Chapter 1 of 'Tween Snow and Fire is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of 'Tween Snow and Fire is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'Tween Snow and Fire, by Bertram Mitford. ________________________________________________________________________ 'TWEEN SNOW AND FIRE, BY BERTRAM MITFORD. CHAPTER ONE. THE EPISODE OF THE WHITE DOG. The buck is running for dear life.
Chapter 1 of 'Tween Snow and Fire is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to strive with determination
From this reading “The buck is running for dear life.”
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading “THE EPISODE OF THE WHITE DOG.”
a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
From this reading “THE EPISODE OF THE WHITE DOG.”
start firing a weapon
From this reading “'Tween Snow and Fire, by Bertram Mitford.”
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading “The buck is running for dear life.”
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading “'Tween Snow and Fire, by Bertram Mitford.”
a Caucasian
From this reading “THE EPISODE OF THE WHITE DOG.”
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.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Tween Snow and Fire, by Bertram Mitford.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Tween Snow and Fire, by Bertram Mitford.
to strive with determination
From this reading The buck is running for dear life.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading 'Tween Snow and Fire, by Bertram Mitford.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
dearly loved
From this reading The buck is running for dear life.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading THE EPISODE OF THE WHITE DOG.
a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
From this reading THE EPISODE OF THE WHITE DOG.
start firing a weapon
From this reading 'Tween Snow and Fire, by Bertram Mitford.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The buck is running for dear life.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The buck is running for dear life.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The buck is running for dear life.
United States writer (born in England) who wrote on American culture (1917-1996)
From this reading 'Tween Snow and Fire, by Bertram Mitford.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE EPISODE OF THE WHITE DOG.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading The buck is running for dear life.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading 'Tween Snow and Fire, by Bertram Mitford.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EPISODE OF THE WHITE DOG.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Tween Snow and Fire, by Bertram Mitford.
a Caucasian
From this reading THE EPISODE OF THE WHITE DOG.
Chapter 1 of 'Tween Snow and Fire by Bertram Mitford holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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 1 holds 423 sentences of 'Tween Snow and Fire, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of 'Tween Snow and Fire by Bertram Mitford exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
Work through the 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 1 can be played aloud in United States English.
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