Chapter 8 of The U. P. Trail is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The U. P. Trail is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Red, you aren’t afraid,” asserted Neale, positively. The cowboy flushed and looked insulted. “If any one but you said thet to me he’d hev to eat it.” “I beg your pardon, old man. But I’m surprised.
Chapter 8 of The U. P. Trail is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
confidently declared to be so
From this reading ““Red, you aren’t afraid,” asserted Neale, positively.”
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading ““I beg your pardon, old man.”
a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
From this reading “The cowboy flushed and looked insulted.”
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading “The cowboy flushed and looked insulted.”
past form of “insult” — treat, mention, or speak to rudely
From this reading “The cowboy flushed and looked insulted.”
accept an excuse for
From this reading ““I beg your pardon, old man.”
extremely
From this reading ““Red, you aren’t afraid,” asserted Neale, positively.”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “But I’m surprised.”
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “Red, you aren’t afraid,” asserted Neale, positively.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The cowboy flushed and looked insulted.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “If any one but you said thet to me he’d hev to eat it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Red, you aren’t afraid,” asserted Neale, positively.
confidently declared to be so
From this reading “Red, you aren’t afraid,” asserted Neale, positively.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “I beg your pardon, old man.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “If any one but you said thet to me he’d hev to eat it.”
a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
From this reading The cowboy flushed and looked insulted.
take in solid food
From this reading “If any one but you said thet to me he’d hev to eat it.”
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading The cowboy flushed and looked insulted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If any one but you said thet to me he’d hev to eat it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If any one but you said thet to me he’d hev to eat it.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I beg your pardon, old man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I’m surprised.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If any one but you said thet to me he’d hev to eat it.”
past form of “insult” — treat, mention, or speak to rudely
From this reading The cowboy flushed and looked insulted.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “If any one but you said thet to me he’d hev to eat it.”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The cowboy flushed and looked insulted.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “I beg your pardon, old man.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “If any one but you said thet to me he’d hev to eat it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Red, you aren’t afraid,” asserted Neale, positively.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “I beg your pardon, old man.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “If any one but you said thet to me he’d hev to eat it.”
accept an excuse for
From this reading “I beg your pardon, old man.
extremely
From this reading “Red, you aren’t afraid,” asserted Neale, positively.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading “Red, you aren’t afraid,” asserted Neale, positively.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “If any one but you said thet to me he’d hev to eat it.”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading But I’m surprised.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cowboy flushed and looked insulted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If any one but you said thet to me he’d hev to eat it.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “If any one but you said thet to me he’d hev to eat it.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Red, you aren’t afraid,” asserted Neale, positively.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I beg your pardon, old man.
Chapter 8 of The U. P. Trail by Zane Grey holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 8 holds 414 sentences of The U. P. Trail, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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