Chapter 8 of The Conquest of Canaan is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Conquest of Canaan is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Don't you ever worry about me." He bent his head to the storm as he sprang down the steps, and snow-wreaths swirled between them. He disappeared in a white whirlwind. She stood for several minutes shivering in the doorway. Then it came to her that she would not know where to write to him.
Chapter 8 of The Conquest of Canaan is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading “He disappeared in a white whirlwind.”
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading “She stood for several minutes shivering in the doorway.”
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading “She stood for several minutes shivering in the doorway.”
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “He bent his head to the storm as he sprang down the steps, and snow-wreaths swirled between them.”
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading “He bent his head to the storm as he sprang down the steps, and snow-wreaths swirled between them.”
past form of “swirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading “He bent his head to the storm as he sprang down the steps, and snow-wreaths swirled between them.”
a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth
From this reading “He disappeared in a white whirlwind.”
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading “"Don't you ever worry about me."”
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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 He disappeared in a white whirlwind.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Don't you ever worry about me."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He bent his head to the storm as he sprang down the steps, and snow-wreaths swirled between them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He bent his head to the storm as he sprang down the steps, and snow-wreaths swirled between them.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading He bent his head to the storm as he sprang down the steps, and snow-wreaths swirled between them.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He bent his head to the storm as he sprang down the steps, and snow-wreaths swirled between them.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then it came to her that she would not know where to write to him.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading He disappeared in a white whirlwind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't you ever worry about me."
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading She stood for several minutes shivering in the doorway.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He bent his head to the storm as he sprang down the steps, and snow-wreaths swirled between them.
at any time
From this reading "Don't you ever worry about me."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She stood for several minutes shivering in the doorway.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He bent his head to the storm as he sprang down the steps, and snow-wreaths swirled between them.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He bent his head to the storm as he sprang down the steps, and snow-wreaths swirled between them.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then it came to her that she would not know where to write to him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then it came to her that she would not know where to write to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He bent his head to the storm as he sprang down the steps, and snow-wreaths swirled between them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He disappeared in a white whirlwind.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then it came to her that she would not know where to write to him.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Then it came to her that she would not know where to write to him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don't you ever worry about me."
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading She stood for several minutes shivering in the doorway.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then it came to her that she would not know where to write to him.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading She stood for several minutes shivering in the doorway.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stood for several minutes shivering in the doorway.
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading She stood for several minutes shivering in the doorway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He bent his head to the storm as he sprang down the steps, and snow-wreaths swirled between them.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading He bent his head to the storm as he sprang down the steps, and snow-wreaths swirled between them.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading He bent his head to the storm as he sprang down the steps, and snow-wreaths swirled between them.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading She stood for several minutes shivering in the doorway.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading He bent his head to the storm as he sprang down the steps, and snow-wreaths swirled between them.
past form of “swirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading He bent his head to the storm as he sprang down the steps, and snow-wreaths swirled between them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then it came to her that she would not know where to write to him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He bent his head to the storm as he sprang down the steps, and snow-wreaths swirled between them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He bent his head to the storm as he sprang down the steps, and snow-wreaths swirled between them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then it came to her that she would not know where to write to him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He bent his head to the storm as he sprang down the steps, and snow-wreaths swirled between them.
in or at the place that
From this reading Then it came to her that she would not know where to write to him.
a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth
From this reading He disappeared in a white whirlwind.
a Caucasian
From this reading He disappeared in a white whirlwind.
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading "Don't you ever worry about me."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Then it came to her that she would not know where to write to him.
produce a literary work
From this reading Then it came to her that she would not know where to write to him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't you ever worry about me."
Chapter 8 of The Conquest of Canaan by Booth Tarkington holds 190 sentences, grouped into 38 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 8 holds 190 sentences of The Conquest of Canaan, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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