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Life on the Mississippi

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Life on the Mississippi is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Mark Twain • Curated US English Learning Edition

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Word.--Chimney Rock.--The Panorama Man.--A Good Jump.--The Undying Head.

--Peboan and Seegwun.

Vaccination.--A Long Ride.--Bones of Poverty.--The Pioneer of Civilization.--Jug of Empire.--Siamese Twins.--The Sugar-bush.--He Wins his Bride.--The Mystery about the Blanket.--A City that is always a Novelty.--Home again.

APPENDIX.

A B C D THE 'BODY OF THE NATION' BUT the basin of the Mississippi is the _Body of The Nation_.

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Life on the Mississippi

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Life on the Mississippi is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/15 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Word.--Chimney Rock.--The Panorama Man.--A Good Jump.--The Undying Head.

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--Peboan and Seegwun.

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Vaccination.--A Long Ride.--Bones of Poverty.--The Pioneer of Civilization.--Jug of Empire.--Siamese Twins.--The Sugar-bush.--He Wins his Bride.--The Mystery about the Blanket.--A City that is always a Novelty.--Home again.

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APPENDIX.

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A B C D THE 'BODY OF THE NATION' BUT the basin of the Mississippi is the _Body of The Nation_.

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A

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From this reading Word.--Chimney Rock.--The Panorama Man.--A Good Jump.--The Undying Head.

about

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From this reading Vaccination.--A Long Ride.--Bones of Poverty.--The Pioneer of Civilization.--Jug of Empire.--Siamese Twins.--The Sugar-bush.--He Wins his Bride.--The Mystery about the Blanket.--A City that is always a Novelty.--Home again.

again

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From this reading Vaccination.--A Long Ride.--Bones of Poverty.--The Pioneer of Civilization.--Jug of Empire.--Siamese Twins.--The Sugar-bush.--He Wins his Bride.--The Mystery about the Blanket.--A City that is always a Novelty.--Home again.

always

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From this reading Vaccination.--A Long Ride.--Bones of Poverty.--The Pioneer of Civilization.--Jug of Empire.--Siamese Twins.--The Sugar-bush.--He Wins his Bride.--The Mystery about the Blanket.--A City that is always a Novelty.--Home again.

and

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From this reading --Peboan and Seegwun.

APPENDIX

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From this reading APPENDIX.

B

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From this reading A B C D THE 'BODY OF THE NATION' BUT the basin of the Mississippi is the _Body of The Nation_.

basin

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From this reading A B C D THE 'BODY OF THE NATION' BUT the basin of the Mississippi is the _Body of The Nation_.

Blanket

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From this reading Vaccination.--A Long Ride.--Bones of Poverty.--The Pioneer of Civilization.--Jug of Empire.--Siamese Twins.--The Sugar-bush.--He Wins his Bride.--The Mystery about the Blanket.--A City that is always a Novelty.--Home again.

BODY

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From this reading A B C D THE 'BODY OF THE NATION' BUT the basin of the Mississippi is the _Body of The Nation_.

Bones

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From this reading Vaccination.--A Long Ride.--Bones of Poverty.--The Pioneer of Civilization.--Jug of Empire.--Siamese Twins.--The Sugar-bush.--He Wins his Bride.--The Mystery about the Blanket.--A City that is always a Novelty.--Home again.

Bride

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From this reading Vaccination.--A Long Ride.--Bones of Poverty.--The Pioneer of Civilization.--Jug of Empire.--Siamese Twins.--The Sugar-bush.--He Wins his Bride.--The Mystery about the Blanket.--A City that is always a Novelty.--Home again.

BUT

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From this reading A B C D THE 'BODY OF THE NATION' BUT the basin of the Mississippi is the _Body of The Nation_.

C

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From this reading A B C D THE 'BODY OF THE NATION' BUT the basin of the Mississippi is the _Body of The Nation_.

Chimney

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From this reading Word.--Chimney Rock.--The Panorama Man.--A Good Jump.--The Undying Head.

