Chapter 1 of Snow-Shoes and Sledges is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Snow-Shoes and Sledges is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AUTHOR OF THE “MATES” SERIES “DERRICK STERLING” “THE FLAMINGO FEATHER” “WAKULLA” ETC. FORWARD, MARCH! A Tale of the Spanish:American War. Illustrated. THE COPPER PRINCESS.
Chapter 1 of Snow-Shoes and Sledges is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
From this reading “THE COPPER PRINCESS.”
a framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered
From this reading “AUTHOR OF THE “MATES” SERIES “DERRICK STERLING” “THE FLAMINGO FEATHER” “WAKULLA” ETC.”
join tongue and groove, in carpentry
From this reading “AUTHOR OF THE “MATES” SERIES “DERRICK STERLING” “THE FLAMINGO FEATHER” “WAKULLA” ETC.”
large pink to scarlet web-footed wading bird with down-bent bill; inhabits brackish lakes
From this reading “AUTHOR OF THE “MATES” SERIES “DERRICK STERLING” “THE FLAMINGO FEATHER” “WAKULLA” ETC.”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “Illustrated.”
a pair of people who live together
From this reading “AUTHOR OF THE “MATES” SERIES “DERRICK STERLING” “THE FLAMINGO FEATHER” “WAKULLA” ETC.”
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading “AUTHOR OF THE “MATES” SERIES “DERRICK STERLING” “THE FLAMINGO FEATHER” “WAKULLA” ETC.”
highest in quality
From this reading “AUTHOR OF THE “MATES” SERIES “DERRICK STERLING” “THE FLAMINGO FEATHER” “WAKULLA” ETC.”
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.
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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 A Tale of the Spanish:American War.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading A Tale of the Spanish:American War.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF THE “MATES” SERIES “DERRICK STERLING” “THE FLAMINGO FEATHER” “WAKULLA” ETC.
a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
From this reading THE COPPER PRINCESS.
a framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered
From this reading AUTHOR OF THE “MATES” SERIES “DERRICK STERLING” “THE FLAMINGO FEATHER” “WAKULLA” ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF THE “MATES” SERIES “DERRICK STERLING” “THE FLAMINGO FEATHER” “WAKULLA” ETC.
join tongue and groove, in carpentry
From this reading AUTHOR OF THE “MATES” SERIES “DERRICK STERLING” “THE FLAMINGO FEATHER” “WAKULLA” ETC.
large pink to scarlet web-footed wading bird with down-bent bill; inhabits brackish lakes
From this reading AUTHOR OF THE “MATES” SERIES “DERRICK STERLING” “THE FLAMINGO FEATHER” “WAKULLA” ETC.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading FORWARD, MARCH!
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading Illustrated.
march in a procession
From this reading FORWARD, MARCH!
a pair of people who live together
From this reading AUTHOR OF THE “MATES” SERIES “DERRICK STERLING” “THE FLAMINGO FEATHER” “WAKULLA” ETC.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF THE “MATES” SERIES “DERRICK STERLING” “THE FLAMINGO FEATHER” “WAKULLA” ETC.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading THE COPPER PRINCESS.
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading AUTHOR OF THE “MATES” SERIES “DERRICK STERLING” “THE FLAMINGO FEATHER” “WAKULLA” ETC.
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading A Tale of the Spanish:American War.
highest in quality
From this reading AUTHOR OF THE “MATES” SERIES “DERRICK STERLING” “THE FLAMINGO FEATHER” “WAKULLA” ETC.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading A Tale of the Spanish:American War.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF THE “MATES” SERIES “DERRICK STERLING” “THE FLAMINGO FEATHER” “WAKULLA” ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF THE “MATES” SERIES “DERRICK STERLING” “THE FLAMINGO FEATHER” “WAKULLA” ETC.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading A Tale of the Spanish:American War.
Chapter 1 of Snow-Shoes and Sledges by Kirk Munroe holds 122 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.
Chapter 1 holds 122 sentences of Snow-Shoes and Sledges, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Snow-Shoes and Sledges by Kirk Munroe exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 122 sentences, grouped into 25 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.
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