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Chapter XXIX · The Bargain

Chapter XXIX of The Snow-Burner, “The Bargain,” is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Reivers led the way to his tepee and bade Moir wait a moment by the fire, while he spoke to Tillie.
“Dress yourself and Neopa in your newest,” he commanded.
“Then do you both come in to me, bringing food for two men.”
“What’s wrong, sonny?” laughed Moir, seeing Reivers come under the door flap alone.
“Hast lost the whip over thy cattle?”
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The Snow-Burner

Chapter XXIX · The Bargain

Chapter XXIX of The Snow-Burner, “The Bargain,” is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Reivers led the way to his tepee and bade Moir wait a moment by the fire, while he spoke to Tillie.
Line 2
“Dress yourself and Neopa in your newest,” he commanded.
Line 3
“Then do you both come in to me, bringing food for two men.”
/ðen duː juː boʊθ kʌm ɪn tuː miː ˈbrɪŋɪŋ fuːd fɔːr tuː men/
Line 4
“What’s wrong, sonny?” laughed Moir, seeing Reivers come under the door flap alone.
Line 5
“Hast lost the whip over thy cattle?”
/hæst lɔːst ðə wɪp ˈoʊvər ðaɪ ˈkætəl/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

bade noun US /beɪd/

a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria

From this reading “Reivers led the way to his tepee and bade Moir wait a moment by the fire, while he spoke to Tillie.”

cattle noun US /ˈkætəl/

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

From this reading ““Hast lost the whip over thy cattle?””

commanded verb US /kəˈmændɪd/

past form of “command” — be in command of

From this reading ““Dress yourself and Neopa in your newest,” he commanded.”

flap verb US /flæp/

move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

From this reading ““What’s wrong, sonny?” laughed Moir, seeing Reivers come under the door flap alone.”

Hast auxiliary verb US /hæst/

an old form of “have”, used with “thou”

From this reading ““Hast lost the whip over thy cattle?””

newest adjective US /ˈnuːəst/

superlative of “new” — not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading ““Dress yourself and Neopa in your newest,” he commanded.”

sonny noun US /ˈsʌni/

a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)

From this reading ““What’s wrong, sonny?” laughed Moir, seeing Reivers come under the door flap alone.”

whip verb US /wɪp/

beat severely with a whip or rod

From this reading ““Hast lost the whip over thy cattle?””

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

two men noun + noun

In this reading ““Then do you both come in to me, bringing food for two men.””

wait a moment verb + article + noun counted as “wait … moment”

In this reading “Reivers led the way to his tepee and bade Moir wait a moment by the fire, while he spoke to Tillie.”

All words in this reading · 52

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.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Reivers led the way to his tepee and bade Moir wait a moment by the fire, while he spoke to Tillie.

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading “What’s wrong, sonny?” laughed Moir, seeing Reivers come under the door flap alone.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Reivers led the way to his tepee and bade Moir wait a moment by the fire, while he spoke to Tillie.

badenounUS /beɪd/

a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria

From this reading Reivers led the way to his tepee and bade Moir wait a moment by the fire, while he spoke to Tillie.

bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading “Then do you both come in to me, bringing food for two men.”

bringingnounUS /ˈbrɪŋɪŋ/

the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)

From this reading “Then do you both come in to me, bringing food for two men.”

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Reivers led the way to his tepee and bade Moir wait a moment by the fire, while he spoke to Tillie.

cattlenounUS /ˈkætəl/

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

From this reading “Hast lost the whip over thy cattle?”

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading “Then do you both come in to me, bringing food for two men.”

commandedverbUS /kəˈmændɪd/

past form of “command” — be in command of

From this reading “Dress yourself and Neopa in your newest,” he commanded.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading “Then do you both come in to me, bringing food for two men.”

doornounUS /dɔːr/

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading “What’s wrong, sonny?” laughed Moir, seeing Reivers come under the door flap alone.

