Chapter 2 of The Yukon Trail: A Tale of the North is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Yukon Trail: A Tale of the North is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ENTER A MAN The whistle of the Hannah blew for the Tatlah Cache landing while Strong and Elliot were talking. Wally Selfridge had just bid three hundred seventy and found no help in the widow. He pushed toward each of the other players one red chip and two white ones. "Can't make it," he announced. "I needed a jack of clubs."
Chapter 2 of The Yukon Trail: A Tale of the North is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)
From this reading “ENTER A MAN The whistle of the Hannah blew for the Tatlah Cache landing while Strong and Elliot were talking.”
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading “He pushed toward each of the other players one red chip and two white ones.”
plural of “club” — a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading “"I needed a jack of clubs."”
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading “ENTER A MAN The whistle of the Hannah blew for the Tatlah Cache landing while Strong and Elliot were talking.”
plural of “player” — a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
From this reading “He pushed toward each of the other players one red chip and two white ones.”
being ten more than sixty
From this reading “Wally Selfridge had just bid three hundred seventy and found no help in the widow.”
a silly and inept person; someone who is regarded as stupid
From this reading “Wally Selfridge had just bid three hundred seventy and found no help in the widow.”
make whistling sounds
From this reading “ENTER A MAN The whistle of the Hannah blew for the Tatlah Cache landing while Strong and Elliot were talking.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ENTER A MAN The whistle of the Hannah blew for the Tatlah Cache landing while Strong and Elliot were talking.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ENTER A MAN The whistle of the Hannah blew for the Tatlah Cache landing while Strong and Elliot were talking.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading "Can't make it," he announced.
propose a payment
From this reading Wally Selfridge had just bid three hundred seventy and found no help in the widow.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading ENTER A MAN The whistle of the Hannah blew for the Tatlah Cache landing while Strong and Elliot were talking.
a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)
From this reading ENTER A MAN The whistle of the Hannah blew for the Tatlah Cache landing while Strong and Elliot were talking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Can't make it," he announced.
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading He pushed toward each of the other players one red chip and two white ones.
plural of “club” — a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading "I needed a jack of clubs."
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading He pushed toward each of the other players one red chip and two white ones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ENTER A MAN The whistle of the Hannah blew for the Tatlah Cache landing while Strong and Elliot were talking.
to come or go into
From this reading ENTER A MAN The whistle of the Hannah blew for the Tatlah Cache landing while Strong and Elliot were talking.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ENTER A MAN The whistle of the Hannah blew for the Tatlah Cache landing while Strong and Elliot were talking.
set up or found
From this reading Wally Selfridge had just bid three hundred seventy and found no help in the widow.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Wally Selfridge had just bid three hundred seventy and found no help in the widow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ENTER A MAN The whistle of the Hannah blew for the Tatlah Cache landing while Strong and Elliot were talking.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He pushed toward each of the other players one red chip and two white ones.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Wally Selfridge had just bid three hundred seventy and found no help in the widow.
ten 10s
From this reading Wally Selfridge had just bid three hundred seventy and found no help in the widow.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I needed a jack of clubs."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Wally Selfridge had just bid three hundred seventy and found no help in the widow.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Can't make it," he announced.
a small worthless amount
From this reading "I needed a jack of clubs."
and nothing more
From this reading Wally Selfridge had just bid three hundred seventy and found no help in the widow.
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading ENTER A MAN The whistle of the Hannah blew for the Tatlah Cache landing while Strong and Elliot were talking.
engage in
From this reading "Can't make it," he announced.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading ENTER A MAN The whistle of the Hannah blew for the Tatlah Cache landing while Strong and Elliot were talking.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading "I needed a jack of clubs."
not any; not one
From this reading Wally Selfridge had just bid three hundred seventy and found no help in the widow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ENTER A MAN The whistle of the Hannah blew for the Tatlah Cache landing while Strong and Elliot were talking.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He pushed toward each of the other players one red chip and two white ones.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He pushed toward each of the other players one red chip and two white ones.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He pushed toward each of the other players one red chip and two white ones.
plural of “player” — a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
From this reading He pushed toward each of the other players one red chip and two white ones.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading He pushed toward each of the other players one red chip and two white ones.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading He pushed toward each of the other players one red chip and two white ones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wally Selfridge had just bid three hundred seventy and found no help in the widow.
being ten more than sixty
From this reading Wally Selfridge had just bid three hundred seventy and found no help in the widow.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading ENTER A MAN The whistle of the Hannah blew for the Tatlah Cache landing while Strong and Elliot were talking.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading ENTER A MAN The whistle of the Hannah blew for the Tatlah Cache landing while Strong and Elliot were talking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ENTER A MAN The whistle of the Hannah blew for the Tatlah Cache landing while Strong and Elliot were talking.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ENTER A MAN The whistle of the Hannah blew for the Tatlah Cache landing while Strong and Elliot were talking.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Wally Selfridge had just bid three hundred seventy and found no help in the widow.
in the direction of
From this reading He pushed toward each of the other players one red chip and two white ones.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He pushed toward each of the other players one red chip and two white ones.
a silly and inept person; someone who is regarded as stupid
From this reading Wally Selfridge had just bid three hundred seventy and found no help in the widow.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ENTER A MAN The whistle of the Hannah blew for the Tatlah Cache landing while Strong and Elliot were talking.
during the time that
From this reading ENTER A MAN The whistle of the Hannah blew for the Tatlah Cache landing while Strong and Elliot were talking.
make whistling sounds
From this reading ENTER A MAN The whistle of the Hannah blew for the Tatlah Cache landing while Strong and Elliot were talking.
a Caucasian
From this reading He pushed toward each of the other players one red chip and two white ones.
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading Wally Selfridge had just bid three hundred seventy and found no help in the widow.
Chapter 2 of The Yukon Trail: A Tale of the North by William MacLeod Raine holds 223 sentences, grouped into 45 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.
Chapter 2 holds 223 sentences of The Yukon Trail: A Tale of the North, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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