Chapter 4 of The Lost Wagon is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of The Lost Wagon is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Something dissolved inside of her. She could not deny him any longer. He was begging her for his freedom to be his own man. He was begging her for space to grow in, and for their children to grow in. He was begging her to be brave for his sake, so that he could fulfill his deepest needs.
Chapter 4 of The Lost Wagon is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)
From this reading “He was begging her for his freedom to be his own man.”
superlative of “deep” — relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading “He was begging her to be brave for his sake, so that he could fulfill his deepest needs.”
declare untrue; contradict
From this reading “She could not deny him any longer.”
(of solid matter) reduced to a liquid form
From this reading “Something dissolved inside of her.”
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading “He was begging her for his freedom to be his own man.”
put in effect
From this reading “He was begging her to be brave for his sake, so that he could fulfill his deepest needs.”
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “He was begging her for space to grow in, and for their children to grow in.”
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading “He was begging her to be brave for his sake, so that he could fulfill his deepest needs.”
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.
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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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was begging her for space to grow in, and for their children to grow in.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading She could not deny him any longer.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was begging her for his freedom to be his own man.
a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)
From this reading He was begging her for his freedom to be his own man.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading He was begging her to be brave for his sake, so that he could fulfill his deepest needs.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading He was begging her for space to grow in, and for their children to grow in.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could not deny him any longer.
superlative of “deep” — relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading He was begging her to be brave for his sake, so that he could fulfill his deepest needs.
declare untrue; contradict
From this reading She could not deny him any longer.
(of solid matter) reduced to a liquid form
From this reading Something dissolved inside of her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was begging her for his freedom to be his own man.
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading He was begging her for his freedom to be his own man.
put in effect
From this reading He was begging her to be brave for his sake, so that he could fulfill his deepest needs.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading He was begging her for space to grow in, and for their children to grow in.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was begging her for his freedom to be his own man.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Something dissolved inside of her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She could not deny him any longer.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was begging her for his freedom to be his own man.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was begging her for space to grow in, and for their children to grow in.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading Something dissolved inside of her.
for more time
From this reading She could not deny him any longer.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He was begging her for his freedom to be his own man.
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading He was begging her to be brave for his sake, so that he could fulfill his deepest needs.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She could not deny him any longer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Something dissolved inside of her.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading He was begging her for his freedom to be his own man.
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading He was begging her to be brave for his sake, so that he could fulfill his deepest needs.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She could not deny him any longer.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was begging her to be brave for his sake, so that he could fulfill his deepest needs.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something dissolved inside of her.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading He was begging her for space to grow in, and for their children to grow in.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was begging her to be brave for his sake, so that he could fulfill his deepest needs.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He was begging her for space to grow in, and for their children to grow in.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was begging her for his freedom to be his own man.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was begging her for his freedom to be his own man.
Chapter 4 of The Lost Wagon by Jim Kjelgaard holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 4 holds 411 sentences of The Lost Wagon, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of The Lost Wagon by Jim Kjelgaard exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
Work through the 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 83 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
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Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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