Chapter II of The Three Trappers, “In Camp,” is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II of The Three Trappers, “In Camp,” is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Come, George, isn’t that steak done yet?” inquired the impatient Lancaster. “It strikes me that it has just got the color to insure a good taste. What do you think Fred?” “I’m hungry enough to make anything taste good to me, stewed, fried or raw.” “Now just keep easy,” replied Harling.
Chapter II of The Three Trappers, “In Camp,” is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cooked by frying in fat
From this reading ““I’m hungry enough to make anything taste good to me, stewed, fried or raw.””
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading ““Come, George, isn’t that steak done yet?” inquired the impatient Lancaster.”
be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
From this reading ““It strikes me that it has just got the color to insure a good taste.”
a city in northwestern England
From this reading ““Come, George, isn’t that steak done yet?” inquired the impatient Lancaster.”
(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
From this reading ““I’m hungry enough to make anything taste good to me, stewed, fried or raw.””
a slice of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fish
From this reading ““Come, George, isn’t that steak done yet?” inquired the impatient Lancaster.”
cooked in hot water
From this reading ““I’m hungry enough to make anything taste good to me, stewed, fried or raw.””
plural of “strike” — a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
From this reading ““It strikes me that it has just got the color to insure a good taste.”
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.
In this reading ““I’m hungry enough to make anything taste good to me, stewed, fried or raw.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 “It strikes me that it has just got the color to insure a good taste.
any thing at all
From this reading “I’m hungry enough to make anything taste good to me, stewed, fried or raw.”
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading “It strikes me that it has just got the color to insure a good taste.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come, George, isn’t that steak done yet?” inquired the impatient Lancaster.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What do you think Fred?”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “Come, George, isn’t that steak done yet?” inquired the impatient Lancaster.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “Now just keep easy,” replied Harling.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “I’m hungry enough to make anything taste good to me, stewed, fried or raw.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What do you think Fred?”
cooked by frying in fat
From this reading “I’m hungry enough to make anything taste good to me, stewed, fried or raw.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “Come, George, isn’t that steak done yet?” inquired the impatient Lancaster.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “It strikes me that it has just got the color to insure a good taste.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “It strikes me that it has just got the color to insure a good taste.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now just keep easy,” replied Harling.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It strikes me that it has just got the color to insure a good taste.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading “I’m hungry enough to make anything taste good to me, stewed, fried or raw.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m hungry enough to make anything taste good to me, stewed, fried or raw.”
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading “Come, George, isn’t that steak done yet?” inquired the impatient Lancaster.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “Come, George, isn’t that steak done yet?” inquired the impatient Lancaster.
be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
From this reading “It strikes me that it has just got the color to insure a good taste.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come, George, isn’t that steak done yet?” inquired the impatient Lancaster.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It strikes me that it has just got the color to insure a good taste.
and nothing more
From this reading “It strikes me that it has just got the color to insure a good taste.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Now just keep easy,” replied Harling.
a city in northwestern England
From this reading “Come, George, isn’t that steak done yet?” inquired the impatient Lancaster.
engage in
From this reading “I’m hungry enough to make anything taste good to me, stewed, fried or raw.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It strikes me that it has just got the color to insure a good taste.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now just keep easy,” replied Harling.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “I’m hungry enough to make anything taste good to me, stewed, fried or raw.”
(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
From this reading “I’m hungry enough to make anything taste good to me, stewed, fried or raw.”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Now just keep easy,” replied Harling.
a slice of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fish
From this reading “Come, George, isn’t that steak done yet?” inquired the impatient Lancaster.
cooked in hot water
From this reading “I’m hungry enough to make anything taste good to me, stewed, fried or raw.”
plural of “strike” — a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
From this reading “It strikes me that it has just got the color to insure a good taste.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading “It strikes me that it has just got the color to insure a good taste.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Come, George, isn’t that steak done yet?” inquired the impatient Lancaster.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Come, George, isn’t that steak done yet?” inquired the impatient Lancaster.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading What do you think Fred?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It strikes me that it has just got the color to insure a good taste.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What do you think Fred?”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Come, George, isn’t that steak done yet?” inquired the impatient Lancaster.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What do you think Fred?”
Chapter 2 of The Three Trappers by Edward Sylvester Ellis holds 74 sentences, grouped into 15 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 2 holds 74 sentences of The Three Trappers, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
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