Chapter XXII of The Heart of Canyon Pass, “A Face in the Storm,” is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXII
Chapter XXII of The Heart of Canyon Pass, “A Face in the Storm,” is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
An interruption—a voice as hoarse as the croak of a vulture—rose above the din of other voices: “Tolley! You other fellers! Put ’em up! H’ist ’em!”
Chapter XXII of The Heart of Canyon Pass, “A Face in the Storm,” is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “An interruption—a voice as hoarse as the croak of a vulture—rose above the din of other voices:”
a loud harsh or strident noise
From this reading “An interruption—a voice as hoarse as the croak of a vulture—rose above the din of other voices:”
plural of “feller” — a person who fells trees
From this reading “You other fellers!”
deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
From this reading “An interruption—a voice as hoarse as the croak of a vulture—rose above the din of other voices:”
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
From this reading “An interruption—a voice as hoarse as the croak of a vulture—rose above the din of other voices:”
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “An interruption—a voice as hoarse as the croak of a vulture—rose above the din of other voices:”
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “An interruption—a voice as hoarse as the croak of a vulture—rose above the din of other voices:”
any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion
From this reading “An interruption—a voice as hoarse as the croak of a vulture—rose above the din of other voices:”
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In this reading “An interruption—a voice as hoarse as the croak of a vulture—rose above the din of other voices:”
In this reading “You other fellers!”
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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 An interruption—a voice as hoarse as the croak of a vulture—rose above the din of other voices:
higher than, or over, something
From this reading An interruption—a voice as hoarse as the croak of a vulture—rose above the din of other voices:
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An interruption—a voice as hoarse as the croak of a vulture—rose above the din of other voices:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading An interruption—a voice as hoarse as the croak of a vulture—rose above the din of other voices:
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading An interruption—a voice as hoarse as the croak of a vulture—rose above the din of other voices:
a loud harsh or strident noise
From this reading An interruption—a voice as hoarse as the croak of a vulture—rose above the din of other voices:
a quad with a square body
From this reading Put ’em up!
plural of “feller” — a person who fells trees
From this reading You other fellers!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading H’ist ’em!”
deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
From this reading An interruption—a voice as hoarse as the croak of a vulture—rose above the din of other voices:
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
From this reading An interruption—a voice as hoarse as the croak of a vulture—rose above the din of other voices:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An interruption—a voice as hoarse as the croak of a vulture—rose above the din of other voices:
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading An interruption—a voice as hoarse as the croak of a vulture—rose above the din of other voices:
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Put ’em up!
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading An interruption—a voice as hoarse as the croak of a vulture—rose above the din of other voices:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An interruption—a voice as hoarse as the croak of a vulture—rose above the din of other voices:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Tolley!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Put ’em up!
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading An interruption—a voice as hoarse as the croak of a vulture—rose above the din of other voices:
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading An interruption—a voice as hoarse as the croak of a vulture—rose above the din of other voices:
any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion
From this reading An interruption—a voice as hoarse as the croak of a vulture—rose above the din of other voices:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You other fellers!
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