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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Ice Queen is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FITTING OUT THE "RED ERIK." The first thing was to settle upon their preparations. "What will you want to take, Tug?" "Precious little, I guess. Besides my clothing, which won't make much of a bundle, I don't own much except my shot-gun, and my weasel-trap, and my odds-and-ends chest, and some hooks and lines.
Chapter 3 of The Ice Queen is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “Besides my clothing, which won't make much of a bundle, I don't own much except my shot-gun, and my weasel-trap, and my odds-and-ends chest, and some hooks and lines.”
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading “Besides my clothing, which won't make much of a bundle, I don't own much except my shot-gun, and my weasel-trap, and my odds-and-ends chest, and some hooks and lines.”
apart from; not including
From this reading “Besides my clothing, which won't make much of a bundle, I don't own much except my shot-gun, and my weasel-trap, and my odds-and-ends chest, and some hooks and lines.”
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading “"Precious little, I guess.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The first thing was to settle upon their preparations.”
Every word is available to listen to. 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 Besides my clothing, which won't make much of a bundle, I don't own much except my shot-gun, and my weasel-trap, and my odds-and-ends chest, and some hooks and lines.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Besides my clothing, which won't make much of a bundle, I don't own much except my shot-gun, and my weasel-trap, and my odds-and-ends chest, and some hooks and lines.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides my clothing, which won't make much of a bundle, I don't own much except my shot-gun, and my weasel-trap, and my odds-and-ends chest, and some hooks and lines.
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading Besides my clothing, which won't make much of a bundle, I don't own much except my shot-gun, and my weasel-trap, and my odds-and-ends chest, and some hooks and lines.
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From this reading Besides my clothing, which won't make much of a bundle, I don't own much except my shot-gun, and my weasel-trap, and my odds-and-ends chest, and some hooks and lines.
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From this reading Besides my clothing, which won't make much of a bundle, I don't own much except my shot-gun, and my weasel-trap, and my odds-and-ends chest, and some hooks and lines.
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From this reading Besides my clothing, which won't make much of a bundle, I don't own much except my shot-gun, and my weasel-trap, and my odds-and-ends chest, and some hooks and lines.
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From this reading FITTING OUT THE "RED ERIK."
apart from; not including
From this reading Besides my clothing, which won't make much of a bundle, I don't own much except my shot-gun, and my weasel-trap, and my odds-and-ends chest, and some hooks and lines.
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From this reading The first thing was to settle upon their preparations.
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From this reading FITTING OUT THE "RED ERIK."
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From this reading "Precious little, I guess.
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From this reading Besides my clothing, which won't make much of a bundle, I don't own much except my shot-gun, and my weasel-trap, and my odds-and-ends chest, and some hooks and lines.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Precious little, I guess.
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From this reading Besides my clothing, which won't make much of a bundle, I don't own much except my shot-gun, and my weasel-trap, and my odds-and-ends chest, and some hooks and lines.
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From this reading "Precious little, I guess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Besides my clothing, which won't make much of a bundle, I don't own much except my shot-gun, and my weasel-trap, and my odds-and-ends chest, and some hooks and lines.
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From this reading Besides my clothing, which won't make much of a bundle, I don't own much except my shot-gun, and my weasel-trap, and my odds-and-ends chest, and some hooks and lines.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Besides my clothing, which won't make much of a bundle, I don't own much except my shot-gun, and my weasel-trap, and my odds-and-ends chest, and some hooks and lines.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Besides my clothing, which won't make much of a bundle, I don't own much except my shot-gun, and my weasel-trap, and my odds-and-ends chest, and some hooks and lines.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Besides my clothing, which won't make much of a bundle, I don't own much except my shot-gun, and my weasel-trap, and my odds-and-ends chest, and some hooks and lines.
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From this reading FITTING OUT THE "RED ERIK."
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From this reading Besides my clothing, which won't make much of a bundle, I don't own much except my shot-gun, and my weasel-trap, and my odds-and-ends chest, and some hooks and lines.
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading "Precious little, I guess.
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From this reading The first thing was to settle upon their preparations.
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From this reading FITTING OUT THE "RED ERIK."
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From this reading The first thing was to settle upon their preparations.
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From this reading Besides my clothing, which won't make much of a bundle, I don't own much except my shot-gun, and my weasel-trap, and my odds-and-ends chest, and some hooks and lines.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Besides my clothing, which won't make much of a bundle, I don't own much except my shot-gun, and my weasel-trap, and my odds-and-ends chest, and some hooks and lines.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What will you want to take, Tug?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FITTING OUT THE "RED ERIK."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The first thing was to settle upon their preparations.
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From this reading The first thing was to settle upon their preparations.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first thing was to settle upon their preparations.
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From this reading "What will you want to take, Tug?"
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The first thing was to settle upon their preparations.
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From this reading "What will you want to take, Tug?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first thing was to settle upon their preparations.
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From this reading Besides my clothing, which won't make much of a bundle, I don't own much except my shot-gun, and my weasel-trap, and my odds-and-ends chest, and some hooks and lines.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What will you want to take, Tug?"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Besides my clothing, which won't make much of a bundle, I don't own much except my shot-gun, and my weasel-trap, and my odds-and-ends chest, and some hooks and lines.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "What will you want to take, Tug?"
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From this reading Besides my clothing, which won't make much of a bundle, I don't own much except my shot-gun, and my weasel-trap, and my odds-and-ends chest, and some hooks and lines.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What will you want to take, Tug?"
