Chapter 16 of Jack Chanty: A Story of Athabasca is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 16 of Jack Chanty: A Story of Athabasca is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"That's done," murmured Garrod with a sigh. His fictitious strength seemed to ebb with the sigh. He slipped down on Jack's arm a little. "Don't leave me, Macgreegor," he murmured. "It's all right with us now, isn't it?"
Chapter 16 of Jack Chanty: A Story of Athabasca is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading “He slipped down on Jack's arm a little.”
flow back or recede
From this reading “His fictitious strength seemed to ebb with the sigh.”
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading “His fictitious strength seemed to ebb with the sigh.”
possessive form of “jack” — a small worthless amount
From this reading “He slipped down on Jack's arm a little.”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “"That's done," murmured Garrod with a sigh.”
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “"That's done," murmured Garrod with a sigh.”
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading “He slipped down on Jack's arm a little.”
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading “His fictitious strength seemed to ebb with the sigh.”
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 “He slipped down on Jack's arm a little.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "That's done," murmured Garrod with a sigh.
(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 "It's all right with us now, isn't it?"
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading He slipped down on Jack's arm a little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't leave me, Macgreegor," he murmured.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "That's done," murmured Garrod with a sigh.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He slipped down on Jack's arm a little.
flow back or recede
From this reading His fictitious strength seemed to ebb with the sigh.
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading His fictitious strength seemed to ebb with the sigh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's done," murmured Garrod with a sigh.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He slipped down on Jack's arm a little.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His fictitious strength seemed to ebb with the sigh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's all right with us now, isn't it?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It's all right with us now, isn't it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's all right with us now, isn't it?"
possessive form of “jack” — a small worthless amount
From this reading He slipped down on Jack's arm a little.
go away from a place
From this reading "Don't leave me, Macgreegor," he murmured.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He slipped down on Jack's arm a little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't leave me, Macgreegor," he murmured.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don't leave me, Macgreegor," he murmured.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "That's done," murmured Garrod with a sigh.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "It's all right with us now, isn't it?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He slipped down on Jack's arm a little.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "It's all right with us now, isn't it?"
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading His fictitious strength seemed to ebb with the sigh.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading "That's done," murmured Garrod with a sigh.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading He slipped down on Jack's arm a little.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading His fictitious strength seemed to ebb with the sigh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's done," murmured Garrod with a sigh.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His fictitious strength seemed to ebb with the sigh.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His fictitious strength seemed to ebb with the sigh.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It's all right with us now, isn't it?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "That's done," murmured Garrod with a sigh.
Chapter 16 of Jack Chanty: A Story of Athabasca by Hulbert Footner holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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 16 holds 408 sentences of Jack Chanty: A Story of Athabasca, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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