Chapter 2 of Snow-Blind is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Snow-Blind is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Pete blinked, swallowed hard and began to talk fast and hopefully. “He’ll come back. I don’t believe he’ll get halfway there, Bella,” he reassured the woman. “He’ll come to his senses. You know how moody he is.
Chapter 2 of Snow-Blind is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “blink” — briefly shut the eyes
From this reading “Pete blinked, swallowed hard and began to talk fast and hopefully.”
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading “Pete blinked, swallowed hard and began to talk fast and hopefully.”
equally distant from the extremes
From this reading “I don’t believe he’ll get halfway there, Bella,” he reassured the woman.”
with hope; in a hopeful manner
From this reading “Pete blinked, swallowed hard and began to talk fast and hopefully.”
United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998)
From this reading “You know how moody he is.”
having confidence restored; freed from anxiety
From this reading “I don’t believe he’ll get halfway there, Bella,” he reassured the woman.”
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading ““He’ll come to his senses.”
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading “Pete blinked, swallowed hard and began to talk fast and hopefully.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pete blinked, swallowed hard and began to talk fast and hopefully.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “He’ll come back.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Pete blinked, swallowed hard and began to talk fast and hopefully.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I don’t believe he’ll get halfway there, Bella,” he reassured the woman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don’t believe he’ll get halfway there, Bella,” he reassured the woman.
past form of “blink” — briefly shut the eyes
From this reading Pete blinked, swallowed hard and began to talk fast and hopefully.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “He’ll come back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don’t believe he’ll get halfway there, Bella,” he reassured the woman.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading Pete blinked, swallowed hard and began to talk fast and hopefully.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I don’t believe he’ll get halfway there, Bella,” he reassured the woman.
equally distant from the extremes
From this reading I don’t believe he’ll get halfway there, Bella,” he reassured the woman.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Pete blinked, swallowed hard and began to talk fast and hopefully.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I don’t believe he’ll get halfway there, Bella,” he reassured the woman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’ll come back.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “He’ll come to his senses.
with hope; in a hopeful manner
From this reading Pete blinked, swallowed hard and began to talk fast and hopefully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You know how moody he is.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don’t believe he’ll get halfway there, Bella,” he reassured the woman.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You know how moody he is.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You know how moody he is.
United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998)
From this reading You know how moody he is.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pete blinked, swallowed hard and began to talk fast and hopefully.
having confidence restored; freed from anxiety
From this reading I don’t believe he’ll get halfway there, Bella,” he reassured the woman.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading “He’ll come to his senses.
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading Pete blinked, swallowed hard and began to talk fast and hopefully.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Pete blinked, swallowed hard and began to talk fast and hopefully.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I don’t believe he’ll get halfway there, Bella,” he reassured the woman.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I don’t believe he’ll get halfway there, Bella,” he reassured the woman.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pete blinked, swallowed hard and began to talk fast and hopefully.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading I don’t believe he’ll get halfway there, Bella,” he reassured the woman.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You know how moody he is.
Chapter 2 of Snow-Blind by Katharine Newlin Burt holds 157 sentences, grouped into 32 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 2 holds 157 sentences of Snow-Blind, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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