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The One-Way Trail
The One-Way Trail

Chapter XX

Chapter 20 of The One-Way Trail is here in full — 329 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 20 of The One-Way Trail by Ridgwell Cullum holds 329 sentences, grouped into 66 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.

What does chapter 20 of The One-Way Trail contain?

Chapter 20 holds 329 sentences of The One-Way Trail, unabridged, divided into 66 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 20 of The One-Way Trail by Ridgwell Cullum exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 329 sentences, grouped into 66 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 20 of The One-Way Trail?

Work through the 66 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 66 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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Is this the complete text of The One-Way Trail?

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Project Gutenberg eBook #30113, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The One-Way Trail take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1859 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The One-Way Trail

Words and structures a reader meets early in The One-Way Trail, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Story
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Cattle
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Country
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BRANDED There is no calm so peaceful, no peace so idyllic as that which is to be found on a Western ranch on a fine summer evening.
Life at such a time and in such a place is at its smoothest, its almost Utopian perfection.
The whole atmosphere is laden with a sense of good-fellowship between men and between beasts.
The day's work is over, and men idle and smoke, awaiting the pleasures of an ample fare with appetites healthily sharp-set, and lounge contentedly, contemplating their coming evening's amusement with untroubled minds.
And the beasts which are their care.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The One-Way Trail

Chapter XX

Chapter 20 of The One-Way Trail is here in full — 329 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/66 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
BRANDED There is no calm so peaceful, no peace so idyllic as that which is to be found on a Western ranch on a fine summer evening.
Line 2
Life at such a time and in such a place is at its smoothest, its almost Utopian perfection.
Line 3
The whole atmosphere is laden with a sense of good-fellowship between men and between beasts.
Line 4
The day's work is over, and men idle and smoke, awaiting the pleasures of an ample fare with appetites healthily sharp-set, and lounge contentedly, contemplating their coming evening's amusement with untroubled minds.
Line 5
And the beasts which are their care.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Between preposition US /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading “The whole atmosphere is laden with a sense of good-fellowship between men and between beasts.”

Fare verb US /fer/

to do or succeed in a particular way

From this reading “The day's work is over, and men idle and smoke, awaiting the pleasures of an ample fare with appetites healthily sharp-set, and lounge contentedly, contemplating their coming evening's amusement with untroubled minds.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “The day's work is over, and men idle and smoke, awaiting the pleasures of an ample fare with appetites healthily sharp-set, and lounge contentedly, contemplating their coming evening's amusement with untroubled minds.”

All words in this reading · 69

Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading BRANDED There is no calm so peaceful, no peace so idyllic as that which is to be found on a Western ranch on a fine summer evening.

almost

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From this reading Life at such a time and in such a place is at its smoothest, its almost Utopian perfection.

ample

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From this reading The day's work is over, and men idle and smoke, awaiting the pleasures of an ample fare with appetites healthily sharp-set, and lounge contentedly, contemplating their coming evening's amusement with untroubled minds.

amusement

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From this reading The day's work is over, and men idle and smoke, awaiting the pleasures of an ample fare with appetites healthily sharp-set, and lounge contentedly, contemplating their coming evening's amusement with untroubled minds.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The day's work is over, and men idle and smoke, awaiting the pleasures of an ample fare with appetites healthily sharp-set, and lounge contentedly, contemplating their coming evening's amusement with untroubled minds.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Life at such a time and in such a place is at its smoothest, its almost Utopian perfection.

appetites

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From this reading The day's work is over, and men idle and smoke, awaiting the pleasures of an ample fare with appetites healthily sharp-set, and lounge contentedly, contemplating their coming evening's amusement with untroubled minds.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading And the beasts which are their care.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading BRANDED There is no calm so peaceful, no peace so idyllic as that which is to be found on a Western ranch on a fine summer evening.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Life at such a time and in such a place is at its smoothest, its almost Utopian perfection.

atmosphere

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From this reading The whole atmosphere is laden with a sense of good-fellowship between men and between beasts.

awaiting

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From this reading The day's work is over, and men idle and smoke, awaiting the pleasures of an ample fare with appetites healthily sharp-set, and lounge contentedly, contemplating their coming evening's amusement with untroubled minds.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading BRANDED There is no calm so peaceful, no peace so idyllic as that which is to be found on a Western ranch on a fine summer evening.

beasts

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From this reading The whole atmosphere is laden with a sense of good-fellowship between men and between beasts.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading The whole atmosphere is laden with a sense of good-fellowship between men and between beasts.

