Chapter 37 of The Trail of '98: A Northland Romance is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 37 of The Trail of '98: A Northland Romance is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Berna, we must get married." "Yes, dearest, whenever you wish." "Well, to-morrow." She smiled radiantly; then her face grew very serious. "What will I wear?" she asked plaintively.
Chapter 37 of The Trail of '98: A Northland Romance is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “"Yes, dearest, whenever you wish."”
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “She smiled radiantly; then her face grew very serious.”
joined in matrimony
From this reading “"Berna, we must get married."”
in a plaintive manner
From this reading “"What will I wear?" she asked plaintively.”
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading “She smiled radiantly; then her face grew very serious.”
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “She smiled radiantly; then her face grew very serious.”
be dressed in
From this reading “"What will I wear?" she asked plaintively.”
at any time that; every time that
From this reading “"Yes, dearest, whenever you wish."”
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past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What will I wear?" she asked plaintively.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Berna, we must get married."
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading "Yes, dearest, whenever you wish."
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She smiled radiantly; then her face grew very serious.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Berna, we must get married."
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading She smiled radiantly; then her face grew very serious.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She smiled radiantly; then her face grew very serious.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "What will I wear?" she asked plaintively.
joined in matrimony
From this reading "Berna, we must get married."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Berna, we must get married."
in a plaintive manner
From this reading "What will I wear?" she asked plaintively.
in a radiant manner
From this reading She smiled radiantly; then her face grew very serious.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading She smiled radiantly; then her face grew very serious.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She smiled radiantly; then her face grew very serious.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading She smiled radiantly; then her face grew very serious.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She smiled radiantly; then her face grew very serious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, to-morrow."
precisely as stated
From this reading She smiled radiantly; then her face grew very serious.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Berna, we must get married."
be dressed in
From this reading "What will I wear?" she asked plaintively.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, to-morrow."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What will I wear?" she asked plaintively.
at any time that; every time that
From this reading "Yes, dearest, whenever you wish."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "What will I wear?" she asked plaintively.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "Yes, dearest, whenever you wish."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, dearest, whenever you wish."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, dearest, whenever you wish."
Chapter 37 of The Trail of '98: A Northland Romance by Robert W. (Robert William) Service holds 93 sentences, grouped into 19 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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