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The Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner — Volume 3
The Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner — Volume 3

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

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"The hounds are baying on my track: O white man!
will you send me back?"
In a panic, frightened animals will always flee to human-kind from the danger of more savage foes.
They always make a mistake in doing so.
Perhaps the trait is the survival of an era of peace on earth; perhaps it is a prophecy of the golden age of the future.
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The Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner — Volume 3

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of The Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner — Volume 3 is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"The hounds are baying on my track: O white man!
/ðə haʊndz ɑːr ˈbeɪɪŋ ɑːn maɪ træk oʊ waɪt mæn/
Line 2
will you send me back?"
/wɪl juː send miː bæk/
Line 3
In a panic, frightened animals will always flee to human-kind from the danger of more savage foes.
Line 4
They always make a mistake in doing so.
/ðeɪ ˈɔːlweɪz meɪk ə mɪˈsteɪk ɪn ˈduːɪŋ soʊ/
Line 5
Perhaps the trait is the survival of an era of peace on earth; perhaps it is a prophecy of the golden age of the future.
/pərˈhæps ðə treɪt ɪz ðə sərˈvaɪvəl ʌv æn ˈerə ʌv piːs ɑːn ɜːrθ pərˈhæps ɪt ɪz ə ˈprɒf.ə.si ʌv ðə ˈɡoʊldən eɪdʒ ʌv ðə ˈfjuːtʃər/

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baying verb US /ˈbeɪɪŋ/

-ing form of “bay” — utter in deep prolonged tones

From this reading “"The hounds are baying on my track: O white man!”

era noun US /ˈerə/

a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event

From this reading “Perhaps the trait is the survival of an era of peace on earth; perhaps it is a prophecy of the golden age of the future.”

flee verb US /fliː/

run away quickly

From this reading “In a panic, frightened animals will always flee to human-kind from the danger of more savage foes.”

foes noun US /foʊz/

plural of “foe” — an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)

From this reading “In a panic, frightened animals will always flee to human-kind from the danger of more savage foes.”

panic noun US /ˈpænɪk/

an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

From this reading “In a panic, frightened animals will always flee to human-kind from the danger of more savage foes.”

prophecy noun US /ˈprɒf.ə.si/

A prediction of what will happen in the future, often divinely or magically inspired.

From this reading “Perhaps the trait is the survival of an era of peace on earth; perhaps it is a prophecy of the golden age of the future.”

survival noun US /sərˈvaɪvəl/

a state of surviving; remaining alive

From this reading “Perhaps the trait is the survival of an era of peace on earth; perhaps it is a prophecy of the golden age of the future.”

trait noun US /treɪt/

a distinguishing feature of your personal nature

From this reading “Perhaps the trait is the survival of an era of peace on earth; perhaps it is a prophecy of the golden age of the future.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading In a panic, frightened animals will always flee to human-kind from the danger of more savage foes.

agenounUS /eɪdʒ/

how long something has existed

From this reading Perhaps the trait is the survival of an era of peace on earth; perhaps it is a prophecy of the golden age of the future.

alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading In a panic, frightened animals will always flee to human-kind from the danger of more savage foes.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Perhaps the trait is the survival of an era of peace on earth; perhaps it is a prophecy of the golden age of the future.

animalsnounUS /ˈænəməlz/

plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading In a panic, frightened animals will always flee to human-kind from the danger of more savage foes.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "The hounds are baying on my track: O white man!

