Chapter 3 of In the Land of the Great Snow Bear is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of In the Land of the Great Snow Bear is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"She never owned her grief, then?" "No, sir; but I've caught her often in tears, though she tried to hide them. She grew far more active than ever after that. She seemed to hate the very sight of indoors, and, wet day or dry day, she would be always out." "Doing good, doubtless?"
Chapter 3 of In the Land of the Great Snow Bear is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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tending to become more severe or wider in scope
From this reading “She grew far more active than ever after that.”
without doubt; certainly
From this reading “"Doing good, doubtless?"”
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading “"She never owned her grief, then?"”
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “She seemed to hate the very sight of indoors, and, wet day or dry day, she would be always out."”
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading “"No, sir; but I've caught her often in tears, though she tried to hide them.”
within a building
From this reading “She seemed to hate the very sight of indoors, and, wet day or dry day, she would be always out."”
having an owner; often used in combination
From this reading “"She never owned her grief, then?"”
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading “She seemed to hate the very sight of indoors, and, wet day or dry day, she would be always out."”
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.
In this reading “She grew far more active than ever after that.”
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tending to become more severe or wider in scope
From this reading She grew far more active than ever after that.
later than; following
From this reading She grew far more active than ever after that.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading She seemed to hate the very sight of indoors, and, wet day or dry day, she would be always out."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She seemed to hate the very sight of indoors, and, wet day or dry day, she would be always out."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She seemed to hate the very sight of indoors, and, wet day or dry day, she would be always out."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "No, sir; but I've caught her often in tears, though she tried to hide them.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading "No, sir; but I've caught her often in tears, though she tried to hide them.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading She seemed to hate the very sight of indoors, and, wet day or dry day, she would be always out."
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "Doing good, doubtless?"
without doubt; certainly
From this reading "Doing good, doubtless?"
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading She seemed to hate the very sight of indoors, and, wet day or dry day, she would be always out."
at any time
From this reading She grew far more active than ever after that.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading She grew far more active than ever after that.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Doing good, doubtless?"
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading She grew far more active than ever after that.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading "She never owned her grief, then?"
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading She seemed to hate the very sight of indoors, and, wet day or dry day, she would be always out."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "She never owned her grief, then?"
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading "No, sir; but I've caught her often in tears, though she tried to hide them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, sir; but I've caught her often in tears, though she tried to hide them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "No, sir; but I've caught her often in tears, though she tried to hide them.
within a building
From this reading She seemed to hate the very sight of indoors, and, wet day or dry day, she would be always out."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She grew far more active than ever after that.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "She never owned her grief, then?"
not any; not one
From this reading "No, sir; but I've caught her often in tears, though she tried to hide them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She seemed to hate the very sight of indoors, and, wet day or dry day, she would be always out."
many times at short intervals
From this reading "No, sir; but I've caught her often in tears, though she tried to hide them.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She seemed to hate the very sight of indoors, and, wet day or dry day, she would be always out."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She seemed to hate the very sight of indoors, and, wet day or dry day, she would be always out."
having an owner; often used in combination
From this reading "She never owned her grief, then?"
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading She seemed to hate the very sight of indoors, and, wet day or dry day, she would be always out."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She never owned her grief, then?"
an instance of visual perception
From this reading She seemed to hate the very sight of indoors, and, wet day or dry day, she would be always out."
term of address for a man
From this reading "No, sir; but I've caught her often in tears, though she tried to hide them.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading "No, sir; but I've caught her often in tears, though she tried to hide them.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She grew far more active than ever after that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She grew far more active than ever after that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She seemed to hate the very sight of indoors, and, wet day or dry day, she would be always out."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "No, sir; but I've caught her often in tears, though she tried to hide them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "She never owned her grief, then?"
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "No, sir; but I've caught her often in tears, though she tried to hide them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "No, sir; but I've caught her often in tears, though she tried to hide them.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading "No, sir; but I've caught her often in tears, though she tried to hide them.
precisely as stated
From this reading She seemed to hate the very sight of indoors, and, wet day or dry day, she would be always out."
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading She seemed to hate the very sight of indoors, and, wet day or dry day, she would be always out."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She seemed to hate the very sight of indoors, and, wet day or dry day, she would be always out."
Chapter 3 of In the Land of the Great Snow Bear by Gordon Stables holds 452 sentences, grouped into 91 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.
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