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The Young Alaskans on the Missouri
The Young Alaskans on the Missouri

Chapter XI

Chapter 11 of The Young Alaskans on the Missouri is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 11 of The Young Alaskans on the Missouri by Emerson Hough holds 71 sentences, grouped into 15 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 11 holds 71 sentences of The Young Alaskans on the Missouri, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.

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Vocabulary met early in The Young Alaskans on the Missouri

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Young Alaskans on the Missouri, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

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Young
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Alaskans
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Rockies
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AMONG THE SIOUX "Now we are leaving the Pawnees and passing into the Sioux country!" said Rob.
They were passing under the great railroad bridge which connected Council Bluffs, Iowa, with Omaha, Nebraska.
The older member of the party nodded gravely.
"And can't you see the long lines of the white-topped covered wagons going west--a lifetime later than Lewis and Clark, when still there was no bridge here at all?
Can't you see the Mormons going west, with their little hand carts, and their cows hitched up to wagons with the oxen?
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The Young Alaskans on the Missouri

Chapter XI

Chapter 11 of The Young Alaskans on the Missouri is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/15 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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AMONG THE SIOUX "Now we are leaving the Pawnees and passing into the Sioux country!" said Rob.
Line 2
They were passing under the great railroad bridge which connected Council Bluffs, Iowa, with Omaha, Nebraska.
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The older member of the party nodded gravely.
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"And can't you see the long lines of the white-topped covered wagons going west--a lifetime later than Lewis and Clark, when still there was no bridge here at all?
Line 5
Can't you see the Mormons going west, with their little hand carts, and their cows hitched up to wagons with the oxen?

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, audio, and collocations from this reading.

AMONG preposition US /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading “AMONG THE SIOUX "Now we are leaving the Pawnees and passing into the Sioux country!" said Rob.”

Under preposition US /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “They were passing under the great railroad bridge which connected Council Bluffs, Iowa, with Omaha, Nebraska.”

All words in this reading · 68

Every word is available to listen to. 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 "And can't you see the long lines of the white-topped covered wagons going west--a lifetime later than Lewis and Clark, when still there was no bridge here at all?

all

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "And can't you see the long lines of the white-topped covered wagons going west--a lifetime later than Lewis and Clark, when still there was no bridge here at all?

AMONGprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading AMONG THE SIOUX "Now we are leaving the Pawnees and passing into the Sioux country!" said Rob.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading AMONG THE SIOUX "Now we are leaving the Pawnees and passing into the Sioux country!" said Rob.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading AMONG THE SIOUX "Now we are leaving the Pawnees and passing into the Sioux country!" said Rob.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "And can't you see the long lines of the white-topped covered wagons going west--a lifetime later than Lewis and Clark, when still there was no bridge here at all?

Bluffs

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From this reading They were passing under the great railroad bridge which connected Council Bluffs, Iowa, with Omaha, Nebraska.

bridge

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From this reading They were passing under the great railroad bridge which connected Council Bluffs, Iowa, with Omaha, Nebraska.

can't

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From this reading "And can't you see the long lines of the white-topped covered wagons going west--a lifetime later than Lewis and Clark, when still there was no bridge here at all?

carts

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From this reading Can't you see the Mormons going west, with their little hand carts, and their cows hitched up to wagons with the oxen?

Clark

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From this reading "And can't you see the long lines of the white-topped covered wagons going west--a lifetime later than Lewis and Clark, when still there was no bridge here at all?

connected

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From this reading They were passing under the great railroad bridge which connected Council Bluffs, Iowa, with Omaha, Nebraska.

Council

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From this reading They were passing under the great railroad bridge which connected Council Bluffs, Iowa, with Omaha, Nebraska.

country

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From this reading AMONG THE SIOUX "Now we are leaving the Pawnees and passing into the Sioux country!" said Rob.

covered

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From this reading "And can't you see the long lines of the white-topped covered wagons going west--a lifetime later than Lewis and Clark, when still there was no bridge here at all?

cows

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From this reading Can't you see the Mormons going west, with their little hand carts, and their cows hitched up to wagons with the oxen?

going

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From this reading "And can't you see the long lines of the white-topped covered wagons going west--a lifetime later than Lewis and Clark, when still there was no bridge here at all?

gravely

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From this reading The older member of the party nodded gravely.

great

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They were passing under the great railroad bridge which connected Council Bluffs, Iowa, with Omaha, Nebraska.

hand

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Can't you see the Mormons going west, with their little hand carts, and their cows hitched up to wagons with the oxen?

here

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "And can't you see the long lines of the white-topped covered wagons going west--a lifetime later than Lewis and Clark, when still there was no bridge here at all?

hitched

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From this reading Can't you see the Mormons going west, with their little hand carts, and their cows hitched up to wagons with the oxen?

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading AMONG THE SIOUX "Now we are leaving the Pawnees and passing into the Sioux country!" said Rob.

Iowa

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They were passing under the great railroad bridge which connected Council Bluffs, Iowa, with Omaha, Nebraska.

later

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "And can't you see the long lines of the white-topped covered wagons going west--a lifetime later than Lewis and Clark, when still there was no bridge here at all?

leaving

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading AMONG THE SIOUX "Now we are leaving the Pawnees and passing into the Sioux country!" said Rob.

