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The Golden Road

Chapter XXIX · Chapter 29

Chapter 29 of The Golden Road is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Our beautiful October was marred by one day of black tragedy--the day Paddy died.
For Paddy, after seven years of as happy a life as ever a cat lived, died suddenly--of poison, as was supposed.
Where he had wandered in the darkness to meet his doom we did not know, but in the frosty dawnlight he dragged himself home to die.
We found him lying on the doorstep when we got up, and it did not need Aunt Janet’s curt announcement, or Uncle Blair’s reluctant shake of the head, to tell us that there was no chance of our pet recovering this time.
We felt that nothing could be done.
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The Golden Road

Chapter XXIX · Chapter 29

Chapter 29 of The Golden Road is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Our beautiful October was marred by one day of black tragedy--the day Paddy died.
Line 2
For Paddy, after seven years of as happy a life as ever a cat lived, died suddenly--of poison, as was supposed.
Line 3
Where he had wandered in the darkness to meet his doom we did not know, but in the frosty dawnlight he dragged himself home to die.
Line 4
We found him lying on the doorstep when we got up, and it did not need Aunt Janet’s curt announcement, or Uncle Blair’s reluctant shake of the head, to tell us that there was no chance of our pet recovering this time.
Line 5
We felt that nothing could be done.

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a

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From this reading For Paddy, after seven years of as happy a life as ever a cat lived, died suddenly--of poison, as was supposed.

after

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From this reading For Paddy, after seven years of as happy a life as ever a cat lived, died suddenly--of poison, as was supposed.

and

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From this reading We found him lying on the doorstep when we got up, and it did not need Aunt Janet’s curt announcement, or Uncle Blair’s reluctant shake of the head, to tell us that there was no chance of our pet recovering this time.

announcement

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From this reading We found him lying on the doorstep when we got up, and it did not need Aunt Janet’s curt announcement, or Uncle Blair’s reluctant shake of the head, to tell us that there was no chance of our pet recovering this time.

as

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From this reading For Paddy, after seven years of as happy a life as ever a cat lived, died suddenly--of poison, as was supposed.

Aunt

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From this reading We found him lying on the doorstep when we got up, and it did not need Aunt Janet’s curt announcement, or Uncle Blair’s reluctant shake of the head, to tell us that there was no chance of our pet recovering this time.

be

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From this reading We felt that nothing could be done.

beautiful

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From this reading Our beautiful October was marred by one day of black tragedy--the day Paddy died.

black

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From this reading Our beautiful October was marred by one day of black tragedy--the day Paddy died.

Blair's

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From this reading We found him lying on the doorstep when we got up, and it did not need Aunt Janet’s curt announcement, or Uncle Blair’s reluctant shake of the head, to tell us that there was no chance of our pet recovering this time.

but

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From this reading Where he had wandered in the darkness to meet his doom we did not know, but in the frosty dawnlight he dragged himself home to die.

by

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From this reading Our beautiful October was marred by one day of black tragedy--the day Paddy died.

cat

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From this reading For Paddy, after seven years of as happy a life as ever a cat lived, died suddenly--of poison, as was supposed.

chance

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From this reading We found him lying on the doorstep when we got up, and it did not need Aunt Janet’s curt announcement, or Uncle Blair’s reluctant shake of the head, to tell us that there was no chance of our pet recovering this time.

could

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From this reading We felt that nothing could be done.

curt

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From this reading We found him lying on the doorstep when we got up, and it did not need Aunt Janet’s curt announcement, or Uncle Blair’s reluctant shake of the head, to tell us that there was no chance of our pet recovering this time.

darkness

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From this reading Where he had wandered in the darkness to meet his doom we did not know, but in the frosty dawnlight he dragged himself home to die.

dawnlight

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From this reading Where he had wandered in the darkness to meet his doom we did not know, but in the frosty dawnlight he dragged himself home to die.

day

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From this reading Our beautiful October was marred by one day of black tragedy--the day Paddy died.

did

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From this reading Where he had wandered in the darkness to meet his doom we did not know, but in the frosty dawnlight he dragged himself home to die.

die

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From this reading Where he had wandered in the darkness to meet his doom we did not know, but in the frosty dawnlight he dragged himself home to die.

died

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From this reading Our beautiful October was marred by one day of black tragedy--the day Paddy died.

done

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From this reading We felt that nothing could be done.

doom

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From this reading Where he had wandered in the darkness to meet his doom we did not know, but in the frosty dawnlight he dragged himself home to die.

doorstep

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From this reading We found him lying on the doorstep when we got up, and it did not need Aunt Janet’s curt announcement, or Uncle Blair’s reluctant shake of the head, to tell us that there was no chance of our pet recovering this time.

dragged

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From this reading Where he had wandered in the darkness to meet his doom we did not know, but in the frosty dawnlight he dragged himself home to die.

ever

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From this reading For Paddy, after seven years of as happy a life as ever a cat lived, died suddenly--of poison, as was supposed.

felt

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From this reading We felt that nothing could be done.

