Chapter 12 of Where the Sun Swings North is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Where the Sun Swings North is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CABIN It was long past midnight when Jean was startled into wakefulness. Kobuk was barking with the queer, short woofs of the huskie, and outside the tent Ellen's voice fraught with fear and anxiety, was calling: "Shane! O, Shane! Wake up!
Chapter 12 of Where the Sun Swings North is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “bark” — speak in an unfriendly tone
From this reading “Kobuk was barking with the queer, short woofs of the huskie, and outside the tent Ellen's voice fraught with fear and anxiety, was calling:”
marked by distress
From this reading “Kobuk was barking with the queer, short woofs of the huskie, and outside the tent Ellen's voice fraught with fear and anxiety, was calling:”
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading “THE CABIN It was long past midnight when Jean was startled into wakefulness.”
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading “THE CABIN It was long past midnight when Jean was startled into wakefulness.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “Kobuk was barking with the queer, short woofs of the huskie, and outside the tent Ellen's voice fraught with fear and anxiety, was calling:”
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading “THE CABIN It was long past midnight when Jean was startled into wakefulness.”
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading “Kobuk was barking with the queer, short woofs of the huskie, and outside the tent Ellen's voice fraught with fear and anxiety, was calling:”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “Wake up!”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Kobuk was barking with the queer, short woofs of the huskie, and outside the tent Ellen's voice fraught with fear and anxiety, was calling:
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading Kobuk was barking with the queer, short woofs of the huskie, and outside the tent Ellen's voice fraught with fear and anxiety, was calling:
-ing form of “bark” — speak in an unfriendly tone
From this reading Kobuk was barking with the queer, short woofs of the huskie, and outside the tent Ellen's voice fraught with fear and anxiety, was calling:
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading THE CABIN It was long past midnight when Jean was startled into wakefulness.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading Kobuk was barking with the queer, short woofs of the huskie, and outside the tent Ellen's voice fraught with fear and anxiety, was calling:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kobuk was barking with the queer, short woofs of the huskie, and outside the tent Ellen's voice fraught with fear and anxiety, was calling:
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Kobuk was barking with the queer, short woofs of the huskie, and outside the tent Ellen's voice fraught with fear and anxiety, was calling:
marked by distress
From this reading Kobuk was barking with the queer, short woofs of the huskie, and outside the tent Ellen's voice fraught with fear and anxiety, was calling:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kobuk was barking with the queer, short woofs of the huskie, and outside the tent Ellen's voice fraught with fear and anxiety, was calling:
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE CABIN It was long past midnight when Jean was startled into wakefulness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE CABIN It was long past midnight when Jean was startled into wakefulness.
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading THE CABIN It was long past midnight when Jean was startled into wakefulness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kobuk was barking with the queer, short woofs of the huskie, and outside the tent Ellen's voice fraught with fear and anxiety, was calling:
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading THE CABIN It was long past midnight when Jean was startled into wakefulness.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading THE CABIN It was long past midnight when Jean was startled into wakefulness.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O, Shane!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Kobuk was barking with the queer, short woofs of the huskie, and outside the tent Ellen's voice fraught with fear and anxiety, was calling:
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Kobuk was barking with the queer, short woofs of the huskie, and outside the tent Ellen's voice fraught with fear and anxiety, was calling:
the time that has elapsed
From this reading THE CABIN It was long past midnight when Jean was startled into wakefulness.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Kobuk was barking with the queer, short woofs of the huskie, and outside the tent Ellen's voice fraught with fear and anxiety, was calling:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Shane!
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Kobuk was barking with the queer, short woofs of the huskie, and outside the tent Ellen's voice fraught with fear and anxiety, was calling:
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading THE CABIN It was long past midnight when Jean was startled into wakefulness.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading Kobuk was barking with the queer, short woofs of the huskie, and outside the tent Ellen's voice fraught with fear and anxiety, was calling:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CABIN It was long past midnight when Jean was startled into wakefulness.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Wake up!
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Kobuk was barking with the queer, short woofs of the huskie, and outside the tent Ellen's voice fraught with fear and anxiety, was calling:
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading Wake up!
a periodic state during which you are conscious and aware of the world
From this reading THE CABIN It was long past midnight when Jean was startled into wakefulness.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CABIN It was long past midnight when Jean was startled into wakefulness.
at the time that
From this reading THE CABIN It was long past midnight when Jean was startled into wakefulness.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Kobuk was barking with the queer, short woofs of the huskie, and outside the tent Ellen's voice fraught with fear and anxiety, was calling:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kobuk was barking with the queer, short woofs of the huskie, and outside the tent Ellen's voice fraught with fear and anxiety, was calling:
Chapter 12 of Where the Sun Swings North by Barrett, -1959 Willoughby holds 159 sentences, grouped into 32 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 159 sentences of Where the Sun Swings North, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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