Chapter 33 of Man-Size is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXIII
Chapter 33 of Man-Size is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SNOW-BLIND West grinned up at the officer, his yellow canines showing like tusks. His matted face was an unlovely sight. In it stark, naked fear struggled with craftiness and cruelty. "Good you came back--good for you. I ain't blind.
Chapter 33 of Man-Size is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “canine” — one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars
From this reading “SNOW-BLIND West grinned up at the officer, his yellow canines showing like tusks.”
a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
From this reading “In it stark, naked fear struggled with craftiness and cruelty.”
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading “SNOW-BLIND West grinned up at the officer, his yellow canines showing like tusks.”
completely unclothed
From this reading “In it stark, naked fear struggled with craftiness and cruelty.”
the display of a motion picture
From this reading “SNOW-BLIND West grinned up at the officer, his yellow canines showing like tusks.”
devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
From this reading “In it stark, naked fear struggled with craftiness and cruelty.”
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading “In it stark, naked fear struggled with craftiness and cruelty.”
plural of “tusk” — a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
From this reading “SNOW-BLIND West grinned up at the officer, his yellow canines showing like tusks.”
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From this reading I ain't blind.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His matted face was an unlovely sight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In it stark, naked fear struggled with craftiness and cruelty.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SNOW-BLIND West grinned up at the officer, his yellow canines showing like tusks.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Good you came back--good for you.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading I ain't blind.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Good you came back--good for you.
plural of “canine” — one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars
From this reading SNOW-BLIND West grinned up at the officer, his yellow canines showing like tusks.
shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
From this reading In it stark, naked fear struggled with craftiness and cruelty.
a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
From this reading In it stark, naked fear struggled with craftiness and cruelty.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His matted face was an unlovely sight.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading In it stark, naked fear struggled with craftiness and cruelty.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Good you came back--good for you.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Good you came back--good for you.
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading SNOW-BLIND West grinned up at the officer, his yellow canines showing like tusks.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SNOW-BLIND West grinned up at the officer, his yellow canines showing like tusks.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I ain't blind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In it stark, naked fear struggled with craftiness and cruelty.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In it stark, naked fear struggled with craftiness and cruelty.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading SNOW-BLIND West grinned up at the officer, his yellow canines showing like tusks.
tangled in a dense mass
From this reading His matted face was an unlovely sight.
completely unclothed
From this reading In it stark, naked fear struggled with craftiness and cruelty.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading SNOW-BLIND West grinned up at the officer, his yellow canines showing like tusks.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading SNOW-BLIND West grinned up at the officer, his yellow canines showing like tusks.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading His matted face was an unlovely sight.
affect with snow blindness
From this reading SNOW-BLIND West grinned up at the officer, his yellow canines showing like tusks.
devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
From this reading In it stark, naked fear struggled with craftiness and cruelty.
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading In it stark, naked fear struggled with craftiness and cruelty.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SNOW-BLIND West grinned up at the officer, his yellow canines showing like tusks.
plural of “tusk” — a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
From this reading SNOW-BLIND West grinned up at the officer, his yellow canines showing like tusks.
without beauty or charm
From this reading His matted face was an unlovely sight.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading SNOW-BLIND West grinned up at the officer, his yellow canines showing like tusks.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His matted face was an unlovely sight.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading SNOW-BLIND West grinned up at the officer, his yellow canines showing like tusks.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In it stark, naked fear struggled with craftiness and cruelty.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading SNOW-BLIND West grinned up at the officer, his yellow canines showing like tusks.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Good you came back--good for you.
Chapter 33 of Man-Size by William MacLeod Raine holds 154 sentences, grouped into 31 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 33 holds 154 sentences of Man-Size, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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