Chapter 9 of The Pathless Trail is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Pathless Trail is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FIDDLERS THREE Black looks passed among the men as the duplicity of Schwandorf lay plain before their eyes. Tim growled. José hissed curses. The coronel whirled to him. "José!
Chapter 9 of The Pathless Trail is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “curse” — profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading “José hissed curses.”
a fraudulent or duplicitous representation
From this reading “FIDDLERS THREE Black looks passed among the men as the duplicity of Schwandorf lay plain before their eyes.”
plural of “fiddler” — a musician who plays the violin
From this reading “FIDDLERS THREE Black looks passed among the men as the duplicity of Schwandorf lay plain before their eyes.”
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading “Tim growled.”
past form of “hiss” — make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
From this reading “José hissed curses.”
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “FIDDLERS THREE Black looks passed among the men as the duplicity of Schwandorf lay plain before their eyes.”
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading “FIDDLERS THREE Black looks passed among the men as the duplicity of Schwandorf lay plain before their eyes.”
past form of “whirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading “The coronel whirled to him.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading FIDDLERS THREE Black looks passed among the men as the duplicity of Schwandorf lay plain before their eyes.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading FIDDLERS THREE Black looks passed among the men as the duplicity of Schwandorf lay plain before their eyes.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading FIDDLERS THREE Black looks passed among the men as the duplicity of Schwandorf lay plain before their eyes.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading FIDDLERS THREE Black looks passed among the men as the duplicity of Schwandorf lay plain before their eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The coronel whirled to him.
plural of “curse” — profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading José hissed curses.
a fraudulent or duplicitous representation
From this reading FIDDLERS THREE Black looks passed among the men as the duplicity of Schwandorf lay plain before their eyes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading FIDDLERS THREE Black looks passed among the men as the duplicity of Schwandorf lay plain before their eyes.
plural of “fiddler” — a musician who plays the violin
From this reading FIDDLERS THREE Black looks passed among the men as the duplicity of Schwandorf lay plain before their eyes.
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading Tim growled.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The coronel whirled to him.
past form of “hiss” — make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
From this reading José hissed curses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading José hissed curses.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading FIDDLERS THREE Black looks passed among the men as the duplicity of Schwandorf lay plain before their eyes.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading FIDDLERS THREE Black looks passed among the men as the duplicity of Schwandorf lay plain before their eyes.
the force of workers available
From this reading FIDDLERS THREE Black looks passed among the men as the duplicity of Schwandorf lay plain before their eyes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FIDDLERS THREE Black looks passed among the men as the duplicity of Schwandorf lay plain before their eyes.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading FIDDLERS THREE Black looks passed among the men as the duplicity of Schwandorf lay plain before their eyes.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading FIDDLERS THREE Black looks passed among the men as the duplicity of Schwandorf lay plain before their eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FIDDLERS THREE Black looks passed among the men as the duplicity of Schwandorf lay plain before their eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FIDDLERS THREE Black looks passed among the men as the duplicity of Schwandorf lay plain before their eyes.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading FIDDLERS THREE Black looks passed among the men as the duplicity of Schwandorf lay plain before their eyes.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading FIDDLERS THREE Black looks passed among the men as the duplicity of Schwandorf lay plain before their eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tim growled.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The coronel whirled to him.
past form of “whirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading The coronel whirled to him.
Chapter 9 of The Pathless Trail by Arthur O. (Arthur Olney) Friel holds 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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 9 holds 178 sentences of The Pathless Trail, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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