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The Young Voyageurs: Boy Hunters in the North
The Young Voyageurs: Boy Hunters in the North

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Chapter 1 of The Young Voyageurs: Boy Hunters in the North is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The Young Voyageurs--Boy Hunters in the North, by Captain Mayne Reid.
________________________________________________________________________ The heroes are the three boys whom we met in "The Boy Hunters" where they were off on a search for a white buffalo, which their father had requested.
Now, however, their father has died, and the only relative they have is an uncle who works for the Hudson's Bay Company, in the very north of Canada.
The uncle sends for them, and sends his own son to guide them over the Canadian part of the journey.
This is the story of their journey from their original home in the south of the U.S.A., many thousands of miles, to be with their uncle.
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The Young Voyageurs: Boy Hunters in the North

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of The Young Voyageurs: Boy Hunters in the North is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The Young Voyageurs--Boy Hunters in the North, by Captain Mayne Reid.
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________________________________________________________________________ The heroes are the three boys whom we met in "The Boy Hunters" where they were off on a search for a white buffalo, which their father had requested.
/ðə ˈhɪroʊz ɑːr ðə θriː bɔɪz huːm wiː met ɪn ðə bɔɪ ˈhʌntərz wer ðeɪ wɜːr ɔːf ɑːn ə sɜːrtʃ fɔːr ə waɪt ˈbʌfəloʊ wɪtʃ ðer ˈfɑːðər hæd rɪˈkwestɪd/
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Now, however, their father has died, and the only relative they have is an uncle who works for the Hudson's Bay Company, in the very north of Canada.
/naʊ ˌhaʊˈevər ðer ˈfɑːðər hæz daɪd ənd ðə ˈoʊnli ˈrelətɪv ðeɪ hæv ɪz æn ˈʌŋkəl huː wɜːrks fɔːr ðə ˈhʌdsənz beɪ ˈkʌmpəniː ɪn ðə ˈveri nɔːrθ ʌv ˈkænədə/
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The uncle sends for them, and sends his own son to guide them over the Canadian part of the journey.
/ðə ˈʌŋkəl sendz fɔːr ðem ənd sendz hɪz oʊn sʌn tuː ɡaɪd ðem ˈoʊvər ðə kəˈneɪdiən pɑːrt ʌv ðə ˈdʒɜːrni/
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This is the story of their journey from their original home in the south of the U.S.A., many thousands of miles, to be with their uncle.

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buffalo noun US /ˈbʌfəloʊ/

large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains

From this reading “________________________________________________________________________ The heroes are the three boys whom we met in "The Boy Hunters" where they were off on a search for a white buffalo, which their father had requested.”

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Canada noun US /ˈkænədə/

a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada

From this reading “Now, however, their father has died, and the only relative they have is an uncle who works for the Hudson's Bay Company, in the very north of Canada.”

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Canadian adjective US /kəˈneɪdiən/

of or relating to Canada or its people

From this reading “The uncle sends for them, and sends his own son to guide them over the Canadian part of the journey.”

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Hudson's noun US /ˈhʌdsənz/

possessive form of “hudson” — a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century

From this reading “Now, however, their father has died, and the only relative they have is an uncle who works for the Hudson's Bay Company, in the very north of Canada.”

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Hunters noun US /ˈhʌntərz/

plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game

From this reading “The Young Voyageurs--Boy Hunters in the North, by Captain Mayne Reid.”

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Reid noun US /riːd/

Scottish philosopher of common sense who opposed the ideas of David Hume (1710-1796)

From this reading “The Young Voyageurs--Boy Hunters in the North, by Captain Mayne Reid.”

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requested adjective US /rɪˈkwestɪd/

asked for

From this reading “________________________________________________________________________ The heroes are the three boys whom we met in "The Boy Hunters" where they were off on a search for a white buffalo, which their father had requested.”

