Chapter 5 of Children of the Frost is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Children of the Frost is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Where be thy brothers?" Tyee shook him till he shrieked from the pain of his hurts. Ounenk sobered. "My brothers? They are not."
Chapter 5 of Children of the Frost is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “"Where be thy brothers?"”
plural of “hurt” — any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading “Tyee shook him till he shrieked from the pain of his hurts.”
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading “Tyee shook him till he shrieked from the pain of his hurts.”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “Tyee shook him till he shrieked from the pain of his hurts.”
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading “Tyee shook him till he shrieked from the pain of his hurts.”
past form of “sober” — cause to become sober
From this reading “Ounenk sobered.”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “"Where be thy brothers?"”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Tyee shook him till he shrieked from the pain of his hurts.”
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are not."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Where be thy brothers?"
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "Where be thy brothers?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Tyee shook him till he shrieked from the pain of his hurts.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tyee shook him till he shrieked from the pain of his hurts.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tyee shook him till he shrieked from the pain of his hurts.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tyee shook him till he shrieked from the pain of his hurts.
plural of “hurt” — any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading Tyee shook him till he shrieked from the pain of his hurts.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My brothers?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They are not."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tyee shook him till he shrieked from the pain of his hurts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ounenk sobered.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading Tyee shook him till he shrieked from the pain of his hurts.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Tyee shook him till he shrieked from the pain of his hurts.
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading Tyee shook him till he shrieked from the pain of his hurts.
past form of “sober” — cause to become sober
From this reading Ounenk sobered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tyee shook him till he shrieked from the pain of his hurts.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are not."
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "Where be thy brothers?"
up to a particular time
From this reading Tyee shook him till he shrieked from the pain of his hurts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tyee shook him till he shrieked from the pain of his hurts.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where be thy brothers?"
Chapter 5 of Children of the Frost by Jack London holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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 5 holds 400 sentences of Children of the Frost, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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