Chapter 14 of Timber-Wolf is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
Chapter 14 of Timber-Wolf is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Another day of wilderness wandering. A cabin sighted, but so far away that it was merely a vague dot upon a distant ridge; miner's shack or sheepman's or wood-cutter's? Housing an occupant or deserted for years? No smoke from the rock chimney; no sign of any human being near it. And all view of it so soon lost!...
Chapter 14 of Timber-Wolf is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading “No smoke from the rock chimney; no sign of any human being near it.”
a very small circular shape
From this reading “A cabin sighted, but so far away that it was merely a vague dot upon a distant ridge; miner's shack or sheepman's or wood-cutter's?”
structures collectively in which people are housed
From this reading “Housing an occupant or deserted for years?”
possessive form of “miner” — laborer who works in a mine
From this reading “A cabin sighted, but so far away that it was merely a vague dot upon a distant ridge; miner's shack or sheepman's or wood-cutter's?”
someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
From this reading “Housing an occupant or deserted for years?”
a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading “A cabin sighted, but so far away that it was merely a vague dot upon a distant ridge; miner's shack or sheepman's or wood-cutter's?”
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading “A cabin sighted, but so far away that it was merely a vague dot upon a distant ridge; miner's shack or sheepman's or wood-cutter's?”
able to see
From this reading “A cabin sighted, but so far away that it was merely a vague dot upon a distant ridge; miner's shack or sheepman's or wood-cutter's?”
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 “And all view of it so soon lost!...”
In this reading “Housing an occupant or deserted for years?”
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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 A cabin sighted, but so far away that it was merely a vague dot upon a distant ridge; miner's shack or sheepman's or wood-cutter's?
(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 And all view of it so soon lost!...
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Housing an occupant or deserted for years?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And all view of it so soon lost!...
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Another day of wilderness wandering.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading No smoke from the rock chimney; no sign of any human being near it.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading A cabin sighted, but so far away that it was merely a vague dot upon a distant ridge; miner's shack or sheepman's or wood-cutter's?
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading No smoke from the rock chimney; no sign of any human being near it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A cabin sighted, but so far away that it was merely a vague dot upon a distant ridge; miner's shack or sheepman's or wood-cutter's?
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading A cabin sighted, but so far away that it was merely a vague dot upon a distant ridge; miner's shack or sheepman's or wood-cutter's?
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading No smoke from the rock chimney; no sign of any human being near it.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Another day of wilderness wandering.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading Housing an occupant or deserted for years?
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading A cabin sighted, but so far away that it was merely a vague dot upon a distant ridge; miner's shack or sheepman's or wood-cutter's?
a very small circular shape
From this reading A cabin sighted, but so far away that it was merely a vague dot upon a distant ridge; miner's shack or sheepman's or wood-cutter's?
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading A cabin sighted, but so far away that it was merely a vague dot upon a distant ridge; miner's shack or sheepman's or wood-cutter's?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Housing an occupant or deserted for years?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No smoke from the rock chimney; no sign of any human being near it.
structures collectively in which people are housed
From this reading Housing an occupant or deserted for years?
characteristic of humanity
From this reading No smoke from the rock chimney; no sign of any human being near it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A cabin sighted, but so far away that it was merely a vague dot upon a distant ridge; miner's shack or sheepman's or wood-cutter's?
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading And all view of it so soon lost!...
and nothing more
From this reading A cabin sighted, but so far away that it was merely a vague dot upon a distant ridge; miner's shack or sheepman's or wood-cutter's?
possessive form of “miner” — laborer who works in a mine
From this reading A cabin sighted, but so far away that it was merely a vague dot upon a distant ridge; miner's shack or sheepman's or wood-cutter's?
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading No smoke from the rock chimney; no sign of any human being near it.
not any; not one
From this reading No smoke from the rock chimney; no sign of any human being near it.
someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
From this reading Housing an occupant or deserted for years?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Another day of wilderness wandering.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A cabin sighted, but so far away that it was merely a vague dot upon a distant ridge; miner's shack or sheepman's or wood-cutter's?
a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading A cabin sighted, but so far away that it was merely a vague dot upon a distant ridge; miner's shack or sheepman's or wood-cutter's?
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading No smoke from the rock chimney; no sign of any human being near it.
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading A cabin sighted, but so far away that it was merely a vague dot upon a distant ridge; miner's shack or sheepman's or wood-cutter's?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A cabin sighted, but so far away that it was merely a vague dot upon a distant ridge; miner's shack or sheepman's or wood-cutter's?
able to see
From this reading A cabin sighted, but so far away that it was merely a vague dot upon a distant ridge; miner's shack or sheepman's or wood-cutter's?
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading No smoke from the rock chimney; no sign of any human being near it.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading No smoke from the rock chimney; no sign of any human being near it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A cabin sighted, but so far away that it was merely a vague dot upon a distant ridge; miner's shack or sheepman's or wood-cutter's?
in the near future
From this reading And all view of it so soon lost!...
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A cabin sighted, but so far away that it was merely a vague dot upon a distant ridge; miner's shack or sheepman's or wood-cutter's?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No smoke from the rock chimney; no sign of any human being near it.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A cabin sighted, but so far away that it was merely a vague dot upon a distant ridge; miner's shack or sheepman's or wood-cutter's?
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading A cabin sighted, but so far away that it was merely a vague dot upon a distant ridge; miner's shack or sheepman's or wood-cutter's?
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading And all view of it so soon lost!...
migratory
From this reading Another day of wilderness wandering.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A cabin sighted, but so far away that it was merely a vague dot upon a distant ridge; miner's shack or sheepman's or wood-cutter's?
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading Another day of wilderness wandering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A cabin sighted, but so far away that it was merely a vague dot upon a distant ridge; miner's shack or sheepman's or wood-cutter's?
a late time of life
From this reading Housing an occupant or deserted for years?
Chapter 14 of Timber-Wolf by Jackson Gregory holds 275 sentences, grouped into 55 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 14 holds 275 sentences of Timber-Wolf, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
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