Chapter 2 of Brown Wolf and Other Jack London Stories is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Brown Wolf and Other Jack London Stories is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
This, too, he soon abandoned. He was depressed by the coldness of these humans who had never been cold before. No response could he draw from them, no help could he get. They did not consider him. They were as dead.
Chapter 2 of Brown Wolf and Other Jack London Stories is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 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.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading “This, too, he soon abandoned.”
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading “He was depressed by the coldness of these humans who had never been cold before.”
the sensation produced by low temperatures
From this reading “He was depressed by the coldness of these humans who had never been cold before.”
deem to be
From this reading “They did not consider him.”
lower than previously
From this reading “He was depressed by the coldness of these humans who had never been cold before.”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “No response could he draw from them, no help could he get.”
all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
From this reading “He was depressed by the coldness of these humans who had never been cold before.”
a result
From this reading “No response could he draw from them, no help could he get.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading This, too, he soon abandoned.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They were as dead.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He was depressed by the coldness of these humans who had never been cold before.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He was depressed by the coldness of these humans who had never been cold before.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was depressed by the coldness of these humans who had never been cold before.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading He was depressed by the coldness of these humans who had never been cold before.
the sensation produced by low temperatures
From this reading He was depressed by the coldness of these humans who had never been cold before.
deem to be
From this reading They did not consider him.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No response could he draw from them, no help could he get.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading They were as dead.
lower than previously
From this reading He was depressed by the coldness of these humans who had never been cold before.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They did not consider him.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading No response could he draw from them, no help could he get.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No response could he draw from them, no help could he get.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading No response could he draw from them, no help could he get.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was depressed by the coldness of these humans who had never been cold before.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This, too, he soon abandoned.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading No response could he draw from them, no help could he get.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They did not consider him.
all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
From this reading He was depressed by the coldness of these humans who had never been cold before.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He was depressed by the coldness of these humans who had never been cold before.
not any; not one
From this reading No response could he draw from them, no help could he get.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They did not consider him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was depressed by the coldness of these humans who had never been cold before.
a result
From this reading No response could he draw from them, no help could he get.
in the near future
From this reading This, too, he soon abandoned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was depressed by the coldness of these humans who had never been cold before.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading No response could he draw from them, no help could he get.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He was depressed by the coldness of these humans who had never been cold before.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They did not consider him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This, too, he soon abandoned.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading This, too, he soon abandoned.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was depressed by the coldness of these humans who had never been cold before.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were as dead.
which person or people
From this reading He was depressed by the coldness of these humans who had never been cold before.
Chapter 2 of Brown Wolf and Other Jack London Stories by Jack London holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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.
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