Chapter 18 of Stand is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 18 of Stand is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PROSPECTING "Ah-boom-ah!" It sounded like guns, but it could be only the roar of some glacier avalanche, or an ice peak splitting asunder. "Ah-boom-ah! Ah-boom!" There it came again, almost at hand.
Chapter 18 of Stand is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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widely separated especially in space
From this reading “It sounded like guns, but it could be only the roar of some glacier avalanche, or an ice peak splitting asunder.”
a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
From this reading “It sounded like guns, but it could be only the roar of some glacier avalanche, or an ice peak splitting asunder.”
a slowly moving mass of ice
From this reading “It sounded like guns, but it could be only the roar of some glacier avalanche, or an ice peak splitting asunder.”
the most extreme possible amount or value
From this reading “It sounded like guns, but it could be only the roar of some glacier avalanche, or an ice peak splitting asunder.”
-ing form of “prospect” — search for something desirable
From this reading “PROSPECTING "Ah-boom-ah!"”
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading “It sounded like guns, but it could be only the roar of some glacier avalanche, or an ice peak splitting asunder.”
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading “It sounded like guns, but it could be only the roar of some glacier avalanche, or an ice peak splitting asunder.”
resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree
From this reading “It sounded like guns, but it could be only the roar of some glacier avalanche, or an ice peak splitting asunder.”
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In this reading “It sounded like guns, but it could be only the roar of some glacier avalanche, or an ice peak splitting asunder.”
In this reading “There it came again, almost at hand.”
close in space; within reach
In this reading “There it came again, almost at hand.”
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anew
From this reading There it came again, almost at hand.
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From this reading Ah-boom!"
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From this reading PROSPECTING "Ah-boom-ah!"
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading There it came again, almost at hand.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It sounded like guns, but it could be only the roar of some glacier avalanche, or an ice peak splitting asunder.
widely separated especially in space
From this reading It sounded like guns, but it could be only the roar of some glacier avalanche, or an ice peak splitting asunder.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There it came again, almost at hand.
a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
From this reading It sounded like guns, but it could be only the roar of some glacier avalanche, or an ice peak splitting asunder.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It sounded like guns, but it could be only the roar of some glacier avalanche, or an ice peak splitting asunder.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It sounded like guns, but it could be only the roar of some glacier avalanche, or an ice peak splitting asunder.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading There it came again, almost at hand.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It sounded like guns, but it could be only the roar of some glacier avalanche, or an ice peak splitting asunder.
a slowly moving mass of ice
From this reading It sounded like guns, but it could be only the roar of some glacier avalanche, or an ice peak splitting asunder.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading It sounded like guns, but it could be only the roar of some glacier avalanche, or an ice peak splitting asunder.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading There it came again, almost at hand.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading It sounded like guns, but it could be only the roar of some glacier avalanche, or an ice peak splitting asunder.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It sounded like guns, but it could be only the roar of some glacier avalanche, or an ice peak splitting asunder.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It sounded like guns, but it could be only the roar of some glacier avalanche, or an ice peak splitting asunder.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It sounded like guns, but it could be only the roar of some glacier avalanche, or an ice peak splitting asunder.
and nothing more
From this reading It sounded like guns, but it could be only the roar of some glacier avalanche, or an ice peak splitting asunder.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It sounded like guns, but it could be only the roar of some glacier avalanche, or an ice peak splitting asunder.
the most extreme possible amount or value
From this reading It sounded like guns, but it could be only the roar of some glacier avalanche, or an ice peak splitting asunder.
-ing form of “prospect” — search for something desirable
From this reading PROSPECTING "Ah-boom-ah!"
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading It sounded like guns, but it could be only the roar of some glacier avalanche, or an ice peak splitting asunder.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It sounded like guns, but it could be only the roar of some glacier avalanche, or an ice peak splitting asunder.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading It sounded like guns, but it could be only the roar of some glacier avalanche, or an ice peak splitting asunder.
resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree
From this reading It sounded like guns, but it could be only the roar of some glacier avalanche, or an ice peak splitting asunder.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It sounded like guns, but it could be only the roar of some glacier avalanche, or an ice peak splitting asunder.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There it came again, almost at hand.
Chapter 18 of Stand by Hugh McAlister holds 165 sentences, grouped into 33 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 18 holds 165 sentences of Stand, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 18 of Stand by Hugh McAlister exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 165 sentences, grouped into 33 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.
Work through the 33 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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