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The Whelps of the Wolf

Chapter XXV · Chapter 25

Chapter 25 of The Whelps of the Wolf is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE WHELPS OF THE WOLF The following morning Jean Marcel forgot the cloud hanging over him in his joy at the event which had taken place since dawn.
Rousing Julie and her brother, he led them to the stockade.
There in all the pride of motherhood lay the great Fleur with five blind, roly-poly puppies, whimpering at her side.
"Oh, the little dears!" cried Julie.
"How pretty they are!"
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The Whelps of the Wolf

Chapter XXV · Chapter 25

Chapter 25 of The Whelps of the Wolf is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE WHELPS OF THE WOLF The following morning Jean Marcel forgot the cloud hanging over him in his joy at the event which had taken place since dawn.
Line 2
Rousing Julie and her brother, he led them to the stockade.
Line 3
There in all the pride of motherhood lay the great Fleur with five blind, roly-poly puppies, whimpering at her side.
Line 4
"Oh, the little dears!" cried Julie.
Line 5
"How pretty they are!"

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

event noun US /ɪˈvent/

something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading “THE WHELPS OF THE WOLF The following morning Jean Marcel forgot the cloud hanging over him in his joy at the event which had taken place since dawn.”

Jean noun US /dʒiːn/

a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric

From this reading “THE WHELPS OF THE WOLF The following morning Jean Marcel forgot the cloud hanging over him in his joy at the event which had taken place since dawn.”

Marcel noun US /mɑːrˈsel/

a hairdo characterized by deep regular waves that are made by a heated curling iron

From this reading “THE WHELPS OF THE WOLF The following morning Jean Marcel forgot the cloud hanging over him in his joy at the event which had taken place since dawn.”

motherhood noun US /ˈmʌðərhʊd/

the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother

From this reading “There in all the pride of motherhood lay the great Fleur with five blind, roly-poly puppies, whimpering at her side.”

puppies noun US /ˈpʌpiz/

plural of “puppy” — a young dog

From this reading “There in all the pride of motherhood lay the great Fleur with five blind, roly-poly puppies, whimpering at her side.”

Rousing adjective US /ˈraʊzɪŋ/

capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement

From this reading “Rousing Julie and her brother, he led them to the stockade.”

stockade noun US /ˈstɑːkeɪd/

fortification consisting of a fence made of a line of stout posts set firmly for defense

From this reading “Rousing Julie and her brother, he led them to the stockade.”

whimpering verb US /ˈwɪmpərɪŋ/

-ing form of “whimper” — cry weakly or softly

From this reading “There in all the pride of motherhood lay the great Fleur with five blind, roly-poly puppies, whimpering at her side.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

following morning adjective + noun

In this reading “THE WHELPS OF THE WOLF The following morning Jean Marcel forgot the cloud hanging over him in his joy at the event which had taken place since dawn.”

taken place adjective + noun

In this reading “THE WHELPS OF THE WOLF The following morning Jean Marcel forgot the cloud hanging over him in his joy at the event which had taken place since dawn.”

cloud hanging verb + noun

In this reading “THE WHELPS OF THE WOLF The following morning Jean Marcel forgot the cloud hanging over him in his joy at the event which had taken place since dawn.”

of motherhood preposition + noun

In this reading “There in all the pride of motherhood lay the great Fleur with five blind, roly-poly puppies, whimpering at her side.”

All words in this reading · 56

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading There in all the pride of motherhood lay the great Fleur with five blind, roly-poly puppies, whimpering at her side.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Rousing Julie and her brother, he led them to the stockade.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "How pretty they are!"

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE WHELPS OF THE WOLF The following morning Jean Marcel forgot the cloud hanging over him in his joy at the event which had taken place since dawn.

blindnounUS /blaɪnd/

people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group

From this reading There in all the pride of motherhood lay the great Fleur with five blind, roly-poly puppies, whimpering at her side.

brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading Rousing Julie and her brother, he led them to the stockade.

cloudverbUS /klaʊd/

make overcast or cloudy

From this reading THE WHELPS OF THE WOLF The following morning Jean Marcel forgot the cloud hanging over him in his joy at the event which had taken place since dawn.

criedverbUS /kraɪd/

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading "Oh, the little dears!" cried Julie.

dawnnounUS /dɔːn/

the first light of day

From this reading THE WHELPS OF THE WOLF The following morning Jean Marcel forgot the cloud hanging over him in his joy at the event which had taken place since dawn.

dears

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Oh, the little dears!" cried Julie.

eventnounUS /ɪˈvent/

something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading THE WHELPS OF THE WOLF The following morning Jean Marcel forgot the cloud hanging over him in his joy at the event which had taken place since dawn.

fivenounUS /faɪv/

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading There in all the pride of motherhood lay the great Fleur with five blind, roly-poly puppies, whimpering at her side.

Fleur

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There in all the pride of motherhood lay the great Fleur with five blind, roly-poly puppies, whimpering at her side.

followingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading THE WHELPS OF THE WOLF The following morning Jean Marcel forgot the cloud hanging over him in his joy at the event which had taken place since dawn.

forgotverbUS /fərˈɡɑːt/

inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading THE WHELPS OF THE WOLF The following morning Jean Marcel forgot the cloud hanging over him in his joy at the event which had taken place since dawn.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading There in all the pride of motherhood lay the great Fleur with five blind, roly-poly puppies, whimpering at her side.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading THE WHELPS OF THE WOLF The following morning Jean Marcel forgot the cloud hanging over him in his joy at the event which had taken place since dawn.

hangingnounUS /ˈhæŋɪŋ/

decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window

From this reading THE WHELPS OF THE WOLF The following morning Jean Marcel forgot the cloud hanging over him in his joy at the event which had taken place since dawn.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Rousing Julie and her brother, he led them to the stockade.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Rousing Julie and her brother, he led them to the stockade.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading THE WHELPS OF THE WOLF The following morning Jean Marcel forgot the cloud hanging over him in his joy at the event which had taken place since dawn.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading THE WHELPS OF THE WOLF The following morning Jean Marcel forgot the cloud hanging over him in his joy at the event which had taken place since dawn.

