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Frank in the Woods

Chapter XV

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Caught at Last.
"But that isn't all the story," said the trapper, again filling his pipe.
"As soon as the Greasers had got out o' sight, I galloped back toward the road an' tuk the back track, intendin' to find Cap'n Morgan, an' tell him that the Mexikins were kalkerlatin' on ketchin' him, an' then go on with my dispatches.
"I had paid purty good attention to what the gen'ral had told the women, an' I knowed exactly what road to take to find the cap'n's camp; an' you'd better believe I rid _some_.
Purty soon some one yelled out:
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Frank in the Woods

Chapter XV

Chapter 15 of Frank in the Woods is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Caught at Last.
/kɑːt æt læst/
Line 2
"But that isn't all the story," said the trapper, again filling his pipe.
Line 3
"As soon as the Greasers had got out o' sight, I galloped back toward the road an' tuk the back track, intendin' to find Cap'n Morgan, an' tell him that the Mexikins were kalkerlatin' on ketchin' him, an' then go on with my dispatches.
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"I had paid purty good attention to what the gen'ral had told the women, an' I knowed exactly what road to take to find the cap'n's camp; an' you'd better believe I rid _some_.
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Purty soon some one yelled out:

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

dispatches noun US /dɪˈspætʃɪz/

plural of “dispatch” — an official report (usually sent in haste)

From this reading “"As soon as the Greasers had got out o' sight, I galloped back toward the road an' tuk the back track, intendin' to find Cap'n Morgan, an' tell him that the Mexikins were kalkerlatin' on ketchin' him, an' then go on with my dispatches.”

filling noun US /ˈfɪlɪŋ/

any material that fills a space or container

From this reading “"But that isn't all the story," said the trapper, again filling his pipe.”

galloped verb US /ˈɡæləpt/

past form of “gallop” — ride at a galloping pace

From this reading “"As soon as the Greasers had got out o' sight, I galloped back toward the road an' tuk the back track, intendin' to find Cap'n Morgan, an' tell him that the Mexikins were kalkerlatin' on ketchin' him, an' then go on with my dispatches.”

knowed verb US /noʊd/

past form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading “"I had paid purty good attention to what the gen'ral had told the women, an' I knowed exactly what road to take to find the cap'n's camp; an' you'd better believe I rid _some_.”

Morgan noun US /ˈmɔːrɡən/

United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)

From this reading “"As soon as the Greasers had got out o' sight, I galloped back toward the road an' tuk the back track, intendin' to find Cap'n Morgan, an' tell him that the Mexikins were kalkerlatin' on ketchin' him, an' then go on with my dispatches.”

rid verb US /rɪd/

relieve from

From this reading “"I had paid purty good attention to what the gen'ral had told the women, an' I knowed exactly what road to take to find the cap'n's camp; an' you'd better believe I rid _some_.”

trapper noun US /ˈtræpər/

someone who sets traps for animals (usually to obtain their furs)

From this reading “"But that isn't all the story," said the trapper, again filling his pipe.”

yelled adjective US /jeld/

in a vehement outcry

From this reading “Purty soon some one yelled out:”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

knowed exactly verb + particle counted as “know exactly”

In this reading “"I had paid purty good attention to what the gen'ral had told the women, an' I knowed exactly what road to take to find the cap'n's camp; an' you'd better believe I rid _some_.”

galloped back verb + particle counted as “gallop back”

In this reading “"As soon as the Greasers had got out o' sight, I galloped back toward the road an' tuk the back track, intendin' to find Cap'n Morgan, an' tell him that the Mexikins were kalkerlatin' on ketchin' him, an' then go on with my dispatches.”

go on verb + particle

continue a certain state, condition, or activity

In this reading “"As soon as the Greasers had got out o' sight, I galloped back toward the road an' tuk the back track, intendin' to find Cap'n Morgan, an' tell him that the Mexikins were kalkerlatin' on ketchin' him, an' then go on with my dispatches.”

got out verb + adjective counted as “get out”

move out of or depart from

In this reading “"As soon as the Greasers had got out o' sight, I galloped back toward the road an' tuk the back track, intendin' to find Cap'n Morgan, an' tell him that the Mexikins were kalkerlatin' on ketchin' him, an' then go on with my dispatches.”

toward the road preposition + article + noun counted as “toward … road”

In this reading “"As soon as the Greasers had got out o' sight, I galloped back toward the road an' tuk the back track, intendin' to find Cap'n Morgan, an' tell him that the Mexikins were kalkerlatin' on ketchin' him, an' then go on with my dispatches.”

