Chapter 12 of The Land of Frozen Suns: A Novel is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Land of Frozen Suns: A Novel is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Montell himself, burdened with a troubled air, met us at the gate of the stockade. “Well, you’re back, eh?” he greeted Barreau. “I been wishin’ you’d show up. At the same time I’d just as soon you’d stay away. Now, don’t get huffy, George.
Chapter 12 of The Land of Frozen Suns: A Novel is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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bearing a heavy burden of work or difficulties or responsibilities
From this reading “Montell himself, burdened with a troubled air, met us at the gate of the stockade.”
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading “Montell himself, burdened with a troubled air, met us at the gate of the stockade.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “Now, don’t get huffy, George.”
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading ““Well, you’re back, eh?” he greeted Barreau.”
quick to take offense
From this reading “Now, don’t get huffy, George.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “At the same time I’d just as soon you’d stay away.”
fortification consisting of a fence made of a line of stout posts set firmly for defense
From this reading “Montell himself, burdened with a troubled air, met us at the gate of the stockade.”
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading “Montell himself, burdened with a troubled air, met us at the gate of the stockade.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “At the same time I’d just as soon you’d stay away.”
stay clear of, avoid
In this reading “At the same time I’d just as soon you’d stay away.”
In this reading “Montell himself, burdened with a troubled air, met us at the gate of the stockade.”
appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading ““I been wishin’ you’d show up.”
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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 Montell himself, burdened with a troubled air, met us at the gate of the stockade.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Montell himself, burdened with a troubled air, met us at the gate of the stockade.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At the same time I’d just as soon you’d stay away.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Montell himself, burdened with a troubled air, met us at the gate of the stockade.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading At the same time I’d just as soon you’d stay away.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Well, you’re back, eh?” he greeted Barreau.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, you’re back, eh?” he greeted Barreau.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I been wishin’ you’d show up.
bearing a heavy burden of work or difficulties or responsibilities
From this reading Montell himself, burdened with a troubled air, met us at the gate of the stockade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now, don’t get huffy, George.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, you’re back, eh?” he greeted Barreau.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Montell himself, burdened with a troubled air, met us at the gate of the stockade.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Now, don’t get huffy, George.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Now, don’t get huffy, George.
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading “Well, you’re back, eh?” he greeted Barreau.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well, you’re back, eh?” he greeted Barreau.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Montell himself, burdened with a troubled air, met us at the gate of the stockade.
quick to take offense
From this reading Now, don’t get huffy, George.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I been wishin’ you’d show up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the same time I’d just as soon you’d stay away.
and nothing more
From this reading At the same time I’d just as soon you’d stay away.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Montell himself, burdened with a troubled air, met us at the gate of the stockade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Montell himself, burdened with a troubled air, met us at the gate of the stockade.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, don’t get huffy, George.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Montell himself, burdened with a troubled air, met us at the gate of the stockade.
Identical; not different.
From this reading At the same time I’d just as soon you’d stay away.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “I been wishin’ you’d show up.
in the near future
From this reading At the same time I’d just as soon you’d stay away.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading At the same time I’d just as soon you’d stay away.
fortification consisting of a fence made of a line of stout posts set firmly for defense
From this reading Montell himself, burdened with a troubled air, met us at the gate of the stockade.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Montell himself, burdened with a troubled air, met us at the gate of the stockade.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading At the same time I’d just as soon you’d stay away.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading Montell himself, burdened with a troubled air, met us at the gate of the stockade.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “I been wishin’ you’d show up.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Montell himself, burdened with a troubled air, met us at the gate of the stockade.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, you’re back, eh?” he greeted Barreau.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I been wishin’ you’d show up.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Montell himself, burdened with a troubled air, met us at the gate of the stockade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I been wishin’ you’d show up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, you’re back, eh?” he greeted Barreau.
Chapter 12 of The Land of Frozen Suns: A Novel by Bertrand W. Sinclair holds 194 sentences, grouped into 39 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.
Chapter 12 holds 194 sentences of The Land of Frozen Suns: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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