Chapter 22 of The Trail of '98: A Northland Romance is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 22 of The Trail of '98: A Northland Romance is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Time went on and the cabin was quietly nearing completion. The roof of poles was in place. It only remained to cover it with moss and thawed-out earth to make it our future home. I think these were the happiest days I spent in the North. We were such a united trio.
Chapter 22 of The Trail of '98: A Northland Romance is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(American football) a successful forward pass in football
From this reading “Time went on and the cabin was quietly nearing completion.”
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading “It only remained to cover it with moss and thawed-out earth to make it our future home.”
superlative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “I think these were the happiest days I spent in the North.”
tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
From this reading “It only remained to cover it with moss and thawed-out earth to make it our future home.”
-ing form of “near” — move towards
From this reading “Time went on and the cabin was quietly nearing completion.”
plural of “pole” — a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading “The roof of poles was in place.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “We were such a united trio.”
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading “We were such a united trio.”
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 We were such a united trio.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Time went on and the cabin was quietly nearing completion.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading Time went on and the cabin was quietly nearing completion.
(American football) a successful forward pass in football
From this reading Time went on and the cabin was quietly nearing completion.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading It only remained to cover it with moss and thawed-out earth to make it our future home.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading I think these were the happiest days I spent in the North.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading It only remained to cover it with moss and thawed-out earth to make it our future home.
yet to be or coming
From this reading It only remained to cover it with moss and thawed-out earth to make it our future home.
superlative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading I think these were the happiest days I spent in the North.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading It only remained to cover it with moss and thawed-out earth to make it our future home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think these were the happiest days I spent in the North.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The roof of poles was in place.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It only remained to cover it with moss and thawed-out earth to make it our future home.
engage in
From this reading It only remained to cover it with moss and thawed-out earth to make it our future home.
tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
From this reading It only remained to cover it with moss and thawed-out earth to make it our future home.
-ing form of “near” — move towards
From this reading Time went on and the cabin was quietly nearing completion.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading I think these were the happiest days I spent in the North.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The roof of poles was in place.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Time went on and the cabin was quietly nearing completion.
and nothing more
From this reading It only remained to cover it with moss and thawed-out earth to make it our future home.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It only remained to cover it with moss and thawed-out earth to make it our future home.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The roof of poles was in place.
plural of “pole” — a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading The roof of poles was in place.
with low volume
From this reading Time went on and the cabin was quietly nearing completion.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading It only remained to cover it with moss and thawed-out earth to make it our future home.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading The roof of poles was in place.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading I think these were the happiest days I spent in the North.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading We were such a united trio.
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From this reading It only remained to cover it with moss and thawed-out earth to make it our future home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Time went on and the cabin was quietly nearing completion.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I think these were the happiest days I spent in the North.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think these were the happiest days I spent in the North.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Time went on and the cabin was quietly nearing completion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It only remained to cover it with moss and thawed-out earth to make it our future home.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading We were such a united trio.
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading We were such a united trio.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Time went on and the cabin was quietly nearing completion.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were such a united trio.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Time went on and the cabin was quietly nearing completion.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I think these were the happiest days I spent in the North.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It only remained to cover it with moss and thawed-out earth to make it our future home.
Chapter 22 of The Trail of '98: A Northland Romance by Robert W. (Robert William) Service holds 257 sentences, grouped into 52 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 22 holds 257 sentences of The Trail of '98: A Northland Romance, unabridged, divided into 52 reading sections.
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