Chapter 4 of The seventh shot is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The seventh shot is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LETTER OF WARNING “But isn’t it very early to stop rehearsal?” asked Barrison of John Carlton. “Of course it is. They ought to have gone over the whole act again, and lots of the scenes several times. That rescue stuff was rotten! But it’s an off day.
Chapter 4 of The seventh shot is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “They ought to have gone over the whole act again, and lots of the scenes several times.”
a large number or amount
From this reading “They ought to have gone over the whole act again, and lots of the scenes several times.”
a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert)
From this reading “THE LETTER OF WARNING “But isn’t it very early to stop rehearsal?” asked Barrison of John Carlton.”
free from harm or evil
From this reading “That rescue stuff was rotten!”
very bad
From this reading “That rescue stuff was rotten!”
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading “They ought to have gone over the whole act again, and lots of the scenes several times.”
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading “That rescue stuff was rotten!”
a message informing of danger
From this reading “THE LETTER OF WARNING “But isn’t it very early to stop rehearsal?” asked Barrison of John Carlton.”
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 “They ought to have gone over the whole act again, and lots of the scenes several times.”
as might be expected
In this reading ““Of course it is.”
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.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading They ought to have gone over the whole act again, and lots of the scenes several times.
anew
From this reading They ought to have gone over the whole act again, and lots of the scenes several times.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But it’s an off day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They ought to have gone over the whole act again, and lots of the scenes several times.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading THE LETTER OF WARNING “But isn’t it very early to stop rehearsal?” asked Barrison of John Carlton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LETTER OF WARNING “But isn’t it very early to stop rehearsal?” asked Barrison of John Carlton.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE LETTER OF WARNING “But isn’t it very early to stop rehearsal?” asked Barrison of John Carlton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LETTER OF WARNING “But isn’t it very early to stop rehearsal?” asked Barrison of John Carlton.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “Of course it is.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading But it’s an off day.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading THE LETTER OF WARNING “But isn’t it very early to stop rehearsal?” asked Barrison of John Carlton.
destroyed or killed
From this reading They ought to have gone over the whole act again, and lots of the scenes several times.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They ought to have gone over the whole act again, and lots of the scenes several times.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Of course it is.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LETTER OF WARNING “But isn’t it very early to stop rehearsal?” asked Barrison of John Carlton.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE LETTER OF WARNING “But isn’t it very early to stop rehearsal?” asked Barrison of John Carlton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But it’s an off day.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading THE LETTER OF WARNING “But isn’t it very early to stop rehearsal?” asked Barrison of John Carlton.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading THE LETTER OF WARNING “But isn’t it very early to stop rehearsal?” asked Barrison of John Carlton.
a large number or amount
From this reading They ought to have gone over the whole act again, and lots of the scenes several times.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LETTER OF WARNING “But isn’t it very early to stop rehearsal?” asked Barrison of John Carlton.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But it’s an off day.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading They ought to have gone over the whole act again, and lots of the scenes several times.
above and across; more than
From this reading They ought to have gone over the whole act again, and lots of the scenes several times.
a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert)
From this reading THE LETTER OF WARNING “But isn’t it very early to stop rehearsal?” asked Barrison of John Carlton.
free from harm or evil
From this reading That rescue stuff was rotten!
very bad
From this reading That rescue stuff was rotten!
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading They ought to have gone over the whole act again, and lots of the scenes several times.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading They ought to have gone over the whole act again, and lots of the scenes several times.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading THE LETTER OF WARNING “But isn’t it very early to stop rehearsal?” asked Barrison of John Carlton.
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading That rescue stuff was rotten!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That rescue stuff was rotten!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LETTER OF WARNING “But isn’t it very early to stop rehearsal?” asked Barrison of John Carlton.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They ought to have gone over the whole act again, and lots of the scenes several times.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading They ought to have gone over the whole act again, and lots of the scenes several times.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LETTER OF WARNING “But isn’t it very early to stop rehearsal?” asked Barrison of John Carlton.
precisely as stated
From this reading THE LETTER OF WARNING “But isn’t it very early to stop rehearsal?” asked Barrison of John Carlton.
a message informing of danger
From this reading THE LETTER OF WARNING “But isn’t it very early to stop rehearsal?” asked Barrison of John Carlton.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That rescue stuff was rotten!
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading They ought to have gone over the whole act again, and lots of the scenes several times.
Chapter 4 of The seventh shot by Herman Landon holds 195 sentences, grouped into 39 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 4 holds 195 sentences of The seventh shot, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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