City

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From this reading Vaccination.--A Long Ride.--Bones of Poverty.--The Pioneer of Civilization.--Jug of Empire.--Siamese Twins.--The Sugar-bush.--He Wins his Bride.--The Mystery about the Blanket.--A City that is always a Novelty.--Home again.

Civilization

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From this reading Vaccination.--A Long Ride.--Bones of Poverty.--The Pioneer of Civilization.--Jug of Empire.--Siamese Twins.--The Sugar-bush.--He Wins his Bride.--The Mystery about the Blanket.--A City that is always a Novelty.--Home again.

D

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From this reading A B C D THE 'BODY OF THE NATION' BUT the basin of the Mississippi is the _Body of The Nation_.

Empire

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From this reading Vaccination.--A Long Ride.--Bones of Poverty.--The Pioneer of Civilization.--Jug of Empire.--Siamese Twins.--The Sugar-bush.--He Wins his Bride.--The Mystery about the Blanket.--A City that is always a Novelty.--Home again.

Good

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From this reading Word.--Chimney Rock.--The Panorama Man.--A Good Jump.--The Undying Head.

He

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From this reading Vaccination.--A Long Ride.--Bones of Poverty.--The Pioneer of Civilization.--Jug of Empire.--Siamese Twins.--The Sugar-bush.--He Wins his Bride.--The Mystery about the Blanket.--A City that is always a Novelty.--Home again.

Head

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From this reading Word.--Chimney Rock.--The Panorama Man.--A Good Jump.--The Undying Head.

his

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From this reading Vaccination.--A Long Ride.--Bones of Poverty.--The Pioneer of Civilization.--Jug of Empire.--Siamese Twins.--The Sugar-bush.--He Wins his Bride.--The Mystery about the Blanket.--A City that is always a Novelty.--Home again.

Home

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From this reading Vaccination.--A Long Ride.--Bones of Poverty.--The Pioneer of Civilization.--Jug of Empire.--Siamese Twins.--The Sugar-bush.--He Wins his Bride.--The Mystery about the Blanket.--A City that is always a Novelty.--Home again.

is

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From this reading Vaccination.--A Long Ride.--Bones of Poverty.--The Pioneer of Civilization.--Jug of Empire.--Siamese Twins.--The Sugar-bush.--He Wins his Bride.--The Mystery about the Blanket.--A City that is always a Novelty.--Home again.

Jug

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From this reading Vaccination.--A Long Ride.--Bones of Poverty.--The Pioneer of Civilization.--Jug of Empire.--Siamese Twins.--The Sugar-bush.--He Wins his Bride.--The Mystery about the Blanket.--A City that is always a Novelty.--Home again.

Jump

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From this reading Word.--Chimney Rock.--The Panorama Man.--A Good Jump.--The Undying Head.

Long

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From this reading Vaccination.--A Long Ride.--Bones of Poverty.--The Pioneer of Civilization.--Jug of Empire.--Siamese Twins.--The Sugar-bush.--He Wins his Bride.--The Mystery about the Blanket.--A City that is always a Novelty.--Home again.

Man

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From this reading Word.--Chimney Rock.--The Panorama Man.--A Good Jump.--The Undying Head.

Mississippi

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From this reading A B C D THE 'BODY OF THE NATION' BUT the basin of the Mississippi is the _Body of The Nation_.

Mystery

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From this reading Vaccination.--A Long Ride.--Bones of Poverty.--The Pioneer of Civilization.--Jug of Empire.--Siamese Twins.--The Sugar-bush.--He Wins his Bride.--The Mystery about the Blanket.--A City that is always a Novelty.--Home again.

NATION

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From this reading A B C D THE 'BODY OF THE NATION' BUT the basin of the Mississippi is the _Body of The Nation_.

