Chapter 6 of Pardners is here in full — 470 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Pardners is here in full — 470 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"He's a man, George. They're both human, and they're dying in sight of us. Give him a chance. Fight like a man." As he spoke the fury fell away from the whaler and he became the alert, strong man of the frontier, knowing the quick danger and meeting it.
Chapter 6 of Pardners is here in full — 470 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading “As he spoke the fury fell away from the whaler and he became the alert, strong man of the frontier, knowing the quick danger and meeting it.”
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading “They're both human, and they're dying in sight of us.”
a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
From this reading “As he spoke the fury fell away from the whaler and he became the alert, strong man of the frontier, knowing the quick danger and meeting it.”
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading “As he spoke the fury fell away from the whaler and he became the alert, strong man of the frontier, knowing the quick danger and meeting it.”
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading “As he spoke the fury fell away from the whaler and he became the alert, strong man of the frontier, knowing the quick danger and meeting it.”
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading “As he spoke the fury fell away from the whaler and he became the alert, strong man of the frontier, knowing the quick danger and meeting it.”
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “As he spoke the fury fell away from the whaler and he became the alert, strong man of the frontier, knowing the quick danger and meeting it.”
a seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales
From this reading “As he spoke the fury fell away from the whaler and he became the alert, strong man of the frontier, knowing the quick danger and meeting it.”
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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 "He's a man, George.
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading As he spoke the fury fell away from the whaler and he became the alert, strong man of the frontier, knowing the quick danger and meeting it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They're both human, and they're dying in sight of us.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he spoke the fury fell away from the whaler and he became the alert, strong man of the frontier, knowing the quick danger and meeting it.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading As he spoke the fury fell away from the whaler and he became the alert, strong man of the frontier, knowing the quick danger and meeting it.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading As he spoke the fury fell away from the whaler and he became the alert, strong man of the frontier, knowing the quick danger and meeting it.
the two together, not just one
From this reading They're both human, and they're dying in sight of us.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Give him a chance.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading As he spoke the fury fell away from the whaler and he became the alert, strong man of the frontier, knowing the quick danger and meeting it.
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading They're both human, and they're dying in sight of us.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading As he spoke the fury fell away from the whaler and he became the alert, strong man of the frontier, knowing the quick danger and meeting it.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Fight like a man."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As he spoke the fury fell away from the whaler and he became the alert, strong man of the frontier, knowing the quick danger and meeting it.
a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
From this reading As he spoke the fury fell away from the whaler and he became the alert, strong man of the frontier, knowing the quick danger and meeting it.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading As he spoke the fury fell away from the whaler and he became the alert, strong man of the frontier, knowing the quick danger and meeting it.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading "He's a man, George.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Give him a chance.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he spoke the fury fell away from the whaler and he became the alert, strong man of the frontier, knowing the quick danger and meeting it.
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From this reading "He's a man, George.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Give him a chance.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading They're both human, and they're dying in sight of us.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They're both human, and they're dying in sight of us.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As he spoke the fury fell away from the whaler and he became the alert, strong man of the frontier, knowing the quick danger and meeting it.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading As he spoke the fury fell away from the whaler and he became the alert, strong man of the frontier, knowing the quick danger and meeting it.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Fight like a man."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "He's a man, George.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading As he spoke the fury fell away from the whaler and he became the alert, strong man of the frontier, knowing the quick danger and meeting it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They're both human, and they're dying in sight of us.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading As he spoke the fury fell away from the whaler and he became the alert, strong man of the frontier, knowing the quick danger and meeting it.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading They're both human, and they're dying in sight of us.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading As he spoke the fury fell away from the whaler and he became the alert, strong man of the frontier, knowing the quick danger and meeting it.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading As he spoke the fury fell away from the whaler and he became the alert, strong man of the frontier, knowing the quick danger and meeting it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As he spoke the fury fell away from the whaler and he became the alert, strong man of the frontier, knowing the quick danger and meeting it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They're both human, and they're dying in sight of us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They're both human, and they're dying in sight of us.
a seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales
From this reading As he spoke the fury fell away from the whaler and he became the alert, strong man of the frontier, knowing the quick danger and meeting it.
Chapter 6 of Pardners by Rex Beach holds 470 sentences, grouped into 94 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 6 holds 470 sentences of Pardners, unabridged, divided into 94 reading sections.
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