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The War Trail

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of The War Trail is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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AWAY INTO THE NORTH As White Otter and Sun Bird came from the lodge at dawn they found a boy waiting with a fiery little piebald pony.
"Curly Horse has sent you this pony," said the lad, as he passed the lariat to White Otter.
"Tell the great chief Curly Horse that White Otter feels good about this thing," said the Ogalala.
"I know that pony," Sun Bird told him.
"It is very fast, but it is very wild.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The War Trail

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of The War Trail is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
AWAY INTO THE NORTH As White Otter and Sun Bird came from the lodge at dawn they found a boy waiting with a fiery little piebald pony.
/əˈweɪ ˈɪntuː ðə nɔːrθ æz waɪt ˈɑːtər ənd sʌn bɜːrd keɪm frʌm ðə lɑːdʒ æt dɔːn ðeɪ faʊnd ə bɔɪ ˈweɪtɪŋ wɪð ə ˈfaɪəri ˈlɪtəl ˈpaɪbɔːld ˈpoʊniː/
Line 2
"Curly Horse has sent you this pony," said the lad, as he passed the lariat to White Otter.
/ˈkɜːrli hɔːrs hæz sent juː ðɪs ˈpoʊniː sed ðə læd æz hiː pæst ðə ˈleriət tuː waɪt ˈɑːtər/
Line 3
"Tell the great chief Curly Horse that White Otter feels good about this thing," said the Ogalala.
Line 4
"I know that pony," Sun Bird told him.
/aɪ noʊ ðæt ˈpoʊniː sʌn bɜːrd toʊld hɪm/
Line 5
"It is very fast, but it is very wild.
/ɪt ɪz ˈveri fæst bʌt ɪt ɪz ˈveri waɪld/

Learner Dictionary

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.

Curly adjective US /ˈkɜːrli/

(of hair) having curls or waves

From this reading “"Curly Horse has sent you this pony," said the lad, as he passed the lariat to White Otter.”

feels noun US /fiːlz/

plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness

From this reading “"Tell the great chief Curly Horse that White Otter feels good about this thing," said the Ogalala.”

fiery adjective US /ˈfaɪəri/

characterized by intense emotion

From this reading “AWAY INTO THE NORTH As White Otter and Sun Bird came from the lodge at dawn they found a boy waiting with a fiery little piebald pony.”

lariat noun US /ˈleriət/

a long noosed rope used to catch animals

From this reading “"Curly Horse has sent you this pony," said the lad, as he passed the lariat to White Otter.”

lodge verb US /lɑːdʒ/

be a lodger; stay temporarily

From this reading “AWAY INTO THE NORTH As White Otter and Sun Bird came from the lodge at dawn they found a boy waiting with a fiery little piebald pony.”

Otter noun US /ˈɑːtər/

the fur of an otter

From this reading “AWAY INTO THE NORTH As White Otter and Sun Bird came from the lodge at dawn they found a boy waiting with a fiery little piebald pony.”

piebald adjective US /ˈpaɪbɔːld/

having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly

From this reading “AWAY INTO THE NORTH As White Otter and Sun Bird came from the lodge at dawn they found a boy waiting with a fiery little piebald pony.”

pony noun US /ˈpoʊniː/

a range horse of the western United States

From this reading “AWAY INTO THE NORTH As White Otter and Sun Bird came from the lodge at dawn they found a boy waiting with a fiery little piebald pony.”

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.

at dawn preposition + noun

In this reading “AWAY INTO THE NORTH As White Otter and Sun Bird came from the lodge at dawn they found a boy waiting with a fiery little piebald pony.”

great chief adjective + noun

In this reading “"Tell the great chief Curly Horse that White Otter feels good about this thing," said the Ogalala.”

came from verb + particle counted as “come from”

In this reading “AWAY INTO THE NORTH As White Otter and Sun Bird came from the lodge at dawn they found a boy waiting with a fiery little piebald pony.”

All words in this reading · 56

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 AWAY INTO THE NORTH As White Otter and Sun Bird came from the lodge at dawn they found a boy waiting with a fiery little piebald pony.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "Tell the great chief Curly Horse that White Otter feels good about this thing," said the Ogalala.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading AWAY INTO THE NORTH As White Otter and Sun Bird came from the lodge at dawn they found a boy waiting with a fiery little piebald pony.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading AWAY INTO THE NORTH As White Otter and Sun Bird came from the lodge at dawn they found a boy waiting with a fiery little piebald pony.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading AWAY INTO THE NORTH As White Otter and Sun Bird came from the lodge at dawn they found a boy waiting with a fiery little piebald pony.

AWAYadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

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

From this reading AWAY INTO THE NORTH As White Otter and Sun Bird came from the lodge at dawn they found a boy waiting with a fiery little piebald pony.

BirdnounUS /bɜːrd/

warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading AWAY INTO THE NORTH As White Otter and Sun Bird came from the lodge at dawn they found a boy waiting with a fiery little piebald pony.

boynounUS /bɔɪ/

a youthful male person

From this reading AWAY INTO THE NORTH As White Otter and Sun Bird came from the lodge at dawn they found a boy waiting with a fiery little piebald pony.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "It is very fast, but it is very wild.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

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

From this reading AWAY INTO THE NORTH As White Otter and Sun Bird came from the lodge at dawn they found a boy waiting with a fiery little piebald pony.

chiefnounUS /tʃiːf/

a person who is in charge

From this reading "Tell the great chief Curly Horse that White Otter feels good about this thing," said the Ogalala.

