Chapter V of The Gray Scalp, “The Test of Friendship,” is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter V of The Gray Scalp, “The Test of Friendship,” is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When Wilder and his Blackfoot friend entered their lodge, the former sat down without speaking. White Shield gazed at him for some time, with a sort of admiring awe. “My brother is very brave,” said the Indian. “He is almost too brave. He has done a great thing to-day; but he came near losing his life.
Chapter V of The Gray Scalp, “The Test of Friendship,” is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “admire” — feel admiration for
From this reading “White Shield gazed at him for some time, with a sort of admiring awe.”
an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
From this reading “White Shield gazed at him for some time, with a sort of admiring awe.”
a member of a warlike group of Algonquians living in the northwestern plains
From this reading “When Wilder and his Blackfoot friend entered their lodge, the former sat down without speaking.”
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “White Shield gazed at him for some time, with a sort of admiring awe.”
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading “When Wilder and his Blackfoot friend entered their lodge, the former sat down without speaking.”
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “He has done a great thing to-day; but he came near losing his life.”
a protective covering or structure
From this reading “White Shield gazed at him for some time, with a sort of admiring awe.”
United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975)
From this reading “When Wilder and his Blackfoot friend entered their lodge, the former sat down without speaking.”
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.
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In this reading “When Wilder and his Blackfoot friend entered their lodge, the former sat down without speaking.”
In this reading “White Shield gazed at him for some time, with a sort of admiring awe.”
In this reading “White Shield gazed at him for some time, with a sort of admiring awe.”
almost do or experience something
In this reading “He has done a great thing to-day; but he came near losing his life.”
In this reading “He has done a great thing to-day; but he came near losing his life.”
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 White Shield gazed at him for some time, with a sort of admiring awe.
-ing form of “admire” — feel admiration for
From this reading White Shield gazed at him for some time, with a sort of admiring awe.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “He is almost too brave.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Wilder and his Blackfoot friend entered their lodge, the former sat down without speaking.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading White Shield gazed at him for some time, with a sort of admiring awe.
an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
From this reading White Shield gazed at him for some time, with a sort of admiring awe.
a member of a warlike group of Algonquians living in the northwestern plains
From this reading When Wilder and his Blackfoot friend entered their lodge, the former sat down without speaking.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading “My brother is very brave,” said the Indian.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “My brother is very brave,” said the Indian.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He has done a great thing to-day; but he came near losing his life.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He has done a great thing to-day; but he came near losing his life.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading He has done a great thing to-day; but he came near losing his life.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading When Wilder and his Blackfoot friend entered their lodge, the former sat down without speaking.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading When Wilder and his Blackfoot friend entered their lodge, the former sat down without speaking.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading White Shield gazed at him for some time, with a sort of admiring awe.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading When Wilder and his Blackfoot friend entered their lodge, the former sat down without speaking.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading When Wilder and his Blackfoot friend entered their lodge, the former sat down without speaking.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading White Shield gazed at him for some time, with a sort of admiring awe.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He has done a great thing to-day; but he came near losing his life.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has done a great thing to-day; but he came near losing his life.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He is almost too brave.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading White Shield gazed at him for some time, with a sort of admiring awe.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Wilder and his Blackfoot friend entered their lodge, the former sat down without speaking.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading “My brother is very brave,” said the Indian.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “My brother is very brave,” said the Indian.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading He has done a great thing to-day; but he came near losing his life.
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading When Wilder and his Blackfoot friend entered their lodge, the former sat down without speaking.
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading He has done a great thing to-day; but he came near losing his life.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My brother is very brave,” said the Indian.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading He has done a great thing to-day; but he came near losing his life.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading White Shield gazed at him for some time, with a sort of admiring awe.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “My brother is very brave,” said the Indian.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading When Wilder and his Blackfoot friend entered their lodge, the former sat down without speaking.
a protective covering or structure
From this reading White Shield gazed at him for some time, with a sort of admiring awe.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading White Shield gazed at him for some time, with a sort of admiring awe.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading White Shield gazed at him for some time, with a sort of admiring awe.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading When Wilder and his Blackfoot friend entered their lodge, the former sat down without speaking.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Wilder and his Blackfoot friend entered their lodge, the former sat down without speaking.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When Wilder and his Blackfoot friend entered their lodge, the former sat down without speaking.
a special situation
From this reading He has done a great thing to-day; but he came near losing his life.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading White Shield gazed at him for some time, with a sort of admiring awe.
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From this reading He has done a great thing to-day; but he came near losing his life.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “He is almost too brave.
precisely as stated
From this reading “My brother is very brave,” said the Indian.
at the time that
From this reading When Wilder and his Blackfoot friend entered their lodge, the former sat down without speaking.
a Caucasian
From this reading White Shield gazed at him for some time, with a sort of admiring awe.
United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975)
From this reading When Wilder and his Blackfoot friend entered their lodge, the former sat down without speaking.
in the company of; together with
From this reading White Shield gazed at him for some time, with a sort of admiring awe.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading When Wilder and his Blackfoot friend entered their lodge, the former sat down without speaking.
Chapter 5 of The Gray Scalp by Edward Willett holds 155 sentences, grouped into 31 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 5 holds 155 sentences of The Gray Scalp, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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