Chapter IV of The Abandoned Country, “Up the Fiord,” is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IV of The Abandoned Country, “Up the Fiord,” is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
In an instant all were crowded about the Celt, and interested in his strange discovery. “Shure, phwereiver did this poor sowl come from?” cried the Celt. “Shure, he must have died here!” “Golly! did yo’ ebber see de beat ob dat?” cried Pomp, in amazement. “A human skull!” ejaculated Randall.
Chapter IV of The Abandoned Country, “Up the Fiord,” is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading ““Golly! did yo’ ebber see de beat ob dat?” cried Pomp, in amazement.”
a member of a European people who once occupied Britain and Spain and Gaul prior to Roman times
From this reading “In an instant all were crowded about the Celt, and interested in his strange discovery.”
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading “In an instant all were crowded about the Celt, and interested in his strange discovery.”
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading ““Golly! did yo’ ebber see de beat ob dat?” cried Pomp, in amazement.”
the act of discovering something
From this reading “In an instant all were crowded about the Celt, and interested in his strange discovery.”
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading “In an instant all were crowded about the Celt, and interested in his strange discovery.”
cheap or pretentious or vain display
From this reading ““Golly! did yo’ ebber see de beat ob dat?” cried Pomp, in amazement.”
the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
From this reading ““A human skull!” ejaculated Randall.”
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.
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In this reading ““A human skull!” ejaculated Randall.”
In this reading “In an instant all were crowded about the Celt, and interested in his strange discovery.”
In this reading ““Golly! did yo’ ebber see de beat ob dat?” cried Pomp, in amazement.”
In this reading “In an instant all were crowded about the Celt, and interested in his strange discovery.”
In this reading ““Shure, phwereiver did this poor sowl come from?” cried the Celt.”
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 “A human skull!” ejaculated Randall.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In an instant all were crowded about the Celt, and interested in his strange discovery.
(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 In an instant all were crowded about the Celt, and interested in his strange discovery.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “Golly! did yo’ ebber see de beat ob dat?” cried Pomp, in amazement.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In an instant all were crowded about the Celt, and interested in his strange discovery.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In an instant all were crowded about the Celt, and interested in his strange discovery.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading “Golly! did yo’ ebber see de beat ob dat?” cried Pomp, in amazement.
a member of a European people who once occupied Britain and Spain and Gaul prior to Roman times
From this reading In an instant all were crowded about the Celt, and interested in his strange discovery.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Shure, phwereiver did this poor sowl come from?” cried the Celt.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Shure, phwereiver did this poor sowl come from?” cried the Celt.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading In an instant all were crowded about the Celt, and interested in his strange discovery.
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading “Golly! did yo’ ebber see de beat ob dat?” cried Pomp, in amazement.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “Golly! did yo’ ebber see de beat ob dat?” cried Pomp, in amazement.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Shure, phwereiver did this poor sowl come from?” cried the Celt.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “Shure, he must have died here!”
the act of discovering something
From this reading In an instant all were crowded about the Celt, and interested in his strange discovery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Golly! did yo’ ebber see de beat ob dat?” cried Pomp, in amazement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A human skull!” ejaculated Randall.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Shure, phwereiver did this poor sowl come from?” cried the Celt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Golly! did yo’ ebber see de beat ob dat?” cried Pomp, in amazement.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Shure, he must have died here!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Shure, he must have died here!”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Shure, he must have died here!”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In an instant all were crowded about the Celt, and interested in his strange discovery.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading “A human skull!” ejaculated Randall.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In an instant all were crowded about the Celt, and interested in his strange discovery.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading In an instant all were crowded about the Celt, and interested in his strange discovery.
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading In an instant all were crowded about the Celt, and interested in his strange discovery.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Shure, he must have died here!”
a major river of western Siberia; flows generally northward and westward to the Gulf of Ob and the Kara Sea
From this reading “Golly! did yo’ ebber see de beat ob dat?” cried Pomp, in amazement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Shure, phwereiver did this poor sowl come from?” cried the Celt.
cheap or pretentious or vain display
From this reading “Golly! did yo’ ebber see de beat ob dat?” cried Pomp, in amazement.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “Shure, phwereiver did this poor sowl come from?” cried the Celt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A human skull!” ejaculated Randall.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Golly! did yo’ ebber see de beat ob dat?” cried Pomp, in amazement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Shure, phwereiver did this poor sowl come from?” cried the Celt.
the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
From this reading “A human skull!” ejaculated Randall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Shure, phwereiver did this poor sowl come from?” cried the Celt.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading In an instant all were crowded about the Celt, and interested in his strange discovery.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In an instant all were crowded about the Celt, and interested in his strange discovery.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Shure, phwereiver did this poor sowl come from?” cried the Celt.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In an instant all were crowded about the Celt, and interested in his strange discovery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Golly! did yo’ ebber see de beat ob dat?” cried Pomp, in amazement.
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