Chapter 6 of The Camp in the Snow is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Camp in the Snow is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BESIEGED BY WOLVES. This daring theft was so quickly done and over that the boys had no chance to shoot. The venison could be plainly seen, but only the catamount's ears and tail were visible as he crouched behind it. "The impudent brute," cried Brick. "That beats everything.
Chapter 6 of The Camp in the Snow is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
From this reading “"That beats everything.”
surrounded by hostile forces
From this reading “BESIEGED BY WOLVES.”
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading “"The impudent brute," cried Brick.”
a cruelly rapacious person
From this reading “"The impudent brute," cried Brick.”
past form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading “The venison could be plainly seen, but only the catamount's ears and tail were visible as he crouched behind it.”
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading “This daring theft was so quickly done and over that the boys had no chance to shoot.”
meat from a deer used as food
From this reading “The venison could be plainly seen, but only the catamount's ears and tail were visible as he crouched behind it.”
plural of “wolf” — any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading “BESIEGED BY WOLVES.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This daring theft was so quickly done and over that the boys had no chance to shoot.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The venison could be plainly seen, but only the catamount's ears and tail were visible as he crouched behind it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The venison could be plainly seen, but only the catamount's ears and tail were visible as he crouched behind it.
a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
From this reading "That beats everything.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The venison could be plainly seen, but only the catamount's ears and tail were visible as he crouched behind it.
surrounded by hostile forces
From this reading BESIEGED BY WOLVES.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading This daring theft was so quickly done and over that the boys had no chance to shoot.
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading "The impudent brute," cried Brick.
a cruelly rapacious person
From this reading "The impudent brute," cried Brick.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The venison could be plainly seen, but only the catamount's ears and tail were visible as he crouched behind it.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BESIEGED BY WOLVES.
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From this reading The venison could be plainly seen, but only the catamount's ears and tail were visible as he crouched behind it.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading This daring theft was so quickly done and over that the boys had no chance to shoot.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The venison could be plainly seen, but only the catamount's ears and tail were visible as he crouched behind it.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "The impudent brute," cried Brick.
past form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading The venison could be plainly seen, but only the catamount's ears and tail were visible as he crouched behind it.
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading This daring theft was so quickly done and over that the boys had no chance to shoot.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading This daring theft was so quickly done and over that the boys had no chance to shoot.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading The venison could be plainly seen, but only the catamount's ears and tail were visible as he crouched behind it.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "That beats everything.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This daring theft was so quickly done and over that the boys had no chance to shoot.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The venison could be plainly seen, but only the catamount's ears and tail were visible as he crouched behind it.
marked by casual disrespect
From this reading "The impudent brute," cried Brick.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The venison could be plainly seen, but only the catamount's ears and tail were visible as he crouched behind it.
not any; not one
From this reading This daring theft was so quickly done and over that the boys had no chance to shoot.
and nothing more
From this reading The venison could be plainly seen, but only the catamount's ears and tail were visible as he crouched behind it.
above and across; more than
From this reading This daring theft was so quickly done and over that the boys had no chance to shoot.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading The venison could be plainly seen, but only the catamount's ears and tail were visible as he crouched behind it.
with speed
From this reading This daring theft was so quickly done and over that the boys had no chance to shoot.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The venison could be plainly seen, but only the catamount's ears and tail were visible as he crouched behind it.
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading This daring theft was so quickly done and over that the boys had no chance to shoot.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This daring theft was so quickly done and over that the boys had no chance to shoot.
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading The venison could be plainly seen, but only the catamount's ears and tail were visible as he crouched behind it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This daring theft was so quickly done and over that the boys had no chance to shoot.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This daring theft was so quickly done and over that the boys had no chance to shoot.
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading This daring theft was so quickly done and over that the boys had no chance to shoot.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This daring theft was so quickly done and over that the boys had no chance to shoot.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This daring theft was so quickly done and over that the boys had no chance to shoot.
meat from a deer used as food
From this reading The venison could be plainly seen, but only the catamount's ears and tail were visible as he crouched behind it.
capable of being seen; or open to easy view
From this reading The venison could be plainly seen, but only the catamount's ears and tail were visible as he crouched behind it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This daring theft was so quickly done and over that the boys had no chance to shoot.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The venison could be plainly seen, but only the catamount's ears and tail were visible as he crouched behind it.
plural of “wolf” — any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading BESIEGED BY WOLVES.
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