Chapter 2 of The Call of the North is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Call of the North is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"And I cannot get the rifle." "An' dose ole man is don' sen' you out till eet is too late for mak' de grub on de fores'. Dat's w'at I t'ink. Dat ees not fonny for you." Ned Trent's eyes were almost black with thought.
Chapter 2 of The Call of the North is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading “Dat's w'at I t'ink.”
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading “"An' dose ole man is don' sen' you out till eet is too late for mak' de grub on de fores'.”
a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
From this reading “"An' dose ole man is don' sen' you out till eet is too late for mak' de grub on de fores'.”
informal terms for a meal
From this reading “"An' dose ole man is don' sen' you out till eet is too late for mak' de grub on de fores'.”
a terrorist organization founded by Osama bin Laden in the 1980s to provide money and recruit fighters around the world
From this reading “"An' dose ole man is don' sen' you out till eet is too late for mak' de grub on de fores'.”
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading “"And I cannot get the rifle."”
a fractional monetary unit of Japan and Indonesia and Cambodia; equal to one hundredth of a yen or rupiah or riel
From this reading “"An' dose ole man is don' sen' you out till eet is too late for mak' de grub on de fores'.”
possessive form of “trent” — a river in central England that flows generally northeastward to join with the Ouse River and form the Humber
From this reading “Ned Trent's eyes were almost black with thought.”
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(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Ned Trent's eyes were almost black with thought.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "An' dose ole man is don' sen' you out till eet is too late for mak' de grub on de fores'.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And I cannot get the rifle."
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Ned Trent's eyes were almost black with thought.
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From this reading "And I cannot get the rifle."
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading Dat ees not fonny for you."
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From this reading Dat's w'at I t'ink.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "An' dose ole man is don' sen' you out till eet is too late for mak' de grub on de fores'.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading "An' dose ole man is don' sen' you out till eet is too late for mak' de grub on de fores'.
a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
From this reading "An' dose ole man is don' sen' you out till eet is too late for mak' de grub on de fores'.
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From this reading Dat ees not fonny for you."
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From this reading "An' dose ole man is don' sen' you out till eet is too late for mak' de grub on de fores'.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Ned Trent's eyes were almost black with thought.
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From this reading Dat ees not fonny for you."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "An' dose ole man is don' sen' you out till eet is too late for mak' de grub on de fores'.
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From this reading "An' dose ole man is don' sen' you out till eet is too late for mak' de grub on de fores'.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "And I cannot get the rifle."
informal terms for a meal
From this reading "An' dose ole man is don' sen' you out till eet is too late for mak' de grub on de fores'.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And I cannot get the rifle."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "An' dose ole man is don' sen' you out till eet is too late for mak' de grub on de fores'.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading "An' dose ole man is don' sen' you out till eet is too late for mak' de grub on de fores'.
a terrorist organization founded by Osama bin Laden in the 1980s to provide money and recruit fighters around the world
From this reading "An' dose ole man is don' sen' you out till eet is too late for mak' de grub on de fores'.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "An' dose ole man is don' sen' you out till eet is too late for mak' de grub on de fores'.
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From this reading Ned Trent's eyes were almost black with thought.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Dat ees not fonny for you."
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From this reading "An' dose ole man is don' sen' you out till eet is too late for mak' de grub on de fores'.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "An' dose ole man is don' sen' you out till eet is too late for mak' de grub on de fores'.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "An' dose ole man is don' sen' you out till eet is too late for mak' de grub on de fores'.
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading "And I cannot get the rifle."
a fractional monetary unit of Japan and Indonesia and Cambodia; equal to one hundredth of a yen or rupiah or riel
From this reading "An' dose ole man is don' sen' you out till eet is too late for mak' de grub on de fores'.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dat's w'at I t'ink.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And I cannot get the rifle."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Ned Trent's eyes were almost black with thought.
up to a particular time
From this reading "An' dose ole man is don' sen' you out till eet is too late for mak' de grub on de fores'.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "An' dose ole man is don' sen' you out till eet is too late for mak' de grub on de fores'.
possessive form of “trent” — a river in central England that flows generally northeastward to join with the Ouse River and form the Humber
From this reading Ned Trent's eyes were almost black with thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dat's w'at I t'ink.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Ned Trent's eyes were almost black with thought.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ned Trent's eyes were almost black with thought.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "An' dose ole man is don' sen' you out till eet is too late for mak' de grub on de fores'.
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