Caught at verb + particle counted as “catch at”

In this reading “Caught at Last.”

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againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading "But that isn't all the story," said the trapper, again filling his pipe.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 "But that isn't all the story," said the trapper, again filling his pipe.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading "As soon as the Greasers had got out o' sight, I galloped back toward the road an' tuk the back track, intendin' to find Cap'n Morgan, an' tell him that the Mexikins were kalkerlatin' on ketchin' him, an' then go on with my dispatches.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "As soon as the Greasers had got out o' sight, I galloped back toward the road an' tuk the back track, intendin' to find Cap'n Morgan, an' tell him that the Mexikins were kalkerlatin' on ketchin' him, an' then go on with my dispatches.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Caught at Last.

attentionnounUS /əˈtenʃən/

the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

From this reading "I had paid purty good attention to what the gen'ral had told the women, an' I knowed exactly what road to take to find the cap'n's camp; an' you'd better believe I rid _some_.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading "As soon as the Greasers had got out o' sight, I galloped back toward the road an' tuk the back track, intendin' to find Cap'n Morgan, an' tell him that the Mexikins were kalkerlatin' on ketchin' him, an' then go on with my dispatches.

believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading "I had paid purty good attention to what the gen'ral had told the women, an' I knowed exactly what road to take to find the cap'n's camp; an' you'd better believe I rid _some_.

betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading "I had paid purty good attention to what the gen'ral had told the women, an' I knowed exactly what road to take to find the cap'n's camp; an' you'd better believe I rid _some_.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "But that isn't all the story," said the trapper, again filling his pipe.

campnounUS /kæmp/

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading "I had paid purty good attention to what the gen'ral had told the women, an' I knowed exactly what road to take to find the cap'n's camp; an' you'd better believe I rid _some_.

Cap'n

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "As soon as the Greasers had got out o' sight, I galloped back toward the road an' tuk the back track, intendin' to find Cap'n Morgan, an' tell him that the Mexikins were kalkerlatin' on ketchin' him, an' then go on with my dispatches.

cap'n's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I had paid purty good attention to what the gen'ral had told the women, an' I knowed exactly what road to take to find the cap'n's camp; an' you'd better believe I rid _some_.

CaughtverbUS /kɑːt/

inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading Caught at Last.

dispatchesnounUS /dɪˈspætʃɪz/

plural of “dispatch” — an official report (usually sent in haste)

From this reading "As soon as the Greasers had got out o' sight, I galloped back toward the road an' tuk the back track, intendin' to find Cap'n Morgan, an' tell him that the Mexikins were kalkerlatin' on ketchin' him, an' then go on with my dispatches.

exactlyadverbUS /ɪɡˈzæktli/

indicating exactness or preciseness

From this reading "I had paid purty good attention to what the gen'ral had told the women, an' I knowed exactly what road to take to find the cap'n's camp; an' you'd better believe I rid _some_.

fillingnounUS /ˈfɪlɪŋ/

any material that fills a space or container

From this reading "But that isn't all the story," said the trapper, again filling his pipe.

findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading "As soon as the Greasers had got out o' sight, I galloped back toward the road an' tuk the back track, intendin' to find Cap'n Morgan, an' tell him that the Mexikins were kalkerlatin' on ketchin' him, an' then go on with my dispatches.

gallopedverbUS /ˈɡæləpt/

past form of “gallop” — ride at a galloping pace

From this reading "As soon as the Greasers had got out o' sight, I galloped back toward the road an' tuk the back track, intendin' to find Cap'n Morgan, an' tell him that the Mexikins were kalkerlatin' on ketchin' him, an' then go on with my dispatches.

gen'ral

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I had paid purty good attention to what the gen'ral had told the women, an' I knowed exactly what road to take to find the cap'n's camp; an' you'd better believe I rid _some_.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading "As soon as the Greasers had got out o' sight, I galloped back toward the road an' tuk the back track, intendin' to find Cap'n Morgan, an' tell him that the Mexikins were kalkerlatin' on ketchin' him, an' then go on with my dispatches.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading "I had paid purty good attention to what the gen'ral had told the women, an' I knowed exactly what road to take to find the cap'n's camp; an' you'd better believe I rid _some_.

gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "As soon as the Greasers had got out o' sight, I galloped back toward the road an' tuk the back track, intendin' to find Cap'n Morgan, an' tell him that the Mexikins were kalkerlatin' on ketchin' him, an' then go on with my dispatches.

