Back to God's Country and Other Stories

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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And above the gasp that swept the multitude, above the strange cry of the woman, his voice rose:

"I am Reese Beaudin, the Yellow-back.

I am Reese Beaudin, who ran away.

I am Reese Beaudin,--Sergeant in His Majesty's Royal Northwest Mounted Police, and in the name of the law I arrest Jacques Dupont for the murder of Francois Bedore, who was killed on his trap-line five years ago!

Fitzgerald--" The hooded stranger leaped upon the platform.

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Back to God's Country and Other Stories

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of Back to God's Country and Other Stories is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Line 1

And above the gasp that swept the multitude, above the strange cry of the woman, his voice rose:

/ənd əˈbʌv ðə ɡæsp ðæt swept ðə ˈmʌltətuːd əˈbʌv ðə streɪndʒ kraɪ ʌv ðə ˈwʊmən hɪz vɔɪs roʊz/

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"I am Reese Beaudin, the Yellow-back.

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I am Reese Beaudin, who ran away.

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Line 5

Fitzgerald--" The hooded stranger leaped upon the platform.

/fɪtsˈdʒerəld ðə ˈhʊdɪd ˈstreɪndʒər lept əˈpɑːn ðə ˈplætfɔːrm/

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arrest verb US /ərˈest/

take into custody

From this reading “I am Reese Beaudin,--Sergeant in His Majesty's Royal Northwest Mounted Police, and in the name of the law I arrest Jacques Dupont for the murder of Francois Bedore, who was killed on his trap-line five years ago!”

Fitzgerald noun US /fɪtsˈdʒerəld/

English poet remembered primarily for his free translation of the poetry of Omar Khayyam (1809-1883)

From this reading “Fitzgerald--" The hooded stranger leaped upon the platform.”

gasp noun US /ɡæsp/

a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open

From this reading “And above the gasp that swept the multitude, above the strange cry of the woman, his voice rose:”

hooded verb US /ˈhʊdɪd/

past form of “hood” — cover with a hood

From this reading “Fitzgerald--" The hooded stranger leaped upon the platform.”

Majesty's noun US /ˈmædʒəstiz/

possessive form of “majesty” — impressiveness in scale or proportion

multitude noun US /ˈmʌltətuːd/

a large indefinite number

From this reading “And above the gasp that swept the multitude, above the strange cry of the woman, his voice rose:”

Northwest noun US /ˌnɔːrˈθwest/

the northwestern region of the United States

Sergeant noun US /ˈsɑːrdʒənt/

any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal

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aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading And above the gasp that swept the multitude, above the strange cry of the woman, his voice rose:

agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/

in the past

From this reading I am Reese Beaudin,--Sergeant in His Majesty's Royal Northwest Mounted Police, and in the name of the law I arrest Jacques Dupont for the murder of Francois Bedore, who was killed on his trap-line five years ago!

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "I am Reese Beaudin, the Yellow-back.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading And above the gasp that swept the multitude, above the strange cry of the woman, his voice rose:

arrestverbUS /ərˈest/

take into custody

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading I am Reese Beaudin, who ran away.

Beaudin

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From this reading "I am Reese Beaudin, the Yellow-back.

Bedore

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cryverbUS /kraɪ/

utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading And above the gasp that swept the multitude, above the strange cry of the woman, his voice rose:

Dupont

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FitzgeraldnounUS /fɪtsˈdʒerəld/

English poet remembered primarily for his free translation of the poetry of Omar Khayyam (1809-1883)

From this reading Fitzgerald--" The hooded stranger leaped upon the platform.

fivenounUS /faɪv/

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

Francois

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gaspnounUS /ɡæsp/

a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open

From this reading And above the gasp that swept the multitude, above the strange cry of the woman, his voice rose:

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading And above the gasp that swept the multitude, above the strange cry of the woman, his voice rose:

hoodedverbUS /ˈhʊdɪd/

past form of “hood” — cover with a hood

From this reading Fitzgerald--" The hooded stranger leaped upon the platform.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I am Reese Beaudin, the Yellow-back.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

Jacques

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killedverbUS /kɪld/

past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

lawnounUS /lɔː/

the collection of rules imposed by authority

leapedverbUS /lept/

past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading Fitzgerald--" The hooded stranger leaped upon the platform.

Majesty'snounUS /ˈmædʒəstiz/

possessive form of “majesty” — impressiveness in scale or proportion

MountedadjectiveUS /ˈmaʊntəd/

assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support

multitudenounUS /ˈmʌltətuːd/

a large indefinite number

From this reading And above the gasp that swept the multitude, above the strange cry of the woman, his voice rose:

murderverbUS /ˈmɜːrdər/

kill intentionally and with premeditation

nameverbUS /neɪm/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

NorthwestnounUS /ˌnɔːrˈθwest/

the northwestern region of the United States

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading And above the gasp that swept the multitude, above the strange cry of the woman, his voice rose:

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

platformnounUS /ˈplætfɔːrm/

a raised horizontal surface

From this reading Fitzgerald--" The hooded stranger leaped upon the platform.

PolicenounUS /pəˈliːs/

the force of policemen and officers

ranverbUS /ræn/

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading I am Reese Beaudin, who ran away.

Reese

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From this reading "I am Reese Beaudin, the Yellow-back.

rosenounUS /roʊz/

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading And above the gasp that swept the multitude, above the strange cry of the woman, his voice rose:

RoyaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/

of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch

SergeantnounUS /ˈsɑːrdʒənt/

any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal

strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading And above the gasp that swept the multitude, above the strange cry of the woman, his voice rose:

strangernounUS /ˈstreɪndʒər/

anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading Fitzgerald--" The hooded stranger leaped upon the platform.

sweptadjectiveUS /swept/

possessing sweep

From this reading And above the gasp that swept the multitude, above the strange cry of the woman, his voice rose:

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And above the gasp that swept the multitude, above the strange cry of the woman, his voice rose:

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading And above the gasp that swept the multitude, above the strange cry of the woman, his voice rose:

trap-line

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uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Fitzgerald--" The hooded stranger leaped upon the platform.

voicenounUS /vɔɪs/

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading And above the gasp that swept the multitude, above the strange cry of the woman, his voice rose:

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading I am Reese Beaudin, who ran away.

womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading And above the gasp that swept the multitude, above the strange cry of the woman, his voice rose:

yearsnounUS /jɪrz/

a late time of life

Yellow-back

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From this reading "I am Reese Beaudin, the Yellow-back.

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