Chapter 8 of Our Little Eskimo Cousin is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Our Little Eskimo Cousin is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HARD TIMES. TIME passed by. The weather was terribly cold, even for these people. The hunters went out on the ocean whenever it was safe to venture, but the seals and walruses were very scarce. They had probably gone in search of warmer waters.
Chapter 8 of Our Little Eskimo Cousin is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading “The hunters went out on the ocean whenever it was safe to venture, but the seals and walruses were very scarce.”
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading “The hunters went out on the ocean whenever it was safe to venture, but the seals and walruses were very scarce.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “The hunters went out on the ocean whenever it was safe to venture, but the seals and walruses were very scarce.”
plural of “seal” — fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters
From this reading “The hunters went out on the ocean whenever it was safe to venture, but the seals and walruses were very scarce.”
used as intensifiers
From this reading “The weather was terribly cold, even for these people.”
any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
From this reading “The hunters went out on the ocean whenever it was safe to venture, but the seals and walruses were very scarce.”
plural of “walrus” — either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber
From this reading “The hunters went out on the ocean whenever it was safe to venture, but the seals and walruses were very scarce.”
device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room
From this reading “They had probably gone in search of warmer waters.”
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In this reading “The weather was terribly cold, even for these people.”
a time of difficulty
In this reading “HARD TIMES.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “The hunters went out on the ocean whenever it was safe to venture, but the seals and walruses were very scarce.”
In this reading “They had probably gone in search of warmer waters.”
move past
In this reading “TIME passed by.”
In this reading “The hunters went out on the ocean whenever it was safe to venture, but the seals and walruses were very scarce.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The hunters went out on the ocean whenever it was safe to venture, but the seals and walruses were very scarce.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The hunters went out on the ocean whenever it was safe to venture, but the seals and walruses were very scarce.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading TIME passed by.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The weather was terribly cold, even for these people.
divisible by two
From this reading The weather was terribly cold, even for these people.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The weather was terribly cold, even for these people.
destroyed or killed
From this reading They had probably gone in search of warmer waters.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had probably gone in search of warmer waters.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading HARD TIMES.
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading The hunters went out on the ocean whenever it was safe to venture, but the seals and walruses were very scarce.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had probably gone in search of warmer waters.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The hunters went out on the ocean whenever it was safe to venture, but the seals and walruses were very scarce.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading The hunters went out on the ocean whenever it was safe to venture, but the seals and walruses were very scarce.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had probably gone in search of warmer waters.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The hunters went out on the ocean whenever it was safe to venture, but the seals and walruses were very scarce.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The hunters went out on the ocean whenever it was safe to venture, but the seals and walruses were very scarce.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading TIME passed by.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The weather was terribly cold, even for these people.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading They had probably gone in search of warmer waters.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading The hunters went out on the ocean whenever it was safe to venture, but the seals and walruses were very scarce.
only a very short time before
From this reading The hunters went out on the ocean whenever it was safe to venture, but the seals and walruses were very scarce.
plural of “seal” — fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters
From this reading The hunters went out on the ocean whenever it was safe to venture, but the seals and walruses were very scarce.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading They had probably gone in search of warmer waters.
used as intensifiers
From this reading The weather was terribly cold, even for these people.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The weather was terribly cold, even for these people.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The weather was terribly cold, even for these people.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had probably gone in search of warmer waters.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading TIME passed by.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading HARD TIMES.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The hunters went out on the ocean whenever it was safe to venture, but the seals and walruses were very scarce.
any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
From this reading The hunters went out on the ocean whenever it was safe to venture, but the seals and walruses were very scarce.
precisely as stated
From this reading The hunters went out on the ocean whenever it was safe to venture, but the seals and walruses were very scarce.
plural of “walrus” — either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber
From this reading The hunters went out on the ocean whenever it was safe to venture, but the seals and walruses were very scarce.
device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room
From this reading They had probably gone in search of warmer waters.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The weather was terribly cold, even for these people.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading They had probably gone in search of warmer waters.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading The weather was terribly cold, even for these people.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The hunters went out on the ocean whenever it was safe to venture, but the seals and walruses were very scarce.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The hunters went out on the ocean whenever it was safe to venture, but the seals and walruses were very scarce.
at any time that; every time that
From this reading The hunters went out on the ocean whenever it was safe to venture, but the seals and walruses were very scarce.
Chapter 8 of Our Little Eskimo Cousin by Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade holds 122 sentences, grouped into 25 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.
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