Chapter 29 of Guns and Snowshoes is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of Guns and Snowshoes is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
UNEXPECTED VISITORS For the moment Snap thought to rouse up the others. Then he checked himself, arose with caution, and felt for his shotgun. The fire had burnt low and only a faint flickering of light told him where the firearm was located. In the meantime the scratching outside had ceased. But soon it began again.
Chapter 29 of Guns and Snowshoes is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger
From this reading “Then he checked himself, arose with caution, and felt for his shotgun.”
a portable gun
From this reading “The fire had burnt low and only a faint flickering of light told him where the firearm was located.”
shining unsteadily
From this reading “The fire had burnt low and only a faint flickering of light told him where the firearm was located.”
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading “The fire had burnt low and only a faint flickering of light told him where the firearm was located.”
become active
From this reading “UNEXPECTED VISITORS For the moment Snap thought to rouse up the others.”
a harsh noise made by scraping
From this reading “In the meantime the scratching outside had ceased.”
firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges
From this reading “Then he checked himself, arose with caution, and felt for his shotgun.”
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “UNEXPECTED VISITORS For the moment Snap thought to rouse up the others.”
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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 The fire had burnt low and only a faint flickering of light told him where the firearm was located.
anew
From this reading But soon it began again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he checked himself, arose with caution, and felt for his shotgun.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading Then he checked himself, arose with caution, and felt for his shotgun.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading But soon it began again.
ruined by overcooking
From this reading The fire had burnt low and only a faint flickering of light told him where the firearm was located.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But soon it began again.
the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger
From this reading Then he checked himself, arose with caution, and felt for his shotgun.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading In the meantime the scratching outside had ceased.
patterned with alternating squares of color
From this reading Then he checked himself, arose with caution, and felt for his shotgun.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading The fire had burnt low and only a faint flickering of light told him where the firearm was located.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Then he checked himself, arose with caution, and felt for his shotgun.
start firing a weapon
From this reading The fire had burnt low and only a faint flickering of light told him where the firearm was located.
a portable gun
From this reading The fire had burnt low and only a faint flickering of light told him where the firearm was located.
shining unsteadily
From this reading The fire had burnt low and only a faint flickering of light told him where the firearm was located.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading UNEXPECTED VISITORS For the moment Snap thought to rouse up the others.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fire had burnt low and only a faint flickering of light told him where the firearm was located.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he checked himself, arose with caution, and felt for his shotgun.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The fire had burnt low and only a faint flickering of light told him where the firearm was located.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then he checked himself, arose with caution, and felt for his shotgun.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he checked himself, arose with caution, and felt for his shotgun.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the meantime the scratching outside had ceased.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But soon it began again.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The fire had burnt low and only a faint flickering of light told him where the firearm was located.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading The fire had burnt low and only a faint flickering of light told him where the firearm was located.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The fire had burnt low and only a faint flickering of light told him where the firearm was located.
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading In the meantime the scratching outside had ceased.
a particular point in time
From this reading UNEXPECTED VISITORS For the moment Snap thought to rouse up the others.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fire had burnt low and only a faint flickering of light told him where the firearm was located.
and nothing more
From this reading The fire had burnt low and only a faint flickering of light told him where the firearm was located.
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From this reading UNEXPECTED VISITORS For the moment Snap thought to rouse up the others.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading In the meantime the scratching outside had ceased.
become active
From this reading UNEXPECTED VISITORS For the moment Snap thought to rouse up the others.
a harsh noise made by scraping
From this reading In the meantime the scratching outside had ceased.
firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges
From this reading Then he checked himself, arose with caution, and felt for his shotgun.
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading UNEXPECTED VISITORS For the moment Snap thought to rouse up the others.
in the near future
From this reading But soon it began again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNEXPECTED VISITORS For the moment Snap thought to rouse up the others.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he checked himself, arose with caution, and felt for his shotgun.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading UNEXPECTED VISITORS For the moment Snap thought to rouse up the others.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading UNEXPECTED VISITORS For the moment Snap thought to rouse up the others.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The fire had burnt low and only a faint flickering of light told him where the firearm was located.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading UNEXPECTED VISITORS For the moment Snap thought to rouse up the others.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading UNEXPECTED VISITORS For the moment Snap thought to rouse up the others.
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading UNEXPECTED VISITORS For the moment Snap thought to rouse up the others.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fire had burnt low and only a faint flickering of light told him where the firearm was located.
in or at the place that
From this reading The fire had burnt low and only a faint flickering of light told him where the firearm was located.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then he checked himself, arose with caution, and felt for his shotgun.
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