Chapter 7 of The Silent Battle is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Silent Battle is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Oh, I’m so glad I came, Coley,” she said genuinely, with mounting color and sparkling eyes. “Are you?” he panted, Jane’s optimism at last defeating his megrims. “Bully, isn’t it? Ever hunted?” “Yes, one season at Pau.”
Chapter 7 of The Silent Battle is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading ““Bully, isn’t it?”
-ing form of “defeat” — win a victory over
From this reading ““Are you?” he panted, Jane’s optimism at last defeating his megrims.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading ““Oh, I’m so glad I came, Coley,” she said genuinely, with mounting color and sparkling eyes.”
reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted
From this reading “Ever hunted?””
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
From this reading ““Oh, I’m so glad I came, Coley,” she said genuinely, with mounting color and sparkling eyes.”
the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well
From this reading ““Are you?” he panted, Jane’s optimism at last defeating his megrims.”
past form of “pant” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading ““Are you?” he panted, Jane’s optimism at last defeating his megrims.”
shining with brilliant points of light like stars
From this reading ““Oh, I’m so glad I came, Coley,” she said genuinely, with mounting color and sparkling eyes.”
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 ““Oh, I’m so glad I came, Coley,” she said genuinely, with mounting color and sparkling eyes.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Oh, I’m so glad I came, Coley,” she said genuinely, with mounting color and sparkling eyes.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are you?” he panted, Jane’s optimism at last defeating his megrims.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Are you?” he panted, Jane’s optimism at last defeating his megrims.
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading “Bully, isn’t it?
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Oh, I’m so glad I came, Coley,” she said genuinely, with mounting color and sparkling eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, I’m so glad I came, Coley,” she said genuinely, with mounting color and sparkling eyes.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading “Oh, I’m so glad I came, Coley,” she said genuinely, with mounting color and sparkling eyes.
-ing form of “defeat” — win a victory over
From this reading “Are you?” he panted, Jane’s optimism at last defeating his megrims.
at any time
From this reading Ever hunted?”
opinion or judgment
From this reading “Oh, I’m so glad I came, Coley,” she said genuinely, with mounting color and sparkling eyes.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “Oh, I’m so glad I came, Coley,” she said genuinely, with mounting color and sparkling eyes.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “Oh, I’m so glad I came, Coley,” she said genuinely, with mounting color and sparkling eyes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Are you?” he panted, Jane’s optimism at last defeating his megrims.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Are you?” he panted, Jane’s optimism at last defeating his megrims.
reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted
From this reading Ever hunted?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, I’m so glad I came, Coley,” she said genuinely, with mounting color and sparkling eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, I’m so glad I came, Coley,” she said genuinely, with mounting color and sparkling eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Bully, isn’t it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Bully, isn’t it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Are you?” he panted, Jane’s optimism at last defeating his megrims.
immediately past
From this reading “Are you?” he panted, Jane’s optimism at last defeating his megrims.
a state of depression
From this reading “Are you?” he panted, Jane’s optimism at last defeating his megrims.
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
From this reading “Oh, I’m so glad I came, Coley,” she said genuinely, with mounting color and sparkling eyes.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, I’m so glad I came, Coley,” she said genuinely, with mounting color and sparkling eyes.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Yes, one season at Pau.”
the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well
From this reading “Are you?” he panted, Jane’s optimism at last defeating his megrims.
past form of “pant” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “Are you?” he panted, Jane’s optimism at last defeating his megrims.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, one season at Pau.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Oh, I’m so glad I came, Coley,” she said genuinely, with mounting color and sparkling eyes.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading “Yes, one season at Pau.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, I’m so glad I came, Coley,” she said genuinely, with mounting color and sparkling eyes.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Oh, I’m so glad I came, Coley,” she said genuinely, with mounting color and sparkling eyes.
shining with brilliant points of light like stars
From this reading “Oh, I’m so glad I came, Coley,” she said genuinely, with mounting color and sparkling eyes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Oh, I’m so glad I came, Coley,” she said genuinely, with mounting color and sparkling eyes.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, one season at Pau.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Are you?” he panted, Jane’s optimism at last defeating his megrims.
Chapter 7 of The Silent Battle by George Gibbs holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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 400 sentences of The Silent Battle, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of The Silent Battle by George Gibbs exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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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