Chapter 3 of The Snowshoe Trail is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Snowshoe Trail is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He turned to his work. Lounsbury, his mood still unassuaged, called from his bed. "Bring me my breakfast here, Bronson," he commanded. "Lord, I've had a rotten night. This bed was like stones.
Chapter 3 of The Snowshoe Trail is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “Lounsbury, his mood still unassuaged, called from his bed.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “"Bring me my breakfast here, Bronson," he commanded.”
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “"Bring me my breakfast here, Bronson," he commanded.”
past form of “command” — be in command of
From this reading “"Bring me my breakfast here, Bronson," he commanded.”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “"Lord, I've had a rotten night.”
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading “Lounsbury, his mood still unassuaged, called from his bed.”
very bad
From this reading “"Lord, I've had a rotten night.”
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “This bed was like stones.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "Lord, I've had a rotten night.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Lounsbury, his mood still unassuaged, called from his bed.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading "Bring me my breakfast here, Bronson," he commanded.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "Bring me my breakfast here, Bronson," he commanded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Bring me my breakfast here, Bronson," he commanded.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Lounsbury, his mood still unassuaged, called from his bed.
past form of “command” — be in command of
From this reading "Bring me my breakfast here, Bronson," he commanded.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Lounsbury, his mood still unassuaged, called from his bed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Lord, I've had a rotten night.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned to his work.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Bring me my breakfast here, Bronson," he commanded.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He turned to his work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Lord, I've had a rotten night.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading This bed was like stones.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "Lord, I've had a rotten night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lounsbury, his mood still unassuaged, called from his bed.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Bring me my breakfast here, Bronson," he commanded.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading Lounsbury, his mood still unassuaged, called from his bed.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Bring me my breakfast here, Bronson," he commanded.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "Lord, I've had a rotten night.
very bad
From this reading "Lord, I've had a rotten night.
not in physical motion
From this reading Lounsbury, his mood still unassuaged, called from his bed.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading This bed was like stones.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This bed was like stones.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He turned to his work.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned to his work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lounsbury, his mood still unassuaged, called from his bed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This bed was like stones.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading He turned to his work.
Chapter 3 of The Snowshoe Trail by Edison Marshall holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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 3 holds 424 sentences of The Snowshoe Trail, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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