Chapter 1 of A Romany of the Snows, vol. 4 is here in full — 472 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of A Romany of the Snows, vol. 4 is here in full — 472 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them. D.W.] Volume 4. "No, no, m'sieu' the governor, they did not tell you right. I was with him, and I have known Little Babiche fifteen years--as long as I've known you.
Chapter 1 of A Romany of the Snows, vol. 4 is here in full — 472 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “[NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.”
plural of “bookmark” — a marker (a piece of paper or ribbon) placed between the pages of a book to mark the reader's place
From this reading “[NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.”
record in a public office or in a court of law
From this reading “[NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.”
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading “[NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.”
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading “[NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.”
plural of “pointer” — a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading “[NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.”
a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
From this reading “[NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.”
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “Volume 4.”
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From this reading Volume 4.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was with him, and I have known Little Babiche fifteen years--as long as I've known you.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I was with him, and I have known Little Babiche fifteen years--as long as I've known you.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.
possessive form of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.
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From this reading I was with him, and I have known Little Babiche fifteen years--as long as I've known you.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.
plural of “bookmark” — a marker (a piece of paper or ribbon) placed between the pages of a book to mark the reader's place
From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading D.W.]
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "No, no, m'sieu' the governor, they did not tell you right.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading I was with him, and I have known Little Babiche fifteen years--as long as I've known you.
record in a public office or in a court of law
From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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the head of a state government
From this reading "No, no, m'sieu' the governor, they did not tell you right.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I was with him, and I have known Little Babiche fifteen years--as long as I've known you.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was with him, and I have known Little Babiche fifteen years--as long as I've known you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was with him, and I have known Little Babiche fifteen years--as long as I've known you.
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From this reading I was with him, and I have known Little Babiche fifteen years--as long as I've known you.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading I was with him, and I have known Little Babiche fifteen years--as long as I've known you.
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I was with him, and I have known Little Babiche fifteen years--as long as I've known you.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I was with him, and I have known Little Babiche fifteen years--as long as I've known you.
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From this reading "No, no, m'sieu' the governor, they did not tell you right.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, no, m'sieu' the governor, they did not tell you right.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "No, no, m'sieu' the governor, they did not tell you right.
a brief written record
From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.
plural of “pointer” — a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "No, no, m'sieu' the governor, they did not tell you right.
a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.
express in words
From this reading "No, no, m'sieu' the governor, they did not tell you right.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No, no, m'sieu' the governor, they did not tell you right.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading Volume 4.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading D.W.]
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was with him, and I have known Little Babiche fifteen years--as long as I've known you.
which person or people
From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading [NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was with him, and I have known Little Babiche fifteen years--as long as I've known you.
a late time of life
From this reading I was with him, and I have known Little Babiche fifteen years--as long as I've known you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "No, no, m'sieu' the governor, they did not tell you right.
Chapter 1 of A Romany of the Snows, vol. 4 by Gilbert Parker holds 472 sentences, grouped into 95 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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