Chapter 4 of The U. P. Trail is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The U. P. Trail is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Outside, when Red brought up the horses, Slingerland said to Neale: “See hyar, son, I reckon you needn’t worry. She’ll come around all right.” “Shore she will,” corroborated the cowboy. “Time’ll cure her. I’m from Texas, whar sudden death is plentiful in all families.”
Chapter 4 of The U. P. Trail is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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past form of “corroborate” — establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
From this reading ““Shore she will,” corroborated the cowboy.”
a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
From this reading ““Shore she will,” corroborated the cowboy.”
provide a cure for, make healthy again
From this reading ““Time’ll cure her.”
plural of “family” — a social unit living together
From this reading “I’m from Texas, whar sudden death is plentiful in all families.””
existing in great number or quantity
From this reading “I’m from Texas, whar sudden death is plentiful in all families.””
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “Outside, when Red brought up the horses, Slingerland said to Neale: “See hyar, son, I reckon you needn’t worry.”
the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading “I’m from Texas, whar sudden death is plentiful in all families.””
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading “Outside, when Red brought up the horses, Slingerland said to Neale: “See hyar, son, I reckon you needn’t worry.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading She’ll come around all right.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading She’ll come around all right.”
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Outside, when Red brought up the horses, Slingerland said to Neale: “See hyar, son, I reckon you needn’t worry.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She’ll come around all right.”
past form of “corroborate” — establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
From this reading “Shore she will,” corroborated the cowboy.
a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
From this reading “Shore she will,” corroborated the cowboy.
provide a cure for, make healthy again
From this reading “Time’ll cure her.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading I’m from Texas, whar sudden death is plentiful in all families.”
plural of “family” — a social unit living together
From this reading I’m from Texas, whar sudden death is plentiful in all families.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I’m from Texas, whar sudden death is plentiful in all families.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Time’ll cure her.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Outside, when Red brought up the horses, Slingerland said to Neale: “See hyar, son, I reckon you needn’t worry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Outside, when Red brought up the horses, Slingerland said to Neale: “See hyar, son, I reckon you needn’t worry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Outside, when Red brought up the horses, Slingerland said to Neale: “See hyar, son, I reckon you needn’t worry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m from Texas, whar sudden death is plentiful in all families.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I’m from Texas, whar sudden death is plentiful in all families.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I’m from Texas, whar sudden death is plentiful in all families.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Outside, when Red brought up the horses, Slingerland said to Neale: “See hyar, son, I reckon you needn’t worry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Outside, when Red brought up the horses, Slingerland said to Neale: “See hyar, son, I reckon you needn’t worry.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Outside, when Red brought up the horses, Slingerland said to Neale: “See hyar, son, I reckon you needn’t worry.
existing in great number or quantity
From this reading I’m from Texas, whar sudden death is plentiful in all families.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Outside, when Red brought up the horses, Slingerland said to Neale: “See hyar, son, I reckon you needn’t worry.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Outside, when Red brought up the horses, Slingerland said to Neale: “See hyar, son, I reckon you needn’t worry.
precisely, exactly
From this reading She’ll come around all right.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Outside, when Red brought up the horses, Slingerland said to Neale: “See hyar, son, I reckon you needn’t worry.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Outside, when Red brought up the horses, Slingerland said to Neale: “See hyar, son, I reckon you needn’t worry.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Shore she will,” corroborated the cowboy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She’ll come around all right.”
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading “Shore she will,” corroborated the cowboy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Outside, when Red brought up the horses, Slingerland said to Neale: “See hyar, son, I reckon you needn’t worry.
a male human offspring
From this reading Outside, when Red brought up the horses, Slingerland said to Neale: “See hyar, son, I reckon you needn’t worry.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading I’m from Texas, whar sudden death is plentiful in all families.”
the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading I’m from Texas, whar sudden death is plentiful in all families.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Outside, when Red brought up the horses, Slingerland said to Neale: “See hyar, son, I reckon you needn’t worry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Time’ll cure her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Outside, when Red brought up the horses, Slingerland said to Neale: “See hyar, son, I reckon you needn’t worry.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Outside, when Red brought up the horses, Slingerland said to Neale: “See hyar, son, I reckon you needn’t worry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m from Texas, whar sudden death is plentiful in all families.”
at the time that
From this reading Outside, when Red brought up the horses, Slingerland said to Neale: “See hyar, son, I reckon you needn’t worry.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Shore she will,” corroborated the cowboy.
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading Outside, when Red brought up the horses, Slingerland said to Neale: “See hyar, son, I reckon you needn’t worry.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Outside, when Red brought up the horses, Slingerland said to Neale: “See hyar, son, I reckon you needn’t worry.
Chapter 4 of The U. P. Trail by Zane Grey holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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 4 holds 407 sentences of The U. P. Trail, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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