Chapter 3 of Miles Lawson is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Miles Lawson is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SNOW-DRIFT. "A snow-feathered pillow, On snow-drifted bed; As foam on the billow, So white was it spread." Miles leaned on the windowsill, and thought long and anxiously. The snow, continued to fall, soft and silent. The deep stillness of the night was oppressive in its solemn weight.
Chapter 3 of Miles Lawson is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “Miles leaned on the windowsill, and thought long and anxiously.”
rise up as if in waves
From this reading “"A snow-feathered pillow, On snow-drifted bed; As foam on the billow, So white was it spread."”
a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
From this reading “"A snow-feathered pillow, On snow-drifted bed; As foam on the billow, So white was it spread."”
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “Miles leaned on the windowsill, and thought long and anxiously.”
weighing heavily on the senses or spirit
From this reading “The deep stillness of the night was oppressive in its solemn weight.”
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading “"A snow-feathered pillow, On snow-drifted bed; As foam on the billow, So white was it spread."”
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading “The deep stillness of the night was oppressive in its solemn weight.”
(poetic) tranquil silence
From this reading “The deep stillness of the night was oppressive in its solemn weight.”
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In this reading “The deep stillness of the night was oppressive in its solemn weight.”
rest on for support
In this reading “Miles leaned on the windowsill, and thought long and anxiously.”
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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 "A snow-feathered pillow, On snow-drifted bed; As foam on the billow, So white was it spread."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miles leaned on the windowsill, and thought long and anxiously.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading Miles leaned on the windowsill, and thought long and anxiously.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "A snow-feathered pillow, On snow-drifted bed; As foam on the billow, So white was it spread."
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading "A snow-feathered pillow, On snow-drifted bed; As foam on the billow, So white was it spread."
rise up as if in waves
From this reading "A snow-feathered pillow, On snow-drifted bed; As foam on the billow, So white was it spread."
without stop or interruption
From this reading The snow, continued to fall, soft and silent.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading The deep stillness of the night was oppressive in its solemn weight.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading The snow, continued to fall, soft and silent.
a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
From this reading "A snow-feathered pillow, On snow-drifted bed; As foam on the billow, So white was it spread."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The deep stillness of the night was oppressive in its solemn weight.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "A snow-feathered pillow, On snow-drifted bed; As foam on the billow, So white was it spread."
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The deep stillness of the night was oppressive in its solemn weight.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Miles leaned on the windowsill, and thought long and anxiously.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Miles leaned on the windowsill, and thought long and anxiously.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Miles leaned on the windowsill, and thought long and anxiously.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The deep stillness of the night was oppressive in its solemn weight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The deep stillness of the night was oppressive in its solemn weight.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "A snow-feathered pillow, On snow-drifted bed; As foam on the billow, So white was it spread."
weighing heavily on the senses or spirit
From this reading The deep stillness of the night was oppressive in its solemn weight.
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading "A snow-feathered pillow, On snow-drifted bed; As foam on the billow, So white was it spread."
marked by absence of sound
From this reading The snow, continued to fall, soft and silent.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading The snow, continued to fall, soft and silent.
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From this reading THE SNOW-DRIFT.
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From this reading "A snow-feathered pillow, On snow-drifted bed; As foam on the billow, So white was it spread."
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From this reading "A snow-feathered pillow, On snow-drifted bed; As foam on the billow, So white was it spread."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "A snow-feathered pillow, On snow-drifted bed; As foam on the billow, So white was it spread."
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading The snow, continued to fall, soft and silent.
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading The deep stillness of the night was oppressive in its solemn weight.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading "A snow-feathered pillow, On snow-drifted bed; As foam on the billow, So white was it spread."
(poetic) tranquil silence
From this reading The deep stillness of the night was oppressive in its solemn weight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SNOW-DRIFT.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Miles leaned on the windowsill, and thought long and anxiously.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The snow, continued to fall, soft and silent.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "A snow-feathered pillow, On snow-drifted bed; As foam on the billow, So white was it spread."
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading The deep stillness of the night was oppressive in its solemn weight.
a Caucasian
From this reading "A snow-feathered pillow, On snow-drifted bed; As foam on the billow, So white was it spread."
the sill of a window; the horizontal member at the bottom of the window frame
From this reading Miles leaned on the windowsill, and thought long and anxiously.
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