Chapter 28 of The Man Who Laughs is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of The Man Who Laughs is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE EFFECT OF SNOW. He journeyed some time along this course. Unfortunately the footprints were becoming less and less distinct. Dense and fearful was the falling of the snow. It was the time when the hooker was so distressed by the snow-storm at sea.
Chapter 28 of The Man Who Laughs is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
From this reading “Dense and fearful was the falling of the snow.”
(often followed by “from”) not alike; different in nature or quality
From this reading “Unfortunately the footprints were becoming less and less distinct.”
facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
From this reading “It was the time when the hooker was so distressed by the snow-storm at sea.”
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading “Dense and fearful was the falling of the snow.”
plural of “footprint” — a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
From this reading “Unfortunately the footprints were becoming less and less distinct.”
United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879)
From this reading “It was the time when the hooker was so distressed by the snow-storm at sea.”
past form of “journey” — undertake a journey or trip
From this reading “He journeyed some time along this course.”
by bad luck
From this reading “Unfortunately the footprints were becoming less and less distinct.”
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He journeyed some time along this course.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Unfortunately the footprints were becoming less and less distinct.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was the time when the hooker was so distressed by the snow-storm at sea.
according with custom or propriety
From this reading Unfortunately the footprints were becoming less and less distinct.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was the time when the hooker was so distressed by the snow-storm at sea.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading He journeyed some time along this course.
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
From this reading Dense and fearful was the falling of the snow.
(often followed by “from”) not alike; different in nature or quality
From this reading Unfortunately the footprints were becoming less and less distinct.
facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
From this reading It was the time when the hooker was so distressed by the snow-storm at sea.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading THE EFFECT OF SNOW.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading Dense and fearful was the falling of the snow.
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading Dense and fearful was the falling of the snow.
plural of “footprint” — a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
From this reading Unfortunately the footprints were becoming less and less distinct.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He journeyed some time along this course.
United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879)
From this reading It was the time when the hooker was so distressed by the snow-storm at sea.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the time when the hooker was so distressed by the snow-storm at sea.
past form of “journey” — undertake a journey or trip
From this reading He journeyed some time along this course.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Unfortunately the footprints were becoming less and less distinct.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE EFFECT OF SNOW.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading It was the time when the hooker was so distressed by the snow-storm at sea.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading THE EFFECT OF SNOW.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the time when the hooker was so distressed by the snow-storm at sea.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was the time when the hooker was so distressed by the snow-storm at sea.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He journeyed some time along this course.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EFFECT OF SNOW.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He journeyed some time along this course.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He journeyed some time along this course.
by bad luck
From this reading Unfortunately the footprints were becoming less and less distinct.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dense and fearful was the falling of the snow.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Unfortunately the footprints were becoming less and less distinct.
at the time that
From this reading It was the time when the hooker was so distressed by the snow-storm at sea.
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