Chapter VIII
Chapter 8
Chapter 8 of The Son of the Wolf is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'A dirty scoundrel and a liar!' 'By gar! Him no good!' 'A thief!' 'Worse than an Indian!'
The Son of the Wolf
Chapter VIII · Chapter 8
Chapter 8 of The Son of the Wolf is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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'A
dirty
scoundrel
and
a
liar!'
'By
gar!
Him
no
good!'
'A
thief!'
'Worse
than
an
Indian!'
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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The Son of the Wolf
Chapter VIII · Chapter 8
Chapter 8 of The Son of the Wolf is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
'A
dirty
scoundrel
and
a
liar!'
/ə ˈdɜːrti ˈskaʊndrəl ənd ə ˈlaɪər/
Line 2
'By
gar!
/baɪ ɡɑːr/
Line 3
Him
no
good!'
/hɪm noʊ ɡʊd/
Line 4
'A
thief!'
/ə θiːf/
Line 5
'Worse
than
an
Indian!'
/wɜːrs ðæn æn ˈɪndiən/
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.
dirty
adjective
US /ˈdɜːrti/
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading “'A dirty scoundrel and a liar!'”
gar
noun
US /ɡɑːr/
primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
From this reading “'By gar!”
good
adjective
US /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Him no good!'”
Indian
adjective
US /ˈɪndiən/
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading “'Worse than an Indian!'”
liar
noun
US /ˈlaɪər/
a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
From this reading “'A dirty scoundrel and a liar!'”
scoundrel
noun
US /ˈskaʊndrəl/
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading “'A dirty scoundrel and a liar!'”
thief
noun
US /θiːf/
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading “'A thief!'”
Worse
adjective
US /wɜːrs/
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading “'Worse than an Indian!'”
All words in this reading · 15
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 'A dirty scoundrel and a liar!'
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading 'Worse than an Indian!'
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'A dirty scoundrel and a liar!'
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading 'By gar!
dirtyadjectiveUS /ˈdɜːrti/
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading 'A dirty scoundrel and a liar!'
garnounUS /ɡɑːr/
primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
From this reading 'By gar!
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Him no good!'
HimpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Him no good!'
IndianadjectiveUS /ˈɪndiən/
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading 'Worse than an Indian!'
liarnounUS /ˈlaɪər/
a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
From this reading 'A dirty scoundrel and a liar!'
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Him no good!'
scoundrelnounUS /ˈskaʊndrəl/
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading 'A dirty scoundrel and a liar!'
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading 'Worse than an Indian!'
thiefnounUS /θiːf/
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading 'A thief!'
WorseadjectiveUS /wɜːrs/
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading 'Worse than an Indian!'
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