Chapter 7 of The Sport of the Gods is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Sport of the Gods is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes, a 'possum-hunting dog." "I am really anxious to hear about the robbery, though. It seems such an unusual thing for a negro to steal a great amount." "Just so, and that was part of my theory. Now----" "It 's an old story and a long one, Mr. Skaggs, and one of merely local repute," interjected Colonel Saunders.
Chapter 7 of The Sport of the Gods is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “interject” — to insert between other elements
From this reading “Now----" "It 's an old story and a long one, Mr. Skaggs, and one of merely local repute," interjected Colonel Saunders.”
relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
From this reading “Now----" "It 's an old story and a long one, Mr. Skaggs, and one of merely local repute," interjected Colonel Saunders.”
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading “It seems such an unusual thing for a negro to steal a great amount."”
the state of being held in high esteem and honor
From this reading “Now----" "It 's an old story and a long one, Mr. Skaggs, and one of merely local repute," interjected Colonel Saunders.”
larceny by threat of violence
From this reading “"I am really anxious to hear about the robbery, though.”
take without the owner's consent
From this reading “It seems such an unusual thing for a negro to steal a great amount."”
a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
From this reading “"Just so, and that was part of my theory.”
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading “It seems such an unusual thing for a negro to steal a great amount."”
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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 "Yes, a 'possum-hunting dog."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I am really anxious to hear about the robbery, though.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am really anxious to hear about the robbery, though.
a quantity of money
From this reading It seems such an unusual thing for a negro to steal a great amount."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It seems such an unusual thing for a negro to steal a great amount."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Just so, and that was part of my theory.
eagerly desirous
From this reading "I am really anxious to hear about the robbery, though.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading Now----" "It 's an old story and a long one, Mr. Skaggs, and one of merely local repute," interjected Colonel Saunders.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading "Yes, a 'possum-hunting dog."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It seems such an unusual thing for a negro to steal a great amount."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It seems such an unusual thing for a negro to steal a great amount."
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "I am really anxious to hear about the robbery, though.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am really anxious to hear about the robbery, though.
past form of “interject” — to insert between other elements
From this reading Now----" "It 's an old story and a long one, Mr. Skaggs, and one of merely local repute," interjected Colonel Saunders.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seems such an unusual thing for a negro to steal a great amount."
and nothing more
From this reading "Just so, and that was part of my theory.
relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
From this reading Now----" "It 's an old story and a long one, Mr. Skaggs, and one of merely local repute," interjected Colonel Saunders.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Now----" "It 's an old story and a long one, Mr. Skaggs, and one of merely local repute," interjected Colonel Saunders.
and nothing more
From this reading Now----" "It 's an old story and a long one, Mr. Skaggs, and one of merely local repute," interjected Colonel Saunders.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Now----" "It 's an old story and a long one, Mr. Skaggs, and one of merely local repute," interjected Colonel Saunders.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Just so, and that was part of my theory.
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading It seems such an unusual thing for a negro to steal a great amount."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now----" "It 's an old story and a long one, Mr. Skaggs, and one of merely local repute," interjected Colonel Saunders.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Just so, and that was part of my theory.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Now----" "It 's an old story and a long one, Mr. Skaggs, and one of merely local repute," interjected Colonel Saunders.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now----" "It 's an old story and a long one, Mr. Skaggs, and one of merely local repute," interjected Colonel Saunders.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading "Just so, and that was part of my theory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, a 'possum-hunting dog."
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "I am really anxious to hear about the robbery, though.
the state of being held in high esteem and honor
From this reading Now----" "It 's an old story and a long one, Mr. Skaggs, and one of merely local repute," interjected Colonel Saunders.
larceny by threat of violence
From this reading "I am really anxious to hear about the robbery, though.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Now----" "It 's an old story and a long one, Mr. Skaggs, and one of merely local repute," interjected Colonel Saunders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now----" "It 's an old story and a long one, Mr. Skaggs, and one of merely local repute," interjected Colonel Saunders.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seems such an unusual thing for a negro to steal a great amount."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now----" "It 's an old story and a long one, Mr. Skaggs, and one of merely local repute," interjected Colonel Saunders.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Just so, and that was part of my theory.
take without the owner's consent
From this reading It seems such an unusual thing for a negro to steal a great amount."
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Now----" "It 's an old story and a long one, Mr. Skaggs, and one of merely local repute," interjected Colonel Saunders.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It seems such an unusual thing for a negro to steal a great amount."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Just so, and that was part of my theory.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I am really anxious to hear about the robbery, though.
a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
From this reading "Just so, and that was part of my theory.
a special situation
From this reading It seems such an unusual thing for a negro to steal a great amount."
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "I am really anxious to hear about the robbery, though.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I am really anxious to hear about the robbery, though.
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading It seems such an unusual thing for a negro to steal a great amount."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Just so, and that was part of my theory.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, a 'possum-hunting dog."
Chapter 7 of The Sport of the Gods by Paul Laurence Dunbar holds 392 sentences, grouped into 79 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.
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