Chapter 2 of Children of the Frost is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Children of the Frost is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Tantlatch looked from face to face, pondering each one long and carefully. Then he raised his head, with rude royalty, and gave judgment in cold and even tones: "The man remains. Let the hunters be called together. Send a runner to the next village with word to bring on the fighting men. I shall not see the New-Comer.
Chapter 2 of Children of the Frost is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading “Send a runner to the next village with word to bring on the fighting men.”
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading “Let the hunters be called together.”
deeply or seriously thoughtful
From this reading “Tantlatch looked from face to face, pondering each one long and carefully.”
any object that is left unused or still extant
From this reading “Then he raised his head, with rude royalty, and gave judgment in cold and even tones: "The man remains.”
payment to the holder of a patent or copyright or resource for the right to use their property
From this reading “Then he raised his head, with rude royalty, and gave judgment in cold and even tones: "The man remains.”
socially incorrect in behavior
From this reading “Then he raised his head, with rude royalty, and gave judgment in cold and even tones: "The man remains.”
someone who imports or exports without paying duties
From this reading “Send a runner to the next village with word to bring on the fighting men.”
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “Then he raised his head, with rude royalty, and gave judgment in cold and even tones: "The man remains.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Send a runner to the next village with word to bring on the fighting men.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tantlatch looked from face to face, pondering each one long and carefully.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Let the hunters be called together.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Send a runner to the next village with word to bring on the fighting men.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Let the hunters be called together.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading Tantlatch looked from face to face, pondering each one long and carefully.
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 Then he raised his head, with rude royalty, and gave judgment in cold and even tones: "The man remains.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Tantlatch looked from face to face, pondering each one long and carefully.
divisible by two
From this reading Then he raised his head, with rude royalty, and gave judgment in cold and even tones: "The man remains.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Tantlatch looked from face to face, pondering each one long and carefully.
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading Send a runner to the next village with word to bring on the fighting men.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Tantlatch looked from face to face, pondering each one long and carefully.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Then he raised his head, with rude royalty, and gave judgment in cold and even tones: "The man remains.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he raised his head, with rude royalty, and gave judgment in cold and even tones: "The man remains.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Then he raised his head, with rude royalty, and gave judgment in cold and even tones: "The man remains.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he raised his head, with rude royalty, and gave judgment in cold and even tones: "The man remains.
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading Let the hunters be called together.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall not see the New-Comer.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then he raised his head, with rude royalty, and gave judgment in cold and even tones: "The man remains.
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading Then he raised his head, with rude royalty, and gave judgment in cold and even tones: "The man remains.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let the hunters be called together.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Tantlatch looked from face to face, pondering each one long and carefully.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Tantlatch looked from face to face, pondering each one long and carefully.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Then he raised his head, with rude royalty, and gave judgment in cold and even tones: "The man remains.
the force of workers available
From this reading Send a runner to the next village with word to bring on the fighting men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shall not see the New-Comer.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Send a runner to the next village with word to bring on the fighting men.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I shall not see the New-Comer.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Send a runner to the next village with word to bring on the fighting men.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Tantlatch looked from face to face, pondering each one long and carefully.
deeply or seriously thoughtful
From this reading Tantlatch looked from face to face, pondering each one long and carefully.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Then he raised his head, with rude royalty, and gave judgment in cold and even tones: "The man remains.
any object that is left unused or still extant
From this reading Then he raised his head, with rude royalty, and gave judgment in cold and even tones: "The man remains.
payment to the holder of a patent or copyright or resource for the right to use their property
From this reading Then he raised his head, with rude royalty, and gave judgment in cold and even tones: "The man remains.
socially incorrect in behavior
From this reading Then he raised his head, with rude royalty, and gave judgment in cold and even tones: "The man remains.
someone who imports or exports without paying duties
From this reading Send a runner to the next village with word to bring on the fighting men.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I shall not see the New-Comer.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Send a runner to the next village with word to bring on the fighting men.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall not see the New-Comer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tantlatch looked from face to face, pondering each one long and carefully.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then he raised his head, with rude royalty, and gave judgment in cold and even tones: "The man remains.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he raised his head, with rude royalty, and gave judgment in cold and even tones: "The man remains.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tantlatch looked from face to face, pondering each one long and carefully.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Let the hunters be called together.
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading Then he raised his head, with rude royalty, and gave judgment in cold and even tones: "The man remains.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Send a runner to the next village with word to bring on the fighting men.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then he raised his head, with rude royalty, and gave judgment in cold and even tones: "The man remains.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Send a runner to the next village with word to bring on the fighting men.
Chapter 2 of Children of the Frost by Jack London holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 2 holds 406 sentences of Children of the Frost, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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