Chapter 2 of The Long Dim Trail is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Long Dim Trail is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Roarer looked up suddenly. "Say, did you notice them freezers was right along side the back door? Mebbe we kin slip over and corral one of 'em without being cotched. I'm powerful thirsty and there ain't no place to get nothin' till eleven o'clock except the church." "We could make a try at it," responded the others hopefully.
Chapter 2 of The Long Dim Trail is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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enclose in a corral
From this reading “Mebbe we kin slip over and corral one of 'em without being cotched.”
being one more than ten
From this reading “I'm powerful thirsty and there ain't no place to get nothin' till eleven o'clock except the church."”
plural of “freezer” — electric refrigerator (trade name Deepfreeze) in which food is frozen and stored for long periods of time
From this reading “"Say, did you notice them freezers was right along side the back door?”
with hope; in a hopeful manner
From this reading “"We could make a try at it," responded the others hopefully.”
a person having kinship with another or others
From this reading “Mebbe we kin slip over and corral one of 'em without being cotched.”
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading “"We could make a try at it," responded the others hopefully.”
move stealthily
From this reading “Mebbe we kin slip over and corral one of 'em without being cotched.”
needing moisture
From this reading “I'm powerful thirsty and there ain't no place to get nothin' till eleven o'clock except the church."”
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.
seek information from
In this reading “Roarer looked up suddenly.”
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 "We could make a try at it," responded the others hopefully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm powerful thirsty and there ain't no place to get nothin' till eleven o'clock except the church."
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Say, did you notice them freezers was right along side the back door?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mebbe we kin slip over and corral one of 'em without being cotched.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "We could make a try at it," responded the others hopefully.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Say, did you notice them freezers was right along side the back door?
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Mebbe we kin slip over and corral one of 'em without being cotched.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading I'm powerful thirsty and there ain't no place to get nothin' till eleven o'clock except the church."
enclose in a corral
From this reading Mebbe we kin slip over and corral one of 'em without being cotched.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mebbe we kin slip over and corral one of 'em without being cotched.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "We could make a try at it," responded the others hopefully.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Say, did you notice them freezers was right along side the back door?
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "Say, did you notice them freezers was right along side the back door?
being one more than ten
From this reading I'm powerful thirsty and there ain't no place to get nothin' till eleven o'clock except the church."
a quad with a square body
From this reading Mebbe we kin slip over and corral one of 'em without being cotched.
apart from; not including
From this reading I'm powerful thirsty and there ain't no place to get nothin' till eleven o'clock except the church."
plural of “freezer” — electric refrigerator (trade name Deepfreeze) in which food is frozen and stored for long periods of time
From this reading "Say, did you notice them freezers was right along side the back door?
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I'm powerful thirsty and there ain't no place to get nothin' till eleven o'clock except the church."
with hope; in a hopeful manner
From this reading "We could make a try at it," responded the others hopefully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm powerful thirsty and there ain't no place to get nothin' till eleven o'clock except the church."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We could make a try at it," responded the others hopefully.
a person having kinship with another or others
From this reading Mebbe we kin slip over and corral one of 'em without being cotched.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Roarer looked up suddenly.
engage in
From this reading "We could make a try at it," responded the others hopefully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mebbe we kin slip over and corral one of 'em without being cotched.
not any; not one
From this reading I'm powerful thirsty and there ain't no place to get nothin' till eleven o'clock except the church."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm powerful thirsty and there ain't no place to get nothin' till eleven o'clock except the church."
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading "Say, did you notice them freezers was right along side the back door?
according to the clock
From this reading I'm powerful thirsty and there ain't no place to get nothin' till eleven o'clock except the church."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mebbe we kin slip over and corral one of 'em without being cotched.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mebbe we kin slip over and corral one of 'em without being cotched.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We could make a try at it," responded the others hopefully.
above and across; more than
From this reading Mebbe we kin slip over and corral one of 'em without being cotched.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I'm powerful thirsty and there ain't no place to get nothin' till eleven o'clock except the church."
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading I'm powerful thirsty and there ain't no place to get nothin' till eleven o'clock except the church."
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading "We could make a try at it," responded the others hopefully.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Say, did you notice them freezers was right along side the back door?
someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice
From this reading Roarer looked up suddenly.
express in words
From this reading "Say, did you notice them freezers was right along side the back door?
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "Say, did you notice them freezers was right along side the back door?
move stealthily
From this reading Mebbe we kin slip over and corral one of 'em without being cotched.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Roarer looked up suddenly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Say, did you notice them freezers was right along side the back door?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Say, did you notice them freezers was right along side the back door?
in or at that place or location
From this reading I'm powerful thirsty and there ain't no place to get nothin' till eleven o'clock except the church."
needing moisture
From this reading I'm powerful thirsty and there ain't no place to get nothin' till eleven o'clock except the church."
up to a particular time
From this reading I'm powerful thirsty and there ain't no place to get nothin' till eleven o'clock except the church."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'm powerful thirsty and there ain't no place to get nothin' till eleven o'clock except the church."
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "We could make a try at it," responded the others hopefully.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Roarer looked up suddenly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Say, did you notice them freezers was right along side the back door?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Mebbe we kin slip over and corral one of 'em without being cotched.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Mebbe we kin slip over and corral one of 'em without being cotched.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Say, did you notice them freezers was right along side the back door?
Chapter 2 of The Long Dim Trail by Forrestine C. (Forrestine Cooper) Hooker holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
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