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Tom Sawyer Abroad

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of Tom Sawyer Abroad is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Mark Twain • Curated US English Learning Edition

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TOM DISCOURSES ON THE DESERT Still, we thought we would drop down there a minute, but on another errand.

Most of the professor’s cargo of food was put up in cans, in the new way that somebody had just invented; the rest was fresh.

When you fetch Missouri beefsteak to the Great Sahara, you want to be particular and stay up in the coolish weather.

So we reckoned we would drop down into the lion market and see how we could make out there.

We hauled in the ladder and dropped down till we was just above the reach of the animals, then we let down a rope with a slip-knot in it and hauled up a dead lion, a small tender one, then yanked up a cub tiger.

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Tom Sawyer Abroad Mark Twain

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Chapter IX

Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of Tom Sawyer Abroad is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

TOM DISCOURSES ON THE DESERT Still, we thought we would drop down there a minute, but on another errand. Most of the professor’s cargo of food was put up in cans, in the new way that somebody had just invented; the rest was fresh. When you fetch Missouri beefsteak to the Great Sahara, you want to be particular and stay up in the coolish weather. So we reckoned we would drop down into the lion market and see how we could make out there. We hauled in the ladder and dropped down till we was just above the reach of the animals, then we let down a rope with a slip-knot in it and hauled up a dead lion, a small tender one, then yanked up a cub tiger.

Tom Sawyer Abroad

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of Tom Sawyer Abroad is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

TOM DISCOURSES ON THE DESERT Still, we thought we would drop down there a minute, but on another errand.

Line 2

Most of the professor’s cargo of food was put up in cans, in the new way that somebody had just invented; the rest was fresh.

Line 3

When you fetch Missouri beefsteak to the Great Sahara, you want to be particular and stay up in the coolish weather.

Line 4

So we reckoned we would drop down into the lion market and see how we could make out there.

Line 5

We hauled in the ladder and dropped down till we was just above the reach of the animals, then we let down a rope with a slip-knot in it and hauled up a dead lion, a small tender one, then yanked up a cub tiger.

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a

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above

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and

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animals

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another

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be

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beefsteak

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but

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cans

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cargo

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coolish

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could

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cub

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dead

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DESERT

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From this reading TOM DISCOURSES ON THE DESERT Still, we thought we would drop down there a minute, but on another errand.

DISCOURSES

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down

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drop

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dropped

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errand

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From this reading TOM DISCOURSES ON THE DESERT Still, we thought we would drop down there a minute, but on another errand.

fetch

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food

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From this reading Most of the professor’s cargo of food was put up in cans, in the new way that somebody had just invented; the rest was fresh.

fresh

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Great

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From this reading When you fetch Missouri beefsteak to the Great Sahara, you want to be particular and stay up in the coolish weather.

had

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From this reading Most of the professor’s cargo of food was put up in cans, in the new way that somebody had just invented; the rest was fresh.

hauled

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From this reading We hauled in the ladder and dropped down till we was just above the reach of the animals, then we let down a rope with a slip-knot in it and hauled up a dead lion, a small tender one, then yanked up a cub tiger.

how

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From this reading So we reckoned we would drop down into the lion market and see how we could make out there.

in

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From this reading Most of the professor’s cargo of food was put up in cans, in the new way that somebody had just invented; the rest was fresh.

into

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From this reading So we reckoned we would drop down into the lion market and see how we could make out there.

invented

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From this reading Most of the professor’s cargo of food was put up in cans, in the new way that somebody had just invented; the rest was fresh.

it

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From this reading We hauled in the ladder and dropped down till we was just above the reach of the animals, then we let down a rope with a slip-knot in it and hauled up a dead lion, a small tender one, then yanked up a cub tiger.

just

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From this reading Most of the professor’s cargo of food was put up in cans, in the new way that somebody had just invented; the rest was fresh.

ladder

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From this reading We hauled in the ladder and dropped down till we was just above the reach of the animals, then we let down a rope with a slip-knot in it and hauled up a dead lion, a small tender one, then yanked up a cub tiger.

let

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From this reading We hauled in the ladder and dropped down till we was just above the reach of the animals, then we let down a rope with a slip-knot in it and hauled up a dead lion, a small tender one, then yanked up a cub tiger.

lion

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make

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market

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minute

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From this reading TOM DISCOURSES ON THE DESERT Still, we thought we would drop down there a minute, but on another errand.

