Chapter 14 of The Grammar School Boys Snowbound is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Grammar School Boys Snowbound is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MYSTERIOUS VOICES OF THE NIGHT "Wow! Wow-ow-ow-oo-whoo-oo-oo!" It would be impossible to convey the weird sound in words. Six boys and a whiner were asleep in their bunks in the log cabin when that awesome sound first smote the air. Outside the wind had nearly died down.
Chapter 14 of The Grammar School Boys Snowbound is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
From this reading “Six boys and a whiner were asleep in their bunks in the log cabin when that awesome sound first smote the air.”
plural of “bunk” — a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading “Six boys and a whiner were asleep in their bunks in the log cabin when that awesome sound first smote the air.”
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading “Six boys and a whiner were asleep in their bunks in the log cabin when that awesome sound first smote the air.”
(of information) make known; pass on
From this reading “It would be impossible to convey the weird sound in words.”
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading “Six boys and a whiner were asleep in their bunks in the log cabin when that awesome sound first smote the air.”
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
From this reading “It would be impossible to convey the weird sound in words.”
a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
From this reading “Six boys and a whiner were asleep in their bunks in the log cabin when that awesome sound first smote the air.”
a joke that seems extremely funny
From this reading “THE MYSTERIOUS VOICES OF THE NIGHT "Wow!”
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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 Six boys and a whiner were asleep in their bunks in the log cabin when that awesome sound first smote the air.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Six boys and a whiner were asleep in their bunks in the log cabin when that awesome sound first smote the air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Six boys and a whiner were asleep in their bunks in the log cabin when that awesome sound first smote the air.
in a state of sleep
From this reading Six boys and a whiner were asleep in their bunks in the log cabin when that awesome sound first smote the air.
inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
From this reading Six boys and a whiner were asleep in their bunks in the log cabin when that awesome sound first smote the air.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be impossible to convey the weird sound in words.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Six boys and a whiner were asleep in their bunks in the log cabin when that awesome sound first smote the air.
plural of “bunk” — a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading Six boys and a whiner were asleep in their bunks in the log cabin when that awesome sound first smote the air.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading Six boys and a whiner were asleep in their bunks in the log cabin when that awesome sound first smote the air.
(of information) make known; pass on
From this reading It would be impossible to convey the weird sound in words.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Outside the wind had nearly died down.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Outside the wind had nearly died down.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Six boys and a whiner were asleep in their bunks in the log cabin when that awesome sound first smote the air.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Outside the wind had nearly died down.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading It would be impossible to convey the weird sound in words.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It would be impossible to convey the weird sound in words.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be impossible to convey the weird sound in words.
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading Six boys and a whiner were asleep in their bunks in the log cabin when that awesome sound first smote the air.
of an obscure nature
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS VOICES OF THE NIGHT "Wow!
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Outside the wind had nearly died down.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS VOICES OF THE NIGHT "Wow!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS VOICES OF THE NIGHT "Wow!
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Outside the wind had nearly died down.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Six boys and a whiner were asleep in their bunks in the log cabin when that awesome sound first smote the air.
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From this reading Six boys and a whiner were asleep in their bunks in the log cabin when that awesome sound first smote the air.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading It would be impossible to convey the weird sound in words.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Six boys and a whiner were asleep in their bunks in the log cabin when that awesome sound first smote the air.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS VOICES OF THE NIGHT "Wow!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Six boys and a whiner were asleep in their bunks in the log cabin when that awesome sound first smote the air.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would be impossible to convey the weird sound in words.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS VOICES OF THE NIGHT "Wow!
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
From this reading It would be impossible to convey the weird sound in words.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Six boys and a whiner were asleep in their bunks in the log cabin when that awesome sound first smote the air.
at the time that
From this reading Six boys and a whiner were asleep in their bunks in the log cabin when that awesome sound first smote the air.
a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
From this reading Six boys and a whiner were asleep in their bunks in the log cabin when that awesome sound first smote the air.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Outside the wind had nearly died down.
the words that are spoken
From this reading It would be impossible to convey the weird sound in words.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be impossible to convey the weird sound in words.
a joke that seems extremely funny
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS VOICES OF THE NIGHT "Wow!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wow-ow-ow-oo-whoo-oo-oo!"
Chapter 14 of The Grammar School Boys Snowbound by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 84 sentences, grouped into 17 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.
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