Chapter 1 of The Lure of the Dim Trails is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Lure of the Dim Trails is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I knew I'd run acrost yuh somewheres. You're the dead image uh your dad, Bill Thurston. And me and Bill freighted together from Whoop-up to Benton along in the seventies. Before yuh was born we was chums. I don't reckon you'd remember me?
Chapter 1 of The Lure of the Dim Trails is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States artist whose paintings portrayed life in the Midwest and South (1889-1975)
From this reading “And me and Bill freighted together from Whoop-up to Benton along in the seventies.”
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “You're the dead image uh your dad, Bill Thurston.”
plural of “chum” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading “Before yuh was born we was chums.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “You're the dead image uh your dad, Bill Thurston.”
an iconic mental representation
From this reading “You're the dead image uh your dad, Bill Thurston.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “I don't reckon you'd remember me?”
the decade from 1970 to 1979
From this reading “And me and Bill freighted together from Whoop-up to Benton along in the seventies.”
plural of “somewhere” — an indefinite or unknown location
From this reading “I knew I'd run acrost yuh somewheres.”
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From this reading I knew I'd run acrost yuh somewheres.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading And me and Bill freighted together from Whoop-up to Benton along in the seventies.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And me and Bill freighted together from Whoop-up to Benton along in the seventies.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before yuh was born we was chums.
United States artist whose paintings portrayed life in the Midwest and South (1889-1975)
From this reading And me and Bill freighted together from Whoop-up to Benton along in the seventies.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading You're the dead image uh your dad, Bill Thurston.
brought into existence
From this reading Before yuh was born we was chums.
plural of “chum” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading Before yuh was born we was chums.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading You're the dead image uh your dad, Bill Thurston.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading You're the dead image uh your dad, Bill Thurston.
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From this reading I don't reckon you'd remember me?
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From this reading And me and Bill freighted together from Whoop-up to Benton along in the seventies.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And me and Bill freighted together from Whoop-up to Benton along in the seventies.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I knew I'd run acrost yuh somewheres.
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From this reading I knew I'd run acrost yuh somewheres.
an iconic mental representation
From this reading You're the dead image uh your dad, Bill Thurston.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And me and Bill freighted together from Whoop-up to Benton along in the seventies.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I knew I'd run acrost yuh somewheres.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And me and Bill freighted together from Whoop-up to Benton along in the seventies.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I don't reckon you'd remember me?
To recall to mind.
From this reading I don't reckon you'd remember me?
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading I knew I'd run acrost yuh somewheres.
the decade from 1970 to 1979
From this reading And me and Bill freighted together from Whoop-up to Benton along in the seventies.
plural of “somewhere” — an indefinite or unknown location
From this reading I knew I'd run acrost yuh somewheres.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You're the dead image uh your dad, Bill Thurston.
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From this reading You're the dead image uh your dad, Bill Thurston.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And me and Bill freighted together from Whoop-up to Benton along in the seventies.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading And me and Bill freighted together from Whoop-up to Benton along in the seventies.
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From this reading You're the dead image uh your dad, Bill Thurston.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Before yuh was born we was chums.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Before yuh was born we was chums.
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From this reading And me and Bill freighted together from Whoop-up to Benton along in the seventies.
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From this reading I don't reckon you'd remember me?
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From this reading You're the dead image uh your dad, Bill Thurston.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You're the dead image uh your dad, Bill Thurston.
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From this reading I knew I'd run acrost yuh somewheres.
Chapter 1 of The Lure of the Dim Trails by B. M. Bower holds 105 sentences, grouped into 21 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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