Chapter 2 of The Hound From The North is here in full — 292 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Hound From The North is here in full — 292 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. ZACHARY SMITH "Rot, man, rot! I've been up here long enough to know my way about this devil's country. No confounded neche can teach me. The trail forked at that bush we passed three days back.
Chapter 2 of The Hound From The North is here in full — 292 sentences across 59 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.
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading “The trail forked at that bush we passed three days back.”
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading “No confounded neche can teach me.”
possessive form of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “I've been up here long enough to know my way about this devil's country.”
resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches
From this reading “The trail forked at that bush we passed three days back.”
a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
From this reading “ZACHARY SMITH "Rot, man, rot!”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “ZACHARY SMITH "Rot, man, rot!”
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading “No confounded neche can teach me.”
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading “The trail forked at that bush we passed three days back.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “The trail forked at that bush we passed three days back.”
In this reading “I've been up here long enough to know my way about this devil's country.”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I've been up here long enough to know my way about this devil's country.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The trail forked at that bush we passed three days back.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The trail forked at that bush we passed three days back.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I've been up here long enough to know my way about this devil's country.
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading The trail forked at that bush we passed three days back.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading No confounded neche can teach me.
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading No confounded neche can teach me.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading I've been up here long enough to know my way about this devil's country.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The trail forked at that bush we passed three days back.
possessive form of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading I've been up here long enough to know my way about this devil's country.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading I've been up here long enough to know my way about this devil's country.
resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches
From this reading The trail forked at that bush we passed three days back.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I've been up here long enough to know my way about this devil's country.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've been up here long enough to know my way about this devil's country.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I've been up here long enough to know my way about this devil's country.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I've been up here long enough to know my way about this devil's country.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading ZACHARY SMITH "Rot, man, rot!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No confounded neche can teach me.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I've been up here long enough to know my way about this devil's country.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No confounded neche can teach me.
not any; not one
From this reading No confounded neche can teach me.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The trail forked at that bush we passed three days back.
a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
From this reading ZACHARY SMITH "Rot, man, rot!
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading ZACHARY SMITH "Rot, man, rot!
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading No confounded neche can teach me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The trail forked at that bush we passed three days back.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The trail forked at that bush we passed three days back.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I've been up here long enough to know my way about this devil's country.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The trail forked at that bush we passed three days back.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I've been up here long enough to know my way about this devil's country.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading The trail forked at that bush we passed three days back.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I've been up here long enough to know my way about this devil's country.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I've been up here long enough to know my way about this devil's country.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The trail forked at that bush we passed three days back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ZACHARY SMITH "Rot, man, rot!
Chapter 2 of The Hound From The North by Ridgwell Cullum holds 292 sentences, grouped into 59 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 292 sentences of The Hound From The North, unabridged, divided into 59 reading sections.
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