Chinook, the Cinnamon Cub

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COUGAR GOES COASTING On the rock-slide there had been not so much as a spear of grass to eat, and the cubs trod hungrily back to timber line.

That day they spent chasing “snowshoe rabbits,” and the chase took them back to the alpine meadow where they had watched the wapiti.

There the cubs took a nap beneath an upturned tree root, for now they loved to sleep by day so that they could be out all night when there was so much more going on in the woods about them.

A weird screech sounded from the dark depths of the spruces.

It was Cougar!

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Chinook, the Cinnamon Cub Allen Chaffee

Chapter XVIII

Chapter 18 of Chinook, the Cinnamon Cub is here in full — 33 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

COUGAR GOES COASTING On the rock-slide there had been not so much as a spear of grass to eat, and the cubs trod hungrily back to timber line. That day they spent chasing “snowshoe rabbits,” and the chase took them back to the alpine meadow where they had watched the wapiti. There the cubs took a nap beneath an upturned tree root, for now they loved to sleep by day so that they could be out all night when there was so much more going on in the woods about them. A weird screech sounded from the dark depths of the spruces. It was Cougar!

Chinook, the Cinnamon Cub

Chapter XVIII

Chapter 18 of Chinook, the Cinnamon Cub is here in full — 33 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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COUGAR GOES COASTING On the rock-slide there had been not so much as a spear of grass to eat, and the cubs trod hungrily back to timber line.

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That day they spent chasing “snowshoe rabbits,” and the chase took them back to the alpine meadow where they had watched the wapiti.

/ðæt deɪ ðeɪ spent ˈtʃeɪsɪŋ ˈsnoʊʃuː ˈræbəts ənd ðə tʃeɪs tʊk ðem bæk tuː ðə ˈælpaɪn ˈmedoʊ wer ðeɪ hæd wɑːtʃt ðə wəˈpiːti/

Line 3

There the cubs took a nap beneath an upturned tree root, for now they loved to sleep by day so that they could be out all night when there was so much more going on in the woods about them.

Line 4

A weird screech sounded from the dark depths of the spruces.

Line 5

It was Cougar!

/ɪt wɑːz ˈkuːɡər/

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alpine adjective US /ˈælpaɪn/

relating to or characteristic of alps

From this reading “That day they spent chasing “snowshoe rabbits,” and the chase took them back to the alpine meadow where they had watched the wapiti.”

coasting verb US /ˈkoʊstɪŋ/

-ing form of “coast” — move effortlessly; by force of gravity

From this reading “COUGAR GOES COASTING On the rock-slide there had been not so much as a spear of grass to eat, and the cubs trod hungrily back to timber line.”

cougar noun US /ˈkuːɡər/

large American feline resembling a lion

From this reading “COUGAR GOES COASTING On the rock-slide there had been not so much as a spear of grass to eat, and the cubs trod hungrily back to timber line.”

cubs noun US /kʌbz/

plural of “cub” — an awkward and inexperienced youth

From this reading “COUGAR GOES COASTING On the rock-slide there had been not so much as a spear of grass to eat, and the cubs trod hungrily back to timber line.”

hungrily adverb US /ˈhʌŋɡrəli/

in the manner of someone who is very hungry

From this reading “COUGAR GOES COASTING On the rock-slide there had been not so much as a spear of grass to eat, and the cubs trod hungrily back to timber line.”

screech noun US /skriːtʃ/

a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry

From this reading “A weird screech sounded from the dark depths of the spruces.”

snowshoe noun US /ˈsnoʊʃuː/

a device to help you walk on deep snow; a lightweight frame shaped like a racquet is strengthened with cross pieces and contains a network of thongs; one is worn on each foot

From this reading “That day they spent chasing “snowshoe rabbits,” and the chase took them back to the alpine meadow where they had watched the wapiti.”

wapiti noun US /wəˈpiːti/

large North American deer with large much-branched antlers in the male

From this reading “That day they spent chasing “snowshoe rabbits,” and the chase took them back to the alpine meadow where they had watched the wapiti.”

