Chapter 26 of North of 36 is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of North of 36 is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LAZYING ALONG UPON even the most seasoned outdoor men the weather has undeniable influence. Came now a bright sun and gentle winds. The prairie lay like a silver sea. The surliness of the men vanished, they were children again. Once more the force of custom, of duty, made itself felt.
Chapter 26 of North of 36 is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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accepted or habitual practice
From this reading “Once more the force of custom, of duty, made itself felt.”
located, suited for, or taking place in the open air
From this reading “LAZYING ALONG UPON even the most seasoned outdoor men the weather has undeniable influence.”
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading “The prairie lay like a silver sea.”
aged or processed
From this reading “LAZYING ALONG UPON even the most seasoned outdoor men the weather has undeniable influence.”
not possible to deny
From this reading “LAZYING ALONG UPON even the most seasoned outdoor men the weather has undeniable influence.”
having passed out of existence
From this reading “The surliness of the men vanished, they were children again.”
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading “LAZYING ALONG UPON even the most seasoned outdoor men the weather has undeniable influence.”
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading “Came now a bright sun and gentle winds.”
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anew
In this reading “Once more the force of custom, of duty, made itself felt.”
In this reading “Came now a bright sun and gentle winds.”
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
In this reading “Came now a bright sun and gentle winds.”
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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 Came now a bright sun and gentle winds.
anew
From this reading The surliness of the men vanished, they were children again.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading LAZYING ALONG UPON even the most seasoned outdoor men the weather has undeniable influence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Came now a bright sun and gentle winds.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Came now a bright sun and gentle winds.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Came now a bright sun and gentle winds.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The surliness of the men vanished, they were children again.
accepted or habitual practice
From this reading Once more the force of custom, of duty, made itself felt.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading Once more the force of custom, of duty, made itself felt.
divisible by two
From this reading LAZYING ALONG UPON even the most seasoned outdoor men the weather has undeniable influence.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Once more the force of custom, of duty, made itself felt.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading Once more the force of custom, of duty, made itself felt.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading Came now a bright sun and gentle winds.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LAZYING ALONG UPON even the most seasoned outdoor men the weather has undeniable influence.
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading LAZYING ALONG UPON even the most seasoned outdoor men the weather has undeniable influence.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Once more the force of custom, of duty, made itself felt.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The prairie lay like a silver sea.
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From this reading LAZYING ALONG UPON even the most seasoned outdoor men the weather has undeniable influence.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The prairie lay like a silver sea.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Once more the force of custom, of duty, made itself felt.
the force of workers available
From this reading LAZYING ALONG UPON even the most seasoned outdoor men the weather has undeniable influence.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Once more the force of custom, of duty, made itself felt.
used to form the superlative
From this reading LAZYING ALONG UPON even the most seasoned outdoor men the weather has undeniable influence.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Came now a bright sun and gentle winds.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The surliness of the men vanished, they were children again.
on one occasion
From this reading Once more the force of custom, of duty, made itself felt.
located, suited for, or taking place in the open air
From this reading LAZYING ALONG UPON even the most seasoned outdoor men the weather has undeniable influence.
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading The prairie lay like a silver sea.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The prairie lay like a silver sea.
aged or processed
From this reading LAZYING ALONG UPON even the most seasoned outdoor men the weather has undeniable influence.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading The prairie lay like a silver sea.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Came now a bright sun and gentle winds.
a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
From this reading The surliness of the men vanished, they were children again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LAZYING ALONG UPON even the most seasoned outdoor men the weather has undeniable influence.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The surliness of the men vanished, they were children again.
not possible to deny
From this reading LAZYING ALONG UPON even the most seasoned outdoor men the weather has undeniable influence.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading LAZYING ALONG UPON even the most seasoned outdoor men the weather has undeniable influence.
having passed out of existence
From this reading The surliness of the men vanished, they were children again.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading LAZYING ALONG UPON even the most seasoned outdoor men the weather has undeniable influence.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The surliness of the men vanished, they were children again.
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Came now a bright sun and gentle winds.
Chapter 26 of North of 36 by Emerson Hough holds 114 sentences, grouped into 23 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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