Chapter 9 of The Scalp Hunters is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The Scalp Hunters is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Les frog; what de Yankee call boo-frog!" "A fricassee of bull-frogs!" "Oui, oui, mon maitre. Voulez vous?" "No, thank you!"
Chapter 9 of The Scalp Hunters is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “"Les frog; what de Yankee call boo-frog!"”
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading “"Les frog; what de Yankee call boo-frog!"”
plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading “"Les frog; what de Yankee call boo-frog!"”
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading “"Oui, oui, mon maitre.”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “"No, thank you!"”
an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
From this reading “"Les frog; what de Yankee call boo-frog!"”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "A fricassee of bull-frogs!"
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From this reading "Les frog; what de Yankee call boo-frog!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A fricassee of bull-frogs!"
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Les frog; what de Yankee call boo-frog!"
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "Les frog; what de Yankee call boo-frog!"
pieces of chicken or other meat stewed in gravy with e.g. carrots and onions and served with noodles or dumplings
From this reading "A fricassee of bull-frogs!"
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading "Les frog; what de Yankee call boo-frog!"
plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading "Les frog; what de Yankee call boo-frog!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oui, oui, mon maitre.
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading "Oui, oui, mon maitre.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, thank you!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "A fricassee of bull-frogs!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oui, oui, mon maitre.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "No, thank you!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Voulez vous?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Voulez vous?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Les frog; what de Yankee call boo-frog!"
an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
From this reading "Les frog; what de Yankee call boo-frog!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "No, thank you!"
Chapter 9 of The Scalp Hunters by Mayne Reid holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 418 sentences of The Scalp Hunters, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The Scalp Hunters by Mayne Reid exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 84 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 84 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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