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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Trail of the Lonesome Pine is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Well, I'm lookin' fer Dave every day now.” “Well, maybe I'd better ride Dave's horse now,” said Hale jestingly. “I wish you would,” said old Dan. “No,” said Hale, “if he's coming, I'll leave the horse so that he can get to me as quickly as possible. You might send me word, Uncle Dan, ahead, so that he can't waylay me.”
Chapter 12 of The Trail of the Lonesome Pine is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or in the front
From this reading “You might send me word, Uncle Dan, ahead, so that he can't waylay me.””
a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)
From this reading ““Well, maybe I'd better ride Dave's horse now,” said Hale jestingly.”
by chance
From this reading ““Well, maybe I'd better ride Dave's horse now,” said Hale jestingly.”
with speed
From this reading ““No,” said Hale, “if he's coming, I'll leave the horse so that he can get to me as quickly as possible.”
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading ““Well, maybe I'd better ride Dave's horse now,” said Hale jestingly.”
cause to go somewhere
From this reading “You might send me word, Uncle Dan, ahead, so that he can't waylay me.””
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “You might send me word, Uncle Dan, ahead, so that he can't waylay me.””
wait in hiding to attack
From this reading “You might send me word, Uncle Dan, ahead, so that he can't waylay me.””
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at or in the front
From this reading You might send me word, Uncle Dan, ahead, so that he can't waylay me.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “No,” said Hale, “if he's coming, I'll leave the horse so that he can get to me as quickly as possible.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “Well, maybe I'd better ride Dave's horse now,” said Hale jestingly.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “No,” said Hale, “if he's coming, I'll leave the horse so that he can get to me as quickly as possible.
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From this reading You might send me word, Uncle Dan, ahead, so that he can't waylay me.”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “No,” said Hale, “if he's coming, I'll leave the horse so that he can get to me as quickly as possible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wish you would,” said old Dan.
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From this reading “Well, I'm lookin' fer Dave every day now.”
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From this reading “Well, maybe I'd better ride Dave's horse now,” said Hale jestingly.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “Well, I'm lookin' fer Dave every day now.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Well, I'm lookin' fer Dave every day now.”
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From this reading “Well, I'm lookin' fer Dave every day now.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “No,” said Hale, “if he's coming, I'll leave the horse so that he can get to me as quickly as possible.
a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)
From this reading “Well, maybe I'd better ride Dave's horse now,” said Hale jestingly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “No,” said Hale, “if he's coming, I'll leave the horse so that he can get to me as quickly as possible.
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From this reading “No,” said Hale, “if he's coming, I'll leave the horse so that he can get to me as quickly as possible.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “Well, maybe I'd better ride Dave's horse now,” said Hale jestingly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wish you would,” said old Dan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, maybe I'd better ride Dave's horse now,” said Hale jestingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No,” said Hale, “if he's coming, I'll leave the horse so that he can get to me as quickly as possible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, I'm lookin' fer Dave every day now.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “No,” said Hale, “if he's coming, I'll leave the horse so that he can get to me as quickly as possible.
in jest
From this reading “Well, maybe I'd better ride Dave's horse now,” said Hale jestingly.
go away from a place
From this reading “No,” said Hale, “if he's coming, I'll leave the horse so that he can get to me as quickly as possible.
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From this reading “Well, I'm lookin' fer Dave every day now.”
by chance
From this reading “Well, maybe I'd better ride Dave's horse now,” said Hale jestingly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “No,” said Hale, “if he's coming, I'll leave the horse so that he can get to me as quickly as possible.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading You might send me word, Uncle Dan, ahead, so that he can't waylay me.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” said Hale, “if he's coming, I'll leave the horse so that he can get to me as quickly as possible.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Well, I'm lookin' fer Dave every day now.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “I wish you would,” said old Dan.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading “No,” said Hale, “if he's coming, I'll leave the horse so that he can get to me as quickly as possible.
with speed
From this reading “No,” said Hale, “if he's coming, I'll leave the horse so that he can get to me as quickly as possible.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “Well, maybe I'd better ride Dave's horse now,” said Hale jestingly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well, maybe I'd better ride Dave's horse now,” said Hale jestingly.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading You might send me word, Uncle Dan, ahead, so that he can't waylay me.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “No,” said Hale, “if he's coming, I'll leave the horse so that he can get to me as quickly as possible.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “No,” said Hale, “if he's coming, I'll leave the horse so that he can get to me as quickly as possible.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “No,” said Hale, “if he's coming, I'll leave the horse so that he can get to me as quickly as possible.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “No,” said Hale, “if he's coming, I'll leave the horse so that he can get to me as quickly as possible.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading You might send me word, Uncle Dan, ahead, so that he can't waylay me.”
wait in hiding to attack
From this reading You might send me word, Uncle Dan, ahead, so that he can't waylay me.”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, I'm lookin' fer Dave every day now.”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “I wish you would,” said old Dan.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading You might send me word, Uncle Dan, ahead, so that he can't waylay me.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I wish you would,” said old Dan.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I wish you would,” said old Dan.
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