Chapter 1 of The Wild North Land The Story of a Winter Journey with Dogs across is here in full — 26 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Wild North Land The Story of a Winter Journey with Dogs across is here in full — 26 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SIR WILLIAM FRANCIS BUTLER, G.C.B. “I cannot rest from travel. I will drink life to the lees.” “I am become a name for always roaming with a hungry heart.” PREFACE.
Chapter 1 of The Wild North Land The Story of a Winter Journey with Dogs across is here in full — 26 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading ““I am become a name for always roaming with a hungry heart.””
a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
From this reading “SIR WILLIAM FRANCIS BUTLER, G.C.B.”
take in liquids
From this reading “I will drink life to the lees.””
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading ““I am become a name for always roaming with a hungry heart.””
the sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage
From this reading “I will drink life to the lees.””
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading “PREFACE.”
-ing form of “roam” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading ““I am become a name for always roaming with a hungry heart.””
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading ““I cannot rest from travel.”
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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 “I am become a name for always roaming with a hungry heart.”
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “I am become a name for always roaming with a hungry heart.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am become a name for always roaming with a hungry heart.”
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading SIR WILLIAM FRANCIS BUTLER, G.C.B.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “I am become a name for always roaming with a hungry heart.”
a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
From this reading SIR WILLIAM FRANCIS BUTLER, G.C.B.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading SIR WILLIAM FRANCIS BUTLER, G.C.B.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I cannot rest from travel.
take in liquids
From this reading I will drink life to the lees.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I am become a name for always roaming with a hungry heart.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SIR WILLIAM FRANCIS BUTLER, G.C.B.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I cannot rest from travel.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading SIR WILLIAM FRANCIS BUTLER, G.C.B.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “I am become a name for always roaming with a hungry heart.”
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading “I am become a name for always roaming with a hungry heart.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I cannot rest from travel.
the sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage
From this reading I will drink life to the lees.”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I will drink life to the lees.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “I am become a name for always roaming with a hungry heart.”
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading PREFACE.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading “I cannot rest from travel.
-ing form of “roam” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading “I am become a name for always roaming with a hungry heart.”
term of address for a man
From this reading SIR WILLIAM FRANCIS BUTLER, G.C.B.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I will drink life to the lees.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I will drink life to the lees.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I cannot rest from travel.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will drink life to the lees.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SIR WILLIAM FRANCIS BUTLER, G.C.B.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I am become a name for always roaming with a hungry heart.”
Chapter 1 of The Wild North Land The Story of a Winter Journey with Dogs across by William Francis, Sir Butler holds 26 sentences, grouped into 6 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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