Chapter 8 of Hawk Carse is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Hawk Carse is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Stampede_ Judd the Kite was enjoying himself hugely. His bestial sense of humor was tickled. It was very funny, the contortions of the negro in the orange ray-stream! "Climb over!" he suggested, amid roars of laughter from the circle of men. "Climb over, why don't you?
Chapter 8 of Hawk Carse is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
From this reading “His bestial sense of humor was tickled.”
plural of “contortion” — the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)
From this reading “It was very funny, the contortions of the negro in the orange ray-stream!”
extremely
From this reading “_Stampede_ Judd the Kite was enjoying himself hugely.”
a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value
From this reading “_Stampede_ Judd the Kite was enjoying himself hugely.”
round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
From this reading “It was very funny, the contortions of the negro in the orange ray-stream!”
plural of “roar” — a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading “"Climb over!" he suggested, amid roars of laughter from the circle of men.”
cause to run in panic
past form of “tickle” — touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
From this reading “His bestial sense of humor was tickled.”
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 “"Climb over!" he suggested, amid roars of laughter from the circle of men.”
In this reading “"Climb over!" he suggested, amid roars of laughter from the circle of men.”
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.
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading "Climb over!" he suggested, amid roars of laughter from the circle of men.
resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
From this reading His bestial sense of humor was tickled.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading "Climb over!" he suggested, amid roars of laughter from the circle of men.
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading "Climb over!" he suggested, amid roars of laughter from the circle of men.
plural of “contortion” — the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)
From this reading It was very funny, the contortions of the negro in the orange ray-stream!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Climb over, why don't you?
-ing form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading _Stampede_ Judd the Kite was enjoying himself hugely.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Climb over!" he suggested, amid roars of laughter from the circle of men.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading It was very funny, the contortions of the negro in the orange ray-stream!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Climb over!" he suggested, amid roars of laughter from the circle of men.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading _Stampede_ Judd the Kite was enjoying himself hugely.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His bestial sense of humor was tickled.
extremely
From this reading _Stampede_ Judd the Kite was enjoying himself hugely.
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading His bestial sense of humor was tickled.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was very funny, the contortions of the negro in the orange ray-stream!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was very funny, the contortions of the negro in the orange ray-stream!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Stampede_ Judd the Kite was enjoying himself hugely.
a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value
From this reading _Stampede_ Judd the Kite was enjoying himself hugely.
the sound of laughing
From this reading "Climb over!" he suggested, amid roars of laughter from the circle of men.
the force of workers available
From this reading "Climb over!" he suggested, amid roars of laughter from the circle of men.
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading It was very funny, the contortions of the negro in the orange ray-stream!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His bestial sense of humor was tickled.
round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
From this reading It was very funny, the contortions of the negro in the orange ray-stream!
above and across; more than
From this reading "Climb over!" he suggested, amid roars of laughter from the circle of men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was very funny, the contortions of the negro in the orange ray-stream!
plural of “roar” — a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading "Climb over!" he suggested, amid roars of laughter from the circle of men.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading His bestial sense of humor was tickled.
cause to run in panic
From this reading _Stampede_ Judd the Kite was enjoying himself hugely.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "Climb over!" he suggested, amid roars of laughter from the circle of men.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Stampede_ Judd the Kite was enjoying himself hugely.
past form of “tickle” — touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
From this reading His bestial sense of humor was tickled.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was very funny, the contortions of the negro in the orange ray-stream!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Stampede_ Judd the Kite was enjoying himself hugely.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Climb over, why don't you?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Climb over, why don't you?
Chapter 8 of Hawk Carse by Anthony Gilmore holds 95 sentences, grouped into 19 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 8 holds 95 sentences of Hawk Carse, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Hawk Carse by Anthony Gilmore exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 95 sentences, grouped into 19 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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