Chapter 1 of Jogging round the world is here in full — 478 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Jogging round the world is here in full — 478 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Isn’t this a strange playmate? Would you like to have a bear to play with? The little Eskimo children on the sledge are having a very happy time. They are merry little children, always smiling and happy, even in the long winter nights when the sun does not shine for months at a time. Wouldn’t you think it queer to have such a long night as that?
Chapter 1 of Jogging round the world is here in full — 478 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (“eaters of raw flesh”) but they call themselves the Inuit (“the people”)
From this reading “The little Eskimo children on the sledge are having a very happy time.”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “They are merry little children, always smiling and happy, even in the long winter nights when the sun does not shine for months at a time.”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “They are merry little children, always smiling and happy, even in the long winter nights when the sun does not shine for months at a time.”
a companion at play
From this reading “Isn’t this a strange playmate?”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “Wouldn’t you think it queer to have such a long night as that?”
be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading “They are merry little children, always smiling and happy, even in the long winter nights when the sun does not shine for months at a time.”
transport in a sleigh
From this reading “The little Eskimo children on the sledge are having a very happy time.”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “They are merry little children, always smiling and happy, even in the long winter nights when the sun does not shine for months at a time.”
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In this reading “They are merry little children, always smiling and happy, even in the long winter nights when the sun does not shine for months at a time.”
In this reading “They are merry little children, always smiling and happy, even in the long winter nights when the sun does not shine for months at a time.”
In this reading “They are merry little children, always smiling and happy, even in the long winter nights when the sun does not shine for months at a time.”
In this reading “Would you like to have a bear to play with?”
simultaneously
In this reading “They are merry little children, always smiling and happy, even in the long winter nights when the sun does not shine for months at a time.”
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 Isn’t this a strange playmate?
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading They are merry little children, always smiling and happy, even in the long winter nights when the sun does not shine for months at a time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They are merry little children, always smiling and happy, even in the long winter nights when the sun does not shine for months at a time.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The little Eskimo children on the sledge are having a very happy time.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Wouldn’t you think it queer to have such a long night as that?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They are merry little children, always smiling and happy, even in the long winter nights when the sun does not shine for months at a time.
have
From this reading Would you like to have a bear to play with?
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The little Eskimo children on the sledge are having a very happy time.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They are merry little children, always smiling and happy, even in the long winter nights when the sun does not shine for months at a time.
a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (“eaters of raw flesh”) but they call themselves the Inuit (“the people”)
From this reading The little Eskimo children on the sledge are having a very happy time.
divisible by two
From this reading They are merry little children, always smiling and happy, even in the long winter nights when the sun does not shine for months at a time.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They are merry little children, always smiling and happy, even in the long winter nights when the sun does not shine for months at a time.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading The little Eskimo children on the sledge are having a very happy time.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Would you like to have a bear to play with?
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The little Eskimo children on the sledge are having a very happy time.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They are merry little children, always smiling and happy, even in the long winter nights when the sun does not shine for months at a time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isn’t this a strange playmate?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Wouldn’t you think it queer to have such a long night as that?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Would you like to have a bear to play with?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little Eskimo children on the sledge are having a very happy time.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading They are merry little children, always smiling and happy, even in the long winter nights when the sun does not shine for months at a time.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading They are merry little children, always smiling and happy, even in the long winter nights when the sun does not shine for months at a time.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading They are merry little children, always smiling and happy, even in the long winter nights when the sun does not shine for months at a time.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Wouldn’t you think it queer to have such a long night as that?
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading They are merry little children, always smiling and happy, even in the long winter nights when the sun does not shine for months at a time.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They are merry little children, always smiling and happy, even in the long winter nights when the sun does not shine for months at a time.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The little Eskimo children on the sledge are having a very happy time.
participate in games or sport
From this reading Would you like to have a bear to play with?
a companion at play
From this reading Isn’t this a strange playmate?
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Wouldn’t you think it queer to have such a long night as that?
be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading They are merry little children, always smiling and happy, even in the long winter nights when the sun does not shine for months at a time.
transport in a sleigh
From this reading The little Eskimo children on the sledge are having a very happy time.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading They are merry little children, always smiling and happy, even in the long winter nights when the sun does not shine for months at a time.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Isn’t this a strange playmate?
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Wouldn’t you think it queer to have such a long night as that?
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading They are merry little children, always smiling and happy, even in the long winter nights when the sun does not shine for months at a time.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Wouldn’t you think it queer to have such a long night as that?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The little Eskimo children on the sledge are having a very happy time.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are merry little children, always smiling and happy, even in the long winter nights when the sun does not shine for months at a time.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Wouldn’t you think it queer to have such a long night as that?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Isn’t this a strange playmate?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The little Eskimo children on the sledge are having a very happy time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Would you like to have a bear to play with?
precisely as stated
From this reading The little Eskimo children on the sledge are having a very happy time.
at the time that
From this reading They are merry little children, always smiling and happy, even in the long winter nights when the sun does not shine for months at a time.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading They are merry little children, always smiling and happy, even in the long winter nights when the sun does not shine for months at a time.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Would you like to have a bear to play with?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would you like to have a bear to play with?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wouldn’t you think it queer to have such a long night as that?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Would you like to have a bear to play with?
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