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Kalitan, Our Little Alaskan Cousin
Kalitan, Our Little Alaskan Cousin

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of Kalitan, Our Little Alaskan Cousin is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Mary F., -1930 Nixon-Roulet • Curated US English Learning Edition
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A MONSTER OF THE DEEP THE big bear occupied considerable attention for several days.
He had to be carefully skinned and part of the meat dried for future use.
Alaskans never use salt for preserving meat.
Indeed they seem to dislike salt very much.
It had taken Ted some time to learn to eat all his meat and fish quite fresh, without a taste of salt, but he had grown to like it.
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Kalitan, Our Little Alaskan Cousin

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of Kalitan, Our Little Alaskan Cousin is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
A MONSTER OF THE DEEP THE big bear occupied considerable attention for several days.
/ə ˈmɑːnstər ʌv ðə diːp ðə bɪɡ ber ˈɑːkjəpaɪd kənˈsɪdərəbəl əˈtenʃən fɔːr ˈsevrəl deɪz/
Line 2
He had to be carefully skinned and part of the meat dried for future use.
/hiː hæd tuː biː ˈkerfəli skɪnd ənd pɑːrt ʌv ðə miːt draɪd fɔːr ˈfjuːtʃər juːs/
Line 3
Alaskans never use salt for preserving meat.
/əˈlæskənz ˈnevər juːs sɔːlt fɔːr prəˈzɜːrvɪŋ miːt/
Line 4
Indeed they seem to dislike salt very much.
/ˌɪnˈdiːd ðeɪ siːm tuː dɪˈslaɪk sɔːlt ˈveri mʌtʃ/
Line 5
It had taken Ted some time to learn to eat all his meat and fish quite fresh, without a taste of salt, but he had grown to like it.
/ɪt hæd ˈteɪkən ted sʌm taɪm tuː lɜːrn tuː iːt ɔːl hɪz miːt ənd fɪʃ kwaɪt freʃ wɪˈθaʊt ə teɪst ʌv sɔːlt bʌt hiː hæd ɡroʊn tuː laɪk ɪt/

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Alaskans noun US /əˈlæskənz/

plural of “alaskan” — a native or resident of Alaska

From this reading “Alaskans never use salt for preserving meat.”

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dislike noun US /dɪˈslaɪk/

an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group

From this reading “Indeed they seem to dislike salt very much.”

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dried adjective US /draɪd/

not still wet

From this reading “He had to be carefully skinned and part of the meat dried for future use.”

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monster noun US /ˈmɑːnstər/

an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts

From this reading “A MONSTER OF THE DEEP THE big bear occupied considerable attention for several days.”

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preserving verb US /prəˈzɜːrvɪŋ/

-ing form of “preserve” — keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last

From this reading “Alaskans never use salt for preserving meat.”

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salt noun US /sɔːlt/

a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

From this reading “Alaskans never use salt for preserving meat.”

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skinned adjective US /skɪnd/

having skin of a specified kind

From this reading “He had to be carefully skinned and part of the meat dried for future use.”

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Ted noun US /ted/

a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes

From this reading “It had taken Ted some time to learn to eat all his meat and fish quite fresh, without a taste of salt, but he had grown to like it.”

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All words in this reading · 52

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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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 A MONSTER OF THE DEEP THE big bear occupied considerable attention for several days.

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AlaskansnounUS /əˈlæskənz/

plural of “alaskan” — a native or resident of Alaska

From this reading Alaskans never use salt for preserving meat.

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alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading It had taken Ted some time to learn to eat all his meat and fish quite fresh, without a taste of salt, but he had grown to like it.

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading He had to be carefully skinned and part of the meat dried for future use.

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attentionnounUS /əˈtenʃən/

the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

From this reading A MONSTER OF THE DEEP THE big bear occupied considerable attention for several days.

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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading He had to be carefully skinned and part of the meat dried for future use.

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bearverbUS /ber/

have

From this reading A MONSTER OF THE DEEP THE big bear occupied considerable attention for several days.

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bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading A MONSTER OF THE DEEP THE big bear occupied considerable attention for several days.

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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It had taken Ted some time to learn to eat all his meat and fish quite fresh, without a taste of salt, but he had grown to like it.

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carefullyadverbUS /ˈkerfəli/

taking care or paying attention

From this reading He had to be carefully skinned and part of the meat dried for future use.

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considerableadjectiveUS /kənˈsɪdərəbəl/

large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree

From this reading A MONSTER OF THE DEEP THE big bear occupied considerable attention for several days.

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daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading A MONSTER OF THE DEEP THE big bear occupied considerable attention for several days.

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DEEPadjectiveUS /diːp/

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading A MONSTER OF THE DEEP THE big bear occupied considerable attention for several days.

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dislikenounUS /dɪˈslaɪk/

an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group

From this reading Indeed they seem to dislike salt very much.

