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The Chalice Of Courage: A Romance of Colorado
The Chalice Of Courage: A Romance of Colorado

Chapter XIV

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THE LOG HUT IN THE MOUNTAINS What awakened the woman she did not know; in all probability it was the bright sunlight streaming through the narrow window before her.
The cabin was so placed that the sun did not strike fairly into the room until it was some hours high, consequently she had her long sleep out entirely undisturbed.
The man had made no effort whatever to awaken her.
Whatever tasks he had performed since daybreak had been so silently accomplished that she had not been aware of them.
So soon as he could do so, he had left the cabin and was now busily engaged in his daily duties outside the cabin and beyond earshot.
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The Chalice Of Courage: A Romance of Colorado

Chapter XIV

Chapter 14 of The Chalice Of Courage: A Romance of Colorado is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Line 1
THE LOG HUT IN THE MOUNTAINS What awakened the woman she did not know; in all probability it was the bright sunlight streaming through the narrow window before her.
/ðə lɔːɡ hʌt ɪn ðə ˈmaʊntənz wʌt əˈweɪkənd ðə ˈwʊmən ʃiː dɪd nɑːt noʊ ɪn ɔːl ˌprɑːbəˈbɪlətiː ɪt wɑːz ðə braɪt ˈsʌnlaɪt ˈstriːmɪŋ θruː ðə ˈneroʊ ˈwɪndoʊ bɪˈfɔːr hɜːr/
Line 2
The cabin was so placed that the sun did not strike fairly into the room until it was some hours high, consequently she had her long sleep out entirely undisturbed.
/ðə ˈkæbən wɑːz soʊ pleɪst ðæt ðə sʌn dɪd nɑːt straɪk ˈferli ˈɪntuː ðə ruːm ənˈtɪl ɪt wɑːz sʌm ˈaʊərz haɪ ˈkɑːnsəkwəntli ʃiː hæd hɜːr lɔːŋ sliːp aʊt ɪnˈtaɪərli ˌʌndɪˈstɜːrbd/
Line 3
The man had made no effort whatever to awaken her.
/ðə mæn hæd meɪd noʊ ˈefərt ˌwʌˈtevər tuː əˈweɪkən hɜːr/
Line 4
Whatever tasks he had performed since daybreak had been so silently accomplished that she had not been aware of them.
/ˌwʌˈtevər tæsks hiː hæd pərˈfɔːrmd sɪns ˈdeɪbreɪk hæd bɪn soʊ ˈsaɪləntli əˈkɑːmplɪʃt ðæt ʃiː hæd nɑːt bɪn əˈwer ʌv ðem/
Line 5
So soon as he could do so, he had left the cabin and was now busily engaged in his daily duties outside the cabin and beyond earshot.
/soʊ suːn æz hiː kʊd duː soʊ hiː hæd left ðə ˈkæbən ənd wɑːz naʊ ˈbɪzəli enˈɡeɪdʒd ɪn hɪz ˈdeɪli ˈduːtiz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈkæbən ənd bɪˈɑːnd ˈɪrʃɑːt/

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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awaken verb US /əˈweɪkən/

cause to become awake or conscious

From this reading “The man had made no effort whatever to awaken her.”

busily adverb US /ˈbɪzəli/

in a busy manner

From this reading “So soon as he could do so, he had left the cabin and was now busily engaged in his daily duties outside the cabin and beyond earshot.”

daybreak noun US /ˈdeɪbreɪk/

the first light of day

From this reading “Whatever tasks he had performed since daybreak had been so silently accomplished that she had not been aware of them.”

earshot noun US /ˈɪrʃɑːt/

the range within which a voice can be heard

From this reading “So soon as he could do so, he had left the cabin and was now busily engaged in his daily duties outside the cabin and beyond earshot.”

probability noun US /ˌprɑːbəˈbɪlətiː/

a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible

From this reading “THE LOG HUT IN THE MOUNTAINS What awakened the woman she did not know; in all probability it was the bright sunlight streaming through the narrow window before her.”

streaming adjective US /ˈstriːmɪŋ/

exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts

From this reading “THE LOG HUT IN THE MOUNTAINS What awakened the woman she did not know; in all probability it was the bright sunlight streaming through the narrow window before her.”

tasks noun US /tæsks/

plural of “task” — any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

From this reading “Whatever tasks he had performed since daybreak had been so silently accomplished that she had not been aware of them.”

undisturbed adjective US /ˌʌndɪˈstɜːrbd/

untroubled by interference or disturbance

From this reading “The cabin was so placed that the sun did not strike fairly into the room until it was some hours high, consequently she had her long sleep out entirely undisturbed.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

busily engaged adverb + adjective

In this reading “So soon as he could do so, he had left the cabin and was now busily engaged in his daily duties outside the cabin and beyond earshot.”

