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Chapter 11 of The Long Labrador Trail is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PARTING AT MICHIKAMAU Pete and Easton had taken their course through small, shallow, rocky lakes until they neared the base of the round hill. Here the canoe was left, and up the steep side of the hill they climbed. "When we most up," Pete told me afterward, "I stop and look at Easton. My heart beat fast. I most afraid to look.
Chapter 11 of The Long Labrador Trail is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading “Here the canoe was left, and up the steep side of the hill they climbed.”
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading “Here the canoe was left, and up the steep side of the hill they climbed.”
plural of “lake” — a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading “THE PARTING AT MICHIKAMAU Pete and Easton had taken their course through small, shallow, rocky lakes until they neared the base of the round hill.”
past form of “near” — move towards
From this reading “THE PARTING AT MICHIKAMAU Pete and Easton had taken their course through small, shallow, rocky lakes until they neared the base of the round hill.”
the act of departing politely
From this reading “THE PARTING AT MICHIKAMAU Pete and Easton had taken their course through small, shallow, rocky lakes until they neared the base of the round hill.”
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading “THE PARTING AT MICHIKAMAU Pete and Easton had taken their course through small, shallow, rocky lakes until they neared the base of the round hill.”
lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
From this reading “THE PARTING AT MICHIKAMAU Pete and Easton had taken their course through small, shallow, rocky lakes until they neared the base of the round hill.”
having a sharp inclination
From this reading “Here the canoe was left, and up the steep side of the hill they climbed.”
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading I most afraid to look.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading "When we most up," Pete told me afterward, "I stop and look at Easton.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PARTING AT MICHIKAMAU Pete and Easton had taken their course through small, shallow, rocky lakes until they neared the base of the round hill.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE PARTING AT MICHIKAMAU Pete and Easton had taken their course through small, shallow, rocky lakes until they neared the base of the round hill.
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading THE PARTING AT MICHIKAMAU Pete and Easton had taken their course through small, shallow, rocky lakes until they neared the base of the round hill.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading My heart beat fast.
small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading Here the canoe was left, and up the steep side of the hill they climbed.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading Here the canoe was left, and up the steep side of the hill they climbed.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading THE PARTING AT MICHIKAMAU Pete and Easton had taken their course through small, shallow, rocky lakes until they neared the base of the round hill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PARTING AT MICHIKAMAU Pete and Easton had taken their course through small, shallow, rocky lakes until they neared the base of the round hill.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading My heart beat fast.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE PARTING AT MICHIKAMAU Pete and Easton had taken their course through small, shallow, rocky lakes until they neared the base of the round hill.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading My heart beat fast.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here the canoe was left, and up the steep side of the hill they climbed.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading THE PARTING AT MICHIKAMAU Pete and Easton had taken their course through small, shallow, rocky lakes until they neared the base of the round hill.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "When we most up," Pete told me afterward, "I stop and look at Easton.
plural of “lake” — a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading THE PARTING AT MICHIKAMAU Pete and Easton had taken their course through small, shallow, rocky lakes until they neared the base of the round hill.
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 Here the canoe was left, and up the steep side of the hill they climbed.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "When we most up," Pete told me afterward, "I stop and look at Easton.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "When we most up," Pete told me afterward, "I stop and look at Easton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PARTING AT MICHIKAMAU Pete and Easton had taken their course through small, shallow, rocky lakes until they neared the base of the round hill.
used to form the superlative
From this reading "When we most up," Pete told me afterward, "I stop and look at Easton.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My heart beat fast.
past form of “near” — move towards
From this reading THE PARTING AT MICHIKAMAU Pete and Easton had taken their course through small, shallow, rocky lakes until they neared the base of the round hill.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PARTING AT MICHIKAMAU Pete and Easton had taken their course through small, shallow, rocky lakes until they neared the base of the round hill.
the act of departing politely
From this reading THE PARTING AT MICHIKAMAU Pete and Easton had taken their course through small, shallow, rocky lakes until they neared the base of the round hill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PARTING AT MICHIKAMAU Pete and Easton had taken their course through small, shallow, rocky lakes until they neared the base of the round hill.
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading THE PARTING AT MICHIKAMAU Pete and Easton had taken their course through small, shallow, rocky lakes until they neared the base of the round hill.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading THE PARTING AT MICHIKAMAU Pete and Easton had taken their course through small, shallow, rocky lakes until they neared the base of the round hill.
lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
From this reading THE PARTING AT MICHIKAMAU Pete and Easton had taken their course through small, shallow, rocky lakes until they neared the base of the round hill.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Here the canoe was left, and up the steep side of the hill they climbed.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE PARTING AT MICHIKAMAU Pete and Easton had taken their course through small, shallow, rocky lakes until they neared the base of the round hill.
having a sharp inclination
From this reading Here the canoe was left, and up the steep side of the hill they climbed.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading "When we most up," Pete told me afterward, "I stop and look at Easton.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading THE PARTING AT MICHIKAMAU Pete and Easton had taken their course through small, shallow, rocky lakes until they neared the base of the round hill.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PARTING AT MICHIKAMAU Pete and Easton had taken their course through small, shallow, rocky lakes until they neared the base of the round hill.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE PARTING AT MICHIKAMAU Pete and Easton had taken their course through small, shallow, rocky lakes until they neared the base of the round hill.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE PARTING AT MICHIKAMAU Pete and Easton had taken their course through small, shallow, rocky lakes until they neared the base of the round hill.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THE PARTING AT MICHIKAMAU Pete and Easton had taken their course through small, shallow, rocky lakes until they neared the base of the round hill.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I most afraid to look.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "When we most up," Pete told me afterward, "I stop and look at Easton.
up to a particular time
From this reading THE PARTING AT MICHIKAMAU Pete and Easton had taken their course through small, shallow, rocky lakes until they neared the base of the round hill.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Here the canoe was left, and up the steep side of the hill they climbed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here the canoe was left, and up the steep side of the hill they climbed.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "When we most up," Pete told me afterward, "I stop and look at Easton.
at the time that
From this reading "When we most up," Pete told me afterward, "I stop and look at Easton.
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