Chapter 8 of Northwest! is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Northwest! is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What are our plans for to-day?" he asked. "We must try to get a deer. Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff. How many cartridges have you got?" "Six," said Jimmy and Deering smiled.
Chapter 8 of Northwest! is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cartridge” — ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun
From this reading “How many cartridges have you got?"”
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading “"We must try to get a deer.”
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading “"Six," said Jimmy and Deering smiled.”
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading “Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.”
untanned hide especially of cattle; cut in strips it is used for whips and ropes
From this reading “Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.”
(meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven
From this reading “Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.”
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading “Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.”
not given to gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading “Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.”
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 “"What are our plans for to-day?" he asked.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "We must try to get a deer.
later than; following
From this reading Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Six," said Jimmy and Deering smiled.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What are our plans for to-day?" he asked.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What are our plans for to-day?" he asked.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.
plural of “cartridge” — ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun
From this reading How many cartridges have you got?"
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading "We must try to get a deer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Six," said Jimmy and Deering smiled.
take in solid food
From this reading Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "What are our plans for to-day?" he asked.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "We must try to get a deer.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading How many cartridges have you got?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How many cartridges have you got?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What are our plans for to-day?" he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How many cartridges have you got?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading "Six," said Jimmy and Deering smiled.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading How many cartridges have you got?"
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "We must try to get a deer.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "What are our plans for to-day?" he asked.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading "What are our plans for to-day?" he asked.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.
untanned hide especially of cattle; cut in strips it is used for whips and ropes
From this reading Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.
(meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven
From this reading Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Six," said Jimmy and Deering smiled.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading "Six," said Jimmy and Deering smiled.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "Six," said Jimmy and Deering smiled.
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We must try to get a deer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What are our plans for to-day?" he asked.
not given to gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "We must try to get a deer.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We must try to get a deer.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What are our plans for to-day?" he asked.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Fresh venison's most as tough as rawhide, but, if you put the roasted meat in a bag with salt, after a week or two you can eat the stuff.
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