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Recollections of a Pioneer

Chapter XIII

Chapter 13 of Recollections of a Pioneer is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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_Home for Recruits._ I do not recall the incidents of the trip home.
I do not remember the road or how we crossed the river or anything about it, though I have tried very hard to recall them.
I only know that we went from Des Arc to Dover, Arkansas, and that somewhere on the road Henry Gibson and Harold Shultz joined us and that we all reached home together.
Henry Gibson is dead.
Schultz is insane and confined at State Hospital No. 2 at St. Joseph, and Brother James is in Idaho, so I have no way of refreshing my memory, and as the trip, although it covered nearly four hundred miles, was made forty-eight years ago, my foot steps have grown cold.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Recollections of a Pioneer

Chapter XIII

Chapter 13 of Recollections of a Pioneer is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/51 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_Home for Recruits._ I do not recall the incidents of the trip home.
/hoʊm fɔːr rəˈkruːts aɪ duː nɑːt ˈriːkɔːl ðə ˈɪnsədənts ʌv ðə trɪp hoʊm/
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I do not remember the road or how we crossed the river or anything about it, though I have tried very hard to recall them.
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I only know that we went from Des Arc to Dover, Arkansas, and that somewhere on the road Henry Gibson and Harold Shultz joined us and that we all reached home together.
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Henry Gibson is dead.
/ˈhenri ˈɡɪbsən ɪz ded/
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Schultz is insane and confined at State Hospital No. 2 at St. Joseph, and Brother James is in Idaho, so I have no way of refreshing my memory, and as the trip, although it covered nearly four hundred miles, was made forty-eight years ago, my foot steps have grown cold.

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.

Arc noun US /ɑːrk/

electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field

From this reading “I only know that we went from Des Arc to Dover, Arkansas, and that somewhere on the road Henry Gibson and Harold Shultz joined us and that we all reached home together.”

Arkansas noun US /ˈɑːrkənsɑː/

a state in south central United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War

From this reading “I only know that we went from Des Arc to Dover, Arkansas, and that somewhere on the road Henry Gibson and Harold Shultz joined us and that we all reached home together.”

Dover noun US /ˈdoʊvər/

the capital of the state of Delaware

From this reading “I only know that we went from Des Arc to Dover, Arkansas, and that somewhere on the road Henry Gibson and Harold Shultz joined us and that we all reached home together.”

Gibson noun US /ˈɡɪbsən/

United States illustrator remembered for his creation of the “Gibson girl” (1867-1944)

From this reading “I only know that we went from Des Arc to Dover, Arkansas, and that somewhere on the road Henry Gibson and Harold Shultz joined us and that we all reached home together.”

Idaho noun US /ˈaɪdəhoʊ/

a state in the Rocky Mountains

From this reading “Schultz is insane and confined at State Hospital No. 2 at St. Joseph, and Brother James is in Idaho, so I have no way of refreshing my memory, and as the trip, although it covered nearly four hundred miles, was made forty-eight years ago, my foot steps have grown cold.”

insane adjective US /ˌɪnˈseɪn/

afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement

From this reading “Schultz is insane and confined at State Hospital No. 2 at St. Joseph, and Brother James is in Idaho, so I have no way of refreshing my memory, and as the trip, although it covered nearly four hundred miles, was made forty-eight years ago, my foot steps have grown cold.”

Recruits noun US /rəˈkruːts/

plural of “recruit” — a recently enlisted soldier

From this reading “_Home for Recruits._ I do not recall the incidents of the trip home.”

refreshing adjective US /rɪˈfreʃɪŋ/

imparting vitality and energy

From this reading “Schultz is insane and confined at State Hospital No. 2 at St. Joseph, and Brother James is in Idaho, so I have no way of refreshing my memory, and as the trip, although it covered nearly four hundred miles, was made forty-eight years ago, my foot steps have grown cold.”

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.

hundred miles noun + noun counted as “hundred mile”

In this reading “Schultz is insane and confined at State Hospital No. 2 at St. Joseph, and Brother James is in Idaho, so I have no way of refreshing my memory, and as the trip, although it covered nearly four hundred miles, was made forty-eight years ago, my foot steps have grown cold.”

four hundred noun + noun

the exclusive social set of a city

In this reading “Schultz is insane and confined at State Hospital No. 2 at St. Joseph, and Brother James is in Idaho, so I have no way of refreshing my memory, and as the trip, although it covered nearly four hundred miles, was made forty-eight years ago, my foot steps have grown cold.”

recall the incidents verb + article + noun counted as “recall … incident”

In this reading “_Home for Recruits._ I do not recall the incidents of the trip home.”

reached home verb + noun counted as “reach home”

In this reading “I only know that we went from Des Arc to Dover, Arkansas, and that somewhere on the road Henry Gibson and Harold Shultz joined us and that we all reached home together.”

