Chapter 20 of Gold Hunting in Alaska is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Gold Hunting in Alaska is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
April 2. Sunday.--Evidently our Kowak church is dwindling. Only fifteen in attendance to-day. In C. C.'s absence Dr. Coffin and Uncle Jimmy conducted services. Van Dyke also took part.
Chapter 20 of Gold Hunting in Alaska is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the month following March and preceding May
From this reading “April 2.”
the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
From this reading “Only fifteen in attendance to-day.”
box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
From this reading “In C. C.'s absence Dr. Coffin and Uncle Jimmy conducted services.”
past form of “conduct” — direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading “In C. C.'s absence Dr. Coffin and Uncle Jimmy conducted services.”
gradually decreasing until little remains
From this reading “Sunday.--Evidently our Kowak church is dwindling.”
(slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
From this reading “Van Dyke also took part.”
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading “In C. C.'s absence Dr. Coffin and Uncle Jimmy conducted services.”
performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others
From this reading “In C. C.'s absence Dr. Coffin and Uncle Jimmy conducted services.”
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.
In this reading “Only fifteen in attendance to-day.”
share in something
In this reading “Van Dyke also took part.”
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From this reading April 2.
the state of being absent
From this reading In C. C.'s absence Dr. Coffin and Uncle Jimmy conducted services.
in addition
From this reading Van Dyke also took part.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In C. C.'s absence Dr. Coffin and Uncle Jimmy conducted services.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading April 2.
the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
From this reading Only fifteen in attendance to-day.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading In C. C.'s absence Dr. Coffin and Uncle Jimmy conducted services.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Sunday.--Evidently our Kowak church is dwindling.
box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
From this reading In C. C.'s absence Dr. Coffin and Uncle Jimmy conducted services.
past form of “conduct” — direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading In C. C.'s absence Dr. Coffin and Uncle Jimmy conducted services.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In C. C.'s absence Dr. Coffin and Uncle Jimmy conducted services.
gradually decreasing until little remains
From this reading Sunday.--Evidently our Kowak church is dwindling.
(slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
From this reading Van Dyke also took part.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading Sunday.--Evidently our Kowak church is dwindling.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading Only fifteen in attendance to-day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Only fifteen in attendance to-day.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sunday.--Evidently our Kowak church is dwindling.
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading In C. C.'s absence Dr. Coffin and Uncle Jimmy conducted services.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sunday.--Evidently our Kowak church is dwindling.
and nothing more
From this reading Only fifteen in attendance to-day.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Sunday.--Evidently our Kowak church is dwindling.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Van Dyke also took part.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading In C. C.'s absence Dr. Coffin and Uncle Jimmy conducted services.
performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others
From this reading In C. C.'s absence Dr. Coffin and Uncle Jimmy conducted services.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading Sunday.--Evidently our Kowak church is dwindling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only fifteen in attendance to-day.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Van Dyke also took part.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading In C. C.'s absence Dr. Coffin and Uncle Jimmy conducted services.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading Van Dyke also took part.
Chapter 20 of Gold Hunting in Alaska by Joseph Grinnell holds 206 sentences, grouped into 42 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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