Chapter 26 of Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Advice from a Veteran. In trapping, cultivate the habit of taking great care in making sets. Always leave the surface level. As you cannot tell what particular animal may come your way, prepare for the most cunning. Note the surroundings of your set and use such material for covering as may be found there so that all may appear natural.
Chapter 26 of Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a natural object that covers or envelops
From this reading “Note the surroundings of your set and use such material for covering as may be found there so that all may appear natural.”
foster the growth of
From this reading “In trapping, cultivate the habit of taking great care in making sets.”
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
From this reading “As you cannot tell what particular animal may come your way, prepare for the most cunning.”
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading “As you cannot tell what particular animal may come your way, prepare for the most cunning.”
plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
From this reading “In trapping, cultivate the habit of taking great care in making sets.”
the environmental condition
From this reading “Note the surroundings of your set and use such material for covering as may be found there so that all may appear natural.”
stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse
From this reading “In trapping, cultivate the habit of taking great care in making sets.”
a serviceman who has seen considerable active service
From this reading “Advice from a Veteran.”
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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prepare mentally or emotionally for something unpleasant
In this reading “As you cannot tell what particular animal may come your way, prepare for the most cunning.”
In this reading “As you cannot tell what particular animal may come your way, prepare for the most cunning.”
more attention and consideration than is normally bestowed by prudent persons
In this reading “In trapping, cultivate the habit of taking great care in making sets.”
In this reading “In trapping, cultivate the habit of taking great care in making sets.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Advice from a Veteran.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading Advice from a Veteran.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Note the surroundings of your set and use such material for covering as may be found there so that all may appear natural.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Always leave the surface level.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Note the surroundings of your set and use such material for covering as may be found there so that all may appear natural.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading As you cannot tell what particular animal may come your way, prepare for the most cunning.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Note the surroundings of your set and use such material for covering as may be found there so that all may appear natural.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As you cannot tell what particular animal may come your way, prepare for the most cunning.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Note the surroundings of your set and use such material for covering as may be found there so that all may appear natural.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As you cannot tell what particular animal may come your way, prepare for the most cunning.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading In trapping, cultivate the habit of taking great care in making sets.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As you cannot tell what particular animal may come your way, prepare for the most cunning.
a natural object that covers or envelops
From this reading Note the surroundings of your set and use such material for covering as may be found there so that all may appear natural.
foster the growth of
From this reading In trapping, cultivate the habit of taking great care in making sets.
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
From this reading As you cannot tell what particular animal may come your way, prepare for the most cunning.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As you cannot tell what particular animal may come your way, prepare for the most cunning.
set up or found
From this reading Note the surroundings of your set and use such material for covering as may be found there so that all may appear natural.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Advice from a Veteran.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading In trapping, cultivate the habit of taking great care in making sets.
an established custom
From this reading In trapping, cultivate the habit of taking great care in making sets.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In trapping, cultivate the habit of taking great care in making sets.
go away from a place
From this reading Always leave the surface level.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading Always leave the surface level.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading In trapping, cultivate the habit of taking great care in making sets.
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading Note the surroundings of your set and use such material for covering as may be found there so that all may appear natural.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading As you cannot tell what particular animal may come your way, prepare for the most cunning.
used to form the superlative
From this reading As you cannot tell what particular animal may come your way, prepare for the most cunning.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading Note the surroundings of your set and use such material for covering as may be found there so that all may appear natural.
a brief written record
From this reading Note the surroundings of your set and use such material for covering as may be found there so that all may appear natural.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In trapping, cultivate the habit of taking great care in making sets.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading As you cannot tell what particular animal may come your way, prepare for the most cunning.
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading As you cannot tell what particular animal may come your way, prepare for the most cunning.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Note the surroundings of your set and use such material for covering as may be found there so that all may appear natural.
plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
From this reading In trapping, cultivate the habit of taking great care in making sets.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Note the surroundings of your set and use such material for covering as may be found there so that all may appear natural.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Note the surroundings of your set and use such material for covering as may be found there so that all may appear natural.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading Always leave the surface level.
the environmental condition
From this reading Note the surroundings of your set and use such material for covering as may be found there so that all may appear natural.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading In trapping, cultivate the habit of taking great care in making sets.
express in words
From this reading As you cannot tell what particular animal may come your way, prepare for the most cunning.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Note the surroundings of your set and use such material for covering as may be found there so that all may appear natural.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In trapping, cultivate the habit of taking great care in making sets.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Note the surroundings of your set and use such material for covering as may be found there so that all may appear natural.
stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse
From this reading In trapping, cultivate the habit of taking great care in making sets.
the act of using
From this reading Note the surroundings of your set and use such material for covering as may be found there so that all may appear natural.
a serviceman who has seen considerable active service
From this reading Advice from a Veteran.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading As you cannot tell what particular animal may come your way, prepare for the most cunning.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading As you cannot tell what particular animal may come your way, prepare for the most cunning.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As you cannot tell what particular animal may come your way, prepare for the most cunning.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As you cannot tell what particular animal may come your way, prepare for the most cunning.
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