Chapter 5 of Smoke Bellew is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Smoke Bellew is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Several minutes later, half-swamped and lying against the bank in the eddy below the White Horse, Shorty spat out a mouthful of tobacco juice and shook Kit's hand. "Meat! Meat!" Shorty chanted. "We eat it raw!
Chapter 5 of Smoke Bellew is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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sung or uttered rhythmically in a monotone
From this reading “Shorty chanted.”
flow in a circular current, of liquids
From this reading “Several minutes later, half-swamped and lying against the bank in the eddy below the White Horse, Shorty spat out a mouthful of tobacco juice and shook Kit's hand.”
the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue by squeezing or cooking
From this reading “Several minutes later, half-swamped and lying against the bank in the eddy below the White Horse, Shorty spat out a mouthful of tobacco juice and shook Kit's hand.”
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading “"Meat!”
the quantity that can be held in the mouth
From this reading “Several minutes later, half-swamped and lying against the bank in the eddy below the White Horse, Shorty spat out a mouthful of tobacco juice and shook Kit's hand.”
(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
From this reading “"We eat it raw!”
come down like raindrops
From this reading “Several minutes later, half-swamped and lying against the bank in the eddy below the White Horse, Shorty spat out a mouthful of tobacco juice and shook Kit's hand.”
leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
From this reading “Several minutes later, half-swamped and lying against the bank in the eddy below the White Horse, Shorty spat out a mouthful of tobacco juice and shook Kit's hand.”
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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 Several minutes later, half-swamped and lying against the bank in the eddy below the White Horse, Shorty spat out a mouthful of tobacco juice and shook Kit's hand.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Several minutes later, half-swamped and lying against the bank in the eddy below the White Horse, Shorty spat out a mouthful of tobacco juice and shook Kit's hand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Several minutes later, half-swamped and lying against the bank in the eddy below the White Horse, Shorty spat out a mouthful of tobacco juice and shook Kit's hand.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading Several minutes later, half-swamped and lying against the bank in the eddy below the White Horse, Shorty spat out a mouthful of tobacco juice and shook Kit's hand.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Several minutes later, half-swamped and lying against the bank in the eddy below the White Horse, Shorty spat out a mouthful of tobacco juice and shook Kit's hand.
sung or uttered rhythmically in a monotone
From this reading Shorty chanted.
take in solid food
From this reading "We eat it raw!
flow in a circular current, of liquids
From this reading Several minutes later, half-swamped and lying against the bank in the eddy below the White Horse, Shorty spat out a mouthful of tobacco juice and shook Kit's hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Several minutes later, half-swamped and lying against the bank in the eddy below the White Horse, Shorty spat out a mouthful of tobacco juice and shook Kit's hand.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Several minutes later, half-swamped and lying against the bank in the eddy below the White Horse, Shorty spat out a mouthful of tobacco juice and shook Kit's hand.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Several minutes later, half-swamped and lying against the bank in the eddy below the White Horse, Shorty spat out a mouthful of tobacco juice and shook Kit's hand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Several minutes later, half-swamped and lying against the bank in the eddy below the White Horse, Shorty spat out a mouthful of tobacco juice and shook Kit's hand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We eat it raw!
the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue by squeezing or cooking
From this reading Several minutes later, half-swamped and lying against the bank in the eddy below the White Horse, Shorty spat out a mouthful of tobacco juice and shook Kit's hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Several minutes later, half-swamped and lying against the bank in the eddy below the White Horse, Shorty spat out a mouthful of tobacco juice and shook Kit's hand.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Several minutes later, half-swamped and lying against the bank in the eddy below the White Horse, Shorty spat out a mouthful of tobacco juice and shook Kit's hand.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading Several minutes later, half-swamped and lying against the bank in the eddy below the White Horse, Shorty spat out a mouthful of tobacco juice and shook Kit's hand.
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading "Meat!
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Several minutes later, half-swamped and lying against the bank in the eddy below the White Horse, Shorty spat out a mouthful of tobacco juice and shook Kit's hand.
the quantity that can be held in the mouth
From this reading Several minutes later, half-swamped and lying against the bank in the eddy below the White Horse, Shorty spat out a mouthful of tobacco juice and shook Kit's hand.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Several minutes later, half-swamped and lying against the bank in the eddy below the White Horse, Shorty spat out a mouthful of tobacco juice and shook Kit's hand.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Several minutes later, half-swamped and lying against the bank in the eddy below the White Horse, Shorty spat out a mouthful of tobacco juice and shook Kit's hand.
(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
From this reading "We eat it raw!
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Several minutes later, half-swamped and lying against the bank in the eddy below the White Horse, Shorty spat out a mouthful of tobacco juice and shook Kit's hand.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Several minutes later, half-swamped and lying against the bank in the eddy below the White Horse, Shorty spat out a mouthful of tobacco juice and shook Kit's hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Several minutes later, half-swamped and lying against the bank in the eddy below the White Horse, Shorty spat out a mouthful of tobacco juice and shook Kit's hand.
come down like raindrops
From this reading Several minutes later, half-swamped and lying against the bank in the eddy below the White Horse, Shorty spat out a mouthful of tobacco juice and shook Kit's hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Several minutes later, half-swamped and lying against the bank in the eddy below the White Horse, Shorty spat out a mouthful of tobacco juice and shook Kit's hand.
leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
From this reading Several minutes later, half-swamped and lying against the bank in the eddy below the White Horse, Shorty spat out a mouthful of tobacco juice and shook Kit's hand.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We eat it raw!
a Caucasian
From this reading Several minutes later, half-swamped and lying against the bank in the eddy below the White Horse, Shorty spat out a mouthful of tobacco juice and shook Kit's hand.
Chapter 5 of Smoke Bellew by Jack London holds 251 sentences, grouped into 51 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 5 holds 251 sentences of Smoke Bellew, unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
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