LOG HUT verb + noun

In this reading “THE LOG HUT IN THE MOUNTAINS What awakened the woman she did not know; in all probability it was the bright sunlight streaming through the narrow window before her.”

bright sunlight adjective + noun

In this reading “THE LOG HUT IN THE MOUNTAINS What awakened the woman she did not know; in all probability it was the bright sunlight streaming through the narrow window before her.”

all probability adjective + noun

In this reading “THE LOG HUT IN THE MOUNTAINS What awakened the woman she did not know; in all probability it was the bright sunlight streaming through the narrow window before her.”

daily duties noun + noun counted as “daily duty”

In this reading “So soon as he could do so, he had left the cabin and was now busily engaged in his daily duties outside the cabin and beyond earshot.”

into the room preposition + article + noun counted as “into … room”

In this reading “The cabin was so placed that the sun did not strike fairly into the room until it was some hours high, consequently she had her long sleep out entirely undisturbed.”

narrow window verb + noun

In this reading “THE LOG HUT IN THE MOUNTAINS What awakened the woman she did not know; in all probability it was the bright sunlight streaming through the narrow window before her.”

some hours adjective + noun

In this reading “The cabin was so placed that the sun did not strike fairly into the room until it was some hours high, consequently she had her long sleep out entirely undisturbed.”

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accomplishedadjectiveUS /əˈkɑːmplɪʃt/

highly skilled

From this reading Whatever tasks he had performed since daybreak had been so silently accomplished that she had not been aware of them.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 THE LOG HUT IN THE MOUNTAINS What awakened the woman she did not know; in all probability it was the bright sunlight streaming through the narrow window before her.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading So soon as he could do so, he had left the cabin and was now busily engaged in his daily duties outside the cabin and beyond earshot.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading So soon as he could do so, he had left the cabin and was now busily engaged in his daily duties outside the cabin and beyond earshot.

awakenverbUS /əˈweɪkən/

cause to become awake or conscious

From this reading The man had made no effort whatever to awaken her.

awakenedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪkənd/

aroused or activated

From this reading THE LOG HUT IN THE MOUNTAINS What awakened the woman she did not know; in all probability it was the bright sunlight streaming through the narrow window before her.

awareadjectiveUS /əˈwer/

(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception

From this reading Whatever tasks he had performed since daybreak had been so silently accomplished that she had not been aware of them.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Whatever tasks he had performed since daybreak had been so silently accomplished that she had not been aware of them.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading THE LOG HUT IN THE MOUNTAINS What awakened the woman she did not know; in all probability it was the bright sunlight streaming through the narrow window before her.

beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading So soon as he could do so, he had left the cabin and was now busily engaged in his daily duties outside the cabin and beyond earshot.

brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading THE LOG HUT IN THE MOUNTAINS What awakened the woman she did not know; in all probability it was the bright sunlight streaming through the narrow window before her.

busilyadverbUS /ˈbɪzəli/

in a busy manner

From this reading So soon as he could do so, he had left the cabin and was now busily engaged in his daily duties outside the cabin and beyond earshot.

cabinnounUS /ˈkæbən/

small room on a ship or boat where people sleep

From this reading The cabin was so placed that the sun did not strike fairly into the room until it was some hours high, consequently she had her long sleep out entirely undisturbed.

consequentlyadverbUS /ˈkɑːnsəkwəntli/

(sentence connectors) because of the reason given

From this reading The cabin was so placed that the sun did not strike fairly into the room until it was some hours high, consequently she had her long sleep out entirely undisturbed.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading So soon as he could do so, he had left the cabin and was now busily engaged in his daily duties outside the cabin and beyond earshot.

dailyadverbUS /ˈdeɪli/

every day; without missing a day

From this reading So soon as he could do so, he had left the cabin and was now busily engaged in his daily duties outside the cabin and beyond earshot.

daybreaknounUS /ˈdeɪbreɪk/

the first light of day

From this reading Whatever tasks he had performed since daybreak had been so silently accomplished that she had not been aware of them.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading THE LOG HUT IN THE MOUNTAINS What awakened the woman she did not know; in all probability it was the bright sunlight streaming through the narrow window before her.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading So soon as he could do so, he had left the cabin and was now busily engaged in his daily duties outside the cabin and beyond earshot.

