Chapter 9 of The U. P. Trail is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The U. P. Trail is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was a heap of smoking logs and probably had burned for hours. There was no sign of Allie or of any one. Then he ran into the glade. Almost at once he saw boot-tracks and hoof-tracks, while pelts and hides and furs lay scattered around, as if they had been discarded for choicer ones. “Robbers!” muttered Slingerland.
Chapter 9 of The U. P. Trail is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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comparative of “choice” — of superior grade
From this reading “Almost at once he saw boot-tracks and hoof-tracks, while pelts and hides and furs lay scattered around, as if they had been discarded for choicer ones.”
thrown away
From this reading “Almost at once he saw boot-tracks and hoof-tracks, while pelts and hides and furs lay scattered around, as if they had been discarded for choicer ones.”
plural of “fur” — the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading “Almost at once he saw boot-tracks and hoof-tracks, while pelts and hides and furs lay scattered around, as if they had been discarded for choicer ones.”
a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading “Then he ran into the glade.”
plural of “hide” — the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
From this reading “Almost at once he saw boot-tracks and hoof-tracks, while pelts and hides and furs lay scattered around, as if they had been discarded for choicer ones.”
plural of “log” — a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
From this reading “It was a heap of smoking logs and probably had burned for hours.”
plural of “pelt” — the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading “Almost at once he saw boot-tracks and hoof-tracks, while pelts and hides and furs lay scattered around, as if they had been discarded for choicer ones.”
Persons who steal from a person or place, especially using violence or threats.
From this reading ““Robbers!” muttered Slingerland.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a heap of smoking logs and probably had burned for hours.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no sign of Allie or of any one.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Almost at once he saw boot-tracks and hoof-tracks, while pelts and hides and furs lay scattered around, as if they had been discarded for choicer ones.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a heap of smoking logs and probably had burned for hours.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading There was no sign of Allie or of any one.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Almost at once he saw boot-tracks and hoof-tracks, while pelts and hides and furs lay scattered around, as if they had been discarded for choicer ones.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Almost at once he saw boot-tracks and hoof-tracks, while pelts and hides and furs lay scattered around, as if they had been discarded for choicer ones.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Almost at once he saw boot-tracks and hoof-tracks, while pelts and hides and furs lay scattered around, as if they had been discarded for choicer ones.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Almost at once he saw boot-tracks and hoof-tracks, while pelts and hides and furs lay scattered around, as if they had been discarded for choicer ones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Almost at once he saw boot-tracks and hoof-tracks, while pelts and hides and furs lay scattered around, as if they had been discarded for choicer ones.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading It was a heap of smoking logs and probably had burned for hours.
comparative of “choice” — of superior grade
From this reading Almost at once he saw boot-tracks and hoof-tracks, while pelts and hides and furs lay scattered around, as if they had been discarded for choicer ones.
thrown away
From this reading Almost at once he saw boot-tracks and hoof-tracks, while pelts and hides and furs lay scattered around, as if they had been discarded for choicer ones.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was a heap of smoking logs and probably had burned for hours.
plural of “fur” — the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading Almost at once he saw boot-tracks and hoof-tracks, while pelts and hides and furs lay scattered around, as if they had been discarded for choicer ones.
a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading Then he ran into the glade.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a heap of smoking logs and probably had burned for hours.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he ran into the glade.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading It was a heap of smoking logs and probably had burned for hours.
plural of “hide” — the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
From this reading Almost at once he saw boot-tracks and hoof-tracks, while pelts and hides and furs lay scattered around, as if they had been discarded for choicer ones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Almost at once he saw boot-tracks and hoof-tracks, while pelts and hides and furs lay scattered around, as if they had been discarded for choicer ones.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading It was a heap of smoking logs and probably had burned for hours.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Almost at once he saw boot-tracks and hoof-tracks, while pelts and hides and furs lay scattered around, as if they had been discarded for choicer ones.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then he ran into the glade.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a heap of smoking logs and probably had burned for hours.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Almost at once he saw boot-tracks and hoof-tracks, while pelts and hides and furs lay scattered around, as if they had been discarded for choicer ones.
plural of “log” — a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
From this reading It was a heap of smoking logs and probably had burned for hours.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “Robbers!” muttered Slingerland.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no sign of Allie or of any one.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a heap of smoking logs and probably had burned for hours.
on one occasion
From this reading Almost at once he saw boot-tracks and hoof-tracks, while pelts and hides and furs lay scattered around, as if they had been discarded for choicer ones.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was no sign of Allie or of any one.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Almost at once he saw boot-tracks and hoof-tracks, while pelts and hides and furs lay scattered around, as if they had been discarded for choicer ones.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was no sign of Allie or of any one.
plural of “pelt” — the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading Almost at once he saw boot-tracks and hoof-tracks, while pelts and hides and furs lay scattered around, as if they had been discarded for choicer ones.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading It was a heap of smoking logs and probably had burned for hours.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Then he ran into the glade.
Persons who steal from a person or place, especially using violence or threats.
From this reading “Robbers!” muttered Slingerland.
cut with a saw
From this reading Almost at once he saw boot-tracks and hoof-tracks, while pelts and hides and furs lay scattered around, as if they had been discarded for choicer ones.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading Almost at once he saw boot-tracks and hoof-tracks, while pelts and hides and furs lay scattered around, as if they had been discarded for choicer ones.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading There was no sign of Allie or of any one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Robbers!” muttered Slingerland.
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading It was a heap of smoking logs and probably had burned for hours.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then he ran into the glade.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he ran into the glade.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no sign of Allie or of any one.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Almost at once he saw boot-tracks and hoof-tracks, while pelts and hides and furs lay scattered around, as if they had been discarded for choicer ones.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a heap of smoking logs and probably had burned for hours.
during the time that
From this reading Almost at once he saw boot-tracks and hoof-tracks, while pelts and hides and furs lay scattered around, as if they had been discarded for choicer ones.
Chapter 9 of The U. P. Trail by Zane Grey holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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 9 holds 423 sentences of The U. P. Trail, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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