Chapter 8 of Jack Chanty: A Story of Athabasca is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Jack Chanty: A Story of Athabasca is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Jack's face grew red. "Have you gone back on it already?" he said with an oath. "I must go," muttered Garrod, struggling to rise. Jack thrust him back. "You stay where you are!"
Chapter 8 of Jack Chanty: A Story of Athabasca is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “Jack's face grew red.”
possessive form of “jack” — a small worthless amount
From this reading “Jack's face grew red.”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “"I must go," muttered Garrod, struggling to rise.”
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading “"Have you gone back on it already?" he said with an oath.”
move upward
From this reading “"I must go," muttered Garrod, struggling to rise.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “"You stay where you are!"”
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading “"I must go," muttered Garrod, struggling to rise.”
push forcefully
From this reading “Jack thrust him back.”
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In this reading “Jack's face grew red.”
In this reading “"Have you gone back on it already?" he said with an oath.”
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prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading "Have you gone back on it already?" he said with an oath.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Have you gone back on it already?" he said with an oath.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You stay where you are!"
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Have you gone back on it already?" he said with an oath.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Jack's face grew red.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I must go," muttered Garrod, struggling to rise.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I must go," muttered Garrod, struggling to rise.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "Have you gone back on it already?" he said with an oath.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Jack's face grew red.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you gone back on it already?" he said with an oath.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Have you gone back on it already?" he said with an oath.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jack thrust him back.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I must go," muttered Garrod, struggling to rise.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Have you gone back on it already?" he said with an oath.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Jack thrust him back.
possessive form of “jack” — a small worthless amount
From this reading Jack's face grew red.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must go," muttered Garrod, struggling to rise.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading "I must go," muttered Garrod, struggling to rise.
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading "Have you gone back on it already?" he said with an oath.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Have you gone back on it already?" he said with an oath.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Jack's face grew red.
move upward
From this reading "I must go," muttered Garrod, struggling to rise.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Have you gone back on it already?" he said with an oath.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "You stay where you are!"
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading "I must go," muttered Garrod, struggling to rise.
push forcefully
From this reading Jack thrust him back.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I must go," muttered Garrod, struggling to rise.
in or at the place that
From this reading "You stay where you are!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Have you gone back on it already?" he said with an oath.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you gone back on it already?" he said with an oath.
Chapter 8 of Jack Chanty: A Story of Athabasca by Hulbert Footner holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 413 sentences of Jack Chanty: A Story of Athabasca, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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