Chapter 11 of Heart of the West is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Heart of the West is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I never saw anything I was afraid of yet, ma. ’Specially people. And men in particular. Don’t you fret. I’ll trot along back as soon as I find that runaway scamp.”
Chapter 11 of Heart of the West is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading ““I never saw anything I was afraid of yet, ma.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “I’ll trot along back as soon as I find that runaway scamp.””
any thing at all
From this reading ““I never saw anything I was afraid of yet, ma.”
worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading “Don’t you fret.”
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading “And men in particular.”
an easy victory
From this reading “I’ll trot along back as soon as I find that runaway scamp.””
in a special manner
From this reading “’Specially people.”
run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading “I’ll trot along back as soon as I find that runaway scamp.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “I never saw anything I was afraid of yet, ma.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I’ll trot along back as soon as I find that runaway scamp.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And men in particular.
any thing at all
From this reading “I never saw anything I was afraid of yet, ma.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I’ll trot along back as soon as I find that runaway scamp.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I’ll trot along back as soon as I find that runaway scamp.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t you fret.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I’ll trot along back as soon as I find that runaway scamp.”
worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading Don’t you fret.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I never saw anything I was afraid of yet, ma.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll trot along back as soon as I find that runaway scamp.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And men in particular.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “I never saw anything I was afraid of yet, ma.
the force of workers available
From this reading And men in particular.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “I never saw anything I was afraid of yet, ma.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I never saw anything I was afraid of yet, ma.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading And men in particular.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading ’Specially people.
an easy victory
From this reading I’ll trot along back as soon as I find that runaway scamp.”
cut with a saw
From this reading “I never saw anything I was afraid of yet, ma.
one who is playfully mischievous
From this reading I’ll trot along back as soon as I find that runaway scamp.”
in the near future
From this reading I’ll trot along back as soon as I find that runaway scamp.”
in a special manner
From this reading ’Specially people.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I’ll trot along back as soon as I find that runaway scamp.”
run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading I’ll trot along back as soon as I find that runaway scamp.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I never saw anything I was afraid of yet, ma.
but in spite of that
From this reading “I never saw anything I was afraid of yet, ma.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don’t you fret.
Chapter 11 of Heart of the West by O. Henry holds 197 sentences, grouped into 40 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 11 holds 197 sentences of Heart of the West, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of Heart of the West by O. Henry exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 197 sentences, grouped into 40 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 40 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 40 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 11 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Heart of the West by O. Henry on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 5041 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #1725 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #1725, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 420 minutes of reading across 1009 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Heart of the West section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 26 chapters of Heart of the West to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Heart of the West, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
