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A Romany of the Snows, vol. 3

Chapter III · Chapter 3

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"Hush, Pierre!
There she is!" said Lawless, pointing to a ledge of rock not far away.
The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.
The two watched her without speaking.
Presently she saw them.
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Romany of the Snows, vol. 3

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of A Romany of the Snows, vol. 3 is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Hush, Pierre!
/hʌʃ piˈer/
Line 2
There she is!" said Lawless, pointing to a ledge of rock not far away.
/ðer ʃiː ɪz sed ˈlɔːləs ˈpɔɪntɪŋ tuː ə ledʒ ʌv rɑːk nɑːt fɑːr əˈweɪ/
Line 3
The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.
/ðə ɡɜːrl stʊd ˈlʊkɪŋ aʊt əˈkrɔːs ðə ˈvæli ə wɪrd ræpt lʊk ɪn hɜːr feɪs hɜːr her ˈfɑːlɪŋ luːs ə stæf laɪk ə ˈʃepərdz krʊk ɪn wʌn hænd ðə ˈʌðər hænd ˈoʊvər hɜːr aɪz æz ʃiː ˈsloʊli lʊkt frʌm pɔɪnt tuː pɔɪnt ʌv ðə hərˈaɪzən/
Line 4
The two watched her without speaking.
/ðə tuː wɑːtʃt hɜːr wɪˈθaʊt ˈspiːkɪŋ/
Line 5
Presently she saw them.
/ˈprezəntli ʃiː sɔː ðem/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

crook noun US /krʊk/

someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

From this reading “The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.”

Hush verb US /hʌʃ/

become quiet or still; fall silent

From this reading “"Hush, Pierre!”

Lawless adjective US /ˈlɔːləs/

without law or control

From this reading “There she is!" said Lawless, pointing to a ledge of rock not far away.”

ledge noun US /ledʒ/

a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water

From this reading “There she is!" said Lawless, pointing to a ledge of rock not far away.”

rapt adjective US /ræpt/

feeling great rapture or delight

From this reading “The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.”

shepherd's noun US /ˈʃepərdz/

possessive form of “shepherd” — a clergyman who watches over a group of people

From this reading “The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.”

staff noun US /stæf/

personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task

From this reading “The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.”

weird adjective US /wɪrd/

suggesting the operation of supernatural influences

From this reading “The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading There she is!" said Lawless, pointing to a ledge of rock not far away.

acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading There she is!" said Lawless, pointing to a ledge of rock not far away.

crooknounUS /krʊk/

someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.

facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.

fallingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlɪŋ/

decreasing in amount or degree

From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.

faradverbUS /fɑːr/

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading There she is!" said Lawless, pointing to a ledge of rock not far away.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.

girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.

hairnounUS /her/

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.

horizonnounUS /hərˈaɪzən/

the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet

From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.

HushverbUS /hʌʃ/

become quiet or still; fall silent

From this reading "Hush, Pierre!

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading There she is!" said Lawless, pointing to a ledge of rock not far away.

LawlessadjectiveUS /ˈlɔːləs/

without law or control

From this reading There she is!" said Lawless, pointing to a ledge of rock not far away.

ledgenounUS /ledʒ/

a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water

From this reading There she is!" said Lawless, pointing to a ledge of rock not far away.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.

lookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.

lookedverbUS /lʊkt/

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.

lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.

looseadjectiveUS /luːs/

not compact or dense in structure or arrangement

From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading There she is!" said Lawless, pointing to a ledge of rock not far away.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There she is!" said Lawless, pointing to a ledge of rock not far away.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.

PierrenounUS /piˈer/

capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river

From this reading "Hush, Pierre!

pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.

pointingverbUS /ˈpɔɪntɪŋ/

-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively

From this reading There she is!" said Lawless, pointing to a ledge of rock not far away.

PresentlyadverbUS /ˈprezəntli/

in the near future

From this reading Presently she saw them.

raptadjectiveUS /ræpt/

feeling great rapture or delight

From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.

rocknounUS /rɑːk/

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading There she is!" said Lawless, pointing to a ledge of rock not far away.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading There she is!" said Lawless, pointing to a ledge of rock not far away.

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading Presently she saw them.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading There she is!" said Lawless, pointing to a ledge of rock not far away.

shepherd'snounUS /ˈʃepərdz/

possessive form of “shepherd” — a clergyman who watches over a group of people

From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.

slowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.

speakingnounUS /ˈspiːkɪŋ/

the utterance of intelligible speech

From this reading The two watched her without speaking.

staffnounUS /stæf/

personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task

From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.

stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Presently she saw them.

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There she is!" said Lawless, pointing to a ledge of rock not far away.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading There she is!" said Lawless, pointing to a ledge of rock not far away.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading The two watched her without speaking.

valleynounUS /ˈvæli/

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.

watchedverbUS /wɑːtʃt/

past form of “watch” — look attentively

From this reading The two watched her without speaking.

weirdadjectiveUS /wɪrd/

suggesting the operation of supernatural influences

From this reading The girl stood looking out across the valley, a weird, rapt look in her face, her hair falling loose, a staff like a shepherd's crook in one hand, the other hand over her eyes as she slowly looked from point to point of the horizon.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading The two watched her without speaking.

Chapter 3 of A Romany of the Snows, vol. 3 by Gilbert Parker holds 438 sentences, grouped into 88 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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