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Life on the Mississippi

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of Life on the Mississippi is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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From Cairo to Hickman THE scenery, from St. Louis to Cairo--two hundred miles--is varied and beautiful.
The hills were clothed in the fresh foliage of spring now, and were a gracious and worthy setting for the broad river flowing between.
Our trip began auspiciously, with a perfect day, as to breeze and sunshine, and our boat threw the miles out behind her with satisfactory despatch.
We found a railway intruding at Chester, Illinois; Chester has also a penitentiary now, and is otherwise marching on.
At Grand Tower, too, there was a railway; and another at Cape Girardeau.
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Life on the Mississippi

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of Life on the Mississippi is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/48 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
From Cairo to Hickman THE scenery, from St. Louis to Cairo--two hundred miles--is varied and beautiful.
Line 2
The hills were clothed in the fresh foliage of spring now, and were a gracious and worthy setting for the broad river flowing between.
Line 3
Our trip began auspiciously, with a perfect day, as to breeze and sunshine, and our boat threw the miles out behind her with satisfactory despatch.
Line 4
We found a railway intruding at Chester, Illinois; Chester has also a penitentiary now, and is otherwise marching on.
Line 5
At Grand Tower, too, there was a railway; and another at Cape Girardeau.

Learner Dictionary

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Worthy adjective US /ˈwɜːr.ði/

Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.

From this reading “The hills were clothed in the fresh foliage of spring now, and were a gracious and worthy setting for the broad river flowing between.”

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a

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From this reading The hills were clothed in the fresh foliage of spring now, and were a gracious and worthy setting for the broad river flowing between.

also

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From this reading We found a railway intruding at Chester, Illinois; Chester has also a penitentiary now, and is otherwise marching on.

and

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From this reading From Cairo to Hickman THE scenery, from St. Louis to Cairo--two hundred miles--is varied and beautiful.

another

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From this reading At Grand Tower, too, there was a railway; and another at Cape Girardeau.

as

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From this reading Our trip began auspiciously, with a perfect day, as to breeze and sunshine, and our boat threw the miles out behind her with satisfactory despatch.

at

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From this reading We found a railway intruding at Chester, Illinois; Chester has also a penitentiary now, and is otherwise marching on.

auspiciously

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From this reading Our trip began auspiciously, with a perfect day, as to breeze and sunshine, and our boat threw the miles out behind her with satisfactory despatch.

beautiful

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From this reading From Cairo to Hickman THE scenery, from St. Louis to Cairo--two hundred miles--is varied and beautiful.

began

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From this reading Our trip began auspiciously, with a perfect day, as to breeze and sunshine, and our boat threw the miles out behind her with satisfactory despatch.

behind

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From this reading Our trip began auspiciously, with a perfect day, as to breeze and sunshine, and our boat threw the miles out behind her with satisfactory despatch.

between

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From this reading The hills were clothed in the fresh foliage of spring now, and were a gracious and worthy setting for the broad river flowing between.

boat

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From this reading Our trip began auspiciously, with a perfect day, as to breeze and sunshine, and our boat threw the miles out behind her with satisfactory despatch.

breeze

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From this reading Our trip began auspiciously, with a perfect day, as to breeze and sunshine, and our boat threw the miles out behind her with satisfactory despatch.

broad

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From this reading The hills were clothed in the fresh foliage of spring now, and were a gracious and worthy setting for the broad river flowing between.

Cairo

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From this reading From Cairo to Hickman THE scenery, from St. Louis to Cairo--two hundred miles--is varied and beautiful.

Cape

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From this reading At Grand Tower, too, there was a railway; and another at Cape Girardeau.

