Chapter 14 of Guns and Snowshoes is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Guns and Snowshoes is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN WHICH A TRAMP DISAPPEARS "I know what I am going to do to-day," said Giant, on the following morning. "I am going fishing through a hole in the ice. I am just hungry for a bit of fresh fish for breakfast." "I want to fish myself," answered Whopper. "If you don't mind, I'll go with you."
Chapter 14 of Guns and Snowshoes is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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third-person singular of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading “IN WHICH A TRAMP DISAPPEARS "I know what I am going to do to-day," said Giant, on the following morning.”
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading “"I am going fishing through a hole in the ice.”
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading “IN WHICH A TRAMP DISAPPEARS "I know what I am going to do to-day," said Giant, on the following morning.”
an opening into or through something
From this reading “"I am going fishing through a hole in the ice.”
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading “I am just hungry for a bit of fresh fish for breakfast."”
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading “"I am going fishing through a hole in the ice.”
a vagrant
From this reading “IN WHICH A TRAMP DISAPPEARS "I know what I am going to do to-day," said Giant, on the following morning.”
a gross untruth; a blatant lie
From this reading “"I want to fish myself," answered Whopper.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IN WHICH A TRAMP DISAPPEARS "I know what I am going to do to-day," said Giant, on the following morning.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading IN WHICH A TRAMP DISAPPEARS "I know what I am going to do to-day," said Giant, on the following morning.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "I want to fish myself," answered Whopper.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading I am just hungry for a bit of fresh fish for breakfast."
eat an early morning meal
From this reading I am just hungry for a bit of fresh fish for breakfast."
third-person singular of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading IN WHICH A TRAMP DISAPPEARS "I know what I am going to do to-day," said Giant, on the following morning.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading IN WHICH A TRAMP DISAPPEARS "I know what I am going to do to-day," said Giant, on the following morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you don't mind, I'll go with you."
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading I am just hungry for a bit of fresh fish for breakfast."
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading "I am going fishing through a hole in the ice.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading IN WHICH A TRAMP DISAPPEARS "I know what I am going to do to-day," said Giant, on the following morning.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I am just hungry for a bit of fresh fish for breakfast."
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading I am just hungry for a bit of fresh fish for breakfast."
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading IN WHICH A TRAMP DISAPPEARS "I know what I am going to do to-day," said Giant, on the following morning.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "If you don't mind, I'll go with you."
the act of departing
From this reading IN WHICH A TRAMP DISAPPEARS "I know what I am going to do to-day," said Giant, on the following morning.
an opening into or through something
From this reading "I am going fishing through a hole in the ice.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading I am just hungry for a bit of fresh fish for breakfast."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IN WHICH A TRAMP DISAPPEARS "I know what I am going to do to-day," said Giant, on the following morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you don't mind, I'll go with you."
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading "I am going fishing through a hole in the ice.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you don't mind, I'll go with you."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH A TRAMP DISAPPEARS "I know what I am going to do to-day," said Giant, on the following morning.
and nothing more
From this reading I am just hungry for a bit of fresh fish for breakfast."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading IN WHICH A TRAMP DISAPPEARS "I know what I am going to do to-day," said Giant, on the following morning.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "If you don't mind, I'll go with you."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading IN WHICH A TRAMP DISAPPEARS "I know what I am going to do to-day," said Giant, on the following morning.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "I want to fish myself," answered Whopper.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am just hungry for a bit of fresh fish for breakfast."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IN WHICH A TRAMP DISAPPEARS "I know what I am going to do to-day," said Giant, on the following morning.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading IN WHICH A TRAMP DISAPPEARS "I know what I am going to do to-day," said Giant, on the following morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH A TRAMP DISAPPEARS "I know what I am going to do to-day," said Giant, on the following morning.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "I am going fishing through a hole in the ice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN WHICH A TRAMP DISAPPEARS "I know what I am going to do to-day," said Giant, on the following morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH A TRAMP DISAPPEARS "I know what I am going to do to-day," said Giant, on the following morning.
a vagrant
From this reading IN WHICH A TRAMP DISAPPEARS "I know what I am going to do to-day," said Giant, on the following morning.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I want to fish myself," answered Whopper.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading IN WHICH A TRAMP DISAPPEARS "I know what I am going to do to-day," said Giant, on the following morning.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH A TRAMP DISAPPEARS "I know what I am going to do to-day," said Giant, on the following morning.
a gross untruth; a blatant lie
From this reading "I want to fish myself," answered Whopper.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "If you don't mind, I'll go with you."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you don't mind, I'll go with you."
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