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Jack the Young Canoeman
Jack the Young Canoeman

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of Jack the Young Canoeman is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By George Bird Grinnell • Curated US English Learning Edition
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THE COBBLER NATURALIST OF BURRARD INLET As soon as the moving object appeared Mr. James had dipped his paddle into the water and given a hasty stroke.
The Indian did not move, but in a low voice said to Mr. James in the Chinook jargon: "What is that there in the water?"
"The deer," said Mr. James; "paddle!"
"No," said Squawitch, "it is not the deer, it is the monster.
Yes, it is a true monster.
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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Jack the Young Canoeman

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of Jack the Young Canoeman is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/40 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE COBBLER NATURALIST OF BURRARD INLET As soon as the moving object appeared Mr. James had dipped his paddle into the water and given a hasty stroke.
Line 2
The Indian did not move, but in a low voice said to Mr. James in the Chinook jargon: "What is that there in the water?"
/ðə ˈɪndiən dɪd nɑːt muːv bʌt ɪn ə loʊ vɔɪs sed tuː ˈmɪstər dʒeɪmz ɪn ðə ʃɪˈnʊk ˈdʒɑːrɡən wʌt ɪz ðæt ðer ɪn ðə ˈwɔːtər/
Line 3
"The deer," said Mr. James; "paddle!"
/ðə dɪr sed ˈmɪstər dʒeɪmz ˈpædəl/
Line 4
"No," said Squawitch, "it is not the deer, it is the monster.
Line 5
Yes, it is a true monster.
/jes ɪt ɪz ə truː ˈmɑːnstər/

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Chinook noun US /ʃɪˈnʊk/

a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies

From this reading “The Indian did not move, but in a low voice said to Mr. James in the Chinook jargon: "What is that there in the water?"”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
cobbler noun US /ˈkɑːblər/

a person who makes or repairs shoes

From this reading “THE COBBLER NATURALIST OF BURRARD INLET As soon as the moving object appeared Mr. James had dipped his paddle into the water and given a hasty stroke.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
dipped adjective US /dɪpt/

having abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses)

From this reading “THE COBBLER NATURALIST OF BURRARD INLET As soon as the moving object appeared Mr. James had dipped his paddle into the water and given a hasty stroke.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hasty adjective US /ˈheɪsti/

excessively quick

From this reading “THE COBBLER NATURALIST OF BURRARD INLET As soon as the moving object appeared Mr. James had dipped his paddle into the water and given a hasty stroke.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
inlet noun US /ˈɪnlet/

an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)

From this reading “THE COBBLER NATURALIST OF BURRARD INLET As soon as the moving object appeared Mr. James had dipped his paddle into the water and given a hasty stroke.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
jargon noun US /ˈdʒɑːrɡən/

a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)

From this reading “The Indian did not move, but in a low voice said to Mr. James in the Chinook jargon: "What is that there in the water?"”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
naturalist noun US /ˈnætʃərələst/

an advocate of the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms

From this reading “THE COBBLER NATURALIST OF BURRARD INLET As soon as the moving object appeared Mr. James had dipped his paddle into the water and given a hasty stroke.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
paddle verb US /ˈpædəl/

propel with a paddle

From this reading “THE COBBLER NATURALIST OF BURRARD INLET As soon as the moving object appeared Mr. James had dipped his paddle into the water and given a hasty stroke.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

low voice adjective + noun

In this reading “The Indian did not move, but in a low voice said to Mr. James in the Chinook jargon: "What is that there in the water?"”

19,388 times in 426,211 chapters
moving object adjective + noun

In this reading “THE COBBLER NATURALIST OF BURRARD INLET As soon as the moving object appeared Mr. James had dipped his paddle into the water and given a hasty stroke.”

367 times in 426,211 chapters
into the water preposition + article + noun counted as “into … water”

In this reading “THE COBBLER NATURALIST OF BURRARD INLET As soon as the moving object appeared Mr. James had dipped his paddle into the water and given a hasty stroke.”

15,152 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 47

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading THE COBBLER NATURALIST OF BURRARD INLET As soon as the moving object appeared Mr. James had dipped his paddle into the water and given a hasty stroke.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading THE COBBLER NATURALIST OF BURRARD INLET As soon as the moving object appeared Mr. James had dipped his paddle into the water and given a hasty stroke.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
appearedverbUS /əˈpɪrd/

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

From this reading THE COBBLER NATURALIST OF BURRARD INLET As soon as the moving object appeared Mr. James had dipped his paddle into the water and given a hasty stroke.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading THE COBBLER NATURALIST OF BURRARD INLET As soon as the moving object appeared Mr. James had dipped his paddle into the water and given a hasty stroke.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
BURRARD

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE COBBLER NATURALIST OF BURRARD INLET As soon as the moving object appeared Mr. James had dipped his paddle into the water and given a hasty stroke.

Pending verification
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The Indian did not move, but in a low voice said to Mr. James in the Chinook jargon: "What is that there in the water?"

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ChinooknounUS /ʃɪˈnʊk/

a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies

From this reading The Indian did not move, but in a low voice said to Mr. James in the Chinook jargon: "What is that there in the water?"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
COBBLERnounUS /ˈkɑːblər/

a person who makes or repairs shoes

From this reading THE COBBLER NATURALIST OF BURRARD INLET As soon as the moving object appeared Mr. James had dipped his paddle into the water and given a hasty stroke.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
deernounUS /dɪr/

distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers

From this reading "The deer," said Mr. James; "paddle!"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading The Indian did not move, but in a low voice said to Mr. James in the Chinook jargon: "What is that there in the water?"

