Chapter 4 of As Others See Us is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of As Others See Us is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“So ended our dinner. Such too often is life. “I frequently met Tom Dahlmun afterwards and we became friendly. One day I learned of work at Gold Run Creek, forty-five miles from Dawson, and engaged employment for two. “Tom and I made an appointment to set out on foot for the scene of our labours.
Chapter 4 of As Others See Us is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
From this reading ““Tom and I made an appointment to set out on foot for the scene of our labours.”
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading “One day I learned of work at Gold Run Creek, forty-five miles from Dawson, and engaged employment for two.”
a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike
From this reading “One day I learned of work at Gold Run Creek, forty-five miles from Dawson, and engaged employment for two.”
the state of being employed or having a job
From this reading “One day I learned of work at Gold Run Creek, forty-five miles from Dawson, and engaged employment for two.”
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading ““So ended our dinner.”
a .45-caliber pistol
From this reading “One day I learned of work at Gold Run Creek, forty-five miles from Dawson, and engaged employment for two.”
many times at short intervals
From this reading ““I frequently met Tom Dahlmun afterwards and we became friendly.”
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading ““I frequently met Tom Dahlmun afterwards and we became friendly.”
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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take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
In this reading ““Tom and I made an appointment to set out on foot for the scene of our labours.”
In this reading ““Tom and I made an appointment to set out on foot for the scene of our labours.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “I frequently met Tom Dahlmun afterwards and we became friendly.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Tom and I made an appointment to set out on foot for the scene of our labours.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I frequently met Tom Dahlmun afterwards and we became friendly.
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
From this reading “Tom and I made an appointment to set out on foot for the scene of our labours.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One day I learned of work at Gold Run Creek, forty-five miles from Dawson, and engaged employment for two.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “I frequently met Tom Dahlmun afterwards and we became friendly.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading One day I learned of work at Gold Run Creek, forty-five miles from Dawson, and engaged employment for two.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I frequently met Tom Dahlmun afterwards and we became friendly.
a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike
From this reading One day I learned of work at Gold Run Creek, forty-five miles from Dawson, and engaged employment for two.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day I learned of work at Gold Run Creek, forty-five miles from Dawson, and engaged employment for two.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “So ended our dinner.
the state of being employed or having a job
From this reading One day I learned of work at Gold Run Creek, forty-five miles from Dawson, and engaged employment for two.
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading “So ended our dinner.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading One day I learned of work at Gold Run Creek, forty-five miles from Dawson, and engaged employment for two.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “Tom and I made an appointment to set out on foot for the scene of our labours.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One day I learned of work at Gold Run Creek, forty-five miles from Dawson, and engaged employment for two.
a .45-caliber pistol
From this reading One day I learned of work at Gold Run Creek, forty-five miles from Dawson, and engaged employment for two.
many times at short intervals
From this reading “I frequently met Tom Dahlmun afterwards and we became friendly.
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading “I frequently met Tom Dahlmun afterwards and we became friendly.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One day I learned of work at Gold Run Creek, forty-five miles from Dawson, and engaged employment for two.
coins made of gold
From this reading One day I learned of work at Gold Run Creek, forty-five miles from Dawson, and engaged employment for two.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I frequently met Tom Dahlmun afterwards and we became friendly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such too often is life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Tom and I made an appointment to set out on foot for the scene of our labours.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading One day I learned of work at Gold Run Creek, forty-five miles from Dawson, and engaged employment for two.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Such too often is life.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “Tom and I made an appointment to set out on foot for the scene of our labours.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “I frequently met Tom Dahlmun afterwards and we became friendly.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading One day I learned of work at Gold Run Creek, forty-five miles from Dawson, and engaged employment for two.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One day I learned of work at Gold Run Creek, forty-five miles from Dawson, and engaged employment for two.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Such too often is life.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Tom and I made an appointment to set out on foot for the scene of our labours.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day I learned of work at Gold Run Creek, forty-five miles from Dawson, and engaged employment for two.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “So ended our dinner.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Tom and I made an appointment to set out on foot for the scene of our labours.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading One day I learned of work at Gold Run Creek, forty-five miles from Dawson, and engaged employment for two.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading “Tom and I made an appointment to set out on foot for the scene of our labours.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Tom and I made an appointment to set out on foot for the scene of our labours.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So ended our dinner.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such too often is life.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Tom and I made an appointment to set out on foot for the scene of our labours.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Tom and I made an appointment to set out on foot for the scene of our labours.
male cat
From this reading “I frequently met Tom Dahlmun afterwards and we became friendly.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Such too often is life.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading One day I learned of work at Gold Run Creek, forty-five miles from Dawson, and engaged employment for two.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I frequently met Tom Dahlmun afterwards and we became friendly.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading One day I learned of work at Gold Run Creek, forty-five miles from Dawson, and engaged employment for two.
Chapter 4 of As Others See Us by W. H. P. (William Henry Pope) Jarvis holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 4 holds 403 sentences of As Others See Us, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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