How

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "How pretty they are!"

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE WHELPS OF THE WOLF The following morning Jean Marcel forgot the cloud hanging over him in his joy at the event which had taken place since dawn.

JeannounUS /dʒiːn/

a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric

From this reading THE WHELPS OF THE WOLF The following morning Jean Marcel forgot the cloud hanging over him in his joy at the event which had taken place since dawn.

joynounUS /dʒɔɪ/

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading THE WHELPS OF THE WOLF The following morning Jean Marcel forgot the cloud hanging over him in his joy at the event which had taken place since dawn.

Julie

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Rousing Julie and her brother, he led them to the stockade.

layverbUS /leɪ/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading There in all the pride of motherhood lay the great Fleur with five blind, roly-poly puppies, whimpering at her side.

lednounUS /led/

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading Rousing Julie and her brother, he led them to the stockade.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading "Oh, the little dears!" cried Julie.

MarcelnounUS /mɑːrˈsel/

a hairdo characterized by deep regular waves that are made by a heated curling iron

From this reading THE WHELPS OF THE WOLF The following morning Jean Marcel forgot the cloud hanging over him in his joy at the event which had taken place since dawn.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading THE WHELPS OF THE WOLF The following morning Jean Marcel forgot the cloud hanging over him in his joy at the event which had taken place since dawn.

motherhoodnounUS /ˈmʌðərhʊd/

the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother

From this reading There in all the pride of motherhood lay the great Fleur with five blind, roly-poly puppies, whimpering at her side.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE WHELPS OF THE WOLF The following morning Jean Marcel forgot the cloud hanging over him in his joy at the event which had taken place since dawn.

OhnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading "Oh, the little dears!" cried Julie.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading THE WHELPS OF THE WOLF The following morning Jean Marcel forgot the cloud hanging over him in his joy at the event which had taken place since dawn.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading THE WHELPS OF THE WOLF The following morning Jean Marcel forgot the cloud hanging over him in his joy at the event which had taken place since dawn.

prettyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪti/

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading "How pretty they are!"

pridenounUS /praɪd/

a feeling of self-respect and personal worth

From this reading There in all the pride of motherhood lay the great Fleur with five blind, roly-poly puppies, whimpering at her side.

puppiesnounUS /ˈpʌpiz/

plural of “puppy” — a young dog

From this reading There in all the pride of motherhood lay the great Fleur with five blind, roly-poly puppies, whimpering at her side.

roly-polynoun

a rotund individual

From this reading There in all the pride of motherhood lay the great Fleur with five blind, roly-poly puppies, whimpering at her side.

RousingadjectiveUS /ˈraʊzɪŋ/

capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement

From this reading Rousing Julie and her brother, he led them to the stockade.

sidenounUS /saɪd/

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading There in all the pride of motherhood lay the great Fleur with five blind, roly-poly puppies, whimpering at her side.

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading THE WHELPS OF THE WOLF The following morning Jean Marcel forgot the cloud hanging over him in his joy at the event which had taken place since dawn.

stockadenounUS /ˈstɑːkeɪd/

fortification consisting of a fence made of a line of stout posts set firmly for defense

From this reading Rousing Julie and her brother, he led them to the stockade.

takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading THE WHELPS OF THE WOLF The following morning Jean Marcel forgot the cloud hanging over him in his joy at the event which had taken place since dawn.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE WHELPS OF THE WOLF The following morning Jean Marcel forgot the cloud hanging over him in his joy at the event which had taken place since dawn.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Rousing Julie and her brother, he led them to the stockade.

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There in all the pride of motherhood lay the great Fleur with five blind, roly-poly puppies, whimpering at her side.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "How pretty they are!"

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Rousing Julie and her brother, he led them to the stockade.

WHELPS

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE WHELPS OF THE WOLF The following morning Jean Marcel forgot the cloud hanging over him in his joy at the event which had taken place since dawn.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading THE WHELPS OF THE WOLF The following morning Jean Marcel forgot the cloud hanging over him in his joy at the event which had taken place since dawn.

whimperingverbUS /ˈwɪmpərɪŋ/

-ing form of “whimper” — cry weakly or softly

From this reading There in all the pride of motherhood lay the great Fleur with five blind, roly-poly puppies, whimpering at her side.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading There in all the pride of motherhood lay the great Fleur with five blind, roly-poly puppies, whimpering at her side.

WOLFnounUS /wʊlf/

any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs

From this reading THE WHELPS OF THE WOLF The following morning Jean Marcel forgot the cloud hanging over him in his joy at the event which had taken place since dawn.

Chapter 25 of The Whelps of the Wolf by George Marsh holds 73 sentences, grouped into 15 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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Vocabulary met early in The Whelps of the Wolf

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Whelps of the Wolf, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Solitudes
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Whelps of the Wolf; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Coast
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Whelps of the Wolf; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Shaken
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Snows
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