Chapter 24 of The Yukon Trail: A Tale of the North is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Yukon Trail: A Tale of the North is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MACDONALD FOLLOWS A CLUE Macdonald was no sluggard. It was his habit not to let the pleasure of the night before interfere with the business of the morning after. But in the darkness he overslept and let the town waken before him. He was roused by the sound of knocking on his door. "Who is it?" he asked.
Chapter 24 of The Yukon Trail: A Tale of the North is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a slight indication
From this reading “MACDONALD FOLLOWS A CLUE Macdonald was no sluggard.”
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “MACDONALD FOLLOWS A CLUE Macdonald was no sluggard.”
an established custom
From this reading “It was his habit not to let the pleasure of the night before interfere with the business of the morning after.”
come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle
From this reading “It was his habit not to let the pleasure of the night before interfere with the business of the morning after.”
the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading “He was roused by the sound of knocking on his door.”
inflected form of “oversleep” — sleep longer than intended
From this reading “But in the darkness he overslept and let the town waken before him.”
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading “He was roused by the sound of knocking on his door.”
cause to become awake or conscious
From this reading “But in the darkness he overslept and let the town waken before him.”
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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 MACDONALD FOLLOWS A CLUE Macdonald was no sluggard.
later than; following
From this reading It was his habit not to let the pleasure of the night before interfere with the business of the morning after.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But in the darkness he overslept and let the town waken before him.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Who is it?" he asked.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was his habit not to let the pleasure of the night before interfere with the business of the morning after.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading It was his habit not to let the pleasure of the night before interfere with the business of the morning after.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in the darkness he overslept and let the town waken before him.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was roused by the sound of knocking on his door.
a slight indication
From this reading MACDONALD FOLLOWS A CLUE Macdonald was no sluggard.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading But in the darkness he overslept and let the town waken before him.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading He was roused by the sound of knocking on his door.
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading MACDONALD FOLLOWS A CLUE Macdonald was no sluggard.
an established custom
From this reading It was his habit not to let the pleasure of the night before interfere with the business of the morning after.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But in the darkness he overslept and let the town waken before him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But in the darkness he overslept and let the town waken before him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was his habit not to let the pleasure of the night before interfere with the business of the morning after.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But in the darkness he overslept and let the town waken before him.
come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle
From this reading It was his habit not to let the pleasure of the night before interfere with the business of the morning after.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Who is it?" he asked.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was his habit not to let the pleasure of the night before interfere with the business of the morning after.
the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading He was roused by the sound of knocking on his door.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading It was his habit not to let the pleasure of the night before interfere with the business of the morning after.
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From this reading MACDONALD FOLLOWS A CLUE Macdonald was no sluggard.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was his habit not to let the pleasure of the night before interfere with the business of the morning after.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It was his habit not to let the pleasure of the night before interfere with the business of the morning after.
not any; not one
From this reading MACDONALD FOLLOWS A CLUE Macdonald was no sluggard.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was his habit not to let the pleasure of the night before interfere with the business of the morning after.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was his habit not to let the pleasure of the night before interfere with the business of the morning after.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was roused by the sound of knocking on his door.
inflected form of “oversleep” — sleep longer than intended
From this reading But in the darkness he overslept and let the town waken before him.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading It was his habit not to let the pleasure of the night before interfere with the business of the morning after.
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading He was roused by the sound of knocking on his door.
an idle slothful person
From this reading MACDONALD FOLLOWS A CLUE Macdonald was no sluggard.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading He was roused by the sound of knocking on his door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was his habit not to let the pleasure of the night before interfere with the business of the morning after.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was his habit not to let the pleasure of the night before interfere with the business of the morning after.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading But in the darkness he overslept and let the town waken before him.
cause to become awake or conscious
From this reading But in the darkness he overslept and let the town waken before him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MACDONALD FOLLOWS A CLUE Macdonald was no sluggard.
which person or people
From this reading "Who is it?" he asked.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was his habit not to let the pleasure of the night before interfere with the business of the morning after.
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