Chapter 2 of Rising Wolf, the White Blackfoot is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Rising Wolf, the White Blackfoot is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WITH THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY You ask me for the story of my life. My friend, it would fill many volumes, for I have lived a long life of great adventure. But I am glad! You shall have the story. Let us set it forth in order.
Chapter 2 of Rising Wolf, the White Blackfoot is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 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.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading “My friend, it would fill many volumes, for I have lived a long life of great adventure.”
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading “WITH THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY You ask me for the story of my life.”
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “WITH THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY You ask me for the story of my life.”
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading “My friend, it would fill many volumes, for I have lived a long life of great adventure.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Let us set it forth in order.”
possessive form of “hudson” — a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
From this reading “WITH THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY You ask me for the story of my life.”
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “My friend, it would fill many volumes, for I have lived a long life of great adventure.”
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “My friend, it would fill many volumes, for I have lived a long life of great adventure.”
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 a state of proper readiness or preparation or arrangement
In this reading “Let us set it forth in order.”
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 My friend, it would fill many volumes, for I have lived a long life of great adventure.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading My friend, it would fill many volumes, for I have lived a long life of great adventure.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading But I am glad!
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading WITH THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY You ask me for the story of my life.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading WITH THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY You ask me for the story of my life.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I am glad!
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading WITH THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY You ask me for the story of my life.
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading My friend, it would fill many volumes, for I have lived a long life of great adventure.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WITH THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY You ask me for the story of my life.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Let us set it forth in order.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading My friend, it would fill many volumes, for I have lived a long life of great adventure.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading But I am glad!
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading My friend, it would fill many volumes, for I have lived a long life of great adventure.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My friend, it would fill many volumes, for I have lived a long life of great adventure.
possessive form of “hudson” — a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
From this reading WITH THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY You ask me for the story of my life.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My friend, it would fill many volumes, for I have lived a long life of great adventure.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Let us set it forth in order.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My friend, it would fill many volumes, for I have lived a long life of great adventure.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us set it forth in order.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading WITH THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY You ask me for the story of my life.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading My friend, it would fill many volumes, for I have lived a long life of great adventure.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading My friend, it would fill many volumes, for I have lived a long life of great adventure.
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 My friend, it would fill many volumes, for I have lived a long life of great adventure.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WITH THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY You ask me for the story of my life.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading WITH THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY You ask me for the story of my life.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WITH THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY You ask me for the story of my life.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading Let us set it forth in order.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Let us set it forth in order.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading You shall have the story.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading WITH THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY You ask me for the story of my life.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WITH THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY You ask me for the story of my life.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us set it forth in order.
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading My friend, it would fill many volumes, for I have lived a long life of great adventure.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITH THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY You ask me for the story of my life.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading My friend, it would fill many volumes, for I have lived a long life of great adventure.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading WITH THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY You ask me for the story of my life.
Chapter 2 of Rising Wolf, the White Blackfoot by James Willard Schultz holds 220 sentences, grouped into 44 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 2 holds 220 sentences of Rising Wolf, the White Blackfoot, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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