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sends verb US /sendz/

third-person singular of “send” — cause to go somewhere

From this reading “The uncle sends for them, and sends his own son to guide them over the Canadian part of the journey.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The heroes are the three boys whom we met in "The Boy Hunters" where they were off on a search for a white buffalo, which their father had requested.

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andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Now, however, their father has died, and the only relative they have is an uncle who works for the Hudson's Bay Company, in the very north of Canada.

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Now, however, their father has died, and the only relative they have is an uncle who works for the Hudson's Bay Company, in the very north of Canada.

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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The heroes are the three boys whom we met in "The Boy Hunters" where they were off on a search for a white buffalo, which their father had requested.

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BaynounUS /beɪ/

an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

From this reading Now, however, their father has died, and the only relative they have is an uncle who works for the Hudson's Bay Company, in the very north of Canada.

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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading This is the story of their journey from their original home in the south of the U.S.A., many thousands of miles, to be with their uncle.

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BoynounUS /bɔɪ/

a youthful male person

From this reading The Young Voyageurs--Boy Hunters in the North, by Captain Mayne Reid.

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boysnounUS /bɔɪz/

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The heroes are the three boys whom we met in "The Boy Hunters" where they were off on a search for a white buffalo, which their father had requested.

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buffalonounUS /ˈbʌfəloʊ/

large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains

From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The heroes are the three boys whom we met in "The Boy Hunters" where they were off on a search for a white buffalo, which their father had requested.

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byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The Young Voyageurs--Boy Hunters in the North, by Captain Mayne Reid.

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CanadanounUS /ˈkænədə/

a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada

From this reading Now, however, their father has died, and the only relative they have is an uncle who works for the Hudson's Bay Company, in the very north of Canada.

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CanadianadjectiveUS /kəˈneɪdiən/

of or relating to Canada or its people

From this reading The uncle sends for them, and sends his own son to guide them over the Canadian part of the journey.

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CaptainnounUS /ˈkæptən/

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading The Young Voyageurs--Boy Hunters in the North, by Captain Mayne Reid.

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CompanynounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading Now, however, their father has died, and the only relative they have is an uncle who works for the Hudson's Bay Company, in the very north of Canada.

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diedverbUS /daɪd/

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading Now, however, their father has died, and the only relative they have is an uncle who works for the Hudson's Bay Company, in the very north of Canada.

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fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The heroes are the three boys whom we met in "The Boy Hunters" where they were off on a search for a white buffalo, which their father had requested.

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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The heroes are the three boys whom we met in "The Boy Hunters" where they were off on a search for a white buffalo, which their father had requested.

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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading This is the story of their journey from their original home in the south of the U.S.A., many thousands of miles, to be with their uncle.

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guidenounUS /ɡaɪd/

someone employed to conduct others

From this reading The uncle sends for them, and sends his own son to guide them over the Canadian part of the journey.

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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The heroes are the three boys whom we met in "The Boy Hunters" where they were off on a search for a white buffalo, which their father had requested.

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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading Now, however, their father has died, and the only relative they have is an uncle who works for the Hudson's Bay Company, in the very north of Canada.

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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Now, however, their father has died, and the only relative they have is an uncle who works for the Hudson's Bay Company, in the very north of Canada.

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heroesnounUS /ˈhɪroʊz/

plural of “hero” — a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength

From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The heroes are the three boys whom we met in "The Boy Hunters" where they were off on a search for a white buffalo, which their father had requested.

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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading The uncle sends for them, and sends his own son to guide them over the Canadian part of the journey.

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homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading This is the story of their journey from their original home in the south of the U.S.A., many thousands of miles, to be with their uncle.

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howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading Now, however, their father has died, and the only relative they have is an uncle who works for the Hudson's Bay Company, in the very north of Canada.

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Hudson'snounUS /ˈhʌdsənz/

possessive form of “hudson” — a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century

From this reading Now, however, their father has died, and the only relative they have is an uncle who works for the Hudson's Bay Company, in the very north of Canada.

