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Ruth Fielding in the Great Northwest

Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

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REALITY Ruth Fielding was not a coward.
She had already talked so much about Dakota Joe that she was a little ashamed to bring up the subject again.
So she made no comment upon the man in the brown coat and gray hat that Jennie Stone declared she had seen climbing the path up the canyon wall.
Mr. Hammond was not annoyed by it.
His mind was fixed upon the scenes that could be filmed in the canyon.
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Ruth Fielding in the Great Northwest

Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

Chapter 23 of Ruth Fielding in the Great Northwest is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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REALITY Ruth Fielding was not a coward.
/ˌriːˈælətiː ruːθ ˈfiːldɪŋ wɑːz nɑːt ə ˈkaʊərd/
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She had already talked so much about Dakota Joe that she was a little ashamed to bring up the subject again.
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So she made no comment upon the man in the brown coat and gray hat that Jennie Stone declared she had seen climbing the path up the canyon wall.
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Mr. Hammond was not annoyed by it.
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His mind was fixed upon the scenes that could be filmed in the canyon.
/hɪz maɪnd wɑːz fɪkst əˈpɑːn ðə siːnz ðæt kʊd biː fɪlmd ɪn ðə ˈkænjən/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

annoyed adjective US /əˈnɔɪd/

aroused to impatience or anger

From this reading “Mr. Hammond was not annoyed by it.”

canyon noun US /ˈkænjən/

a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall

From this reading “So she made no comment upon the man in the brown coat and gray hat that Jennie Stone declared she had seen climbing the path up the canyon wall.”

climbing noun US /ˈklaɪmɪŋ/

an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)

From this reading “So she made no comment upon the man in the brown coat and gray hat that Jennie Stone declared she had seen climbing the path up the canyon wall.”

comment noun US /ˈkɑːment/

a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

From this reading “So she made no comment upon the man in the brown coat and gray hat that Jennie Stone declared she had seen climbing the path up the canyon wall.”

coward noun US /ˈkaʊərd/

a person who shows fear or timidity

From this reading “REALITY Ruth Fielding was not a coward.”

Dakota noun US /dəˈkoʊtə/

a member of the Siouan people of the northern Mississippi valley; commonly called the Sioux

From this reading “She had already talked so much about Dakota Joe that she was a little ashamed to bring up the subject again.”

Fielding noun US /ˈfiːldɪŋ/

(baseball) handling the ball while playing in the field

From this reading “REALITY Ruth Fielding was not a coward.”

filmed adjective US /fɪlmd/

recorded on film; made into a movie

From this reading “His mind was fixed upon the scenes that could be filmed in the canyon.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading REALITY Ruth Fielding was not a coward.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading She had already talked so much about Dakota Joe that she was a little ashamed to bring up the subject again.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading She had already talked so much about Dakota Joe that she was a little ashamed to bring up the subject again.

alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading She had already talked so much about Dakota Joe that she was a little ashamed to bring up the subject again.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading So she made no comment upon the man in the brown coat and gray hat that Jennie Stone declared she had seen climbing the path up the canyon wall.

annoyedadjectiveUS /əˈnɔɪd/

aroused to impatience or anger

From this reading Mr. Hammond was not annoyed by it.

ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/

feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse

From this reading She had already talked so much about Dakota Joe that she was a little ashamed to bring up the subject again.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading His mind was fixed upon the scenes that could be filmed in the canyon.

bringverbUS /brɪŋ/

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading She had already talked so much about Dakota Joe that she was a little ashamed to bring up the subject again.

brownnounUS /braʊn/

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading So she made no comment upon the man in the brown coat and gray hat that Jennie Stone declared she had seen climbing the path up the canyon wall.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Mr. Hammond was not annoyed by it.

canyonnounUS /ˈkænjən/

a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall

From this reading So she made no comment upon the man in the brown coat and gray hat that Jennie Stone declared she had seen climbing the path up the canyon wall.

climbingnounUS /ˈklaɪmɪŋ/

an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)

From this reading So she made no comment upon the man in the brown coat and gray hat that Jennie Stone declared she had seen climbing the path up the canyon wall.

coatnounUS /koʊt/

an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors

From this reading So she made no comment upon the man in the brown coat and gray hat that Jennie Stone declared she had seen climbing the path up the canyon wall.

commentnounUS /ˈkɑːment/

a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

From this reading So she made no comment upon the man in the brown coat and gray hat that Jennie Stone declared she had seen climbing the path up the canyon wall.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading His mind was fixed upon the scenes that could be filmed in the canyon.

cowardnounUS /ˈkaʊərd/

a person who shows fear or timidity

From this reading REALITY Ruth Fielding was not a coward.