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

travelling about

In this reading “I only know that we went from Des Arc to Dover, Arkansas, and that somewhere on the road Henry Gibson and Harold Shultz joined us and that we all reached home together.”

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From this reading Schultz is insane and confined at State Hospital No. 2 at St. Joseph, and Brother James is in Idaho, so I have no way of refreshing my memory, and as the trip, although it covered nearly four hundred miles, was made forty-eight years ago, my foot steps have grown cold.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading I do not remember the road or how we crossed the river or anything about it, though I have tried very hard to recall them.

agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/

in the past

From this reading Schultz is insane and confined at State Hospital No. 2 at St. Joseph, and Brother James is in Idaho, so I have no way of refreshing my memory, and as the trip, although it covered nearly four hundred miles, was made forty-eight years ago, my foot steps have grown cold.

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 I only know that we went from Des Arc to Dover, Arkansas, and that somewhere on the road Henry Gibson and Harold Shultz joined us and that we all reached home together.

althoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Schultz is insane and confined at State Hospital No. 2 at St. Joseph, and Brother James is in Idaho, so I have no way of refreshing my memory, and as the trip, although it covered nearly four hundred miles, was made forty-eight years ago, my foot steps have grown cold.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading I only know that we went from Des Arc to Dover, Arkansas, and that somewhere on the road Henry Gibson and Harold Shultz joined us and that we all reached home together.

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading I do not remember the road or how we crossed the river or anything about it, though I have tried very hard to recall them.

ArcnounUS /ɑːrk/

electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field

From this reading I only know that we went from Des Arc to Dover, Arkansas, and that somewhere on the road Henry Gibson and Harold Shultz joined us and that we all reached home together.

ArkansasnounUS /ˈɑːrkənsɑː/

a state in south central United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War

From this reading I only know that we went from Des Arc to Dover, Arkansas, and that somewhere on the road Henry Gibson and Harold Shultz joined us and that we all reached home together.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Schultz is insane and confined at State Hospital No. 2 at St. Joseph, and Brother James is in Idaho, so I have no way of refreshing my memory, and as the trip, although it covered nearly four hundred miles, was made forty-eight years ago, my foot steps have grown cold.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Schultz is insane and confined at State Hospital No. 2 at St. Joseph, and Brother James is in Idaho, so I have no way of refreshing my memory, and as the trip, although it covered nearly four hundred miles, was made forty-eight years ago, my foot steps have grown cold.

BrothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading Schultz is insane and confined at State Hospital No. 2 at St. Joseph, and Brother James is in Idaho, so I have no way of refreshing my memory, and as the trip, although it covered nearly four hundred miles, was made forty-eight years ago, my foot steps have grown cold.

coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading Schultz is insane and confined at State Hospital No. 2 at St. Joseph, and Brother James is in Idaho, so I have no way of refreshing my memory, and as the trip, although it covered nearly four hundred miles, was made forty-eight years ago, my foot steps have grown cold.

confinedadjectiveUS /kənˈfaɪnd/

not invading healthy tissue

From this reading Schultz is insane and confined at State Hospital No. 2 at St. Joseph, and Brother James is in Idaho, so I have no way of refreshing my memory, and as the trip, although it covered nearly four hundred miles, was made forty-eight years ago, my foot steps have grown cold.

coveredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌvərd/

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading Schultz is insane and confined at State Hospital No. 2 at St. Joseph, and Brother James is in Idaho, so I have no way of refreshing my memory, and as the trip, although it covered nearly four hundred miles, was made forty-eight years ago, my foot steps have grown cold.

crossedadjectiveUS /krɔːst/

placed crosswise

From this reading I do not remember the road or how we crossed the river or anything about it, though I have tried very hard to recall them.

deadadjectiveUS /ded/

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading Henry Gibson is dead.

DesnounUS /des/

a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry

From this reading I only know that we went from Des Arc to Dover, Arkansas, and that somewhere on the road Henry Gibson and Harold Shultz joined us and that we all reached home together.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading _Home for Recruits._ I do not recall the incidents of the trip home.