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HuntersnounUS /ˈhʌntərz/

plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game

From this reading The Young Voyageurs--Boy Hunters in the North, by Captain Mayne Reid.

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading The Young Voyageurs--Boy Hunters in the North, by Captain Mayne Reid.

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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Now, however, their father has died, and the only relative they have is an uncle who works for the Hudson's Bay Company, in the very north of Canada.

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journeyverbUS /ˈdʒɜːrni/

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading The uncle sends for them, and sends his own son to guide them over the Canadian part of the journey.

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manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading This is the story of their journey from their original home in the south of the U.S.A., many thousands of miles, to be with their uncle.

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Mayne

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From this reading The Young Voyageurs--Boy Hunters in the North, by Captain Mayne Reid.

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metverbUS /met/

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The heroes are the three boys whom we met in "The Boy Hunters" where they were off on a search for a white buffalo, which their father had requested.

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milesnounUS /maɪlz/

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading This is the story of their journey from their original home in the south of the U.S.A., many thousands of miles, to be with their uncle.

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NorthnounUS /nɔːrθ/

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

From this reading The Young Voyageurs--Boy Hunters in the North, by Captain Mayne Reid.

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NowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Now, however, their father has died, and the only relative they have is an uncle who works for the Hudson's Bay Company, in the very north of Canada.

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Now, however, their father has died, and the only relative they have is an uncle who works for the Hudson's Bay Company, in the very north of Canada.

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offadverbUS /ɔːf/

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

From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The heroes are the three boys whom we met in "The Boy Hunters" where they were off on a search for a white buffalo, which their father had requested.

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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The heroes are the three boys whom we met in "The Boy Hunters" where they were off on a search for a white buffalo, which their father had requested.

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onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading Now, however, their father has died, and the only relative they have is an uncle who works for the Hudson's Bay Company, in the very north of Canada.

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originaladjectiveUS /ərˈɪdʒənəl/

preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

From this reading This is the story of their journey from their original home in the south of the U.S.A., many thousands of miles, to be with their uncle.

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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading The uncle sends for them, and sends his own son to guide them over the Canadian part of the journey.

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ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading The uncle sends for them, and sends his own son to guide them over the Canadian part of the journey.

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partnounUS /pɑːrt/

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading The uncle sends for them, and sends his own son to guide them over the Canadian part of the journey.

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ReidnounUS /riːd/

Scottish philosopher of common sense who opposed the ideas of David Hume (1710-1796)

From this reading The Young Voyageurs--Boy Hunters in the North, by Captain Mayne Reid.

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relativenounUS /ˈrelətɪv/

a person related by blood or marriage

From this reading Now, however, their father has died, and the only relative they have is an uncle who works for the Hudson's Bay Company, in the very north of Canada.

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requestedadjectiveUS /rɪˈkwestɪd/

asked for

From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The heroes are the three boys whom we met in "The Boy Hunters" where they were off on a search for a white buffalo, which their father had requested.

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SnounUS /es/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading This is the story of their journey from their original home in the south of the U.S.A., many thousands of miles, to be with their uncle.

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searchverbUS /sɜːrtʃ/

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The heroes are the three boys whom we met in "The Boy Hunters" where they were off on a search for a white buffalo, which their father had requested.

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sendsverbUS /sendz/

third-person singular of “send” — cause to go somewhere

From this reading The uncle sends for them, and sends his own son to guide them over the Canadian part of the journey.

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sonnounUS /sʌn/

a male human offspring

From this reading The uncle sends for them, and sends his own son to guide them over the Canadian part of the journey.

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southnounUS /saʊθ/

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

From this reading This is the story of their journey from their original home in the south of the U.S.A., many thousands of miles, to be with their uncle.

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storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading This is the story of their journey from their original home in the south of the U.S.A., many thousands of miles, to be with their uncle.

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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The Young Voyageurs--Boy Hunters in the North, by Captain Mayne Reid.

