Chapter 5 of The Long Patrol: A Tale of the Mounted Police is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Long Patrol: A Tale of the Mounted Police is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FUR TRADER'S STORE Grey stumbled rather than walked out of the log cabin. He looked about for the Indian, but he was nowhere to be seen. The evening breeze fanned and cooled his flushed face. He wished to get away somewhere. His throat was dry; he felt he would choke.
Chapter 5 of The Long Patrol: A Tale of the Mounted Police is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion
From this reading “His throat was dry; he felt he would choke.”
past form of “cool” — make cool or cooler
From this reading “The evening breeze fanned and cooled his flushed face.”
especially spread in a fan shape
From this reading “The evening breeze fanned and cooled his flushed face.”
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading “THE FUR TRADER'S STORE Grey stumbled rather than walked out of the log cabin.”
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading “THE FUR TRADER'S STORE Grey stumbled rather than walked out of the log cabin.”
an insignificant place
From this reading “He looked about for the Indian, but he was nowhere to be seen.”
past form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading “THE FUR TRADER'S STORE Grey stumbled rather than walked out of the log cabin.”
possessive form of “trader” — someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
From this reading “THE FUR TRADER'S STORE Grey stumbled rather than walked out of the log cabin.”
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.
a cabin built with logs
In this reading “THE FUR TRADER'S STORE Grey stumbled rather than walked out of the log cabin.”
In this reading “THE FUR TRADER'S STORE Grey stumbled rather than walked out of the log cabin.”
In this reading “The evening breeze fanned and cooled his flushed face.”
In this reading “The evening breeze fanned and cooled his flushed face.”
run away from confinement
In this reading “He wished to get away somewhere.”
In this reading “He looked about for the Indian, but he was nowhere to be seen.”
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 He looked about for the Indian, but he was nowhere to be seen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The evening breeze fanned and cooled his flushed face.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He wished to get away somewhere.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He looked about for the Indian, but he was nowhere to be seen.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading The evening breeze fanned and cooled his flushed face.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He looked about for the Indian, but he was nowhere to be seen.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading THE FUR TRADER'S STORE Grey stumbled rather than walked out of the log cabin.
breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion
From this reading His throat was dry; he felt he would choke.
past form of “cool” — make cool or cooler
From this reading The evening breeze fanned and cooled his flushed face.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading His throat was dry; he felt he would choke.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The evening breeze fanned and cooled his flushed face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The evening breeze fanned and cooled his flushed face.
especially spread in a fan shape
From this reading The evening breeze fanned and cooled his flushed face.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading His throat was dry; he felt he would choke.
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading The evening breeze fanned and cooled his flushed face.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He looked about for the Indian, but he was nowhere to be seen.
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading THE FUR TRADER'S STORE Grey stumbled rather than walked out of the log cabin.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He wished to get away somewhere.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading THE FUR TRADER'S STORE Grey stumbled rather than walked out of the log cabin.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked about for the Indian, but he was nowhere to be seen.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The evening breeze fanned and cooled his flushed face.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading He looked about for the Indian, but he was nowhere to be seen.
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading THE FUR TRADER'S STORE Grey stumbled rather than walked out of the log cabin.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked about for the Indian, but he was nowhere to be seen.
an insignificant place
From this reading He looked about for the Indian, but he was nowhere to be seen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FUR TRADER'S STORE Grey stumbled rather than walked out of the log cabin.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE FUR TRADER'S STORE Grey stumbled rather than walked out of the log cabin.
on the contrary
From this reading THE FUR TRADER'S STORE Grey stumbled rather than walked out of the log cabin.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He looked about for the Indian, but he was nowhere to be seen.
in or at or to some place
From this reading He wished to get away somewhere.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading THE FUR TRADER'S STORE Grey stumbled rather than walked out of the log cabin.
past form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading THE FUR TRADER'S STORE Grey stumbled rather than walked out of the log cabin.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE FUR TRADER'S STORE Grey stumbled rather than walked out of the log cabin.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FUR TRADER'S STORE Grey stumbled rather than walked out of the log cabin.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading His throat was dry; he felt he would choke.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He looked about for the Indian, but he was nowhere to be seen.
possessive form of “trader” — someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
From this reading THE FUR TRADER'S STORE Grey stumbled rather than walked out of the log cabin.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading THE FUR TRADER'S STORE Grey stumbled rather than walked out of the log cabin.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He looked about for the Indian, but he was nowhere to be seen.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading He wished to get away somewhere.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading His throat was dry; he felt he would choke.
Chapter 5 of The Long Patrol: A Tale of the Mounted Police by H. A. (Hiram Alfred) Cody holds 140 sentences, grouped into 28 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.
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