Chapter 6 of Hawk Eye is here in full — 36 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Hawk Eye is here in full — 36 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BEAR On awakening the next morning after a restful night, Hawk Eye said: "Fresh meat tastes better than pemmican. I will take my bow and arrows and see what game I can find. In the meantime you might gather some dry wood and start a fire." After a plunge in the cool waters of the lake, he set out.
Chapter 6 of Hawk Eye is here in full — 36 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/7 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “arrow” — a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading “I will take my bow and arrows and see what game I can find.”
the act of waking
From this reading “THE BEAR On awakening the next morning after a restful night, Hawk Eye said:”
assemble or get together
From this reading “In the meantime you might gather some dry wood and start a fire."”
diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
From this reading “THE BEAR On awakening the next morning after a restful night, Hawk Eye said:”
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading “In the meantime you might gather some dry wood and start a fire."”
thrust or throw into
From this reading “After a plunge in the cool waters of the lake, he set out.”
affording physical or mental rest
From this reading “THE BEAR On awakening the next morning after a restful night, Hawk Eye said:”
plural of “taste” — the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
From this reading “"Fresh meat tastes better than pemmican.”
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 “THE BEAR On awakening the next morning after a restful night, Hawk Eye said:”
In this reading “"Fresh meat tastes better than pemmican.”
In this reading “In the meantime you might gather some dry wood and start a fire."”
during the intervening time
In this reading “In the meantime you might gather some dry wood and start a fire."”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
In this reading “After a plunge in the cool waters of the lake, he set out.”
In this reading “In the meantime you might gather some dry wood and start a fire."”
In this reading “After a plunge in the cool waters of the lake, he set out.”
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 THE BEAR On awakening the next morning after a restful night, Hawk Eye said:
later than; following
From this reading THE BEAR On awakening the next morning after a restful night, Hawk Eye said:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I will take my bow and arrows and see what game I can find.
plural of “arrow” — a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading I will take my bow and arrows and see what game I can find.
the act of waking
From this reading THE BEAR On awakening the next morning after a restful night, Hawk Eye said:
have
From this reading THE BEAR On awakening the next morning after a restful night, Hawk Eye said:
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "Fresh meat tastes better than pemmican.
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading I will take my bow and arrows and see what game I can find.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I will take my bow and arrows and see what game I can find.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading After a plunge in the cool waters of the lake, he set out.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading In the meantime you might gather some dry wood and start a fire."
the organ of sight
From this reading THE BEAR On awakening the next morning after a restful night, Hawk Eye said:
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I will take my bow and arrows and see what game I can find.
start firing a weapon
From this reading In the meantime you might gather some dry wood and start a fire."
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading "Fresh meat tastes better than pemmican.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading I will take my bow and arrows and see what game I can find.
assemble or get together
From this reading In the meantime you might gather some dry wood and start a fire."
diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
From this reading THE BEAR On awakening the next morning after a restful night, Hawk Eye said:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After a plunge in the cool waters of the lake, he set out.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will take my bow and arrows and see what game I can find.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the meantime you might gather some dry wood and start a fire."
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading After a plunge in the cool waters of the lake, he set out.
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading In the meantime you might gather some dry wood and start a fire."
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading "Fresh meat tastes better than pemmican.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading In the meantime you might gather some dry wood and start a fire."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE BEAR On awakening the next morning after a restful night, Hawk Eye said:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I will take my bow and arrows and see what game I can find.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THE BEAR On awakening the next morning after a restful night, Hawk Eye said:
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE BEAR On awakening the next morning after a restful night, Hawk Eye said:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After a plunge in the cool waters of the lake, he set out.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE BEAR On awakening the next morning after a restful night, Hawk Eye said:
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading After a plunge in the cool waters of the lake, he set out.
lean dried meat pounded fine and mixed with melted fat; used especially by North American Indians
From this reading "Fresh meat tastes better than pemmican.
thrust or throw into
From this reading After a plunge in the cool waters of the lake, he set out.
affording physical or mental rest
From this reading THE BEAR On awakening the next morning after a restful night, Hawk Eye said:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE BEAR On awakening the next morning after a restful night, Hawk Eye said:
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I will take my bow and arrows and see what game I can find.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading After a plunge in the cool waters of the lake, he set out.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading In the meantime you might gather some dry wood and start a fire."
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading In the meantime you might gather some dry wood and start a fire."
carry out
From this reading I will take my bow and arrows and see what game I can find.
plural of “taste” — the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
From this reading "Fresh meat tastes better than pemmican.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Fresh meat tastes better than pemmican.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BEAR On awakening the next morning after a restful night, Hawk Eye said:
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading After a plunge in the cool waters of the lake, he set out.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I will take my bow and arrows and see what game I can find.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will take my bow and arrows and see what game I can find.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading In the meantime you might gather some dry wood and start a fire."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In the meantime you might gather some dry wood and start a fire."
Chapter 6 of Hawk Eye by David Cory holds 36 sentences, grouped into 8 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 6 holds 36 sentences of Hawk Eye, unabridged, divided into 8 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Hawk Eye by David Cory exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 36 sentences, grouped into 8 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.
Work through the 8 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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