Chapter 9 of They of the High Trails is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of They of the High Trails is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I trust Pogosa. Up goes our poster," replied Wetherell. "All right. You put up the sign while I examine this ore." With his hatchet Wetherell set to work hewing a square face on a tree.
Chapter 9 of They of the High Trails is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading “You put up the sign while I examine this ore."”
weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians
From this reading “With his hatchet Wetherell set to work hewing a square face on a tree.”
-ing form of “hew” — make or shape as with an axe
From this reading “With his hatchet Wetherell set to work hewing a square face on a tree.”
a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
From this reading “You put up the sign while I examine this ore."”
a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
From this reading “Up goes our poster," replied Wetherell.”
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading “You put up the sign while I examine this ore."”
make square
From this reading “With his hatchet Wetherell set to work hewing a square face on a tree.”
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading “"I trust Pogosa.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With his hatchet Wetherell set to work hewing a square face on a tree.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "All right.
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading You put up the sign while I examine this ore."
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading With his hatchet Wetherell set to work hewing a square face on a tree.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading Up goes our poster," replied Wetherell.
weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians
From this reading With his hatchet Wetherell set to work hewing a square face on a tree.
-ing form of “hew” — make or shape as with an axe
From this reading With his hatchet Wetherell set to work hewing a square face on a tree.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With his hatchet Wetherell set to work hewing a square face on a tree.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I trust Pogosa.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With his hatchet Wetherell set to work hewing a square face on a tree.
a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
From this reading You put up the sign while I examine this ore."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Up goes our poster," replied Wetherell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I trust Pogosa.
a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
From this reading Up goes our poster," replied Wetherell.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading You put up the sign while I examine this ore."
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading Up goes our poster," replied Wetherell.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading With his hatchet Wetherell set to work hewing a square face on a tree.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading You put up the sign while I examine this ore."
make square
From this reading With his hatchet Wetherell set to work hewing a square face on a tree.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You put up the sign while I examine this ore."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You put up the sign while I examine this ore."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With his hatchet Wetherell set to work hewing a square face on a tree.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading With his hatchet Wetherell set to work hewing a square face on a tree.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading "I trust Pogosa.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Up goes our poster," replied Wetherell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Up goes our poster," replied Wetherell.
during the time that
From this reading You put up the sign while I examine this ore."
in the company of; together with
From this reading With his hatchet Wetherell set to work hewing a square face on a tree.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading With his hatchet Wetherell set to work hewing a square face on a tree.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You put up the sign while I examine this ore."
Chapter 9 of They of the High Trails by Hamlin Garland holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 9 holds 409 sentences of They of the High Trails, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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