Chapter 10 of The Lonesome Trail is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Lonesome Trail is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I caught her; I struck her with my fist, even as I struck the man who lied. I put my fingers at her throat and pressed very hard. I carried her back to the tepee. I thought I had killed her. “Oh, the smell of her flesh as she lay very still—as though I had stepped upon a flower!
Chapter 10 of The Lonesome Trail is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
From this reading ““I caught her; I struck her with my fist, even as I struck the man who lied.”
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading ““Oh, the smell of her flesh as she lay very still—as though I had stepped upon a flower!”
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading ““Oh, the smell of her flesh as she lay very still—as though I had stepped upon a flower!”
a German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano
From this reading ““I caught her; I struck her with my fist, even as I struck the man who lied.”
compacted by ironing
From this reading “I put my fingers at her throat and pressed very hard.”
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading ““Oh, the smell of her flesh as she lay very still—as though I had stepped upon a flower!”
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading ““Oh, the smell of her flesh as she lay very still—as though I had stepped upon a flower!”
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading “I put my fingers at her throat and pressed very hard.”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 “Oh, the smell of her flesh as she lay very still—as though I had stepped upon a flower!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I put my fingers at her throat and pressed very hard.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I caught her; I struck her with my fist, even as I struck the man who lied.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I put my fingers at her throat and pressed very hard.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I carried her back to the tepee.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading I carried her back to the tepee.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “I caught her; I struck her with my fist, even as I struck the man who lied.
divisible by two
From this reading “I caught her; I struck her with my fist, even as I struck the man who lied.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading I put my fingers at her throat and pressed very hard.
a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
From this reading “I caught her; I struck her with my fist, even as I struck the man who lied.
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading “Oh, the smell of her flesh as she lay very still—as though I had stepped upon a flower!
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading “Oh, the smell of her flesh as she lay very still—as though I had stepped upon a flower!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I thought I had killed her.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading I put my fingers at her throat and pressed very hard.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I caught her; I struck her with my fist, even as I struck the man who lied.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I caught her; I struck her with my fist, even as I struck the man who lied.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading I thought I had killed her.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Oh, the smell of her flesh as she lay very still—as though I had stepped upon a flower!
a German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano
From this reading “I caught her; I struck her with my fist, even as I struck the man who lied.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “I caught her; I struck her with my fist, even as I struck the man who lied.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I caught her; I struck her with my fist, even as I struck the man who lied.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Oh, the smell of her flesh as she lay very still—as though I had stepped upon a flower!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, the smell of her flesh as she lay very still—as though I had stepped upon a flower!
compacted by ironing
From this reading I put my fingers at her throat and pressed very hard.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I put my fingers at her throat and pressed very hard.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, the smell of her flesh as she lay very still—as though I had stepped upon a flower!
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading “Oh, the smell of her flesh as she lay very still—as though I had stepped upon a flower!
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading “Oh, the smell of her flesh as she lay very still—as though I had stepped upon a flower!
not in physical motion
From this reading “Oh, the smell of her flesh as she lay very still—as though I had stepped upon a flower!
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading “I caught her; I struck her with my fist, even as I struck the man who lied.
a Native American tent; usually of conical shape
From this reading I carried her back to the tepee.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I caught her; I struck her with my fist, even as I struck the man who lied.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Oh, the smell of her flesh as she lay very still—as though I had stepped upon a flower!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought I had killed her.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading I put my fingers at her throat and pressed very hard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I carried her back to the tepee.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Oh, the smell of her flesh as she lay very still—as though I had stepped upon a flower!
precisely as stated
From this reading I put my fingers at her throat and pressed very hard.
which person or people
From this reading “I caught her; I struck her with my fist, even as I struck the man who lied.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I caught her; I struck her with my fist, even as I struck the man who lied.
Chapter 10 of The Lonesome Trail by John G. Neihardt holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
Chapter 10 holds 406 sentences of The Lonesome Trail, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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