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Hell Fer Sartain and Other Stories
Hell Fer Sartain and Other Stories

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Hell Fer Sartain and Other Stories is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By John, Jr. Fox • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 2 of Hell Fer Sartain and Other Stories by John, Jr. Fox holds 202 sentences, grouped into 41 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.

What does chapter 2 of Hell Fer Sartain and Other Stories contain?

Chapter 2 holds 202 sentences of Hell Fer Sartain and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 2 of Hell Fer Sartain and Other Stories by John, Jr. Fox exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 202 sentences, grouped into 41 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.

How do I study chapter 2 of Hell Fer Sartain and Other Stories?

Work through the 41 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 41 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.

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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 2 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.

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Is this the complete text of Hell Fer Sartain and Other Stories?

Yes. All 651 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #410 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Hell Fer Sartain and Other Stories is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #410, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Hell Fer Sartain and Other Stories take to read?

About 54 minutes of reading across 131 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Hell Fer Sartain and Other Stories

Words and structures a reader meets early in Hell Fer Sartain and Other Stories, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

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"They don't grieve long," I said, "these people."
But long afterwards I saw the woman again along the dusty road that leads into the Gap.
She had heard over in the mountains that Grayson was dead, and had walked for two days to learn if it was true.
I pointed back towards Bee Rock, and told her that he had fallen from a cliff back there.
She did not move, nor did her look change.
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Hell Fer Sartain and Other Stories

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Hell Fer Sartain and Other Stories is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"They don't grieve long," I said, "these people."
Line 2
But long afterwards I saw the woman again along the dusty road that leads into the Gap.
Line 3
She had heard over in the mountains that Grayson was dead, and had walked for two days to learn if it was true.
Line 4
I pointed back towards Bee Rock, and told her that he had fallen from a cliff back there.
Line 5
She did not move, nor did her look change.
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afterwards

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again

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along

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and

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back

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Bee

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But

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change

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cliff

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days

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dead

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did

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don't

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dusty

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fallen

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for

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from

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Gap

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Grayson

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grieve

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had

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he

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heard

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her

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I

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if

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in

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into

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it

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leads

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learn

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long

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look

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mountains

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move

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nor

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not

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over

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people

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From this reading "They don't grieve long," I said, "these people."

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pointed

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road

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Rock

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said

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saw

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She

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that

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the

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there

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From this reading I pointed back towards Bee Rock, and told her that he had fallen from a cliff back there.

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these

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From this reading "They don't grieve long," I said, "these people."

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They

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From this reading "They don't grieve long," I said, "these people."

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to

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From this reading She had heard over in the mountains that Grayson was dead, and had walked for two days to learn if it was true.

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told

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From this reading I pointed back towards Bee Rock, and told her that he had fallen from a cliff back there.

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towards

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true

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From this reading She had heard over in the mountains that Grayson was dead, and had walked for two days to learn if it was true.

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two

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walked

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From this reading She had heard over in the mountains that Grayson was dead, and had walked for two days to learn if it was true.

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was

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From this reading She had heard over in the mountains that Grayson was dead, and had walked for two days to learn if it was true.

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woman

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