Chapter 3 of Flower of the North: A Modern Romance is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Flower of the North: A Modern Romance is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Suddenly his fingers closed tightly over the handkerchief. He turned and looked steadily at Gregson. His friend was sleeping, with his face to the wall. Would not Pierre return to the rock in search of these articles which his sister had left behind? The thought set his blood tingling.
Chapter 3 of Flower of the North: A Modern Romance is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “article” — nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
From this reading “Would not Pierre return to the rock in search of these articles which his sister had left behind?”
a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
From this reading “Suddenly his fingers closed tightly over the handkerchief.”
capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river
From this reading “Would not Pierre return to the rock in search of these articles which his sister had left behind?”
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading “Would not Pierre return to the rock in search of these articles which his sister had left behind?”
the state of being asleep
From this reading “His friend was sleeping, with his face to the wall.”
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading “He turned and looked steadily at Gregson.”
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading “Suddenly his fingers closed tightly over the handkerchief.”
exciting by touching lightly so as to cause laughter or twitching movements
From this reading “The thought set his blood tingling.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He turned and looked steadily at Gregson.
plural of “article” — nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
From this reading Would not Pierre return to the rock in search of these articles which his sister had left behind?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He turned and looked steadily at Gregson.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Would not Pierre return to the rock in search of these articles which his sister had left behind?
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading The thought set his blood tingling.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Suddenly his fingers closed tightly over the handkerchief.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His friend was sleeping, with his face to the wall.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading Suddenly his fingers closed tightly over the handkerchief.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading His friend was sleeping, with his face to the wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He turned and looked steadily at Gregson.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Would not Pierre return to the rock in search of these articles which his sister had left behind?
a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
From this reading Suddenly his fingers closed tightly over the handkerchief.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned and looked steadily at Gregson.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Suddenly his fingers closed tightly over the handkerchief.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Would not Pierre return to the rock in search of these articles which his sister had left behind?
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Would not Pierre return to the rock in search of these articles which his sister had left behind?
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He turned and looked steadily at Gregson.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Would not Pierre return to the rock in search of these articles which his sister had left behind?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Would not Pierre return to the rock in search of these articles which his sister had left behind?
above and across; more than
From this reading Suddenly his fingers closed tightly over the handkerchief.
capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river
From this reading Would not Pierre return to the rock in search of these articles which his sister had left behind?
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Would not Pierre return to the rock in search of these articles which his sister had left behind?
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Would not Pierre return to the rock in search of these articles which his sister had left behind?
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading Would not Pierre return to the rock in search of these articles which his sister had left behind?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The thought set his blood tingling.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Would not Pierre return to the rock in search of these articles which his sister had left behind?
the state of being asleep
From this reading His friend was sleeping, with his face to the wall.
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading He turned and looked steadily at Gregson.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly his fingers closed tightly over the handkerchief.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Suddenly his fingers closed tightly over the handkerchief.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Would not Pierre return to the rock in search of these articles which his sister had left behind?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The thought set his blood tingling.
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading Suddenly his fingers closed tightly over the handkerchief.
exciting by touching lightly so as to cause laughter or twitching movements
From this reading The thought set his blood tingling.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His friend was sleeping, with his face to the wall.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned and looked steadily at Gregson.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading His friend was sleeping, with his face to the wall.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His friend was sleeping, with his face to the wall.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Would not Pierre return to the rock in search of these articles which his sister had left behind?
in the company of; together with
From this reading His friend was sleeping, with his face to the wall.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would not Pierre return to the rock in search of these articles which his sister had left behind?
Chapter 3 of Flower of the North: A Modern Romance by James Oliver Curwood holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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.
Chapter 3 holds 398 sentences of Flower of the North: A Modern Romance, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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