Chapter 10 of The luckless trapper is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The luckless trapper is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BIVOUAC IN CROOKED CANON. "Nary time, old man. There ain't a cussed bit o' danger here--no, not nary a half a primin'. Camp right down an' bunk in peace and quietness. My narves is steady, an' thar ain't no eitchin' in the forefinger o' my right hand.
Chapter 10 of The luckless trapper is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “THE BIVOUAC IN CROOKED CANON.”
a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading “Camp right down an' bunk in peace and quietness.”
a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field of art or philosophy
From this reading “THE BIVOUAC IN CROOKED CANON.”
having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned
From this reading “THE BIVOUAC IN CROOKED CANON.”
stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
From this reading “There ain't a cussed bit o' danger here--no, not nary a half a primin'.”
the finger next to the thumb
From this reading “My narves is steady, an' thar ain't no eitchin' in the forefinger o' my right hand.”
(used with singular count nouns) colloquial for “not a” or “not one” or “never a”
From this reading “"Nary time, old man.”
the property of making no sound
From this reading “Camp right down an' bunk in peace and quietness.”
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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a man who is very old
In this reading “"Nary time, old man.”
In this reading “Camp right down an' bunk in peace and quietness.”
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 There ain't a cussed bit o' danger here--no, not nary a half a primin'.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There ain't a cussed bit o' danger here--no, not nary a half a primin'.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Camp right down an' bunk in peace and quietness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Camp right down an' bunk in peace and quietness.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading There ain't a cussed bit o' danger here--no, not nary a half a primin'.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading THE BIVOUAC IN CROOKED CANON.
a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading Camp right down an' bunk in peace and quietness.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Camp right down an' bunk in peace and quietness.
a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field of art or philosophy
From this reading THE BIVOUAC IN CROOKED CANON.
having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned
From this reading THE BIVOUAC IN CROOKED CANON.
stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
From this reading There ain't a cussed bit o' danger here--no, not nary a half a primin'.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading There ain't a cussed bit o' danger here--no, not nary a half a primin'.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Camp right down an' bunk in peace and quietness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My narves is steady, an' thar ain't no eitchin' in the forefinger o' my right hand.
the finger next to the thumb
From this reading My narves is steady, an' thar ain't no eitchin' in the forefinger o' my right hand.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading There ain't a cussed bit o' danger here--no, not nary a half a primin'.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading My narves is steady, an' thar ain't no eitchin' in the forefinger o' my right hand.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading There ain't a cussed bit o' danger here--no, not nary a half a primin'.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE BIVOUAC IN CROOKED CANON.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My narves is steady, an' thar ain't no eitchin' in the forefinger o' my right hand.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Nary time, old man.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My narves is steady, an' thar ain't no eitchin' in the forefinger o' my right hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My narves is steady, an' thar ain't no eitchin' in the forefinger o' my right hand.
(used with singular count nouns) colloquial for “not a” or “not one” or “never a”
From this reading "Nary time, old man.
not any; not one
From this reading There ain't a cussed bit o' danger here--no, not nary a half a primin'.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There ain't a cussed bit o' danger here--no, not nary a half a primin'.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading There ain't a cussed bit o' danger here--no, not nary a half a primin'.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Nary time, old man.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading Camp right down an' bunk in peace and quietness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There ain't a cussed bit o' danger here--no, not nary a half a primin'.
the property of making no sound
From this reading Camp right down an' bunk in peace and quietness.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Camp right down an' bunk in peace and quietness.
make steady
From this reading My narves is steady, an' thar ain't no eitchin' in the forefinger o' my right hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My narves is steady, an' thar ain't no eitchin' in the forefinger o' my right hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BIVOUAC IN CROOKED CANON.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There ain't a cussed bit o' danger here--no, not nary a half a primin'.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Nary time, old man.
Chapter 10 of The luckless trapper by William R. (William Reynolds) Eyster holds 127 sentences, grouped into 26 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 127 sentences of The luckless trapper, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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