Chapter 11 of Jack Chanty: A Story of Athabasca is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Jack Chanty: A Story of Athabasca is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Jack and Vassall, clad only in shirt, trousers, and moccasins, scrambled down the steep bank to the water's edge. Vassall looked at the swirling green flood with a shiver. "Tie your moccasins around your neck," Jack said. "Leave your other things on. They'll soon dry as we work around.
Chapter 11 of Jack Chanty: A Story of Athabasca is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “Jack and Vassall, clad only in shirt, trousers, and moccasins, scrambled down the steep bank to the water's edge.”
plural of “moccasin” — soft leather shoe; originally worn by Native Americans
From this reading “Jack and Vassall, clad only in shirt, trousers, and moccasins, scrambled down the steep bank to the water's edge.”
thrown together in a disorderly fashion
From this reading “Jack and Vassall, clad only in shirt, trousers, and moccasins, scrambled down the steep bank to the water's edge.”
tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading “Vassall looked at the swirling green flood with a shiver.”
-ing form of “swirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading “Vassall looked at the swirling green flood with a shiver.”
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading “"Tie your moccasins around your neck," Jack said.”
(usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
From this reading “Jack and Vassall, clad only in shirt, trousers, and moccasins, scrambled down the steep bank to the water's edge.”
possessive form of “water” — binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading “Jack and Vassall, clad only in shirt, trousers, and moccasins, scrambled down the steep bank to the water's edge.”
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 “Jack and Vassall, clad only in shirt, trousers, and moccasins, scrambled down the steep bank to the water's edge.”
In this reading “Jack and Vassall, clad only in shirt, trousers, and moccasins, scrambled down the steep bank to the water's edge.”
In this reading “"Leave your other things on.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “Vassall looked at the swirling green flood with a shiver.”
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 Vassall looked at the swirling green flood with a shiver.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jack and Vassall, clad only in shirt, trousers, and moccasins, scrambled down the steep bank to the water's edge.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "Tie your moccasins around your neck," Jack said.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They'll soon dry as we work around.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Vassall looked at the swirling green flood with a shiver.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading Jack and Vassall, clad only in shirt, trousers, and moccasins, scrambled down the steep bank to the water's edge.
wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Jack and Vassall, clad only in shirt, trousers, and moccasins, scrambled down the steep bank to the water's edge.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Jack and Vassall, clad only in shirt, trousers, and moccasins, scrambled down the steep bank to the water's edge.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading They'll soon dry as we work around.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading Jack and Vassall, clad only in shirt, trousers, and moccasins, scrambled down the steep bank to the water's edge.
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading Vassall looked at the swirling green flood with a shiver.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Vassall looked at the swirling green flood with a shiver.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jack and Vassall, clad only in shirt, trousers, and moccasins, scrambled down the steep bank to the water's edge.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Jack and Vassall, clad only in shirt, trousers, and moccasins, scrambled down the steep bank to the water's edge.
go away from a place
From this reading "Leave your other things on.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Vassall looked at the swirling green flood with a shiver.
plural of “moccasin” — soft leather shoe; originally worn by Native Americans
From this reading Jack and Vassall, clad only in shirt, trousers, and moccasins, scrambled down the steep bank to the water's edge.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading "Tie your moccasins around your neck," Jack said.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Leave your other things on.
and nothing more
From this reading Jack and Vassall, clad only in shirt, trousers, and moccasins, scrambled down the steep bank to the water's edge.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Leave your other things on.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Tie your moccasins around your neck," Jack said.
thrown together in a disorderly fashion
From this reading Jack and Vassall, clad only in shirt, trousers, and moccasins, scrambled down the steep bank to the water's edge.
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading Jack and Vassall, clad only in shirt, trousers, and moccasins, scrambled down the steep bank to the water's edge.
tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading Vassall looked at the swirling green flood with a shiver.
in the near future
From this reading They'll soon dry as we work around.
having a sharp inclination
From this reading Jack and Vassall, clad only in shirt, trousers, and moccasins, scrambled down the steep bank to the water's edge.
-ing form of “swirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading Vassall looked at the swirling green flood with a shiver.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jack and Vassall, clad only in shirt, trousers, and moccasins, scrambled down the steep bank to the water's edge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They'll soon dry as we work around.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "Leave your other things on.
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading "Tie your moccasins around your neck," Jack said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jack and Vassall, clad only in shirt, trousers, and moccasins, scrambled down the steep bank to the water's edge.
(usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
From this reading Jack and Vassall, clad only in shirt, trousers, and moccasins, scrambled down the steep bank to the water's edge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jack and Vassall, clad only in shirt, trousers, and moccasins, scrambled down the steep bank to the water's edge.
possessive form of “water” — binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Jack and Vassall, clad only in shirt, trousers, and moccasins, scrambled down the steep bank to the water's edge.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading They'll soon dry as we work around.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Vassall looked at the swirling green flood with a shiver.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading They'll soon dry as we work around.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Tie your moccasins around your neck," Jack said.
Chapter 11 of Jack Chanty: A Story of Athabasca by Hulbert Footner holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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 11 holds 428 sentences of Jack Chanty: A Story of Athabasca, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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