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Snowdrift

Chapter II

Chapter 2 of Snowdrift is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By James B. (James Beardsley) Hendryx • Curated US English Learning Edition
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COARSE GOLD As Carter Brent pushed through the swinging doors of "The Ore Dump" saloon, the eyes of the head bartender swept with approval from the soles of the high laced boots to the crown of the jauntily tilted Stetson.
"What'll it be this morning, Mr. Brent?" he greeted.
"Little eye-opener?"
The young man grinned as he crossed to the bar: "How did you guess it?"
The bartender set out decanter and glasses.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Snowdrift

Chapter II

Chapter 2 of Snowdrift is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/56 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
COARSE GOLD As Carter Brent pushed through the swinging doors of "The Ore Dump" saloon, the eyes of the head bartender swept with approval from the soles of the high laced boots to the crown of the jauntily tilted Stetson.
/kɔːrs ɡoʊld æz ˈkɑːrtər brent pʊʃt θruː ðə ˈswɪŋɪŋ dɔːrz ʌv ðə ɔːr dʌmp səˈluːn ðə aɪz ʌv ðə hed ˈbɑːrtendər swept wɪð əˈpruːvəl frʌm ðə soʊlz ʌv ðə haɪ leɪst buːts tuː ðə kraʊn ʌv ðə ˈdʒɔːntəli ˈtɪltɪd ˈstetsən/
Line 2
"What'll it be this morning, Mr. Brent?" he greeted.
Line 3
"Little eye-opener?"
Line 4
The young man grinned as he crossed to the bar: "How did you guess it?"
Line 5
The bartender set out decanter and glasses.

Learner Dictionary

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bartender noun US /ˈbɑːrtendər/

an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar

From this reading “COARSE GOLD As Carter Brent pushed through the swinging doors of "The Ore Dump" saloon, the eyes of the head bartender swept with approval from the soles of the high laced boots to the crown of the jauntily tilted Stetson.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Dump verb US /dʌmp/

throw away as refuse

From this reading “COARSE GOLD As Carter Brent pushed through the swinging doors of "The Ore Dump" saloon, the eyes of the head bartender swept with approval from the soles of the high laced boots to the crown of the jauntily tilted Stetson.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
jauntily adverb US /ˈdʒɔːntəli/

in a jaunty fashionable manner

From this reading “COARSE GOLD As Carter Brent pushed through the swinging doors of "The Ore Dump" saloon, the eyes of the head bartender swept with approval from the soles of the high laced boots to the crown of the jauntily tilted Stetson.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
laced adjective US /leɪst/

closed with a lace

From this reading “COARSE GOLD As Carter Brent pushed through the swinging doors of "The Ore Dump" saloon, the eyes of the head bartender swept with approval from the soles of the high laced boots to the crown of the jauntily tilted Stetson.”

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Ore noun US /ɔːr/

a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined

From this reading “COARSE GOLD As Carter Brent pushed through the swinging doors of "The Ore Dump" saloon, the eyes of the head bartender swept with approval from the soles of the high laced boots to the crown of the jauntily tilted Stetson.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
soles noun US /soʊlz/

plural of “sol” — a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid

From this reading “COARSE GOLD As Carter Brent pushed through the swinging doors of "The Ore Dump" saloon, the eyes of the head bartender swept with approval from the soles of the high laced boots to the crown of the jauntily tilted Stetson.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Stetson noun US /ˈstetsən/

a hat made of felt with a creased crown

From this reading “COARSE GOLD As Carter Brent pushed through the swinging doors of "The Ore Dump" saloon, the eyes of the head bartender swept with approval from the soles of the high laced boots to the crown of the jauntily tilted Stetson.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
tilted adjective US /ˈtɪltɪd/

departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal

From this reading “COARSE GOLD As Carter Brent pushed through the swinging doors of "The Ore Dump" saloon, the eyes of the head bartender swept with approval from the soles of the high laced boots to the crown of the jauntily tilted Stetson.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

young man adjective + noun

a teenager or a young adult male

In this reading “The young man grinned as he crossed to the bar: "How did you guess it?"”

130,774 times in 426,211 chapters
swinging doors noun + noun counted as “swinging door”

a door that swings on a double hinge; opens in either direction

In this reading “COARSE GOLD As Carter Brent pushed through the swinging doors of "The Ore Dump" saloon, the eyes of the head bartender swept with approval from the soles of the high laced boots to the crown of the jauntily tilted Stetson.”

448 times in 426,211 chapters
set out verb + adjective

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

In this reading “The bartender set out decanter and glasses.”

34,352 times in 426,211 chapters
pushed through verb + particle counted as “push through”

break out

In this reading “COARSE GOLD As Carter Brent pushed through the swinging doors of "The Ore Dump" saloon, the eyes of the head bartender swept with approval from the soles of the high laced boots to the crown of the jauntily tilted Stetson.”

1,174 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 54

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The bartender set out decanter and glasses.