DovernounUS /ˈdoʊvər/

the capital of the state of Delaware

From this reading I only know that we went from Des Arc to Dover, Arkansas, and that somewhere on the road Henry Gibson and Harold Shultz joined us and that we all reached home together.

footnounUS /fʊt/

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading Schultz is insane and confined at State Hospital No. 2 at St. Joseph, and Brother James is in Idaho, so I have no way of refreshing my memory, and as the trip, although it covered nearly four hundred miles, was made forty-eight years ago, my foot steps have grown cold.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _Home for Recruits._ I do not recall the incidents of the trip home.

forty-eightadjective

being eight more than forty

From this reading Schultz is insane and confined at State Hospital No. 2 at St. Joseph, and Brother James is in Idaho, so I have no way of refreshing my memory, and as the trip, although it covered nearly four hundred miles, was made forty-eight years ago, my foot steps have grown cold.

fournounUS /fɔːr/

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading Schultz is insane and confined at State Hospital No. 2 at St. Joseph, and Brother James is in Idaho, so I have no way of refreshing my memory, and as the trip, although it covered nearly four hundred miles, was made forty-eight years ago, my foot steps have grown cold.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I only know that we went from Des Arc to Dover, Arkansas, and that somewhere on the road Henry Gibson and Harold Shultz joined us and that we all reached home together.

GibsonnounUS /ˈɡɪbsən/

United States illustrator remembered for his creation of the “Gibson girl” (1867-1944)

From this reading I only know that we went from Des Arc to Dover, Arkansas, and that somewhere on the road Henry Gibson and Harold Shultz joined us and that we all reached home together.

grownadjectiveUS /ɡroʊn/

(of animals) fully developed

From this reading Schultz is insane and confined at State Hospital No. 2 at St. Joseph, and Brother James is in Idaho, so I have no way of refreshing my memory, and as the trip, although it covered nearly four hundred miles, was made forty-eight years ago, my foot steps have grown cold.

hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading I do not remember the road or how we crossed the river or anything about it, though I have tried very hard to recall them.

Harold

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

From this reading I only know that we went from Des Arc to Dover, Arkansas, and that somewhere on the road Henry Gibson and Harold Shultz joined us and that we all reached home together.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I do not remember the road or how we crossed the river or anything about it, though I have tried very hard to recall them.

HenrynounUS /ˈhenri/

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading I only know that we went from Des Arc to Dover, Arkansas, and that somewhere on the road Henry Gibson and Harold Shultz joined us and that we all reached home together.

HomenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading _Home for Recruits._ I do not recall the incidents of the trip home.

HospitalnounUS /ˈhɑːspɪtəl/

a health facility where patients receive treatment

From this reading Schultz is insane and confined at State Hospital No. 2 at St. Joseph, and Brother James is in Idaho, so I have no way of refreshing my memory, and as the trip, although it covered nearly four hundred miles, was made forty-eight years ago, my foot steps have grown cold.

how

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

From this reading I do not remember the road or how we crossed the river or anything about it, though I have tried very hard to recall them.

hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/

ten 10s

From this reading Schultz is insane and confined at State Hospital No. 2 at St. Joseph, and Brother James is in Idaho, so I have no way of refreshing my memory, and as the trip, although it covered nearly four hundred miles, was made forty-eight years ago, my foot steps have grown cold.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading _Home for Recruits._ I do not recall the incidents of the trip home.

IdahonounUS /ˈaɪdəhoʊ/

a state in the Rocky Mountains

From this reading Schultz is insane and confined at State Hospital No. 2 at St. Joseph, and Brother James is in Idaho, so I have no way of refreshing my memory, and as the trip, although it covered nearly four hundred miles, was made forty-eight years ago, my foot steps have grown cold.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Schultz is insane and confined at State Hospital No. 2 at St. Joseph, and Brother James is in Idaho, so I have no way of refreshing my memory, and as the trip, although it covered nearly four hundred miles, was made forty-eight years ago, my foot steps have grown cold.

incidentsnounUS /ˈɪnsədənts/

plural of “incident” — a single distinct event

From this reading _Home for Recruits._ I do not recall the incidents of the trip home.

insaneadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈseɪn/

afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement

From this reading Schultz is insane and confined at State Hospital No. 2 at St. Joseph, and Brother James is in Idaho, so I have no way of refreshing my memory, and as the trip, although it covered nearly four hundred miles, was made forty-eight years ago, my foot steps have grown cold.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Henry Gibson is dead.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I do not remember the road or how we crossed the river or anything about it, though I have tried very hard to recall them.

