Chapter 27 of Prentice Mulford's story is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Prentice Mulford's story is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LEAVING HIGH LIFE. Near the end of March I resolved to leave Eureka Valley. Sonora, Tuolumne County, was fifty-six miles distant. That was my goal. Thirty miles of the way lay over deep snow, and was to be travelled over on snowshoes.
Chapter 27 of Prentice Mulford's story is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading “Sonora, Tuolumne County, was fifty-six miles distant.”
an alloy of copper and nickel with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient; used as resistance wire
From this reading “Near the end of March I resolved to leave Eureka Valley.”
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
From this reading “That was my goal.”
determined
From this reading “Near the end of March I resolved to leave Eureka Valley.”
plural of “snowshoe” — a device to help you walk on deep snow; a lightweight frame shaped like a racquet is strengthened with cross pieces and contains a network of thongs; one is worn on each foot
From this reading “Thirty miles of the way lay over deep snow, and was to be travelled over on snowshoes.”
ground snakes
From this reading “Sonora, Tuolumne County, was fifty-six miles distant.”
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading “Thirty miles of the way lay over deep snow, and was to be travelled over on snowshoes.”
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading “Thirty miles of the way lay over deep snow, and was to be travelled over on snowshoes.”
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In this reading “Thirty miles of the way lay over deep snow, and was to be travelled over on snowshoes.”
In this reading “Thirty miles of the way lay over deep snow, and was to be travelled over on snowshoes.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thirty miles of the way lay over deep snow, and was to be travelled over on snowshoes.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Thirty miles of the way lay over deep snow, and was to be travelled over on snowshoes.
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading Sonora, Tuolumne County, was fifty-six miles distant.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Thirty miles of the way lay over deep snow, and was to be travelled over on snowshoes.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading Sonora, Tuolumne County, was fifty-six miles distant.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Near the end of March I resolved to leave Eureka Valley.
an alloy of copper and nickel with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient; used as resistance wire
From this reading Near the end of March I resolved to leave Eureka Valley.
being six more than fifty
From this reading Sonora, Tuolumne County, was fifty-six miles distant.
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
From this reading That was my goal.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading LEAVING HIGH LIFE.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Near the end of March I resolved to leave Eureka Valley.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Thirty miles of the way lay over deep snow, and was to be travelled over on snowshoes.
go away from a place
From this reading Near the end of March I resolved to leave Eureka Valley.
the act of departing
From this reading LEAVING HIGH LIFE.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading LEAVING HIGH LIFE.
march in a procession
From this reading Near the end of March I resolved to leave Eureka Valley.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Sonora, Tuolumne County, was fifty-six miles distant.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading That was my goal.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Near the end of March I resolved to leave Eureka Valley.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Near the end of March I resolved to leave Eureka Valley.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Thirty miles of the way lay over deep snow, and was to be travelled over on snowshoes.
above and across; more than
From this reading Thirty miles of the way lay over deep snow, and was to be travelled over on snowshoes.
determined
From this reading Near the end of March I resolved to leave Eureka Valley.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Thirty miles of the way lay over deep snow, and was to be travelled over on snowshoes.
plural of “snowshoe” — a device to help you walk on deep snow; a lightweight frame shaped like a racquet is strengthened with cross pieces and contains a network of thongs; one is worn on each foot
From this reading Thirty miles of the way lay over deep snow, and was to be travelled over on snowshoes.
ground snakes
From this reading Sonora, Tuolumne County, was fifty-six miles distant.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was my goal.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Near the end of March I resolved to leave Eureka Valley.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading Thirty miles of the way lay over deep snow, and was to be travelled over on snowshoes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Near the end of March I resolved to leave Eureka Valley.
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading Thirty miles of the way lay over deep snow, and was to be travelled over on snowshoes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sonora, Tuolumne County, was fifty-six miles distant.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Near the end of March I resolved to leave Eureka Valley.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sonora, Tuolumne County, was fifty-six miles distant.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Thirty miles of the way lay over deep snow, and was to be travelled over on snowshoes.
Chapter 27 of Prentice Mulford's story by Prentice Mulford holds 152 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 27 holds 152 sentences of Prentice Mulford's story, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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