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The Man from Snowy River

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of The Man from Snowy River is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By A. B. (Andrew Barton) Paterson • Curated US English Learning Edition

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Then right through the ruck he came sailing -- I knew that the battle was won -- The son of Haphazard was failing, The Yattendon filly was done; He cut down the Don and the Dancer, He raced clean away from the mare -- He's in front!

Catch him now if you can, sir!

And up went my hat in the air!

Then loud from the lawn and the garden Rose offers of 'Ten to one _ON!_' 'Who'll bet on the field?

I back Pardon!'

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The Man from Snowy River

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of The Man from Snowy River is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

Then right through the ruck he came sailing -- I knew that the battle was won -- The son of Haphazard was failing, The Yattendon filly was done; He cut down the Don and the Dancer, He raced clean away from the mare -- He's in front!

Line 2

Catch him now if you can, sir!

Line 3

And up went my hat in the air!

Line 4

Then loud from the lawn and the garden Rose offers of 'Ten to one _ON!_' 'Who'll bet on the field?

Line 5

I back Pardon!'

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air

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From this reading And up went my hat in the air!

and

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From this reading Then right through the ruck he came sailing -- I knew that the battle was won -- The son of Haphazard was failing, The Yattendon filly was done; He cut down the Don and the Dancer, He raced clean away from the mare -- He's in front!

away

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From this reading Then right through the ruck he came sailing -- I knew that the battle was won -- The son of Haphazard was failing, The Yattendon filly was done; He cut down the Don and the Dancer, He raced clean away from the mare -- He's in front!

back

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From this reading I back Pardon!'

battle

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From this reading Then right through the ruck he came sailing -- I knew that the battle was won -- The son of Haphazard was failing, The Yattendon filly was done; He cut down the Don and the Dancer, He raced clean away from the mare -- He's in front!

bet

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From this reading Then loud from the lawn and the garden Rose offers of 'Ten to one _ON!_' 'Who'll bet on the field?

came

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From this reading Then right through the ruck he came sailing -- I knew that the battle was won -- The son of Haphazard was failing, The Yattendon filly was done; He cut down the Don and the Dancer, He raced clean away from the mare -- He's in front!

can

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From this reading Catch him now if you can, sir!

Catch

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From this reading Catch him now if you can, sir!

clean

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From this reading Then right through the ruck he came sailing -- I knew that the battle was won -- The son of Haphazard was failing, The Yattendon filly was done; He cut down the Don and the Dancer, He raced clean away from the mare -- He's in front!

cut

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From this reading Then right through the ruck he came sailing -- I knew that the battle was won -- The son of Haphazard was failing, The Yattendon filly was done; He cut down the Don and the Dancer, He raced clean away from the mare -- He's in front!

Dancer

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From this reading Then right through the ruck he came sailing -- I knew that the battle was won -- The son of Haphazard was failing, The Yattendon filly was done; He cut down the Don and the Dancer, He raced clean away from the mare -- He's in front!

Don

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From this reading Then right through the ruck he came sailing -- I knew that the battle was won -- The son of Haphazard was failing, The Yattendon filly was done; He cut down the Don and the Dancer, He raced clean away from the mare -- He's in front!

done

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From this reading Then right through the ruck he came sailing -- I knew that the battle was won -- The son of Haphazard was failing, The Yattendon filly was done; He cut down the Don and the Dancer, He raced clean away from the mare -- He's in front!

down

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From this reading Then right through the ruck he came sailing -- I knew that the battle was won -- The son of Haphazard was failing, The Yattendon filly was done; He cut down the Don and the Dancer, He raced clean away from the mare -- He's in front!

failing

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From this reading Then right through the ruck he came sailing -- I knew that the battle was won -- The son of Haphazard was failing, The Yattendon filly was done; He cut down the Don and the Dancer, He raced clean away from the mare -- He's in front!

field

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From this reading Then loud from the lawn and the garden Rose offers of 'Ten to one _ON!_' 'Who'll bet on the field?

filly

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From this reading Then right through the ruck he came sailing -- I knew that the battle was won -- The son of Haphazard was failing, The Yattendon filly was done; He cut down the Don and the Dancer, He raced clean away from the mare -- He's in front!

from

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From this reading Then right through the ruck he came sailing -- I knew that the battle was won -- The son of Haphazard was failing, The Yattendon filly was done; He cut down the Don and the Dancer, He raced clean away from the mare -- He's in front!

front

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From this reading Then right through the ruck he came sailing -- I knew that the battle was won -- The son of Haphazard was failing, The Yattendon filly was done; He cut down the Don and the Dancer, He raced clean away from the mare -- He's in front!

garden

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From this reading Then loud from the lawn and the garden Rose offers of 'Ten to one _ON!_' 'Who'll bet on the field?

Haphazard

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From this reading Then right through the ruck he came sailing -- I knew that the battle was won -- The son of Haphazard was failing, The Yattendon filly was done; He cut down the Don and the Dancer, He raced clean away from the mare -- He's in front!

hat

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From this reading And up went my hat in the air!

he

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From this reading Then right through the ruck he came sailing -- I knew that the battle was won -- The son of Haphazard was failing, The Yattendon filly was done; He cut down the Don and the Dancer, He raced clean away from the mare -- He's in front!

He's

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From this reading Then right through the ruck he came sailing -- I knew that the battle was won -- The son of Haphazard was failing, The Yattendon filly was done; He cut down the Don and the Dancer, He raced clean away from the mare -- He's in front!

him

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From this reading Catch him now if you can, sir!