BRANDED

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading BRANDED There is no calm so peaceful, no peace so idyllic as that which is to be found on a Western ranch on a fine summer evening.

calm

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From this reading BRANDED There is no calm so peaceful, no peace so idyllic as that which is to be found on a Western ranch on a fine summer evening.

care

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From this reading And the beasts which are their care.

coming

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From this reading The day's work is over, and men idle and smoke, awaiting the pleasures of an ample fare with appetites healthily sharp-set, and lounge contentedly, contemplating their coming evening's amusement with untroubled minds.

contemplating

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From this reading The day's work is over, and men idle and smoke, awaiting the pleasures of an ample fare with appetites healthily sharp-set, and lounge contentedly, contemplating their coming evening's amusement with untroubled minds.

contentedly

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From this reading The day's work is over, and men idle and smoke, awaiting the pleasures of an ample fare with appetites healthily sharp-set, and lounge contentedly, contemplating their coming evening's amusement with untroubled minds.

day's

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From this reading The day's work is over, and men idle and smoke, awaiting the pleasures of an ample fare with appetites healthily sharp-set, and lounge contentedly, contemplating their coming evening's amusement with untroubled minds.

evening

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading BRANDED There is no calm so peaceful, no peace so idyllic as that which is to be found on a Western ranch on a fine summer evening.

evening's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The day's work is over, and men idle and smoke, awaiting the pleasures of an ample fare with appetites healthily sharp-set, and lounge contentedly, contemplating their coming evening's amusement with untroubled minds.

fareverbUS /fer/

to do or succeed in a particular way

From this reading The day's work is over, and men idle and smoke, awaiting the pleasures of an ample fare with appetites healthily sharp-set, and lounge contentedly, contemplating their coming evening's amusement with untroubled minds.

fine

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From this reading BRANDED There is no calm so peaceful, no peace so idyllic as that which is to be found on a Western ranch on a fine summer evening.

found

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading BRANDED There is no calm so peaceful, no peace so idyllic as that which is to be found on a Western ranch on a fine summer evening.

good-fellowship

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The whole atmosphere is laden with a sense of good-fellowship between men and between beasts.

healthily

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From this reading The day's work is over, and men idle and smoke, awaiting the pleasures of an ample fare with appetites healthily sharp-set, and lounge contentedly, contemplating their coming evening's amusement with untroubled minds.

idle

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The day's work is over, and men idle and smoke, awaiting the pleasures of an ample fare with appetites healthily sharp-set, and lounge contentedly, contemplating their coming evening's amusement with untroubled minds.

idyllic

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading BRANDED There is no calm so peaceful, no peace so idyllic as that which is to be found on a Western ranch on a fine summer evening.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Life at such a time and in such a place is at its smoothest, its almost Utopian perfection.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading BRANDED There is no calm so peaceful, no peace so idyllic as that which is to be found on a Western ranch on a fine summer evening.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Life at such a time and in such a place is at its smoothest, its almost Utopian perfection.

laden

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From this reading The whole atmosphere is laden with a sense of good-fellowship between men and between beasts.

