Chapter 7 of Twelve Stories and a Dream is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Twelve Stories and a Dream is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I know nothing about it,” said the Doctor, “and I don't WANT to know. I attended him for a broken finger--Married and Single cricket match--and that's when I struck the nonsense. That's all. But it shows you the sort of stuff I have to deal with, anyhow, eh? Nice to get modern sanitary ideas into a people like this!”
Chapter 7 of Twelve Stories and a Dream is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “But it shows you the sort of stuff I have to deal with, anyhow, eh?”
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading “I attended him for a broken finger--Married and Single cricket match--and that's when I struck the nonsense.”
leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together
From this reading “I attended him for a broken finger--Married and Single cricket match--and that's when I struck the nonsense.”
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading “I attended him for a broken finger--Married and Single cricket match--and that's when I struck the nonsense.”
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading “I attended him for a broken finger--Married and Single cricket match--and that's when I struck the nonsense.”
free from filth and pathogens
From this reading “Nice to get modern sanitary ideas into a people like this!””
plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
From this reading “But it shows you the sort of stuff I have to deal with, anyhow, eh?”
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading “But it shows you the sort of stuff I have to deal with, anyhow, eh?”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I attended him for a broken finger--Married and Single cricket match--and that's when I struck the nonsense.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I know nothing about it,” said the Doctor, “and I don't WANT to know.
(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 That's all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I know nothing about it,” said the Doctor, “and I don't WANT to know.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading But it shows you the sort of stuff I have to deal with, anyhow, eh?
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading I attended him for a broken finger--Married and Single cricket match--and that's when I struck the nonsense.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading I attended him for a broken finger--Married and Single cricket match--and that's when I struck the nonsense.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it shows you the sort of stuff I have to deal with, anyhow, eh?
leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together
From this reading I attended him for a broken finger--Married and Single cricket match--and that's when I struck the nonsense.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading But it shows you the sort of stuff I have to deal with, anyhow, eh?
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “I know nothing about it,” said the Doctor, “and I don't WANT to know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I know nothing about it,” said the Doctor, “and I don't WANT to know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But it shows you the sort of stuff I have to deal with, anyhow, eh?
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading I attended him for a broken finger--Married and Single cricket match--and that's when I struck the nonsense.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I attended him for a broken finger--Married and Single cricket match--and that's when I struck the nonsense.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Nice to get modern sanitary ideas into a people like this!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But it shows you the sort of stuff I have to deal with, anyhow, eh?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I attended him for a broken finger--Married and Single cricket match--and that's when I struck the nonsense.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I know nothing about it,” said the Doctor, “and I don't WANT to know.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Nice to get modern sanitary ideas into a people like this!”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Nice to get modern sanitary ideas into a people like this!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I know nothing about it,” said the Doctor, “and I don't WANT to know.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I know nothing about it,” said the Doctor, “and I don't WANT to know.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Nice to get modern sanitary ideas into a people like this!”
joined in matrimony
From this reading I attended him for a broken finger--Married and Single cricket match--and that's when I struck the nonsense.
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading I attended him for a broken finger--Married and Single cricket match--and that's when I struck the nonsense.
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading Nice to get modern sanitary ideas into a people like this!”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading Nice to get modern sanitary ideas into a people like this!”
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading I attended him for a broken finger--Married and Single cricket match--and that's when I struck the nonsense.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “I know nothing about it,” said the Doctor, “and I don't WANT to know.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But it shows you the sort of stuff I have to deal with, anyhow, eh?
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Nice to get modern sanitary ideas into a people like this!”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I know nothing about it,” said the Doctor, “and I don't WANT to know.
free from filth and pathogens
From this reading Nice to get modern sanitary ideas into a people like this!”
plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
From this reading But it shows you the sort of stuff I have to deal with, anyhow, eh?
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading I attended him for a broken finger--Married and Single cricket match--and that's when I struck the nonsense.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading But it shows you the sort of stuff I have to deal with, anyhow, eh?
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading I attended him for a broken finger--Married and Single cricket match--and that's when I struck the nonsense.
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading But it shows you the sort of stuff I have to deal with, anyhow, eh?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I attended him for a broken finger--Married and Single cricket match--and that's when I struck the nonsense.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I know nothing about it,” said the Doctor, “and I don't WANT to know.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Nice to get modern sanitary ideas into a people like this!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I know nothing about it,” said the Doctor, “and I don't WANT to know.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I know nothing about it,” said the Doctor, “and I don't WANT to know.
at the time that
From this reading I attended him for a broken finger--Married and Single cricket match--and that's when I struck the nonsense.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But it shows you the sort of stuff I have to deal with, anyhow, eh?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But it shows you the sort of stuff I have to deal with, anyhow, eh?
Chapter 7 of Twelve Stories and a Dream by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells holds 196 sentences, grouped into 40 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 196 sentences of Twelve Stories and a Dream, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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