For

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From this reading For Paddy, after seven years of as happy a life as ever a cat lived, died suddenly--of poison, as was supposed.

found

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From this reading We found him lying on the doorstep when we got up, and it did not need Aunt Janet’s curt announcement, or Uncle Blair’s reluctant shake of the head, to tell us that there was no chance of our pet recovering this time.

frosty

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From this reading Where he had wandered in the darkness to meet his doom we did not know, but in the frosty dawnlight he dragged himself home to die.

got

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From this reading We found him lying on the doorstep when we got up, and it did not need Aunt Janet’s curt announcement, or Uncle Blair’s reluctant shake of the head, to tell us that there was no chance of our pet recovering this time.

had

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From this reading Where he had wandered in the darkness to meet his doom we did not know, but in the frosty dawnlight he dragged himself home to die.

happy

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From this reading For Paddy, after seven years of as happy a life as ever a cat lived, died suddenly--of poison, as was supposed.

he

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From this reading Where he had wandered in the darkness to meet his doom we did not know, but in the frosty dawnlight he dragged himself home to die.

head

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From this reading We found him lying on the doorstep when we got up, and it did not need Aunt Janet’s curt announcement, or Uncle Blair’s reluctant shake of the head, to tell us that there was no chance of our pet recovering this time.

him

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From this reading We found him lying on the doorstep when we got up, and it did not need Aunt Janet’s curt announcement, or Uncle Blair’s reluctant shake of the head, to tell us that there was no chance of our pet recovering this time.

himself

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From this reading Where he had wandered in the darkness to meet his doom we did not know, but in the frosty dawnlight he dragged himself home to die.

his

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From this reading Where he had wandered in the darkness to meet his doom we did not know, but in the frosty dawnlight he dragged himself home to die.

home

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From this reading Where he had wandered in the darkness to meet his doom we did not know, but in the frosty dawnlight he dragged himself home to die.

in

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From this reading Where he had wandered in the darkness to meet his doom we did not know, but in the frosty dawnlight he dragged himself home to die.

it

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From this reading We found him lying on the doorstep when we got up, and it did not need Aunt Janet’s curt announcement, or Uncle Blair’s reluctant shake of the head, to tell us that there was no chance of our pet recovering this time.

Janet's

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From this reading We found him lying on the doorstep when we got up, and it did not need Aunt Janet’s curt announcement, or Uncle Blair’s reluctant shake of the head, to tell us that there was no chance of our pet recovering this time.

know

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From this reading Where he had wandered in the darkness to meet his doom we did not know, but in the frosty dawnlight he dragged himself home to die.

life

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From this reading For Paddy, after seven years of as happy a life as ever a cat lived, died suddenly--of poison, as was supposed.

lived

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From this reading For Paddy, after seven years of as happy a life as ever a cat lived, died suddenly--of poison, as was supposed.

lying

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From this reading We found him lying on the doorstep when we got up, and it did not need Aunt Janet’s curt announcement, or Uncle Blair’s reluctant shake of the head, to tell us that there was no chance of our pet recovering this time.

marred

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From this reading Our beautiful October was marred by one day of black tragedy--the day Paddy died.

meet

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From this reading Where he had wandered in the darkness to meet his doom we did not know, but in the frosty dawnlight he dragged himself home to die.

need

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From this reading We found him lying on the doorstep when we got up, and it did not need Aunt Janet’s curt announcement, or Uncle Blair’s reluctant shake of the head, to tell us that there was no chance of our pet recovering this time.

no

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From this reading We found him lying on the doorstep when we got up, and it did not need Aunt Janet’s curt announcement, or Uncle Blair’s reluctant shake of the head, to tell us that there was no chance of our pet recovering this time.

not

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From this reading Where he had wandered in the darkness to meet his doom we did not know, but in the frosty dawnlight he dragged himself home to die.

nothing

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From this reading We felt that nothing could be done.

October

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From this reading Our beautiful October was marred by one day of black tragedy--the day Paddy died.

of

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From this reading Our beautiful October was marred by one day of black tragedy--the day Paddy died.

on

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From this reading We found him lying on the doorstep when we got up, and it did not need Aunt Janet’s curt announcement, or Uncle Blair’s reluctant shake of the head, to tell us that there was no chance of our pet recovering this time.

one

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From this reading Our beautiful October was marred by one day of black tragedy--the day Paddy died.

or

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From this reading We found him lying on the doorstep when we got up, and it did not need Aunt Janet’s curt announcement, or Uncle Blair’s reluctant shake of the head, to tell us that there was no chance of our pet recovering this time.

Our

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From this reading Our beautiful October was marred by one day of black tragedy--the day Paddy died.

