Chapter 7 of The Touch of Abner is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Touch of Abner is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yep. Divils bottled up in rats. Three of ’em, an’ they’re straight from hell." "Oh, daddy, don’t talk that way," Jess protested. "You make we shiver."
Chapter 7 of The Touch of Abner is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “bottle” — store (liquids or gases) in bottles
From this reading “Divils bottled up in rats.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “"Oh, daddy, don’t talk that way," Jess protested.”
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading “Three of ’em, an’ they’re straight from hell."”
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading “"Oh, daddy, don’t talk that way," Jess protested.”
plural of “rat” — any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading “Divils bottled up in rats.”
tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading “"You make we shiver."”
successive (without a break)
From this reading “Three of ’em, an’ they’re straight from hell."”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “"Oh, daddy, don’t talk that way," Jess protested.”
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.
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.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Three of ’em, an’ they’re straight from hell."
past form of “bottle” — store (liquids or gases) in bottles
From this reading Divils bottled up in rats.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading "Oh, daddy, don’t talk that way," Jess protested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Divils bottled up in rats.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, daddy, don’t talk that way," Jess protested.
a quad with a square body
From this reading Three of ’em, an’ they’re straight from hell."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Three of ’em, an’ they’re straight from hell."
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading Three of ’em, an’ they’re straight from hell."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Divils bottled up in rats.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, daddy, don’t talk that way," Jess protested.
engage in
From this reading "You make we shiver."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Three of ’em, an’ they’re straight from hell."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, daddy, don’t talk that way," Jess protested.
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading "Oh, daddy, don’t talk that way," Jess protested.
plural of “rat” — any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading Divils bottled up in rats.
tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading "You make we shiver."
successive (without a break)
From this reading Three of ’em, an’ they’re straight from hell."
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "Oh, daddy, don’t talk that way," Jess protested.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh, daddy, don’t talk that way," Jess protested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three of ’em, an’ they’re straight from hell."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three of ’em, an’ they’re straight from hell."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Divils bottled up in rats.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Oh, daddy, don’t talk that way," Jess protested.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "You make we shiver."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yep.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You make we shiver."
Chapter 7 of The Touch of Abner by H. A. (Hiram Alfred) Cody holds 399 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 399 sentences of The Touch of Abner, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of The Touch of Abner by H. A. (Hiram Alfred) Cody exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 399 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.
Work through the 80 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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