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driedadjectiveUS /draɪd/

not still wet

From this reading He had to be carefully skinned and part of the meat dried for future use.

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eatverbUS /iːt/

take in solid food

From this reading It had taken Ted some time to learn to eat all his meat and fish quite fresh, without a taste of salt, but he had grown to like it.

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fishnounUS /fɪʃ/

any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills

From this reading It had taken Ted some time to learn to eat all his meat and fish quite fresh, without a taste of salt, but he had grown to like it.

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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading A MONSTER OF THE DEEP THE big bear occupied considerable attention for several days.

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freshadjectiveUS /freʃ/

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading It had taken Ted some time to learn to eat all his meat and fish quite fresh, without a taste of salt, but he had grown to like it.

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futureadjectiveUS /ˈfjuːtʃər/

yet to be or coming

From this reading He had to be carefully skinned and part of the meat dried for future use.

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grownadjectiveUS /ɡroʊn/

(of animals) fully developed

From this reading It had taken Ted some time to learn to eat all his meat and fish quite fresh, without a taste of salt, but he had grown to like it.

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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading He had to be carefully skinned and part of the meat dried for future use.

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HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He had to be carefully skinned and part of the meat dried for future use.

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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading It had taken Ted some time to learn to eat all his meat and fish quite fresh, without a taste of salt, but he had grown to like it.

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IndeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading Indeed they seem to dislike salt very much.

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ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It had taken Ted some time to learn to eat all his meat and fish quite fresh, without a taste of salt, but he had grown to like it.

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learnverbUS /lɜːrn/

gain knowledge or skills

From this reading It had taken Ted some time to learn to eat all his meat and fish quite fresh, without a taste of salt, but he had grown to like it.

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likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading It had taken Ted some time to learn to eat all his meat and fish quite fresh, without a taste of salt, but he had grown to like it.

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meatnounUS /miːt/

the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food

From this reading He had to be carefully skinned and part of the meat dried for future use.

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MONSTERnounUS /ˈmɑːnstər/

an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts

From this reading A MONSTER OF THE DEEP THE big bear occupied considerable attention for several days.

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muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Indeed they seem to dislike salt very much.

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neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Alaskans never use salt for preserving meat.

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occupiedadjectiveUS /ˈɑːkjəpaɪd/

held or filled or in use

From this reading A MONSTER OF THE DEEP THE big bear occupied considerable attention for several days.

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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A MONSTER OF THE DEEP THE big bear occupied considerable attention for several days.

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partnounUS /pɑːrt/

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading He had to be carefully skinned and part of the meat dried for future use.

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preservingverbUS /prəˈzɜːrvɪŋ/

-ing form of “preserve” — keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last

From this reading Alaskans never use salt for preserving meat.

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quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading It had taken Ted some time to learn to eat all his meat and fish quite fresh, without a taste of salt, but he had grown to like it.

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saltnounUS /sɔːlt/

a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

From this reading Alaskans never use salt for preserving meat.

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seemverbUS /siːm/

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Indeed they seem to dislike salt very much.

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severaladjectiveUS /ˈsevrəl/

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading A MONSTER OF THE DEEP THE big bear occupied considerable attention for several days.

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skinnedadjectiveUS /skɪnd/

having skin of a specified kind

From this reading He had to be carefully skinned and part of the meat dried for future use.

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someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading It had taken Ted some time to learn to eat all his meat and fish quite fresh, without a taste of salt, but he had grown to like it.

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takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading It had taken Ted some time to learn to eat all his meat and fish quite fresh, without a taste of salt, but he had grown to like it.

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tasteverbUS /teɪst/

To perceive flavor through the mouth.

From this reading It had taken Ted some time to learn to eat all his meat and fish quite fresh, without a taste of salt, but he had grown to like it.

Velmora curated lexicon
TednounUS /ted/

a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes

From this reading It had taken Ted some time to learn to eat all his meat and fish quite fresh, without a taste of salt, but he had grown to like it.

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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading A MONSTER OF THE DEEP THE big bear occupied considerable attention for several days.

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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Indeed they seem to dislike salt very much.

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timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading It had taken Ted some time to learn to eat all his meat and fish quite fresh, without a taste of salt, but he had grown to like it.

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toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading He had to be carefully skinned and part of the meat dried for future use.

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usenounUS /juːs/

the act of using

From this reading He had to be carefully skinned and part of the meat dried for future use.

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veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading Indeed they seem to dislike salt very much.

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withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading It had taken Ted some time to learn to eat all his meat and fish quite fresh, without a taste of salt, but he had grown to like it.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Chapter 5 of Kalitan, Our Little Alaskan Cousin by Mary F., -1930 Nixon-Roulet holds 91 sentences, grouped into 19 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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Chapter 5 holds 91 sentences of Kalitan, Our Little Alaskan Cousin, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.

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