Chapter 37 of The Blazed Trail is here in full — 256 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXVII
Chapter 37 of The Blazed Trail is here in full — 256 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“What is it?” “What's the matter?” “What's happened?” burst on Wallace in a volley. “It's Dyer,” gasped the young man. “I found him on the boom!
Chapter 37 of The Blazed Trail is here in full — 256 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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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
make a resonant sound, like artillery
From this reading ““I found him on the boom!”
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading ““What's happened?” burst on Wallace in a volley.”
someone whose job is to dye cloth
From this reading ““It's Dyer,” gasped the young man.”
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading ““It's Dyer,” gasped the young man.”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading ““What's happened?” burst on Wallace in a volley.”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading ““What's the matter?””
rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
From this reading ““What's happened?” burst on Wallace in a volley.”
Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305)
From this reading ““What's happened?” burst on Wallace in a volley.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “What's happened?” burst on Wallace in a volley.
make a resonant sound, like artillery
From this reading “I found him on the boom!
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “What's happened?” burst on Wallace in a volley.
someone whose job is to dye cloth
From this reading “It's Dyer,” gasped the young man.
set up or found
From this reading “I found him on the boom!
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “It's Dyer,” gasped the young man.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “What's happened?” burst on Wallace in a volley.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I found him on the boom!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I found him on the boom!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “What's happened?” burst on Wallace in a volley.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is it?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What is it?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It's Dyer,” gasped the young man.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “It's Dyer,” gasped the young man.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “What's the matter?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “What's happened?” burst on Wallace in a volley.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “What's the matter?”
rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
From this reading “What's happened?” burst on Wallace in a volley.
Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305)
From this reading “What's happened?” burst on Wallace in a volley.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is it?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What's the matter?”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “It's Dyer,” gasped the young man.
Chapter 37 of The Blazed Trail by Stewart Edward White holds 256 sentences, grouped into 52 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 37 holds 256 sentences of The Blazed Trail, unabridged, divided into 52 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 37 of The Blazed Trail by Stewart Edward White exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 256 sentences, grouped into 52 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 52 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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