DressverbUS /dres/

put on clothes

From this reading “Dress yourself and Neopa in your newest,” he commanded.

fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/

start firing a weapon

From this reading Reivers led the way to his tepee and bade Moir wait a moment by the fire, while he spoke to Tillie.

flapverbUS /flæp/

move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

From this reading “What’s wrong, sonny?” laughed Moir, seeing Reivers come under the door flap alone.

foodnounUS /fuːd/

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading “Then do you both come in to me, bringing food for two men.”

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “Then do you both come in to me, bringing food for two men.”

Hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/

an old form of “have”, used with “thou”

From this reading “Hast lost the whip over thy cattle?”

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Reivers led the way to his tepee and bade Moir wait a moment by the fire, while he spoke to Tillie.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Reivers led the way to his tepee and bade Moir wait a moment by the fire, while he spoke to Tillie.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading “Dress yourself and Neopa in your newest,” he commanded.

laughedverbUS /læft/

past form of “laugh” — produce laughter

From this reading “What’s wrong, sonny?” laughed Moir, seeing Reivers come under the door flap alone.

lednounUS /led/

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading Reivers led the way to his tepee and bade Moir wait a moment by the fire, while he spoke to Tillie.

lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading “Hast lost the whip over thy cattle?”

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Then do you both come in to me, bringing food for two men.”

mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading “Then do you both come in to me, bringing food for two men.”

Moir

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Reivers led the way to his tepee and bade Moir wait a moment by the fire, while he spoke to Tillie.

momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/

a particular point in time

From this reading Reivers led the way to his tepee and bade Moir wait a moment by the fire, while he spoke to Tillie.

Neopa

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Dress yourself and Neopa in your newest,” he commanded.

newestadjectiveUS /ˈnuːəst/

superlative of “new” — not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading “Dress yourself and Neopa in your newest,” he commanded.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “Hast lost the whip over thy cattle?”

Reivers

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Reivers led the way to his tepee and bade Moir wait a moment by the fire, while he spoke to Tillie.

seeingnounUS /ˈsiːɪŋ/

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading “What’s wrong, sonny?” laughed Moir, seeing Reivers come under the door flap alone.

sonnynounUS /ˈsʌni/

a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)

From this reading “What’s wrong, sonny?” laughed Moir, seeing Reivers come under the door flap alone.

spokenounUS /spoʊk/

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading Reivers led the way to his tepee and bade Moir wait a moment by the fire, while he spoke to Tillie.

tepeenoun

a Native American tent; usually of conical shape

From this reading Reivers led the way to his tepee and bade Moir wait a moment by the fire, while he spoke to Tillie.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Reivers led the way to his tepee and bade Moir wait a moment by the fire, while he spoke to Tillie.

ThenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading “Then do you both come in to me, bringing food for two men.”

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading “Hast lost the whip over thy cattle?”

Tillie

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Reivers led the way to his tepee and bade Moir wait a moment by the fire, while he spoke to Tillie.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Reivers led the way to his tepee and bade Moir wait a moment by the fire, while he spoke to Tillie.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading “Then do you both come in to me, bringing food for two men.”

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “What’s wrong, sonny?” laughed Moir, seeing Reivers come under the door flap alone.

waitverbUS /weɪt/

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading Reivers led the way to his tepee and bade Moir wait a moment by the fire, while he spoke to Tillie.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Reivers led the way to his tepee and bade Moir wait a moment by the fire, while he spoke to Tillie.

What's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “What’s wrong, sonny?” laughed Moir, seeing Reivers come under the door flap alone.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading Reivers led the way to his tepee and bade Moir wait a moment by the fire, while he spoke to Tillie.

whipverbUS /wɪp/

beat severely with a whip or rod

From this reading “Hast lost the whip over thy cattle?”

wrongadjectiveUS /rɔːŋ/

not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth

From this reading “What’s wrong, sonny?” laughed Moir, seeing Reivers come under the door flap alone.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Then do you both come in to me, bringing food for two men.”

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Dress yourself and Neopa in your newest,” he commanded.

yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading “Dress yourself and Neopa in your newest,” he commanded.

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