Chapter 3 of Down the Snow Stairs is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Down the Snow Stairs is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DOWN THE SNOW STAIRS. “GET up! get up! get up!” said another voice. Kitty was wide awake and sitting up in a moment. Some one was standing by her bedside. Was it nurse?
Chapter 3 of Down the Snow Stairs is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading “Kitty was wide awake and sitting up in a moment.”
space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)
From this reading “Some one was standing by her bedside.”
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading “Kitty was wide awake and sitting up in a moment.”
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading “Was it nurse?”
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “Kitty was wide awake and sitting up in a moment.”
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading “DOWN THE SNOW STAIRS.”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “DOWN THE SNOW STAIRS.”
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “Kitty was wide awake and sitting up in a moment.”
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.
rise to one's feet
In this reading ““GET up! get up! get up!” said another voice.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Kitty was wide awake and sitting up in a moment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Kitty was wide awake and sitting up in a moment.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “GET up! get up! get up!” said another voice.
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading Kitty was wide awake and sitting up in a moment.
space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)
From this reading Some one was standing by her bedside.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Some one was standing by her bedside.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading DOWN THE SNOW STAIRS.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “GET up! get up! get up!” said another voice.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Some one was standing by her bedside.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Kitty was wide awake and sitting up in a moment.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was it nurse?
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading Kitty was wide awake and sitting up in a moment.
a particular point in time
From this reading Kitty was wide awake and sitting up in a moment.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading Was it nurse?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Some one was standing by her bedside.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “GET up! get up! get up!” said another voice.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Kitty was wide awake and sitting up in a moment.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading DOWN THE SNOW STAIRS.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some one was standing by her bedside.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading DOWN THE SNOW STAIRS.
having a supporting base
From this reading Some one was standing by her bedside.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DOWN THE SNOW STAIRS.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “GET up! get up! get up!” said another voice.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “GET up! get up! get up!” said another voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Kitty was wide awake and sitting up in a moment.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Kitty was wide awake and sitting up in a moment.
Chapter 3 of Down the Snow Stairs by Alice Corkran holds 163 sentences, grouped into 33 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 3 holds 163 sentences of Down the Snow Stairs, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Down the Snow Stairs by Alice Corkran exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 163 sentences, grouped into 33 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.
Work through the 33 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 33 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 3 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Down the Snow Stairs by Alice Corkran on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 2639 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #57413 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #57413, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 219 minutes of reading across 528 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Down the Snow Stairs section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 16 chapters of Down the Snow Stairs to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Down the Snow Stairs, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
