Chapter 5 of The Call of the North is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Call of the North is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Good-by," said he. Was this to be all? Had he nothing more to tell her? Was the word to lack, the word she needed so much? She had given herself unreservedly into this man's hands, and at parting he had no more to say to her than "Good-by."
Chapter 5 of The Call of the North is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading “She had given herself unreservedly into this man's hands, and at parting he had no more to say to her than "Good-by."”
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading “She had given herself unreservedly into this man's hands, and at parting he had no more to say to her than "Good-by."”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She had given herself unreservedly into this man's hands, and at parting he had no more to say to her than "Good-by."”
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading “Was the word to lack, the word she needed so much?”
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “She had given herself unreservedly into this man's hands, and at parting he had no more to say to her than "Good-by."”
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading “Was the word to lack, the word she needed so much?”
the act of departing politely
From this reading “She had given herself unreservedly into this man's hands, and at parting he had no more to say to her than "Good-by."”
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “Was the word to lack, the word she needed so much?”
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 Was this to be all?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had given herself unreservedly into this man's hands, and at parting he had no more to say to her than "Good-by."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had given herself unreservedly into this man's hands, and at parting he had no more to say to her than "Good-by."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Was this to be all?
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading She had given herself unreservedly into this man's hands, and at parting he had no more to say to her than "Good-by."
a farewell remark
From this reading "Good-by," said he.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had he nothing more to tell her?
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading She had given herself unreservedly into this man's hands, and at parting he had no more to say to her than "Good-by."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Good-by," said he.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Had he nothing more to tell her?
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had given herself unreservedly into this man's hands, and at parting he had no more to say to her than "Good-by."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She had given herself unreservedly into this man's hands, and at parting he had no more to say to her than "Good-by."
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading Was the word to lack, the word she needed so much?
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading She had given herself unreservedly into this man's hands, and at parting he had no more to say to her than "Good-by."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Had he nothing more to tell her?
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Was the word to lack, the word she needed so much?
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading Was the word to lack, the word she needed so much?
not any; not one
From this reading She had given herself unreservedly into this man's hands, and at parting he had no more to say to her than "Good-by."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Had he nothing more to tell her?
the act of departing politely
From this reading She had given herself unreservedly into this man's hands, and at parting he had no more to say to her than "Good-by."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Good-by," said he.
express in words
From this reading She had given herself unreservedly into this man's hands, and at parting he had no more to say to her than "Good-by."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Was the word to lack, the word she needed so much?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Was the word to lack, the word she needed so much?
express in words
From this reading Had he nothing more to tell her?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She had given herself unreservedly into this man's hands, and at parting he had no more to say to her than "Good-by."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Was the word to lack, the word she needed so much?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Was this to be all?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Was this to be all?
without reservation
From this reading She had given herself unreservedly into this man's hands, and at parting he had no more to say to her than "Good-by."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was this to be all?
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Was the word to lack, the word she needed so much?
Chapter 5 of The Call of the North by Stewart Edward White holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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.
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