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The War Trail

Chapter II

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OFF ON THE WAR TRAIL When White Otter reached the Sioux camp he rode directly to the lodge of old Wolf Robe, the famous Ogalala war chief.
"Ho, grandfather, see, I have brought you some meat," he cried gayly.
"Ho, I see that you have killed a fat young buck," said Wolf Robe, as his eyes lighted with pleasure.
"Come, woman, cut some meat."
At his command, old Singing Wind, the grandmother of White Otter, came from the lodge.
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The War Trail

Chapter II

Chapter 2 of The War Trail is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/46 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
OFF ON THE WAR TRAIL When White Otter reached the Sioux camp he rode directly to the lodge of old Wolf Robe, the famous Ogalala war chief.
Line 2
"Ho, grandfather, see, I have brought you some meat," he cried gayly.
Line 3
"Ho, I see that you have killed a fat young buck," said Wolf Robe, as his eyes lighted with pleasure.
/hoʊ aɪ siː ðæt juː hæv kɪld ə fæt jʌŋ bʌk sed wʊlf roʊb æz hɪz aɪz ˈlaɪtəd wɪð ˈpleʒər/
Line 4
"Come, woman, cut some meat."
/kʌm ˈwʊmən kʌt sʌm miːt/
Line 5
At his command, old Singing Wind, the grandmother of White Otter, came from the lodge.
/æt hɪz kəˈmænd oʊld ˈsɪŋɪŋ waɪnd ðə ˈɡrændmʌðər ʌv waɪt ˈɑːtər keɪm frʌm ðə lɑːdʒ/

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

buck verb US /bʌk/

to strive with determination

From this reading “"Ho, I see that you have killed a fat young buck," said Wolf Robe, as his eyes lighted with pleasure.”

grandfather noun US /ˈɡrændfɑːðər/

the father of your father or mother

From this reading “"Ho, grandfather, see, I have brought you some meat," he cried gayly.”

grandmother noun US /ˈɡrændmʌðər/

the mother of your father or mother

From this reading “At his command, old Singing Wind, the grandmother of White Otter, came from the lodge.”

lodge verb US /lɑːdʒ/

be a lodger; stay temporarily

From this reading “OFF ON THE WAR TRAIL When White Otter reached the Sioux camp he rode directly to the lodge of old Wolf Robe, the famous Ogalala war chief.”

Otter noun US /ˈɑːtər/

the fur of an otter

From this reading “OFF ON THE WAR TRAIL When White Otter reached the Sioux camp he rode directly to the lodge of old Wolf Robe, the famous Ogalala war chief.”

Robe noun US /roʊb/

any loose flowing garment

From this reading “OFF ON THE WAR TRAIL When White Otter reached the Sioux camp he rode directly to the lodge of old Wolf Robe, the famous Ogalala war chief.”

Sioux noun US /suː/

a member of a group of North American Indian peoples who spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains

From this reading “OFF ON THE WAR TRAIL When White Otter reached the Sioux camp he rode directly to the lodge of old Wolf Robe, the famous Ogalala war chief.”

Wolf noun US /wʊlf/

any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs

From this reading “OFF ON THE WAR TRAIL When White Otter reached the Sioux camp he rode directly to the lodge of old Wolf Robe, the famous Ogalala war chief.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

war chief noun + noun

In this reading “OFF ON THE WAR TRAIL When White Otter reached the Sioux camp he rode directly to the lodge of old Wolf Robe, the famous Ogalala war chief.”

came from verb + particle counted as “come from”

In this reading “At his command, old Singing Wind, the grandmother of White Otter, came from the lodge.”

with pleasure preposition + noun

In this reading “"Ho, I see that you have killed a fat young buck," said Wolf Robe, as his eyes lighted with pleasure.”