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theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The heroes are the three boys whom we met in "The Boy Hunters" where they were off on a search for a white buffalo, which their father had requested.

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thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The uncle sends for them, and sends his own son to guide them over the Canadian part of the journey.

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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The heroes are the three boys whom we met in "The Boy Hunters" where they were off on a search for a white buffalo, which their father had requested.

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ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading This is the story of their journey from their original home in the south of the U.S.A., many thousands of miles, to be with their uncle.

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thousandsnounUS /ˈθaʊzəndz/

plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading This is the story of their journey from their original home in the south of the U.S.A., many thousands of miles, to be with their uncle.

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threenounUS /θriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The heroes are the three boys whom we met in "The Boy Hunters" where they were off on a search for a white buffalo, which their father had requested.

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toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The uncle sends for them, and sends his own son to guide them over the Canadian part of the journey.

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UnounUS /juː/

a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading This is the story of their journey from their original home in the south of the U.S.A., many thousands of miles, to be with their uncle.

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unclenounUS /ˈʌŋkəl/

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading Now, however, their father has died, and the only relative they have is an uncle who works for the Hudson's Bay Company, in the very north of Canada.

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veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading Now, however, their father has died, and the only relative they have is an uncle who works for the Hudson's Bay Company, in the very north of Canada.

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Voyageurs

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From this reading The Young Voyageurs--Boy Hunters in the North, by Captain Mayne Reid.

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wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The heroes are the three boys whom we met in "The Boy Hunters" where they were off on a search for a white buffalo, which their father had requested.

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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The heroes are the three boys whom we met in "The Boy Hunters" where they were off on a search for a white buffalo, which their father had requested.

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whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The heroes are the three boys whom we met in "The Boy Hunters" where they were off on a search for a white buffalo, which their father had requested.

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whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The heroes are the three boys whom we met in "The Boy Hunters" where they were off on a search for a white buffalo, which their father had requested.

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whitenounUS /waɪt/

a Caucasian

From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The heroes are the three boys whom we met in "The Boy Hunters" where they were off on a search for a white buffalo, which their father had requested.

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whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Now, however, their father has died, and the only relative they have is an uncle who works for the Hudson's Bay Company, in the very north of Canada.

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whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The heroes are the three boys whom we met in "The Boy Hunters" where they were off on a search for a white buffalo, which their father had requested.

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withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading This is the story of their journey from their original home in the south of the U.S.A., many thousands of miles, to be with their uncle.

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worksnounUS /wɜːrks/

buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading Now, however, their father has died, and the only relative they have is an uncle who works for the Hudson's Bay Company, in the very north of Canada.

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YoungadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/

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

From this reading The Young Voyageurs--Boy Hunters in the North, by Captain Mayne Reid.

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How do I study chapter 1 of The Young Voyageurs: Boy Hunters in the North?

Work through the 86 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 86 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 1 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 1 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading The Young Voyageurs: Boy Hunters in the North

Common questions about reading The Young Voyageurs: Boy Hunters in the North by Mayne Reid on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Young Voyageurs: Boy Hunters in the North?

Yes. All 4227 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #23129 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Young Voyageurs: Boy Hunters in the North is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #23129, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Young Voyageurs: Boy Hunters in the North take to read?

About 352 minutes of reading across 846 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Young Voyageurs: Boy Hunters in the North section by section

How to work through The Young Voyageurs: Boy Hunters in the North section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 10 chapters of The Young Voyageurs: Boy Hunters in the North to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in The Young Voyageurs: Boy Hunters in the North

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Young Voyageurs: Boy Hunters in the North, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Young
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Young Voyageurs: Boy Hunters in the North; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Voyageurs--boy
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Young Voyageurs: Boy Hunters in the North; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Hunters
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Young Voyageurs: Boy Hunters in the North; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
North
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Young Voyageurs: Boy Hunters in the North; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.