Chapter 16 of Colorado Jim is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 16 of Colorado Jim is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GREAT LIE D'Arcy regarded him fixedly. It astonished him that a man should travel hundreds of miles in the Arctic winter to vent his wrath on another. "Why should you come?" he murmured. "You--you ask me that! You----" He stopped as a spasm of pain crossed D'Arcy's face.
Chapter 16 of Colorado Jim is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole
From this reading “It astonished him that a man should travel hundreds of miles in the Arctic winter to vent his wrath on another.”
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading “It astonished him that a man should travel hundreds of miles in the Arctic winter to vent his wrath on another.”
plural of “hundred” — ten 10s
From this reading “It astonished him that a man should travel hundreds of miles in the Arctic winter to vent his wrath on another.”
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading “THE GREAT LIE D'Arcy regarded him fixedly.”
a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
From this reading “You----" He stopped as a spasm of pain crossed D'Arcy's face.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “It astonished him that a man should travel hundreds of miles in the Arctic winter to vent his wrath on another.”
a hole for the escape of gas or air
From this reading “It astonished him that a man should travel hundreds of miles in the Arctic winter to vent his wrath on another.”
intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
From this reading “It astonished him that a man should travel hundreds of miles in the Arctic winter to vent his wrath on another.”
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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 It astonished him that a man should travel hundreds of miles in the Arctic winter to vent his wrath on another.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading It astonished him that a man should travel hundreds of miles in the Arctic winter to vent his wrath on another.
the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole
From this reading It astonished him that a man should travel hundreds of miles in the Arctic winter to vent his wrath on another.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You----" He stopped as a spasm of pain crossed D'Arcy's face.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "You--you ask me that!
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading It astonished him that a man should travel hundreds of miles in the Arctic winter to vent his wrath on another.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Why should you come?" he murmured.
placed crosswise
From this reading You----" He stopped as a spasm of pain crossed D'Arcy's face.
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From this reading THE GREAT LIE D'Arcy regarded him fixedly.
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From this reading You----" He stopped as a spasm of pain crossed D'Arcy's face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading You----" He stopped as a spasm of pain crossed D'Arcy's face.
in a fixed manner
From this reading THE GREAT LIE D'Arcy regarded him fixedly.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT LIE D'Arcy regarded him fixedly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why should you come?" he murmured.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE GREAT LIE D'Arcy regarded him fixedly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It astonished him that a man should travel hundreds of miles in the Arctic winter to vent his wrath on another.
plural of “hundred” — ten 10s
From this reading It astonished him that a man should travel hundreds of miles in the Arctic winter to vent his wrath on another.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It astonished him that a man should travel hundreds of miles in the Arctic winter to vent his wrath on another.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It astonished him that a man should travel hundreds of miles in the Arctic winter to vent his wrath on another.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading THE GREAT LIE D'Arcy regarded him fixedly.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading It astonished him that a man should travel hundreds of miles in the Arctic winter to vent his wrath on another.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You--you ask me that!
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading It astonished him that a man should travel hundreds of miles in the Arctic winter to vent his wrath on another.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "Why should you come?" he murmured.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It astonished him that a man should travel hundreds of miles in the Arctic winter to vent his wrath on another.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It astonished him that a man should travel hundreds of miles in the Arctic winter to vent his wrath on another.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading You----" He stopped as a spasm of pain crossed D'Arcy's face.
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading THE GREAT LIE D'Arcy regarded him fixedly.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It astonished him that a man should travel hundreds of miles in the Arctic winter to vent his wrath on another.
a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
From this reading You----" He stopped as a spasm of pain crossed D'Arcy's face.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading You----" He stopped as a spasm of pain crossed D'Arcy's face.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It astonished him that a man should travel hundreds of miles in the Arctic winter to vent his wrath on another.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT LIE D'Arcy regarded him fixedly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It astonished him that a man should travel hundreds of miles in the Arctic winter to vent his wrath on another.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It astonished him that a man should travel hundreds of miles in the Arctic winter to vent his wrath on another.
a hole for the escape of gas or air
From this reading It astonished him that a man should travel hundreds of miles in the Arctic winter to vent his wrath on another.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why should you come?" he murmured.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading It astonished him that a man should travel hundreds of miles in the Arctic winter to vent his wrath on another.
intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
From this reading It astonished him that a man should travel hundreds of miles in the Arctic winter to vent his wrath on another.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why should you come?" he murmured.
Chapter 16 of Colorado Jim by George Goodchild holds 168 sentences, grouped into 34 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 16 holds 168 sentences of Colorado Jim, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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