Chapter 11 of The Snowshoe Trail is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Snowshoe Trail is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Suddenly he missed the trail. His hand groped in vain over the white crust. He crept on a few more feet, then as ever, began to circle. Soon his hand found an indentation in the snow crust, and he started to creep forward again. But slowly the conviction grew upon him that he was crawling in a small circle,--the very circle he had just made.
Chapter 11 of The Snowshoe Trail is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
From this reading “But slowly the conviction grew upon him that he was crawling in a small circle,--the very circle he had just made.”
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading “But slowly the conviction grew upon him that he was crawling in a small circle,--the very circle he had just made.”
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading “Soon his hand found an indentation in the snow crust, and he started to creep forward again.”
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading “He crept on a few more feet, then as ever, began to circle.”
the outer layer of the Earth
From this reading “His hand groped in vain over the white crust.”
past form of “grope” — feel about uncertainly or blindly
From this reading “His hand groped in vain over the white crust.”
a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)
From this reading “Soon his hand found an indentation in the snow crust, and he started to creep forward again.”
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Suddenly he missed the trail.”
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 He crept on a few more feet, then as ever, began to circle.
anew
From this reading Soon his hand found an indentation in the snow crust, and he started to creep forward again.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Soon his hand found an indentation in the snow crust, and he started to creep forward again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Soon his hand found an indentation in the snow crust, and he started to creep forward again.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He crept on a few more feet, then as ever, began to circle.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He crept on a few more feet, then as ever, began to circle.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But slowly the conviction grew upon him that he was crawling in a small circle,--the very circle he had just made.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading He crept on a few more feet, then as ever, began to circle.
an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
From this reading But slowly the conviction grew upon him that he was crawling in a small circle,--the very circle he had just made.
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading But slowly the conviction grew upon him that he was crawling in a small circle,--the very circle he had just made.
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading Soon his hand found an indentation in the snow crust, and he started to creep forward again.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading He crept on a few more feet, then as ever, began to circle.
the outer layer of the Earth
From this reading His hand groped in vain over the white crust.
at any time
From this reading He crept on a few more feet, then as ever, began to circle.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading He crept on a few more feet, then as ever, began to circle.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading He crept on a few more feet, then as ever, began to circle.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Soon his hand found an indentation in the snow crust, and he started to creep forward again.
set up or found
From this reading Soon his hand found an indentation in the snow crust, and he started to creep forward again.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading But slowly the conviction grew upon him that he was crawling in a small circle,--the very circle he had just made.
past form of “grope” — feel about uncertainly or blindly
From this reading His hand groped in vain over the white crust.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But slowly the conviction grew upon him that he was crawling in a small circle,--the very circle he had just made.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading His hand groped in vain over the white crust.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Suddenly he missed the trail.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But slowly the conviction grew upon him that he was crawling in a small circle,--the very circle he had just made.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His hand groped in vain over the white crust.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His hand groped in vain over the white crust.
a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)
From this reading Soon his hand found an indentation in the snow crust, and he started to creep forward again.
and nothing more
From this reading But slowly the conviction grew upon him that he was crawling in a small circle,--the very circle he had just made.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But slowly the conviction grew upon him that he was crawling in a small circle,--the very circle he had just made.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading Suddenly he missed the trail.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He crept on a few more feet, then as ever, began to circle.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He crept on a few more feet, then as ever, began to circle.
above and across; more than
From this reading His hand groped in vain over the white crust.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading But slowly the conviction grew upon him that he was crawling in a small circle,--the very circle he had just made.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But slowly the conviction grew upon him that he was crawling in a small circle,--the very circle he had just made.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Soon his hand found an indentation in the snow crust, and he started to creep forward again.
in the near future
From this reading Soon his hand found an indentation in the snow crust, and he started to creep forward again.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Soon his hand found an indentation in the snow crust, and he started to creep forward again.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly he missed the trail.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But slowly the conviction grew upon him that he was crawling in a small circle,--the very circle he had just made.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Suddenly he missed the trail.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He crept on a few more feet, then as ever, began to circle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He crept on a few more feet, then as ever, began to circle.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading Suddenly he missed the trail.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But slowly the conviction grew upon him that he was crawling in a small circle,--the very circle he had just made.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading His hand groped in vain over the white crust.
precisely as stated
From this reading But slowly the conviction grew upon him that he was crawling in a small circle,--the very circle he had just made.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But slowly the conviction grew upon him that he was crawling in a small circle,--the very circle he had just made.
a Caucasian
From this reading His hand groped in vain over the white crust.
Chapter 11 of The Snowshoe Trail by Edison Marshall holds 412 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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