Chapter 7 of Torchy and Vee is here in full — 348 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Torchy and Vee is here in full — 348 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ERNIE AND HIS BIG NIGHT I'm kind of glad I was with Ernie when he had his big night. If I hadn't been I never would have believed it of him. Not if he'd produced affidavits. No! It would have been too much of a strain on the imagination.
Chapter 7 of Torchy and Vee is here in full — 348 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “affidavit” — written declaration made under oath; a written statement sworn to be true before someone legally authorized to administer an oath
From this reading “Not if he'd produced affidavits.”
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “If I hadn't been I never would have believed it of him.”
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “ERNIE AND HIS BIG NIGHT I'm kind of glad I was with Ernie when he had his big night.”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “ERNIE AND HIS BIG NIGHT I'm kind of glad I was with Ernie when he had his big night.”
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading “It would have been too much of a strain on the imagination.”
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “ERNIE AND HIS BIG NIGHT I'm kind of glad I was with Ernie when he had his big night.”
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading “Not if he'd produced affidavits.”
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading “It would have been too much of a strain on the imagination.”
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 It would have been too much of a strain on the imagination.
plural of “affidavit” — written declaration made under oath; a written statement sworn to be true before someone legally authorized to administer an oath
From this reading Not if he'd produced affidavits.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ERNIE AND HIS BIG NIGHT I'm kind of glad I was with Ernie when he had his big night.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If I hadn't been I never would have believed it of him.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading If I hadn't been I never would have believed it of him.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading ERNIE AND HIS BIG NIGHT I'm kind of glad I was with Ernie when he had his big night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ERNIE AND HIS BIG NIGHT I'm kind of glad I was with Ernie when he had his big night.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading ERNIE AND HIS BIG NIGHT I'm kind of glad I was with Ernie when he had his big night.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ERNIE AND HIS BIG NIGHT I'm kind of glad I was with Ernie when he had his big night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I hadn't been I never would have believed it of him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If I hadn't been I never would have believed it of him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ERNIE AND HIS BIG NIGHT I'm kind of glad I was with Ernie when he had his big night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not if he'd produced affidavits.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If I hadn't been I never would have believed it of him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ERNIE AND HIS BIG NIGHT I'm kind of glad I was with Ernie when he had his big night.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ERNIE AND HIS BIG NIGHT I'm kind of glad I was with Ernie when he had his big night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ERNIE AND HIS BIG NIGHT I'm kind of glad I was with Ernie when he had his big night.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I hadn't been I never would have believed it of him.
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading It would have been too much of a strain on the imagination.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If I hadn't been I never would have believed it of him.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading ERNIE AND HIS BIG NIGHT I'm kind of glad I was with Ernie when he had his big night.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It would have been too much of a strain on the imagination.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading If I hadn't been I never would have believed it of him.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading ERNIE AND HIS BIG NIGHT I'm kind of glad I was with Ernie when he had his big night.
not any; not one
From this reading No!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not if he'd produced affidavits.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ERNIE AND HIS BIG NIGHT I'm kind of glad I was with Ernie when he had his big night.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It would have been too much of a strain on the imagination.
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading Not if he'd produced affidavits.
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading It would have been too much of a strain on the imagination.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It would have been too much of a strain on the imagination.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It would have been too much of a strain on the imagination.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ERNIE AND HIS BIG NIGHT I'm kind of glad I was with Ernie when he had his big night.
at the time that
From this reading ERNIE AND HIS BIG NIGHT I'm kind of glad I was with Ernie when he had his big night.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ERNIE AND HIS BIG NIGHT I'm kind of glad I was with Ernie when he had his big night.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If I hadn't been I never would have believed it of him.
Chapter 7 of Torchy and Vee by Sewell Ford holds 348 sentences, grouped into 70 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 348 sentences of Torchy and Vee, unabridged, divided into 70 reading sections.
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