Chapter 12 of A Romany of the Snows, Complete is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of A Romany of the Snows, Complete is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He crossed himself and mumbled something. Lawless rose, and walked up and down the room once or twice, pulling at his beard and frowning. His eyes were wet. Shon kept blowing into his closed hand and blinking at the fire. Pourcette got up and took down the gun from the chimney.
Chapter 12 of A Romany of the Snows, Complete is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading “Lawless rose, and walked up and down the room once or twice, pulling at his beard and frowning.”
closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly
From this reading “Shon kept blowing into his closed hand and blinking at the fire.”
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading “Shon kept blowing into his closed hand and blinking at the fire.”
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading “Pourcette got up and took down the gun from the chimney.”
showing displeasure or anger
From this reading “Lawless rose, and walked up and down the room once or twice, pulling at his beard and frowning.”
without law or control
From this reading “Lawless rose, and walked up and down the room once or twice, pulling at his beard and frowning.”
past form of “mumble” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “He crossed himself and mumbled something.”
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading “Lawless rose, and walked up and down the room once or twice, pulling at his beard and frowning.”
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.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He crossed himself and mumbled something.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lawless rose, and walked up and down the room once or twice, pulling at his beard and frowning.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading Lawless rose, and walked up and down the room once or twice, pulling at his beard and frowning.
closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly
From this reading Shon kept blowing into his closed hand and blinking at the fire.
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading Shon kept blowing into his closed hand and blinking at the fire.
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading Pourcette got up and took down the gun from the chimney.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Shon kept blowing into his closed hand and blinking at the fire.
placed crosswise
From this reading He crossed himself and mumbled something.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Lawless rose, and walked up and down the room once or twice, pulling at his beard and frowning.
opinion or judgment
From this reading His eyes were wet.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Shon kept blowing into his closed hand and blinking at the fire.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Pourcette got up and took down the gun from the chimney.
showing displeasure or anger
From this reading Lawless rose, and walked up and down the room once or twice, pulling at his beard and frowning.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Pourcette got up and took down the gun from the chimney.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading Pourcette got up and took down the gun from the chimney.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Shon kept blowing into his closed hand and blinking at the fire.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He crossed himself and mumbled something.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He crossed himself and mumbled something.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lawless rose, and walked up and down the room once or twice, pulling at his beard and frowning.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Shon kept blowing into his closed hand and blinking at the fire.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Shon kept blowing into his closed hand and blinking at the fire.
without law or control
From this reading Lawless rose, and walked up and down the room once or twice, pulling at his beard and frowning.
past form of “mumble” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading He crossed himself and mumbled something.
on one occasion
From this reading Lawless rose, and walked up and down the room once or twice, pulling at his beard and frowning.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Lawless rose, and walked up and down the room once or twice, pulling at his beard and frowning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pourcette got up and took down the gun from the chimney.
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading Lawless rose, and walked up and down the room once or twice, pulling at his beard and frowning.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Lawless rose, and walked up and down the room once or twice, pulling at his beard and frowning.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Lawless rose, and walked up and down the room once or twice, pulling at his beard and frowning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shon kept blowing into his closed hand and blinking at the fire.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He crossed himself and mumbled something.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lawless rose, and walked up and down the room once or twice, pulling at his beard and frowning.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Pourcette got up and took down the gun from the chimney.
two times
From this reading Lawless rose, and walked up and down the room once or twice, pulling at his beard and frowning.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Lawless rose, and walked up and down the room once or twice, pulling at his beard and frowning.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Lawless rose, and walked up and down the room once or twice, pulling at his beard and frowning.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His eyes were wet.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading His eyes were wet.
Chapter 12 of A Romany of the Snows, Complete by Gilbert Parker holds 393 sentences, grouped into 79 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 12 holds 393 sentences of A Romany of the Snows, Complete, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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