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approvalnounUS /əˈpruːvəl/

the formal act of approving

From this reading COARSE GOLD As Carter Brent pushed through the swinging doors of "The Ore Dump" saloon, the eyes of the head bartender swept with approval from the soles of the high laced boots to the crown of the jauntily tilted Stetson.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading COARSE GOLD As Carter Brent pushed through the swinging doors of "The Ore Dump" saloon, the eyes of the head bartender swept with approval from the soles of the high laced boots to the crown of the jauntily tilted Stetson.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
barnounUS /bɑːr/

a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter

From this reading The young man grinned as he crossed to the bar: "How did you guess it?"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
bartendernounUS /ˈbɑːrtendər/

an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar

From this reading COARSE GOLD As Carter Brent pushed through the swinging doors of "The Ore Dump" saloon, the eyes of the head bartender swept with approval from the soles of the high laced boots to the crown of the jauntily tilted Stetson.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "What'll it be this morning, Mr. Brent?" he greeted.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
bootsnounUS /buːts/

plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg

From this reading COARSE GOLD As Carter Brent pushed through the swinging doors of "The Ore Dump" saloon, the eyes of the head bartender swept with approval from the soles of the high laced boots to the crown of the jauntily tilted Stetson.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
BrentnounUS /brent/

small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward

From this reading COARSE GOLD As Carter Brent pushed through the swinging doors of "The Ore Dump" saloon, the eyes of the head bartender swept with approval from the soles of the high laced boots to the crown of the jauntily tilted Stetson.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
CarternounUS /ˈkɑːrtər/

Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)

From this reading COARSE GOLD As Carter Brent pushed through the swinging doors of "The Ore Dump" saloon, the eyes of the head bartender swept with approval from the soles of the high laced boots to the crown of the jauntily tilted Stetson.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
COARSEadjectiveUS /kɔːrs/

of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles

From this reading COARSE GOLD As Carter Brent pushed through the swinging doors of "The Ore Dump" saloon, the eyes of the head bartender swept with approval from the soles of the high laced boots to the crown of the jauntily tilted Stetson.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
crossedadjectiveUS /krɔːst/

placed crosswise

From this reading The young man grinned as he crossed to the bar: "How did you guess it?"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
crownnounUS /kraʊn/

the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy

From this reading COARSE GOLD As Carter Brent pushed through the swinging doors of "The Ore Dump" saloon, the eyes of the head bartender swept with approval from the soles of the high laced boots to the crown of the jauntily tilted Stetson.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
decanternoun

a bottle with a stopper; for serving wine or water

From this reading The bartender set out decanter and glasses.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading The young man grinned as he crossed to the bar: "How did you guess it?"

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
doorsnounUS /dɔːrz/

plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading COARSE GOLD As Carter Brent pushed through the swinging doors of "The Ore Dump" saloon, the eyes of the head bartender swept with approval from the soles of the high laced boots to the crown of the jauntily tilted Stetson.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
DumpverbUS /dʌmp/

throw away as refuse

From this reading COARSE GOLD As Carter Brent pushed through the swinging doors of "The Ore Dump" saloon, the eyes of the head bartender swept with approval from the soles of the high laced boots to the crown of the jauntily tilted Stetson.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
eye-opener

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Little eye-opener?"

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eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading COARSE GOLD As Carter Brent pushed through the swinging doors of "The Ore Dump" saloon, the eyes of the head bartender swept with approval from the soles of the high laced boots to the crown of the jauntily tilted Stetson.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading COARSE GOLD As Carter Brent pushed through the swinging doors of "The Ore Dump" saloon, the eyes of the head bartender swept with approval from the soles of the high laced boots to the crown of the jauntily tilted Stetson.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
glassesnounUS /ˈɡlæsəz/

(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision

From this reading The bartender set out decanter and glasses.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
GOLDnounUS /ɡoʊld/

coins made of gold

From this reading COARSE GOLD As Carter Brent pushed through the swinging doors of "The Ore Dump" saloon, the eyes of the head bartender swept with approval from the soles of the high laced boots to the crown of the jauntily tilted Stetson.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
greetedverbUS /ˈɡriːtəd/

past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone

From this reading "What'll it be this morning, Mr. Brent?" he greeted.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
grinnedverbUS /ɡrɪnd/

inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl

From this reading The young man grinned as he crossed to the bar: "How did you guess it?"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
guessverbUS /ɡes/

expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading The young man grinned as he crossed to the bar: "How did you guess it?"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "What'll it be this morning, Mr. Brent?" he greeted.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading COARSE GOLD As Carter Brent pushed through the swinging doors of "The Ore Dump" saloon, the eyes of the head bartender swept with approval from the soles of the high laced boots to the crown of the jauntily tilted Stetson.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
highadjectiveUS /haɪ/

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading COARSE GOLD As Carter Brent pushed through the swinging doors of "The Ore Dump" saloon, the eyes of the head bartender swept with approval from the soles of the high laced boots to the crown of the jauntily tilted Stetson.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
How

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The young man grinned as he crossed to the bar: "How did you guess it?"

