Chapter 1 of The Story of the Trapper is here in full — 52 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Story of the Trapper is here in full — 52 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Story of the West Series. EDITED BY RIPLEY HITCHCOCK. Each Illustrated, 12mo, Cloth. By CY WARMAN, Author of "The Express Messenger." $1.50.
Chapter 1 of The Story of the Trapper is here in full — 52 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “By CY WARMAN, Author of "The Express Messenger."”
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading “Each Illustrated, 12mo, Cloth.”
improved or corrected by critical editing
From this reading “EDITED BY RIPLEY HITCHCOCK.”
give expression to
From this reading “By CY WARMAN, Author of "The Express Messenger."”
English film director noted for his skill in creating suspense (1899-1980)
From this reading “EDITED BY RIPLEY HITCHCOCK.”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “Each Illustrated, 12mo, Cloth.”
a person who carries a message
From this reading “By CY WARMAN, Author of "The Express Messenger."”
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading “The Story of the West Series.”
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In this reading “By CY WARMAN, Author of "The Express Messenger."”
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From this reading $1.50.
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From this reading Each Illustrated, 12mo, Cloth.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading By CY WARMAN, Author of "The Express Messenger."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading EDITED BY RIPLEY HITCHCOCK.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading Each Illustrated, 12mo, Cloth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By CY WARMAN, Author of "The Express Messenger."
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each Illustrated, 12mo, Cloth.
improved or corrected by critical editing
From this reading EDITED BY RIPLEY HITCHCOCK.
give expression to
From this reading By CY WARMAN, Author of "The Express Messenger."
English film director noted for his skill in creating suspense (1899-1980)
From this reading EDITED BY RIPLEY HITCHCOCK.
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading Each Illustrated, 12mo, Cloth.
a person who carries a message
From this reading By CY WARMAN, Author of "The Express Messenger."
an indefinitely short time
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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From this reading EDITED BY RIPLEY HITCHCOCK.
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading The Story of the West Series.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The Story of the West Series.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Story of the West Series.
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From this reading By CY WARMAN, Author of "The Express Messenger."
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading The Story of the West Series.
Chapter 1 of The Story of the Trapper by Agnes C. Laut holds 52 sentences, grouped into 11 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 1 holds 52 sentences of The Story of the Trapper, unabridged, divided into 11 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Story of the Trapper by Agnes C. Laut exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 52 sentences, grouped into 11 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 11 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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About 296 minutes of reading across 711 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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