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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.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "Ho, I see that you have killed a fat young buck," said Wolf Robe, as his eyes lighted with pleasure.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "Ho, I see that you have killed a fat young buck," said Wolf Robe, as his eyes lighted with pleasure.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At his command, old Singing Wind, the grandmother of White Otter, came from the lodge.

broughtverbUS /brɔːt/

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading "Ho, grandfather, see, I have brought you some meat," he cried gayly.

buckverbUS /bʌk/

to strive with determination

From this reading "Ho, I see that you have killed a fat young buck," said Wolf Robe, as his eyes lighted with pleasure.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading At his command, old Singing Wind, the grandmother of White Otter, came from the lodge.

campnounUS /kæmp/

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading OFF ON THE WAR TRAIL When White Otter reached the Sioux camp he rode directly to the lodge of old Wolf Robe, the famous Ogalala war chief.

chiefnounUS /tʃiːf/

a person who is in charge

From this reading OFF ON THE WAR TRAIL When White Otter reached the Sioux camp he rode directly to the lodge of old Wolf Robe, the famous Ogalala war chief.

ComeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "Come, woman, cut some meat."

commandnounUS /kəˈmænd/

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading At his command, old Singing Wind, the grandmother of White Otter, came from the lodge.

criedverbUS /kraɪd/

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading "Ho, grandfather, see, I have brought you some meat," he cried gayly.

cutverbUS /kʌt/

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading "Come, woman, cut some meat."

directlyadverbUS /dərˈektli/

without deviation

From this reading OFF ON THE WAR TRAIL When White Otter reached the Sioux camp he rode directly to the lodge of old Wolf Robe, the famous Ogalala war chief.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading "Ho, I see that you have killed a fat young buck," said Wolf Robe, as his eyes lighted with pleasure.

famousadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪməs/

widely known and esteemed

From this reading OFF ON THE WAR TRAIL When White Otter reached the Sioux camp he rode directly to the lodge of old Wolf Robe, the famous Ogalala war chief.

fatadjectiveUS /fæt/

having an (over)abundance of flesh

From this reading "Ho, I see that you have killed a fat young buck," said Wolf Robe, as his eyes lighted with pleasure.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading At his command, old Singing Wind, the grandmother of White Otter, came from the lodge.

gaylyadverb

in a joyous manner

From this reading "Ho, grandfather, see, I have brought you some meat," he cried gayly.

grandfathernounUS /ˈɡrændfɑːðər/

the father of your father or mother

From this reading "Ho, grandfather, see, I have brought you some meat," he cried gayly.

grandmothernounUS /ˈɡrændmʌðər/

the mother of your father or mother

From this reading At his command, old Singing Wind, the grandmother of White Otter, came from the lodge.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "Ho, grandfather, see, I have brought you some meat," he cried gayly.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading OFF ON THE WAR TRAIL When White Otter reached the Sioux camp he rode directly to the lodge of old Wolf Robe, the famous Ogalala war chief.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "Ho, I see that you have killed a fat young buck," said Wolf Robe, as his eyes lighted with pleasure.

HonounUS /hoʊ/

a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds

From this reading "Ho, grandfather, see, I have brought you some meat," he cried gayly.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "Ho, grandfather, see, I have brought you some meat," he cried gayly.

killedverbUS /kɪld/

past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

From this reading "Ho, I see that you have killed a fat young buck," said Wolf Robe, as his eyes lighted with pleasure.

lightedadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪtəd/

set afire or burning

From this reading "Ho, I see that you have killed a fat young buck," said Wolf Robe, as his eyes lighted with pleasure.

lodgeverbUS /lɑːdʒ/

be a lodger; stay temporarily

From this reading OFF ON THE WAR TRAIL When White Otter reached the Sioux camp he rode directly to the lodge of old Wolf Robe, the famous Ogalala war chief.

meatnounUS /miːt/

the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food

From this reading "Ho, grandfather, see, I have brought you some meat," he cried gayly.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading OFF ON THE WAR TRAIL When White Otter reached the Sioux camp he rode directly to the lodge of old Wolf Robe, the famous Ogalala war chief.

OFFadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading OFF ON THE WAR TRAIL When White Otter reached the Sioux camp he rode directly to the lodge of old Wolf Robe, the famous Ogalala war chief.