Chester

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From this reading We found a railway intruding at Chester, Illinois; Chester has also a penitentiary now, and is otherwise marching on.

clothed

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From this reading The hills were clothed in the fresh foliage of spring now, and were a gracious and worthy setting for the broad river flowing between.

day

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From this reading Our trip began auspiciously, with a perfect day, as to breeze and sunshine, and our boat threw the miles out behind her with satisfactory despatch.

despatch

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From this reading Our trip began auspiciously, with a perfect day, as to breeze and sunshine, and our boat threw the miles out behind her with satisfactory despatch.

flowing

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From this reading The hills were clothed in the fresh foliage of spring now, and were a gracious and worthy setting for the broad river flowing between.

foliage

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From this reading The hills were clothed in the fresh foliage of spring now, and were a gracious and worthy setting for the broad river flowing between.

for

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From this reading The hills were clothed in the fresh foliage of spring now, and were a gracious and worthy setting for the broad river flowing between.

found

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From this reading We found a railway intruding at Chester, Illinois; Chester has also a penitentiary now, and is otherwise marching on.

fresh

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From this reading The hills were clothed in the fresh foliage of spring now, and were a gracious and worthy setting for the broad river flowing between.

From

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From this reading From Cairo to Hickman THE scenery, from St. Louis to Cairo--two hundred miles--is varied and beautiful.

Girardeau

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From this reading At Grand Tower, too, there was a railway; and another at Cape Girardeau.

gracious

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From this reading The hills were clothed in the fresh foliage of spring now, and were a gracious and worthy setting for the broad river flowing between.

Grand

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From this reading At Grand Tower, too, there was a railway; and another at Cape Girardeau.

has

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From this reading We found a railway intruding at Chester, Illinois; Chester has also a penitentiary now, and is otherwise marching on.

her

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From this reading Our trip began auspiciously, with a perfect day, as to breeze and sunshine, and our boat threw the miles out behind her with satisfactory despatch.

Hickman

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From this reading From Cairo to Hickman THE scenery, from St. Louis to Cairo--two hundred miles--is varied and beautiful.

hills

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From this reading The hills were clothed in the fresh foliage of spring now, and were a gracious and worthy setting for the broad river flowing between.

hundred

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From this reading From Cairo to Hickman THE scenery, from St. Louis to Cairo--two hundred miles--is varied and beautiful.

Illinois

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From this reading We found a railway intruding at Chester, Illinois; Chester has also a penitentiary now, and is otherwise marching on.

in

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From this reading The hills were clothed in the fresh foliage of spring now, and were a gracious and worthy setting for the broad river flowing between.

intruding

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From this reading We found a railway intruding at Chester, Illinois; Chester has also a penitentiary now, and is otherwise marching on.

is

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From this reading From Cairo to Hickman THE scenery, from St. Louis to Cairo--two hundred miles--is varied and beautiful.

Louis

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From this reading From Cairo to Hickman THE scenery, from St. Louis to Cairo--two hundred miles--is varied and beautiful.

marching

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From this reading We found a railway intruding at Chester, Illinois; Chester has also a penitentiary now, and is otherwise marching on.

miles

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From this reading From Cairo to Hickman THE scenery, from St. Louis to Cairo--two hundred miles--is varied and beautiful.

now

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From this reading The hills were clothed in the fresh foliage of spring now, and were a gracious and worthy setting for the broad river flowing between.

of

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From this reading The hills were clothed in the fresh foliage of spring now, and were a gracious and worthy setting for the broad river flowing between.

on

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From this reading We found a railway intruding at Chester, Illinois; Chester has also a penitentiary now, and is otherwise marching on.

otherwise

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From this reading We found a railway intruding at Chester, Illinois; Chester has also a penitentiary now, and is otherwise marching on.