JamesnounUS /dʒeɪmz/

a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)

From this reading Schultz is insane and confined at State Hospital No. 2 at St. Joseph, and Brother James is in Idaho, so I have no way of refreshing my memory, and as the trip, although it covered nearly four hundred miles, was made forty-eight years ago, my foot steps have grown cold.

joinedadjectiveUS /dʒɔɪnd/

of or relating to two people who are married to each other

From this reading I only know that we went from Des Arc to Dover, Arkansas, and that somewhere on the road Henry Gibson and Harold Shultz joined us and that we all reached home together.

JosephnounUS /ˈdʒoʊsəf/

leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)

From this reading Schultz is insane and confined at State Hospital No. 2 at St. Joseph, and Brother James is in Idaho, so I have no way of refreshing my memory, and as the trip, although it covered nearly four hundred miles, was made forty-eight years ago, my foot steps have grown cold.

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading I only know that we went from Des Arc to Dover, Arkansas, and that somewhere on the road Henry Gibson and Harold Shultz joined us and that we all reached home together.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Schultz is insane and confined at State Hospital No. 2 at St. Joseph, and Brother James is in Idaho, so I have no way of refreshing my memory, and as the trip, although it covered nearly four hundred miles, was made forty-eight years ago, my foot steps have grown cold.

memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading Schultz is insane and confined at State Hospital No. 2 at St. Joseph, and Brother James is in Idaho, so I have no way of refreshing my memory, and as the trip, although it covered nearly four hundred miles, was made forty-eight years ago, my foot steps have grown cold.

milesnounUS /maɪlz/

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading Schultz is insane and confined at State Hospital No. 2 at St. Joseph, and Brother James is in Idaho, so I have no way of refreshing my memory, and as the trip, although it covered nearly four hundred miles, was made forty-eight years ago, my foot steps have grown cold.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Schultz is insane and confined at State Hospital No. 2 at St. Joseph, and Brother James is in Idaho, so I have no way of refreshing my memory, and as the trip, although it covered nearly four hundred miles, was made forty-eight years ago, my foot steps have grown cold.

nearlyadverbUS /ˈnɪrli/

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading Schultz is insane and confined at State Hospital No. 2 at St. Joseph, and Brother James is in Idaho, so I have no way of refreshing my memory, and as the trip, although it covered nearly four hundred miles, was made forty-eight years ago, my foot steps have grown cold.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Schultz is insane and confined at State Hospital No. 2 at St. Joseph, and Brother James is in Idaho, so I have no way of refreshing my memory, and as the trip, although it covered nearly four hundred miles, was made forty-eight years ago, my foot steps have grown cold.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _Home for Recruits._ I do not recall the incidents of the trip home.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Home for Recruits._ I do not recall the incidents of the trip home.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I only know that we went from Des Arc to Dover, Arkansas, and that somewhere on the road Henry Gibson and Harold Shultz joined us and that we all reached home together.

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading I only know that we went from Des Arc to Dover, Arkansas, and that somewhere on the road Henry Gibson and Harold Shultz joined us and that we all reached home together.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading I do not remember the road or how we crossed the river or anything about it, though I have tried very hard to recall them.

reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading I only know that we went from Des Arc to Dover, Arkansas, and that somewhere on the road Henry Gibson and Harold Shultz joined us and that we all reached home together.

recallverbUS /ˈriːkɔːl/

recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading _Home for Recruits._ I do not recall the incidents of the trip home.

RecruitsnounUS /rəˈkruːts/

plural of “recruit” — a recently enlisted soldier

From this reading _Home for Recruits._ I do not recall the incidents of the trip home.

refreshingadjectiveUS /rɪˈfreʃɪŋ/

imparting vitality and energy

From this reading Schultz is insane and confined at State Hospital No. 2 at St. Joseph, and Brother James is in Idaho, so I have no way of refreshing my memory, and as the trip, although it covered nearly four hundred miles, was made forty-eight years ago, my foot steps have grown cold.

rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading I do not remember the road or how we crossed the river or anything about it, though I have tried very hard to recall them.

rivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading I do not remember the road or how we crossed the river or anything about it, though I have tried very hard to recall them.

roadnounUS /roʊd/

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading I do not remember the road or how we crossed the river or anything about it, though I have tried very hard to recall them.

