Chapter 21 of The Pathless Trail is here in full — 312 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXI
Chapter 21 of The Pathless Trail is here in full — 312 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT "Rod! Wake up!" The tense whisper aroused McKay instantly. With one sweep of the arm his net was torn aside and he leaped out with pistol drawn. "Right, Merry.
Chapter 21 of The Pathless Trail is here in full — 312 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/62 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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, and audio.
aroused to action
From this reading “The tense whisper aroused McKay instantly.”
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading “With one sweep of the arm his net was torn aside and he leaped out with pistol drawn.”
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading “With one sweep of the arm his net was torn aside and he leaped out with pistol drawn.”
a long thin implement made of metal or wood
From this reading “SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT "Rod!”
sweep across or over
From this reading “With one sweep of the arm his net was torn aside and he leaped out with pistol drawn.”
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading “The tense whisper aroused McKay instantly.”
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading “With one sweep of the arm his net was torn aside and he leaped out with pistol drawn.”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “Wake up!"”
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.
cause to become awake or conscious
In this reading “Wake up!"”
In this reading “With one sweep of the arm his net was torn aside and he leaped out with pistol drawn.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With one sweep of the arm his net was torn aside and he leaped out with pistol drawn.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading With one sweep of the arm his net was torn aside and he leaped out with pistol drawn.
aroused to action
From this reading The tense whisper aroused McKay instantly.
on or to one side
From this reading With one sweep of the arm his net was torn aside and he leaped out with pistol drawn.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading With one sweep of the arm his net was torn aside and he leaped out with pistol drawn.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With one sweep of the arm his net was torn aside and he leaped out with pistol drawn.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With one sweep of the arm his net was torn aside and he leaped out with pistol drawn.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading The tense whisper aroused McKay instantly.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading With one sweep of the arm his net was torn aside and he leaped out with pistol drawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The tense whisper aroused McKay instantly.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading "Right, Merry.
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading With one sweep of the arm his net was torn aside and he leaped out with pistol drawn.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT "Rod!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT "Rod!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading With one sweep of the arm his net was torn aside and he leaped out with pistol drawn.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading With one sweep of the arm his net was torn aside and he leaped out with pistol drawn.
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading With one sweep of the arm his net was torn aside and he leaped out with pistol drawn.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Right, Merry.
a long thin implement made of metal or wood
From this reading SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT "Rod!
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT "Rod!
sweep across or over
From this reading With one sweep of the arm his net was torn aside and he leaped out with pistol drawn.
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading The tense whisper aroused McKay instantly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT "Rod!
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading With one sweep of the arm his net was torn aside and he leaped out with pistol drawn.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Wake up!"
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading Wake up!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With one sweep of the arm his net was torn aside and he leaped out with pistol drawn.
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading The tense whisper aroused McKay instantly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With one sweep of the arm his net was torn aside and he leaped out with pistol drawn.
Chapter 21 of The Pathless Trail by Arthur O. (Arthur Olney) Friel holds 312 sentences, grouped into 63 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 21 holds 312 sentences of The Pathless Trail, unabridged, divided into 63 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 21 of The Pathless Trail by Arthur O. (Arthur Olney) Friel exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 312 sentences, grouped into 63 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.
Work through the 63 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 63 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.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 21 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.
Common questions about reading The Pathless Trail by Arthur O. (Arthur Olney) Friel on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 5682 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #30324 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #30324, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 473 minutes of reading across 1137 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Pathless Trail section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 26 chapters of The Pathless Trail to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Pathless Trail, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
