Chapter 12 of Lost with Lieutenant Pike How from the Pawnee Village the boy named Scar is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 12 of Lost with Lieutenant Pike How from the Pawnee Village the boy named Scar is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Let us fix him, sir,” cried Hugh, Freegift, and the others. “We’ll pay him an’ save the governor the trouble.” They crowded forward. The dark man’s legs gave out under him and down he flopped, to his knees. “No, señores!
Chapter 12 of Lost with Lieutenant Pike How from the Pawnee Village the boy named Scar is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading “They crowded forward.”
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading ““Let us fix him, sir,” cried Hugh, Freegift, and the others.”
inflected form of “flop” — fall loosely
From this reading “The dark man’s legs gave out under him and down he flopped, to his knees.”
the head of a state government
From this reading ““We’ll pay him an’ save the governor the trouble.””
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading “The dark man’s legs gave out under him and down he flopped, to his knees.”
staying power
From this reading “The dark man’s legs gave out under him and down he flopped, to his knees.”
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading ““We’ll pay him an’ save the governor the trouble.””
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “We’ll pay him an’ save the governor the trouble.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Let us fix him, sir,” cried Hugh, Freegift, and the others.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Let us fix him, sir,” cried Hugh, Freegift, and the others.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading They crowded forward.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The dark man’s legs gave out under him and down he flopped, to his knees.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The dark man’s legs gave out under him and down he flopped, to his knees.
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading “Let us fix him, sir,” cried Hugh, Freegift, and the others.
inflected form of “flop” — fall loosely
From this reading The dark man’s legs gave out under him and down he flopped, to his knees.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading They crowded forward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let us fix him, sir,” cried Hugh, Freegift, and the others.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The dark man’s legs gave out under him and down he flopped, to his knees.
the head of a state government
From this reading “We’ll pay him an’ save the governor the trouble.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The dark man’s legs gave out under him and down he flopped, to his knees.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Let us fix him, sir,” cried Hugh, Freegift, and the others.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The dark man’s legs gave out under him and down he flopped, to his knees.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let us fix him, sir,” cried Hugh, Freegift, and the others.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading The dark man’s legs gave out under him and down he flopped, to his knees.
staying power
From this reading The dark man’s legs gave out under him and down he flopped, to his knees.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let us fix him, sir,” cried Hugh, Freegift, and the others.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The dark man’s legs gave out under him and down he flopped, to his knees.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, señores!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let us fix him, sir,” cried Hugh, Freegift, and the others.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The dark man’s legs gave out under him and down he flopped, to his knees.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading “We’ll pay him an’ save the governor the trouble.”
except for; apart from
From this reading “We’ll pay him an’ save the governor the trouble.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, señores!
term of address for a man
From this reading “Let us fix him, sir,” cried Hugh, Freegift, and the others.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Let us fix him, sir,” cried Hugh, Freegift, and the others.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They crowded forward.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The dark man’s legs gave out under him and down he flopped, to his knees.
a source of difficulty
From this reading “We’ll pay him an’ save the governor the trouble.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The dark man’s legs gave out under him and down he flopped, to his knees.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Let us fix him, sir,” cried Hugh, Freegift, and the others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ll pay him an’ save the governor the trouble.”
Chapter 12 of Lost with Lieutenant Pike How from the Pawnee Village the boy named Scar by Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand) Sabin holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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 12 holds 427 sentences of Lost with Lieutenant Pike How from the Pawnee Village the boy named Scar, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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