Life

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Life at such a time and in such a place is at its smoothest, its almost Utopian perfection.

lounge

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The day's work is over, and men idle and smoke, awaiting the pleasures of an ample fare with appetites healthily sharp-set, and lounge contentedly, contemplating their coming evening's amusement with untroubled minds.

men

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The whole atmosphere is laden with a sense of good-fellowship between men and between beasts.

minds

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From this reading The day's work is over, and men idle and smoke, awaiting the pleasures of an ample fare with appetites healthily sharp-set, and lounge contentedly, contemplating their coming evening's amusement with untroubled minds.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading BRANDED There is no calm so peaceful, no peace so idyllic as that which is to be found on a Western ranch on a fine summer evening.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The whole atmosphere is laden with a sense of good-fellowship between men and between beasts.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading BRANDED There is no calm so peaceful, no peace so idyllic as that which is to be found on a Western ranch on a fine summer evening.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading The day's work is over, and men idle and smoke, awaiting the pleasures of an ample fare with appetites healthily sharp-set, and lounge contentedly, contemplating their coming evening's amusement with untroubled minds.

peace

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading BRANDED There is no calm so peaceful, no peace so idyllic as that which is to be found on a Western ranch on a fine summer evening.

peaceful

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading BRANDED There is no calm so peaceful, no peace so idyllic as that which is to be found on a Western ranch on a fine summer evening.

perfection

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Life at such a time and in such a place is at its smoothest, its almost Utopian perfection.

place

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Life at such a time and in such a place is at its smoothest, its almost Utopian perfection.

pleasures

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From this reading The day's work is over, and men idle and smoke, awaiting the pleasures of an ample fare with appetites healthily sharp-set, and lounge contentedly, contemplating their coming evening's amusement with untroubled minds.

ranch

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading BRANDED There is no calm so peaceful, no peace so idyllic as that which is to be found on a Western ranch on a fine summer evening.

sense

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From this reading The whole atmosphere is laden with a sense of good-fellowship between men and between beasts.

sharp-set

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From this reading The day's work is over, and men idle and smoke, awaiting the pleasures of an ample fare with appetites healthily sharp-set, and lounge contentedly, contemplating their coming evening's amusement with untroubled minds.

smoke

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The day's work is over, and men idle and smoke, awaiting the pleasures of an ample fare with appetites healthily sharp-set, and lounge contentedly, contemplating their coming evening's amusement with untroubled minds.

smoothest

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Life at such a time and in such a place is at its smoothest, its almost Utopian perfection.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading BRANDED There is no calm so peaceful, no peace so idyllic as that which is to be found on a Western ranch on a fine summer evening.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Life at such a time and in such a place is at its smoothest, its almost Utopian perfection.

summer

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading BRANDED There is no calm so peaceful, no peace so idyllic as that which is to be found on a Western ranch on a fine summer evening.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading BRANDED There is no calm so peaceful, no peace so idyllic as that which is to be found on a Western ranch on a fine summer evening.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The whole atmosphere is laden with a sense of good-fellowship between men and between beasts.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The day's work is over, and men idle and smoke, awaiting the pleasures of an ample fare with appetites healthily sharp-set, and lounge contentedly, contemplating their coming evening's amusement with untroubled minds.

There

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading BRANDED There is no calm so peaceful, no peace so idyllic as that which is to be found on a Western ranch on a fine summer evening.

time

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Life at such a time and in such a place is at its smoothest, its almost Utopian perfection.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading BRANDED There is no calm so peaceful, no peace so idyllic as that which is to be found on a Western ranch on a fine summer evening.

untroubled

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The day's work is over, and men idle and smoke, awaiting the pleasures of an ample fare with appetites healthily sharp-set, and lounge contentedly, contemplating their coming evening's amusement with untroubled minds.

Utopian

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Life at such a time and in such a place is at its smoothest, its almost Utopian perfection.

Western

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From this reading BRANDED There is no calm so peaceful, no peace so idyllic as that which is to be found on a Western ranch on a fine summer evening.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading BRANDED There is no calm so peaceful, no peace so idyllic as that which is to be found on a Western ranch on a fine summer evening.

whole

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The whole atmosphere is laden with a sense of good-fellowship between men and between beasts.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The whole atmosphere is laden with a sense of good-fellowship between men and between beasts.

work

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From this reading The day's work is over, and men idle and smoke, awaiting the pleasures of an ample fare with appetites healthily sharp-set, and lounge contentedly, contemplating their coming evening's amusement with untroubled minds.