dutiesnounUS /ˈduːtiz/

plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading So soon as he could do so, he had left the cabin and was now busily engaged in his daily duties outside the cabin and beyond earshot.

earshotnounUS /ˈɪrʃɑːt/

the range within which a voice can be heard

From this reading So soon as he could do so, he had left the cabin and was now busily engaged in his daily duties outside the cabin and beyond earshot.

effortnounUS /ˈefərt/

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading The man had made no effort whatever to awaken her.

engagedadjectiveUS /enˈɡeɪdʒd/

having ones attention or mind or energy engaged

From this reading So soon as he could do so, he had left the cabin and was now busily engaged in his daily duties outside the cabin and beyond earshot.

entirelyadverbUS /ɪnˈtaɪərli/

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading The cabin was so placed that the sun did not strike fairly into the room until it was some hours high, consequently she had her long sleep out entirely undisturbed.

fairlyadverbUS /ˈferli/

to certain extent or degree

From this reading The cabin was so placed that the sun did not strike fairly into the room until it was some hours high, consequently she had her long sleep out entirely undisturbed.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The cabin was so placed that the sun did not strike fairly into the room until it was some hours high, consequently she had her long sleep out entirely undisturbed.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Whatever tasks he had performed since daybreak had been so silently accomplished that she had not been aware of them.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading THE LOG HUT IN THE MOUNTAINS What awakened the woman she did not know; in all probability it was the bright sunlight streaming through the narrow window before her.

highadjectiveUS /haɪ/

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading The cabin was so placed that the sun did not strike fairly into the room until it was some hours high, consequently she had her long sleep out entirely undisturbed.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading So soon as he could do so, he had left the cabin and was now busily engaged in his daily duties outside the cabin and beyond earshot.

hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading The cabin was so placed that the sun did not strike fairly into the room until it was some hours high, consequently she had her long sleep out entirely undisturbed.

HUTnounUS /hʌt/

temporary military shelter

From this reading THE LOG HUT IN THE MOUNTAINS What awakened the woman she did not know; in all probability it was the bright sunlight streaming through the narrow window before her.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE LOG HUT IN THE MOUNTAINS What awakened the woman she did not know; in all probability it was the bright sunlight streaming through the narrow window before her.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The cabin was so placed that the sun did not strike fairly into the room until it was some hours high, consequently she had her long sleep out entirely undisturbed.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE LOG HUT IN THE MOUNTAINS What awakened the woman she did not know; in all probability it was the bright sunlight streaming through the narrow window before her.

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading THE LOG HUT IN THE MOUNTAINS What awakened the woman she did not know; in all probability it was the bright sunlight streaming through the narrow window before her.

leftnounUS /left/

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 So soon as he could do so, he had left the cabin and was now busily engaged in his daily duties outside the cabin and beyond earshot.

LOGverbUS /lɔːɡ/

enter into a log, as on ships and planes

From this reading THE LOG HUT IN THE MOUNTAINS What awakened the woman she did not know; in all probability it was the bright sunlight streaming through the narrow window before her.

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading The cabin was so placed that the sun did not strike fairly into the room until it was some hours high, consequently she had her long sleep out entirely undisturbed.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading The man had made no effort whatever to awaken her.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading The man had made no effort whatever to awaken her.

MOUNTAINSnounUS /ˈmaʊntənz/

plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading THE LOG HUT IN THE MOUNTAINS What awakened the woman she did not know; in all probability it was the bright sunlight streaming through the narrow window before her.

narrowverbUS /ˈneroʊ/

make or become more narrow or restricted

From this reading THE LOG HUT IN THE MOUNTAINS What awakened the woman she did not know; in all probability it was the bright sunlight streaming through the narrow window before her.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading The man had made no effort whatever to awaken her.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading THE LOG HUT IN THE MOUNTAINS What awakened the woman she did not know; in all probability it was the bright sunlight streaming through the narrow window before her.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading So soon as he could do so, he had left the cabin and was now busily engaged in his daily duties outside the cabin and beyond earshot.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Whatever tasks he had performed since daybreak had been so silently accomplished that she had not been aware of them.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The cabin was so placed that the sun did not strike fairly into the room until it was some hours high, consequently she had her long sleep out entirely undisturbed.

outsideadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtˈsaɪd/

relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

From this reading So soon as he could do so, he had left the cabin and was now busily engaged in his daily duties outside the cabin and beyond earshot.

performedverbUS /pərˈfɔːrmd/

past form of “perform” — carry out or perform an action

From this reading Whatever tasks he had performed since daybreak had been so silently accomplished that she had not been aware of them.

