Chapter 7 of The Topaz Story Book is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Topaz Story Book is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“How can you be satisfied with that thought? But there is Farmer Crane now. He is gathering some of the _smaller_ pumpkins to make pies with, I think.” “Perhaps he knows best what you are made for,” answered the other. Farmer Crane was soon at their side, and was looking from one to the other.
Chapter 7 of The Topaz Story Book is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/76 · 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.
stretch (the neck) so as to see better
From this reading “But there is Farmer Crane now.”
a person who operates a farm
From this reading “But there is Farmer Crane now.”
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading “He is gathering some of the _smaller_ pumpkins to make pies with, I think.””
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading ““Perhaps he knows best what you are made for,” answered the other.”
plural of “pie” — dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
From this reading “He is gathering some of the _smaller_ pumpkins to make pies with, I think.””
plural of “pumpkin” — a coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes
From this reading “He is gathering some of the _smaller_ pumpkins to make pies with, I think.””
filled with satisfaction
From this reading ““How can you be satisfied with that thought?”
small or little relative to something else
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.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Farmer Crane was soon at their side, and was looking from one to the other.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Perhaps he knows best what you are made for,” answered the other.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Perhaps he knows best what you are made for,” answered the other.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Farmer Crane was soon at their side, and was looking from one to the other.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “How can you be satisfied with that thought?
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “Perhaps he knows best what you are made for,” answered the other.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there is Farmer Crane now.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “How can you be satisfied with that thought?
stretch (the neck) so as to see better
From this reading But there is Farmer Crane now.
a person who operates a farm
From this reading But there is Farmer Crane now.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Perhaps he knows best what you are made for,” answered the other.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Farmer Crane was soon at their side, and was looking from one to the other.
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading He is gathering some of the _smaller_ pumpkins to make pies with, I think.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is gathering some of the _smaller_ pumpkins to make pies with, I think.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How can you be satisfied with that thought?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He is gathering some of the _smaller_ pumpkins to make pies with, I think.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But there is Farmer Crane now.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “Perhaps he knows best what you are made for,” answered the other.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Farmer Crane was soon at their side, and was looking from one to the other.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “Perhaps he knows best what you are made for,” answered the other.
engage in
From this reading He is gathering some of the _smaller_ pumpkins to make pies with, I think.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But there is Farmer Crane now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He is gathering some of the _smaller_ pumpkins to make pies with, I think.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Farmer Crane was soon at their side, and was looking from one to the other.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “Perhaps he knows best what you are made for,” answered the other.
by chance
From this reading “Perhaps he knows best what you are made for,” answered the other.
plural of “pie” — dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
From this reading He is gathering some of the _smaller_ pumpkins to make pies with, I think.”
plural of “pumpkin” — a coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes
From this reading He is gathering some of the _smaller_ pumpkins to make pies with, I think.”
filled with satisfaction
From this reading “How can you be satisfied with that thought?
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Farmer Crane was soon at their side, and was looking from one to the other.
small or little relative to something else
From this reading He is gathering some of the _smaller_ pumpkins to make pies with, I think.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He is gathering some of the _smaller_ pumpkins to make pies with, I think.”
in the near future
From this reading Farmer Crane was soon at their side, and was looking from one to the other.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “How can you be satisfied with that thought?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He is gathering some of the _smaller_ pumpkins to make pies with, I think.”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Farmer Crane was soon at their side, and was looking from one to the other.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But there is Farmer Crane now.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading He is gathering some of the _smaller_ pumpkins to make pies with, I think.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “How can you be satisfied with that thought?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He is gathering some of the _smaller_ pumpkins to make pies with, I think.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Farmer Crane was soon at their side, and was looking from one to the other.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Perhaps he knows best what you are made for,” answered the other.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “How can you be satisfied with that thought?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How can you be satisfied with that thought?
Chapter 7 of The Topaz Story Book by Ada M. (Ada Maria)[Compiler] Skinner holds 383 sentences, grouped into 77 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 383 sentences of The Topaz Story Book, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of The Topaz Story Book by Ada M. (Ada Maria)[Compiler] Skinner exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 383 sentences, grouped into 77 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.
Work through the 77 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 77 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 7 can be played aloud in United States English.
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About 296 minutes of reading across 711 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in The Topaz Story Book, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
