Chapter 7 of Trumps is here in full — 346 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Trumps is here in full — 346 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SCHOOL-BOY NO LONGER. The lad seated himself by the window. Scratch--scratch--scratch. The sun sparkled in the river. The sails, after yesterday's rain, were loosened to dry, and were white as if it had rained milk upon them instead of water.
Chapter 7 of Trumps is here in full — 346 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a boy or man
From this reading “The lad seated himself by the window.”
straightened out
From this reading “The sails, after yesterday's rain, were loosened to dry, and were white as if it had rained milk upon them instead of water.”
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading “The sails, after yesterday's rain, were loosened to dry, and were white as if it had rained milk upon them instead of water.”
past form of “rain” — precipitate as rain
From this reading “The sails, after yesterday's rain, were loosened to dry, and were white as if it had rained milk upon them instead of water.”
plural of “sail” — a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
From this reading “The sails, after yesterday's rain, were loosened to dry, and were white as if it had rained milk upon them instead of water.”
cause friction
From this reading “Scratch--scratch--scratch.”
past form of “sparkle” — reflect brightly
From this reading “The sun sparkled in the river.”
possessive form of “yesterday” — the day immediately before today
From this reading “The sails, after yesterday's rain, were loosened to dry, and were white as if it had rained milk upon them instead of water.”
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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 A SCHOOL-BOY NO LONGER.
later than; following
From this reading The sails, after yesterday's rain, were loosened to dry, and were white as if it had rained milk upon them instead of water.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sails, after yesterday's rain, were loosened to dry, and were white as if it had rained milk upon them instead of water.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The sails, after yesterday's rain, were loosened to dry, and were white as if it had rained milk upon them instead of water.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The lad seated himself by the window.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading The sails, after yesterday's rain, were loosened to dry, and were white as if it had rained milk upon them instead of water.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sails, after yesterday's rain, were loosened to dry, and were white as if it had rained milk upon them instead of water.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The lad seated himself by the window.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The sails, after yesterday's rain, were loosened to dry, and were white as if it had rained milk upon them instead of water.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sun sparkled in the river.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading The sails, after yesterday's rain, were loosened to dry, and were white as if it had rained milk upon them instead of water.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sails, after yesterday's rain, were loosened to dry, and were white as if it had rained milk upon them instead of water.
a boy or man
From this reading The lad seated himself by the window.
for more time
From this reading A SCHOOL-BOY NO LONGER.
straightened out
From this reading The sails, after yesterday's rain, were loosened to dry, and were white as if it had rained milk upon them instead of water.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading The sails, after yesterday's rain, were loosened to dry, and were white as if it had rained milk upon them instead of water.
not any; not one
From this reading A SCHOOL-BOY NO LONGER.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sails, after yesterday's rain, were loosened to dry, and were white as if it had rained milk upon them instead of water.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading The sails, after yesterday's rain, were loosened to dry, and were white as if it had rained milk upon them instead of water.
past form of “rain” — precipitate as rain
From this reading The sails, after yesterday's rain, were loosened to dry, and were white as if it had rained milk upon them instead of water.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading The sun sparkled in the river.
plural of “sail” — a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
From this reading The sails, after yesterday's rain, were loosened to dry, and were white as if it had rained milk upon them instead of water.
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From this reading A SCHOOL-BOY NO LONGER.
cause friction
From this reading Scratch--scratch--scratch.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading The lad seated himself by the window.
past form of “sparkle” — reflect brightly
From this reading The sun sparkled in the river.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun sparkled in the river.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The lad seated himself by the window.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The sails, after yesterday's rain, were loosened to dry, and were white as if it had rained milk upon them instead of water.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sails, after yesterday's rain, were loosened to dry, and were white as if it had rained milk upon them instead of water.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The sails, after yesterday's rain, were loosened to dry, and were white as if it had rained milk upon them instead of water.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The sails, after yesterday's rain, were loosened to dry, and were white as if it had rained milk upon them instead of water.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The sails, after yesterday's rain, were loosened to dry, and were white as if it had rained milk upon them instead of water.
a Caucasian
From this reading The sails, after yesterday's rain, were loosened to dry, and were white as if it had rained milk upon them instead of water.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading The lad seated himself by the window.
possessive form of “yesterday” — the day immediately before today
From this reading The sails, after yesterday's rain, were loosened to dry, and were white as if it had rained milk upon them instead of water.
Chapter 7 of Trumps by George William Curtis holds 346 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 346 sentences of Trumps, unabridged, divided into 70 reading sections.
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