Chapter 34 of The Snow-Burner is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXIV
Chapter 34 of The Snow-Burner is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was very still in the dugout. Suddenly Reivers leaned forward to see if MacGregor were telling the truth. Satisfied with his scrutiny he sat back and laughed softly. “In a belt, around his middle, eh?” he said. “Good work.
Chapter 34 of The Snow-Burner is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
From this reading ““In a belt, around his middle, eh?” he said.”
either of two low shelters on either side of a baseball diamond where the players and coaches sit during the game
From this reading “It was very still in the dugout.”
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “Suddenly Reivers leaned forward to see if MacGregor were telling the truth.”
Scottish clan leader and outlaw who was the subject of a 1817 novel by Sir Walter Scott (1671-1734)
From this reading “Suddenly Reivers leaned forward to see if MacGregor were telling the truth.”
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading ““In a belt, around his middle, eh?” he said.”
filled with satisfaction
From this reading “Satisfied with his scrutiny he sat back and laughed softly.”
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading “Satisfied with his scrutiny he sat back and laughed softly.”
with low volume
From this reading “Satisfied with his scrutiny he sat back and laughed softly.”
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 “Suddenly Reivers leaned forward to see if MacGregor were telling the truth.”
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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 “In a belt, around his middle, eh?” he said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Satisfied with his scrutiny he sat back and laughed softly.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “In a belt, around his middle, eh?” he said.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Satisfied with his scrutiny he sat back and laughed softly.
endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
From this reading “In a belt, around his middle, eh?” he said.
either of two low shelters on either side of a baseball diamond where the players and coaches sit during the game
From this reading It was very still in the dugout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “In a belt, around his middle, eh?” he said.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Suddenly Reivers leaned forward to see if MacGregor were telling the truth.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Good work.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Satisfied with his scrutiny he sat back and laughed softly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Satisfied with his scrutiny he sat back and laughed softly.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Suddenly Reivers leaned forward to see if MacGregor were telling the truth.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was very still in the dugout.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was very still in the dugout.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Satisfied with his scrutiny he sat back and laughed softly.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Suddenly Reivers leaned forward to see if MacGregor were telling the truth.
Scottish clan leader and outlaw who was the subject of a 1817 novel by Sir Walter Scott (1671-1734)
From this reading Suddenly Reivers leaned forward to see if MacGregor were telling the truth.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading “In a belt, around his middle, eh?” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suddenly Reivers leaned forward to see if MacGregor were telling the truth.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “In a belt, around his middle, eh?” he said.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Satisfied with his scrutiny he sat back and laughed softly.
filled with satisfaction
From this reading Satisfied with his scrutiny he sat back and laughed softly.
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading Satisfied with his scrutiny he sat back and laughed softly.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Suddenly Reivers leaned forward to see if MacGregor were telling the truth.
with low volume
From this reading Satisfied with his scrutiny he sat back and laughed softly.
not in physical motion
From this reading It was very still in the dugout.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly Reivers leaned forward to see if MacGregor were telling the truth.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading Suddenly Reivers leaned forward to see if MacGregor were telling the truth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was very still in the dugout.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Suddenly Reivers leaned forward to see if MacGregor were telling the truth.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading Suddenly Reivers leaned forward to see if MacGregor were telling the truth.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was very still in the dugout.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was very still in the dugout.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Suddenly Reivers leaned forward to see if MacGregor were telling the truth.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Satisfied with his scrutiny he sat back and laughed softly.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “Good work.
Chapter 34 of The Snow-Burner by Henry Oyen holds 196 sentences, grouped into 40 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 34 holds 196 sentences of The Snow-Burner, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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