Chapter 25 of The Lone Trail is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 25 of The Lone Trail is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
COCKNEY'S STORY Her first impression was of a warm, tender hand holding a cold cloth to her temples. She reached up and seized it; but it was jerked from her grasp. She opened her eyes and looked into Professor Bulkeley's face bending over her. Instantly he rose to his feet. "You'll be all right now," he said coldly, and left her.
Chapter 25 of The Lone Trail is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading “She opened her eyes and looked into Professor Bulkeley's face bending over her.”
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading “COCKNEY'S STORY Her first impression was of a warm, tender hand holding a cold cloth to her temples.”
lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner
From this reading “"You'll be all right now," he said coldly, and left her.”
hold firmly
From this reading “She reached up and seized it; but it was jerked from her grasp.”
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading “COCKNEY'S STORY Her first impression was of a warm, tender hand holding a cold cloth to her temples.”
past form of “jerk” — pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading “She reached up and seized it; but it was jerked from her grasp.”
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “She opened her eyes and looked into Professor Bulkeley's face bending over her.”
plural of “temple” — place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading “COCKNEY'S STORY Her first impression was of a warm, tender hand holding a cold cloth to her temples.”
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In this reading “COCKNEY'S STORY Her first impression was of a warm, tender hand holding a cold cloth to her temples.”
investigate scientifically
In this reading “She opened her eyes and looked into Professor Bulkeley's face bending over her.”
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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 COCKNEY'S STORY Her first impression was of a warm, tender hand holding a cold cloth to her temples.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "You'll be all right now," he said coldly, and left her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She reached up and seized it; but it was jerked from her grasp.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You'll be all right now," he said coldly, and left her.
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading She opened her eyes and looked into Professor Bulkeley's face bending over her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She opened her eyes and looked into Professor Bulkeley's face bending over her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She reached up and seized it; but it was jerked from her grasp.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading COCKNEY'S STORY Her first impression was of a warm, tender hand holding a cold cloth to her temples.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading COCKNEY'S STORY Her first impression was of a warm, tender hand holding a cold cloth to her temples.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading COCKNEY'S STORY Her first impression was of a warm, tender hand holding a cold cloth to her temples.
lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner
From this reading "You'll be all right now," he said coldly, and left her.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She opened her eyes and looked into Professor Bulkeley's face bending over her.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She opened her eyes and looked into Professor Bulkeley's face bending over her.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Instantly he rose to his feet.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading COCKNEY'S STORY Her first impression was of a warm, tender hand holding a cold cloth to her temples.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She reached up and seized it; but it was jerked from her grasp.
hold firmly
From this reading She reached up and seized it; but it was jerked from her grasp.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading COCKNEY'S STORY Her first impression was of a warm, tender hand holding a cold cloth to her temples.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Instantly he rose to his feet.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading COCKNEY'S STORY Her first impression was of a warm, tender hand holding a cold cloth to her temples.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Instantly he rose to his feet.
the act of retaining something
From this reading COCKNEY'S STORY Her first impression was of a warm, tender hand holding a cold cloth to her temples.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading COCKNEY'S STORY Her first impression was of a warm, tender hand holding a cold cloth to her temples.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Instantly he rose to his feet.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She opened her eyes and looked into Professor Bulkeley's face bending over her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She reached up and seized it; but it was jerked from her grasp.
past form of “jerk” — pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading She reached up and seized it; but it was jerked from her grasp.
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 "You'll be all right now," he said coldly, and left her.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She opened her eyes and looked into Professor Bulkeley's face bending over her.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "You'll be all right now," he said coldly, and left her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading COCKNEY'S STORY Her first impression was of a warm, tender hand holding a cold cloth to her temples.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading She opened her eyes and looked into Professor Bulkeley's face bending over her.
above and across; more than
From this reading She opened her eyes and looked into Professor Bulkeley's face bending over her.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading She opened her eyes and looked into Professor Bulkeley's face bending over her.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading She reached up and seized it; but it was jerked from her grasp.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "You'll be all right now," he said coldly, and left her.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Instantly he rose to his feet.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You'll be all right now," he said coldly, and left her.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading She reached up and seized it; but it was jerked from her grasp.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She reached up and seized it; but it was jerked from her grasp.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading COCKNEY'S STORY Her first impression was of a warm, tender hand holding a cold cloth to her temples.
plural of “temple” — place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading COCKNEY'S STORY Her first impression was of a warm, tender hand holding a cold cloth to her temples.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading COCKNEY'S STORY Her first impression was of a warm, tender hand holding a cold cloth to her temples.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading COCKNEY'S STORY Her first impression was of a warm, tender hand holding a cold cloth to her temples.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She reached up and seized it; but it was jerked from her grasp.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading COCKNEY'S STORY Her first impression was of a warm, tender hand holding a cold cloth to her temples.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading COCKNEY'S STORY Her first impression was of a warm, tender hand holding a cold cloth to her temples.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You'll be all right now," he said coldly, and left her.
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