Chapter 8 of The Last of the Plainsmen is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Last of the Plainsmen is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NAZA! NAZA! NAZA! It was a waiting day at Fort Chippewayan. The lonesome, far-northern Hudson's Bay Trading Post seldom saw such life.
Chapter 8 of The Last of the Plainsmen is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading “The lonesome, far-northern Hudson's Bay Trading Post seldom saw such life.”
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading “It was a waiting day at Fort Chippewayan.”
possessive form of “hudson” — a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
From this reading “The lonesome, far-northern Hudson's Bay Trading Post seldom saw such life.”
being the only one; single and isolated from others
From this reading “The lonesome, far-northern Hudson's Bay Trading Post seldom saw such life.”
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading “The lonesome, far-northern Hudson's Bay Trading Post seldom saw such life.”
not often
From this reading “The lonesome, far-northern Hudson's Bay Trading Post seldom saw such life.”
buying or selling securities or commodities
From this reading “The lonesome, far-northern Hudson's Bay Trading Post seldom saw such life.”
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “It was a waiting day at Fort Chippewayan.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a waiting day at Fort Chippewayan.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was a waiting day at Fort Chippewayan.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading The lonesome, far-northern Hudson's Bay Trading Post seldom saw such life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a waiting day at Fort Chippewayan.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was a waiting day at Fort Chippewayan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lonesome, far-northern Hudson's Bay Trading Post seldom saw such life.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading It was a waiting day at Fort Chippewayan.
possessive form of “hudson” — a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
From this reading The lonesome, far-northern Hudson's Bay Trading Post seldom saw such life.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a waiting day at Fort Chippewayan.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The lonesome, far-northern Hudson's Bay Trading Post seldom saw such life.
being the only one; single and isolated from others
From this reading The lonesome, far-northern Hudson's Bay Trading Post seldom saw such life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NAZA!
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading The lonesome, far-northern Hudson's Bay Trading Post seldom saw such life.
cut with a saw
From this reading The lonesome, far-northern Hudson's Bay Trading Post seldom saw such life.
not often
From this reading The lonesome, far-northern Hudson's Bay Trading Post seldom saw such life.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The lonesome, far-northern Hudson's Bay Trading Post seldom saw such life.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The lonesome, far-northern Hudson's Bay Trading Post seldom saw such life.
buying or selling securities or commodities
From this reading The lonesome, far-northern Hudson's Bay Trading Post seldom saw such life.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading It was a waiting day at Fort Chippewayan.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a waiting day at Fort Chippewayan.
Chapter 8 of The Last of the Plainsmen by Zane Grey holds 161 sentences, grouped into 33 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 8 holds 161 sentences of The Last of the Plainsmen, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of The Last of the Plainsmen by Zane Grey exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 161 sentences, grouped into 33 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.
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