Chapter 1 of Flower of the North: A Modern Romance is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Flower of the North: A Modern Romance is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AUTHOR OF THE DANGER TRAIL, PHILIP STEELS, ETC. "Such hair! Such eyes! Such color! Laugh if you will, Whittemore, but I swear that she was the handsomest girl I've ever laid my eyes upon!"
Chapter 1 of Flower of the North: A Modern Romance is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “AUTHOR OF THE DANGER TRAIL, PHILIP STEELS, ETC.”
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading “Such color!”
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading “AUTHOR OF THE DANGER TRAIL, PHILIP STEELS, ETC.”
the sound of laughing
From this reading “Laugh if you will, Whittemore, but I swear that she was the handsomest girl I've ever laid my eyes upon!"”
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading “AUTHOR OF THE DANGER TRAIL, PHILIP STEELS, ETC.”
plural of “steel” — an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
From this reading “AUTHOR OF THE DANGER TRAIL, PHILIP STEELS, ETC.”
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading “Laugh if you will, Whittemore, but I swear that she was the handsomest girl I've ever laid my eyes upon!"”
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading “AUTHOR OF THE DANGER TRAIL, PHILIP STEELS, ETC.”
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF THE DANGER TRAIL, PHILIP STEELS, ETC.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Laugh if you will, Whittemore, but I swear that she was the handsomest girl I've ever laid my eyes upon!"
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading Such color!
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading AUTHOR OF THE DANGER TRAIL, PHILIP STEELS, ETC.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF THE DANGER TRAIL, PHILIP STEELS, ETC.
at any time
From this reading Laugh if you will, Whittemore, but I swear that she was the handsomest girl I've ever laid my eyes upon!"
opinion or judgment
From this reading Such eyes!
a young female
From this reading Laugh if you will, Whittemore, but I swear that she was the handsomest girl I've ever laid my eyes upon!"
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading "Such hair!
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From this reading Laugh if you will, Whittemore, but I swear that she was the handsomest girl I've ever laid my eyes upon!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Laugh if you will, Whittemore, but I swear that she was the handsomest girl I've ever laid my eyes upon!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Laugh if you will, Whittemore, but I swear that she was the handsomest girl I've ever laid my eyes upon!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Laugh if you will, Whittemore, but I swear that she was the handsomest girl I've ever laid my eyes upon!"
set down according to a plan
From this reading Laugh if you will, Whittemore, but I swear that she was the handsomest girl I've ever laid my eyes upon!"
the sound of laughing
From this reading Laugh if you will, Whittemore, but I swear that she was the handsomest girl I've ever laid my eyes upon!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Laugh if you will, Whittemore, but I swear that she was the handsomest girl I've ever laid my eyes upon!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF THE DANGER TRAIL, PHILIP STEELS, ETC.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading AUTHOR OF THE DANGER TRAIL, PHILIP STEELS, ETC.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Laugh if you will, Whittemore, but I swear that she was the handsomest girl I've ever laid my eyes upon!"
plural of “steel” — an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
From this reading AUTHOR OF THE DANGER TRAIL, PHILIP STEELS, ETC.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Such hair!
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading Laugh if you will, Whittemore, but I swear that she was the handsomest girl I've ever laid my eyes upon!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Laugh if you will, Whittemore, but I swear that she was the handsomest girl I've ever laid my eyes upon!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF THE DANGER TRAIL, PHILIP STEELS, ETC.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading AUTHOR OF THE DANGER TRAIL, PHILIP STEELS, ETC.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Laugh if you will, Whittemore, but I swear that she was the handsomest girl I've ever laid my eyes upon!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Laugh if you will, Whittemore, but I swear that she was the handsomest girl I've ever laid my eyes upon!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Laugh if you will, Whittemore, but I swear that she was the handsomest girl I've ever laid my eyes upon!"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Laugh if you will, Whittemore, but I swear that she was the handsomest girl I've ever laid my eyes upon!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Laugh if you will, Whittemore, but I swear that she was the handsomest girl I've ever laid my eyes upon!"
Chapter 1 of Flower of the North: A Modern Romance by James Oliver Curwood holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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