, is make some kind of a noble sacrifice.
impressive in appearance
From this reading “What you got to do, Freckles, is make some kind of a noble sacrifice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “What you got to do, Freckles, is make some kind of a noble sacrifice.
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading “What you got to do, Freckles, is make some kind of a noble sacrifice.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “What you got to do, Freckles, is make some kind of a noble sacrifice.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something that will touch her heart.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Something that will touch her heart.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's the way they always do in these here Lakeside Library books.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That's the way they always do in these here Lakeside Library books.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading That's the way they always do in these here Lakeside Library books.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That's the way they always do in these here Lakeside Library books.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “What you got to do, Freckles, is make some kind of a noble sacrifice.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading Something that will touch her heart.”
having come into contact
From this reading And they all agree her heart has got to be touched.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading That's the way they always do in these here Lakeside Library books.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What you got to do, Freckles, is make some kind of a noble sacrifice.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Something that will touch her heart.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What you got to do, Freckles, is make some kind of a noble sacrifice.
Chapter 7 of The Revolt of the Oyster by Don Marquis holds 414 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 414 sentences of The Revolt of the Oyster, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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