placedadjectiveUS /pleɪst/

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading The cabin was so placed that the sun did not strike fairly into the room until it was some hours high, consequently she had her long sleep out entirely undisturbed.

probabilitynounUS /ˌprɑːbəˈbɪlətiː/

a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible

From this reading THE LOG HUT IN THE MOUNTAINS What awakened the woman she did not know; in all probability it was the bright sunlight streaming through the narrow window before her.

roomnounUS /ruːm/

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading The cabin was so placed that the sun did not strike fairly into the room until it was some hours high, consequently she had her long sleep out entirely undisturbed.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THE LOG HUT IN THE MOUNTAINS What awakened the woman she did not know; in all probability it was the bright sunlight streaming through the narrow window before her.

silentlyadverbUS /ˈsaɪləntli/

without speaking

From this reading Whatever tasks he had performed since daybreak had been so silently accomplished that she had not been aware of them.

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Whatever tasks he had performed since daybreak had been so silently accomplished that she had not been aware of them.

sleepnounUS /sliːp/

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading The cabin was so placed that the sun did not strike fairly into the room until it was some hours high, consequently she had her long sleep out entirely undisturbed.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The cabin was so placed that the sun did not strike fairly into the room until it was some hours high, consequently she had her long sleep out entirely undisturbed.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading The cabin was so placed that the sun did not strike fairly into the room until it was some hours high, consequently she had her long sleep out entirely undisturbed.

soonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

From this reading So soon as he could do so, he had left the cabin and was now busily engaged in his daily duties outside the cabin and beyond earshot.

streamingadjectiveUS /ˈstriːmɪŋ/

exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts

From this reading THE LOG HUT IN THE MOUNTAINS What awakened the woman she did not know; in all probability it was the bright sunlight streaming through the narrow window before her.

strikeverbUS /straɪk/

deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon

From this reading The cabin was so placed that the sun did not strike fairly into the room until it was some hours high, consequently she had her long sleep out entirely undisturbed.

sunnounUS /sʌn/

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading The cabin was so placed that the sun did not strike fairly into the room until it was some hours high, consequently she had her long sleep out entirely undisturbed.

sunlightnounUS /ˈsʌnlaɪt/

the rays of the sun

From this reading THE LOG HUT IN THE MOUNTAINS What awakened the woman she did not know; in all probability it was the bright sunlight streaming through the narrow window before her.

tasksnounUS /tæsks/

plural of “task” — any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

From this reading Whatever tasks he had performed since daybreak had been so silently accomplished that she had not been aware of them.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The cabin was so placed that the sun did not strike fairly into the room until it was some hours high, consequently she had her long sleep out entirely undisturbed.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE LOG HUT IN THE MOUNTAINS What awakened the woman she did not know; in all probability it was the bright sunlight streaming through the narrow window before her.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Whatever tasks he had performed since daybreak had been so silently accomplished that she had not been aware of them.

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading THE LOG HUT IN THE MOUNTAINS What awakened the woman she did not know; in all probability it was the bright sunlight streaming through the narrow window before her.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The man had made no effort whatever to awaken her.

undisturbedadjectiveUS /ˌʌndɪˈstɜːrbd/

untroubled by interference or disturbance

From this reading The cabin was so placed that the sun did not strike fairly into the room until it was some hours high, consequently she had her long sleep out entirely undisturbed.

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading The cabin was so placed that the sun did not strike fairly into the room until it was some hours high, consequently she had her long sleep out entirely undisturbed.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading THE LOG HUT IN THE MOUNTAINS What awakened the woman she did not know; in all probability it was the bright sunlight streaming through the narrow window before her.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading THE LOG HUT IN THE MOUNTAINS What awakened the woman she did not know; in all probability it was the bright sunlight streaming through the narrow window before her.

whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading The man had made no effort whatever to awaken her.

windownounUS /ˈwɪndoʊ/

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading THE LOG HUT IN THE MOUNTAINS What awakened the woman she did not know; in all probability it was the bright sunlight streaming through the narrow window before her.

womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading THE LOG HUT IN THE MOUNTAINS What awakened the woman she did not know; in all probability it was the bright sunlight streaming through the narrow window before her.

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Vocabulary met early in The Chalice Of Courage: A Romance of Colorado

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Chalice Of Courage: A Romance of Colorado, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Author
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Chalice Of Courage: A Romance of Colorado; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Island
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Chalice Of Courage: A Romance of Colorado; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Regeneration
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Chalice Of Courage: A Romance of Colorado; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Better
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Chalice Of Courage: A Romance of Colorado; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.