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Through the Outlooking Glass

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of Through the Outlooking Glass is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"Having rallied my troops," said the Red Knight, "I will now march to settle the Trust problem at the head of my convincible army."
"You mean _in_vincible, don't you?" said Alice.
"I mean _con_vincible," replied the Red Knight.
"Because we always march to battle convinced that we shall be robbed of the fruits of victory."
"Then why fight at all?" said Alice.
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Through the Outlooking Glass

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of Through the Outlooking Glass is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/9 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Having rallied my troops," said the Red Knight, "I will now march to settle the Trust problem at the head of my convincible army."
Line 2
"You mean _in_vincible, don't you?" said Alice.
Line 3
"I mean _con_vincible," replied the Red Knight.
Line 4
"Because we always march to battle convinced that we shall be robbed of the fruits of victory."
/bɪˈkɔːz wiː ˈɔːlweɪz mɑːrtʃ tuː ˈbætəl kənˈvɪnst ðæt wiː ʃæl biː rɑːbd ʌv ðə fruːts ʌv ˈvɪktəri/
Line 5
"Then why fight at all?" said Alice.

Learner Dictionary

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.

con noun US /kɑːn/

an argument opposed to a proposal

fruits noun US /fruːts/

plural of “fruit” — the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

From this reading “"Because we always march to battle convinced that we shall be robbed of the fruits of victory."”

problem noun US /ˈprɑːbləm/

a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved

From this reading “"Having rallied my troops," said the Red Knight, "I will now march to settle the Trust problem at the head of my convincible army."”

rallied verb US /ˈrælid/

inflected form of “rally” — gather

From this reading “"Having rallied my troops," said the Red Knight, "I will now march to settle the Trust problem at the head of my convincible army."”

robbed verb US /rɑːbd/

inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner

From this reading “"Because we always march to battle convinced that we shall be robbed of the fruits of victory."”

settle verb US /ˈsetəl/

settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground

From this reading “"Having rallied my troops," said the Red Knight, "I will now march to settle the Trust problem at the head of my convincible army."”

troops noun US /truːps/

soldiers collectively

From this reading “"Having rallied my troops," said the Red Knight, "I will now march to settle the Trust problem at the head of my convincible army."”

victory noun US /ˈvɪktəri/

a successful ending of a struggle or contest

From this reading “"Because we always march to battle convinced that we shall be robbed of the fruits of victory."”

Word partnerships in these lines

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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at the head preposition + article + noun counted as “at … head”

In this reading “"Having rallied my troops," said the Red Knight, "I will now march to settle the Trust problem at the head of my convincible army."”

All words in this reading · 44

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.

Alice

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "You mean _in_vincible, don't you?" said Alice.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 "Then why fight at all?" said Alice.

alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading "Because we always march to battle convinced that we shall be robbed of the fruits of victory."

armynounUS /ˈɑːrmi/

a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state

From this reading "Having rallied my troops," said the Red Knight, "I will now march to settle the Trust problem at the head of my convincible army."

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "Having rallied my troops," said the Red Knight, "I will now march to settle the Trust problem at the head of my convincible army."

battlenounUS /ˈbætəl/

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading "Because we always march to battle convinced that we shall be robbed of the fruits of victory."

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "Because we always march to battle convinced that we shall be robbed of the fruits of victory."

BecauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading "Because we always march to battle convinced that we shall be robbed of the fruits of victory."

connounUS /kɑːn/

an argument opposed to a proposal

From this reading "I mean _con_vincible," replied the Red Knight.

convincedadjectiveUS /kənˈvɪnst/

persuaded of; very sure

From this reading "Because we always march to battle convinced that we shall be robbed of the fruits of victory."

convincibleadjective

being susceptible to persuasion

From this reading "Having rallied my troops," said the Red Knight, "I will now march to settle the Trust problem at the head of my convincible army."

don't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "You mean _in_vincible, don't you?" said Alice.

fightverbUS /faɪt/

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading "Then why fight at all?" said Alice.

fruitsnounUS /fruːts/

plural of “fruit” — the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

From this reading "Because we always march to battle convinced that we shall be robbed of the fruits of victory."

Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading "Having rallied my troops," said the Red Knight, "I will now march to settle the Trust problem at the head of my convincible army."

headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading "Having rallied my troops," said the Red Knight, "I will now march to settle the Trust problem at the head of my convincible army."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "Having rallied my troops," said the Red Knight, "I will now march to settle the Trust problem at the head of my convincible army."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "You mean _in_vincible, don't you?" said Alice.

KnightnounUS /naɪt/

originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit

From this reading "Having rallied my troops," said the Red Knight, "I will now march to settle the Trust problem at the head of my convincible army."

marchverbUS /mɑːrtʃ/

march in a procession

From this reading "Having rallied my troops," said the Red Knight, "I will now march to settle the Trust problem at the head of my convincible army."

meanverbUS /miːn/

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading "You mean _in_vincible, don't you?" said Alice.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Having rallied my troops," said the Red Knight, "I will now march to settle the Trust problem at the head of my convincible army."

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading "Having rallied my troops," said the Red Knight, "I will now march to settle the Trust problem at the head of my convincible army."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Having rallied my troops," said the Red Knight, "I will now march to settle the Trust problem at the head of my convincible army."

problemnounUS /ˈprɑːbləm/

a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved

From this reading "Having rallied my troops," said the Red Knight, "I will now march to settle the Trust problem at the head of my convincible army."

ralliedverbUS /ˈrælid/

inflected form of “rally” — gather

From this reading "Having rallied my troops," said the Red Knight, "I will now march to settle the Trust problem at the head of my convincible army."

RednounUS /red/

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading "Having rallied my troops," said the Red Knight, "I will now march to settle the Trust problem at the head of my convincible army."

repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/

inflected form of “reply” — react verbally

From this reading "I mean _con_vincible," replied the Red Knight.

robbedverbUS /rɑːbd/

inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner

From this reading "Because we always march to battle convinced that we shall be robbed of the fruits of victory."

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Having rallied my troops," said the Red Knight, "I will now march to settle the Trust problem at the head of my convincible army."

settleverbUS /ˈsetəl/

settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground

From this reading "Having rallied my troops," said the Red Knight, "I will now march to settle the Trust problem at the head of my convincible army."

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading "Because we always march to battle convinced that we shall be robbed of the fruits of victory."

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Because we always march to battle convinced that we shall be robbed of the fruits of victory."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "Having rallied my troops," said the Red Knight, "I will now march to settle the Trust problem at the head of my convincible army."

ThenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading "Then why fight at all?" said Alice.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Having rallied my troops," said the Red Knight, "I will now march to settle the Trust problem at the head of my convincible army."

troopsnounUS /truːps/

soldiers collectively

From this reading "Having rallied my troops," said the Red Knight, "I will now march to settle the Trust problem at the head of my convincible army."

TrustnounUS /trʌst/

something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)

From this reading "Having rallied my troops," said the Red Knight, "I will now march to settle the Trust problem at the head of my convincible army."

victorynounUS /ˈvɪktəri/

a successful ending of a struggle or contest

From this reading "Because we always march to battle convinced that we shall be robbed of the fruits of victory."

vincibleadjective

susceptible to being defeated

From this reading "You mean _in_vincible, don't you?" said Alice.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "Because we always march to battle convinced that we shall be robbed of the fruits of victory."

whynounUS /waɪ/

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading "Then why fight at all?" said Alice.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "Having rallied my troops," said the Red Knight, "I will now march to settle the Trust problem at the head of my convincible army."

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You mean _in_vincible, don't you?" said Alice.

Chapter 7 of Through the Outlooking Glass by Simeon Strunsky holds 45 sentences, grouped into 9 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.

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Alice
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Half-way
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Through
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Cereal
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