Chapter 10 of Snow-Blind is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Snow-Blind is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“What did he say to you? What did he say to you?” asked Hugh again and again. Sylvie laughed at him. “He didn’t say anything--hardly a word, except that he pretended he was going on forever. He said: ‘We will, we will.’
Chapter 10 of Snow-Blind is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any thing at all
From this reading ““He didn’t say anything--hardly a word, except that he pretended he was going on forever.”
apart from; not including
From this reading ““He didn’t say anything--hardly a word, except that he pretended he was going on forever.”
for a limitless time
From this reading ““He didn’t say anything--hardly a word, except that he pretended he was going on forever.”
the act of departing
From this reading ““He didn’t say anything--hardly a word, except that he pretended he was going on forever.”
only a very short time before
From this reading ““He didn’t say anything--hardly a word, except that he pretended he was going on forever.”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “Sylvie laughed at him.”
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading ““He didn’t say anything--hardly a word, except that he pretended he was going on forever.”
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading ““He didn’t say anything--hardly a word, except that he pretended he was going on forever.”
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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 “He didn’t say anything--hardly a word, except that he pretended he was going on forever.
anew
From this reading What did he say to you?” asked Hugh again and again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What did he say to you?” asked Hugh again and again.
any thing at all
From this reading “He didn’t say anything--hardly a word, except that he pretended he was going on forever.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading What did he say to you?” asked Hugh again and again.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sylvie laughed at him.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “What did he say to you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He didn’t say anything--hardly a word, except that he pretended he was going on forever.
apart from; not including
From this reading “He didn’t say anything--hardly a word, except that he pretended he was going on forever.
for a limitless time
From this reading “He didn’t say anything--hardly a word, except that he pretended he was going on forever.
the act of departing
From this reading “He didn’t say anything--hardly a word, except that he pretended he was going on forever.
only a very short time before
From this reading “He didn’t say anything--hardly a word, except that he pretended he was going on forever.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What did he say to you?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sylvie laughed at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What did he say to you?” asked Hugh again and again.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Sylvie laughed at him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “He didn’t say anything--hardly a word, except that he pretended he was going on forever.
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading “He didn’t say anything--hardly a word, except that he pretended he was going on forever.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He said: ‘We will, we will.’
express in words
From this reading “What did he say to you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sylvie laughed at him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “He didn’t say anything--hardly a word, except that he pretended he was going on forever.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “What did he say to you?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He didn’t say anything--hardly a word, except that he pretended he was going on forever.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading He said: ‘We will, we will.’
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What did he say to you?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He said: ‘We will, we will.’
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “He didn’t say anything--hardly a word, except that he pretended he was going on forever.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What did he say to you?
Chapter 10 of Snow-Blind by Katharine Newlin Burt holds 127 sentences, grouped into 26 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 10 holds 127 sentences of Snow-Blind, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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