Chapter 9 of The Call of the East is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Call of the East is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Certainly, sir. We all make mistakes." "Thank yew. But why yew’d refewse t’ change yewr flag when yew knew thet the spondoolix was sure, thet beats me. Oh, wall, I reckon every man has his own way of lookin’ at things.
Chapter 9 of The Call of the East is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
From this reading “But why yew’d refewse t’ change yewr flag when yew knew thet the spondoolix was sure, thet beats me.”
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading “But why yew’d refewse t’ change yewr flag when yew knew thet the spondoolix was sure, thet beats me.”
emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading “But why yew’d refewse t’ change yewr flag when yew knew thet the spondoolix was sure, thet beats me.”
plural of “mistake” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “We all make mistakes."”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “Oh, wall, I reckon every man has his own way of lookin’ at things.”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “"Thank yew.”
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading “Oh, wall, I reckon every man has his own way of lookin’ at things.”
wood of a yew; especially the durable fine-grained light brown or red wood of the English yew valued for cabinetwork and archery bows
From this reading “"Thank yew.”
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 “Oh, wall, I reckon every man has his own way of lookin’ at things.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(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 We all make mistakes."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Oh, wall, I reckon every man has his own way of lookin’ at things.
a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
From this reading But why yew’d refewse t’ change yewr flag when yew knew thet the spondoolix was sure, thet beats me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But why yew’d refewse t’ change yewr flag when yew knew thet the spondoolix was sure, thet beats me.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "Certainly, sir.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading But why yew’d refewse t’ change yewr flag when yew knew thet the spondoolix was sure, thet beats me.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Oh, wall, I reckon every man has his own way of lookin’ at things.
emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading But why yew’d refewse t’ change yewr flag when yew knew thet the spondoolix was sure, thet beats me.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oh, wall, I reckon every man has his own way of lookin’ at things.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Oh, wall, I reckon every man has his own way of lookin’ at things.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Oh, wall, I reckon every man has his own way of lookin’ at things.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading But why yew’d refewse t’ change yewr flag when yew knew thet the spondoolix was sure, thet beats me.
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From this reading Oh, wall, I reckon every man has his own way of lookin’ at things.
engage in
From this reading We all make mistakes."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Oh, wall, I reckon every man has his own way of lookin’ at things.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But why yew’d refewse t’ change yewr flag when yew knew thet the spondoolix was sure, thet beats me.
plural of “mistake” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading We all make mistakes."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Oh, wall, I reckon every man has his own way of lookin’ at things.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, wall, I reckon every man has his own way of lookin’ at things.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Oh, wall, I reckon every man has his own way of lookin’ at things.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Oh, wall, I reckon every man has his own way of lookin’ at things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But why yew’d refewse t’ change yewr flag when yew knew thet the spondoolix was sure, thet beats me.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Certainly, sir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But why yew’d refewse t’ change yewr flag when yew knew thet the spondoolix was sure, thet beats me.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading But why yew’d refewse t’ change yewr flag when yew knew thet the spondoolix was sure, thet beats me.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading But why yew’d refewse t’ change yewr flag when yew knew thet the spondoolix was sure, thet beats me.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "Thank yew.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But why yew’d refewse t’ change yewr flag when yew knew thet the spondoolix was sure, thet beats me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But why yew’d refewse t’ change yewr flag when yew knew thet the spondoolix was sure, thet beats me.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Oh, wall, I reckon every man has his own way of lookin’ at things.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Oh, wall, I reckon every man has his own way of lookin’ at things.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But why yew’d refewse t’ change yewr flag when yew knew thet the spondoolix was sure, thet beats me.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Oh, wall, I reckon every man has his own way of lookin’ at things.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We all make mistakes."
at the time that
From this reading But why yew’d refewse t’ change yewr flag when yew knew thet the spondoolix was sure, thet beats me.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading But why yew’d refewse t’ change yewr flag when yew knew thet the spondoolix was sure, thet beats me.
wood of a yew; especially the durable fine-grained light brown or red wood of the English yew valued for cabinetwork and archery bows
From this reading "Thank yew.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But why yew’d refewse t’ change yewr flag when yew knew thet the spondoolix was sure, thet beats me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But why yew’d refewse t’ change yewr flag when yew knew thet the spondoolix was sure, thet beats me.
Chapter 9 of The Call of the East by Thurlow Fraser holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 9 holds 405 sentences of The Call of the East, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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