Chapter 1 of Animal Stories from Eskimo Land is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Animal Stories from Eskimo Land is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
See https:// To our way of thinking their lives are uncivilized and cheerless. And yet, in their own primitive way, they find much happiness in life. They live from one moment only to the next. When food is plentiful, they gorge. When seals and game are scarce, they patiently do without.
Chapter 1 of Animal Stories from Eskimo Land is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
From this reading “When food is plentiful, they gorge.”
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading “And yet, in their own primitive way, they find much happiness in life.”
with patience; in a patient manner
From this reading “When seals and game are scarce, they patiently do without.”
existing in great number or quantity
From this reading “When food is plentiful, they gorge.”
belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
From this reading “And yet, in their own primitive way, they find much happiness in life.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “When seals and game are scarce, they patiently do without.”
plural of “seal” — fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters
From this reading “When seals and game are scarce, they patiently do without.”
without civilizing influences
From this reading “See https:// To our way of thinking their lives are uncivilized and cheerless.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading See https:// To our way of thinking their lives are uncivilized and cheerless.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading See https:// To our way of thinking their lives are uncivilized and cheerless.
causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
From this reading See https:// To our way of thinking their lives are uncivilized and cheerless.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading When seals and game are scarce, they patiently do without.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading And yet, in their own primitive way, they find much happiness in life.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading When food is plentiful, they gorge.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They live from one moment only to the next.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading When seals and game are scarce, they patiently do without.
overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
From this reading When food is plentiful, they gorge.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading And yet, in their own primitive way, they find much happiness in life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading See https:// To our way of thinking their lives are uncivilized and cheerless.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And yet, in their own primitive way, they find much happiness in life.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When food is plentiful, they gorge.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading And yet, in their own primitive way, they find much happiness in life.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading They live from one moment only to the next.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading See https:// To our way of thinking their lives are uncivilized and cheerless.
a particular point in time
From this reading They live from one moment only to the next.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading And yet, in their own primitive way, they find much happiness in life.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading They live from one moment only to the next.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading See https:// To our way of thinking their lives are uncivilized and cheerless.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They live from one moment only to the next.
and nothing more
From this reading They live from one moment only to the next.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading See https:// To our way of thinking their lives are uncivilized and cheerless.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading And yet, in their own primitive way, they find much happiness in life.
with patience; in a patient manner
From this reading When seals and game are scarce, they patiently do without.
existing in great number or quantity
From this reading When food is plentiful, they gorge.
belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
From this reading And yet, in their own primitive way, they find much happiness in life.
only a very short time before
From this reading When seals and game are scarce, they patiently do without.
plural of “seal” — fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters
From this reading When seals and game are scarce, they patiently do without.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See https:// To our way of thinking their lives are uncivilized and cheerless.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They live from one moment only to the next.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading See https:// To our way of thinking their lives are uncivilized and cheerless.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And yet, in their own primitive way, they find much happiness in life.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading See https:// To our way of thinking their lives are uncivilized and cheerless.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading See https:// To our way of thinking their lives are uncivilized and cheerless.
without civilizing influences
From this reading See https:// To our way of thinking their lives are uncivilized and cheerless.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading See https:// To our way of thinking their lives are uncivilized and cheerless.
at the time that
From this reading When food is plentiful, they gorge.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading When seals and game are scarce, they patiently do without.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet, in their own primitive way, they find much happiness in life.
Chapter 1 of Animal Stories from Eskimo Land by Renée Coudert [Adapter] Riggs holds 436 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 1 holds 436 sentences of Animal Stories from Eskimo Land, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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