Chapter 8 of Bill Biddon, Trapper is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Bill Biddon, Trapper is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ALONE IN THE WILDERNESS. “Where’s your friend?” There was apprehension in the question of the trapper, or he would not have called Nat, as he had never called him before. The question was asked, too, the instant I appeared. “I cannot tell,” I answered, seating myself gloomily.
Chapter 8 of Bill Biddon, Trapper is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “The question was asked, too, the instant I appeared.”
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading “There was apprehension in the question of the trapper, or he would not have called Nat, as he had never called him before.”
with gloom
From this reading ““I cannot tell,” I answered, seating myself gloomily.”
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading “The question was asked, too, the instant I appeared.”
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “There was apprehension in the question of the trapper, or he would not have called Nat, as he had never called him before.”
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading ““I cannot tell,” I answered, seating myself gloomily.”
someone who sets traps for animals (usually to obtain their furs)
From this reading “There was apprehension in the question of the trapper, or he would not have called Nat, as he had never called him before.”
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading “ALONE IN THE WILDERNESS.”
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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 “ALONE IN THE WILDERNESS.”
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Having no one else present.
From this reading ALONE IN THE WILDERNESS.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “I cannot tell,” I answered, seating myself gloomily.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The question was asked, too, the instant I appeared.
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading There was apprehension in the question of the trapper, or he would not have called Nat, as he had never called him before.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was apprehension in the question of the trapper, or he would not have called Nat, as he had never called him before.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading The question was asked, too, the instant I appeared.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There was apprehension in the question of the trapper, or he would not have called Nat, as he had never called him before.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading There was apprehension in the question of the trapper, or he would not have called Nat, as he had never called him before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I cannot tell,” I answered, seating myself gloomily.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “Where’s your friend?”
with gloom
From this reading “I cannot tell,” I answered, seating myself gloomily.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was apprehension in the question of the trapper, or he would not have called Nat, as he had never called him before.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There was apprehension in the question of the trapper, or he would not have called Nat, as he had never called him before.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was apprehension in the question of the trapper, or he would not have called Nat, as he had never called him before.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was apprehension in the question of the trapper, or he would not have called Nat, as he had never called him before.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The question was asked, too, the instant I appeared.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ALONE IN THE WILDERNESS.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading The question was asked, too, the instant I appeared.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I cannot tell,” I answered, seating myself gloomily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was apprehension in the question of the trapper, or he would not have called Nat, as he had never called him before.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading There was apprehension in the question of the trapper, or he would not have called Nat, as he had never called him before.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was apprehension in the question of the trapper, or he would not have called Nat, as he had never called him before.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was apprehension in the question of the trapper, or he would not have called Nat, as he had never called him before.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was apprehension in the question of the trapper, or he would not have called Nat, as he had never called him before.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading There was apprehension in the question of the trapper, or he would not have called Nat, as he had never called him before.
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading “I cannot tell,” I answered, seating myself gloomily.
express in words
From this reading “I cannot tell,” I answered, seating myself gloomily.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALONE IN THE WILDERNESS.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was apprehension in the question of the trapper, or he would not have called Nat, as he had never called him before.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The question was asked, too, the instant I appeared.
someone who sets traps for animals (usually to obtain their furs)
From this reading There was apprehension in the question of the trapper, or he would not have called Nat, as he had never called him before.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was apprehension in the question of the trapper, or he would not have called Nat, as he had never called him before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Where’s your friend?”
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading ALONE IN THE WILDERNESS.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There was apprehension in the question of the trapper, or he would not have called Nat, as he had never called him before.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Where’s your friend?”
Chapter 8 of Bill Biddon, Trapper by Edward Sylvester Ellis holds 205 sentences, grouped into 41 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 8 holds 205 sentences of Bill Biddon, Trapper, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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