Chapter 25 of Sandburrs is here in full — 12 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXV
Chapter 25 of Sandburrs is here in full — 12 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Agnes Huntington pressed her expectant nose against the pane. Outside the snowstorm was profound. The flakes crowded the air as they fell. The drifts were four feet deep on Connecticut avenue. A man wrapped in furs pushed his way toward the Chateau d' Huntington.
Chapter 25 of Sandburrs is here in full — 12 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/2 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
an impressive country house (or castle) in France
From this reading “A man wrapped in furs pushed his way toward the Chateau d' Huntington.”
a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “The drifts were four feet deep on Connecticut avenue.”
plural of “drift” — a force that moves something along
From this reading “The drifts were four feet deep on Connecticut avenue.”
marked by eager anticipation
From this reading “Agnes Huntington pressed her expectant nose against the pane.”
plural of “flake” — a crystal of snow
From this reading “The flakes crowded the air as they fell.”
United States physician who first described Huntington's chorea
From this reading “Agnes Huntington pressed her expectant nose against the pane.”
sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors
From this reading “Agnes Huntington pressed her expectant nose against the pane.”
a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds
From this reading “Outside the snowstorm was profound.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Agnes Huntington pressed her expectant nose against the pane.”
In this reading “The drifts were four feet deep on Connecticut avenue.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A man wrapped in furs pushed his way toward the Chateau d' Huntington.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Agnes Huntington pressed her expectant nose against the pane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Agnes Huntington pressed her expectant nose against the pane.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The flakes crowded the air as they fell.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The flakes crowded the air as they fell.
a line of approach
From this reading The drifts were four feet deep on Connecticut avenue.
an impressive country house (or castle) in France
From this reading A man wrapped in furs pushed his way toward the Chateau d' Huntington.
a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading The drifts were four feet deep on Connecticut avenue.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading The flakes crowded the air as they fell.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading A man wrapped in furs pushed his way toward the Chateau d' Huntington.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading The drifts were four feet deep on Connecticut avenue.
plural of “drift” — a force that moves something along
From this reading The drifts were four feet deep on Connecticut avenue.
marked by eager anticipation
From this reading Agnes Huntington pressed her expectant nose against the pane.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The drifts were four feet deep on Connecticut avenue.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The flakes crowded the air as they fell.
plural of “flake” — a crystal of snow
From this reading The flakes crowded the air as they fell.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The drifts were four feet deep on Connecticut avenue.
plural of “fur” — the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading A man wrapped in furs pushed his way toward the Chateau d' Huntington.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Agnes Huntington pressed her expectant nose against the pane.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A man wrapped in furs pushed his way toward the Chateau d' Huntington.
United States physician who first described Huntington's chorea
From this reading Agnes Huntington pressed her expectant nose against the pane.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A man wrapped in furs pushed his way toward the Chateau d' Huntington.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A man wrapped in furs pushed his way toward the Chateau d' Huntington.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading Agnes Huntington pressed her expectant nose against the pane.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The drifts were four feet deep on Connecticut avenue.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Outside the snowstorm was profound.
sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors
From this reading Agnes Huntington pressed her expectant nose against the pane.
compacted by ironing
From this reading Agnes Huntington pressed her expectant nose against the pane.
showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth
From this reading Outside the snowstorm was profound.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading A man wrapped in furs pushed his way toward the Chateau d' Huntington.
a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds
From this reading Outside the snowstorm was profound.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Agnes Huntington pressed her expectant nose against the pane.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The flakes crowded the air as they fell.
in the direction of
From this reading A man wrapped in furs pushed his way toward the Chateau d' Huntington.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Outside the snowstorm was profound.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading A man wrapped in furs pushed his way toward the Chateau d' Huntington.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The drifts were four feet deep on Connecticut avenue.
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading A man wrapped in furs pushed his way toward the Chateau d' Huntington.
Chapter 25 of Sandburrs by Alfred Henry Lewis holds 12 sentences, grouped into 3 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 25 holds 12 sentences of Sandburrs, unabridged, divided into 3 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 25 of Sandburrs by Alfred Henry Lewis exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 12 sentences, grouped into 3 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 3 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 3 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 25 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Sandburrs by Alfred Henry Lewis on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 5260 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #51981 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #51981, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 438 minutes of reading across 1052 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Sandburrs section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 27 chapters of Sandburrs to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Sandburrs, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
