Chapter 16 of Guns and Snowshoes is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Guns and Snowshoes is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN EVIL COMPACT For the next moment Ham Spink and Carl Dudder stared at the tramp in amazement not unmixed with terror. "You--er--you saw us?" faltered Ham, at length. "I did." "You were mistaken," put in Carl. "You--" "No, I wasn't mistaken, for I saw you with the dynamite, and I saw you go into the boathouse and then come out.
Chapter 16 of Guns and Snowshoes is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “AN EVIL COMPACT For the next moment Ham Spink and Carl Dudder stared at the tramp in amazement not unmixed with terror.”
a shed at the edge of a river or lake; used to store boats
From this reading “"You--" "No, I wasn't mistaken, for I saw you with the dynamite, and I saw you go into the boathouse and then come out.”
a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse
From this reading “AN EVIL COMPACT For the next moment Ham Spink and Carl Dudder stared at the tramp in amazement not unmixed with terror.”
an explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp
From this reading “"You--" "No, I wasn't mistaken, for I saw you with the dynamite, and I saw you go into the boathouse and then come out.”
past form of “falter” — be unsure or weak
From this reading “"You--er--you saw us?" faltered Ham, at length.”
meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
From this reading “AN EVIL COMPACT For the next moment Ham Spink and Carl Dudder stared at the tramp in amazement not unmixed with terror.”
a vagrant
From this reading “AN EVIL COMPACT For the next moment Ham Spink and Carl Dudder stared at the tramp in amazement not unmixed with terror.”
not mixed with extraneous elements
From this reading “AN EVIL COMPACT For the next moment Ham Spink and Carl Dudder stared at the tramp in amazement not unmixed with terror.”
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the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading AN EVIL COMPACT For the next moment Ham Spink and Carl Dudder stared at the tramp in amazement not unmixed with terror.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN EVIL COMPACT For the next moment Ham Spink and Carl Dudder stared at the tramp in amazement not unmixed with terror.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN EVIL COMPACT For the next moment Ham Spink and Carl Dudder stared at the tramp in amazement not unmixed with terror.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AN EVIL COMPACT For the next moment Ham Spink and Carl Dudder stared at the tramp in amazement not unmixed with terror.
a shed at the edge of a river or lake; used to store boats
From this reading "You--" "No, I wasn't mistaken, for I saw you with the dynamite, and I saw you go into the boathouse and then come out.
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From this reading AN EVIL COMPACT For the next moment Ham Spink and Carl Dudder stared at the tramp in amazement not unmixed with terror.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "You--" "No, I wasn't mistaken, for I saw you with the dynamite, and I saw you go into the boathouse and then come out.
a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse
From this reading AN EVIL COMPACT For the next moment Ham Spink and Carl Dudder stared at the tramp in amazement not unmixed with terror.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "I did."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN EVIL COMPACT For the next moment Ham Spink and Carl Dudder stared at the tramp in amazement not unmixed with terror.
an explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp
From this reading "You--" "No, I wasn't mistaken, for I saw you with the dynamite, and I saw you go into the boathouse and then come out.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
From this reading "You--er--you saw us?" faltered Ham, at length.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading AN EVIL COMPACT For the next moment Ham Spink and Carl Dudder stared at the tramp in amazement not unmixed with terror.
past form of “falter” — be unsure or weak
From this reading "You--er--you saw us?" faltered Ham, at length.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AN EVIL COMPACT For the next moment Ham Spink and Carl Dudder stared at the tramp in amazement not unmixed with terror.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "You--" "No, I wasn't mistaken, for I saw you with the dynamite, and I saw you go into the boathouse and then come out.
meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
From this reading AN EVIL COMPACT For the next moment Ham Spink and Carl Dudder stared at the tramp in amazement not unmixed with terror.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I did."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN EVIL COMPACT For the next moment Ham Spink and Carl Dudder stared at the tramp in amazement not unmixed with terror.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "You--" "No, I wasn't mistaken, for I saw you with the dynamite, and I saw you go into the boathouse and then come out.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading "You--er--you saw us?" faltered Ham, at length.
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading "You were mistaken," put in Carl.
a particular point in time
From this reading AN EVIL COMPACT For the next moment Ham Spink and Carl Dudder stared at the tramp in amazement not unmixed with terror.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading AN EVIL COMPACT For the next moment Ham Spink and Carl Dudder stared at the tramp in amazement not unmixed with terror.
not any; not one
From this reading "You--" "No, I wasn't mistaken, for I saw you with the dynamite, and I saw you go into the boathouse and then come out.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading AN EVIL COMPACT For the next moment Ham Spink and Carl Dudder stared at the tramp in amazement not unmixed with terror.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "You--" "No, I wasn't mistaken, for I saw you with the dynamite, and I saw you go into the boathouse and then come out.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "You were mistaken," put in Carl.
cut with a saw
From this reading "You--er--you saw us?" faltered Ham, at length.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN EVIL COMPACT For the next moment Ham Spink and Carl Dudder stared at the tramp in amazement not unmixed with terror.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading AN EVIL COMPACT For the next moment Ham Spink and Carl Dudder stared at the tramp in amazement not unmixed with terror.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading AN EVIL COMPACT For the next moment Ham Spink and Carl Dudder stared at the tramp in amazement not unmixed with terror.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN EVIL COMPACT For the next moment Ham Spink and Carl Dudder stared at the tramp in amazement not unmixed with terror.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "You--" "No, I wasn't mistaken, for I saw you with the dynamite, and I saw you go into the boathouse and then come out.
a vagrant
From this reading AN EVIL COMPACT For the next moment Ham Spink and Carl Dudder stared at the tramp in amazement not unmixed with terror.
not mixed with extraneous elements
From this reading AN EVIL COMPACT For the next moment Ham Spink and Carl Dudder stared at the tramp in amazement not unmixed with terror.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You--er--you saw us?" faltered Ham, at length.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You--" "No, I wasn't mistaken, for I saw you with the dynamite, and I saw you go into the boathouse and then come out.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You were mistaken," put in Carl.
in the company of; together with
From this reading AN EVIL COMPACT For the next moment Ham Spink and Carl Dudder stared at the tramp in amazement not unmixed with terror.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You--er--you saw us?" faltered Ham, at length.
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