Jack Among the Indians

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THE FIRST FRESH MEAT.

All day long the two travelled steadily forward, stopping only once or twice to look at the packs, and to smoke.

The pack horses followed their leader pretty well, and gave Jack little trouble, so that he was free to look about him and enjoy the bright sun, the cool breeze, and the birds and animals that from time to time showed themselves near them.

There was no trail, but Hugh seemed to be travelling north without any land marks to guide him.

During one of their halts Jack asked Hugh where they would camp that night.

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Jack Among the Indians George Bird Grinnell

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of Jack Among the Indians is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

THE FIRST FRESH MEAT. All day long the two travelled steadily forward, stopping only once or twice to look at the packs, and to smoke. The pack horses followed their leader pretty well, and gave Jack little trouble, so that he was free to look about him and enjoy the bright sun, the cool breeze, and the birds and animals that from time to time showed themselves near them. There was no trail, but Hugh seemed to be travelling north without any land marks to guide him. During one of their halts Jack asked Hugh where they would camp that night.

Jack Among the Indians

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of Jack Among the Indians is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

THE FIRST FRESH MEAT.

/ðə fɜːrst freʃ miːt/

Line 2

All day long the two travelled steadily forward, stopping only once or twice to look at the packs, and to smoke.

/ɔːl deɪ lɔːŋ ðə tuː ˈtrævəld ˈstedəli ˈfɔːrwərd ˈstɑːpɪŋ ˈoʊnli wʌns ɔːr twaɪs tuː lʊk æt ðə pæks ənd tuː smoʊk/

Line 3

/ðə pæk ˈhɔːrsəz ˈfɑːloʊd ðer ˈliːdər ˈprɪti wel ənd ɡeɪv dʒæk ˈlɪtəl ˈtrʌbəl soʊ ðæt hiː wɑːz friː tuː lʊk əˈbaʊt hɪm ənd ˌenˈdʒɔɪ ðə braɪt sʌn ðə kuːl briːz ənd ðə bɜːrdz ənd ˈænəməlz ðæt frʌm taɪm tuː taɪm ʃoʊd ðemˈselvz nɪr ðem/

Line 4

There was no trail, but Hugh seemed to be travelling north without any land marks to guide him.

Line 5

During one of their halts Jack asked Hugh where they would camp that night.

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halts noun US /hɔːlts/

plural of “halt” — the state of inactivity following an interruption

From this reading “During one of their halts Jack asked Hugh where they would camp that night.”

marks noun US /mɑːrks/

English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)

From this reading “There was no trail, but Hugh seemed to be travelling north without any land marks to guide him.”

pack verb US /pæk/

arrange in a container

From this reading “The pack horses followed their leader pretty well, and gave Jack little trouble, so that he was free to look about him and enjoy the bright sun, the cool breeze, and the birds and animals that from time to time showed themselves near them.”

packs noun US /pæks/

plural of “pack” — a large indefinite number

From this reading “All day long the two travelled steadily forward, stopping only once or twice to look at the packs, and to smoke.”

steadily adverb US /ˈstedəli/

at a steady rate or pace

From this reading “All day long the two travelled steadily forward, stopping only once or twice to look at the packs, and to smoke.”

stopping noun US /ˈstɑːpɪŋ/

fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members

From this reading “All day long the two travelled steadily forward, stopping only once or twice to look at the packs, and to smoke.”

travelled adjective US /ˈtrævəld/

familiar with many parts of the world

From this reading “All day long the two travelled steadily forward, stopping only once or twice to look at the packs, and to smoke.”

travelling noun US /ˈtrævəlɪŋ/

the act of going from one place to another

From this reading “There was no trail, but Hugh seemed to be travelling north without any land marks to guide him.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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cool breeze adjective + noun

In this reading “The pack horses followed their leader pretty well, and gave Jack little trouble, so that he was free to look about him and enjoy the bright sun, the cool breeze, and the birds and animals that from time to time showed themselves near them.”

FRESH MEAT adjective + noun

In this reading “THE FIRST FRESH MEAT.”

pack horses verb + noun counted as “pack horse”

bright sun adjective + noun

look at verb + particle

take into consideration for exemplifying purposes

In this reading “All day long the two travelled steadily forward, stopping only once or twice to look at the packs, and to smoke.”

All day adjective + noun

In this reading “All day long the two travelled steadily forward, stopping only once or twice to look at the packs, and to smoke.”

look about verb + particle

little trouble adjective + noun

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading The pack horses followed their leader pretty well, and gave Jack little trouble, so that he was free to look about him and enjoy the bright sun, the cool breeze, and the birds and animals that from time to time showed themselves near them.

AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading All day long the two travelled steadily forward, stopping only once or twice to look at the packs, and to smoke.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading All day long the two travelled steadily forward, stopping only once or twice to look at the packs, and to smoke.

animalsnounUS /ˈænəməlz/

plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading There was no trail, but Hugh seemed to be travelling north without any land marks to guide him.

askedverbUS /æskt/

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading During one of their halts Jack asked Hugh where they would camp that night.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading All day long the two travelled steadily forward, stopping only once or twice to look at the packs, and to smoke.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading There was no trail, but Hugh seemed to be travelling north without any land marks to guide him.

birdsnounUS /bɜːrdz/

plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

breezenounUS /briːz/

a slight wind (usually refreshing)

brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading There was no trail, but Hugh seemed to be travelling north without any land marks to guide him.

campnounUS /kæmp/

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading During one of their halts Jack asked Hugh where they would camp that night.

cooladjectiveUS /kuːl/

neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading All day long the two travelled steadily forward, stopping only once or twice to look at the packs, and to smoke.

DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading During one of their halts Jack asked Hugh where they would camp that night.

enjoyverbUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪ/

derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading THE FIRST FRESH MEAT.

followedverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊd/

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

forwardadverbUS /ˈfɔːrwərd/

at or to or toward the front

From this reading All day long the two travelled steadily forward, stopping only once or twice to look at the packs, and to smoke.

freeverbUS /friː/

grant freedom to; free from confinement

FRESHadjectiveUS /freʃ/

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading THE FIRST FRESH MEAT.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

guidenounUS /ɡaɪd/

someone employed to conduct others

From this reading There was no trail, but Hugh seemed to be travelling north without any land marks to guide him.

haltsnounUS /hɔːlts/

plural of “halt” — the state of inactivity following an interruption

From this reading During one of their halts Jack asked Hugh where they would camp that night.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

horsesnounUS /ˈhɔːrsəz/

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

Hugh

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From this reading There was no trail, but Hugh seemed to be travelling north without any land marks to guide him.

JacknounUS /dʒæk/

a small worthless amount

landnounUS /lænd/

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading There was no trail, but Hugh seemed to be travelling north without any land marks to guide him.

leadernounUS /ˈliːdər/

a person who rules or guides or inspires others

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading All day long the two travelled steadily forward, stopping only once or twice to look at the packs, and to smoke.

lookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading All day long the two travelled steadily forward, stopping only once or twice to look at the packs, and to smoke.

marksnounUS /mɑːrks/

English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)

From this reading There was no trail, but Hugh seemed to be travelling north without any land marks to guide him.

MEATnounUS /miːt/

the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food

From this reading THE FIRST FRESH MEAT.

nearadverbUS /nɪr/

near in time or place or relationship

nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading During one of their halts Jack asked Hugh where they would camp that night.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading There was no trail, but Hugh seemed to be travelling north without any land marks to guide him.

northnounUS /nɔːrθ/

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading There was no trail, but Hugh seemed to be travelling north without any land marks to guide him.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading During one of their halts Jack asked Hugh where they would camp that night.

onceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

From this reading All day long the two travelled steadily forward, stopping only once or twice to look at the packs, and to smoke.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading During one of their halts Jack asked Hugh where they would camp that night.

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading All day long the two travelled steadily forward, stopping only once or twice to look at the packs, and to smoke.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading All day long the two travelled steadily forward, stopping only once or twice to look at the packs, and to smoke.

packverbUS /pæk/

arrange in a container

packsnounUS /pæks/

plural of “pack” — a large indefinite number

From this reading All day long the two travelled steadily forward, stopping only once or twice to look at the packs, and to smoke.

prettyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪti/

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

seemedverbUS /siːmd/

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading There was no trail, but Hugh seemed to be travelling north without any land marks to guide him.

showedverbUS /ʃoʊd/

past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

smokenounUS /smoʊk/

a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas

From this reading All day long the two travelled steadily forward, stopping only once or twice to look at the packs, and to smoke.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

steadilyadverbUS /ˈstedəli/

at a steady rate or pace

From this reading All day long the two travelled steadily forward, stopping only once or twice to look at the packs, and to smoke.

stoppingnounUS /ˈstɑːpɪŋ/

fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members

From this reading All day long the two travelled steadily forward, stopping only once or twice to look at the packs, and to smoke.

sunnounUS /sʌn/

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE FIRST FRESH MEAT.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was no trail, but Hugh seemed to be travelling north without any land marks to guide him.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading During one of their halts Jack asked Hugh where they would camp that night.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading All day long the two travelled steadily forward, stopping only once or twice to look at the packs, and to smoke.

trailnounUS /treɪl/

a track or mark left by something that has passed

From this reading There was no trail, but Hugh seemed to be travelling north without any land marks to guide him.

travelledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/

familiar with many parts of the world

From this reading All day long the two travelled steadily forward, stopping only once or twice to look at the packs, and to smoke.

travellingnounUS /ˈtrævəlɪŋ/

the act of going from one place to another

From this reading There was no trail, but Hugh seemed to be travelling north without any land marks to guide him.

troublenounUS /ˈtrʌbəl/

a source of difficulty

twiceadverbUS /twaɪs/

two times

From this reading All day long the two travelled steadily forward, stopping only once or twice to look at the packs, and to smoke.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading All day long the two travelled steadily forward, stopping only once or twice to look at the packs, and to smoke.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

welladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading During one of their halts Jack asked Hugh where they would camp that night.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading There was no trail, but Hugh seemed to be travelling north without any land marks to guide him.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading During one of their halts Jack asked Hugh where they would camp that night.

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