Chapter 18 of Big Timber: A Story of the Northwest is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Big Timber: A Story of the Northwest is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE OPENING GUN The month of November slid day by day into the limbo of the past. The rains washed the land unceasingly. Gray veilings of mist and cloud draped the mountain slopes. As drab a shade colored Stella Fyfe's daily outlook. She was alone a great deal.
Chapter 18 of Big Timber: A Story of the Northwest is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading “As drab a shade colored Stella Fyfe's daily outlook.”
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading “Gray veilings of mist and cloud draped the mountain slopes.”
the state of being disregarded or forgotten
From this reading “THE OPENING GUN The month of November slid day by day into the limbo of the past.”
a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations
From this reading “As drab a shade colored Stella Fyfe's daily outlook.”
plural of “rain” — water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading “The rains washed the land unceasingly.”
inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading “THE OPENING GUN The month of November slid day by day into the limbo of the past.”
plural of “slope” — an elevated geological formation
From this reading “Gray veilings of mist and cloud draped the mountain slopes.”
United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading “As drab a shade colored Stella Fyfe's daily outlook.”
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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 As drab a shade colored Stella Fyfe's daily outlook.
Having no one else present.
From this reading She was alone a great deal.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Gray veilings of mist and cloud draped the mountain slopes.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As drab a shade colored Stella Fyfe's daily outlook.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE OPENING GUN The month of November slid day by day into the limbo of the past.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading Gray veilings of mist and cloud draped the mountain slopes.
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading As drab a shade colored Stella Fyfe's daily outlook.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading As drab a shade colored Stella Fyfe's daily outlook.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE OPENING GUN The month of November slid day by day into the limbo of the past.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading She was alone a great deal.
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading As drab a shade colored Stella Fyfe's daily outlook.
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading Gray veilings of mist and cloud draped the mountain slopes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As drab a shade colored Stella Fyfe's daily outlook.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Gray veilings of mist and cloud draped the mountain slopes.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading She was alone a great deal.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading THE OPENING GUN The month of November slid day by day into the limbo of the past.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE OPENING GUN The month of November slid day by day into the limbo of the past.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading The rains washed the land unceasingly.
the state of being disregarded or forgotten
From this reading THE OPENING GUN The month of November slid day by day into the limbo of the past.
become covered with mist
From this reading Gray veilings of mist and cloud draped the mountain slopes.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading THE OPENING GUN The month of November slid day by day into the limbo of the past.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Gray veilings of mist and cloud draped the mountain slopes.
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading THE OPENING GUN The month of November slid day by day into the limbo of the past.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE OPENING GUN The month of November slid day by day into the limbo of the past.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading THE OPENING GUN The month of November slid day by day into the limbo of the past.
a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations
From this reading As drab a shade colored Stella Fyfe's daily outlook.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading THE OPENING GUN The month of November slid day by day into the limbo of the past.
plural of “rain” — water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading The rains washed the land unceasingly.
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading As drab a shade colored Stella Fyfe's daily outlook.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was alone a great deal.
inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading THE OPENING GUN The month of November slid day by day into the limbo of the past.
plural of “slope” — an elevated geological formation
From this reading Gray veilings of mist and cloud draped the mountain slopes.
United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading As drab a shade colored Stella Fyfe's daily outlook.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OPENING GUN The month of November slid day by day into the limbo of the past.
with unflagging resolve
From this reading The rains washed the land unceasingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gray veilings of mist and cloud draped the mountain slopes.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was alone a great deal.
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading The rains washed the land unceasingly.
Chapter 18 of Big Timber: A Story of the Northwest by Bertrand W. Sinclair holds 394 sentences, grouped into 79 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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