Chapter 7 of The Tremendous Event is here in full — 465 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Tremendous Event is here in full — 465 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LYNX-EYE "What do you say to this, my boy? Did I prophesy it all, or did I not? Read my pamphlet on _The Channel in the Year 2000_ and you'll see. And then remember all I told you the other morning, at Newhaven station. Well, there you are: the two countries are joined together as they were once before, in the Eocene epoch."
Chapter 7 of The Tremendous Event is here in full — 465 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a path over which electrical signals can pass
From this reading “Read my pamphlet on _The Channel in the Year 2000_ and you'll see.”
plural of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “Well, there you are: the two countries are joined together as they were once before, in the Eocene epoch."”
from 58 million to 40 million years ago; presence of modern mammals
From this reading “Well, there you are: the two countries are joined together as they were once before, in the Eocene epoch."”
a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
From this reading “Well, there you are: the two countries are joined together as they were once before, in the Eocene epoch."”
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading “Well, there you are: the two countries are joined together as they were once before, in the Eocene epoch."”
a small book usually having a paper cover
From this reading “Read my pamphlet on _The Channel in the Year 2000_ and you'll see.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “And then remember all I told you the other morning, at Newhaven station.”
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading “And then remember all I told you the other morning, at Newhaven station.”
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.
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Read my pamphlet on _The Channel in the Year 2000_ and you'll see.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Did I prophesy it all, or did I not?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Read my pamphlet on _The Channel in the Year 2000_ and you'll see.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Well, there you are: the two countries are joined together as they were once before, in the Eocene epoch."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Well, there you are: the two countries are joined together as they were once before, in the Eocene epoch."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And then remember all I told you the other morning, at Newhaven station.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Well, there you are: the two countries are joined together as they were once before, in the Eocene epoch."
a youthful male person
From this reading LYNX-EYE "What do you say to this, my boy?
a path over which electrical signals can pass
From this reading Read my pamphlet on _The Channel in the Year 2000_ and you'll see.
plural of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Well, there you are: the two countries are joined together as they were once before, in the Eocene epoch."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did I prophesy it all, or did I not?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading LYNX-EYE "What do you say to this, my boy?
from 58 million to 40 million years ago; presence of modern mammals
From this reading Well, there you are: the two countries are joined together as they were once before, in the Eocene epoch."
a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
From this reading Well, there you are: the two countries are joined together as they were once before, in the Eocene epoch."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Did I prophesy it all, or did I not?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Read my pamphlet on _The Channel in the Year 2000_ and you'll see.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Did I prophesy it all, or did I not?
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading Well, there you are: the two countries are joined together as they were once before, in the Eocene epoch."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LYNX-EYE "What do you say to this, my boy?
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading And then remember all I told you the other morning, at Newhaven station.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading LYNX-EYE "What do you say to this, my boy?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And then remember all I told you the other morning, at Newhaven station.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Did I prophesy it all, or did I not?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Read my pamphlet on _The Channel in the Year 2000_ and you'll see.
on one occasion
From this reading Well, there you are: the two countries are joined together as they were once before, in the Eocene epoch."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Did I prophesy it all, or did I not?
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading And then remember all I told you the other morning, at Newhaven station.
a small book usually having a paper cover
From this reading Read my pamphlet on _The Channel in the Year 2000_ and you'll see.
predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration
From this reading Did I prophesy it all, or did I not?
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Read my pamphlet on _The Channel in the Year 2000_ and you'll see.
To recall to mind.
From this reading And then remember all I told you the other morning, at Newhaven station.
express in words
From this reading LYNX-EYE "What do you say to this, my boy?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Read my pamphlet on _The Channel in the Year 2000_ and you'll see.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading And then remember all I told you the other morning, at Newhaven station.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Read my pamphlet on _The Channel in the Year 2000_ and you'll see.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then remember all I told you the other morning, at Newhaven station.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Well, there you are: the two countries are joined together as they were once before, in the Eocene epoch."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Well, there you are: the two countries are joined together as they were once before, in the Eocene epoch."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading LYNX-EYE "What do you say to this, my boy?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LYNX-EYE "What do you say to this, my boy?
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Well, there you are: the two countries are joined together as they were once before, in the Eocene epoch."
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading And then remember all I told you the other morning, at Newhaven station.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Well, there you are: the two countries are joined together as they were once before, in the Eocene epoch."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, there you are: the two countries are joined together as they were once before, in the Eocene epoch."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Well, there you are: the two countries are joined together as they were once before, in the Eocene epoch."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading LYNX-EYE "What do you say to this, my boy?
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Read my pamphlet on _The Channel in the Year 2000_ and you'll see.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading LYNX-EYE "What do you say to this, my boy?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Read my pamphlet on _The Channel in the Year 2000_ and you'll see.
Chapter 7 of The Tremendous Event by Maurice Leblanc holds 465 sentences, grouped into 93 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 465 sentences of The Tremendous Event, unabridged, divided into 93 reading sections.
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