Chapter XI of Johnny Longbow, “The Dancing Shadow,” is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter XI of Johnny Longbow, “The Dancing Shadow,” is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The tent Johnny slept in was a small one. He slept in it alone. There could be no mistaking the intent of the Eskimo with the long knife. “He will kill Johnny,” the girl told herself, gripping at her heart. Her first impulse was to cry out.
Chapter XI of Johnny Longbow, “The Dancing Shadow,” is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 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 “There could be no mistaking the intent of the Eskimo with the long knife.”
capable of arousing and holding the attention
From this reading ““He will kill Johnny,” the girl told herself, gripping at her heart.”
an instinctive motive
From this reading “Her first impulse was to cry out.”
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading “There could be no mistaking the intent of the Eskimo with the long knife.”
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading “The tent Johnny slept in was a small one.”
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading “There could be no mistaking the intent of the Eskimo with the long knife.”
putting the wrong interpretation on
From this reading “There could be no mistaking the intent of the Eskimo with the long knife.”
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading “The tent Johnny slept in was a small one.”
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 “Her first impulse was to cry out.”
In this reading “There could be no mistaking the intent of the Eskimo with the long knife.”
utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
In this reading “Her first impulse was to cry out.”
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 The tent Johnny slept in was a small one.
Having no one else present.
From this reading He slept in it alone.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “He will kill Johnny,” the girl told herself, gripping at her heart.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There could be no mistaking the intent of the Eskimo with the long knife.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There could be no mistaking the intent of the Eskimo with the long knife.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Her first impulse was to cry out.
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 There could be no mistaking the intent of the Eskimo with the long knife.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Her first impulse was to cry out.
a young female
From this reading “He will kill Johnny,” the girl told herself, gripping at her heart.
capable of arousing and holding the attention
From this reading “He will kill Johnny,” the girl told herself, gripping at her heart.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He slept in it alone.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “He will kill Johnny,” the girl told herself, gripping at her heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “He will kill Johnny,” the girl told herself, gripping at her heart.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He will kill Johnny,” the girl told herself, gripping at her heart.
an instinctive motive
From this reading Her first impulse was to cry out.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The tent Johnny slept in was a small one.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading There could be no mistaking the intent of the Eskimo with the long knife.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He slept in it alone.
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading The tent Johnny slept in was a small one.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “He will kill Johnny,” the girl told herself, gripping at her heart.
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading There could be no mistaking the intent of the Eskimo with the long knife.
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 There could be no mistaking the intent of the Eskimo with the long knife.
putting the wrong interpretation on
From this reading There could be no mistaking the intent of the Eskimo with the long knife.
not any; not one
From this reading There could be no mistaking the intent of the Eskimo with the long knife.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There could be no mistaking the intent of the Eskimo with the long knife.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The tent Johnny slept in was a small one.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Her first impulse was to cry out.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading The tent Johnny slept in was a small one.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The tent Johnny slept in was a small one.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading The tent Johnny slept in was a small one.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The tent Johnny slept in was a small one.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There could be no mistaking the intent of the Eskimo with the long knife.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her first impulse was to cry out.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “He will kill Johnny,” the girl told herself, gripping at her heart.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The tent Johnny slept in was a small one.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “He will kill Johnny,” the girl told herself, gripping at her heart.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There could be no mistaking the intent of the Eskimo with the long knife.
Chapter 11 of Johnny Longbow by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 61 sentences, grouped into 13 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 61 sentences of Johnny Longbow, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.
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