Pending verification
itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "What'll it be this morning, Mr. Brent?" he greeted.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
jauntilyadverbUS /ˈdʒɔːntəli/

in a jaunty fashionable manner

From this reading COARSE GOLD As Carter Brent pushed through the swinging doors of "The Ore Dump" saloon, the eyes of the head bartender swept with approval from the soles of the high laced boots to the crown of the jauntily tilted Stetson.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lacedadjectiveUS /leɪst/

closed with a lace

From this reading COARSE GOLD As Carter Brent pushed through the swinging doors of "The Ore Dump" saloon, the eyes of the head bartender swept with approval from the soles of the high laced boots to the crown of the jauntily tilted Stetson.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
LittleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading "Little eye-opener?"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading The young man grinned as he crossed to the bar: "How did you guess it?"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading "What'll it be this morning, Mr. Brent?" he greeted.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading "What'll it be this morning, Mr. Brent?" he greeted.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading COARSE GOLD As Carter Brent pushed through the swinging doors of "The Ore Dump" saloon, the eyes of the head bartender swept with approval from the soles of the high laced boots to the crown of the jauntily tilted Stetson.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
OrenounUS /ɔːr/

a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined

From this reading COARSE GOLD As Carter Brent pushed through the swinging doors of "The Ore Dump" saloon, the eyes of the head bartender swept with approval from the soles of the high laced boots to the crown of the jauntily tilted Stetson.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The bartender set out decanter and glasses.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
pushedverbUS /pʊʃt/

past form of “push” — move with force

From this reading COARSE GOLD As Carter Brent pushed through the swinging doors of "The Ore Dump" saloon, the eyes of the head bartender swept with approval from the soles of the high laced boots to the crown of the jauntily tilted Stetson.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
saloonnounUS /səˈluːn/

a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter

From this reading COARSE GOLD As Carter Brent pushed through the swinging doors of "The Ore Dump" saloon, the eyes of the head bartender swept with approval from the soles of the high laced boots to the crown of the jauntily tilted Stetson.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
setverbUS /set/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading The bartender set out decanter and glasses.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
solesnounUS /soʊlz/

plural of “sol” — a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid

From this reading COARSE GOLD As Carter Brent pushed through the swinging doors of "The Ore Dump" saloon, the eyes of the head bartender swept with approval from the soles of the high laced boots to the crown of the jauntily tilted Stetson.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
StetsonnounUS /ˈstetsən/

a hat made of felt with a creased crown

From this reading COARSE GOLD As Carter Brent pushed through the swinging doors of "The Ore Dump" saloon, the eyes of the head bartender swept with approval from the soles of the high laced boots to the crown of the jauntily tilted Stetson.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sweptadjectiveUS /swept/

possessing sweep

From this reading COARSE GOLD As Carter Brent pushed through the swinging doors of "The Ore Dump" saloon, the eyes of the head bartender swept with approval from the soles of the high laced boots to the crown of the jauntily tilted Stetson.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
swingingnounUS /ˈswɪŋɪŋ/

changing location by moving back and forth

From this reading COARSE GOLD As Carter Brent pushed through the swinging doors of "The Ore Dump" saloon, the eyes of the head bartender swept with approval from the soles of the high laced boots to the crown of the jauntily tilted Stetson.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading COARSE GOLD As Carter Brent pushed through the swinging doors of "The Ore Dump" saloon, the eyes of the head bartender swept with approval from the soles of the high laced boots to the crown of the jauntily tilted Stetson.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "What'll it be this morning, Mr. Brent?" he greeted.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading COARSE GOLD As Carter Brent pushed through the swinging doors of "The Ore Dump" saloon, the eyes of the head bartender swept with approval from the soles of the high laced boots to the crown of the jauntily tilted Stetson.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
tiltedadjectiveUS /ˈtɪltɪd/

departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal

From this reading COARSE GOLD As Carter Brent pushed through the swinging doors of "The Ore Dump" saloon, the eyes of the head bartender swept with approval from the soles of the high laced boots to the crown of the jauntily tilted Stetson.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading COARSE GOLD As Carter Brent pushed through the swinging doors of "The Ore Dump" saloon, the eyes of the head bartender swept with approval from the soles of the high laced boots to the crown of the jauntily tilted Stetson.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
What'll

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From this reading "What'll it be this morning, Mr. Brent?" he greeted.

Pending verification
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading COARSE GOLD As Carter Brent pushed through the swinging doors of "The Ore Dump" saloon, the eyes of the head bartender swept with approval from the soles of the high laced boots to the crown of the jauntily tilted Stetson.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading The young man grinned as he crossed to the bar: "How did you guess it?"

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading The young man grinned as he crossed to the bar: "How did you guess it?"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Chapter 2 of Snowdrift by James B. (James Beardsley) Hendryx holds 283 sentences, grouped into 57 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.

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