Chapter 3 of The Call of the Canyon is here in full — 468 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Call of the Canyon is here in full — 468 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Carley was awakened by rattling sounds in her room. The raising of sleepy eyelids disclosed Flo on her knees before the little stove, in the act of lighting a fire. “Mawnin’, Carley,” she drawled. “It’s shore cold. Reckon it’ll snow today, worse luck, just because you’re here.
Chapter 3 of The Call of the Canyon is here in full — 468 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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made known (especially something secret or concealed)
From this reading “The raising of sleepy eyelids disclosed Flo on her knees before the little stove, in the act of lighting a fire.”
past form of “drawl” — lengthen and slow down or draw out
From this reading ““Mawnin’, Carley,” she drawled.”
plural of “eyelid” — either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye
From this reading “The raising of sleepy eyelids disclosed Flo on her knees before the little stove, in the act of lighting a fire.”
having abundant light or illumination
From this reading “The raising of sleepy eyelids disclosed Flo on her knees before the little stove, in the act of lighting a fire.”
a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
From this reading “Carley was awakened by rattling sounds in her room.”
ready to fall asleep
From this reading “The raising of sleepy eyelids disclosed Flo on her knees before the little stove, in the act of lighting a fire.”
a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
From this reading “The raising of sleepy eyelids disclosed Flo on her knees before the little stove, in the act of lighting a fire.”
the present time or age
From this reading “Reckon it’ll snow today, worse luck, just because you’re here.”
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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 raising of sleepy eyelids disclosed Flo on her knees before the little stove, in the act of lighting a fire.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading The raising of sleepy eyelids disclosed Flo on her knees before the little stove, in the act of lighting a fire.
aroused or activated
From this reading Carley was awakened by rattling sounds in her room.
for the reason that
From this reading Reckon it’ll snow today, worse luck, just because you’re here.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The raising of sleepy eyelids disclosed Flo on her knees before the little stove, in the act of lighting a fire.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Carley was awakened by rattling sounds in her room.
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From this reading Carley was awakened by rattling sounds in her room.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading “It’s shore cold.
made known (especially something secret or concealed)
From this reading The raising of sleepy eyelids disclosed Flo on her knees before the little stove, in the act of lighting a fire.
past form of “drawl” — lengthen and slow down or draw out
From this reading “Mawnin’, Carley,” she drawled.
plural of “eyelid” — either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye
From this reading The raising of sleepy eyelids disclosed Flo on her knees before the little stove, in the act of lighting a fire.
start firing a weapon
From this reading The raising of sleepy eyelids disclosed Flo on her knees before the little stove, in the act of lighting a fire.
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From this reading The raising of sleepy eyelids disclosed Flo on her knees before the little stove, in the act of lighting a fire.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Carley was awakened by rattling sounds in her room.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Reckon it’ll snow today, worse luck, just because you’re here.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Carley was awakened by rattling sounds in her room.
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From this reading Reckon it’ll snow today, worse luck, just because you’re here.
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From this reading “It’s shore cold.
and nothing more
From this reading Reckon it’ll snow today, worse luck, just because you’re here.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading The raising of sleepy eyelids disclosed Flo on her knees before the little stove, in the act of lighting a fire.
having abundant light or illumination
From this reading The raising of sleepy eyelids disclosed Flo on her knees before the little stove, in the act of lighting a fire.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The raising of sleepy eyelids disclosed Flo on her knees before the little stove, in the act of lighting a fire.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading Reckon it’ll snow today, worse luck, just because you’re here.
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From this reading “Mawnin’, Carley,” she drawled.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The raising of sleepy eyelids disclosed Flo on her knees before the little stove, in the act of lighting a fire.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The raising of sleepy eyelids disclosed Flo on her knees before the little stove, in the act of lighting a fire.
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading The raising of sleepy eyelids disclosed Flo on her knees before the little stove, in the act of lighting a fire.
a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
From this reading Carley was awakened by rattling sounds in her room.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Reckon it’ll snow today, worse luck, just because you’re here.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Carley was awakened by rattling sounds in her room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Mawnin’, Carley,” she drawled.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading “It’s shore cold.
ready to fall asleep
From this reading The raising of sleepy eyelids disclosed Flo on her knees before the little stove, in the act of lighting a fire.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Reckon it’ll snow today, worse luck, just because you’re here.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Carley was awakened by rattling sounds in her room.
a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
From this reading The raising of sleepy eyelids disclosed Flo on her knees before the little stove, in the act of lighting a fire.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The raising of sleepy eyelids disclosed Flo on her knees before the little stove, in the act of lighting a fire.
the present time or age
From this reading Reckon it’ll snow today, worse luck, just because you’re here.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Carley was awakened by rattling sounds in her room.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading Reckon it’ll snow today, worse luck, just because you’re here.
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From this reading Reckon it’ll snow today, worse luck, just because you’re here.
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