Joan of Arc of the North Woods

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The girl did not come.

At two o'clock, after eating three meals, he did not dare to brave the evident suspicions of that baleful cashier any longer.

Undoubtedly the girl had been a casual customer like himself.

He gave it up and started for the north.

CHAPTER FOUR When Ward Latisan was home again and had laced his high boots and buttoned his belted jacket, he was wondering, in the midst of his other troubles, why he allowed the matter of a chance-met girl to play so big a part in his thoughts.

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Joan of Arc of the North Woods Holman Day

Chapter II

Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Joan of Arc of the North Woods is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

The girl did not come. At two o'clock, after eating three meals, he did not dare to brave the evident suspicions of that baleful cashier any longer. Undoubtedly the girl had been a casual customer like himself. He gave it up and started for the north. CHAPTER FOUR When Ward Latisan was home again and had laced his high boots and buttoned his belted jacket, he was wondering, in the midst of his other troubles, why he allowed the matter of a chance-met girl to play so big a part in his thoughts.

Joan of Arc of the North Woods

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Joan of Arc of the North Woods is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Line 1

The girl did not come.

/ðə ɡɜːrl dɪd nɑːt kʌm/

Line 2

At two o'clock, after eating three meals, he did not dare to brave the evident suspicions of that baleful cashier any longer.

/æt tuː əˈklɑːk ˈæftər ˈiːtɪŋ θriː miːlz hiː dɪd nɑːt der tuː breɪv ðə ˈevədənt səˈspɪʃənz ʌv ðæt ˈbeɪlfəl kæˈʃɪr ˈeni ˈlɔːŋɡər/

Line 3

Undoubtedly the girl had been a casual customer like himself.

/ənˈdaʊtɪdli ðə ɡɜːrl hæd bɪn ə ˈkæʒəwəl ˈkʌstəmər laɪk hɪmˈself/

Line 4

He gave it up and started for the north.

/hiː ɡeɪv ɪt ʌp ənd ˈstɑːrtɪd fɔːr ðə nɔːrθ/

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baleful adjective US /ˈbeɪlfəl/

deadly or sinister

From this reading “At two o'clock, after eating three meals, he did not dare to brave the evident suspicions of that baleful cashier any longer.”

belted adjective US /ˈbeltəd/

having or provided with a belt

From this reading “CHAPTER FOUR When Ward Latisan was home again and had laced his high boots and buttoned his belted jacket, he was wondering, in the midst of his other troubles, why he allowed the matter of a chance-met girl to play so big a part in his thoughts.”

buttoned adjective US /ˈbʌtənd/

furnished or closed with buttons or something buttonlike

cashier noun US /kæˈʃɪr/

an employee of a bank who receives and pays out money

From this reading “At two o'clock, after eating three meals, he did not dare to brave the evident suspicions of that baleful cashier any longer.”

casual adjective US /ˈkæʒəwəl/

marked by blithe unconcern

From this reading “Undoubtedly the girl had been a casual customer like himself.”

customer noun US /ˈkʌstəmər/

someone who pays for goods or services

From this reading “Undoubtedly the girl had been a casual customer like himself.”

laced adjective US /leɪst/

closed with a lace

meals noun US /miːlz/

plural of “meal” — the food served and eaten at one time

From this reading “At two o'clock, after eating three meals, he did not dare to brave the evident suspicions of that baleful cashier any longer.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Undoubtedly the girl had been a casual customer like himself.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading At two o'clock, after eating three meals, he did not dare to brave the evident suspicions of that baleful cashier any longer.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading CHAPTER FOUR When Ward Latisan was home again and had laced his high boots and buttoned his belted jacket, he was wondering, in the midst of his other troubles, why he allowed the matter of a chance-met girl to play so big a part in his thoughts.

allowedverbUS /əˈlaʊd/

past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading He gave it up and started for the north.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading At two o'clock, after eating three meals, he did not dare to brave the evident suspicions of that baleful cashier any longer.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At two o'clock, after eating three meals, he did not dare to brave the evident suspicions of that baleful cashier any longer.

balefuladjectiveUS /ˈbeɪlfəl/

deadly or sinister

From this reading At two o'clock, after eating three meals, he did not dare to brave the evident suspicions of that baleful cashier any longer.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Undoubtedly the girl had been a casual customer like himself.

