Chapter 7 of The Walrus Hunters is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Walrus Hunters is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Eskimo laughed outright at this. "Yes," said he, "our young men sometimes do that--some of them; but not all. We have a few young men among us who know how to hold their tongues and when to speak." "That is useful knowledge. Will my son speak now, and tell me what he knows about Adolay?"
Chapter 7 of The Walrus Hunters is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (“eaters of raw flesh”) but they call themselves the Inuit (“the people”)
From this reading “The Eskimo laughed outright at this.”
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading “"That is useful knowledge.”
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “Will my son speak now, and tell me what he knows about Adolay?"”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “The Eskimo laughed outright at this.”
without restrictions or stipulations or further payments
From this reading “The Eskimo laughed outright at this.”
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading “"Yes," said he, "our young men sometimes do that--some of them; but not all.”
plural of “tongue” — a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading “We have a few young men among us who know how to hold their tongues and when to speak."”
being of use or service
From this reading “"That is useful knowledge.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We have a few young men among us who know how to hold their tongues and when to speak."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Will my son speak now, and tell me what he knows about Adolay?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Will my son speak now, and tell me what he knows about Adolay?"
(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 "Yes," said he, "our young men sometimes do that--some of them; but not all.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading We have a few young men among us who know how to hold their tongues and when to speak."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We have a few young men among us who know how to hold their tongues and when to speak."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Eskimo laughed outright at this.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes," said he, "our young men sometimes do that--some of them; but not all.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Yes," said he, "our young men sometimes do that--some of them; but not all.
a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (“eaters of raw flesh”) but they call themselves the Inuit (“the people”)
From this reading The Eskimo laughed outright at this.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading We have a few young men among us who know how to hold their tongues and when to speak."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have a few young men among us who know how to hold their tongues and when to speak."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes," said he, "our young men sometimes do that--some of them; but not all.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading We have a few young men among us who know how to hold their tongues and when to speak."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have a few young men among us who know how to hold their tongues and when to speak."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is useful knowledge.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading We have a few young men among us who know how to hold their tongues and when to speak."
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading "That is useful knowledge.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading Will my son speak now, and tell me what he knows about Adolay?"
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading The Eskimo laughed outright at this.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Will my son speak now, and tell me what he knows about Adolay?"
the force of workers available
From this reading "Yes," said he, "our young men sometimes do that--some of them; but not all.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Will my son speak now, and tell me what he knows about Adolay?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Yes," said he, "our young men sometimes do that--some of them; but not all.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Will my son speak now, and tell me what he knows about Adolay?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes," said he, "our young men sometimes do that--some of them; but not all.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Yes," said he, "our young men sometimes do that--some of them; but not all.
without restrictions or stipulations or further payments
From this reading The Eskimo laughed outright at this.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yes," said he, "our young men sometimes do that--some of them; but not all.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Yes," said he, "our young men sometimes do that--some of them; but not all.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading "Yes," said he, "our young men sometimes do that--some of them; but not all.
a male human offspring
From this reading Will my son speak now, and tell me what he knows about Adolay?"
express in speech
From this reading We have a few young men among us who know how to hold their tongues and when to speak."
express in words
From this reading Will my son speak now, and tell me what he knows about Adolay?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Yes," said he, "our young men sometimes do that--some of them; but not all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Eskimo laughed outright at this.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading We have a few young men among us who know how to hold their tongues and when to speak."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Yes," said he, "our young men sometimes do that--some of them; but not all.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Eskimo laughed outright at this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We have a few young men among us who know how to hold their tongues and when to speak."
plural of “tongue” — a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading We have a few young men among us who know how to hold their tongues and when to speak."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We have a few young men among us who know how to hold their tongues and when to speak."
being of use or service
From this reading "That is useful knowledge.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have a few young men among us who know how to hold their tongues and when to speak."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Will my son speak now, and tell me what he knows about Adolay?"
at the time that
From this reading We have a few young men among us who know how to hold their tongues and when to speak."
which person or people
From this reading We have a few young men among us who know how to hold their tongues and when to speak."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will my son speak now, and tell me what he knows about Adolay?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," said he, "our young men sometimes do that--some of them; but not all.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Yes," said he, "our young men sometimes do that--some of them; but not all.
Chapter 7 of The Walrus Hunters by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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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