Chapter 26 of The Camp in the Snow is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVI
Chapter 26 of The Camp in the Snow is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AVAILABLE PRISONER. We left Kyle Sparwick and his young companions eating supper in the mouth of the cavern. Blankets and a fire enabled them to spend the night there very comfortably. Certainly they were much better off than Brick in his cold and narrow closet. The little party rose at the first streak of dawn.
Chapter 26 of The Camp in the Snow is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service
From this reading “AVAILABLE PRISONER.”
plural of “blanket” — bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading “Blankets and a fire enabled them to spend the night there very comfortably.”
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading “Certainly they were much better off than Brick in his cold and narrow closet.”
A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.
From this reading “We left Kyle Sparwick and his young companions eating supper in the mouth of the cavern.”
a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
From this reading “Certainly they were much better off than Brick in his cold and narrow closet.”
in mental comfort; without stress
From this reading “Blankets and a fire enabled them to spend the night there very comfortably.”
past form of “enable” — render capable or able for some task
From this reading “Blankets and a fire enabled them to spend the night there very comfortably.”
an unbroken series of events
From this reading “The little party rose at the first streak of dawn.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Blankets and a fire enabled them to spend the night there very comfortably.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We left Kyle Sparwick and his young companions eating supper in the mouth of the cavern.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The little party rose at the first streak of dawn.
obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service
From this reading AVAILABLE PRISONER.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Certainly they were much better off than Brick in his cold and narrow closet.
plural of “blanket” — bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading Blankets and a fire enabled them to spend the night there very comfortably.
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading Certainly they were much better off than Brick in his cold and narrow closet.
A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.
From this reading We left Kyle Sparwick and his young companions eating supper in the mouth of the cavern.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Certainly they were much better off than Brick in his cold and narrow closet.
a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
From this reading Certainly they were much better off than Brick in his cold and narrow closet.
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 Certainly they were much better off than Brick in his cold and narrow closet.
in mental comfort; without stress
From this reading Blankets and a fire enabled them to spend the night there very comfortably.
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading We left Kyle Sparwick and his young companions eating supper in the mouth of the cavern.
the first light of day
From this reading The little party rose at the first streak of dawn.
the act of consuming food
From this reading We left Kyle Sparwick and his young companions eating supper in the mouth of the cavern.
past form of “enable” — render capable or able for some task
From this reading Blankets and a fire enabled them to spend the night there very comfortably.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Blankets and a fire enabled them to spend the night there very comfortably.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The little party rose at the first streak of dawn.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We left Kyle Sparwick and his young companions eating supper in the mouth of the cavern.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We left Kyle Sparwick and his young companions eating supper in the mouth of the cavern.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We left Kyle Sparwick and his young companions eating supper in the mouth of the cavern.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading We left Kyle Sparwick and his young companions eating supper in the mouth of the cavern.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little party rose at the first streak of dawn.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading We left Kyle Sparwick and his young companions eating supper in the mouth of the cavern.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Certainly they were much better off than Brick in his cold and narrow closet.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading Certainly they were much better off than Brick in his cold and narrow closet.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Blankets and a fire enabled them to spend the night there very comfortably.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We left Kyle Sparwick and his young companions eating supper in the mouth of the cavern.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Certainly they were much better off than Brick in his cold and narrow closet.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading The little party rose at the first streak of dawn.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading AVAILABLE PRISONER.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The little party rose at the first streak of dawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We left Kyle Sparwick and his young companions eating supper in the mouth of the cavern.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading Blankets and a fire enabled them to spend the night there very comfortably.
an unbroken series of events
From this reading The little party rose at the first streak of dawn.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading We left Kyle Sparwick and his young companions eating supper in the mouth of the cavern.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Certainly they were much better off than Brick in his cold and narrow closet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We left Kyle Sparwick and his young companions eating supper in the mouth of the cavern.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Blankets and a fire enabled them to spend the night there very comfortably.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Blankets and a fire enabled them to spend the night there very comfortably.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Certainly they were much better off than Brick in his cold and narrow closet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Blankets and a fire enabled them to spend the night there very comfortably.
precisely as stated
From this reading Blankets and a fire enabled them to spend the night there very comfortably.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We left Kyle Sparwick and his young companions eating supper in the mouth of the cavern.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Certainly they were much better off than Brick in his cold and narrow closet.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading We left Kyle Sparwick and his young companions eating supper in the mouth of the cavern.
Chapter 26 of The Camp in the Snow by William Murray Graydon holds 186 sentences, grouped into 38 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 26 holds 186 sentences of The Camp in the Snow, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 26 of The Camp in the Snow by William Murray Graydon exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 186 sentences, grouped into 38 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 38 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 38 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 26 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading The Camp in the Snow by William Murray Graydon on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 5036 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #24301 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #24301, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 419 minutes of reading across 1008 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Camp in the Snow section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 36 chapters of The Camp in the Snow to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Camp in the Snow, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