Ogalalanoun

a member of the Siouan people who constituted a division of the Teton Sioux and who formerly inhabited the Black Hills of western South Dakota

From this reading OFF ON THE WAR TRAIL When White Otter reached the Sioux camp he rode directly to the lodge of old Wolf Robe, the famous Ogalala war chief.

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading OFF ON THE WAR TRAIL When White Otter reached the Sioux camp he rode directly to the lodge of old Wolf Robe, the famous Ogalala war chief.

ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading OFF ON THE WAR TRAIL When White Otter reached the Sioux camp he rode directly to the lodge of old Wolf Robe, the famous Ogalala war chief.

OtternounUS /ˈɑːtər/

the fur of an otter

From this reading OFF ON THE WAR TRAIL When White Otter reached the Sioux camp he rode directly to the lodge of old Wolf Robe, the famous Ogalala war chief.

pleasurenounUS /ˈpleʒər/

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading "Ho, I see that you have killed a fat young buck," said Wolf Robe, as his eyes lighted with pleasure.

reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading OFF ON THE WAR TRAIL When White Otter reached the Sioux camp he rode directly to the lodge of old Wolf Robe, the famous Ogalala war chief.

RobenounUS /roʊb/

any loose flowing garment

From this reading OFF ON THE WAR TRAIL When White Otter reached the Sioux camp he rode directly to the lodge of old Wolf Robe, the famous Ogalala war chief.

rodeverbUS /roʊd/

inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading OFF ON THE WAR TRAIL When White Otter reached the Sioux camp he rode directly to the lodge of old Wolf Robe, the famous Ogalala war chief.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Ho, I see that you have killed a fat young buck," said Wolf Robe, as his eyes lighted with pleasure.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "Ho, grandfather, see, I have brought you some meat," he cried gayly.

SingingnounUS /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/

the act of singing vocal music

From this reading At his command, old Singing Wind, the grandmother of White Otter, came from the lodge.

SiouxnounUS /suː/

a member of a group of North American Indian peoples who spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains

From this reading OFF ON THE WAR TRAIL When White Otter reached the Sioux camp he rode directly to the lodge of old Wolf Robe, the famous Ogalala war chief.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading "Ho, grandfather, see, I have brought you some meat," he cried gayly.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Ho, I see that you have killed a fat young buck," said Wolf Robe, as his eyes lighted with pleasure.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading OFF ON THE WAR TRAIL When White Otter reached the Sioux camp he rode directly to the lodge of old Wolf Robe, the famous Ogalala war chief.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading OFF ON THE WAR TRAIL When White Otter reached the Sioux camp he rode directly to the lodge of old Wolf Robe, the famous Ogalala war chief.

TRAILnounUS /treɪl/

a track or mark left by something that has passed

From this reading OFF ON THE WAR TRAIL When White Otter reached the Sioux camp he rode directly to the lodge of old Wolf Robe, the famous Ogalala war chief.

WARnounUS /wɔːr/

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading OFF ON THE WAR TRAIL When White Otter reached the Sioux camp he rode directly to the lodge of old Wolf Robe, the famous Ogalala war chief.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading OFF ON THE WAR TRAIL When White Otter reached the Sioux camp he rode directly to the lodge of old Wolf Robe, the famous Ogalala war chief.

WhitenounUS /waɪt/

a Caucasian

From this reading OFF ON THE WAR TRAIL When White Otter reached the Sioux camp he rode directly to the lodge of old Wolf Robe, the famous Ogalala war chief.

WindnounUS /waɪnd/

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading At his command, old Singing Wind, the grandmother of White Otter, came from the lodge.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Ho, I see that you have killed a fat young buck," said Wolf Robe, as his eyes lighted with pleasure.

WolfnounUS /wʊlf/

any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs

From this reading OFF ON THE WAR TRAIL When White Otter reached the Sioux camp he rode directly to the lodge of old Wolf Robe, the famous Ogalala war chief.

womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading "Come, woman, cut some meat."

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Ho, grandfather, see, I have brought you some meat," he cried gayly.

youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading "Ho, I see that you have killed a fat young buck," said Wolf Robe, as his eyes lighted with pleasure.

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