Chapter 12 of The Wolf Queen is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Wolf Queen is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NOT YET! NOT YET! When the door of the strong lodge again closed on Oonalooska and the hermit, the former thrust something into the latter’s hands. The fingers clutched it with eagerness. It was the hilt of a long-bladed knife!
Chapter 12 of The Wolf Queen is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading “The fingers clutched it with eagerness.”
a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
From this reading “The fingers clutched it with eagerness.”
one retired from society for religious reasons
From this reading “When the door of the strong lodge again closed on Oonalooska and the hermit, the former thrust something into the latter’s hands.”
the handle of a sword or dagger
From this reading “It was the hilt of a long-bladed knife!”
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading “It was the hilt of a long-bladed knife!”
possessive form of “latter” — the second of two or the second mentioned of two
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading “When the door of the strong lodge again closed on Oonalooska and the hermit, the former thrust something into the latter’s hands.”
push forcefully
From this reading “When the door of the strong lodge again closed on Oonalooska and the hermit, the former thrust something into the latter’s hands.”
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.
In this reading “The fingers clutched it with eagerness.”
In this reading “The fingers clutched it with eagerness.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was the hilt of a long-bladed knife!
anew
From this reading When the door of the strong lodge again closed on Oonalooska and the hermit, the former thrust something into the latter’s hands.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the door of the strong lodge again closed on Oonalooska and the hermit, the former thrust something into the latter’s hands.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading When the door of the strong lodge again closed on Oonalooska and the hermit, the former thrust something into the latter’s hands.
past form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading The fingers clutched it with eagerness.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading When the door of the strong lodge again closed on Oonalooska and the hermit, the former thrust something into the latter’s hands.
a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
From this reading The fingers clutched it with eagerness.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading The fingers clutched it with eagerness.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading When the door of the strong lodge again closed on Oonalooska and the hermit, the former thrust something into the latter’s hands.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading When the door of the strong lodge again closed on Oonalooska and the hermit, the former thrust something into the latter’s hands.
one retired from society for religious reasons
From this reading When the door of the strong lodge again closed on Oonalooska and the hermit, the former thrust something into the latter’s hands.
the handle of a sword or dagger
From this reading It was the hilt of a long-bladed knife!
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When the door of the strong lodge again closed on Oonalooska and the hermit, the former thrust something into the latter’s hands.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The fingers clutched it with eagerness.
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading It was the hilt of a long-bladed knife!
possessive form of “latter” — the second of two or the second mentioned of two
From this reading When the door of the strong lodge again closed on Oonalooska and the hermit, the former thrust something into the latter’s hands.
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading When the door of the strong lodge again closed on Oonalooska and the hermit, the former thrust something into the latter’s hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the hilt of a long-bladed knife!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading NOT YET!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the door of the strong lodge again closed on Oonalooska and the hermit, the former thrust something into the latter’s hands.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When the door of the strong lodge again closed on Oonalooska and the hermit, the former thrust something into the latter’s hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the door of the strong lodge again closed on Oonalooska and the hermit, the former thrust something into the latter’s hands.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading When the door of the strong lodge again closed on Oonalooska and the hermit, the former thrust something into the latter’s hands.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading When the door of the strong lodge again closed on Oonalooska and the hermit, the former thrust something into the latter’s hands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the door of the strong lodge again closed on Oonalooska and the hermit, the former thrust something into the latter’s hands.
push forcefully
From this reading When the door of the strong lodge again closed on Oonalooska and the hermit, the former thrust something into the latter’s hands.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the hilt of a long-bladed knife!
at the time that
From this reading When the door of the strong lodge again closed on Oonalooska and the hermit, the former thrust something into the latter’s hands.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The fingers clutched it with eagerness.
but in spite of that
From this reading NOT YET!
Chapter 12 of The Wolf Queen by T. C. (Thomas Chalmers) Harbaugh holds 132 sentences, grouped into 27 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 12 holds 132 sentences of The Wolf Queen, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of The Wolf Queen by T. C. (Thomas Chalmers) Harbaugh exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 132 sentences, grouped into 27 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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