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Chapter 20 of Where the Sun Swings North is here in full — 256 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
KOBUK Boreland and Kayak Bill searched the beach below the cabin for footprints while Harlan took the trail across the Island toward his Hut. Ellen and her sister hoping that the boy had returned during their absence, ran home to look into every nook and corner.
Chapter 20 of Where the Sun Swings North is here in full — 256 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading “KOBUK Boreland and Kayak Bill searched the beach below the cabin for footprints while Harlan took the trail across the Island toward his Hut.”
plural of “footprint” — a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
From this reading “KOBUK Boreland and Kayak Bill searched the beach below the cabin for footprints while Harlan took the trail across the Island toward his Hut.”
-ing form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading “Ellen and her sister hoping that the boy had returned during their absence, ran home to look into every nook and corner.”
temporary military shelter
From this reading “KOBUK Boreland and Kayak Bill searched the beach below the cabin for footprints while Harlan took the trail across the Island toward his Hut.”
a small canoe consisting of a light frame made watertight with animal skins; used by Eskimos
From this reading “KOBUK Boreland and Kayak Bill searched the beach below the cabin for footprints while Harlan took the trail across the Island toward his Hut.”
a sheltered and secluded place
From this reading “Ellen and her sister hoping that the boy had returned during their absence, ran home to look into every nook and corner.”
past form of “search” — try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading “KOBUK Boreland and Kayak Bill searched the beach below the cabin for footprints while Harlan took the trail across the Island toward his Hut.”
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading “KOBUK Boreland and Kayak Bill searched the beach below the cabin for footprints while Harlan took the trail across the Island toward his Hut.”
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the state of being absent
From this reading Ellen and her sister hoping that the boy had returned during their absence, ran home to look into every nook and corner.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading KOBUK Boreland and Kayak Bill searched the beach below the cabin for footprints while Harlan took the trail across the Island toward his Hut.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading KOBUK Boreland and Kayak Bill searched the beach below the cabin for footprints while Harlan took the trail across the Island toward his Hut.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading KOBUK Boreland and Kayak Bill searched the beach below the cabin for footprints while Harlan took the trail across the Island toward his Hut.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading KOBUK Boreland and Kayak Bill searched the beach below the cabin for footprints while Harlan took the trail across the Island toward his Hut.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading KOBUK Boreland and Kayak Bill searched the beach below the cabin for footprints while Harlan took the trail across the Island toward his Hut.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KOBUK Boreland and Kayak Bill searched the beach below the cabin for footprints while Harlan took the trail across the Island toward his Hut.
a youthful male person
From this reading Ellen and her sister hoping that the boy had returned during their absence, ran home to look into every nook and corner.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading KOBUK Boreland and Kayak Bill searched the beach below the cabin for footprints while Harlan took the trail across the Island toward his Hut.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading Ellen and her sister hoping that the boy had returned during their absence, ran home to look into every nook and corner.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Ellen and her sister hoping that the boy had returned during their absence, ran home to look into every nook and corner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ellen and her sister hoping that the boy had returned during their absence, ran home to look into every nook and corner.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Ellen and her sister hoping that the boy had returned during their absence, ran home to look into every nook and corner.
plural of “footprint” — a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
From this reading KOBUK Boreland and Kayak Bill searched the beach below the cabin for footprints while Harlan took the trail across the Island toward his Hut.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading KOBUK Boreland and Kayak Bill searched the beach below the cabin for footprints while Harlan took the trail across the Island toward his Hut.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ellen and her sister hoping that the boy had returned during their absence, ran home to look into every nook and corner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KOBUK Boreland and Kayak Bill searched the beach below the cabin for footprints while Harlan took the trail across the Island toward his Hut.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ellen and her sister hoping that the boy had returned during their absence, ran home to look into every nook and corner.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading KOBUK Boreland and Kayak Bill searched the beach below the cabin for footprints while Harlan took the trail across the Island toward his Hut.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Ellen and her sister hoping that the boy had returned during their absence, ran home to look into every nook and corner.
-ing form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading Ellen and her sister hoping that the boy had returned during their absence, ran home to look into every nook and corner.
temporary military shelter
From this reading KOBUK Boreland and Kayak Bill searched the beach below the cabin for footprints while Harlan took the trail across the Island toward his Hut.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Ellen and her sister hoping that the boy had returned during their absence, ran home to look into every nook and corner.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading KOBUK Boreland and Kayak Bill searched the beach below the cabin for footprints while Harlan took the trail across the Island toward his Hut.
a small canoe consisting of a light frame made watertight with animal skins; used by Eskimos
From this reading KOBUK Boreland and Kayak Bill searched the beach below the cabin for footprints while Harlan took the trail across the Island toward his Hut.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KOBUK Boreland and Kayak Bill searched the beach below the cabin for footprints while Harlan took the trail across the Island toward his Hut.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Ellen and her sister hoping that the boy had returned during their absence, ran home to look into every nook and corner.
a sheltered and secluded place
From this reading Ellen and her sister hoping that the boy had returned during their absence, ran home to look into every nook and corner.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Ellen and her sister hoping that the boy had returned during their absence, ran home to look into every nook and corner.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Ellen and her sister hoping that the boy had returned during their absence, ran home to look into every nook and corner.
past form of “search” — try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading KOBUK Boreland and Kayak Bill searched the beach below the cabin for footprints while Harlan took the trail across the Island toward his Hut.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Ellen and her sister hoping that the boy had returned during their absence, ran home to look into every nook and corner.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ellen and her sister hoping that the boy had returned during their absence, ran home to look into every nook and corner.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading KOBUK Boreland and Kayak Bill searched the beach below the cabin for footprints while Harlan took the trail across the Island toward his Hut.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Ellen and her sister hoping that the boy had returned during their absence, ran home to look into every nook and corner.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ellen and her sister hoping that the boy had returned during their absence, ran home to look into every nook and corner.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading KOBUK Boreland and Kayak Bill searched the beach below the cabin for footprints while Harlan took the trail across the Island toward his Hut.
in the direction of
From this reading KOBUK Boreland and Kayak Bill searched the beach below the cabin for footprints while Harlan took the trail across the Island toward his Hut.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading KOBUK Boreland and Kayak Bill searched the beach below the cabin for footprints while Harlan took the trail across the Island toward his Hut.
during the time that
From this reading KOBUK Boreland and Kayak Bill searched the beach below the cabin for footprints while Harlan took the trail across the Island toward his Hut.
Chapter 20 of Where the Sun Swings North by Barrett, -1959 Willoughby holds 256 sentences, grouped into 52 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.
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