CurlyadjectiveUS /ˈkɜːrli/

(of hair) having curls or waves

From this reading "Curly Horse has sent you this pony," said the lad, as he passed the lariat to White Otter.

dawnnounUS /dɔːn/

the first light of day

From this reading AWAY INTO THE NORTH As White Otter and Sun Bird came from the lodge at dawn they found a boy waiting with a fiery little piebald pony.

fastadverbUS /fæst/

quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

From this reading "It is very fast, but it is very wild.

feelsnounUS /fiːlz/

plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness

From this reading "Tell the great chief Curly Horse that White Otter feels good about this thing," said the Ogalala.

fieryadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪəri/

characterized by intense emotion

From this reading AWAY INTO THE NORTH As White Otter and Sun Bird came from the lodge at dawn they found a boy waiting with a fiery little piebald pony.

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading AWAY INTO THE NORTH As White Otter and Sun Bird came from the lodge at dawn they found a boy waiting with a fiery little piebald pony.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading AWAY INTO THE NORTH As White Otter and Sun Bird came from the lodge at dawn they found a boy waiting with a fiery little piebald pony.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading "Tell the great chief Curly Horse that White Otter feels good about this thing," said the Ogalala.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading "Tell the great chief Curly Horse that White Otter feels good about this thing," said the Ogalala.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "Curly Horse has sent you this pony," said the lad, as he passed the lariat to White Otter.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading "Curly Horse has sent you this pony," said the lad, as he passed the lariat to White Otter.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "I know that pony," Sun Bird told him.

HorsenounUS /hɔːrs/

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading "Curly Horse has sent you this pony," said the lad, as he passed the lariat to White Otter.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I know that pony," Sun Bird told him.

INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading AWAY INTO THE NORTH As White Otter and Sun Bird came from the lodge at dawn they found a boy waiting with a fiery little piebald pony.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "It is very fast, but it is very wild.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "It is very fast, but it is very wild.

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading "I know that pony," Sun Bird told him.

ladnounUS /læd/

a boy or man

From this reading "Curly Horse has sent you this pony," said the lad, as he passed the lariat to White Otter.

lariatnounUS /ˈleriət/

a long noosed rope used to catch animals

From this reading "Curly Horse has sent you this pony," said the lad, as he passed the lariat to White Otter.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading AWAY INTO THE NORTH As White Otter and Sun Bird came from the lodge at dawn they found a boy waiting with a fiery little piebald pony.

lodgeverbUS /lɑːdʒ/

be a lodger; stay temporarily

From this reading AWAY INTO THE NORTH As White Otter and Sun Bird came from the lodge at dawn they found a boy waiting with a fiery little piebald pony.

NORTHnounUS /nɔːrθ/

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading AWAY INTO THE NORTH As White Otter and Sun Bird came from the lodge at dawn they found a boy waiting with a fiery little piebald pony.

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 "Tell the great chief Curly Horse that White Otter feels good about this thing," said the Ogalala.

OtternounUS /ˈɑːtər/

the fur of an otter

From this reading AWAY INTO THE NORTH As White Otter and Sun Bird came from the lodge at dawn they found a boy waiting with a fiery little piebald pony.

passedverbUS /pæst/

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading "Curly Horse has sent you this pony," said the lad, as he passed the lariat to White Otter.

piebaldadjectiveUS /ˈpaɪbɔːld/

having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly

From this reading AWAY INTO THE NORTH As White Otter and Sun Bird came from the lodge at dawn they found a boy waiting with a fiery little piebald pony.

ponynounUS /ˈpoʊniː/

a range horse of the western United States

From this reading AWAY INTO THE NORTH As White Otter and Sun Bird came from the lodge at dawn they found a boy waiting with a fiery little piebald pony.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Curly Horse has sent you this pony," said the lad, as he passed the lariat to White Otter.

sentnounUS /sent/

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading "Curly Horse has sent you this pony," said the lad, as he passed the lariat to White Otter.

SunnounUS /sʌn/

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading AWAY INTO THE NORTH As White Otter and Sun Bird came from the lodge at dawn they found a boy waiting with a fiery little piebald pony.

TellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading "Tell the great chief Curly Horse that White Otter feels good about this thing," said the Ogalala.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Tell the great chief Curly Horse that White Otter feels good about this thing," said the Ogalala.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading AWAY INTO THE NORTH As White Otter and Sun Bird came from the lodge at dawn they found a boy waiting with a fiery little piebald pony.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading AWAY INTO THE NORTH As White Otter and Sun Bird came from the lodge at dawn they found a boy waiting with a fiery little piebald pony.

thingnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading "Tell the great chief Curly Horse that White Otter feels good about this thing," said the Ogalala.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "Curly Horse has sent you this pony," said the lad, as he passed the lariat to White Otter.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "Curly Horse has sent you this pony," said the lad, as he passed the lariat to White Otter.

toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading "I know that pony," Sun Bird told him.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading "It is very fast, but it is very wild.

waitingnounUS /ˈweɪtɪŋ/

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading AWAY INTO THE NORTH As White Otter and Sun Bird came from the lodge at dawn they found a boy waiting with a fiery little piebald pony.

WhitenounUS /waɪt/

a Caucasian

From this reading AWAY INTO THE NORTH As White Otter and Sun Bird came from the lodge at dawn they found a boy waiting with a fiery little piebald pony.

wildadjectiveUS /waɪld/

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading "It is very fast, but it is very wild.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading AWAY INTO THE NORTH As White Otter and Sun Bird came from the lodge at dawn they found a boy waiting with a fiery little piebald pony.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Curly Horse has sent you this pony," said the lad, as he passed the lariat to White Otter.

Chapter 4 of The War Trail by Elmer Russell Gregor holds 192 sentences, grouped into 39 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.

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Chapter 4 holds 192 sentences of The War Trail, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.

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Vocabulary met early in The War Trail

Words and structures a reader meets early in The War Trail, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Author
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The War Trail; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
White
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The War Trail; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Running
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Otter
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The War Trail; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.