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took a nap verb + article + noun counted as “take … nap”

In this reading “There the cubs took a nap beneath an upturned tree root, for now they loved to sleep by day so that they could be out all night when there was so much more going on in the woods about them.”

dark depths noun + noun

In this reading “A weird screech sounded from the dark depths of the spruces.”

much more adverb + adjective

in the woods preposition + article + noun counted as “in … woods”

all night adjective + noun

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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 COUGAR GOES COASTING On the rock-slide there had been not so much as a spear of grass to eat, and the cubs trod hungrily back to timber line.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading There the cubs took a nap beneath an upturned tree root, for now they loved to sleep by day so that they could be out all night when there was so much more going on in the woods about them.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

alpineadjectiveUS /ˈælpaɪn/

relating to or characteristic of alps

From this reading That day they spent chasing “snowshoe rabbits,” and the chase took them back to the alpine meadow where they had watched the wapiti.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading COUGAR GOES COASTING On the rock-slide there had been not so much as a spear of grass to eat, and the cubs trod hungrily back to timber line.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading COUGAR GOES COASTING On the rock-slide there had been not so much as a spear of grass to eat, and the cubs trod hungrily back to timber line.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading COUGAR GOES COASTING On the rock-slide there had been not so much as a spear of grass to eat, and the cubs trod hungrily back to timber line.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading COUGAR GOES COASTING On the rock-slide there had been not so much as a spear of grass to eat, and the cubs trod hungrily back to timber line.

beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

chaseverbUS /tʃeɪs/

go after with the intent to catch

From this reading That day they spent chasing “snowshoe rabbits,” and the chase took them back to the alpine meadow where they had watched the wapiti.

chasingverbUS /ˈtʃeɪsɪŋ/

-ing form of “chase” — go after with the intent to catch

From this reading That day they spent chasing “snowshoe rabbits,” and the chase took them back to the alpine meadow where they had watched the wapiti.

COASTINGverbUS /ˈkoʊstɪŋ/

-ing form of “coast” — move effortlessly; by force of gravity

From this reading COUGAR GOES COASTING On the rock-slide there had been not so much as a spear of grass to eat, and the cubs trod hungrily back to timber line.

COUGARnounUS /ˈkuːɡər/

large American feline resembling a lion

From this reading COUGAR GOES COASTING On the rock-slide there had been not so much as a spear of grass to eat, and the cubs trod hungrily back to timber line.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

cubsnounUS /kʌbz/

plural of “cub” — an awkward and inexperienced youth

From this reading COUGAR GOES COASTING On the rock-slide there had been not so much as a spear of grass to eat, and the cubs trod hungrily back to timber line.

darknounUS /dɑːrk/

absence of light or illumination

From this reading A weird screech sounded from the dark depths of the spruces.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading That day they spent chasing “snowshoe rabbits,” and the chase took them back to the alpine meadow where they had watched the wapiti.

depthsnounUS /depθs/

(plural) the deepest and most remote part

From this reading A weird screech sounded from the dark depths of the spruces.

eatverbUS /iːt/

take in solid food

From this reading COUGAR GOES COASTING On the rock-slide there had been not so much as a spear of grass to eat, and the cubs trod hungrily back to timber line.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading A weird screech sounded from the dark depths of the spruces.

GOESnounUS /ɡoʊz/

plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

From this reading COUGAR GOES COASTING On the rock-slide there had been not so much as a spear of grass to eat, and the cubs trod hungrily back to timber line.

goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

grassverbUS /ɡræs/

shoot down, of birds

From this reading COUGAR GOES COASTING On the rock-slide there had been not so much as a spear of grass to eat, and the cubs trod hungrily back to timber line.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading COUGAR GOES COASTING On the rock-slide there had been not so much as a spear of grass to eat, and the cubs trod hungrily back to timber line.

hungrilyadverbUS /ˈhʌŋɡrəli/

in the manner of someone who is very hungry

From this reading COUGAR GOES COASTING On the rock-slide there had been not so much as a spear of grass to eat, and the cubs trod hungrily back to timber line.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was Cougar!

linenounUS /laɪn/

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading COUGAR GOES COASTING On the rock-slide there had been not so much as a spear of grass to eat, and the cubs trod hungrily back to timber line.

lovedadjectiveUS /lʌvd/

held dear

meadownounUS /ˈmedoʊ/

a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay

From this reading That day they spent chasing “snowshoe rabbits,” and the chase took them back to the alpine meadow where they had watched the wapiti.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading COUGAR GOES COASTING On the rock-slide there had been not so much as a spear of grass to eat, and the cubs trod hungrily back to timber line.

napnounUS /næp/

a period of time spent sleeping

nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading COUGAR GOES COASTING On the rock-slide there had been not so much as a spear of grass to eat, and the cubs trod hungrily back to timber line.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading COUGAR GOES COASTING On the rock-slide there had been not so much as a spear of grass to eat, and the cubs trod hungrily back to timber line.

OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading COUGAR GOES COASTING On the rock-slide there had been not so much as a spear of grass to eat, and the cubs trod hungrily back to timber line.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

rabbitsnounUS /ˈræbəts/

plural of “rabbit” — any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food

From this reading That day they spent chasing “snowshoe rabbits,” and the chase took them back to the alpine meadow where they had watched the wapiti.

rock-slide

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From this reading COUGAR GOES COASTING On the rock-slide there had been not so much as a spear of grass to eat, and the cubs trod hungrily back to timber line.

rootnounUS /ruːt/

(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground

screechnounUS /skriːtʃ/

a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry

From this reading A weird screech sounded from the dark depths of the spruces.

sleepnounUS /sliːp/

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

snowshoenounUS /ˈsnoʊʃuː/

a device to help you walk on deep snow; a lightweight frame shaped like a racquet is strengthened with cross pieces and contains a network of thongs; one is worn on each foot

From this reading That day they spent chasing “snowshoe rabbits,” and the chase took them back to the alpine meadow where they had watched the wapiti.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading COUGAR GOES COASTING On the rock-slide there had been not so much as a spear of grass to eat, and the cubs trod hungrily back to timber line.

soundedverbUS /ˈsaʊndɪd/

past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way

From this reading A weird screech sounded from the dark depths of the spruces.

spearnounUS /spɪr/

a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon

From this reading COUGAR GOES COASTING On the rock-slide there had been not so much as a spear of grass to eat, and the cubs trod hungrily back to timber line.

spentadjectiveUS /spent/

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading That day they spent chasing “snowshoe rabbits,” and the chase took them back to the alpine meadow where they had watched the wapiti.

spruces

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A weird screech sounded from the dark depths of the spruces.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That day they spent chasing “snowshoe rabbits,” and the chase took them back to the alpine meadow where they had watched the wapiti.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading COUGAR GOES COASTING On the rock-slide there had been not so much as a spear of grass to eat, and the cubs trod hungrily back to timber line.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading That day they spent chasing “snowshoe rabbits,” and the chase took them back to the alpine meadow where they had watched the wapiti.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading COUGAR GOES COASTING On the rock-slide there had been not so much as a spear of grass to eat, and the cubs trod hungrily back to timber line.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading That day they spent chasing “snowshoe rabbits,” and the chase took them back to the alpine meadow where they had watched the wapiti.

timbernounUS /ˈtɪmbər/

the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material

From this reading COUGAR GOES COASTING On the rock-slide there had been not so much as a spear of grass to eat, and the cubs trod hungrily back to timber line.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading COUGAR GOES COASTING On the rock-slide there had been not so much as a spear of grass to eat, and the cubs trod hungrily back to timber line.

tookverbUS /tʊk/

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading That day they spent chasing “snowshoe rabbits,” and the chase took them back to the alpine meadow where they had watched the wapiti.

treenounUS /triː/

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

trodverbUS /trɑːd/

inflected form of “tread” — put down or press the foot, place the foot

From this reading COUGAR GOES COASTING On the rock-slide there had been not so much as a spear of grass to eat, and the cubs trod hungrily back to timber line.

upturnedadjective

having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom

wapitinounUS /wəˈpiːti/

large North American deer with large much-branched antlers in the male

From this reading That day they spent chasing “snowshoe rabbits,” and the chase took them back to the alpine meadow where they had watched the wapiti.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

watchedverbUS /wɑːtʃt/

past form of “watch” — look attentively

From this reading That day they spent chasing “snowshoe rabbits,” and the chase took them back to the alpine meadow where they had watched the wapiti.

weirdadjectiveUS /wɪrd/

suggesting the operation of supernatural influences

From this reading A weird screech sounded from the dark depths of the spruces.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading That day they spent chasing “snowshoe rabbits,” and the chase took them back to the alpine meadow where they had watched the wapiti.

woodsnounUS /wʊdz/

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

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