Chapter 37 of The Shepherd of the Hills is here in full — 26 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXVII
Chapter 37 of The Shepherd of the Hills is here in full — 26 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WAY OF THE LOWER TRAIL. “Fix—the—light, as it was—please? That’s—it. Thank you, Doctor. How beautiful she is—how beautiful!”
Chapter 37 of The Shepherd of the Hills is here in full — 26 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading “How beautiful she is—how beautiful!””
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “Thank you, Doctor.”
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading ““Fix—the—light, as it was—please?”
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading ““Fix—the—light, as it was—please?”
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading “THE WAY OF THE LOWER TRAIL.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading ““Fix—the—light, as it was—please?”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “Thank you, Doctor.”
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading “THE WAY OF THE LOWER TRAIL.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Fix—the—light, as it was—please?
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading How beautiful she is—how beautiful!”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Thank you, Doctor.
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading “Fix—the—light, as it was—please?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How beautiful she is—how beautiful!”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How beautiful she is—how beautiful!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Fix—the—light, as it was—please?
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading “Fix—the—light, as it was—please?
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading THE WAY OF THE LOWER TRAIL.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WAY OF THE LOWER TRAIL.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Fix—the—light, as it was—please?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How beautiful she is—how beautiful!”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading Thank you, Doctor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That’s—it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WAY OF THE LOWER TRAIL.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading THE WAY OF THE LOWER TRAIL.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Fix—the—light, as it was—please?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading THE WAY OF THE LOWER TRAIL.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Thank you, Doctor.
Chapter 37 of The Shepherd of the Hills by Harold Bell Wright holds 26 sentences, grouped into 6 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 37 holds 26 sentences of The Shepherd of the Hills, unabridged, divided into 6 reading sections.
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