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading will you send me back?"

bayingverbUS /ˈbeɪɪŋ/

-ing form of “bay” — utter in deep prolonged tones

From this reading "The hounds are baying on my track: O white man!

dangernounUS /ˈdeɪndʒər/

the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury

From this reading In a panic, frightened animals will always flee to human-kind from the danger of more savage foes.

doingverbUS /ˈduːɪŋ/

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading They always make a mistake in doing so.

earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading Perhaps the trait is the survival of an era of peace on earth; perhaps it is a prophecy of the golden age of the future.

eranounUS /ˈerə/

a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event

From this reading Perhaps the trait is the survival of an era of peace on earth; perhaps it is a prophecy of the golden age of the future.

fleeverbUS /fliː/

run away quickly

From this reading In a panic, frightened animals will always flee to human-kind from the danger of more savage foes.

foesnounUS /foʊz/

plural of “foe” — an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)

From this reading In a panic, frightened animals will always flee to human-kind from the danger of more savage foes.

frightenedadjectiveUS /ˈfraɪtənd/

made afraid

From this reading In a panic, frightened animals will always flee to human-kind from the danger of more savage foes.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading In a panic, frightened animals will always flee to human-kind from the danger of more savage foes.

futureadjectiveUS /ˈfjuːtʃər/

yet to be or coming

From this reading Perhaps the trait is the survival of an era of peace on earth; perhaps it is a prophecy of the golden age of the future.

goldenadjectiveUS /ˈɡoʊldən/

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading Perhaps the trait is the survival of an era of peace on earth; perhaps it is a prophecy of the golden age of the future.

houndsnounUS /haʊndz/

plural of “hound” — any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears

From this reading "The hounds are baying on my track: O white man!

human-kind

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From this reading In a panic, frightened animals will always flee to human-kind from the danger of more savage foes.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading In a panic, frightened animals will always flee to human-kind from the danger of more savage foes.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Perhaps the trait is the survival of an era of peace on earth; perhaps it is a prophecy of the golden age of the future.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Perhaps the trait is the survival of an era of peace on earth; perhaps it is a prophecy of the golden age of the future.

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading They always make a mistake in doing so.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading "The hounds are baying on my track: O white man!

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading will you send me back?"

mistakenounUS /mɪˈsteɪk/

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading They always make a mistake in doing so.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading In a panic, frightened animals will always flee to human-kind from the danger of more savage foes.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "The hounds are baying on my track: O white man!

OnounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading "The hounds are baying on my track: O white man!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In a panic, frightened animals will always flee to human-kind from the danger of more savage foes.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "The hounds are baying on my track: O white man!

panicnounUS /ˈpænɪk/

an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

From this reading In a panic, frightened animals will always flee to human-kind from the danger of more savage foes.

peacenounUS /piːs/

the state prevailing during the absence of war

From this reading Perhaps the trait is the survival of an era of peace on earth; perhaps it is a prophecy of the golden age of the future.

PerhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/

by chance

From this reading Perhaps the trait is the survival of an era of peace on earth; perhaps it is a prophecy of the golden age of the future.

prophecynounUS /ˈprɒf.ə.si/

A prediction of what will happen in the future, often divinely or magically inspired.

From this reading Perhaps the trait is the survival of an era of peace on earth; perhaps it is a prophecy of the golden age of the future.

savageadjectiveUS /ˈsævədʒ/

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

From this reading In a panic, frightened animals will always flee to human-kind from the danger of more savage foes.

sendverbUS /send/

cause to go somewhere

From this reading will you send me back?"

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading They always make a mistake in doing so.

survivalnounUS /sərˈvaɪvəl/

a state of surviving; remaining alive

From this reading Perhaps the trait is the survival of an era of peace on earth; perhaps it is a prophecy of the golden age of the future.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "The hounds are baying on my track: O white man!

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They always make a mistake in doing so.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading In a panic, frightened animals will always flee to human-kind from the danger of more savage foes.

tracknounUS /træk/

a line or route along which something travels or moves

From this reading "The hounds are baying on my track: O white man!

traitnounUS /treɪt/

a distinguishing feature of your personal nature

From this reading Perhaps the trait is the survival of an era of peace on earth; perhaps it is a prophecy of the golden age of the future.

whitenounUS /waɪt/

a Caucasian

From this reading "The hounds are baying on my track: O white man!

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading will you send me back?"

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading will you send me back?"

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