Chapter 12 of Smoke Bellew is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Smoke Bellew is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Did they find anything?" "Meat." "Good. You've got to get into the brown canvas pack that's patched with moosehide. You'll find a few pounds of lumpy gold.
Chapter 12 of Smoke Bellew is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/48 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading “You've got to get into the brown canvas pack that's patched with moosehide.”
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading “You've got to get into the brown canvas pack that's patched with moosehide.”
coins made of gold
From this reading “You'll find a few pounds of lumpy gold.”
like or containing small sticky lumps
From this reading “You'll find a few pounds of lumpy gold.”
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading “"Meat."”
arrange in a container
From this reading “You've got to get into the brown canvas pack that's patched with moosehide.”
mended usually clumsily by covering a hole with a patch
From this reading “You've got to get into the brown canvas pack that's patched with moosehide.”
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading “You'll find a few pounds of lumpy gold.”
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 You'll find a few pounds of lumpy gold.
any thing at all
From this reading "Did they find anything?"
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading You've got to get into the brown canvas pack that's patched with moosehide.
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading You've got to get into the brown canvas pack that's patched with moosehide.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did they find anything?"
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading You'll find a few pounds of lumpy gold.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "Did they find anything?"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You've got to get into the brown canvas pack that's patched with moosehide.
coins made of gold
From this reading You'll find a few pounds of lumpy gold.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Good.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You've got to get into the brown canvas pack that's patched with moosehide.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading You've got to get into the brown canvas pack that's patched with moosehide.
like or containing small sticky lumps
From this reading You'll find a few pounds of lumpy gold.
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading "Meat."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You've got to get into the brown canvas pack that's patched with moosehide.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You'll find a few pounds of lumpy gold.
arrange in a container
From this reading You've got to get into the brown canvas pack that's patched with moosehide.
mended usually clumsily by covering a hole with a patch
From this reading You've got to get into the brown canvas pack that's patched with moosehide.
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading You'll find a few pounds of lumpy gold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You've got to get into the brown canvas pack that's patched with moosehide.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You've got to get into the brown canvas pack that's patched with moosehide.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Did they find anything?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You've got to get into the brown canvas pack that's patched with moosehide.
in the company of; together with
From this reading You've got to get into the brown canvas pack that's patched with moosehide.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You'll find a few pounds of lumpy gold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You've got to get into the brown canvas pack that's patched with moosehide.
Chapter 12 of Smoke Bellew by Jack London holds 243 sentences, grouped into 49 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 12 holds 243 sentences of Smoke Bellew, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Smoke Bellew by Jack London exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 243 sentences, grouped into 49 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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