Chapter 7 of Up and Down is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Up and Down is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
And here the personal equation comes in. I cannot really believe I am going to be an earwig or an emperor. To my mind that sounds so unlikely that I cannot fix serious thought upon it. What shall I, this Me, do when I am an earwig or an emperor? How shall I feel?
Chapter 7 of Up and Down is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “And here the personal equation comes in.”
the male ruler of an empire
From this reading “I cannot really believe I am going to be an earwig or an emperor.”
a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal
From this reading “And here the personal equation comes in.”
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading “To my mind that sounds so unlikely that I cannot fix serious thought upon it.”
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading “And here the personal equation comes in.”
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading “To my mind that sounds so unlikely that I cannot fix serious thought upon it.”
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “To my mind that sounds so unlikely that I cannot fix serious thought upon it.”
not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred
From this reading “To my mind that sounds so unlikely that I cannot fix serious thought upon it.”
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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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I cannot really believe I am going to be an earwig or an emperor.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I cannot really believe I am going to be an earwig or an emperor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And here the personal equation comes in.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I cannot really believe I am going to be an earwig or an emperor.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I cannot really believe I am going to be an earwig or an emperor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I cannot really believe I am going to be an earwig or an emperor.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading And here the personal equation comes in.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What shall I, this Me, do when I am an earwig or an emperor?
any of numerous insects of the order Dermaptera having elongate bodies and slender many-jointed antennae and a pair of large pincers at the rear of the abdomen
From this reading I cannot really believe I am going to be an earwig or an emperor.
the male ruler of an empire
From this reading I cannot really believe I am going to be an earwig or an emperor.
a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal
From this reading And here the personal equation comes in.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading How shall I feel?
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading To my mind that sounds so unlikely that I cannot fix serious thought upon it.
the act of departing
From this reading I cannot really believe I am going to be an earwig or an emperor.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading And here the personal equation comes in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How shall I feel?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I cannot really believe I am going to be an earwig or an emperor.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And here the personal equation comes in.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To my mind that sounds so unlikely that I cannot fix serious thought upon it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What shall I, this Me, do when I am an earwig or an emperor?
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading To my mind that sounds so unlikely that I cannot fix serious thought upon it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading To my mind that sounds so unlikely that I cannot fix serious thought upon it.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I cannot really believe I am going to be an earwig or an emperor.
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading And here the personal equation comes in.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading I cannot really believe I am going to be an earwig or an emperor.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading To my mind that sounds so unlikely that I cannot fix serious thought upon it.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading What shall I, this Me, do when I am an earwig or an emperor?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading To my mind that sounds so unlikely that I cannot fix serious thought upon it.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading To my mind that sounds so unlikely that I cannot fix serious thought upon it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To my mind that sounds so unlikely that I cannot fix serious thought upon it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And here the personal equation comes in.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What shall I, this Me, do when I am an earwig or an emperor?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading To my mind that sounds so unlikely that I cannot fix serious thought upon it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I cannot really believe I am going to be an earwig or an emperor.
not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred
From this reading To my mind that sounds so unlikely that I cannot fix serious thought upon it.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading To my mind that sounds so unlikely that I cannot fix serious thought upon it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What shall I, this Me, do when I am an earwig or an emperor?
at the time that
From this reading What shall I, this Me, do when I am an earwig or an emperor?
Chapter 7 of Up and Down by E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson holds 438 sentences, grouped into 88 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 438 sentences of Up and Down, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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