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

Chapter XXV

Chapter 25 of The Young Alaskans on the Missouri is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 25 of The Young Alaskans on the Missouri by Emerson Hough holds 175 sentences, grouped into 35 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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Alaskans
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BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.
"I don't blame them for taking a month to it."
"We're beating them on their schedule, at that," said the studious John.
"At the Forks we were exactly even up, July 27th; we'd beat them just exactly one year at that point, which they called the head of the river.
But they went slow in here, in these big beaver meadows; ten miles daily was big travel, wading, and not half of that gained in actual straight distance.
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The Young Alaskans on the Missouri

Chapter XXV

Chapter 25 of The Young Alaskans on the Missouri is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.
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"I don't blame them for taking a month to it."
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"We're beating them on their schedule, at that," said the studious John.
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"At the Forks we were exactly even up, July 27th; we'd beat them just exactly one year at that point, which they called the head of the river.
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But they went slow in here, in these big beaver meadows; ten miles daily was big travel, wading, and not half of that gained in actual straight distance.

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.

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.”

Between preposition US /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading “BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “"At the Forks we were exactly even up, July 27th; we'd beat them just exactly one year at that point, which they called the head of the river.”

Point noun US /pɔɪnt/

the main matter or purpose being discussed

From this reading “"At the Forks we were exactly even up, July 27th; we'd beat them just exactly one year at that point, which they called the head of the river.”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “But they went slow in here, in these big beaver meadows; ten miles daily was big travel, wading, and not half of that gained in actual straight distance.”

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Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

27th

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From this reading "At the Forks we were exactly even up, July 27th; we'd beat them just exactly one year at that point, which they called the head of the river.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.

actual

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From this reading But they went slow in here, in these big beaver meadows; ten miles daily was big travel, wading, and not half of that gained in actual straight distance.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.

all

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From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "We're beating them on their schedule, at that," said the studious John.

beat

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

From this reading "At the Forks we were exactly even up, July 27th; we'd beat them just exactly one year at that point, which they called the head of the river.

beating

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From this reading "We're beating them on their schedule, at that," said the studious John.

beaver

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From this reading But they went slow in here, in these big beaver meadows; ten miles daily was big travel, wading, and not half of that gained in actual straight distance.

BEAVERHEAD

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From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.

big

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From this reading But they went slow in here, in these big beaver meadows; ten miles daily was big travel, wading, and not half of that gained in actual straight distance.

bit

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From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.

blame

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From this reading "I don't blame them for taking a month to it."

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But they went slow in here, in these big beaver meadows; ten miles daily was big travel, wading, and not half of that gained in actual straight distance.

called

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From this reading "At the Forks we were exactly even up, July 27th; we'd beat them just exactly one year at that point, which they called the head of the river.

CAMP

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

From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.

country

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From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.

daily

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From this reading But they went slow in here, in these big beaver meadows; ten miles daily was big travel, wading, and not half of that gained in actual straight distance.

day

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From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.

distance

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From this reading But they went slow in here, in these big beaver meadows; ten miles daily was big travel, wading, and not half of that gained in actual straight distance.

don't

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From this reading "I don't blame them for taking a month to it."

even

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

From this reading "At the Forks we were exactly even up, July 27th; we'd beat them just exactly one year at that point, which they called the head of the river.

exactly

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

From this reading "At the Forks we were exactly even up, July 27th; we'd beat them just exactly one year at that point, which they called the head of the river.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "I don't blame them for taking a month to it."

Forks

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

From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.

fourth

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From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.

gained

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From this reading But they went slow in here, in these big beaver meadows; ten miles daily was big travel, wading, and not half of that gained in actual straight distance.

half

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From this reading But they went slow in here, in these big beaver meadows; ten miles daily was big travel, wading, and not half of that gained in actual straight distance.

head

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

From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.

here

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

From this reading But they went slow in here, in these big beaver meadows; ten miles daily was big travel, wading, and not half of that gained in actual straight distance.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I don't blame them for taking a month to it."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading But they went slow in here, in these big beaver meadows; ten miles daily was big travel, wading, and not half of that gained in actual straight distance.

isn't

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From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.

