Chapter 20 of The Honor of the Big Snows is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 20 of The Honor of the Big Snows is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A BROKEN HEART The day following the fight in the forest, Dixon found Jean de Gravois alone, and came up to him. "Gravois, will you shake hands with me?" he said. "I want to thank you for what you did to me yesterday. I deserved it. I have asked Miss Mélisse to forgive me--and I want to shake hands with you."
Chapter 20 of The Honor of the Big Snows is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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properly deserved
From this reading “I deserved it.”
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “A BROKEN HEART The day following the fight in the forest, Dixon found Jean de Gravois alone, and came up to him.”
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading “A BROKEN HEART The day following the fight in the forest, Dixon found Jean de Gravois alone, and came up to him.”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “A BROKEN HEART The day following the fight in the forest, Dixon found Jean de Gravois alone, and came up to him.”
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “I have asked Miss Mélisse to forgive me--and I want to shake hands with you."”
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading “A BROKEN HEART The day following the fight in the forest, Dixon found Jean de Gravois alone, and came up to him.”
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading “"Gravois, will you shake hands with me?" he said.”
the day immediately before today
From this reading “"I want to thank you for what you did to me yesterday.”
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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 BROKEN HEART The day following the fight in the forest, Dixon found Jean de Gravois alone, and came up to him.
Having no one else present.
From this reading A BROKEN HEART The day following the fight in the forest, Dixon found Jean de Gravois alone, and came up to him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A BROKEN HEART The day following the fight in the forest, Dixon found Jean de Gravois alone, and came up to him.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I have asked Miss Mélisse to forgive me--and I want to shake hands with you."
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading A BROKEN HEART The day following the fight in the forest, Dixon found Jean de Gravois alone, and came up to him.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A BROKEN HEART The day following the fight in the forest, Dixon found Jean de Gravois alone, and came up to him.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A BROKEN HEART The day following the fight in the forest, Dixon found Jean de Gravois alone, and came up to him.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading A BROKEN HEART The day following the fight in the forest, Dixon found Jean de Gravois alone, and came up to him.
properly deserved
From this reading I deserved it.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "I want to thank you for what you did to me yesterday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BROKEN HEART The day following the fight in the forest, Dixon found Jean de Gravois alone, and came up to him.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading A BROKEN HEART The day following the fight in the forest, Dixon found Jean de Gravois alone, and came up to him.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading A BROKEN HEART The day following the fight in the forest, Dixon found Jean de Gravois alone, and came up to him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I want to thank you for what you did to me yesterday.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading A BROKEN HEART The day following the fight in the forest, Dixon found Jean de Gravois alone, and came up to him.
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading I have asked Miss Mélisse to forgive me--and I want to shake hands with you."
set up or found
From this reading A BROKEN HEART The day following the fight in the forest, Dixon found Jean de Gravois alone, and came up to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BROKEN HEART The day following the fight in the forest, Dixon found Jean de Gravois alone, and came up to him.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "Gravois, will you shake hands with me?" he said.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have asked Miss Mélisse to forgive me--and I want to shake hands with you."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Gravois, will you shake hands with me?" he said.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading A BROKEN HEART The day following the fight in the forest, Dixon found Jean de Gravois alone, and came up to him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A BROKEN HEART The day following the fight in the forest, Dixon found Jean de Gravois alone, and came up to him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I want to thank you for what you did to me yesterday.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A BROKEN HEART The day following the fight in the forest, Dixon found Jean de Gravois alone, and came up to him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I deserved it.
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading A BROKEN HEART The day following the fight in the forest, Dixon found Jean de Gravois alone, and came up to him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Gravois, will you shake hands with me?" he said.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading I have asked Miss Mélisse to forgive me--and I want to shake hands with you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have asked Miss Mélisse to forgive me--and I want to shake hands with you."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Gravois, will you shake hands with me?" he said.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading "Gravois, will you shake hands with me?" he said.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "I want to thank you for what you did to me yesterday.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A BROKEN HEART The day following the fight in the forest, Dixon found Jean de Gravois alone, and came up to him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A BROKEN HEART The day following the fight in the forest, Dixon found Jean de Gravois alone, and came up to him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A BROKEN HEART The day following the fight in the forest, Dixon found Jean de Gravois alone, and came up to him.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I want to thank you for what you did to me yesterday.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I want to thank you for what you did to me yesterday.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Gravois, will you shake hands with me?" he said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Gravois, will you shake hands with me?" he said.
the day immediately before today
From this reading "I want to thank you for what you did to me yesterday.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Gravois, will you shake hands with me?" he said.
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