I

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From this reading Then right through the ruck he came sailing -- I knew that the battle was won -- The son of Haphazard was failing, The Yattendon filly was done; He cut down the Don and the Dancer, He raced clean away from the mare -- He's in front!

if

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From this reading Catch him now if you can, sir!

in

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From this reading Then right through the ruck he came sailing -- I knew that the battle was won -- The son of Haphazard was failing, The Yattendon filly was done; He cut down the Don and the Dancer, He raced clean away from the mare -- He's in front!

knew

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From this reading Then right through the ruck he came sailing -- I knew that the battle was won -- The son of Haphazard was failing, The Yattendon filly was done; He cut down the Don and the Dancer, He raced clean away from the mare -- He's in front!

lawn

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From this reading Then loud from the lawn and the garden Rose offers of 'Ten to one _ON!_' 'Who'll bet on the field?

loud

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From this reading Then loud from the lawn and the garden Rose offers of 'Ten to one _ON!_' 'Who'll bet on the field?

mare

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From this reading Then right through the ruck he came sailing -- I knew that the battle was won -- The son of Haphazard was failing, The Yattendon filly was done; He cut down the Don and the Dancer, He raced clean away from the mare -- He's in front!

my

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From this reading And up went my hat in the air!

now

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From this reading Catch him now if you can, sir!

of

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From this reading Then right through the ruck he came sailing -- I knew that the battle was won -- The son of Haphazard was failing, The Yattendon filly was done; He cut down the Don and the Dancer, He raced clean away from the mare -- He's in front!

offers

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From this reading Then loud from the lawn and the garden Rose offers of 'Ten to one _ON!_' 'Who'll bet on the field?

ON

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From this reading Then loud from the lawn and the garden Rose offers of 'Ten to one _ON!_' 'Who'll bet on the field?

one

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From this reading Then loud from the lawn and the garden Rose offers of 'Ten to one _ON!_' 'Who'll bet on the field?

Pardon

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From this reading I back Pardon!'

raced

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From this reading Then right through the ruck he came sailing -- I knew that the battle was won -- The son of Haphazard was failing, The Yattendon filly was done; He cut down the Don and the Dancer, He raced clean away from the mare -- He's in front!

right

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From this reading Then right through the ruck he came sailing -- I knew that the battle was won -- The son of Haphazard was failing, The Yattendon filly was done; He cut down the Don and the Dancer, He raced clean away from the mare -- He's in front!

Rose

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From this reading Then loud from the lawn and the garden Rose offers of 'Ten to one _ON!_' 'Who'll bet on the field?

ruck

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From this reading Then right through the ruck he came sailing -- I knew that the battle was won -- The son of Haphazard was failing, The Yattendon filly was done; He cut down the Don and the Dancer, He raced clean away from the mare -- He's in front!

sailing

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From this reading Then right through the ruck he came sailing -- I knew that the battle was won -- The son of Haphazard was failing, The Yattendon filly was done; He cut down the Don and the Dancer, He raced clean away from the mare -- He's in front!

sir

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From this reading Catch him now if you can, sir!

son

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From this reading Then right through the ruck he came sailing -- I knew that the battle was won -- The son of Haphazard was failing, The Yattendon filly was done; He cut down the Don and the Dancer, He raced clean away from the mare -- He's in front!

Ten

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From this reading Then loud from the lawn and the garden Rose offers of 'Ten to one _ON!_' 'Who'll bet on the field?

that

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From this reading Then right through the ruck he came sailing -- I knew that the battle was won -- The son of Haphazard was failing, The Yattendon filly was done; He cut down the Don and the Dancer, He raced clean away from the mare -- He's in front!

the

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From this reading Then right through the ruck he came sailing -- I knew that the battle was won -- The son of Haphazard was failing, The Yattendon filly was done; He cut down the Don and the Dancer, He raced clean away from the mare -- He's in front!

Then

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From this reading Then right through the ruck he came sailing -- I knew that the battle was won -- The son of Haphazard was failing, The Yattendon filly was done; He cut down the Don and the Dancer, He raced clean away from the mare -- He's in front!

through

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From this reading Then right through the ruck he came sailing -- I knew that the battle was won -- The son of Haphazard was failing, The Yattendon filly was done; He cut down the Don and the Dancer, He raced clean away from the mare -- He's in front!

to

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From this reading Then loud from the lawn and the garden Rose offers of 'Ten to one _ON!_' 'Who'll bet on the field?

up

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From this reading And up went my hat in the air!

was

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From this reading Then right through the ruck he came sailing -- I knew that the battle was won -- The son of Haphazard was failing, The Yattendon filly was done; He cut down the Don and the Dancer, He raced clean away from the mare -- He's in front!

went

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From this reading And up went my hat in the air!

Who'll

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From this reading Then loud from the lawn and the garden Rose offers of 'Ten to one _ON!_' 'Who'll bet on the field?

won

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From this reading Then right through the ruck he came sailing -- I knew that the battle was won -- The son of Haphazard was failing, The Yattendon filly was done; He cut down the Don and the Dancer, He raced clean away from the mare -- He's in front!

Yattendon

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From this reading Then right through the ruck he came sailing -- I knew that the battle was won -- The son of Haphazard was failing, The Yattendon filly was done; He cut down the Don and the Dancer, He raced clean away from the mare -- He's in front!

you

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From this reading Catch him now if you can, sir!

Chapter 2 of The Man from Snowy River by A. B. (Andrew Barton) Paterson holds 152 sentences, grouped into 31 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

What does chapter 2 of The Man from Snowy River contain?

Chapter 2 holds 152 sentences of The Man from Snowy River, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 2 of The Man from Snowy River by A. B. (Andrew Barton) Paterson exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 152 sentences, grouped into 31 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.

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