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Chapter 11 of They of the High Trails is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"The flakes are finer," the outlaw announced, as he came in a little later. "That is a good sign. It is growing colder and the wind is changing. It will pinch hard before sun-up, and the worst of it, there's no way to warm the cabin. We can't have the door open to-night.
Chapter 11 of They of the High Trails is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading “"The flakes are finer," the outlaw announced, as he came in a little later.”
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading “It will pinch hard before sun-up, and the worst of it, there's no way to warm the cabin.”
marked by continuous change or effective action
From this reading “It is growing colder and the wind is changing.”
comparative of “cold” — having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading “It is growing colder and the wind is changing.”
(comparative of “fine”) greater in quality or excellence
From this reading “"The flakes are finer," the outlaw announced, as he came in a little later.”
plural of “flake” — a crystal of snow
From this reading “"The flakes are finer," the outlaw announced, as he came in a little later.”
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
From this reading “"The flakes are finer," the outlaw announced, as he came in a little later.”
squeeze tightly between the fingers
From this reading “It will pinch hard before sun-up, and the worst of it, there's no way to warm the cabin.”
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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 "The flakes are finer," the outlaw announced, as he came in a little later.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is growing colder and the wind is changing.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading "The flakes are finer," the outlaw announced, as he came in a little later.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The flakes are finer," the outlaw announced, as he came in a little later.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "The flakes are finer," the outlaw announced, as he came in a little later.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It will pinch hard before sun-up, and the worst of it, there's no way to warm the cabin.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading It will pinch hard before sun-up, and the worst of it, there's no way to warm the cabin.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "The flakes are finer," the outlaw announced, as he came in a little later.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We can't have the door open to-night.
marked by continuous change or effective action
From this reading It is growing colder and the wind is changing.
comparative of “cold” — having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading It is growing colder and the wind is changing.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading We can't have the door open to-night.
(comparative of “fine”) greater in quality or excellence
From this reading "The flakes are finer," the outlaw announced, as he came in a little later.
plural of “flake” — a crystal of snow
From this reading "The flakes are finer," the outlaw announced, as he came in a little later.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "That is a good sign.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading It is growing colder and the wind is changing.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It will pinch hard before sun-up, and the worst of it, there's no way to warm the cabin.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We can't have the door open to-night.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The flakes are finer," the outlaw announced, as he came in a little later.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The flakes are finer," the outlaw announced, as he came in a little later.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is a good sign.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is growing colder and the wind is changing.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading "The flakes are finer," the outlaw announced, as he came in a little later.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "The flakes are finer," the outlaw announced, as he came in a little later.
not any; not one
From this reading It will pinch hard before sun-up, and the worst of it, there's no way to warm the cabin.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It will pinch hard before sun-up, and the worst of it, there's no way to warm the cabin.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading We can't have the door open to-night.
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
From this reading "The flakes are finer," the outlaw announced, as he came in a little later.
squeeze tightly between the fingers
From this reading It will pinch hard before sun-up, and the worst of it, there's no way to warm the cabin.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading "That is a good sign.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It will pinch hard before sun-up, and the worst of it, there's no way to warm the cabin.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That is a good sign.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The flakes are finer," the outlaw announced, as he came in a little later.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It will pinch hard before sun-up, and the worst of it, there's no way to warm the cabin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It will pinch hard before sun-up, and the worst of it, there's no way to warm the cabin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We can't have the door open to-night.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading It will pinch hard before sun-up, and the worst of it, there's no way to warm the cabin.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It will pinch hard before sun-up, and the worst of it, there's no way to warm the cabin.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We can't have the door open to-night.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will pinch hard before sun-up, and the worst of it, there's no way to warm the cabin.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading It is growing colder and the wind is changing.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading It will pinch hard before sun-up, and the worst of it, there's no way to warm the cabin.
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