Chapter 7 of The Squirrel's Pilgrim's Progress is here in full — 38 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Squirrel's Pilgrim's Progress is here in full — 38 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Not far from the city of ants, Tiny halted to refresh himself with an acorn. “This country is delightful,” he said to himself. “A squirrel does not often see such a beautiful scene. He has little knowledge of the great world. I was discontented not long ago, but now I am happy.
Chapter 7 of The Squirrel's Pilgrim's Progress is here in full — 38 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/7 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base
From this reading “Not far from the city of ants, Tiny halted to refresh himself with an acorn.”
plural of “ant” — social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
From this reading “Not far from the city of ants, Tiny halted to refresh himself with an acorn.”
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading ““This country is delightful,” he said to himself.”
showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing
From this reading “I was discontented not long ago, but now I am happy.”
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading “Not far from the city of ants, Tiny halted to refresh himself with an acorn.”
refresh one's memory
From this reading “Not far from the city of ants, Tiny halted to refresh himself with an acorn.”
a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
From this reading ““A squirrel does not often see such a beautiful scene.”
very small
From this reading “Not far from the city of ants, Tiny halted to refresh himself with an acorn.”
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 ““A squirrel does not often see such a beautiful scene.”
In this reading “Not far from the city of ants, Tiny halted to refresh himself with an acorn.”
In this reading “He has little knowledge of the great world.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “A squirrel does not often see such a beautiful scene.
fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base
From this reading Not far from the city of ants, Tiny halted to refresh himself with an acorn.
in the past
From this reading I was discontented not long ago, but now I am happy.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I was discontented not long ago, but now I am happy.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Not far from the city of ants, Tiny halted to refresh himself with an acorn.
plural of “ant” — social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
From this reading Not far from the city of ants, Tiny halted to refresh himself with an acorn.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading “A squirrel does not often see such a beautiful scene.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I was discontented not long ago, but now I am happy.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Not far from the city of ants, Tiny halted to refresh himself with an acorn.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “This country is delightful,” he said to himself.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading “This country is delightful,” he said to himself.
showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing
From this reading I was discontented not long ago, but now I am happy.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “A squirrel does not often see such a beautiful scene.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Not far from the city of ants, Tiny halted to refresh himself with an acorn.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Not far from the city of ants, Tiny halted to refresh himself with an acorn.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He has little knowledge of the great world.
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading Not far from the city of ants, Tiny halted to refresh himself with an acorn.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading I was discontented not long ago, but now I am happy.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has little knowledge of the great world.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “This country is delightful,” he said to himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Not far from the city of ants, Tiny halted to refresh himself with an acorn.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was discontented not long ago, but now I am happy.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This country is delightful,” he said to himself.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading He has little knowledge of the great world.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He has little knowledge of the great world.
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 I was discontented not long ago, but now I am happy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not far from the city of ants, Tiny halted to refresh himself with an acorn.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I was discontented not long ago, but now I am happy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not far from the city of ants, Tiny halted to refresh himself with an acorn.
many times at short intervals
From this reading “A squirrel does not often see such a beautiful scene.
refresh one's memory
From this reading Not far from the city of ants, Tiny halted to refresh himself with an acorn.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “This country is delightful,” he said to himself.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading “A squirrel does not often see such a beautiful scene.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “A squirrel does not often see such a beautiful scene.
a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
From this reading “A squirrel does not often see such a beautiful scene.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “A squirrel does not often see such a beautiful scene.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Not far from the city of ants, Tiny halted to refresh himself with an acorn.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This country is delightful,” he said to himself.
very small
From this reading Not far from the city of ants, Tiny halted to refresh himself with an acorn.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not far from the city of ants, Tiny halted to refresh himself with an acorn.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was discontented not long ago, but now I am happy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Not far from the city of ants, Tiny halted to refresh himself with an acorn.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading He has little knowledge of the great world.
Chapter 7 of The Squirrel's Pilgrim's Progress by J. D. (James Douglas) Williams holds 38 sentences, grouped into 8 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 38 sentences of The Squirrel's Pilgrim's Progress, unabridged, divided into 8 reading sections.
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