Chapter 7 of The Son of the Wolf is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Son of the Wolf is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Steak, and potatoes, and green things how fresh it all was! And what was that? Squares of honey, streaming liquid amber! But why did they bring so much? Ha! ha! he could never eat it all.
Chapter 7 of The Son of the Wolf is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a deep yellow color
From this reading “Squares of honey, streaming liquid amber!”
take in solid food
From this reading “Ha! ha! he could never eat it all.”
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading “Squares of honey, streaming liquid amber!”
existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow
From this reading “Squares of honey, streaming liquid amber!”
plural of “potato” — an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading “Steak, and potatoes, and green things how fresh it all was!”
plural of “square” — (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
From this reading “Squares of honey, streaming liquid amber!”
a slice of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fish
From this reading “Steak, and potatoes, and green things how fresh it all was!”
exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts
From this reading “Squares of honey, streaming liquid amber!”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Steak, and potatoes, and green things how fresh it all was!
a deep yellow color
From this reading Squares of honey, streaming liquid amber!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Steak, and potatoes, and green things how fresh it all was!
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But why did they bring so much?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Ha! ha! he could never eat it all.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But why did they bring so much?
take in solid food
From this reading Ha! ha! he could never eat it all.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading Steak, and potatoes, and green things how fresh it all was!
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Steak, and potatoes, and green things how fresh it all was!
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading Ha! ha! he could never eat it all.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ha! ha! he could never eat it all.
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading Squares of honey, streaming liquid amber!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Steak, and potatoes, and green things how fresh it all was!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Steak, and potatoes, and green things how fresh it all was!
existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow
From this reading Squares of honey, streaming liquid amber!
to a great degree or extent
From this reading But why did they bring so much?
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Ha! ha! he could never eat it all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Squares of honey, streaming liquid amber!
plural of “potato” — an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading Steak, and potatoes, and green things how fresh it all was!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But why did they bring so much?
plural of “square” — (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
From this reading Squares of honey, streaming liquid amber!
a slice of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fish
From this reading Steak, and potatoes, and green things how fresh it all was!
exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts
From this reading Squares of honey, streaming liquid amber!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And what was that?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But why did they bring so much?
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Steak, and potatoes, and green things how fresh it all was!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Steak, and potatoes, and green things how fresh it all was!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And what was that?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading But why did they bring so much?
Chapter 7 of The Son of the Wolf by Jack London holds 193 sentences, grouped into 39 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 7 holds 193 sentences of The Son of the Wolf, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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