Paddy

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From this reading Our beautiful October was marred by one day of black tragedy--the day Paddy died.

pet

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From this reading We found him lying on the doorstep when we got up, and it did not need Aunt Janet’s curt announcement, or Uncle Blair’s reluctant shake of the head, to tell us that there was no chance of our pet recovering this time.

poison

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From this reading For Paddy, after seven years of as happy a life as ever a cat lived, died suddenly--of poison, as was supposed.

recovering

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From this reading We found him lying on the doorstep when we got up, and it did not need Aunt Janet’s curt announcement, or Uncle Blair’s reluctant shake of the head, to tell us that there was no chance of our pet recovering this time.

reluctant

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From this reading We found him lying on the doorstep when we got up, and it did not need Aunt Janet’s curt announcement, or Uncle Blair’s reluctant shake of the head, to tell us that there was no chance of our pet recovering this time.

seven

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From this reading For Paddy, after seven years of as happy a life as ever a cat lived, died suddenly--of poison, as was supposed.

shake

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From this reading We found him lying on the doorstep when we got up, and it did not need Aunt Janet’s curt announcement, or Uncle Blair’s reluctant shake of the head, to tell us that there was no chance of our pet recovering this time.

suddenly

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From this reading For Paddy, after seven years of as happy a life as ever a cat lived, died suddenly--of poison, as was supposed.

supposed

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From this reading For Paddy, after seven years of as happy a life as ever a cat lived, died suddenly--of poison, as was supposed.

tell

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From this reading We found him lying on the doorstep when we got up, and it did not need Aunt Janet’s curt announcement, or Uncle Blair’s reluctant shake of the head, to tell us that there was no chance of our pet recovering this time.

that

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From this reading We found him lying on the doorstep when we got up, and it did not need Aunt Janet’s curt announcement, or Uncle Blair’s reluctant shake of the head, to tell us that there was no chance of our pet recovering this time.

the

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From this reading Our beautiful October was marred by one day of black tragedy--the day Paddy died.

there

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From this reading We found him lying on the doorstep when we got up, and it did not need Aunt Janet’s curt announcement, or Uncle Blair’s reluctant shake of the head, to tell us that there was no chance of our pet recovering this time.

this

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From this reading We found him lying on the doorstep when we got up, and it did not need Aunt Janet’s curt announcement, or Uncle Blair’s reluctant shake of the head, to tell us that there was no chance of our pet recovering this time.

time

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We found him lying on the doorstep when we got up, and it did not need Aunt Janet’s curt announcement, or Uncle Blair’s reluctant shake of the head, to tell us that there was no chance of our pet recovering this time.

to

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From this reading Where he had wandered in the darkness to meet his doom we did not know, but in the frosty dawnlight he dragged himself home to die.

tragedy

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From this reading Our beautiful October was marred by one day of black tragedy--the day Paddy died.

Uncle

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From this reading We found him lying on the doorstep when we got up, and it did not need Aunt Janet’s curt announcement, or Uncle Blair’s reluctant shake of the head, to tell us that there was no chance of our pet recovering this time.

up

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From this reading We found him lying on the doorstep when we got up, and it did not need Aunt Janet’s curt announcement, or Uncle Blair’s reluctant shake of the head, to tell us that there was no chance of our pet recovering this time.

us

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From this reading We found him lying on the doorstep when we got up, and it did not need Aunt Janet’s curt announcement, or Uncle Blair’s reluctant shake of the head, to tell us that there was no chance of our pet recovering this time.

wandered

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From this reading Where he had wandered in the darkness to meet his doom we did not know, but in the frosty dawnlight he dragged himself home to die.

was

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From this reading Our beautiful October was marred by one day of black tragedy--the day Paddy died.

we

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From this reading Where he had wandered in the darkness to meet his doom we did not know, but in the frosty dawnlight he dragged himself home to die.

when

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From this reading We found him lying on the doorstep when we got up, and it did not need Aunt Janet’s curt announcement, or Uncle Blair’s reluctant shake of the head, to tell us that there was no chance of our pet recovering this time.

Where

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From this reading Where he had wandered in the darkness to meet his doom we did not know, but in the frosty dawnlight he dragged himself home to die.

years

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From this reading For Paddy, after seven years of as happy a life as ever a cat lived, died suddenly--of poison, as was supposed.

Chapter 29 of The Golden Road by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery holds 94 sentences, grouped into 19 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.

What does chapter 29 of The Golden Road contain?

Chapter 29 holds 94 sentences of The Golden Road, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 29 of The Golden Road by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 94 sentences, grouped into 19 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.

How do I study chapter 29 of The Golden Road?

Work through the 19 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 19 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.

Can chapter 29 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 29 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.

Questions about reading The Golden Road

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Is this the complete text of The Golden Road?

Yes. All 4987 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #316 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Golden Road is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #316, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Golden Road take to read?

About 415 minutes of reading across 998 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Golden Road

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Golden Road, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Thought
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Something
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Amusing
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Golden Road; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Winter
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Golden Road; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.