Lewis

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From this reading "And can't you see the long lines of the white-topped covered wagons going west--a lifetime later than Lewis and Clark, when still there was no bridge here at all?

lifetime

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From this reading "And can't you see the long lines of the white-topped covered wagons going west--a lifetime later than Lewis and Clark, when still there was no bridge here at all?

lines

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "And can't you see the long lines of the white-topped covered wagons going west--a lifetime later than Lewis and Clark, when still there was no bridge here at all?

little

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Can't you see the Mormons going west, with their little hand carts, and their cows hitched up to wagons with the oxen?

long

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From this reading "And can't you see the long lines of the white-topped covered wagons going west--a lifetime later than Lewis and Clark, when still there was no bridge here at all?

member

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The older member of the party nodded gravely.

Mormons

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Can't you see the Mormons going west, with their little hand carts, and their cows hitched up to wagons with the oxen?

Nebraska

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They were passing under the great railroad bridge which connected Council Bluffs, Iowa, with Omaha, Nebraska.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "And can't you see the long lines of the white-topped covered wagons going west--a lifetime later than Lewis and Clark, when still there was no bridge here at all?

nodded

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The older member of the party nodded gravely.

Now

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading AMONG THE SIOUX "Now we are leaving the Pawnees and passing into the Sioux country!" said Rob.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The older member of the party nodded gravely.

older

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From this reading The older member of the party nodded gravely.

Omaha

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They were passing under the great railroad bridge which connected Council Bluffs, Iowa, with Omaha, Nebraska.

oxen

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Can't you see the Mormons going west, with their little hand carts, and their cows hitched up to wagons with the oxen?

party

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The older member of the party nodded gravely.

passing

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading AMONG THE SIOUX "Now we are leaving the Pawnees and passing into the Sioux country!" said Rob.

Pawnees

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading AMONG THE SIOUX "Now we are leaving the Pawnees and passing into the Sioux country!" said Rob.

railroad

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They were passing under the great railroad bridge which connected Council Bluffs, Iowa, with Omaha, Nebraska.

Rob

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading AMONG THE SIOUX "Now we are leaving the Pawnees and passing into the Sioux country!" said Rob.

said

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading AMONG THE SIOUX "Now we are leaving the Pawnees and passing into the Sioux country!" said Rob.

see

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "And can't you see the long lines of the white-topped covered wagons going west--a lifetime later than Lewis and Clark, when still there was no bridge here at all?

SIOUX

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading AMONG THE SIOUX "Now we are leaving the Pawnees and passing into the Sioux country!" said Rob.

still

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "And can't you see the long lines of the white-topped covered wagons going west--a lifetime later than Lewis and Clark, when still there was no bridge here at all?

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading "And can't you see the long lines of the white-topped covered wagons going west--a lifetime later than Lewis and Clark, when still there was no bridge here at all?

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading AMONG THE SIOUX "Now we are leaving the Pawnees and passing into the Sioux country!" said Rob.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Can't you see the Mormons going west, with their little hand carts, and their cows hitched up to wagons with the oxen?

there

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "And can't you see the long lines of the white-topped covered wagons going west--a lifetime later than Lewis and Clark, when still there was no bridge here at all?

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading They were passing under the great railroad bridge which connected Council Bluffs, Iowa, with Omaha, Nebraska.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Can't you see the Mormons going west, with their little hand carts, and their cows hitched up to wagons with the oxen?

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading They were passing under the great railroad bridge which connected Council Bluffs, Iowa, with Omaha, Nebraska.

up

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Can't you see the Mormons going west, with their little hand carts, and their cows hitched up to wagons with the oxen?

wagons

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "And can't you see the long lines of the white-topped covered wagons going west--a lifetime later than Lewis and Clark, when still there was no bridge here at all?

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading "And can't you see the long lines of the white-topped covered wagons going west--a lifetime later than Lewis and Clark, when still there was no bridge here at all?

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading AMONG THE SIOUX "Now we are leaving the Pawnees and passing into the Sioux country!" said Rob.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading They were passing under the great railroad bridge which connected Council Bluffs, Iowa, with Omaha, Nebraska.

west

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "And can't you see the long lines of the white-topped covered wagons going west--a lifetime later than Lewis and Clark, when still there was no bridge here at all?

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading "And can't you see the long lines of the white-topped covered wagons going west--a lifetime later than Lewis and Clark, when still there was no bridge here at all?

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading They were passing under the great railroad bridge which connected Council Bluffs, Iowa, with Omaha, Nebraska.

white-topped

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "And can't you see the long lines of the white-topped covered wagons going west--a lifetime later than Lewis and Clark, when still there was no bridge here at all?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading They were passing under the great railroad bridge which connected Council Bluffs, Iowa, with Omaha, Nebraska.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "And can't you see the long lines of the white-topped covered wagons going west--a lifetime later than Lewis and Clark, when still there was no bridge here at all?