Chapter 4 of The Lure of the Dim Trails is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Lure of the Dim Trails is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Thurston tucked the bulb of his camera down beside the bellows and closed the box with a snap. “I wonder what old Reeve would say to that view,” he mused aloud. “Old who?” “Oh, a fellow back in New York. Jove! he'd throw up his dry-point heads and take to oils and landscapes if he could see this.”
Chapter 4 of The Lure of the Dim Trails is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(used in the plural) a mechanical device that blows a strong current of air; used to make a fire burn more fiercely or to sound a musical instrument
From this reading “Thurston tucked the bulb of his camera down beside the bellows and closed the box with a snap.”
a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure
From this reading “Thurston tucked the bulb of his camera down beside the bellows and closed the box with a snap.”
equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)
From this reading “Thurston tucked the bulb of his camera down beside the bellows and closed the box with a snap.”
plural of “landscape” — an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
From this reading “Jove! he'd throw up his dry-point heads and take to oils and landscapes if he could see this.””
plural of “oil” — a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water
From this reading “Jove! he'd throw up his dry-point heads and take to oils and landscapes if he could see this.””
pass a rope through
From this reading ““I wonder what old Reeve would say to that view,” he mused aloud.”
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “Thurston tucked the bulb of his camera down beside the bellows and closed the box with a snap.”
having tucked or being tucked
From this reading “Thurston tucked the bulb of his camera down beside the bellows and closed the box with a snap.”
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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 Thurston tucked the bulb of his camera down beside the bellows and closed the box with a snap.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading “I wonder what old Reeve would say to that view,” he mused aloud.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thurston tucked the bulb of his camera down beside the bellows and closed the box with a snap.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Oh, a fellow back in New York.
(used in the plural) a mechanical device that blows a strong current of air; used to make a fire burn more fiercely or to sound a musical instrument
From this reading Thurston tucked the bulb of his camera down beside the bellows and closed the box with a snap.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Thurston tucked the bulb of his camera down beside the bellows and closed the box with a snap.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading Thurston tucked the bulb of his camera down beside the bellows and closed the box with a snap.
a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure
From this reading Thurston tucked the bulb of his camera down beside the bellows and closed the box with a snap.
equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)
From this reading Thurston tucked the bulb of his camera down beside the bellows and closed the box with a snap.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Thurston tucked the bulb of his camera down beside the bellows and closed the box with a snap.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Jove! he'd throw up his dry-point heads and take to oils and landscapes if he could see this.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Thurston tucked the bulb of his camera down beside the bellows and closed the box with a snap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jove! he'd throw up his dry-point heads and take to oils and landscapes if he could see this.”
a boy or man
From this reading “Oh, a fellow back in New York.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I wonder what old Reeve would say to that view,” he mused aloud.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jove! he'd throw up his dry-point heads and take to oils and landscapes if he could see this.”
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Jove! he'd throw up his dry-point heads and take to oils and landscapes if he could see this.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thurston tucked the bulb of his camera down beside the bellows and closed the box with a snap.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wonder what old Reeve would say to that view,” he mused aloud.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Jove! he'd throw up his dry-point heads and take to oils and landscapes if he could see this.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Oh, a fellow back in New York.
(Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus
From this reading Jove! he'd throw up his dry-point heads and take to oils and landscapes if he could see this.”
plural of “landscape” — an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
From this reading Jove! he'd throw up his dry-point heads and take to oils and landscapes if he could see this.”
past form of “muse” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading “I wonder what old Reeve would say to that view,” he mused aloud.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “Oh, a fellow back in New York.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thurston tucked the bulb of his camera down beside the bellows and closed the box with a snap.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, a fellow back in New York.
plural of “oil” — a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water
From this reading Jove! he'd throw up his dry-point heads and take to oils and landscapes if he could see this.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “I wonder what old Reeve would say to that view,” he mused aloud.
pass a rope through
From this reading “I wonder what old Reeve would say to that view,” he mused aloud.
express in words
From this reading “I wonder what old Reeve would say to that view,” he mused aloud.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Jove! he'd throw up his dry-point heads and take to oils and landscapes if he could see this.”
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading Thurston tucked the bulb of his camera down beside the bellows and closed the box with a snap.
carry out
From this reading Jove! he'd throw up his dry-point heads and take to oils and landscapes if he could see this.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I wonder what old Reeve would say to that view,” he mused aloud.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thurston tucked the bulb of his camera down beside the bellows and closed the box with a snap.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Jove! he'd throw up his dry-point heads and take to oils and landscapes if he could see this.”
propel through the air
From this reading Jove! he'd throw up his dry-point heads and take to oils and landscapes if he could see this.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thurston tucked the bulb of his camera down beside the bellows and closed the box with a snap.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I wonder what old Reeve would say to that view,” he mused aloud.
having tucked or being tucked
From this reading Thurston tucked the bulb of his camera down beside the bellows and closed the box with a snap.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Jove! he'd throw up his dry-point heads and take to oils and landscapes if he could see this.”
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading “I wonder what old Reeve would say to that view,” he mused aloud.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I wonder what old Reeve would say to that view,” he mused aloud.
which person or people
From this reading “Old who?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thurston tucked the bulb of his camera down beside the bellows and closed the box with a snap.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “I wonder what old Reeve would say to that view,” he mused aloud.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I wonder what old Reeve would say to that view,” he mused aloud.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “Oh, a fellow back in New York.
Chapter 4 of The Lure of the Dim Trails by B. M. Bower holds 103 sentences, grouped into 21 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 4 holds 103 sentences of The Lure of the Dim Trails, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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