The fort in the wilderness

Chapter XXIII

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THE ATTACK ON FORT DETROIT The information received about Benoit Vascal by Barringford and Dave was scarcely satisfactory, and both walked back to Fort Detroit in a thoughtful frame of mind.

"Shall we wait for the Frenchman to come back?" questioned the youth.

"I know o' nothin' else to do," answered the old frontiersman.

"I only trust he comes back soon.

I must see him about them twins, ef I possibly can.

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Chapter XXIII Reading 1/23

The fort in the wilderness

Chapter XXIII

Chapter 23 of The fort in the wilderness is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

THE ATTACK ON FORT DETROIT The information received about Benoit Vascal by Barringford and Dave was scarcely satisfactory, and both walked back to Fort Detroit in a thoughtful frame of mind.

Line 2

"Shall we wait for the Frenchman to come back?" questioned the youth.

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"I know o' nothin' else to do," answered the old frontiersman.

Line 4

"I only trust he comes back soon.

Line 5

I must see him about them twins, ef I possibly can.

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About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “THE ATTACK ON FORT DETROIT The information received about Benoit Vascal by Barringford and Dave was scarcely satisfactory, and both walked back to Fort Detroit in a thoughtful frame of mind.”

Mind noun US /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “I must see him about them twins, ef I possibly can.”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “"Shall we wait for the Frenchman to come back?" questioned the youth.”

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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 THE ATTACK ON FORT DETROIT The information received about Benoit Vascal by Barringford and Dave was scarcely satisfactory, and both walked back to Fort Detroit in a thoughtful frame of mind.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

answered

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ATTACK

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back

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Barringford

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Benoit

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bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

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come

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From this reading "Shall we wait for the Frenchman to come back?" questioned the youth.

comes

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Dave

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DETROIT

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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

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From this reading I must see him about them twins, ef I possibly can.

else

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From this reading "I know o' nothin' else to do," answered the old frontiersman.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

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FORT

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frame

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Frenchman

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frontiersman

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hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "I only trust he comes back soon.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I must see him about them twins, ef I possibly can.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I know o' nothin' else to do," answered the old frontiersman.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

information

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know

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From this reading "I know o' nothin' else to do," answered the old frontiersman.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading I must see him about them twins, ef I possibly can.

nothin

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From this reading "I know o' nothin' else to do," answered the old frontiersman.

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From this reading "I know o' nothin' else to do," answered the old frontiersman.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

old

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From this reading "I know o' nothin' else to do," answered the old frontiersman.

ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

only

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possibly

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questioned

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received

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satisfactory

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scarcely

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see

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Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading "Shall we wait for the Frenchman to come back?" questioned the youth.

soon

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From this reading "I only trust he comes back soon.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading I must see him about them twins, ef I possibly can.

thoughtful

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toparticleUS /tuː/

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

trust

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twins

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Vascal

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wait

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walked

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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "Shall we wait for the Frenchman to come back?" questioned the youth.

youth

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From this reading "Shall we wait for the Frenchman to come back?" questioned the youth.

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