Chapter 15 of The Lady of North Star is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Lady of North Star is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN ENCOUNTER AT THE LODGE IT WAS MID-DAY, and as they marched between the high banks on a hard trail, Joy Gargrave’s heart grew light. “Another hour, Babette, and we shall be home.” “Yes,” was the reply, “home! That is what North Star is to us, and I wonder you ever left it, Joy.” “I was afraid,” answered Joy.
Chapter 15 of The Lady of North Star is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading “AN ENCOUNTER AT THE LODGE IT WAS MID-DAY, and as they marched between the high banks on a hard trail, Joy Gargrave’s heart grew light.”
come together
From this reading “AN ENCOUNTER AT THE LODGE IT WAS MID-DAY, and as they marched between the high banks on a hard trail, Joy Gargrave’s heart grew light.”
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading “AN ENCOUNTER AT THE LODGE IT WAS MID-DAY, and as they marched between the high banks on a hard trail, Joy Gargrave’s heart grew light.”
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading “AN ENCOUNTER AT THE LODGE IT WAS MID-DAY, and as they marched between the high banks on a hard trail, Joy Gargrave’s heart grew light.”
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “That is what North Star is to us, and I wonder you ever left it, Joy.””
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading ““Yes,” was the reply, “home!”
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading “That is what North Star is to us, and I wonder you ever left it, Joy.””
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading “AN ENCOUNTER AT THE LODGE IT WAS MID-DAY, and as they marched between the high banks on a hard trail, Joy Gargrave’s heart grew light.”
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In this reading “AN ENCOUNTER AT THE LODGE IT WAS MID-DAY, and as they marched between the high banks on a hard trail, Joy Gargrave’s heart grew light.”
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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 ENCOUNTER AT THE LODGE IT WAS MID-DAY, and as they marched between the high banks on a hard trail, Joy Gargrave’s heart grew light.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “I was afraid,” answered Joy.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE LODGE IT WAS MID-DAY, and as they marched between the high banks on a hard trail, Joy Gargrave’s heart grew light.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE LODGE IT WAS MID-DAY, and as they marched between the high banks on a hard trail, Joy Gargrave’s heart grew light.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “Another hour, Babette, and we shall be home.”
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “I was afraid,” answered Joy.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE LODGE IT WAS MID-DAY, and as they marched between the high banks on a hard trail, Joy Gargrave’s heart grew light.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE LODGE IT WAS MID-DAY, and as they marched between the high banks on a hard trail, Joy Gargrave’s heart grew light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Another hour, Babette, and we shall be home.”
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE LODGE IT WAS MID-DAY, and as they marched between the high banks on a hard trail, Joy Gargrave’s heart grew light.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Another hour, Babette, and we shall be home.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE LODGE IT WAS MID-DAY, and as they marched between the high banks on a hard trail, Joy Gargrave’s heart grew light.
come together
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE LODGE IT WAS MID-DAY, and as they marched between the high banks on a hard trail, Joy Gargrave’s heart grew light.
at any time
From this reading That is what North Star is to us, and I wonder you ever left it, Joy.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE LODGE IT WAS MID-DAY, and as they marched between the high banks on a hard trail, Joy Gargrave’s heart grew light.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE LODGE IT WAS MID-DAY, and as they marched between the high banks on a hard trail, Joy Gargrave’s heart grew light.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE LODGE IT WAS MID-DAY, and as they marched between the high banks on a hard trail, Joy Gargrave’s heart grew light.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE LODGE IT WAS MID-DAY, and as they marched between the high banks on a hard trail, Joy Gargrave’s heart grew light.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE LODGE IT WAS MID-DAY, and as they marched between the high banks on a hard trail, Joy Gargrave’s heart grew light.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “Another hour, Babette, and we shall be home.”
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading “Another hour, Babette, and we shall be home.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That is what North Star is to us, and I wonder you ever left it, Joy.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is what North Star is to us, and I wonder you ever left it, Joy.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE LODGE IT WAS MID-DAY, and as they marched between the high banks on a hard trail, Joy Gargrave’s heart grew light.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE LODGE IT WAS MID-DAY, and as they marched between the high banks on a hard trail, Joy Gargrave’s heart grew light.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading That is what North Star is to us, and I wonder you ever left it, Joy.”
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE LODGE IT WAS MID-DAY, and as they marched between the high banks on a hard trail, Joy Gargrave’s heart grew light.
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE LODGE IT WAS MID-DAY, and as they marched between the high banks on a hard trail, Joy Gargrave’s heart grew light.
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE LODGE IT WAS MID-DAY, and as they marched between the high banks on a hard trail, Joy Gargrave’s heart grew light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE LODGE IT WAS MID-DAY, and as they marched between the high banks on a hard trail, Joy Gargrave’s heart grew light.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading That is what North Star is to us, and I wonder you ever left it, Joy.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE LODGE IT WAS MID-DAY, and as they marched between the high banks on a hard trail, Joy Gargrave’s heart grew light.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “Yes,” was the reply, “home!
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Another hour, Babette, and we shall be home.”
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading That is what North Star is to us, and I wonder you ever left it, Joy.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is what North Star is to us, and I wonder you ever left it, Joy.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE LODGE IT WAS MID-DAY, and as they marched between the high banks on a hard trail, Joy Gargrave’s heart grew light.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE LODGE IT WAS MID-DAY, and as they marched between the high banks on a hard trail, Joy Gargrave’s heart grew light.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That is what North Star is to us, and I wonder you ever left it, Joy.”
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE LODGE IT WAS MID-DAY, and as they marched between the high banks on a hard trail, Joy Gargrave’s heart grew light.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That is what North Star is to us, and I wonder you ever left it, Joy.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER AT THE LODGE IT WAS MID-DAY, and as they marched between the high banks on a hard trail, Joy Gargrave’s heart grew light.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Another hour, Babette, and we shall be home.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That is what North Star is to us, and I wonder you ever left it, Joy.”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading That is what North Star is to us, and I wonder you ever left it, Joy.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes,” was the reply, “home!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That is what North Star is to us, and I wonder you ever left it, Joy.”
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