Chapter 5 of The Young Alaskans is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Young Alaskans is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Maybe seven week, four week, ten--nine week all light, all light, all light," said the chief, amiably. "You make-um talk-talk ting. Give me! You give-um lifle now." Rob turned to the other boys.
Chapter 5 of The Young Alaskans is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
in an affable manner
From this reading “"Maybe seven week, four week, ten--nine week all light, all light, all light," said the chief, amiably.”
a person who is in charge
From this reading “"Maybe seven week, four week, ten--nine week all light, all light, all light," said the chief, amiably.”
by chance
From this reading “"Maybe seven week, four week, ten--nine week all light, all light, all light," said the chief, amiably.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading “"Maybe seven week, four week, ten--nine week all light, all light, all light," said the chief, amiably.”
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading “Rob turned to the other boys.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading “"Maybe seven week, four week, ten--nine week all light, all light, all light," said the chief, amiably.”
cause to make a ting
From this reading “"You make-um talk-talk ting.”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “"Maybe seven week, four week, ten--nine week all light, all light, all light," said the chief, amiably.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "Maybe seven week, four week, ten--nine week all light, all light, all light," said the chief, amiably.
in an affable manner
From this reading "Maybe seven week, four week, ten--nine week all light, all light, all light," said the chief, amiably.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Rob turned to the other boys.
a person who is in charge
From this reading "Maybe seven week, four week, ten--nine week all light, all light, all light," said the chief, amiably.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading "Maybe seven week, four week, ten--nine week all light, all light, all light," said the chief, amiably.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Give me!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You give-um lifle now."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You give-um lifle now."
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading "Maybe seven week, four week, ten--nine week all light, all light, all light," said the chief, amiably.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You make-um talk-talk ting.
by chance
From this reading "Maybe seven week, four week, ten--nine week all light, all light, all light," said the chief, amiably.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Give me!
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading "Maybe seven week, four week, ten--nine week all light, all light, all light," said the chief, amiably.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading You give-um lifle now."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Rob turned to the other boys.
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading Rob turned to the other boys.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Maybe seven week, four week, ten--nine week all light, all light, all light," said the chief, amiably.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading "Maybe seven week, four week, ten--nine week all light, all light, all light," said the chief, amiably.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You make-um talk-talk ting.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading "Maybe seven week, four week, ten--nine week all light, all light, all light," said the chief, amiably.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Maybe seven week, four week, ten--nine week all light, all light, all light," said the chief, amiably.
cause to make a ting
From this reading "You make-um talk-talk ting.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rob turned to the other boys.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Rob turned to the other boys.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "Maybe seven week, four week, ten--nine week all light, all light, all light," said the chief, amiably.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You make-um talk-talk ting.
Chapter 5 of The Young Alaskans by Emerson Hough holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 5 holds 410 sentences of The Young Alaskans, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of The Young Alaskans by Emerson Hough exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 410 sentences, grouped into 82 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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