Chapter 13 of The Long Dim Trail is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Long Dim Trail is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A slight noise at the door caused him to turn. Katherine came swiftly to his side. "How is he?" she asked eagerly. "Rallying perfectly. The crisis is past for the present.
Chapter 13 of The Long Dim Trail is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading “A slight noise at the door caused him to turn.”
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading “The crisis is past for the present.”
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading “"How is he?" she asked eagerly.”
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading “A slight noise at the door caused him to turn.”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “"Rallying perfectly.”
the act of mobilizing for a common purpose
From this reading “"Rallying perfectly.”
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading “A slight noise at the door caused him to turn.”
in a swift manner
From this reading “Katherine came swiftly to his side.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “A slight noise at the door caused him to turn.”
In this reading “"How is he?" she asked eagerly.”
In this reading “A slight noise at the door caused him to turn.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A slight noise at the door caused him to turn.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "How is he?" she asked eagerly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A slight noise at the door caused him to turn.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Katherine came swiftly to his side.
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading A slight noise at the door caused him to turn.
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading The crisis is past for the present.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading A slight noise at the door caused him to turn.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading "How is he?" she asked eagerly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The crisis is past for the present.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "How is he?" she asked eagerly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A slight noise at the door caused him to turn.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Katherine came swiftly to his side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How is he?" she asked eagerly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How is he?" she asked eagerly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Katherine came swiftly to his side.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading A slight noise at the door caused him to turn.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading The crisis is past for the present.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "Rallying perfectly.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The crisis is past for the present.
the act of mobilizing for a common purpose
From this reading "Rallying perfectly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "How is he?" she asked eagerly.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Katherine came swiftly to his side.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading A slight noise at the door caused him to turn.
in a swift manner
From this reading Katherine came swiftly to his side.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A slight noise at the door caused him to turn.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A slight noise at the door caused him to turn.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading A slight noise at the door caused him to turn.
Chapter 13 of The Long Dim Trail by Forrestine C. (Forrestine Cooper) Hooker holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 13 holds 410 sentences of The Long Dim Trail, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of The Long Dim Trail by Forrestine C. (Forrestine Cooper) Hooker exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 410 sentences, grouped into 82 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 82 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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