beltedadjectiveUS /ˈbeltəd/

having or provided with a belt

bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

bootsnounUS /buːts/

plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg

braveadjectiveUS /breɪv/

possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching

From this reading At two o'clock, after eating three meals, he did not dare to brave the evident suspicions of that baleful cashier any longer.

buttonedadjectiveUS /ˈbʌtənd/

furnished or closed with buttons or something buttonlike

cashiernounUS /kæˈʃɪr/

an employee of a bank who receives and pays out money

From this reading At two o'clock, after eating three meals, he did not dare to brave the evident suspicions of that baleful cashier any longer.

casualadjectiveUS /ˈkæʒəwəl/

marked by blithe unconcern

From this reading Undoubtedly the girl had been a casual customer like himself.

chance-met

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CHAPTERnounUS /ˈtʃæptər/

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The girl did not come.

customernounUS /ˈkʌstəmər/

someone who pays for goods or services

From this reading Undoubtedly the girl had been a casual customer like himself.

dareverbUS /der/

take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission

From this reading At two o'clock, after eating three meals, he did not dare to brave the evident suspicions of that baleful cashier any longer.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading The girl did not come.

eatingnounUS /ˈiːtɪŋ/

the act of consuming food

From this reading At two o'clock, after eating three meals, he did not dare to brave the evident suspicions of that baleful cashier any longer.

evidentadjectiveUS /ˈevədənt/

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading At two o'clock, after eating three meals, he did not dare to brave the evident suspicions of that baleful cashier any longer.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He gave it up and started for the north.

FOURnounUS /fɔːr/

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading He gave it up and started for the north.

girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading The girl did not come.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Undoubtedly the girl had been a casual customer like himself.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading At two o'clock, after eating three meals, he did not dare to brave the evident suspicions of that baleful cashier any longer.

highadjectiveUS /haɪ/

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Undoubtedly the girl had been a casual customer like himself.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He gave it up and started for the north.

jacketnounUS /ˈdʒækət/

a short coat

lacedadjectiveUS /leɪst/

closed with a lace

Latisan

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likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Undoubtedly the girl had been a casual customer like himself.

longeradverbUS /ˈlɔːŋɡər/

for more time

From this reading At two o'clock, after eating three meals, he did not dare to brave the evident suspicions of that baleful cashier any longer.

matternounUS /ˈmætər/

a vaguely specified concern

mealsnounUS /miːlz/

plural of “meal” — the food served and eaten at one time

From this reading At two o'clock, after eating three meals, he did not dare to brave the evident suspicions of that baleful cashier any longer.

midstnounUS /mɪdst/

the location of something surrounded by other things

northnounUS /nɔːrθ/

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading He gave it up and started for the north.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The girl did not come.

o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/

according to the clock

From this reading At two o'clock, after eating three meals, he did not dare to brave the evident suspicions of that baleful cashier any longer.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading At two o'clock, after eating three meals, he did not dare to brave the evident suspicions of that baleful cashier any longer.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

partnounUS /pɑːrt/

something determined in relation to something that includes it

playverbUS /pleɪ/

participate in games or sport

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

startedverbUS /ˈstɑːrtɪd/

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading He gave it up and started for the north.

suspicionsnounUS /səˈspɪʃənz/

plural of “suspicion” — an impression that something might be the case

From this reading At two o'clock, after eating three meals, he did not dare to brave the evident suspicions of that baleful cashier any longer.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading At two o'clock, after eating three meals, he did not dare to brave the evident suspicions of that baleful cashier any longer.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The girl did not come.

thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

threenounUS /θriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading At two o'clock, after eating three meals, he did not dare to brave the evident suspicions of that baleful cashier any longer.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading At two o'clock, after eating three meals, he did not dare to brave the evident suspicions of that baleful cashier any longer.

troublesnounUS /ˈtrʌbəlz/

plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading At two o'clock, after eating three meals, he did not dare to brave the evident suspicions of that baleful cashier any longer.

UndoubtedlyadverbUS /ənˈdaʊtɪdli/

without doubt; certainly

From this reading Undoubtedly the girl had been a casual customer like himself.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading He gave it up and started for the north.

WardnounUS /wɔːrd/

a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

whynounUS /waɪ/

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

wonderingadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərɪŋ/

showing curiosity

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