Chapter 27 of The Snow-Burner is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVII
Chapter 27 of The Snow-Burner is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
And Fifty Mile talked. It talked to all who came in from the white wastes of the country around. It talked in its tents. It talked while trifling with Black Pete’s games of no-chance. It talked around Raftery’s bar.
Chapter 27 of The Snow-Burner is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading “It talked around Raftery’s bar.”
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading “And Fifty Mile talked.”
plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “It talked while trifling with Black Pete’s games of no-chance.”
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading “And Fifty Mile talked.”
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “And Fifty Mile talked.”
plural of “tent” — a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading “It talked in its tents.”
the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working
From this reading “It talked while trifling with Black Pete’s games of no-chance.”
plural of “waste” — any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading “It talked to all who came in from the white wastes of the country around.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “And Fifty Mile talked.”
to come or go into
In this reading “It talked to all who came in from the white wastes of the country around.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading It talked to all who came in from the white wastes of the country around.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Fifty Mile talked.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It talked to all who came in from the white wastes of the country around.
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading It talked around Raftery’s bar.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading It talked while trifling with Black Pete’s games of no-chance.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It talked to all who came in from the white wastes of the country around.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading It talked to all who came in from the white wastes of the country around.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading And Fifty Mile talked.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It talked to all who came in from the white wastes of the country around.
plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading It talked while trifling with Black Pete’s games of no-chance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It talked to all who came in from the white wastes of the country around.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It talked to all who came in from the white wastes of the country around.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It talked in its tents.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading And Fifty Mile talked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It talked while trifling with Black Pete’s games of no-chance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It talked to all who came in from the white wastes of the country around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It talked while trifling with Black Pete’s games of no-chance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It talked around Raftery’s bar.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading And Fifty Mile talked.
plural of “tent” — a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading It talked in its tents.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It talked to all who came in from the white wastes of the country around.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It talked to all who came in from the white wastes of the country around.
the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working
From this reading It talked while trifling with Black Pete’s games of no-chance.
plural of “waste” — any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading It talked to all who came in from the white wastes of the country around.
during the time that
From this reading It talked while trifling with Black Pete’s games of no-chance.
a Caucasian
From this reading It talked to all who came in from the white wastes of the country around.
which person or people
From this reading It talked to all who came in from the white wastes of the country around.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It talked while trifling with Black Pete’s games of no-chance.
Chapter 27 of The Snow-Burner by Henry Oyen holds 112 sentences, grouped into 23 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.
Chapter 27 holds 112 sentences of The Snow-Burner, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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