Chapter 4 of The Black Fawn is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of The Black Fawn is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Was that really Old Yellowfoot?" he asked. "That was him right enough!" Gramps said. "We might have shot him." "With a couple of shotguns and number six shot?"
Chapter 4 of The Black Fawn is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “"Was that really Old Yellowfoot?" he asked.”
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading “"With a couple of shotguns and number six shot?"”
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “"That was him right enough!"”
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading “"With a couple of shotguns and number six shot?"”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “"Was that really Old Yellowfoot?" he asked.”
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading “"We might have shot him."”
plural of “shotgun” — firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges
From this reading “"With a couple of shotguns and number six shot?"”
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading “"With a couple of shotguns and number six shot?"”
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 “"With a couple of shotguns and number six shot?"”
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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 "With a couple of shotguns and number six shot?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "With a couple of shotguns and number six shot?"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Was that really Old Yellowfoot?" he asked.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading "With a couple of shotguns and number six shot?"
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "That was him right enough!"
the father of your father or mother
From this reading Gramps said.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We might have shot him."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Was that really Old Yellowfoot?" he asked.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "That was him right enough!"
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "We might have shot him."
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading "With a couple of shotguns and number six shot?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "With a couple of shotguns and number six shot?"
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Was that really Old Yellowfoot?" he asked.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "Was that really Old Yellowfoot?" he asked.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "That was him right enough!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Gramps said.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading "We might have shot him."
plural of “shotgun” — firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges
From this reading "With a couple of shotguns and number six shot?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading "With a couple of shotguns and number six shot?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Was that really Old Yellowfoot?" he asked.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Was that really Old Yellowfoot?" he asked.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We might have shot him."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "With a couple of shotguns and number six shot?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Was that really Old Yellowfoot?" he asked.
Chapter 4 of The Black Fawn by Jim Kjelgaard holds 430 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 4 holds 430 sentences of The Black Fawn, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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