Chapter 10 of Moon-Face, and Other Stories is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Moon-Face, and Other Stories is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Still moving down the stream, he panned again. A single speck was his reward. A third pan contained no gold at all. Not satisfied with this, he panned three times again, taking his shovels of dirt within a foot of one another. Each pan proved empty of gold, and the fact, instead of discouraging him, seemed to give him satisfaction.
Chapter 10 of Moon-Face, and Other Stories is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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gotten under control
From this reading “A third pan contained no gold at all.”
the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
From this reading “Not satisfied with this, he panned three times again, taking his shovels of dirt within a foot of one another.”
depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action
From this reading “Each pan proved empty of gold, and the fact, instead of discouraging him, seemed to give him satisfaction.”
make a sweeping movement
From this reading “A third pan contained no gold at all.”
inflected form of “pan” — make a sweeping movement
From this reading “Still moving down the stream, he panned again.”
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading “A single speck was his reward.”
plural of “shovel” — a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle
From this reading “Not satisfied with this, he panned three times again, taking his shovels of dirt within a foot of one another.”
a very small spot
From this reading “A single speck was his reward.”
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 single speck was his reward.
anew
From this reading Still moving down the stream, he panned again.
(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 A third pan contained no gold at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Each pan proved empty of gold, and the fact, instead of discouraging him, seemed to give him satisfaction.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Not satisfied with this, he panned three times again, taking his shovels of dirt within a foot of one another.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A third pan contained no gold at all.
gotten under control
From this reading A third pan contained no gold at all.
the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
From this reading Not satisfied with this, he panned three times again, taking his shovels of dirt within a foot of one another.
depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action
From this reading Each pan proved empty of gold, and the fact, instead of discouraging him, seemed to give him satisfaction.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Still moving down the stream, he panned again.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each pan proved empty of gold, and the fact, instead of discouraging him, seemed to give him satisfaction.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading Each pan proved empty of gold, and the fact, instead of discouraging him, seemed to give him satisfaction.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Each pan proved empty of gold, and the fact, instead of discouraging him, seemed to give him satisfaction.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Not satisfied with this, he panned three times again, taking his shovels of dirt within a foot of one another.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Each pan proved empty of gold, and the fact, instead of discouraging him, seemed to give him satisfaction.
coins made of gold
From this reading A third pan contained no gold at all.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Still moving down the stream, he panned again.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Each pan proved empty of gold, and the fact, instead of discouraging him, seemed to give him satisfaction.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A single speck was his reward.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading Each pan proved empty of gold, and the fact, instead of discouraging him, seemed to give him satisfaction.
in motion
From this reading Still moving down the stream, he panned again.
not any; not one
From this reading A third pan contained no gold at all.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not satisfied with this, he panned three times again, taking his shovels of dirt within a foot of one another.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not satisfied with this, he panned three times again, taking his shovels of dirt within a foot of one another.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Not satisfied with this, he panned three times again, taking his shovels of dirt within a foot of one another.
make a sweeping movement
From this reading A third pan contained no gold at all.
inflected form of “pan” — make a sweeping movement
From this reading Still moving down the stream, he panned again.
established beyond doubt
From this reading Each pan proved empty of gold, and the fact, instead of discouraging him, seemed to give him satisfaction.
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading A single speck was his reward.
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading Each pan proved empty of gold, and the fact, instead of discouraging him, seemed to give him satisfaction.
filled with satisfaction
From this reading Not satisfied with this, he panned three times again, taking his shovels of dirt within a foot of one another.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Each pan proved empty of gold, and the fact, instead of discouraging him, seemed to give him satisfaction.
plural of “shovel” — a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle
From this reading Not satisfied with this, he panned three times again, taking his shovels of dirt within a foot of one another.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading A single speck was his reward.
a very small spot
From this reading A single speck was his reward.
not in physical motion
From this reading Still moving down the stream, he panned again.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading Still moving down the stream, he panned again.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Not satisfied with this, he panned three times again, taking his shovels of dirt within a foot of one another.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Still moving down the stream, he panned again.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading A third pan contained no gold at all.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Not satisfied with this, he panned three times again, taking his shovels of dirt within a foot of one another.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Not satisfied with this, he panned three times again, taking his shovels of dirt within a foot of one another.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Not satisfied with this, he panned three times again, taking his shovels of dirt within a foot of one another.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Each pan proved empty of gold, and the fact, instead of discouraging him, seemed to give him satisfaction.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A single speck was his reward.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Not satisfied with this, he panned three times again, taking his shovels of dirt within a foot of one another.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Not satisfied with this, he panned three times again, taking his shovels of dirt within a foot of one another.
Chapter 10 of Moon-Face, and Other Stories by Jack London holds 215 sentences, grouped into 43 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 10 holds 215 sentences of Moon-Face, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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