Chapter 3 of The Shepherd of the North is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Shepherd of the North is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Who's the one to talk to here?" Jeffrey Whiting stepped forward naturally and replied with another question. "What do you want?" Rogers, a large, square-faced man, with a stubby grey moustache and cold grey eyes, looked the youth over carefully as he spoke. "I want a man that knows this country and can get around in it in this season.
Chapter 3 of The Shepherd of the North is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading “Rogers, a large, square-faced man, with a stubby grey moustache and cold grey eyes, looked the youth over carefully as he spoke.”
an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
From this reading “Rogers, a large, square-faced man, with a stubby grey moustache and cold grey eyes, looked the youth over carefully as he spoke.”
as might be expected
From this reading “Jeffrey Whiting stepped forward naturally and replied with another question.”
United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)
From this reading “Rogers, a large, square-faced man, with a stubby grey moustache and cold grey eyes, looked the youth over carefully as he spoke.”
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading “"I want a man that knows this country and can get around in it in this season.”
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading “Jeffrey Whiting stepped forward naturally and replied with another question.”
short and blunt
From this reading “Rogers, a large, square-faced man, with a stubby grey moustache and cold grey eyes, looked the youth over carefully as he spoke.”
flesh of a cod-like fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe
From this reading “Jeffrey Whiting stepped forward naturally and replied with another question.”
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In this reading “Rogers, a large, square-faced man, with a stubby grey moustache and cold grey eyes, looked the youth over carefully as he spoke.”
In this reading “Rogers, a large, square-faced man, with a stubby grey moustache and cold grey eyes, looked the youth over carefully as he spoke.”
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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 Rogers, a large, square-faced man, with a stubby grey moustache and cold grey eyes, looked the youth over carefully as he spoke.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jeffrey Whiting stepped forward naturally and replied with another question.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Jeffrey Whiting stepped forward naturally and replied with another question.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "I want a man that knows this country and can get around in it in this season.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Rogers, a large, square-faced man, with a stubby grey moustache and cold grey eyes, looked the youth over carefully as he spoke.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I want a man that knows this country and can get around in it in this season.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading Rogers, a large, square-faced man, with a stubby grey moustache and cold grey eyes, looked the youth over carefully as he spoke.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Rogers, a large, square-faced man, with a stubby grey moustache and cold grey eyes, looked the youth over carefully as he spoke.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading "I want a man that knows this country and can get around in it in this season.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you want?"
opinion or judgment
From this reading Rogers, a large, square-faced man, with a stubby grey moustache and cold grey eyes, looked the youth over carefully as he spoke.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Jeffrey Whiting stepped forward naturally and replied with another question.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I want a man that knows this country and can get around in it in this season.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Rogers, a large, square-faced man, with a stubby grey moustache and cold grey eyes, looked the youth over carefully as he spoke.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rogers, a large, square-faced man, with a stubby grey moustache and cold grey eyes, looked the youth over carefully as he spoke.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Who's the one to talk to here?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I want a man that knows this country and can get around in it in this season.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I want a man that knows this country and can get around in it in this season.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I want a man that knows this country and can get around in it in this season.
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From this reading Jeffrey Whiting stepped forward naturally and replied with another question.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading "I want a man that knows this country and can get around in it in this season.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Rogers, a large, square-faced man, with a stubby grey moustache and cold grey eyes, looked the youth over carefully as he spoke.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Rogers, a large, square-faced man, with a stubby grey moustache and cold grey eyes, looked the youth over carefully as he spoke.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Rogers, a large, square-faced man, with a stubby grey moustache and cold grey eyes, looked the youth over carefully as he spoke.
an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
From this reading Rogers, a large, square-faced man, with a stubby grey moustache and cold grey eyes, looked the youth over carefully as he spoke.
as might be expected
From this reading Jeffrey Whiting stepped forward naturally and replied with another question.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Who's the one to talk to here?"
above and across; more than
From this reading Rogers, a large, square-faced man, with a stubby grey moustache and cold grey eyes, looked the youth over carefully as he spoke.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Jeffrey Whiting stepped forward naturally and replied with another question.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading Jeffrey Whiting stepped forward naturally and replied with another question.
United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)
From this reading Rogers, a large, square-faced man, with a stubby grey moustache and cold grey eyes, looked the youth over carefully as he spoke.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading "I want a man that knows this country and can get around in it in this season.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Rogers, a large, square-faced man, with a stubby grey moustache and cold grey eyes, looked the youth over carefully as he spoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rogers, a large, square-faced man, with a stubby grey moustache and cold grey eyes, looked the youth over carefully as he spoke.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Jeffrey Whiting stepped forward naturally and replied with another question.
short and blunt
From this reading Rogers, a large, square-faced man, with a stubby grey moustache and cold grey eyes, looked the youth over carefully as he spoke.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "Who's the one to talk to here?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I want a man that knows this country and can get around in it in this season.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Who's the one to talk to here?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I want a man that knows this country and can get around in it in this season.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Who's the one to talk to here?"
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "What do you want?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you want?"
flesh of a cod-like fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe
From this reading Jeffrey Whiting stepped forward naturally and replied with another question.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Who's the one to talk to here?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jeffrey Whiting stepped forward naturally and replied with another question.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you want?"
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Rogers, a large, square-faced man, with a stubby grey moustache and cold grey eyes, looked the youth over carefully as he spoke.
Chapter 3 of The Shepherd of the North by Richard Aumerle Maher holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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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