Chapter 8 of Snow-Bound at Eagle's is here in full — 256 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of Snow-Bound at Eagle's is here in full — 256 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Kate was stirring early, but not as early as her sister, who met her on the threshold of her room. Her face was quite pale, and she held a letter in her hand. “What does this mean, Kate?” “What is the matter?” asked Kate, her own color fading from her cheek. “They are gone--with their horses.
Chapter 8 of Snow-Bound at Eagle's is here in full — 256 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading ““What is the matter?” asked Kate, her own color fading from her cheek.”
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading ““What is the matter?” asked Kate, her own color fading from her cheek.”
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading “Kate was stirring early, but not as early as her sister, who met her on the threshold of her room.”
weakening in force or intensity
From this reading ““What is the matter?” asked Kate, her own color fading from her cheek.”
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading ““They are gone--with their horses.”
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading “Her face was quite pale, and she held a letter in her hand.”
agitating a liquid with an implement
From this reading “Kate was stirring early, but not as early as her sister, who met her on the threshold of her room.”
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading “Kate was stirring early, but not as early as her sister, who met her on the threshold of her room.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Her face was quite pale, and she held a letter in her hand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her face was quite pale, and she held a letter in her hand.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “They are gone--with their horses.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Kate was stirring early, but not as early as her sister, who met her on the threshold of her room.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “What is the matter?” asked Kate, her own color fading from her cheek.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Kate was stirring early, but not as early as her sister, who met her on the threshold of her room.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading “What is the matter?” asked Kate, her own color fading from her cheek.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading “What is the matter?” asked Kate, her own color fading from her cheek.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What does this mean, Kate?”
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Kate was stirring early, but not as early as her sister, who met her on the threshold of her room.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Her face was quite pale, and she held a letter in her hand.
weakening in force or intensity
From this reading “What is the matter?” asked Kate, her own color fading from her cheek.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “What is the matter?” asked Kate, her own color fading from her cheek.
destroyed or killed
From this reading “They are gone--with their horses.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Her face was quite pale, and she held a letter in her hand.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Her face was quite pale, and she held a letter in her hand.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Kate was stirring early, but not as early as her sister, who met her on the threshold of her room.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “They are gone--with their horses.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her face was quite pale, and she held a letter in her hand.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is the matter?” asked Kate, her own color fading from her cheek.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kate was stirring early, but not as early as her sister, who met her on the threshold of her room.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Her face was quite pale, and she held a letter in her hand.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “What is the matter?” asked Kate, her own color fading from her cheek.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “What does this mean, Kate?”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Kate was stirring early, but not as early as her sister, who met her on the threshold of her room.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Kate was stirring early, but not as early as her sister, who met her on the threshold of her room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Kate was stirring early, but not as early as her sister, who met her on the threshold of her room.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Kate was stirring early, but not as early as her sister, who met her on the threshold of her room.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading “What is the matter?” asked Kate, her own color fading from her cheek.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Her face was quite pale, and she held a letter in her hand.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Her face was quite pale, and she held a letter in her hand.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Kate was stirring early, but not as early as her sister, who met her on the threshold of her room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her face was quite pale, and she held a letter in her hand.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Kate was stirring early, but not as early as her sister, who met her on the threshold of her room.
agitating a liquid with an implement
From this reading Kate was stirring early, but not as early as her sister, who met her on the threshold of her room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Kate was stirring early, but not as early as her sister, who met her on the threshold of her room.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “They are gone--with their horses.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They are gone--with their horses.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “What does this mean, Kate?”
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading Kate was stirring early, but not as early as her sister, who met her on the threshold of her room.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Kate was stirring early, but not as early as her sister, who met her on the threshold of her room.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What does this mean, Kate?”
which person or people
From this reading Kate was stirring early, but not as early as her sister, who met her on the threshold of her room.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “They are gone--with their horses.
Chapter 8 of Snow-Bound at Eagle's by Bret Harte holds 256 sentences, grouped into 52 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 8 holds 256 sentences of Snow-Bound at Eagle's, unabridged, divided into 52 reading sections.
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