Chapter 2 of The Eskimo Twins is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Eskimo Twins is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There was a hole in the end of the bone, and through this hole the line was threaded. The line was made of braided reindeer thongs. On the end of the line was a hook carved out of bone. "Your lines are all right," said Kesshoo. "Come along."
Chapter 2 of The Eskimo Twins is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
From this reading “There was a hole in the end of the bone, and through this hole the line was threaded.”
woven by (or as if by) braiding
From this reading “The line was made of braided reindeer thongs.”
made for or formed by carving (“carven” is archaic or literary)
From this reading “On the end of the line was a hook carved out of bone.”
an opening into or through something
From this reading “There was a hole in the end of the bone, and through this hole the line was threaded.”
fasten with a hook
From this reading “On the end of the line was a hook carved out of bone.”
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading “"Your lines are all right," said Kesshoo.”
Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called “reindeer” in Eurasia and “caribou” in North America
From this reading “The line was made of braided reindeer thongs.”
(of bolts or screws) having screw threads
From this reading “There was a hole in the end of the bone, and through this hole the line was threaded.”
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 There was a hole in the end of the bone, and through this hole the line was threaded.
(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 "Your lines are all right," said Kesshoo.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Come along."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a hole in the end of the bone, and through this hole the line was threaded.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Your lines are all right," said Kesshoo.
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
From this reading There was a hole in the end of the bone, and through this hole the line was threaded.
woven by (or as if by) braiding
From this reading The line was made of braided reindeer thongs.
made for or formed by carving (“carven” is archaic or literary)
From this reading On the end of the line was a hook carved out of bone.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come along."
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading There was a hole in the end of the bone, and through this hole the line was threaded.
an opening into or through something
From this reading There was a hole in the end of the bone, and through this hole the line was threaded.
fasten with a hook
From this reading On the end of the line was a hook carved out of bone.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a hole in the end of the bone, and through this hole the line was threaded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Your lines are all right," said Kesshoo.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading There was a hole in the end of the bone, and through this hole the line was threaded.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading "Your lines are all right," said Kesshoo.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The line was made of braided reindeer thongs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a hole in the end of the bone, and through this hole the line was threaded.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the end of the line was a hook carved out of bone.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading On the end of the line was a hook carved out of bone.
Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called “reindeer” in Eurasia and “caribou” in North America
From this reading The line was made of braided reindeer thongs.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Your lines are all right," said Kesshoo.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Your lines are all right," said Kesshoo.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a hole in the end of the bone, and through this hole the line was threaded.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a hole in the end of the bone, and through this hole the line was threaded.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was a hole in the end of the bone, and through this hole the line was threaded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The line was made of braided reindeer thongs.
(of bolts or screws) having screw threads
From this reading There was a hole in the end of the bone, and through this hole the line was threaded.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading There was a hole in the end of the bone, and through this hole the line was threaded.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a hole in the end of the bone, and through this hole the line was threaded.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your lines are all right," said Kesshoo.
Chapter 2 of The Eskimo Twins by Lucy Fitch Perkins holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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 2 holds 407 sentences of The Eskimo Twins, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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