Chapter 27 of The U. P. Trail is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of The U. P. Trail is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“But that’s all--only natural,” muttered Neale, in perplexity. “I want her to forget--to be happy--to find a home.... For her to grow old--alone! No! She must love some man--marry--” And with the spoken words Neale’s heart contracted.
Chapter 27 of The U. P. Trail is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 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.
reduced in size or pulled together
From this reading “She must love some man--marry--” And with the spoken words Neale’s heart contracted.”
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading ““I want her to forget--to be happy--to find a home....”
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “For her to grow old--alone!”
take in marriage
From this reading “She must love some man--marry--” And with the spoken words Neale’s heart contracted.”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading ““But that’s all--only natural,” muttered Neale, in perplexity.”
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading ““But that’s all--only natural,” muttered Neale, in perplexity.”
trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
From this reading ““But that’s all--only natural,” muttered Neale, in perplexity.”
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “She must love some man--marry--” And with the spoken words Neale’s heart contracted.”
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 “I want her to forget--to be happy--to find a home....
(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 “But that’s all--only natural,” muttered Neale, in perplexity.
Having no one else present.
From this reading For her to grow old--alone!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She must love some man--marry--” And with the spoken words Neale’s heart contracted.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I want her to forget--to be happy--to find a home....
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But that’s all--only natural,” muttered Neale, in perplexity.
reduced in size or pulled together
From this reading She must love some man--marry--” And with the spoken words Neale’s heart contracted.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “I want her to forget--to be happy--to find a home....
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For her to grow old--alone!
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “I want her to forget--to be happy--to find a home....
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading For her to grow old--alone!
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “I want her to forget--to be happy--to find a home....
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading She must love some man--marry--” And with the spoken words Neale’s heart contracted.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I want her to forget--to be happy--to find a home....
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “I want her to forget--to be happy--to find a home....
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I want her to forget--to be happy--to find a home....
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “But that’s all--only natural,” muttered Neale, in perplexity.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading She must love some man--marry--” And with the spoken words Neale’s heart contracted.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading She must love some man--marry--” And with the spoken words Neale’s heart contracted.
take in marriage
From this reading She must love some man--marry--” And with the spoken words Neale’s heart contracted.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She must love some man--marry--” And with the spoken words Neale’s heart contracted.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “But that’s all--only natural,” muttered Neale, in perplexity.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading “But that’s all--only natural,” muttered Neale, in perplexity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But that’s all--only natural,” muttered Neale, in perplexity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She must love some man--marry--” And with the spoken words Neale’s heart contracted.
not any; not one
From this reading No!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading For her to grow old--alone!
and nothing more
From this reading “But that’s all--only natural,” muttered Neale, in perplexity.
trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
From this reading “But that’s all--only natural,” muttered Neale, in perplexity.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She must love some man--marry--” And with the spoken words Neale’s heart contracted.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She must love some man--marry--” And with the spoken words Neale’s heart contracted.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading She must love some man--marry--” And with the spoken words Neale’s heart contracted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But that’s all--only natural,” muttered Neale, in perplexity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She must love some man--marry--” And with the spoken words Neale’s heart contracted.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I want her to forget--to be happy--to find a home....
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I want her to forget--to be happy--to find a home....
in the company of; together with
From this reading She must love some man--marry--” And with the spoken words Neale’s heart contracted.
the words that are spoken
From this reading She must love some man--marry--” And with the spoken words Neale’s heart contracted.
Chapter 27 of The U. P. Trail by Zane Grey holds 415 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 27 holds 415 sentences of The U. P. Trail, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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