Greasers

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "As soon as the Greasers had got out o' sight, I galloped back toward the road an' tuk the back track, intendin' to find Cap'n Morgan, an' tell him that the Mexikins were kalkerlatin' on ketchin' him, an' then go on with my dispatches.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading "As soon as the Greasers had got out o' sight, I galloped back toward the road an' tuk the back track, intendin' to find Cap'n Morgan, an' tell him that the Mexikins were kalkerlatin' on ketchin' him, an' then go on with my dispatches.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "As soon as the Greasers had got out o' sight, I galloped back toward the road an' tuk the back track, intendin' to find Cap'n Morgan, an' tell him that the Mexikins were kalkerlatin' on ketchin' him, an' then go on with my dispatches.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading "But that isn't all the story," said the trapper, again filling his pipe.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "As soon as the Greasers had got out o' sight, I galloped back toward the road an' tuk the back track, intendin' to find Cap'n Morgan, an' tell him that the Mexikins were kalkerlatin' on ketchin' him, an' then go on with my dispatches.

intendin

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "As soon as the Greasers had got out o' sight, I galloped back toward the road an' tuk the back track, intendin' to find Cap'n Morgan, an' tell him that the Mexikins were kalkerlatin' on ketchin' him, an' then go on with my dispatches.

isn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "But that isn't all the story," said the trapper, again filling his pipe.

kalkerlatin

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "As soon as the Greasers had got out o' sight, I galloped back toward the road an' tuk the back track, intendin' to find Cap'n Morgan, an' tell him that the Mexikins were kalkerlatin' on ketchin' him, an' then go on with my dispatches.

ketchin

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "As soon as the Greasers had got out o' sight, I galloped back toward the road an' tuk the back track, intendin' to find Cap'n Morgan, an' tell him that the Mexikins were kalkerlatin' on ketchin' him, an' then go on with my dispatches.

knowedverbUS /noʊd/

past form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading "I had paid purty good attention to what the gen'ral had told the women, an' I knowed exactly what road to take to find the cap'n's camp; an' you'd better believe I rid _some_.

LastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading Caught at Last.

Mexikins

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "As soon as the Greasers had got out o' sight, I galloped back toward the road an' tuk the back track, intendin' to find Cap'n Morgan, an' tell him that the Mexikins were kalkerlatin' on ketchin' him, an' then go on with my dispatches.

MorgannounUS /ˈmɔːrɡən/

United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)

From this reading "As soon as the Greasers had got out o' sight, I galloped back toward the road an' tuk the back track, intendin' to find Cap'n Morgan, an' tell him that the Mexikins were kalkerlatin' on ketchin' him, an' then go on with my dispatches.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "As soon as the Greasers had got out o' sight, I galloped back toward the road an' tuk the back track, intendin' to find Cap'n Morgan, an' tell him that the Mexikins were kalkerlatin' on ketchin' him, an' then go on with my dispatches.

onounUS /oʊ/

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 "As soon as the Greasers had got out o' sight, I galloped back toward the road an' tuk the back track, intendin' to find Cap'n Morgan, an' tell him that the Mexikins were kalkerlatin' on ketchin' him, an' then go on with my dispatches.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "As soon as the Greasers had got out o' sight, I galloped back toward the road an' tuk the back track, intendin' to find Cap'n Morgan, an' tell him that the Mexikins were kalkerlatin' on ketchin' him, an' then go on with my dispatches.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Purty soon some one yelled out:

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading "As soon as the Greasers had got out o' sight, I galloped back toward the road an' tuk the back track, intendin' to find Cap'n Morgan, an' tell him that the Mexikins were kalkerlatin' on ketchin' him, an' then go on with my dispatches.

paidadjectiveUS /peɪd/

marked by the reception of pay

From this reading "I had paid purty good attention to what the gen'ral had told the women, an' I knowed exactly what road to take to find the cap'n's camp; an' you'd better believe I rid _some_.

pipenounUS /paɪp/

a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco

From this reading "But that isn't all the story," said the trapper, again filling his pipe.

purty

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I had paid purty good attention to what the gen'ral had told the women, an' I knowed exactly what road to take to find the cap'n's camp; an' you'd better believe I rid _some_.

ridverbUS /rɪd/

relieve from

From this reading "I had paid purty good attention to what the gen'ral had told the women, an' I knowed exactly what road to take to find the cap'n's camp; an' you'd better believe I rid _some_.

roadnounUS /roʊd/

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading "As soon as the Greasers had got out o' sight, I galloped back toward the road an' tuk the back track, intendin' to find Cap'n Morgan, an' tell him that the Mexikins were kalkerlatin' on ketchin' him, an' then go on with my dispatches.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "But that isn't all the story," said the trapper, again filling his pipe.

