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Chapter 4 of The grizzly king is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Thor whirled toward the eagle and growled. If Muskwa had been alone, the cub would have gone sailing off in those murderous talons. As it was, the third time the eagle circled it was down the slope from them. It was after other game. The scent of the game came to Thor and Muskwa, and they stopped.
Chapter 4 of The grizzly king is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “circle” — travel around something
From this reading “As it was, the third time the eagle circled it was down the slope from them.”
an awkward and inexperienced youth
From this reading “If Muskwa had been alone, the cub would have gone sailing off in those murderous talons.”
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading “Thor whirled toward the eagle and growled.”
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading “Thor whirled toward the eagle and growled.”
characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being
From this reading “If Muskwa had been alone, the cub would have gone sailing off in those murderous talons.”
plural of “talon” — a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey
From this reading “If Muskwa had been alone, the cub would have gone sailing off in those murderous talons.”
(Norse mythology) god of thunder and rain and farming; pictured as wielding a hammer emblematic of the thunderbolt; identified with Teutonic Donar
From this reading “Thor whirled toward the eagle and growled.”
past form of “whirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading “Thor whirled toward the eagle and growled.”
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later than; following
From this reading It was after other game.
Having no one else present.
From this reading If Muskwa had been alone, the cub would have gone sailing off in those murderous talons.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thor whirled toward the eagle and growled.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As it was, the third time the eagle circled it was down the slope from them.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If Muskwa had been alone, the cub would have gone sailing off in those murderous talons.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The scent of the game came to Thor and Muskwa, and they stopped.
past form of “circle” — travel around something
From this reading As it was, the third time the eagle circled it was down the slope from them.
an awkward and inexperienced youth
From this reading If Muskwa had been alone, the cub would have gone sailing off in those murderous talons.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading As it was, the third time the eagle circled it was down the slope from them.
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading Thor whirled toward the eagle and growled.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As it was, the third time the eagle circled it was down the slope from them.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading It was after other game.
destroyed or killed
From this reading If Muskwa had been alone, the cub would have gone sailing off in those murderous talons.
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading Thor whirled toward the eagle and growled.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If Muskwa had been alone, the cub would have gone sailing off in those murderous talons.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If Muskwa had been alone, the cub would have gone sailing off in those murderous talons.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Muskwa had been alone, the cub would have gone sailing off in those murderous talons.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If Muskwa had been alone, the cub would have gone sailing off in those murderous talons.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As it was, the third time the eagle circled it was down the slope from them.
characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being
From this reading If Muskwa had been alone, the cub would have gone sailing off in those murderous talons.
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From this reading If Muskwa had been alone, the cub would have gone sailing off in those murderous talons.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The scent of the game came to Thor and Muskwa, and they stopped.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading If Muskwa had been alone, the cub would have gone sailing off in those murderous talons.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading It was after other game.
the work of a sailor
From this reading If Muskwa had been alone, the cub would have gone sailing off in those murderous talons.
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading The scent of the game came to Thor and Muskwa, and they stopped.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading As it was, the third time the eagle circled it was down the slope from them.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading The scent of the game came to Thor and Muskwa, and they stopped.
plural of “talon” — a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey
From this reading If Muskwa had been alone, the cub would have gone sailing off in those murderous talons.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thor whirled toward the eagle and growled.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As it was, the third time the eagle circled it was down the slope from them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The scent of the game came to Thor and Muskwa, and they stopped.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading As it was, the third time the eagle circled it was down the slope from them.
(Norse mythology) god of thunder and rain and farming; pictured as wielding a hammer emblematic of the thunderbolt; identified with Teutonic Donar
From this reading Thor whirled toward the eagle and growled.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading If Muskwa had been alone, the cub would have gone sailing off in those murderous talons.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading As it was, the third time the eagle circled it was down the slope from them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The scent of the game came to Thor and Muskwa, and they stopped.
in the direction of
From this reading Thor whirled toward the eagle and growled.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As it was, the third time the eagle circled it was down the slope from them.
past form of “whirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading Thor whirled toward the eagle and growled.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If Muskwa had been alone, the cub would have gone sailing off in those murderous talons.
Chapter 4 of The grizzly king by James Oliver Curwood holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 4 holds 413 sentences of The grizzly king, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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