Chapter 32 of The Trail of '98: A Northland Romance is here in full — 309 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXII
Chapter 32 of The Trail of '98: A Northland Romance is here in full — 309 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Where am I?" "Here, with me." Low and sweet and tender was the voice. I was in bed and my head was heavily bandaged, so that the cloths weighed upon my eyelids. It was difficult to see, and I was too weak to raise myself, but I seemed to be in semi-darkness.
Chapter 32 of The Trail of '98: A Northland Romance is here in full — 309 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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covered or wrapped with a bandage
From this reading “I was in bed and my head was heavily bandaged, so that the cloths weighed upon my eyelids.”
plural of “cloth” — artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading “I was in bed and my head was heavily bandaged, so that the cloths weighed upon my eyelids.”
plural of “eyelid” — either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye
From this reading “I was in bed and my head was heavily bandaged, so that the cloths weighed upon my eyelids.”
to a considerable degree
From this reading “I was in bed and my head was heavily bandaged, so that the cloths weighed upon my eyelids.”
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading “It was difficult to see, and I was too weak to raise myself, but I seemed to be in semi-darkness.”
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading “Low and sweet and tender was the voice.”
wanting in physical strength
From this reading “It was difficult to see, and I was too weak to raise myself, but I seemed to be in semi-darkness.”
past form of “weigh” — have a certain weight
From this reading “I was in bed and my head was heavily bandaged, so that the cloths weighed upon my eyelids.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Where am I?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Low and sweet and tender was the voice.
covered or wrapped with a bandage
From this reading I was in bed and my head was heavily bandaged, so that the cloths weighed upon my eyelids.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was difficult to see, and I was too weak to raise myself, but I seemed to be in semi-darkness.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading I was in bed and my head was heavily bandaged, so that the cloths weighed upon my eyelids.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was difficult to see, and I was too weak to raise myself, but I seemed to be in semi-darkness.
plural of “cloth” — artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading I was in bed and my head was heavily bandaged, so that the cloths weighed upon my eyelids.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It was difficult to see, and I was too weak to raise myself, but I seemed to be in semi-darkness.
plural of “eyelid” — either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye
From this reading I was in bed and my head was heavily bandaged, so that the cloths weighed upon my eyelids.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I was in bed and my head was heavily bandaged, so that the cloths weighed upon my eyelids.
to a considerable degree
From this reading I was in bed and my head was heavily bandaged, so that the cloths weighed upon my eyelids.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Here, with me."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Where am I?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was in bed and my head was heavily bandaged, so that the cloths weighed upon my eyelids.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was difficult to see, and I was too weak to raise myself, but I seemed to be in semi-darkness.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Low and sweet and tender was the voice.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Here, with me."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was in bed and my head was heavily bandaged, so that the cloths weighed upon my eyelids.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading It was difficult to see, and I was too weak to raise myself, but I seemed to be in semi-darkness.
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading It was difficult to see, and I was too weak to raise myself, but I seemed to be in semi-darkness.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It was difficult to see, and I was too weak to raise myself, but I seemed to be in semi-darkness.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It was difficult to see, and I was too weak to raise myself, but I seemed to be in semi-darkness.
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From this reading It was difficult to see, and I was too weak to raise myself, but I seemed to be in semi-darkness.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I was in bed and my head was heavily bandaged, so that the cloths weighed upon my eyelids.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Low and sweet and tender was the voice.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading Low and sweet and tender was the voice.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was in bed and my head was heavily bandaged, so that the cloths weighed upon my eyelids.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Low and sweet and tender was the voice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was difficult to see, and I was too weak to raise myself, but I seemed to be in semi-darkness.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It was difficult to see, and I was too weak to raise myself, but I seemed to be in semi-darkness.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I was in bed and my head was heavily bandaged, so that the cloths weighed upon my eyelids.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Low and sweet and tender was the voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Low and sweet and tender was the voice.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading It was difficult to see, and I was too weak to raise myself, but I seemed to be in semi-darkness.
past form of “weigh” — have a certain weight
From this reading I was in bed and my head was heavily bandaged, so that the cloths weighed upon my eyelids.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where am I?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Here, with me."
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