Chapter 27 of The Blazed Trail is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of The Blazed Trail is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The vision was over, but the beauty remained. The spoken words of protest made her a woman. Never again would she, nor any other creature of the earth, appear to Thorpe as she had in the silver glade or the cloistered pines. He had had his moment of insight. The deeps had twice opened to permit him to look within.
Chapter 27 of The Blazed Trail is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows
From this reading “Never again would she, nor any other creature of the earth, appear to Thorpe as she had in the silver glade or the cloistered pines.”
a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading “Never again would she, nor any other creature of the earth, appear to Thorpe as she had in the silver glade or the cloistered pines.”
clear or deep perception of a situation
From this reading “He had had his moment of insight.”
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading “The deeps had twice opened to permit him to look within.”
plural of “pine” — a coniferous tree
From this reading “Never again would she, nor any other creature of the earth, appear to Thorpe as she had in the silver glade or the cloistered pines.”
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading “The spoken words of protest made her a woman.”
outstanding United States athlete (1888-1953)
From this reading “Never again would she, nor any other creature of the earth, appear to Thorpe as she had in the silver glade or the cloistered pines.”
a vivid mental image
From this reading “The vision was over, but the beauty remained.”
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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 The spoken words of protest made her a woman.
anew
From this reading Never again would she, nor any other creature of the earth, appear to Thorpe as she had in the silver glade or the cloistered pines.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Never again would she, nor any other creature of the earth, appear to Thorpe as she had in the silver glade or the cloistered pines.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Never again would she, nor any other creature of the earth, appear to Thorpe as she had in the silver glade or the cloistered pines.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Never again would she, nor any other creature of the earth, appear to Thorpe as she had in the silver glade or the cloistered pines.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading The vision was over, but the beauty remained.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The vision was over, but the beauty remained.
of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows
From this reading Never again would she, nor any other creature of the earth, appear to Thorpe as she had in the silver glade or the cloistered pines.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Never again would she, nor any other creature of the earth, appear to Thorpe as she had in the silver glade or the cloistered pines.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The deeps had twice opened to permit him to look within.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Never again would she, nor any other creature of the earth, appear to Thorpe as she had in the silver glade or the cloistered pines.
a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading Never again would she, nor any other creature of the earth, appear to Thorpe as she had in the silver glade or the cloistered pines.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Never again would she, nor any other creature of the earth, appear to Thorpe as she had in the silver glade or the cloistered pines.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had had his moment of insight.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The spoken words of protest made her a woman.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The deeps had twice opened to permit him to look within.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had had his moment of insight.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Never again would she, nor any other creature of the earth, appear to Thorpe as she had in the silver glade or the cloistered pines.
clear or deep perception of a situation
From this reading He had had his moment of insight.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The deeps had twice opened to permit him to look within.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The spoken words of protest made her a woman.
a particular point in time
From this reading He had had his moment of insight.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never again would she, nor any other creature of the earth, appear to Thorpe as she had in the silver glade or the cloistered pines.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Never again would she, nor any other creature of the earth, appear to Thorpe as she had in the silver glade or the cloistered pines.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The spoken words of protest made her a woman.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading The deeps had twice opened to permit him to look within.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Never again would she, nor any other creature of the earth, appear to Thorpe as she had in the silver glade or the cloistered pines.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Never again would she, nor any other creature of the earth, appear to Thorpe as she had in the silver glade or the cloistered pines.
above and across; more than
From this reading The vision was over, but the beauty remained.
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading The deeps had twice opened to permit him to look within.
plural of “pine” — a coniferous tree
From this reading Never again would she, nor any other creature of the earth, appear to Thorpe as she had in the silver glade or the cloistered pines.
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading The spoken words of protest made her a woman.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The vision was over, but the beauty remained.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Never again would she, nor any other creature of the earth, appear to Thorpe as she had in the silver glade or the cloistered pines.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading Never again would she, nor any other creature of the earth, appear to Thorpe as she had in the silver glade or the cloistered pines.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading The spoken words of protest made her a woman.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The vision was over, but the beauty remained.
outstanding United States athlete (1888-1953)
From this reading Never again would she, nor any other creature of the earth, appear to Thorpe as she had in the silver glade or the cloistered pines.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Never again would she, nor any other creature of the earth, appear to Thorpe as she had in the silver glade or the cloistered pines.
two times
From this reading The deeps had twice opened to permit him to look within.
a vivid mental image
From this reading The vision was over, but the beauty remained.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The vision was over, but the beauty remained.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The deeps had twice opened to permit him to look within.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The spoken words of protest made her a woman.
the words that are spoken
From this reading The spoken words of protest made her a woman.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Never again would she, nor any other creature of the earth, appear to Thorpe as she had in the silver glade or the cloistered pines.
Chapter 27 of The Blazed Trail by Stewart Edward White holds 227 sentences, grouped into 46 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 27 holds 227 sentences of The Blazed Trail, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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