Chapter 4 of Red Rooney: The Last of the Crew is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Red Rooney: The Last of the Crew is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Poo! I would not care to live there," said Pussimek. "And no walruses at all," added Mrs Okiok. "Boo! a miserable country!" exclaimed Ippegoo's mother. "Then they have villages--so big!--oh!"
Chapter 4 of Red Rooney: The Last of the Crew is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “"And no walruses at all," added Mrs Okiok.”
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “"Then they have villages--so big!--oh!"”
show displeasure, as after a performance or speech
From this reading “"Boo! a miserable country!" exclaimed Ippegoo's mother.”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “"Boo! a miserable country!" exclaimed Ippegoo's mother.”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “I would not care to live there," said Pussimek.”
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading “"Boo! a miserable country!" exclaimed Ippegoo's mother.”
plural of “village” — a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading “"Then they have villages--so big!--oh!"”
plural of “walrus” — either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber
From this reading “"And no walruses at all," added Mrs Okiok.”
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 "Boo! a miserable country!" exclaimed Ippegoo's mother.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "And no walruses at all," added Mrs Okiok.
(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 "And no walruses at all," added Mrs Okiok.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And no walruses at all," added Mrs Okiok.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "And no walruses at all," added Mrs Okiok.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Then they have villages--so big!--oh!"
show displeasure, as after a performance or speech
From this reading "Boo! a miserable country!" exclaimed Ippegoo's mother.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading I would not care to live there," said Pussimek.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading "Boo! a miserable country!" exclaimed Ippegoo's mother.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Boo! a miserable country!" exclaimed Ippegoo's mother.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Then they have villages--so big!--oh!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I would not care to live there," said Pussimek.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Boo! a miserable country!" exclaimed Ippegoo's mother.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading I would not care to live there," said Pussimek.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading "Boo! a miserable country!" exclaimed Ippegoo's mother.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Boo! a miserable country!" exclaimed Ippegoo's mother.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "And no walruses at all," added Mrs Okiok.
not any; not one
From this reading "And no walruses at all," added Mrs Okiok.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I would not care to live there," said Pussimek.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Then they have villages--so big!--oh!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And no walruses at all," added Mrs Okiok.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Poo!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I would not care to live there," said Pussimek.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I would not care to live there," said Pussimek.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Then they have villages--so big!--oh!"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then they have villages--so big!--oh!"
in or at that place or location
From this reading I would not care to live there," said Pussimek.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Then they have villages--so big!--oh!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I would not care to live there," said Pussimek.
plural of “village” — a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading "Then they have villages--so big!--oh!"
plural of “walrus” — either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber
From this reading "And no walruses at all," added Mrs Okiok.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would not care to live there," said Pussimek.
Chapter 4 of Red Rooney: The Last of the Crew by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne holds 389 sentences, grouped into 78 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 4 holds 389 sentences of Red Rooney: The Last of the Crew, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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