Chapter 7 of Bill Biddon, Trapper is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Bill Biddon, Trapper is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
STILL IN THE DARK--THE CANOE AGAIN. For a moment we stood breathless, paralyzed and speechless. Then our eyes sought each other with a look of fearful inquiry. “Was that Biddon’s voice?” I asked, in a faint whisper.
Chapter 7 of Bill Biddon, Trapper is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading “For a moment we stood breathless, paralyzed and speechless.”
small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading “STILL IN THE DARK--THE CANOE AGAIN.”
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading “Then our eyes sought each other with a look of fearful inquiry.”
a search for knowledge
From this reading “Then our eyes sought each other with a look of fearful inquiry.”
affected with paralysis
From this reading “For a moment we stood breathless, paralyzed and speechless.”
that is looked for
From this reading “Then our eyes sought each other with a look of fearful inquiry.”
temporarily incapable of speaking
From this reading “For a moment we stood breathless, paralyzed and speechless.”
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading “I asked, in a faint whisper.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “I asked, in a faint whisper.”
temporarily
In this reading “For a moment we stood breathless, paralyzed and speechless.”
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 For a moment we stood breathless, paralyzed and speechless.
anew
From this reading STILL IN THE DARK--THE CANOE AGAIN.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a moment we stood breathless, paralyzed and speechless.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked, in a faint whisper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Was that Biddon’s voice?”
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading For a moment we stood breathless, paralyzed and speechless.
small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading STILL IN THE DARK--THE CANOE AGAIN.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading STILL IN THE DARK--THE CANOE AGAIN.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Then our eyes sought each other with a look of fearful inquiry.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Then our eyes sought each other with a look of fearful inquiry.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading I asked, in a faint whisper.
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading Then our eyes sought each other with a look of fearful inquiry.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment we stood breathless, paralyzed and speechless.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked, in a faint whisper.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading STILL IN THE DARK--THE CANOE AGAIN.
a search for knowledge
From this reading Then our eyes sought each other with a look of fearful inquiry.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Then our eyes sought each other with a look of fearful inquiry.
a particular point in time
From this reading For a moment we stood breathless, paralyzed and speechless.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then our eyes sought each other with a look of fearful inquiry.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Then our eyes sought each other with a look of fearful inquiry.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Then our eyes sought each other with a look of fearful inquiry.
affected with paralysis
From this reading For a moment we stood breathless, paralyzed and speechless.
that is looked for
From this reading Then our eyes sought each other with a look of fearful inquiry.
temporarily incapable of speaking
From this reading For a moment we stood breathless, paralyzed and speechless.
not in physical motion
From this reading STILL IN THE DARK--THE CANOE AGAIN.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading For a moment we stood breathless, paralyzed and speechless.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Was that Biddon’s voice?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STILL IN THE DARK--THE CANOE AGAIN.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then our eyes sought each other with a look of fearful inquiry.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Was that Biddon’s voice?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Was that Biddon’s voice?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading For a moment we stood breathless, paralyzed and speechless.
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading I asked, in a faint whisper.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then our eyes sought each other with a look of fearful inquiry.
Chapter 7 of Bill Biddon, Trapper by Edward Sylvester Ellis holds 245 sentences, grouped into 49 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 7 holds 245 sentences of Bill Biddon, Trapper, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Bill Biddon, Trapper by Edward Sylvester Ellis exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 245 sentences, grouped into 49 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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