Chapter II of Dick Kent with the Malemute Mail, “Inspector Cameron Takes Charge,” is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter II of Dick Kent with the Malemute Mail, “Inspector Cameron Takes Charge,” is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The orderly approached Inspector Cameron’s desk and saluted. “Man here, sir, from up-country. Calls himself Davis. Wants to see you, sir.” “What about?” snapped the inspector.
Chapter II of Dick Kent with the Malemute Mail, “Inspector Cameron Takes Charge,” is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading “The orderly approached Inspector Cameron’s desk and saluted.”
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading “Calls himself Davis.”
English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
From this reading “Calls himself Davis.”
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading “The orderly approached Inspector Cameron’s desk and saluted.”
a high ranking police officer
From this reading “The orderly approached Inspector Cameron’s desk and saluted.”
a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer
From this reading “The orderly approached Inspector Cameron’s desk and saluted.”
past form of “salute” — propose a toast to
From this reading “The orderly approached Inspector Cameron’s desk and saluted.”
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading ““What about?” snapped the inspector.”
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.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “What about?” snapped the inspector.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The orderly approached Inspector Cameron’s desk and saluted.
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading The orderly approached Inspector Cameron’s desk and saluted.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading Calls himself Davis.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The orderly approached Inspector Cameron’s desk and saluted.
English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
From this reading Calls himself Davis.
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading The orderly approached Inspector Cameron’s desk and saluted.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Man here, sir, from up-country.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Man here, sir, from up-country.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Calls himself Davis.
a high ranking police officer
From this reading The orderly approached Inspector Cameron’s desk and saluted.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Man here, sir, from up-country.
a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer
From this reading The orderly approached Inspector Cameron’s desk and saluted.
past form of “salute” — propose a toast to
From this reading The orderly approached Inspector Cameron’s desk and saluted.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Wants to see you, sir.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “Man here, sir, from up-country.
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “What about?” snapped the inspector.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The orderly approached Inspector Cameron’s desk and saluted.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Wants to see you, sir.”
to or in the interior of a country or region
From this reading “Man here, sir, from up-country.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading Wants to see you, sir.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What about?” snapped the inspector.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Wants to see you, sir.”
Chapter 2 of Dick Kent with the Malemute Mail by M. M. (Milo Milton) Oblinger holds 139 sentences, grouped into 28 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 139 sentences of Dick Kent with the Malemute Mail, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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