Chapter 5 of Northern Lights, Complete is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Northern Lights, Complete is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Can’t you hide me down by the river till we start?” he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face. He was assuming that she would take him down the river: but she gave no sign. “I’ve got to see if he’ll take you first,” she answered. “He--your uncle, Tom Sanger? He drinks, I’ve heard.
Chapter 5 of Northern Lights, Complete is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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excessively forward
From this reading “He was assuming that she would take him down the river: but she gave no sign.”
plural of “drink” — a single serving of a beverage
From this reading “He drinks, I’ve heard.”
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading ““Can’t you hide me down by the river till we start?” he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.”
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading ““Can’t you hide me down by the river till we start?” he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.”
English biochemist who determined the sequence of amino acids in insulin and who invented a technique to determine the genetic sequence of an organism (born in 1918)
From this reading ““He--your uncle, Tom Sanger?”
diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
From this reading ““Can’t you hide me down by the river till we start?” he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.”
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading “He was assuming that she would take him down the river: but she gave no sign.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading ““Can’t you hide me down by the river till we start?” he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.”
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past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “I’ve got to see if he’ll take you first,” she answered.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Can’t you hide me down by the river till we start?” he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.
excessively forward
From this reading He was assuming that she would take him down the river: but she gave no sign.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was assuming that she would take him down the river: but she gave no sign.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Can’t you hide me down by the river till we start?” he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Can’t you hide me down by the river till we start?” he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Can’t you hide me down by the river till we start?” he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.
plural of “drink” — a single serving of a beverage
From this reading He drinks, I’ve heard.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading “Can’t you hide me down by the river till we start?” he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.
opinion or judgment
From this reading “Can’t you hide me down by the river till we start?” he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “Can’t you hide me down by the river till we start?” he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “I’ve got to see if he’ll take you first,” she answered.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He was assuming that she would take him down the river: but she gave no sign.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I’ve got to see if he’ll take you first,” she answered.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Can’t you hide me down by the river till we start?” he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ve got to see if he’ll take you first,” she answered.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading He drinks, I’ve heard.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Can’t you hide me down by the river till we start?” he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading “Can’t you hide me down by the river till we start?” he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was assuming that she would take him down the river: but she gave no sign.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Can’t you hide me down by the river till we start?” he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ve got to see if he’ll take you first,” she answered.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I’ve got to see if he’ll take you first,” she answered.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Can’t you hide me down by the river till we start?” he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.
not any; not one
From this reading He was assuming that she would take him down the river: but she gave no sign.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading “Can’t you hide me down by the river till we start?” he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.
English biochemist who determined the sequence of amino acids in insulin and who invented a technique to determine the genetic sequence of an organism (born in 1918)
From this reading “He--your uncle, Tom Sanger?
diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
From this reading “Can’t you hide me down by the river till we start?” he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I’ve got to see if he’ll take you first,” she answered.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was assuming that she would take him down the river: but she gave no sign.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading He was assuming that she would take him down the river: but she gave no sign.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Can’t you hide me down by the river till we start?” he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.
carry out
From this reading He was assuming that she would take him down the river: but she gave no sign.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was assuming that she would take him down the river: but she gave no sign.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Can’t you hide me down by the river till we start?” he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.
up to a particular time
From this reading “Can’t you hide me down by the river till we start?” he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I’ve got to see if he’ll take you first,” she answered.
male cat
From this reading “He--your uncle, Tom Sanger?
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “He--your uncle, Tom Sanger?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was assuming that she would take him down the river: but she gave no sign.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Can’t you hide me down by the river till we start?” he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He was assuming that she would take him down the river: but she gave no sign.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Can’t you hide me down by the river till we start?” he asked, his eyes eagerly searching her face.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “He--your uncle, Tom Sanger?
Chapter 5 of Northern Lights, Complete by Gilbert Parker holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 413 sentences of Northern Lights, Complete, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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