Chapter 16 of The U. P. Trail is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The U. P. Trail is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“That’s Fresno. He and the gang must have been camped with those graders you brought here. Oh, I’m more afraid of Fresno’s gang than of the Indians.” “But Allie--they don’t know you’re here. You’re safe.
Chapter 16 of The U. P. Trail is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “Oh, I’m more afraid of Fresno’s gang than of the Indians.””
past form of “camp” — live in or as if in a tent
From this reading “He and the gang must have been camped with those graders you brought here.”
a city in south central California in the San Joaquin Valley; center of an important agricultural area and gateway to the Sierra Nevada Mountains
From this reading ““That’s Fresno.”
possessive form of “fresno” — a city in south central California in the San Joaquin Valley; center of an important agricultural area and gateway to the Sierra Nevada Mountains
an association of criminals
From this reading “He and the gang must have been camped with those graders you brought here.”
plural of “grader” — a judge who assigns grades to something
From this reading “He and the gang must have been camped with those graders you brought here.”
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading “Oh, I’m more afraid of Fresno’s gang than of the Indians.””
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading “You’re safe.”
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading Oh, I’m more afraid of Fresno’s gang than of the Indians.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But Allie--they don’t know you’re here.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He and the gang must have been camped with those graders you brought here.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He and the gang must have been camped with those graders you brought here.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading He and the gang must have been camped with those graders you brought here.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But Allie--they don’t know you’re here.
past form of “camp” — live in or as if in a tent
From this reading He and the gang must have been camped with those graders you brought here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But Allie--they don’t know you’re here.
a city in south central California in the San Joaquin Valley; center of an important agricultural area and gateway to the Sierra Nevada Mountains
From this reading “That’s Fresno.
possessive form of “fresno” — a city in south central California in the San Joaquin Valley; center of an important agricultural area and gateway to the Sierra Nevada Mountains
From this reading Oh, I’m more afraid of Fresno’s gang than of the Indians.”
an association of criminals
From this reading He and the gang must have been camped with those graders you brought here.
plural of “grader” — a judge who assigns grades to something
From this reading He and the gang must have been camped with those graders you brought here.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He and the gang must have been camped with those graders you brought here.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He and the gang must have been camped with those graders you brought here.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading He and the gang must have been camped with those graders you brought here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, I’m more afraid of Fresno’s gang than of the Indians.”
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading Oh, I’m more afraid of Fresno’s gang than of the Indians.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “But Allie--they don’t know you’re here.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Oh, I’m more afraid of Fresno’s gang than of the Indians.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He and the gang must have been camped with those graders you brought here.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Oh, I’m more afraid of Fresno’s gang than of the Indians.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, I’m more afraid of Fresno’s gang than of the Indians.”
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading You’re safe.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Oh, I’m more afraid of Fresno’s gang than of the Indians.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s Fresno.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He and the gang must have been camped with those graders you brought here.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “But Allie--they don’t know you’re here.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He and the gang must have been camped with those graders you brought here.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He and the gang must have been camped with those graders you brought here.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He and the gang must have been camped with those graders you brought here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But Allie--they don’t know you’re here.
Chapter 16 of The U. P. Trail by Zane Grey holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
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