Chapter 9 of Kak, the Copper Eskimo is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 9 of Kak, the Copper Eskimo is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Missing_ “Come here! Come here, Noashak! It is better that you stay here.” Guninana stood at the tent door. Her face, as always now, wore a shadow of anxiety.
Chapter 9 of Kak, the Copper Eskimo is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading “Her face, as always now, wore a shadow of anxiety.”
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “It is better that you stay here.””
not able to be found
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “Her face, as always now, wore a shadow of anxiety.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “It is better that you stay here.””
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading “Guninana stood at the tent door.”
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading “Guninana stood at the tent door.”
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading “Her face, as always now, wore a shadow of anxiety.”
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 “It is better that you stay here.””
In this reading “_Missing_ “Come here!”
In this reading “Guninana stood at the tent door.”
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 Her face, as always now, wore a shadow of anxiety.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Her face, as always now, wore a shadow of anxiety.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading Her face, as always now, wore a shadow of anxiety.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her face, as always now, wore a shadow of anxiety.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Guninana stood at the tent door.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading It is better that you stay here.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _Missing_ “Come here!
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Guninana stood at the tent door.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Her face, as always now, wore a shadow of anxiety.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Guninana stood at the tent door.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her face, as always now, wore a shadow of anxiety.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading _Missing_ “Come here!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is better that you stay here.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is better that you stay here.”
not able to be found
From this reading _Missing_ “Come here!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come here, Noashak!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Her face, as always now, wore a shadow of anxiety.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her face, as always now, wore a shadow of anxiety.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Her face, as always now, wore a shadow of anxiety.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading It is better that you stay here.”
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Guninana stood at the tent door.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading Guninana stood at the tent door.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is better that you stay here.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Guninana stood at the tent door.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading Her face, as always now, wore a shadow of anxiety.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It is better that you stay here.”
Chapter 9 of Kak, the Copper Eskimo by Vilhjalmur Stefansson holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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 9 holds 422 sentences of Kak, the Copper Eskimo, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Kak, the Copper Eskimo by Vilhjalmur Stefansson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 422 sentences, grouped into 85 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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