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Chapter 3 of The Luck of the Mounted is here in full — 476 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_St. Agnes' Eve. Ah! bitter chill it was. The owl, for all his feathers, was a-cold; The hare limped, trembling, through the frozen grass; And drowsy was the flock in woolly fold_. ST. AGNES' EVE Edmond did not have to wait long.
Chapter 3 of The Luck of the Mounted is here in full — 476 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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half asleep
From this reading “The owl, for all his feathers, was a-cold; The hare limped, trembling, through the frozen grass; And drowsy was the flock in woolly fold_.”
plural of “feather” — the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
From this reading “The owl, for all his feathers, was a-cold; The hare limped, trembling, through the frozen grass; And drowsy was the flock in woolly fold_.”
a church congregation guided by a pastor
From this reading “The owl, for all his feathers, was a-cold; The hare limped, trembling, through the frozen grass; And drowsy was the flock in woolly fold_.”
an angular or rounded shape made by folding
swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
From this reading “The owl, for all his feathers, was a-cold; The hare limped, trembling, through the frozen grass; And drowsy was the flock in woolly fold_.”
past form of “limp” — walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
From this reading “The owl, for all his feathers, was a-cold; The hare limped, trembling, through the frozen grass; And drowsy was the flock in woolly fold_.”
nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
From this reading “The owl, for all his feathers, was a-cold; The hare limped, trembling, through the frozen grass; And drowsy was the flock in woolly fold_.”
having a fluffy character or appearance
From this reading “The owl, for all his feathers, was a-cold; The hare limped, trembling, through the frozen grass; And drowsy was the flock in woolly fold_.”
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From this reading The owl, for all his feathers, was a-cold; The hare limped, trembling, through the frozen grass; And drowsy was the flock in woolly fold_.
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From this reading _St. Agnes' Eve.
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From this reading Ah! bitter chill it was.
(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 The owl, for all his feathers, was a-cold; The hare limped, trembling, through the frozen grass; And drowsy was the flock in woolly fold_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The owl, for all his feathers, was a-cold; The hare limped, trembling, through the frozen grass; And drowsy was the flock in woolly fold_.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading Ah! bitter chill it was.
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading Ah! bitter chill it was.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading AGNES' EVE Edmond did not have to wait long.
half asleep
From this reading The owl, for all his feathers, was a-cold; The hare limped, trembling, through the frozen grass; And drowsy was the flock in woolly fold_.
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From this reading AGNES' EVE Edmond did not have to wait long.
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading _St. Agnes' Eve.
plural of “feather” — the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
From this reading The owl, for all his feathers, was a-cold; The hare limped, trembling, through the frozen grass; And drowsy was the flock in woolly fold_.
a church congregation guided by a pastor
From this reading The owl, for all his feathers, was a-cold; The hare limped, trembling, through the frozen grass; And drowsy was the flock in woolly fold_.
an angular or rounded shape made by folding
From this reading The owl, for all his feathers, was a-cold; The hare limped, trembling, through the frozen grass; And drowsy was the flock in woolly fold_.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The owl, for all his feathers, was a-cold; The hare limped, trembling, through the frozen grass; And drowsy was the flock in woolly fold_.
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading The owl, for all his feathers, was a-cold; The hare limped, trembling, through the frozen grass; And drowsy was the flock in woolly fold_.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading The owl, for all his feathers, was a-cold; The hare limped, trembling, through the frozen grass; And drowsy was the flock in woolly fold_.
swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
From this reading The owl, for all his feathers, was a-cold; The hare limped, trembling, through the frozen grass; And drowsy was the flock in woolly fold_.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading AGNES' EVE Edmond did not have to wait long.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The owl, for all his feathers, was a-cold; The hare limped, trembling, through the frozen grass; And drowsy was the flock in woolly fold_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The owl, for all his feathers, was a-cold; The hare limped, trembling, through the frozen grass; And drowsy was the flock in woolly fold_.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ah! bitter chill it was.
past form of “limp” — walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
From this reading The owl, for all his feathers, was a-cold; The hare limped, trembling, through the frozen grass; And drowsy was the flock in woolly fold_.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading AGNES' EVE Edmond did not have to wait long.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading AGNES' EVE Edmond did not have to wait long.
nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
From this reading The owl, for all his feathers, was a-cold; The hare limped, trembling, through the frozen grass; And drowsy was the flock in woolly fold_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _St. Agnes' Eve.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The owl, for all his feathers, was a-cold; The hare limped, trembling, through the frozen grass; And drowsy was the flock in woolly fold_.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The owl, for all his feathers, was a-cold; The hare limped, trembling, through the frozen grass; And drowsy was the flock in woolly fold_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AGNES' EVE Edmond did not have to wait long.
a shaky motion
From this reading The owl, for all his feathers, was a-cold; The hare limped, trembling, through the frozen grass; And drowsy was the flock in woolly fold_.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading AGNES' EVE Edmond did not have to wait long.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ah! bitter chill it was.
having a fluffy character or appearance
From this reading The owl, for all his feathers, was a-cold; The hare limped, trembling, through the frozen grass; And drowsy was the flock in woolly fold_.
Chapter 3 of The Luck of the Mounted by Ralph S. (Ralph Selwood) Kendall holds 476 sentences, grouped into 96 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.
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