DakotanounUS /dəˈkoʊtə/

a member of the Siouan people of the northern Mississippi valley; commonly called the Sioux

From this reading She had already talked so much about Dakota Joe that she was a little ashamed to bring up the subject again.

declaredadjectiveUS /dɪˈklerd/

made known or openly avowed

From this reading So she made no comment upon the man in the brown coat and gray hat that Jennie Stone declared she had seen climbing the path up the canyon wall.

FieldingnounUS /ˈfiːldɪŋ/

(baseball) handling the ball while playing in the field

From this reading REALITY Ruth Fielding was not a coward.

filmedadjectiveUS /fɪlmd/

recorded on film; made into a movie

From this reading His mind was fixed upon the scenes that could be filmed in the canyon.

fixedadjectiveUS /fɪkst/

(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value

From this reading His mind was fixed upon the scenes that could be filmed in the canyon.

graynounUS /ɡreɪ/

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading So she made no comment upon the man in the brown coat and gray hat that Jennie Stone declared she had seen climbing the path up the canyon wall.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading She had already talked so much about Dakota Joe that she was a little ashamed to bring up the subject again.

Hammond

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mr. Hammond was not annoyed by it.

hatnounUS /hæt/

headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

From this reading So she made no comment upon the man in the brown coat and gray hat that Jennie Stone declared she had seen climbing the path up the canyon wall.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading His mind was fixed upon the scenes that could be filmed in the canyon.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading So she made no comment upon the man in the brown coat and gray hat that Jennie Stone declared she had seen climbing the path up the canyon wall.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Mr. Hammond was not annoyed by it.

Jennie

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading So she made no comment upon the man in the brown coat and gray hat that Jennie Stone declared she had seen climbing the path up the canyon wall.

Joe

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She had already talked so much about Dakota Joe that she was a little ashamed to bring up the subject again.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading She had already talked so much about Dakota Joe that she was a little ashamed to bring up the subject again.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading So she made no comment upon the man in the brown coat and gray hat that Jennie Stone declared she had seen climbing the path up the canyon wall.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading So she made no comment upon the man in the brown coat and gray hat that Jennie Stone declared she had seen climbing the path up the canyon wall.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading His mind was fixed upon the scenes that could be filmed in the canyon.

MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading Mr. Hammond was not annoyed by it.

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading She had already talked so much about Dakota Joe that she was a little ashamed to bring up the subject again.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading So she made no comment upon the man in the brown coat and gray hat that Jennie Stone declared she had seen climbing the path up the canyon wall.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading REALITY Ruth Fielding was not a coward.

pathnounUS /pæθ/

a course of conduct

From this reading So she made no comment upon the man in the brown coat and gray hat that Jennie Stone declared she had seen climbing the path up the canyon wall.

REALITYnounUS /ˌriːˈælətiː/

all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you

From this reading REALITY Ruth Fielding was not a coward.

RuthnounUS /ruːθ/

United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)

From this reading REALITY Ruth Fielding was not a coward.

scenesnounUS /siːnz/

plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs

From this reading His mind was fixed upon the scenes that could be filmed in the canyon.

seenverbUS /siːn/

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading So she made no comment upon the man in the brown coat and gray hat that Jennie Stone declared she had seen climbing the path up the canyon wall.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She had already talked so much about Dakota Joe that she was a little ashamed to bring up the subject again.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading She had already talked so much about Dakota Joe that she was a little ashamed to bring up the subject again.

StonenounUS /stoʊn/

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading So she made no comment upon the man in the brown coat and gray hat that Jennie Stone declared she had seen climbing the path up the canyon wall.

subjectnounUS /səbˈdʒekt/

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading She had already talked so much about Dakota Joe that she was a little ashamed to bring up the subject again.

talkedverbUS /tɔːkt/

past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading She had already talked so much about Dakota Joe that she was a little ashamed to bring up the subject again.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She had already talked so much about Dakota Joe that she was a little ashamed to bring up the subject again.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading She had already talked so much about Dakota Joe that she was a little ashamed to bring up the subject again.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading She had already talked so much about Dakota Joe that she was a little ashamed to bring up the subject again.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading She had already talked so much about Dakota Joe that she was a little ashamed to bring up the subject again.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading So she made no comment upon the man in the brown coat and gray hat that Jennie Stone declared she had seen climbing the path up the canyon wall.

wallnounUS /wɔːl/

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading So she made no comment upon the man in the brown coat and gray hat that Jennie Stone declared she had seen climbing the path up the canyon wall.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading REALITY Ruth Fielding was not a coward.

Chapter 23 of Ruth Fielding in the Great Northwest by Alice B. Emerson holds 123 sentences, grouped into 25 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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