Chapter 1 of Jack Chanty: A Story of Athabasca is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Jack Chanty: A Story of Athabasca is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"New Rivers of the North" "Two on the Trail, Etc." TO F. C. F. "Such was Jack Chanty, sprawling on his little raft" .
Chapter 1 of Jack Chanty: A Story of Athabasca is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small worthless amount
From this reading “"Such was Jack Chanty, sprawling on his little raft" .”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “"New Rivers of the North" "Two on the Trail, Etc."”
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “"New Rivers of the North" "Two on the Trail, Etc."”
a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
From this reading “"Such was Jack Chanty, sprawling on his little raft" .”
plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading “"New Rivers of the North" "Two on the Trail, Etc."”
an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about
From this reading “"Such was Jack Chanty, sprawling on his little raft" .”
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading “"New Rivers of the North" "Two on the Trail, Etc."”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “"New Rivers of the North" "Two on the Trail, Etc."”
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In this reading “"New Rivers of the North" "Two on the Trail, Etc."”
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a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading TO F. C. F.
a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors
From this reading "Such was Jack Chanty, sprawling on his little raft" .
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From this reading "New Rivers of the North" "Two on the Trail, Etc."
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading TO F. C. F.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Such was Jack Chanty, sprawling on his little raft" .
a small worthless amount
From this reading "Such was Jack Chanty, sprawling on his little raft" .
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Such was Jack Chanty, sprawling on his little raft" .
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "New Rivers of the North" "Two on the Trail, Etc."
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading "New Rivers of the North" "Two on the Trail, Etc."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "New Rivers of the North" "Two on the Trail, Etc."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "New Rivers of the North" "Two on the Trail, Etc."
a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
From this reading "Such was Jack Chanty, sprawling on his little raft" .
plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading "New Rivers of the North" "Two on the Trail, Etc."
an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about
From this reading "Such was Jack Chanty, sprawling on his little raft" .
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Such was Jack Chanty, sprawling on his little raft" .
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "New Rivers of the North" "Two on the Trail, Etc."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO F. C. F.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading "New Rivers of the North" "Two on the Trail, Etc."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "New Rivers of the North" "Two on the Trail, Etc."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Such was Jack Chanty, sprawling on his little raft" .
Chapter 1 of Jack Chanty: A Story of Athabasca by Hulbert Footner holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 1 holds 416 sentences of Jack Chanty: A Story of Athabasca, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Jack Chanty: A Story of Athabasca by Hulbert Footner exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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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