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
dippedadjectiveUS /dɪpt/

having abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses)

From this reading THE COBBLER NATURALIST OF BURRARD INLET As soon as the moving object appeared Mr. James had dipped his paddle into the water and given a hasty stroke.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading THE COBBLER NATURALIST OF BURRARD INLET As soon as the moving object appeared Mr. James had dipped his paddle into the water and given a hasty stroke.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading THE COBBLER NATURALIST OF BURRARD INLET As soon as the moving object appeared Mr. James had dipped his paddle into the water and given a hasty stroke.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hastyadjectiveUS /ˈheɪsti/

excessively quick

From this reading THE COBBLER NATURALIST OF BURRARD INLET As soon as the moving object appeared Mr. James had dipped his paddle into the water and given a hasty stroke.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading THE COBBLER NATURALIST OF BURRARD INLET As soon as the moving object appeared Mr. James had dipped his paddle into the water and given a hasty stroke.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The Indian did not move, but in a low voice said to Mr. James in the Chinook jargon: "What is that there in the water?"

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
IndianadjectiveUS /ˈɪndiən/

of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures

From this reading The Indian did not move, but in a low voice said to Mr. James in the Chinook jargon: "What is that there in the water?"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
INLETnounUS /ˈɪnlet/

an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)

From this reading THE COBBLER NATURALIST OF BURRARD INLET As soon as the moving object appeared Mr. James had dipped his paddle into the water and given a hasty stroke.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading THE COBBLER NATURALIST OF BURRARD INLET As soon as the moving object appeared Mr. James had dipped his paddle into the water and given a hasty stroke.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading The Indian did not move, but in a low voice said to Mr. James in the Chinook jargon: "What is that there in the water?"

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "No," said Squawitch, "it is not the deer, it is the monster.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
JamesnounUS /dʒeɪmz/

a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)

From this reading THE COBBLER NATURALIST OF BURRARD INLET As soon as the moving object appeared Mr. James had dipped his paddle into the water and given a hasty stroke.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
jargonnounUS /ˈdʒɑːrɡən/

a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)

From this reading The Indian did not move, but in a low voice said to Mr. James in the Chinook jargon: "What is that there in the water?"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lowadjectiveUS /loʊ/

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading The Indian did not move, but in a low voice said to Mr. James in the Chinook jargon: "What is that there in the water?"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
monsternounUS /ˈmɑːnstər/

an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts

From this reading "No," said Squawitch, "it is not the deer, it is the monster.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
moveverbUS /muːv/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading The Indian did not move, but in a low voice said to Mr. James in the Chinook jargon: "What is that there in the water?"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
movingadjectiveUS /ˈmuːvɪŋ/

in motion

From this reading THE COBBLER NATURALIST OF BURRARD INLET As soon as the moving object appeared Mr. James had dipped his paddle into the water and given a hasty stroke.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading THE COBBLER NATURALIST OF BURRARD INLET As soon as the moving object appeared Mr. James had dipped his paddle into the water and given a hasty stroke.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
NATURALISTnounUS /ˈnætʃərələst/

an advocate of the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms

From this reading THE COBBLER NATURALIST OF BURRARD INLET As soon as the moving object appeared Mr. James had dipped his paddle into the water and given a hasty stroke.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "No," said Squawitch, "it is not the deer, it is the monster.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The Indian did not move, but in a low voice said to Mr. James in the Chinook jargon: "What is that there in the water?"

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
objectnounUS /ˈɑːbdʒekt/

a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

From this reading THE COBBLER NATURALIST OF BURRARD INLET As soon as the moving object appeared Mr. James had dipped his paddle into the water and given a hasty stroke.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE COBBLER NATURALIST OF BURRARD INLET As soon as the moving object appeared Mr. James had dipped his paddle into the water and given a hasty stroke.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
paddleverbUS /ˈpædəl/

propel with a paddle

From this reading THE COBBLER NATURALIST OF BURRARD INLET As soon as the moving object appeared Mr. James had dipped his paddle into the water and given a hasty stroke.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading The Indian did not move, but in a low voice said to Mr. James in the Chinook jargon: "What is that there in the water?"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
soonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

From this reading THE COBBLER NATURALIST OF BURRARD INLET As soon as the moving object appeared Mr. James had dipped his paddle into the water and given a hasty stroke.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Squawitch

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "No," said Squawitch, "it is not the deer, it is the monster.

Pending verification
strokenounUS /stroʊk/

(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand

From this reading THE COBBLER NATURALIST OF BURRARD INLET As soon as the moving object appeared Mr. James had dipped his paddle into the water and given a hasty stroke.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The Indian did not move, but in a low voice said to Mr. James in the Chinook jargon: "What is that there in the water?"

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE COBBLER NATURALIST OF BURRARD INLET As soon as the moving object appeared Mr. James had dipped his paddle into the water and given a hasty stroke.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading The Indian did not move, but in a low voice said to Mr. James in the Chinook jargon: "What is that there in the water?"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The Indian did not move, but in a low voice said to Mr. James in the Chinook jargon: "What is that there in the water?"

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
trueadjectiveUS /truː/

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading Yes, it is a true monster.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading The Indian did not move, but in a low voice said to Mr. James in the Chinook jargon: "What is that there in the water?"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/

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 THE COBBLER NATURALIST OF BURRARD INLET As soon as the moving object appeared Mr. James had dipped his paddle into the water and given a hasty stroke.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading The Indian did not move, but in a low voice said to Mr. James in the Chinook jargon: "What is that there in the water?"

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
YesnounUS /jes/

an affirmative

From this reading Yes, it is a true monster.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Chapter 5 of Jack the Young Canoeman by George Bird Grinnell holds 200 sentences, grouped into 40 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.

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