Chapter 1 of The Camp in the Snow is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Camp in the Snow is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A MERCILESS ENEMY. "All tickets, please!" The blue-uniformed conductor, with a lantern under his arm, and his punch in hand, entered the smoking-car of the Boston express. It was between seven and eight o'clock on the night of the tenth of December. The train was speeding eastward through the wintry landscape of the State of Maine.
Chapter 1 of The Camp in the Snow is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the person who leads a musical group
From this reading “The blue-uniformed conductor, with a lantern under his arm, and his punch in hand, entered the smoking-car of the Boston express.”
moving toward the east
From this reading “The train was speeding eastward through the wintry landscape of the State of Maine.”
a state in New England
From this reading “The train was speeding eastward through the wintry landscape of the State of Maine.”
having or showing no mercy
From this reading “A MERCILESS ENEMY.”
changing location rapidly
From this reading “The train was speeding eastward through the wintry landscape of the State of Maine.”
a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts
From this reading “It was between seven and eight o'clock on the night of the tenth of December.”
plural of “ticket” — a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
From this reading “"All tickets, please!"”
characteristic of or occurring in winter
From this reading “The train was speeding eastward through the wintry landscape of the State of Maine.”
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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 A MERCILESS ENEMY.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "All tickets, please!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The blue-uniformed conductor, with a lantern under his arm, and his punch in hand, entered the smoking-car of the Boston express.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading The blue-uniformed conductor, with a lantern under his arm, and his punch in hand, entered the smoking-car of the Boston express.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It was between seven and eight o'clock on the night of the tenth of December.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The blue-uniformed conductor, with a lantern under his arm, and his punch in hand, entered the smoking-car of the Boston express.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading The blue-uniformed conductor, with a lantern under his arm, and his punch in hand, entered the smoking-car of the Boston express.
the person who leads a musical group
From this reading The blue-uniformed conductor, with a lantern under his arm, and his punch in hand, entered the smoking-car of the Boston express.
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading It was between seven and eight o'clock on the night of the tenth of December.
moving toward the east
From this reading The train was speeding eastward through the wintry landscape of the State of Maine.
being one more than seven
From this reading It was between seven and eight o'clock on the night of the tenth of December.
an opposing military force
From this reading A MERCILESS ENEMY.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading The blue-uniformed conductor, with a lantern under his arm, and his punch in hand, entered the smoking-car of the Boston express.
give expression to
From this reading The blue-uniformed conductor, with a lantern under his arm, and his punch in hand, entered the smoking-car of the Boston express.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The blue-uniformed conductor, with a lantern under his arm, and his punch in hand, entered the smoking-car of the Boston express.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The blue-uniformed conductor, with a lantern under his arm, and his punch in hand, entered the smoking-car of the Boston express.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The blue-uniformed conductor, with a lantern under his arm, and his punch in hand, entered the smoking-car of the Boston express.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was between seven and eight o'clock on the night of the tenth of December.
an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
From this reading The train was speeding eastward through the wintry landscape of the State of Maine.
light in a transparent protective case
From this reading The blue-uniformed conductor, with a lantern under his arm, and his punch in hand, entered the smoking-car of the Boston express.
a state in New England
From this reading The train was speeding eastward through the wintry landscape of the State of Maine.
having or showing no mercy
From this reading A MERCILESS ENEMY.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It was between seven and eight o'clock on the night of the tenth of December.
according to the clock
From this reading It was between seven and eight o'clock on the night of the tenth of December.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The blue-uniformed conductor, with a lantern under his arm, and his punch in hand, entered the smoking-car of the Boston express.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was between seven and eight o'clock on the night of the tenth of December.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "All tickets, please!"
deliver a quick blow to
From this reading The blue-uniformed conductor, with a lantern under his arm, and his punch in hand, entered the smoking-car of the Boston express.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading It was between seven and eight o'clock on the night of the tenth of December.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The blue-uniformed conductor, with a lantern under his arm, and his punch in hand, entered the smoking-car of the Boston express.
changing location rapidly
From this reading The train was speeding eastward through the wintry landscape of the State of Maine.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading The train was speeding eastward through the wintry landscape of the State of Maine.
a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts
From this reading It was between seven and eight o'clock on the night of the tenth of December.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The blue-uniformed conductor, with a lantern under his arm, and his punch in hand, entered the smoking-car of the Boston express.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The train was speeding eastward through the wintry landscape of the State of Maine.
plural of “ticket” — a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
From this reading "All tickets, please!"
create by training and teaching
From this reading The train was speeding eastward through the wintry landscape of the State of Maine.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The blue-uniformed conductor, with a lantern under his arm, and his punch in hand, entered the smoking-car of the Boston express.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was between seven and eight o'clock on the night of the tenth of December.
characteristic of or occurring in winter
From this reading The train was speeding eastward through the wintry landscape of the State of Maine.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The blue-uniformed conductor, with a lantern under his arm, and his punch in hand, entered the smoking-car of the Boston express.
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