Chapter 8 of The Mountains is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Mountains is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
This young girl selected deer as her topic. She mentioned liquid eyes, beautiful form, slender ears; she said "cute," and "darlings," and "perfect dears." Then she shuddered prettily. "And I don't see how you can ever BEAR to shoot them, Mr. White," she concluded. "You quarter the onions and slice them very thin," said I dreamily.
Chapter 8 of The Mountains is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
From this reading “She mentioned liquid eyes, beautiful form, slender ears; she said "cute," and "darlings," and "perfect dears."”
plural of “darling” — a special loved one
From this reading “She mentioned liquid eyes, beautiful form, slender ears; she said "cute," and "darlings," and "perfect dears."”
existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow
From this reading “She mentioned liquid eyes, beautiful form, slender ears; she said "cute," and "darlings," and "perfect dears."”
plural of “onion” — the bulb of an onion plant
From this reading “"You quarter the onions and slice them very thin," said I dreamily.”
chosen in preference to another
From this reading “This young girl selected deer as her topic.”
past form of “shudder” — shake, as from cold
From this reading “Then she shuddered prettily.”
a share of something
From this reading “"You quarter the onions and slice them very thin," said I dreamily.”
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading “This young girl selected deer as her topic.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She mentioned liquid eyes, beautiful form, slender ears; she said "cute," and "darlings," and "perfect dears."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This young girl selected deer as her topic.
have
From this reading "And I don't see how you can ever BEAR to shoot them, Mr. White," she concluded.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading She mentioned liquid eyes, beautiful form, slender ears; she said "cute," and "darlings," and "perfect dears."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "And I don't see how you can ever BEAR to shoot them, Mr. White," she concluded.
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading "And I don't see how you can ever BEAR to shoot them, Mr. White," she concluded.
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
From this reading She mentioned liquid eyes, beautiful form, slender ears; she said "cute," and "darlings," and "perfect dears."
plural of “darling” — a special loved one
From this reading She mentioned liquid eyes, beautiful form, slender ears; she said "cute," and "darlings," and "perfect dears."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She mentioned liquid eyes, beautiful form, slender ears; she said "cute," and "darlings," and "perfect dears."
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading This young girl selected deer as her topic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And I don't see how you can ever BEAR to shoot them, Mr. White," she concluded.
in a dreamy manner
From this reading "You quarter the onions and slice them very thin," said I dreamily.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading She mentioned liquid eyes, beautiful form, slender ears; she said "cute," and "darlings," and "perfect dears."
at any time
From this reading "And I don't see how you can ever BEAR to shoot them, Mr. White," she concluded.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She mentioned liquid eyes, beautiful form, slender ears; she said "cute," and "darlings," and "perfect dears."
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading She mentioned liquid eyes, beautiful form, slender ears; she said "cute," and "darlings," and "perfect dears."
a young female
From this reading This young girl selected deer as her topic.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This young girl selected deer as her topic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And I don't see how you can ever BEAR to shoot them, Mr. White," she concluded.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And I don't see how you can ever BEAR to shoot them, Mr. White," she concluded.
existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow
From this reading She mentioned liquid eyes, beautiful form, slender ears; she said "cute," and "darlings," and "perfect dears."
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading She mentioned liquid eyes, beautiful form, slender ears; she said "cute," and "darlings," and "perfect dears."
a form of address for a man
From this reading "And I don't see how you can ever BEAR to shoot them, Mr. White," she concluded.
plural of “onion” — the bulb of an onion plant
From this reading "You quarter the onions and slice them very thin," said I dreamily.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading She mentioned liquid eyes, beautiful form, slender ears; she said "cute," and "darlings," and "perfect dears."
in a pretty manner
From this reading Then she shuddered prettily.
one of four equal parts
From this reading "You quarter the onions and slice them very thin," said I dreamily.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She mentioned liquid eyes, beautiful form, slender ears; she said "cute," and "darlings," and "perfect dears."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "And I don't see how you can ever BEAR to shoot them, Mr. White," she concluded.
chosen in preference to another
From this reading This young girl selected deer as her topic.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She mentioned liquid eyes, beautiful form, slender ears; she said "cute," and "darlings," and "perfect dears."
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading "And I don't see how you can ever BEAR to shoot them, Mr. White," she concluded.
past form of “shudder” — shake, as from cold
From this reading Then she shuddered prettily.
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading She mentioned liquid eyes, beautiful form, slender ears; she said "cute," and "darlings," and "perfect dears."
a share of something
From this reading "You quarter the onions and slice them very thin," said I dreamily.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You quarter the onions and slice them very thin," said I dreamily.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "And I don't see how you can ever BEAR to shoot them, Mr. White," she concluded.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she shuddered prettily.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading "You quarter the onions and slice them very thin," said I dreamily.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This young girl selected deer as her topic.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And I don't see how you can ever BEAR to shoot them, Mr. White," she concluded.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading This young girl selected deer as her topic.
precisely as stated
From this reading "You quarter the onions and slice them very thin," said I dreamily.
a Caucasian
From this reading "And I don't see how you can ever BEAR to shoot them, Mr. White," she concluded.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And I don't see how you can ever BEAR to shoot them, Mr. White," she concluded.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading This young girl selected deer as her topic.
Chapter 8 of The Mountains by Stewart Edward White holds 174 sentences, grouped into 35 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 8 holds 174 sentences of The Mountains, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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