Chapter 13 of The Honor of the Big Snows is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Honor of the Big Snows is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A LONG WAITING The next morning Jan struck out over his old trail to the Hasabala. The Crees were gone. He spent a day swinging east and west, and found old trails leading into the north. "They have gone up among the Eskimos," he said to himself. "Ah, Kazan, what in the name of the saints is that?"
Chapter 13 of The Honor of the Big Snows is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cree” — a member of an Algonquian people living in central Canada
From this reading “The Crees were gone.”
plural of “eskimo” — a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (“eaters of raw flesh”) but they call themselves the Inuit (“the people”)
From this reading “"They have gone up among the Eskimos," he said to himself.”
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading “A LONG WAITING The next morning Jan struck out over his old trail to the Hasabala.”
United States stage and screen director (born in Turkey) and believer in method acting (1909-2003)
From this reading “"Ah, Kazan, what in the name of the saints is that?"”
plural of “saint” — a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading “"Ah, Kazan, what in the name of the saints is that?"”
changing location by moving back and forth
From this reading “He spent a day swinging east and west, and found old trails leading into the north.”
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading “A LONG WAITING The next morning Jan struck out over his old trail to the Hasabala.”
plural of “trail” — a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading “He spent a day swinging east and west, and found old trails leading into the north.”
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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 LONG WAITING The next morning Jan struck out over his old trail to the Hasabala.
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From this reading "Ah, Kazan, what in the name of the saints is that?"
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading "They have gone up among the Eskimos," he said to himself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He spent a day swinging east and west, and found old trails leading into the north.
plural of “cree” — a member of an Algonquian people living in central Canada
From this reading The Crees were gone.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He spent a day swinging east and west, and found old trails leading into the north.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading He spent a day swinging east and west, and found old trails leading into the north.
plural of “eskimo” — a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (“eaters of raw flesh”) but they call themselves the Inuit (“the people”)
From this reading "They have gone up among the Eskimos," he said to himself.
set up or found
From this reading He spent a day swinging east and west, and found old trails leading into the north.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The Crees were gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LONG WAITING The next morning Jan struck out over his old trail to the Hasabala.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "They have gone up among the Eskimos," he said to himself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He spent a day swinging east and west, and found old trails leading into the north.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "They have gone up among the Eskimos," he said to himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A LONG WAITING The next morning Jan struck out over his old trail to the Hasabala.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Ah, Kazan, what in the name of the saints is that?"
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He spent a day swinging east and west, and found old trails leading into the north.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Ah, Kazan, what in the name of the saints is that?"
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading A LONG WAITING The next morning Jan struck out over his old trail to the Hasabala.
United States stage and screen director (born in Turkey) and believer in method acting (1909-2003)
From this reading "Ah, Kazan, what in the name of the saints is that?"
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading He spent a day swinging east and west, and found old trails leading into the north.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading A LONG WAITING The next morning Jan struck out over his old trail to the Hasabala.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading A LONG WAITING The next morning Jan struck out over his old trail to the Hasabala.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Ah, Kazan, what in the name of the saints is that?"
immediately following in time or order
From this reading A LONG WAITING The next morning Jan struck out over his old trail to the Hasabala.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading He spent a day swinging east and west, and found old trails leading into the north.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Ah, Kazan, what in the name of the saints is that?"
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading A LONG WAITING The next morning Jan struck out over his old trail to the Hasabala.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A LONG WAITING The next morning Jan struck out over his old trail to the Hasabala.
above and across; more than
From this reading A LONG WAITING The next morning Jan struck out over his old trail to the Hasabala.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "They have gone up among the Eskimos," he said to himself.
plural of “saint” — a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading "Ah, Kazan, what in the name of the saints is that?"
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading He spent a day swinging east and west, and found old trails leading into the north.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading A LONG WAITING The next morning Jan struck out over his old trail to the Hasabala.
changing location by moving back and forth
From this reading He spent a day swinging east and west, and found old trails leading into the north.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Ah, Kazan, what in the name of the saints is that?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LONG WAITING The next morning Jan struck out over his old trail to the Hasabala.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They have gone up among the Eskimos," he said to himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A LONG WAITING The next morning Jan struck out over his old trail to the Hasabala.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading A LONG WAITING The next morning Jan struck out over his old trail to the Hasabala.
plural of “trail” — a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading He spent a day swinging east and west, and found old trails leading into the north.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "They have gone up among the Eskimos," he said to himself.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading A LONG WAITING The next morning Jan struck out over his old trail to the Hasabala.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Crees were gone.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading He spent a day swinging east and west, and found old trails leading into the north.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Ah, Kazan, what in the name of the saints is that?"
Chapter 13 of The Honor of the Big Snows by James Oliver Curwood holds 154 sentences, grouped into 31 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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