Chapter 7 of The uncalled is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The uncalled is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Cynics and fools laugh at calf-love. Youth, which is wiser, treats it more seriously. When the boy begins to think of a girl, instead of girls, he displays the first budding signs of a real growing manhood. The first passion may be but the enthusiasm of discovery. Sometimes it is not.
Chapter 7 of The uncalled is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading “When the boy begins to think of a girl, instead of girls, he displays the first budding signs of a real growing manhood.”
reproduction of some unicellular organisms (such as yeasts) by growth and specialization followed by the separation by constriction of a part of the parent
From this reading “When the boy begins to think of a girl, instead of girls, he displays the first budding signs of a real growing manhood.”
plural of “cynic” — someone who is critical of the motives of others
From this reading “Cynics and fools laugh at calf-love.”
plural of “display” — something intended to communicate a particular impression
From this reading “When the boy begins to think of a girl, instead of girls, he displays the first budding signs of a real growing manhood.”
plural of “fool” — a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “Cynics and fools laugh at calf-love.”
the state of being a man; manly qualities
From this reading “When the boy begins to think of a girl, instead of girls, he displays the first budding signs of a real growing manhood.”
plural of “treat” — something considered choice to eat
From this reading “Youth, which is wiser, treats it more seriously.”
comparative of “wise” — having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading “Youth, which is wiser, treats it more seriously.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 When the boy begins to think of a girl, instead of girls, he displays the first budding signs of a real growing manhood.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cynics and fools laugh at calf-love.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Cynics and fools laugh at calf-love.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The first passion may be but the enthusiasm of discovery.
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading When the boy begins to think of a girl, instead of girls, he displays the first budding signs of a real growing manhood.
a youthful male person
From this reading When the boy begins to think of a girl, instead of girls, he displays the first budding signs of a real growing manhood.
reproduction of some unicellular organisms (such as yeasts) by growth and specialization followed by the separation by constriction of a part of the parent
From this reading When the boy begins to think of a girl, instead of girls, he displays the first budding signs of a real growing manhood.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The first passion may be but the enthusiasm of discovery.
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From this reading Cynics and fools laugh at calf-love.
plural of “cynic” — someone who is critical of the motives of others
From this reading Cynics and fools laugh at calf-love.
the act of discovering something
From this reading The first passion may be but the enthusiasm of discovery.
plural of “display” — something intended to communicate a particular impression
From this reading When the boy begins to think of a girl, instead of girls, he displays the first budding signs of a real growing manhood.
a feeling of excitement
From this reading The first passion may be but the enthusiasm of discovery.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading When the boy begins to think of a girl, instead of girls, he displays the first budding signs of a real growing manhood.
plural of “fool” — a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading Cynics and fools laugh at calf-love.
a young female
From this reading When the boy begins to think of a girl, instead of girls, he displays the first budding signs of a real growing manhood.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading When the boy begins to think of a girl, instead of girls, he displays the first budding signs of a real growing manhood.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading When the boy begins to think of a girl, instead of girls, he displays the first budding signs of a real growing manhood.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the boy begins to think of a girl, instead of girls, he displays the first budding signs of a real growing manhood.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading When the boy begins to think of a girl, instead of girls, he displays the first budding signs of a real growing manhood.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Youth, which is wiser, treats it more seriously.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Youth, which is wiser, treats it more seriously.
the sound of laughing
From this reading Cynics and fools laugh at calf-love.
the state of being a man; manly qualities
From this reading When the boy begins to think of a girl, instead of girls, he displays the first budding signs of a real growing manhood.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The first passion may be but the enthusiasm of discovery.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Youth, which is wiser, treats it more seriously.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sometimes it is not.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the boy begins to think of a girl, instead of girls, he displays the first budding signs of a real growing manhood.
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading The first passion may be but the enthusiasm of discovery.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading When the boy begins to think of a girl, instead of girls, he displays the first budding signs of a real growing manhood.
in a serious manner
From this reading Youth, which is wiser, treats it more seriously.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading When the boy begins to think of a girl, instead of girls, he displays the first budding signs of a real growing manhood.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes it is not.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the boy begins to think of a girl, instead of girls, he displays the first budding signs of a real growing manhood.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading When the boy begins to think of a girl, instead of girls, he displays the first budding signs of a real growing manhood.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the boy begins to think of a girl, instead of girls, he displays the first budding signs of a real growing manhood.
plural of “treat” — something considered choice to eat
From this reading Youth, which is wiser, treats it more seriously.
at the time that
From this reading When the boy begins to think of a girl, instead of girls, he displays the first budding signs of a real growing manhood.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Youth, which is wiser, treats it more seriously.
comparative of “wise” — having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading Youth, which is wiser, treats it more seriously.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Youth, which is wiser, treats it more seriously.
Chapter 7 of The uncalled by Paul Laurence Dunbar holds 171 sentences, grouped into 35 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 171 sentences of The uncalled, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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