Chapter 19 of The Camp in the Snow is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Camp in the Snow is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BOGLE SHOWS HIS HAND. A brief pause followed Brick's impulsive question. The boys looked on with interest. Raikes gave an almost imperceptible start. Then he drew a pipe from his pocket, and began to clean the bowl industriously with a twig of wood.
Chapter 19 of The Camp in the Snow is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids
From this reading “Then he drew a pipe from his pocket, and began to clean the bowl industriously with a twig of wood.”
of short duration or distance
From this reading “A brief pause followed Brick's impulsive question.”
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading “Then he drew a pipe from his pocket, and began to clean the bowl industriously with a twig of wood.”
impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses
From this reading “Raikes gave an almost imperceptible start.”
proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus
From this reading “A brief pause followed Brick's impulsive question.”
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading “Then he drew a pipe from his pocket, and began to clean the bowl industriously with a twig of wood.”
plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
From this reading “BOGLE SHOWS HIS HAND.”
branch out in a twiglike manner
From this reading “Then he drew a pipe from his pocket, and began to clean the bowl industriously with a twig of wood.”
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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 brief pause followed Brick's impulsive question.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Raikes gave an almost imperceptible start.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Raikes gave an almost imperceptible start.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he drew a pipe from his pocket, and began to clean the bowl industriously with a twig of wood.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Then he drew a pipe from his pocket, and began to clean the bowl industriously with a twig of wood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BOGLE SHOWS HIS HAND.
a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids
From this reading Then he drew a pipe from his pocket, and began to clean the bowl industriously with a twig of wood.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The boys looked on with interest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A brief pause followed Brick's impulsive question.
of short duration or distance
From this reading A brief pause followed Brick's impulsive question.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading Then he drew a pipe from his pocket, and began to clean the bowl industriously with a twig of wood.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Then he drew a pipe from his pocket, and began to clean the bowl industriously with a twig of wood.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading A brief pause followed Brick's impulsive question.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then he drew a pipe from his pocket, and began to clean the bowl industriously with a twig of wood.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Raikes gave an almost imperceptible start.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading BOGLE SHOWS HIS HAND.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he drew a pipe from his pocket, and began to clean the bowl industriously with a twig of wood.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BOGLE SHOWS HIS HAND.
impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses
From this reading Raikes gave an almost imperceptible start.
proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus
From this reading A brief pause followed Brick's impulsive question.
in an industrious manner
From this reading Then he drew a pipe from his pocket, and began to clean the bowl industriously with a twig of wood.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading The boys looked on with interest.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The boys looked on with interest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then he drew a pipe from his pocket, and began to clean the bowl industriously with a twig of wood.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The boys looked on with interest.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading A brief pause followed Brick's impulsive question.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading Then he drew a pipe from his pocket, and began to clean the bowl industriously with a twig of wood.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading Then he drew a pipe from his pocket, and began to clean the bowl industriously with a twig of wood.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading A brief pause followed Brick's impulsive question.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Raikes gave an almost imperceptible start.
plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
From this reading BOGLE SHOWS HIS HAND.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Raikes gave an almost imperceptible start.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boys looked on with interest.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he drew a pipe from his pocket, and began to clean the bowl industriously with a twig of wood.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he drew a pipe from his pocket, and began to clean the bowl industriously with a twig of wood.
branch out in a twiglike manner
From this reading Then he drew a pipe from his pocket, and began to clean the bowl industriously with a twig of wood.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The boys looked on with interest.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading Then he drew a pipe from his pocket, and began to clean the bowl industriously with a twig of wood.
Chapter 19 of The Camp in the Snow by William Murray Graydon holds 180 sentences, grouped into 36 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 19 holds 180 sentences of The Camp in the Snow, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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