Chapter 2 of The Snowshoe Trail is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Snowshoe Trail is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The man spoke soberly. It was wholly plain that Mulvaney was very dear to his heart. Men do not ride over the caribou trails without engendering strong feelings toward their mounts. Sometimes it is love. And not unusually it is detestation.
Chapter 2 of The Snowshoe Trail is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called “reindeer” in Eurasia and “caribou” in North America
From this reading “Men do not ride over the caribou trails without engendering strong feelings toward their mounts.”
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading “Men do not ride over the caribou trails without engendering strong feelings toward their mounts.”
plural of “mount” — a lightweight horse kept for riding only
From this reading “Men do not ride over the caribou trails without engendering strong feelings toward their mounts.”
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “Men do not ride over the caribou trails without engendering strong feelings toward their mounts.”
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading “The man spoke soberly.”
plural of “trail” — a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading “Men do not ride over the caribou trails without engendering strong feelings toward their mounts.”
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading “And not unusually it is detestation.”
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading “It was wholly plain that Mulvaney was very dear to his heart.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And not unusually it is detestation.
Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called “reindeer” in Eurasia and “caribou” in North America
From this reading Men do not ride over the caribou trails without engendering strong feelings toward their mounts.
dearly loved
From this reading It was wholly plain that Mulvaney was very dear to his heart.
hate coupled with disgust
From this reading And not unusually it is detestation.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Men do not ride over the caribou trails without engendering strong feelings toward their mounts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Men do not ride over the caribou trails without engendering strong feelings toward their mounts.
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading Men do not ride over the caribou trails without engendering strong feelings toward their mounts.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading It was wholly plain that Mulvaney was very dear to his heart.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was wholly plain that Mulvaney was very dear to his heart.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sometimes it is love.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was wholly plain that Mulvaney was very dear to his heart.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Sometimes it is love.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man spoke soberly.
the force of workers available
From this reading Men do not ride over the caribou trails without engendering strong feelings toward their mounts.
plural of “mount” — a lightweight horse kept for riding only
From this reading Men do not ride over the caribou trails without engendering strong feelings toward their mounts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was wholly plain that Mulvaney was very dear to his heart.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Men do not ride over the caribou trails without engendering strong feelings toward their mounts.
above and across; more than
From this reading Men do not ride over the caribou trails without engendering strong feelings toward their mounts.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading It was wholly plain that Mulvaney was very dear to his heart.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Men do not ride over the caribou trails without engendering strong feelings toward their mounts.
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading The man spoke soberly.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes it is love.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading The man spoke soberly.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Men do not ride over the caribou trails without engendering strong feelings toward their mounts.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was wholly plain that Mulvaney was very dear to his heart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man spoke soberly.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Men do not ride over the caribou trails without engendering strong feelings toward their mounts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was wholly plain that Mulvaney was very dear to his heart.
in the direction of
From this reading Men do not ride over the caribou trails without engendering strong feelings toward their mounts.
plural of “trail” — a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading Men do not ride over the caribou trails without engendering strong feelings toward their mounts.
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading And not unusually it is detestation.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was wholly plain that Mulvaney was very dear to his heart.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was wholly plain that Mulvaney was very dear to his heart.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading It was wholly plain that Mulvaney was very dear to his heart.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Men do not ride over the caribou trails without engendering strong feelings toward their mounts.
Chapter 2 of The Snowshoe Trail by Edison Marshall holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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 2 holds 404 sentences of The Snowshoe Trail, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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