Schultz

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

From this reading Schultz is insane and confined at State Hospital No. 2 at St. Joseph, and Brother James is in Idaho, so I have no way of refreshing my memory, and as the trip, although it covered nearly four hundred miles, was made forty-eight years ago, my foot steps have grown cold.

Shultz

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

From this reading I only know that we went from Des Arc to Dover, Arkansas, and that somewhere on the road Henry Gibson and Harold Shultz joined us and that we all reached home together.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Schultz is insane and confined at State Hospital No. 2 at St. Joseph, and Brother James is in Idaho, so I have no way of refreshing my memory, and as the trip, although it covered nearly four hundred miles, was made forty-eight years ago, my foot steps have grown cold.

somewhereadverbUS /ˈsʌmwer/

in or at or to some place

From this reading I only know that we went from Des Arc to Dover, Arkansas, and that somewhere on the road Henry Gibson and Harold Shultz joined us and that we all reached home together.

St

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

From this reading Schultz is insane and confined at State Hospital No. 2 at St. Joseph, and Brother James is in Idaho, so I have no way of refreshing my memory, and as the trip, although it covered nearly four hundred miles, was made forty-eight years ago, my foot steps have grown cold.

StatenounUS /steɪt/

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading Schultz is insane and confined at State Hospital No. 2 at St. Joseph, and Brother James is in Idaho, so I have no way of refreshing my memory, and as the trip, although it covered nearly four hundred miles, was made forty-eight years ago, my foot steps have grown cold.

stepsnounUS /steps/

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading Schultz is insane and confined at State Hospital No. 2 at St. Joseph, and Brother James is in Idaho, so I have no way of refreshing my memory, and as the trip, although it covered nearly four hundred miles, was made forty-eight years ago, my foot steps have grown cold.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I only know that we went from Des Arc to Dover, Arkansas, and that somewhere on the road Henry Gibson and Harold Shultz joined us and that we all reached home together.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _Home for Recruits._ I do not recall the incidents of the trip home.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading I do not remember the road or how we crossed the river or anything about it, though I have tried very hard to recall them.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading I do not remember the road or how we crossed the river or anything about it, though I have tried very hard to recall them.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading I do not remember the road or how we crossed the river or anything about it, though I have tried very hard to recall them.

togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading I only know that we went from Des Arc to Dover, Arkansas, and that somewhere on the road Henry Gibson and Harold Shultz joined us and that we all reached home together.

triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/

tested and proved useful or correct

From this reading I do not remember the road or how we crossed the river or anything about it, though I have tried very hard to recall them.

tripnounUS /trɪp/

a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)

From this reading _Home for Recruits._ I do not recall the incidents of the trip home.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I only know that we went from Des Arc to Dover, Arkansas, and that somewhere on the road Henry Gibson and Harold Shultz joined us and that we all reached home together.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading I do not remember the road or how we crossed the river or anything about it, though I have tried very hard to recall them.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Schultz is insane and confined at State Hospital No. 2 at St. Joseph, and Brother James is in Idaho, so I have no way of refreshing my memory, and as the trip, although it covered nearly four hundred miles, was made forty-eight years ago, my foot steps have grown cold.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Schultz is insane and confined at State Hospital No. 2 at St. Joseph, and Brother James is in Idaho, so I have no way of refreshing my memory, and as the trip, although it covered nearly four hundred miles, was made forty-eight years ago, my foot steps have grown cold.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading I do not remember the road or how we crossed the river or anything about it, though I have tried very hard to recall them.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading I only know that we went from Des Arc to Dover, Arkansas, and that somewhere on the road Henry Gibson and Harold Shultz joined us and that we all reached home together.

yearsnounUS /jɪrz/

a late time of life

From this reading Schultz is insane and confined at State Hospital No. 2 at St. Joseph, and Brother James is in Idaho, so I have no way of refreshing my memory, and as the trip, although it covered nearly four hundred miles, was made forty-eight years ago, my foot steps have grown cold.

Chapter 13 of Recollections of a Pioneer by J. W. (J. Watt) Gibson holds 257 sentences, grouped into 52 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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.

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Chapter 13 holds 257 sentences of Recollections of a Pioneer, unabridged, divided into 52 reading sections.

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Vocabulary met early in Recollections of a Pioneer

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Press
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Nelson-hanne
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Printing
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South
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