Our

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From this reading Our trip began auspiciously, with a perfect day, as to breeze and sunshine, and our boat threw the miles out behind her with satisfactory despatch.

out

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From this reading Our trip began auspiciously, with a perfect day, as to breeze and sunshine, and our boat threw the miles out behind her with satisfactory despatch.

penitentiary

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From this reading We found a railway intruding at Chester, Illinois; Chester has also a penitentiary now, and is otherwise marching on.

perfect

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From this reading Our trip began auspiciously, with a perfect day, as to breeze and sunshine, and our boat threw the miles out behind her with satisfactory despatch.

railway

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From this reading We found a railway intruding at Chester, Illinois; Chester has also a penitentiary now, and is otherwise marching on.

river

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From this reading The hills were clothed in the fresh foliage of spring now, and were a gracious and worthy setting for the broad river flowing between.

satisfactory

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From this reading Our trip began auspiciously, with a perfect day, as to breeze and sunshine, and our boat threw the miles out behind her with satisfactory despatch.

scenery

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From this reading From Cairo to Hickman THE scenery, from St. Louis to Cairo--two hundred miles--is varied and beautiful.

setting

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From this reading The hills were clothed in the fresh foliage of spring now, and were a gracious and worthy setting for the broad river flowing between.

spring

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From this reading The hills were clothed in the fresh foliage of spring now, and were a gracious and worthy setting for the broad river flowing between.

St

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From this reading From Cairo to Hickman THE scenery, from St. Louis to Cairo--two hundred miles--is varied and beautiful.

sunshine

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From this reading Our trip began auspiciously, with a perfect day, as to breeze and sunshine, and our boat threw the miles out behind her with satisfactory despatch.

THE

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From this reading From Cairo to Hickman THE scenery, from St. Louis to Cairo--two hundred miles--is varied and beautiful.

there

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From this reading At Grand Tower, too, there was a railway; and another at Cape Girardeau.

threw

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From this reading Our trip began auspiciously, with a perfect day, as to breeze and sunshine, and our boat threw the miles out behind her with satisfactory despatch.

to

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From this reading From Cairo to Hickman THE scenery, from St. Louis to Cairo--two hundred miles--is varied and beautiful.

too

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From this reading At Grand Tower, too, there was a railway; and another at Cape Girardeau.

Tower

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From this reading At Grand Tower, too, there was a railway; and another at Cape Girardeau.

trip

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From this reading Our trip began auspiciously, with a perfect day, as to breeze and sunshine, and our boat threw the miles out behind her with satisfactory despatch.

two

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From this reading From Cairo to Hickman THE scenery, from St. Louis to Cairo--two hundred miles--is varied and beautiful.

varied

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From this reading From Cairo to Hickman THE scenery, from St. Louis to Cairo--two hundred miles--is varied and beautiful.

was

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From this reading At Grand Tower, too, there was a railway; and another at Cape Girardeau.

We

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From this reading We found a railway intruding at Chester, Illinois; Chester has also a penitentiary now, and is otherwise marching on.

were

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From this reading The hills were clothed in the fresh foliage of spring now, and were a gracious and worthy setting for the broad river flowing between.

with

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From this reading Our trip began auspiciously, with a perfect day, as to breeze and sunshine, and our boat threw the miles out behind her with satisfactory despatch.

worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/

Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.

From this reading The hills were clothed in the fresh foliage of spring now, and were a gracious and worthy setting for the broad river flowing between.

Chapter 10 of Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain holds 242 sentences, grouped into 49 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 10 of Life on the Mississippi contain?

Chapter 10 holds 242 sentences of Life on the Mississippi, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 10 of Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 242 sentences, grouped into 49 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 10 of Life on the Mississippi?

Work through the 49 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 49 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.

Can chapter 10 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 10 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.

Questions about reading Life on the Mississippi

Common questions about reading Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Life on the Mississippi?

Yes. All 6352 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #245 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #245, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Life on the Mississippi take to read?

About 529 minutes of reading across 1271 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Life on the Mississippi

Words and structures a reader meets early in Life on the Mississippi, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Chimney
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Life on the Mississippi; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Panorama
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Life on the Mississippi; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Undying
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Life on the Mississippi; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Peboan
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Life on the Mississippi; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.