Chapter 13 of The Alaskan is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Alaskan is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
After that one calling of her name Alan’s voice was dead, and he made no movement. He could not disbelieve. It was not a mental illusion or a temporary upsetting of his sanity. It was truth. The shock of it was rending every nerve in his body, even as he stood as if carved out of wood.
Chapter 13 of The Alaskan is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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made for or formed by carving (“carven” is archaic or literary)
From this reading “The shock of it was rending every nerve in his body, even as he stood as if carved out of wood.”
reject as false; refuse to accept
From this reading “He could not disbelieve.”
an erroneous mental representation
From this reading “It was not a mental illusion or a temporary upsetting of his sanity.”
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading “The shock of it was rending every nerve in his body, even as he stood as if carved out of wood.”
resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree
From this reading “The shock of it was rending every nerve in his body, even as he stood as if carved out of wood.”
normal or sound powers of mind
From this reading “It was not a mental illusion or a temporary upsetting of his sanity.”
not permanent; not lasting
From this reading “It was not a mental illusion or a temporary upsetting of his sanity.”
causing an emotional disturbance
From this reading “It was not a mental illusion or a temporary upsetting of his sanity.”
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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 It was not a mental illusion or a temporary upsetting of his sanity.
later than; following
From this reading After that one calling of her name Alan’s voice was dead, and he made no movement.
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From this reading After that one calling of her name Alan’s voice was dead, and he made no movement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After that one calling of her name Alan’s voice was dead, and he made no movement.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The shock of it was rending every nerve in his body, even as he stood as if carved out of wood.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading The shock of it was rending every nerve in his body, even as he stood as if carved out of wood.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading After that one calling of her name Alan’s voice was dead, and he made no movement.
made for or formed by carving (“carven” is archaic or literary)
From this reading The shock of it was rending every nerve in his body, even as he stood as if carved out of wood.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not disbelieve.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading After that one calling of her name Alan’s voice was dead, and he made no movement.
reject as false; refuse to accept
From this reading He could not disbelieve.
divisible by two
From this reading The shock of it was rending every nerve in his body, even as he stood as if carved out of wood.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The shock of it was rending every nerve in his body, even as he stood as if carved out of wood.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After that one calling of her name Alan’s voice was dead, and he made no movement.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After that one calling of her name Alan’s voice was dead, and he made no movement.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was not a mental illusion or a temporary upsetting of his sanity.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The shock of it was rending every nerve in his body, even as he stood as if carved out of wood.
an erroneous mental representation
From this reading It was not a mental illusion or a temporary upsetting of his sanity.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The shock of it was rending every nerve in his body, even as he stood as if carved out of wood.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not a mental illusion or a temporary upsetting of his sanity.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading After that one calling of her name Alan’s voice was dead, and he made no movement.
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading It was not a mental illusion or a temporary upsetting of his sanity.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading After that one calling of her name Alan’s voice was dead, and he made no movement.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading After that one calling of her name Alan’s voice was dead, and he made no movement.
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading The shock of it was rending every nerve in his body, even as he stood as if carved out of wood.
not any; not one
From this reading After that one calling of her name Alan’s voice was dead, and he made no movement.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not disbelieve.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After that one calling of her name Alan’s voice was dead, and he made no movement.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading After that one calling of her name Alan’s voice was dead, and he made no movement.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was not a mental illusion or a temporary upsetting of his sanity.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The shock of it was rending every nerve in his body, even as he stood as if carved out of wood.
resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree
From this reading The shock of it was rending every nerve in his body, even as he stood as if carved out of wood.
normal or sound powers of mind
From this reading It was not a mental illusion or a temporary upsetting of his sanity.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading The shock of it was rending every nerve in his body, even as he stood as if carved out of wood.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The shock of it was rending every nerve in his body, even as he stood as if carved out of wood.
not permanent; not lasting
From this reading It was not a mental illusion or a temporary upsetting of his sanity.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After that one calling of her name Alan’s voice was dead, and he made no movement.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The shock of it was rending every nerve in his body, even as he stood as if carved out of wood.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading It was truth.
causing an emotional disturbance
From this reading It was not a mental illusion or a temporary upsetting of his sanity.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading After that one calling of her name Alan’s voice was dead, and he made no movement.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After that one calling of her name Alan’s voice was dead, and he made no movement.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading The shock of it was rending every nerve in his body, even as he stood as if carved out of wood.
Chapter 13 of The Alaskan by James Oliver Curwood holds 149 sentences, grouped into 30 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 13 holds 149 sentences of The Alaskan, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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