Chapter 8 of In a Canadian Canoe is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of In a Canadian Canoe is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“No, I won’t!--stay, what’s that pestilential insect creeping towards us?” “It’s the Dear Friend. He looks small and meagre, but we must not judge from looks, Thomas. Beauty fades.” Thomas surveyed Mary slowly.
Chapter 8 of In a Canadian Canoe is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 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.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading “Beauty fades.””
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading ““No, I won’t!--stay, what’s that pestilential insect creeping towards us?””
plural of “fade” — a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer
From this reading “Beauty fades.””
small air-breathing arthropod
From this reading ““No, I won’t!--stay, what’s that pestilential insect creeping towards us?””
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading “He looks small and meagre, but we must not judge from looks, Thomas.”
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “He looks small and meagre, but we must not judge from looks, Thomas.”
past form of “survey” — consider in a comprehensive way
From this reading “Thomas surveyed Mary slowly.”
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading “He looks small and meagre, but we must not judge from looks, Thomas.”
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 ““It’s the Dear Friend.”
In this reading “He looks small and meagre, but we must not judge from looks, Thomas.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He looks small and meagre, but we must not judge from looks, Thomas.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading Beauty fades.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He looks small and meagre, but we must not judge from looks, Thomas.
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading “No, I won’t!--stay, what’s that pestilential insect creeping towards us?”
dearly loved
From this reading “It’s the Dear Friend.
plural of “fade” — a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer
From this reading Beauty fades.”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “It’s the Dear Friend.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He looks small and meagre, but we must not judge from looks, Thomas.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looks small and meagre, but we must not judge from looks, Thomas.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No, I won’t!--stay, what’s that pestilential insect creeping towards us?”
small air-breathing arthropod
From this reading “No, I won’t!--stay, what’s that pestilential insect creeping towards us?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s the Dear Friend.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading He looks small and meagre, but we must not judge from looks, Thomas.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading He looks small and meagre, but we must not judge from looks, Thomas.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Thomas surveyed Mary slowly.
deficient in amount or quality or extent
From this reading He looks small and meagre, but we must not judge from looks, Thomas.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He looks small and meagre, but we must not judge from looks, Thomas.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, I won’t!--stay, what’s that pestilential insect creeping towards us?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He looks small and meagre, but we must not judge from looks, Thomas.
likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease
From this reading “No, I won’t!--stay, what’s that pestilential insect creeping towards us?”
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Thomas surveyed Mary slowly.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He looks small and meagre, but we must not judge from looks, Thomas.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “No, I won’t!--stay, what’s that pestilential insect creeping towards us?”
past form of “survey” — consider in a comprehensive way
From this reading Thomas surveyed Mary slowly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “No, I won’t!--stay, what’s that pestilential insect creeping towards us?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It’s the Dear Friend.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading He looks small and meagre, but we must not judge from looks, Thomas.
in the direction of
From this reading “No, I won’t!--stay, what’s that pestilential insect creeping towards us?”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “No, I won’t!--stay, what’s that pestilential insect creeping towards us?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading He looks small and meagre, but we must not judge from looks, Thomas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, I won’t!--stay, what’s that pestilential insect creeping towards us?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, I won’t!--stay, what’s that pestilential insect creeping towards us?”
Chapter 8 of In a Canadian Canoe by Barry Pain holds 440 sentences, grouped into 88 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 440 sentences of In a Canadian Canoe, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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