Chapter 15 of Kazan is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XV
Chapter 15 of Kazan is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CALL Followed days of feasting on the frozen flesh of the old bull. In vain Gray Wolf tried to lure Kazan off into the forests and the swamps. Day by day the temperature rose. There was hunting now. And Gray Wolf wanted to be alone--with Kazan.
Chapter 15 of Kazan is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading “THE CALL Followed days of feasting on the frozen flesh of the old bull.”
eating an elaborate meal (often accompanied by entertainment)
From this reading “THE CALL Followed days of feasting on the frozen flesh of the old bull.”
plural of “forest” — the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “In vain Gray Wolf tried to lure Kazan off into the forests and the swamps.”
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading “THE CALL Followed days of feasting on the frozen flesh of the old bull.”
United States stage and screen director (born in Turkey) and believer in method acting (1909-2003)
From this reading “In vain Gray Wolf tried to lure Kazan off into the forests and the swamps.”
qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
From this reading “In vain Gray Wolf tried to lure Kazan off into the forests and the swamps.”
plural of “swamp” — low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog
From this reading “In vain Gray Wolf tried to lure Kazan off into the forests and the swamps.”
the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
From this reading “Day by day the temperature rose.”
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Having no one else present.
From this reading And Gray Wolf wanted to be alone--with Kazan.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In vain Gray Wolf tried to lure Kazan off into the forests and the swamps.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And Gray Wolf wanted to be alone--with Kazan.
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading THE CALL Followed days of feasting on the frozen flesh of the old bull.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Day by day the temperature rose.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading THE CALL Followed days of feasting on the frozen flesh of the old bull.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Day by day the temperature rose.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading THE CALL Followed days of feasting on the frozen flesh of the old bull.
eating an elaborate meal (often accompanied by entertainment)
From this reading THE CALL Followed days of feasting on the frozen flesh of the old bull.
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading THE CALL Followed days of feasting on the frozen flesh of the old bull.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading THE CALL Followed days of feasting on the frozen flesh of the old bull.
plural of “forest” — the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading In vain Gray Wolf tried to lure Kazan off into the forests and the swamps.
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading THE CALL Followed days of feasting on the frozen flesh of the old bull.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading In vain Gray Wolf tried to lure Kazan off into the forests and the swamps.
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading There was hunting now.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In vain Gray Wolf tried to lure Kazan off into the forests and the swamps.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In vain Gray Wolf tried to lure Kazan off into the forests and the swamps.
United States stage and screen director (born in Turkey) and believer in method acting (1909-2003)
From this reading In vain Gray Wolf tried to lure Kazan off into the forests and the swamps.
qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
From this reading In vain Gray Wolf tried to lure Kazan off into the forests and the swamps.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading There was hunting now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CALL Followed days of feasting on the frozen flesh of the old bull.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading In vain Gray Wolf tried to lure Kazan off into the forests and the swamps.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading THE CALL Followed days of feasting on the frozen flesh of the old bull.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE CALL Followed days of feasting on the frozen flesh of the old bull.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Day by day the temperature rose.
plural of “swamp” — low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog
From this reading In vain Gray Wolf tried to lure Kazan off into the forests and the swamps.
the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
From this reading Day by day the temperature rose.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CALL Followed days of feasting on the frozen flesh of the old bull.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was hunting now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In vain Gray Wolf tried to lure Kazan off into the forests and the swamps.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading In vain Gray Wolf tried to lure Kazan off into the forests and the swamps.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading In vain Gray Wolf tried to lure Kazan off into the forests and the swamps.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading And Gray Wolf wanted to be alone--with Kazan.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was hunting now.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And Gray Wolf wanted to be alone--with Kazan.
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading In vain Gray Wolf tried to lure Kazan off into the forests and the swamps.
Chapter 15 of Kazan by James Oliver Curwood holds 157 sentences, grouped into 32 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.
Chapter 15 holds 157 sentences of Kazan, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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