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The Mountains

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of The Mountains is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Stewart Edward White • Curated US English Learning Edition

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But at this point your outraged soul arches its back and bucks.

You sneak off and roll up that piece of buckskin, and thrust it into the alforja.

You KNOW it is dry.

Then with a deep sigh of relief you come out of prison into the clear, sane, lazy atmosphere of the camp.

"Do you mean to tell me that there is any one chump enough to do that for a dollar a hide?" you inquire.

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Chapter XI Reading 1/34

The Mountains

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of The Mountains is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

But at this point your outraged soul arches its back and bucks.

Line 2

You sneak off and roll up that piece of buckskin, and thrust it into the alforja.

Line 3

You KNOW it is dry.

Line 4

Then with a deep sigh of relief you come out of prison into the clear, sane, lazy atmosphere of the camp.

Line 5

"Do you mean to tell me that there is any one chump enough to do that for a dollar a hide?" you inquire.

All words in this reading · 57

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a

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alforja

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and

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From this reading But at this point your outraged soul arches its back and bucks.

any

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arches

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at

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From this reading But at this point your outraged soul arches its back and bucks.

atmosphere

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back

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bucks

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From this reading But at this point your outraged soul arches its back and bucks.

buckskin

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From this reading You sneak off and roll up that piece of buckskin, and thrust it into the alforja.

But

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From this reading But at this point your outraged soul arches its back and bucks.

camp

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From this reading Then with a deep sigh of relief you come out of prison into the clear, sane, lazy atmosphere of the camp.

chump

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clear

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come

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From this reading Then with a deep sigh of relief you come out of prison into the clear, sane, lazy atmosphere of the camp.

deep

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From this reading Then with a deep sigh of relief you come out of prison into the clear, sane, lazy atmosphere of the camp.

Do

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From this reading "Do you mean to tell me that there is any one chump enough to do that for a dollar a hide?" you inquire.

dollar

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dry

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From this reading You KNOW it is dry.

enough

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From this reading "Do you mean to tell me that there is any one chump enough to do that for a dollar a hide?" you inquire.

for

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hide

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inquire

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From this reading "Do you mean to tell me that there is any one chump enough to do that for a dollar a hide?" you inquire.

into

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From this reading You sneak off and roll up that piece of buckskin, and thrust it into the alforja.

is

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From this reading You KNOW it is dry.

it

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From this reading You sneak off and roll up that piece of buckskin, and thrust it into the alforja.

its

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From this reading But at this point your outraged soul arches its back and bucks.

KNOW

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From this reading You KNOW it is dry.

lazy

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From this reading Then with a deep sigh of relief you come out of prison into the clear, sane, lazy atmosphere of the camp.

me

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From this reading "Do you mean to tell me that there is any one chump enough to do that for a dollar a hide?" you inquire.

mean

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From this reading "Do you mean to tell me that there is any one chump enough to do that for a dollar a hide?" you inquire.

of

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From this reading You sneak off and roll up that piece of buckskin, and thrust it into the alforja.

off

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From this reading You sneak off and roll up that piece of buckskin, and thrust it into the alforja.

one

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From this reading "Do you mean to tell me that there is any one chump enough to do that for a dollar a hide?" you inquire.

out

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From this reading Then with a deep sigh of relief you come out of prison into the clear, sane, lazy atmosphere of the camp.

outraged

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From this reading But at this point your outraged soul arches its back and bucks.

piece

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From this reading You sneak off and roll up that piece of buckskin, and thrust it into the alforja.

point

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From this reading But at this point your outraged soul arches its back and bucks.

prison

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From this reading Then with a deep sigh of relief you come out of prison into the clear, sane, lazy atmosphere of the camp.

relief

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From this reading Then with a deep sigh of relief you come out of prison into the clear, sane, lazy atmosphere of the camp.

roll

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From this reading You sneak off and roll up that piece of buckskin, and thrust it into the alforja.

sane

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From this reading Then with a deep sigh of relief you come out of prison into the clear, sane, lazy atmosphere of the camp.

sigh

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From this reading Then with a deep sigh of relief you come out of prison into the clear, sane, lazy atmosphere of the camp.

sneak

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From this reading You sneak off and roll up that piece of buckskin, and thrust it into the alforja.

soul

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From this reading But at this point your outraged soul arches its back and bucks.

tell

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From this reading "Do you mean to tell me that there is any one chump enough to do that for a dollar a hide?" you inquire.

that

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From this reading You sneak off and roll up that piece of buckskin, and thrust it into the alforja.

the

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From this reading You sneak off and roll up that piece of buckskin, and thrust it into the alforja.

Then

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From this reading Then with a deep sigh of relief you come out of prison into the clear, sane, lazy atmosphere of the camp.

there

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From this reading "Do you mean to tell me that there is any one chump enough to do that for a dollar a hide?" you inquire.

this

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From this reading But at this point your outraged soul arches its back and bucks.

thrust

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From this reading You sneak off and roll up that piece of buckskin, and thrust it into the alforja.

to

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From this reading "Do you mean to tell me that there is any one chump enough to do that for a dollar a hide?" you inquire.

up

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From this reading You sneak off and roll up that piece of buckskin, and thrust it into the alforja.

with

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From this reading Then with a deep sigh of relief you come out of prison into the clear, sane, lazy atmosphere of the camp.

You

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From this reading You sneak off and roll up that piece of buckskin, and thrust it into the alforja.

your

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From this reading But at this point your outraged soul arches its back and bucks.

Chapter 11 of The Mountains by Stewart Edward White holds 174 sentences, grouped into 35 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 11 of The Mountains contain?

Chapter 11 holds 174 sentences of The Mountains, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 11 of The Mountains by Stewart Edward White exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 174 sentences, grouped into 35 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.

How do I study chapter 11 of The Mountains?

Work through the 35 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 35 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.

Can chapter 11 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 11 can be played aloud in United States English.

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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Project Gutenberg eBook #465, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Mountains take to read?

About 252 minutes of reading across 606 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Mountains

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Mountains, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Blazed: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Mountains; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Trail: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Mountains; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Silent: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Mountains; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Places: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Mountains; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.