sightnounUS /saɪt/

an instance of visual perception

From this reading "As soon as the Greasers had got out o' sight, I galloped back toward the road an' tuk the back track, intendin' to find Cap'n Morgan, an' tell him that the Mexikins were kalkerlatin' on ketchin' him, an' then go on with my dispatches.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading "I had paid purty good attention to what the gen'ral had told the women, an' I knowed exactly what road to take to find the cap'n's camp; an' you'd better believe I rid _some_.

soonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

From this reading "As soon as the Greasers had got out o' sight, I galloped back toward the road an' tuk the back track, intendin' to find Cap'n Morgan, an' tell him that the Mexikins were kalkerlatin' on ketchin' him, an' then go on with my dispatches.

storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading "But that isn't all the story," said the trapper, again filling his pipe.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading "I had paid purty good attention to what the gen'ral had told the women, an' I knowed exactly what road to take to find the cap'n's camp; an' you'd better believe I rid _some_.

tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading "As soon as the Greasers had got out o' sight, I galloped back toward the road an' tuk the back track, intendin' to find Cap'n Morgan, an' tell him that the Mexikins were kalkerlatin' on ketchin' him, an' then go on with my dispatches.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "But that isn't all the story," said the trapper, again filling his pipe.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "But that isn't all the story," said the trapper, again filling his pipe.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading "As soon as the Greasers had got out o' sight, I galloped back toward the road an' tuk the back track, intendin' to find Cap'n Morgan, an' tell him that the Mexikins were kalkerlatin' on ketchin' him, an' then go on with my dispatches.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "As soon as the Greasers had got out o' sight, I galloped back toward the road an' tuk the back track, intendin' to find Cap'n Morgan, an' tell him that the Mexikins were kalkerlatin' on ketchin' him, an' then go on with my dispatches.

toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading "I had paid purty good attention to what the gen'ral had told the women, an' I knowed exactly what road to take to find the cap'n's camp; an' you'd better believe I rid _some_.

towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading "As soon as the Greasers had got out o' sight, I galloped back toward the road an' tuk the back track, intendin' to find Cap'n Morgan, an' tell him that the Mexikins were kalkerlatin' on ketchin' him, an' then go on with my dispatches.

tracknounUS /træk/

a line or route along which something travels or moves

From this reading "As soon as the Greasers had got out o' sight, I galloped back toward the road an' tuk the back track, intendin' to find Cap'n Morgan, an' tell him that the Mexikins were kalkerlatin' on ketchin' him, an' then go on with my dispatches.

trappernounUS /ˈtræpər/

someone who sets traps for animals (usually to obtain their furs)

From this reading "But that isn't all the story," said the trapper, again filling his pipe.

tuk

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "As soon as the Greasers had got out o' sight, I galloped back toward the road an' tuk the back track, intendin' to find Cap'n Morgan, an' tell him that the Mexikins were kalkerlatin' on ketchin' him, an' then go on with my dispatches.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "As soon as the Greasers had got out o' sight, I galloped back toward the road an' tuk the back track, intendin' to find Cap'n Morgan, an' tell him that the Mexikins were kalkerlatin' on ketchin' him, an' then go on with my dispatches.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "I had paid purty good attention to what the gen'ral had told the women, an' I knowed exactly what road to take to find the cap'n's camp; an' you'd better believe I rid _some_.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "As soon as the Greasers had got out o' sight, I galloped back toward the road an' tuk the back track, intendin' to find Cap'n Morgan, an' tell him that the Mexikins were kalkerlatin' on ketchin' him, an' then go on with my dispatches.

womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading "I had paid purty good attention to what the gen'ral had told the women, an' I knowed exactly what road to take to find the cap'n's camp; an' you'd better believe I rid _some_.

yelledadjectiveUS /jeld/

in a vehement outcry

From this reading Purty soon some one yelled out:

you'd

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I had paid purty good attention to what the gen'ral had told the women, an' I knowed exactly what road to take to find the cap'n's camp; an' you'd better believe I rid _some_.

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About 186 minutes of reading across 447 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Frank in the Woods section by section

How to work through Frank in the Woods section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 20 chapters of Frank in the Woods to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Frank in the Woods

Words and structures a reader meets early in Frank in the Woods, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Frank
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Frank in the Woods; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Woods
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Frank in the Woods; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Author
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Frank in the Woods; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Rocky
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Frank in the Woods; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.