Chapter 18 of The Trail of '98: A Northland Romance is here in full — 267 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 18 of The Trail of '98: A Northland Romance is here in full — 267 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He was wan and weary. Around his sombre eyes were chocolate-coloured hollows. His thick raven hair was disordered. He had lost heavily, and, bidding a curt good-bye to the others, he strode off. In a moment I had followed and overtaken him.
Chapter 18 of The Trail of '98: A Northland Romance is here in full — 267 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading “He had lost heavily, and, bidding a curt good-bye to the others, he strode off.”
marked by rude or peremptory shortness
From this reading “He had lost heavily, and, bidding a curt good-bye to the others, he strode off.”
thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
From this reading “His thick raven hair was disordered.”
plural of “hollow” — a cavity or space in something
From this reading “Around his sombre eyes were chocolate-coloured hollows.”
inflected form of “overtake” — catch up with and possibly overtake
From this reading “In a moment I had followed and overtaken him.”
obtain or seize by violence
From this reading “His thick raven hair was disordered.”
inflected form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading “He had lost heavily, and, bidding a curt good-bye to the others, he strode off.”
(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
From this reading “He was wan and weary.”
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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 had lost heavily, and, bidding a curt good-bye to the others, he strode off.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was wan and weary.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Around his sombre eyes were chocolate-coloured hollows.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading He had lost heavily, and, bidding a curt good-bye to the others, he strode off.
having the color of dark chocolate
From this reading Around his sombre eyes were chocolate-coloured hollows.
marked by rude or peremptory shortness
From this reading He had lost heavily, and, bidding a curt good-bye to the others, he strode off.
thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
From this reading His thick raven hair was disordered.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Around his sombre eyes were chocolate-coloured hollows.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading In a moment I had followed and overtaken him.
a farewell remark
From this reading He had lost heavily, and, bidding a curt good-bye to the others, he strode off.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had lost heavily, and, bidding a curt good-bye to the others, he strode off.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading His thick raven hair was disordered.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was wan and weary.
to a considerable degree
From this reading He had lost heavily, and, bidding a curt good-bye to the others, he strode off.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In a moment I had followed and overtaken him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Around his sombre eyes were chocolate-coloured hollows.
plural of “hollow” — a cavity or space in something
From this reading Around his sombre eyes were chocolate-coloured hollows.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In a moment I had followed and overtaken him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a moment I had followed and overtaken him.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading He had lost heavily, and, bidding a curt good-bye to the others, he strode off.
a particular point in time
From this reading In a moment I had followed and overtaken him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He had lost heavily, and, bidding a curt good-bye to the others, he strode off.
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From this reading He had lost heavily, and, bidding a curt good-bye to the others, he strode off.
inflected form of “overtake” — catch up with and possibly overtake
From this reading In a moment I had followed and overtaken him.
obtain or seize by violence
From this reading His thick raven hair was disordered.
lacking brightness or color; dull
From this reading Around his sombre eyes were chocolate-coloured hollows.
inflected form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading He had lost heavily, and, bidding a curt good-bye to the others, he strode off.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had lost heavily, and, bidding a curt good-bye to the others, he strode off.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading His thick raven hair was disordered.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had lost heavily, and, bidding a curt good-bye to the others, he strode off.
(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
From this reading He was wan and weary.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was wan and weary.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading He was wan and weary.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Around his sombre eyes were chocolate-coloured hollows.
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