Novelty

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From this reading Vaccination.--A Long Ride.--Bones of Poverty.--The Pioneer of Civilization.--Jug of Empire.--Siamese Twins.--The Sugar-bush.--He Wins his Bride.--The Mystery about the Blanket.--A City that is always a Novelty.--Home again.

of

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From this reading Vaccination.--A Long Ride.--Bones of Poverty.--The Pioneer of Civilization.--Jug of Empire.--Siamese Twins.--The Sugar-bush.--He Wins his Bride.--The Mystery about the Blanket.--A City that is always a Novelty.--Home again.

Panorama

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From this reading Word.--Chimney Rock.--The Panorama Man.--A Good Jump.--The Undying Head.

Peboan

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From this reading --Peboan and Seegwun.

Pioneer

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From this reading Vaccination.--A Long Ride.--Bones of Poverty.--The Pioneer of Civilization.--Jug of Empire.--Siamese Twins.--The Sugar-bush.--He Wins his Bride.--The Mystery about the Blanket.--A City that is always a Novelty.--Home again.

Poverty

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From this reading Vaccination.--A Long Ride.--Bones of Poverty.--The Pioneer of Civilization.--Jug of Empire.--Siamese Twins.--The Sugar-bush.--He Wins his Bride.--The Mystery about the Blanket.--A City that is always a Novelty.--Home again.

Ride

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From this reading Vaccination.--A Long Ride.--Bones of Poverty.--The Pioneer of Civilization.--Jug of Empire.--Siamese Twins.--The Sugar-bush.--He Wins his Bride.--The Mystery about the Blanket.--A City that is always a Novelty.--Home again.

Rock

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From this reading Word.--Chimney Rock.--The Panorama Man.--A Good Jump.--The Undying Head.

Seegwun

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From this reading --Peboan and Seegwun.

Siamese

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From this reading Vaccination.--A Long Ride.--Bones of Poverty.--The Pioneer of Civilization.--Jug of Empire.--Siamese Twins.--The Sugar-bush.--He Wins his Bride.--The Mystery about the Blanket.--A City that is always a Novelty.--Home again.

Sugar-bush

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From this reading Vaccination.--A Long Ride.--Bones of Poverty.--The Pioneer of Civilization.--Jug of Empire.--Siamese Twins.--The Sugar-bush.--He Wins his Bride.--The Mystery about the Blanket.--A City that is always a Novelty.--Home again.

that

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From this reading Vaccination.--A Long Ride.--Bones of Poverty.--The Pioneer of Civilization.--Jug of Empire.--Siamese Twins.--The Sugar-bush.--He Wins his Bride.--The Mystery about the Blanket.--A City that is always a Novelty.--Home again.

The

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From this reading Word.--Chimney Rock.--The Panorama Man.--A Good Jump.--The Undying Head.

Twins

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From this reading Vaccination.--A Long Ride.--Bones of Poverty.--The Pioneer of Civilization.--Jug of Empire.--Siamese Twins.--The Sugar-bush.--He Wins his Bride.--The Mystery about the Blanket.--A City that is always a Novelty.--Home again.

Undying

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From this reading Word.--Chimney Rock.--The Panorama Man.--A Good Jump.--The Undying Head.

Vaccination

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From this reading Vaccination.--A Long Ride.--Bones of Poverty.--The Pioneer of Civilization.--Jug of Empire.--Siamese Twins.--The Sugar-bush.--He Wins his Bride.--The Mystery about the Blanket.--A City that is always a Novelty.--Home again.

Wins

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From this reading Vaccination.--A Long Ride.--Bones of Poverty.--The Pioneer of Civilization.--Jug of Empire.--Siamese Twins.--The Sugar-bush.--He Wins his Bride.--The Mystery about the Blanket.--A City that is always a Novelty.--Home again.

Word

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From this reading Word.--Chimney Rock.--The Panorama Man.--A Good Jump.--The Undying Head.

Chapter 2 of Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain holds 79 sentences, grouped into 16 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 Life on the Mississippi contain?

Chapter 2 holds 79 sentences of Life on the Mississippi, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 2 of Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 79 sentences, grouped into 16 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.

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Work through the 16 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

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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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