Chapter 5 of Mackinac and Lake Stories is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Mackinac and Lake Stories is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“It's Brother Strang serenading.” “How do you know?” “Because he is the only man on Beaver who can play the fiddle like that.” Roxy gave herself over to unrestrained giggling. “A man fifty years old!”
Chapter 5 of Mackinac and Lake Stories is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 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.
the soft brown fur of the beaver
From this reading ““Because he is the only man on Beaver who can play the fiddle like that.””
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading ““It's Brother Strang serenading.””
bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
From this reading ““Because he is the only man on Beaver who can play the fiddle like that.””
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading ““A man fifty years old!””
-ing form of “giggle” — laugh nervously
From this reading “Roxy gave herself over to unrestrained giggling.”
participate in games or sport
From this reading ““Because he is the only man on Beaver who can play the fiddle like that.””
-ing form of “serenade” — sing and play for somebody
From this reading ““It's Brother Strang serenading.””
not subject to restraint
From this reading “Roxy gave herself over to unrestrained giggling.”
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 ““A man fifty years old!””
In this reading ““Because he is the only man on Beaver who can play the fiddle like that.””
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 “A man fifty years old!”
the soft brown fur of the beaver
From this reading “Because he is the only man on Beaver who can play the fiddle like that.”
for the reason that
From this reading “Because he is the only man on Beaver who can play the fiddle like that.”
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “It's Brother Strang serenading.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Because he is the only man on Beaver who can play the fiddle like that.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “How do you know?”
bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
From this reading “Because he is the only man on Beaver who can play the fiddle like that.”
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading “A man fifty years old!”
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Roxy gave herself over to unrestrained giggling.
-ing form of “giggle” — laugh nervously
From this reading Roxy gave herself over to unrestrained giggling.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Because he is the only man on Beaver who can play the fiddle like that.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Roxy gave herself over to unrestrained giggling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How do you know?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Because he is the only man on Beaver who can play the fiddle like that.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It's Brother Strang serenading.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “How do you know?”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Because he is the only man on Beaver who can play the fiddle like that.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Because he is the only man on Beaver who can play the fiddle like that.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “A man fifty years old!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Because he is the only man on Beaver who can play the fiddle like that.”
and nothing more
From this reading “Because he is the only man on Beaver who can play the fiddle like that.”
above and across; more than
From this reading Roxy gave herself over to unrestrained giggling.
participate in games or sport
From this reading “Because he is the only man on Beaver who can play the fiddle like that.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Roxy gave herself over to unrestrained giggling.
-ing form of “serenade” — sing and play for somebody
From this reading “It's Brother Strang serenading.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It's Brother Strang serenading.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Because he is the only man on Beaver who can play the fiddle like that.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Because he is the only man on Beaver who can play the fiddle like that.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Roxy gave herself over to unrestrained giggling.
not subject to restraint
From this reading Roxy gave herself over to unrestrained giggling.
which person or people
From this reading “Because he is the only man on Beaver who can play the fiddle like that.”
a late time of life
From this reading “A man fifty years old!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How do you know?”
Chapter 5 of Mackinac and Lake Stories by Mary Hartwell Catherwood holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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 5 holds 396 sentences of Mackinac and Lake Stories, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Mackinac and Lake Stories by Mary Hartwell Catherwood exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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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