Chapter 1 of Kak, the Copper Eskimo is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Kak, the Copper Eskimo is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Set up and printed. Published August, 1924 _Printed in the United States of America by_ THE FERRIS PRINTING COMPANY, NEW YORK. To CONRAD DE WAAL, JR. Kak was an Eskimo boy who lived in Victoria Island in Canada. He belonged to the Copper Eskimos.
Chapter 1 of Kak, the Copper Eskimo is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the month following July and preceding September
From this reading “Published August, 1924 _Printed in the United States of America by_ THE FERRIS PRINTING COMPANY, NEW YORK.”
a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada
From this reading “Kak was an Eskimo boy who lived in Victoria Island in Canada.”
English novelist (born in Poland) noted for sea stories and for his narrative technique (1857-1924)
From this reading “To CONRAD DE WAAL, JR.”
a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
From this reading “He belonged to the Copper Eskimos.”
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 “Kak was an Eskimo boy who lived in Victoria Island in Canada.”
plural of “eskimo” — 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 “He belonged to the Copper Eskimos.”
text handwritten in the style of printed matter
From this reading “Published August, 1924 _Printed in the United States of America by_ THE FERRIS PRINTING COMPANY, NEW YORK.”
queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
From this reading “Kak was an Eskimo boy who lived in Victoria Island in Canada.”
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.
set up or found
In this reading “Set up and printed.”
live in the house where one works
In this reading “Kak was an Eskimo boy who lived in Victoria Island in Canada.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading Published August, 1924 _Printed in the United States of America by_ THE FERRIS PRINTING COMPANY, NEW YORK.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading Published August, 1924 _Printed in the United States of America by_ THE FERRIS PRINTING COMPANY, NEW YORK.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Kak was an Eskimo boy who lived in Victoria Island in Canada.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Set up and printed.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading Published August, 1924 _Printed in the United States of America by_ THE FERRIS PRINTING COMPANY, NEW YORK.
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading He belonged to the Copper Eskimos.
a youthful male person
From this reading Kak was an Eskimo boy who lived in Victoria Island in Canada.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Published August, 1924 _Printed in the United States of America by_ THE FERRIS PRINTING COMPANY, NEW YORK.
a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada
From this reading Kak was an Eskimo boy who lived in Victoria Island in Canada.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Published August, 1924 _Printed in the United States of America by_ THE FERRIS PRINTING COMPANY, NEW YORK.
English novelist (born in Poland) noted for sea stories and for his narrative technique (1857-1924)
From this reading To CONRAD DE WAAL, JR.
a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
From this reading He belonged to the Copper Eskimos.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading To CONRAD DE WAAL, JR.
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 Kak was an Eskimo boy who lived in Victoria Island in Canada.
plural of “eskimo” — 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 He belonged to the Copper Eskimos.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Published August, 1924 _Printed in the United States of America by_ THE FERRIS PRINTING COMPANY, NEW YORK.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He belonged to the Copper Eskimos.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Published August, 1924 _Printed in the United States of America by_ THE FERRIS PRINTING COMPANY, NEW YORK.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Kak was an Eskimo boy who lived in Victoria Island in Canada.
a son who has the same first name as his father
From this reading To CONRAD DE WAAL, JR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kak was an Eskimo boy who lived in Victoria Island in Canada.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Kak was an Eskimo boy who lived in Victoria Island in Canada.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Published August, 1924 _Printed in the United States of America by_ THE FERRIS PRINTING COMPANY, NEW YORK.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Published August, 1924 _Printed in the United States of America by_ THE FERRIS PRINTING COMPANY, NEW YORK.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading Set up and printed.
text handwritten in the style of printed matter
From this reading Published August, 1924 _Printed in the United States of America by_ THE FERRIS PRINTING COMPANY, NEW YORK.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading Published August, 1924 _Printed in the United States of America by_ THE FERRIS PRINTING COMPANY, NEW YORK.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Set up and printed.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Published August, 1924 _Printed in the United States of America by_ THE FERRIS PRINTING COMPANY, NEW YORK.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Published August, 1924 _Printed in the United States of America by_ THE FERRIS PRINTING COMPANY, NEW YORK.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To CONRAD DE WAAL, JR.
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading Published August, 1924 _Printed in the United States of America by_ THE FERRIS PRINTING COMPANY, NEW YORK.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Set up and printed.
queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
From this reading Kak was an Eskimo boy who lived in Victoria Island in Canada.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To CONRAD DE WAAL, JR.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Kak was an Eskimo boy who lived in Victoria Island in Canada.
which person or people
From this reading Kak was an Eskimo boy who lived in Victoria Island in Canada.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Published August, 1924 _Printed in the United States of America by_ THE FERRIS PRINTING COMPANY, NEW YORK.
Chapter 1 of Kak, the Copper Eskimo by Vilhjalmur Stefansson holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 1 holds 416 sentences of Kak, the Copper Eskimo, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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