Chapter 12 of South from Hudson Bay is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 12 of South from Hudson Bay is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“We must be away,” he whispered. “This is no place for us.” Silently, cautiously, they made their way among the tipis. The whole band seemed to have gathered in the central space, yet the boys were not to escape notice. They were passing through the outer circle of dwellings, when a man suddenly appeared in front of them.
Chapter 12 of South from Hudson Bay is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 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.
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading “The whole band seemed to have gathered in the central space, yet the boys were not to escape notice.”
as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact
From this reading “Silently, cautiously, they made their way among the tipis.”
serving as an essential component
From this reading “The whole band seemed to have gathered in the central space, yet the boys were not to escape notice.”
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading “They were passing through the outer circle of dwellings, when a man suddenly appeared in front of them.”
plural of “dwelling” — housing that someone is living in
From this reading “They were passing through the outer circle of dwellings, when a man suddenly appeared in front of them.”
brought together in one place
From this reading “The whole band seemed to have gathered in the central space, yet the boys were not to escape notice.”
being on the outside or further from a center
From this reading “They were passing through the outer circle of dwellings, when a man suddenly appeared in front of them.”
without speaking
From this reading “Silently, cautiously, they made their way among the tipis.”
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 this reading “They were passing through the outer circle of dwellings, when a man suddenly appeared in front of them.”
at or in the front
In this reading “They were passing through the outer circle of dwellings, when a man suddenly appeared in front of them.”
In this reading “The whole band seemed to have gathered in the central space, yet the boys were not to escape notice.”
In this reading “The whole band seemed to have gathered in the central space, yet the boys were not to escape notice.”
In this reading “They were passing through the outer circle of dwellings, when a man suddenly appeared in front of them.”
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 They were passing through the outer circle of dwellings, when a man suddenly appeared in front of them.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Silently, cautiously, they made their way among the tipis.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading They were passing through the outer circle of dwellings, when a man suddenly appeared in front of them.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “We must be away,” he whispered.
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading The whole band seemed to have gathered in the central space, yet the boys were not to escape notice.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “We must be away,” he whispered.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The whole band seemed to have gathered in the central space, yet the boys were not to escape notice.
as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact
From this reading Silently, cautiously, they made their way among the tipis.
serving as an essential component
From this reading The whole band seemed to have gathered in the central space, yet the boys were not to escape notice.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading They were passing through the outer circle of dwellings, when a man suddenly appeared in front of them.
plural of “dwelling” — housing that someone is living in
From this reading They were passing through the outer circle of dwellings, when a man suddenly appeared in front of them.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading The whole band seemed to have gathered in the central space, yet the boys were not to escape notice.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “This is no place for us.”
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading They were passing through the outer circle of dwellings, when a man suddenly appeared in front of them.
brought together in one place
From this reading The whole band seemed to have gathered in the central space, yet the boys were not to escape notice.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The whole band seemed to have gathered in the central space, yet the boys were not to escape notice.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “We must be away,” he whispered.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The whole band seemed to have gathered in the central space, yet the boys were not to escape notice.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This is no place for us.”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Silently, cautiously, they made their way among the tipis.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading They were passing through the outer circle of dwellings, when a man suddenly appeared in front of them.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “We must be away,” he whispered.
not any; not one
From this reading “This is no place for us.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The whole band seemed to have gathered in the central space, yet the boys were not to escape notice.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading The whole band seemed to have gathered in the central space, yet the boys were not to escape notice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were passing through the outer circle of dwellings, when a man suddenly appeared in front of them.
being on the outside or further from a center
From this reading They were passing through the outer circle of dwellings, when a man suddenly appeared in front of them.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading They were passing through the outer circle of dwellings, when a man suddenly appeared in front of them.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “This is no place for us.”
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The whole band seemed to have gathered in the central space, yet the boys were not to escape notice.
without speaking
From this reading Silently, cautiously, they made their way among the tipis.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading The whole band seemed to have gathered in the central space, yet the boys were not to escape notice.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading They were passing through the outer circle of dwellings, when a man suddenly appeared in front of them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Silently, cautiously, they made their way among the tipis.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Silently, cautiously, they made their way among the tipis.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were passing through the outer circle of dwellings, when a man suddenly appeared in front of them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Silently, cautiously, they made their way among the tipis.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This is no place for us.”
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading They were passing through the outer circle of dwellings, when a man suddenly appeared in front of them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Silently, cautiously, they made their way among the tipis.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The whole band seemed to have gathered in the central space, yet the boys were not to escape notice.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “This is no place for us.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Silently, cautiously, they made their way among the tipis.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We must be away,” he whispered.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The whole band seemed to have gathered in the central space, yet the boys were not to escape notice.
at the time that
From this reading They were passing through the outer circle of dwellings, when a man suddenly appeared in front of them.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “We must be away,” he whispered.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The whole band seemed to have gathered in the central space, yet the boys were not to escape notice.
but in spite of that
From this reading The whole band seemed to have gathered in the central space, yet the boys were not to escape notice.
Chapter 12 of South from Hudson Bay by Ethel C. (Ethel Claire) Brill holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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 12 holds 427 sentences of South from Hudson Bay, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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