It's

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From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.

John

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

From this reading "We're beating them on their schedule, at that," said the studious John.

July

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

From this reading "At the Forks we were exactly even up, July 27th; we'd beat them just exactly one year at that point, which they called the head of the river.

junction

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

From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.

just

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

From this reading "At the Forks we were exactly even up, July 27th; we'd beat them just exactly one year at that point, which they called the head of the river.

meadows

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

From this reading But they went slow in here, in these big beaver meadows; ten miles daily was big travel, wading, and not half of that gained in actual straight distance.

miles

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

From this reading But they went slow in here, in these big beaver meadows; ten miles daily was big travel, wading, and not half of that gained in actual straight distance.

month

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

From this reading "I don't blame them for taking a month to it."

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading But they went slow in here, in these big beaver meadows; ten miles daily was big travel, wading, and not half of that gained in actual straight distance.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "At the Forks we were exactly even up, July 27th; we'd beat them just exactly one year at that point, which they called the head of the river.

out

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From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.

pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/

the main matter or purpose being discussed

From this reading "At the Forks we were exactly even up, July 27th; we'd beat them just exactly one year at that point, which they called the head of the river.

quite

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

From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.

remarked

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From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.

river

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From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.

Rob

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From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.

said

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

From this reading "We're beating them on their schedule, at that," said the studious John.

schedule

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From this reading "We're beating them on their schedule, at that," said the studious John.

slow

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

From this reading But they went slow in here, in these big beaver meadows; ten miles daily was big travel, wading, and not half of that gained in actual straight distance.

straight

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From this reading But they went slow in here, in these big beaver meadows; ten miles daily was big travel, wading, and not half of that gained in actual straight distance.

studious

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

From this reading "We're beating them on their schedule, at that," said the studious John.

taking

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From this reading "I don't blame them for taking a month to it."

ten

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

From this reading But they went slow in here, in these big beaver meadows; ten miles daily was big travel, wading, and not half of that gained in actual straight distance.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "We're beating them on their schedule, at that," said the studious John.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading BEAVERHEAD CAMP "It's quite a bit of country, after all, between the Forks and the head, isn't it?" remarked Rob, on their fourth day out from the junction of the river.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading "I don't blame them for taking a month to it."

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading But they went slow in here, in these big beaver meadows; ten miles daily was big travel, wading, and not half of that gained in actual straight distance.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading "At the Forks we were exactly even up, July 27th; we'd beat them just exactly one year at that point, which they called the head of the river.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "I don't blame them for taking a month to it."

travel

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From this reading But they went slow in here, in these big beaver meadows; ten miles daily was big travel, wading, and not half of that gained in actual straight distance.

up

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

From this reading "At the Forks we were exactly even up, July 27th; we'd beat them just exactly one year at that point, which they called the head of the river.

wading

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

From this reading But they went slow in here, in these big beaver meadows; ten miles daily was big travel, wading, and not half of that gained in actual straight distance.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading But they went slow in here, in these big beaver meadows; ten miles daily was big travel, wading, and not half of that gained in actual straight distance.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "At the Forks we were exactly even up, July 27th; we'd beat them just exactly one year at that point, which they called the head of the river.

we'd

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

From this reading "At the Forks we were exactly even up, July 27th; we'd beat them just exactly one year at that point, which they called the head of the river.

We're

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

From this reading "We're beating them on their schedule, at that," said the studious John.

went

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

From this reading But they went slow in here, in these big beaver meadows; ten miles daily was big travel, wading, and not half of that gained in actual straight distance.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading "At the Forks we were exactly even up, July 27th; we'd beat them just exactly one year at that point, which they called the head of the river.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading "At the Forks we were exactly even up, July 27th; we'd beat them just exactly one year at that point, which they called the head of the river.

year

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From this reading "At the Forks we were exactly even up, July 27th; we'd beat them just exactly one year at that point, which they called the head of the river.