Chapter 7 of The Fur Bringers is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Fur Bringers is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN AMBROSE'S CAMP. Ambrose was awakened in his mosquito-tent by an alarm from Job. The sun was just up, and it was therefore no more than three o'clock. A visitor was approaching in a canoe. In the North a caller is a caller.
Chapter 7 of The Fur Bringers is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “Ambrose was awakened in his mosquito-tent by an alarm from Job.”
(Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan
From this reading “IN AMBROSE'S CAMP.”
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading “A visitor was approaching in a canoe.”
aroused or activated
From this reading “Ambrose was awakened in his mosquito-tent by an alarm from Job.”
a social or business visitor
From this reading “In the North a caller is a caller.”
small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading “A visitor was approaching in a canoe.”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “Ambrose was awakened in his mosquito-tent by an alarm from Job.”
someone who visits
From this reading “A visitor was approaching in a canoe.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 visitor was approaching in a canoe.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading Ambrose was awakened in his mosquito-tent by an alarm from Job.
(Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan
From this reading Ambrose was awakened in his mosquito-tent by an alarm from Job.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN AMBROSE'S CAMP.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Ambrose was awakened in his mosquito-tent by an alarm from Job.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sun was just up, and it was therefore no more than three o'clock.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading A visitor was approaching in a canoe.
aroused or activated
From this reading Ambrose was awakened in his mosquito-tent by an alarm from Job.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Ambrose was awakened in his mosquito-tent by an alarm from Job.
a social or business visitor
From this reading In the North a caller is a caller.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading IN AMBROSE'S CAMP.
small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading A visitor was approaching in a canoe.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Ambrose was awakened in his mosquito-tent by an alarm from Job.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ambrose was awakened in his mosquito-tent by an alarm from Job.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN AMBROSE'S CAMP.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the North a caller is a caller.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sun was just up, and it was therefore no more than three o'clock.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading Ambrose was awakened in his mosquito-tent by an alarm from Job.
and nothing more
From this reading The sun was just up, and it was therefore no more than three o'clock.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The sun was just up, and it was therefore no more than three o'clock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ambrose was awakened in his mosquito-tent by an alarm from Job.
not any; not one
From this reading The sun was just up, and it was therefore no more than three o'clock.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading In the North a caller is a caller.
according to the clock
From this reading The sun was just up, and it was therefore no more than three o'clock.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun was just up, and it was therefore no more than three o'clock.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The sun was just up, and it was therefore no more than three o'clock.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sun was just up, and it was therefore no more than three o'clock.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading The sun was just up, and it was therefore no more than three o'clock.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The sun was just up, and it was therefore no more than three o'clock.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The sun was just up, and it was therefore no more than three o'clock.
someone who visits
From this reading A visitor was approaching in a canoe.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ambrose was awakened in his mosquito-tent by an alarm from Job.
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