Chapter I
Chapter 1
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NEW YORK McCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO. The woodsmen, with a simultaneous movement, raised their rifles.
The silent places
Chapter I · Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of The silent places is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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NEW
YORK
McCLURE,
PHILLIPS &
CO.
The
woodsmen,
with
a
simultaneous
movement,
raised
their
rifles.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The silent places
Chapter I · Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of The silent places is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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NEW
YORK
McCLURE,
PHILLIPS &
CO.
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The
woodsmen,
with
a
simultaneous
movement,
raised
their
rifles.
/ðə ˈwʊdzmən wɪð ə ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəs ˈmuːvmənt reɪzd ðer ˈraɪfəlz/
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Learner Dictionary
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a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading “The woodsmen, with a simultaneous movement, raised their rifles.”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “NEW YORK McCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO.”
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading “The woodsmen, with a simultaneous movement, raised their rifles.”
rifles
noun
US /ˈraɪfəlz/
plural of “rifle” — a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
From this reading “The woodsmen, with a simultaneous movement, raised their rifles.”
simultaneous
adjective
US /ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəs/
occurring or operating at the same time
From this reading “The woodsmen, with a simultaneous movement, raised their rifles.”
woodsmen
noun
US /ˈwʊdzmən/
plural of “woodsman” — someone who lives in the woods
From this reading “The woodsmen, with a simultaneous movement, raised their rifles.”
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 “NEW YORK McCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO.”
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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 The woodsmen, with a simultaneous movement, raised their rifles.
COnounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading NEW YORK McCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO.
McCLURE
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From this reading NEW YORK McCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading The woodsmen, with a simultaneous movement, raised their rifles.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW YORK McCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO.
PHILLIPS
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From this reading NEW YORK McCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading The woodsmen, with a simultaneous movement, raised their rifles.
riflesnounUS /ˈraɪfəlz/
plural of “rifle” — a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
From this reading The woodsmen, with a simultaneous movement, raised their rifles.
simultaneousadjectiveUS /ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəs/
occurring or operating at the same time
From this reading The woodsmen, with a simultaneous movement, raised their rifles.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The woodsmen, with a simultaneous movement, raised their rifles.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The woodsmen, with a simultaneous movement, raised their rifles.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The woodsmen, with a simultaneous movement, raised their rifles.
woodsmennounUS /ˈwʊdzmən/
plural of “woodsman” — someone who lives in the woods
From this reading The woodsmen, with a simultaneous movement, raised their rifles.
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 NEW YORK McCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO.
Chapter 1 of The silent places by Stewart Edward White holds 415 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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- Mcclure
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- Phillips
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- Woodsmen
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- Simultaneous
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