Chapter 8 of Two Little Savages is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Two Little Savages is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Not now, you bet." "Well, this is the very first time I ever came here and didn't see him. Oh, I tell you, he's a fright. I'll bet he's a blame sight bigger'n that stump." "Well, here's his track, anyway," said Woodpecker, pointing to some tracks he had just made unseen with his own broad palm.
Chapter 8 of Two Little Savages is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading “"Not now, you bet."”
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading “Oh, I tell you, he's a fright.”
the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading “"Well, here's his track, anyway," said Woodpecker, pointing to some tracks he had just made unseen with his own broad palm.”
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading “"Well, here's his track, anyway," said Woodpecker, pointing to some tracks he had just made unseen with his own broad palm.”
the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
From this reading “I'll bet he's a blame sight bigger'n that stump."”
plural of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading “"Well, here's his track, anyway," said Woodpecker, pointing to some tracks he had just made unseen with his own broad palm.”
not seen or perceived
From this reading “"Well, here's his track, anyway," said Woodpecker, pointing to some tracks he had just made unseen with his own broad palm.”
bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects
From this reading “"Well, here's his track, anyway," said Woodpecker, pointing to some tracks he had just made unseen with his own broad palm.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “"Well, this is the very first time I ever came here and didn't see him.”
In this reading “"Well, this is the very first time I ever came here and didn't see him.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Oh, I tell you, he's a fright.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, this is the very first time I ever came here and didn't see him.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading "Well, here's his track, anyway," said Woodpecker, pointing to some tracks he had just made unseen with his own broad palm.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading "Not now, you bet."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll bet he's a blame sight bigger'n that stump."
put or pin the blame on
From this reading I'll bet he's a blame sight bigger'n that stump."
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading "Well, here's his track, anyway," said Woodpecker, pointing to some tracks he had just made unseen with his own broad palm.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Well, this is the very first time I ever came here and didn't see him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, this is the very first time I ever came here and didn't see him.
at any time
From this reading "Well, this is the very first time I ever came here and didn't see him.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Well, this is the very first time I ever came here and didn't see him.
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading Oh, I tell you, he's a fright.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Well, here's his track, anyway," said Woodpecker, pointing to some tracks he had just made unseen with his own broad palm.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, here's his track, anyway," said Woodpecker, pointing to some tracks he had just made unseen with his own broad palm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, I tell you, he's a fright.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Well, this is the very first time I ever came here and didn't see him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, here's his track, anyway," said Woodpecker, pointing to some tracks he had just made unseen with his own broad palm.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, this is the very first time I ever came here and didn't see him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Well, here's his track, anyway," said Woodpecker, pointing to some tracks he had just made unseen with his own broad palm.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, this is the very first time I ever came here and didn't see him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll bet he's a blame sight bigger'n that stump."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, this is the very first time I ever came here and didn't see him.
and nothing more
From this reading "Well, here's his track, anyway," said Woodpecker, pointing to some tracks he had just made unseen with his own broad palm.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Well, here's his track, anyway," said Woodpecker, pointing to some tracks he had just made unseen with his own broad palm.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not now, you bet."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Not now, you bet."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, I tell you, he's a fright.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "Well, here's his track, anyway," said Woodpecker, pointing to some tracks he had just made unseen with his own broad palm.
the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading "Well, here's his track, anyway," said Woodpecker, pointing to some tracks he had just made unseen with his own broad palm.
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading "Well, here's his track, anyway," said Woodpecker, pointing to some tracks he had just made unseen with his own broad palm.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, here's his track, anyway," said Woodpecker, pointing to some tracks he had just made unseen with his own broad palm.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Well, this is the very first time I ever came here and didn't see him.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading I'll bet he's a blame sight bigger'n that stump."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Well, here's his track, anyway," said Woodpecker, pointing to some tracks he had just made unseen with his own broad palm.
the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
From this reading I'll bet he's a blame sight bigger'n that stump."
express in words
From this reading Oh, I tell you, he's a fright.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I'll bet he's a blame sight bigger'n that stump."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, this is the very first time I ever came here and didn't see him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Well, this is the very first time I ever came here and didn't see him.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Well, this is the very first time I ever came here and didn't see him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, here's his track, anyway," said Woodpecker, pointing to some tracks he had just made unseen with his own broad palm.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading "Well, here's his track, anyway," said Woodpecker, pointing to some tracks he had just made unseen with his own broad palm.
plural of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading "Well, here's his track, anyway," said Woodpecker, pointing to some tracks he had just made unseen with his own broad palm.
not seen or perceived
From this reading "Well, here's his track, anyway," said Woodpecker, pointing to some tracks he had just made unseen with his own broad palm.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Well, this is the very first time I ever came here and didn't see him.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, this is the very first time I ever came here and didn't see him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Well, here's his track, anyway," said Woodpecker, pointing to some tracks he had just made unseen with his own broad palm.
bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects
From this reading "Well, here's his track, anyway," said Woodpecker, pointing to some tracks he had just made unseen with his own broad palm.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Not now, you bet."
Chapter 8 of Two Little Savages by Ernest Thompson Seton holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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 8 holds 401 sentences of Two Little Savages, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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