Missouri

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From this reading When you fetch Missouri beefsteak to the Great Sahara, you want to be particular and stay up in the coolish weather.

Most

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From this reading Most of the professor’s cargo of food was put up in cans, in the new way that somebody had just invented; the rest was fresh.

new

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of

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From this reading Most of the professor’s cargo of food was put up in cans, in the new way that somebody had just invented; the rest was fresh.

ON

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From this reading TOM DISCOURSES ON THE DESERT Still, we thought we would drop down there a minute, but on another errand.

one

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From this reading We hauled in the ladder and dropped down till we was just above the reach of the animals, then we let down a rope with a slip-knot in it and hauled up a dead lion, a small tender one, then yanked up a cub tiger.

out

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particular

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From this reading When you fetch Missouri beefsteak to the Great Sahara, you want to be particular and stay up in the coolish weather.

professor's

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put

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From this reading Most of the professor’s cargo of food was put up in cans, in the new way that somebody had just invented; the rest was fresh.

reach

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From this reading We hauled in the ladder and dropped down till we was just above the reach of the animals, then we let down a rope with a slip-knot in it and hauled up a dead lion, a small tender one, then yanked up a cub tiger.

reckoned

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From this reading So we reckoned we would drop down into the lion market and see how we could make out there.

rest

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From this reading Most of the professor’s cargo of food was put up in cans, in the new way that somebody had just invented; the rest was fresh.

rope

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From this reading We hauled in the ladder and dropped down till we was just above the reach of the animals, then we let down a rope with a slip-knot in it and hauled up a dead lion, a small tender one, then yanked up a cub tiger.

Sahara

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From this reading When you fetch Missouri beefsteak to the Great Sahara, you want to be particular and stay up in the coolish weather.

see

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From this reading So we reckoned we would drop down into the lion market and see how we could make out there.

slip-knot

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From this reading We hauled in the ladder and dropped down till we was just above the reach of the animals, then we let down a rope with a slip-knot in it and hauled up a dead lion, a small tender one, then yanked up a cub tiger.

small

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From this reading We hauled in the ladder and dropped down till we was just above the reach of the animals, then we let down a rope with a slip-knot in it and hauled up a dead lion, a small tender one, then yanked up a cub tiger.

So

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somebody

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From this reading Most of the professor’s cargo of food was put up in cans, in the new way that somebody had just invented; the rest was fresh.

stay

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From this reading When you fetch Missouri beefsteak to the Great Sahara, you want to be particular and stay up in the coolish weather.

Still

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From this reading TOM DISCOURSES ON THE DESERT Still, we thought we would drop down there a minute, but on another errand.

tender

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From this reading We hauled in the ladder and dropped down till we was just above the reach of the animals, then we let down a rope with a slip-knot in it and hauled up a dead lion, a small tender one, then yanked up a cub tiger.

that

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THE

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From this reading TOM DISCOURSES ON THE DESERT Still, we thought we would drop down there a minute, but on another errand.

then

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From this reading We hauled in the ladder and dropped down till we was just above the reach of the animals, then we let down a rope with a slip-knot in it and hauled up a dead lion, a small tender one, then yanked up a cub tiger.

there

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thought

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tiger

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From this reading We hauled in the ladder and dropped down till we was just above the reach of the animals, then we let down a rope with a slip-knot in it and hauled up a dead lion, a small tender one, then yanked up a cub tiger.

till

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From this reading We hauled in the ladder and dropped down till we was just above the reach of the animals, then we let down a rope with a slip-knot in it and hauled up a dead lion, a small tender one, then yanked up a cub tiger.

to

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From this reading When you fetch Missouri beefsteak to the Great Sahara, you want to be particular and stay up in the coolish weather.

TOM

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up

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want

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From this reading When you fetch Missouri beefsteak to the Great Sahara, you want to be particular and stay up in the coolish weather.

was

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From this reading Most of the professor’s cargo of food was put up in cans, in the new way that somebody had just invented; the rest was fresh.

way

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From this reading Most of the professor’s cargo of food was put up in cans, in the new way that somebody had just invented; the rest was fresh.

we

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From this reading TOM DISCOURSES ON THE DESERT Still, we thought we would drop down there a minute, but on another errand.

weather

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From this reading When you fetch Missouri beefsteak to the Great Sahara, you want to be particular and stay up in the coolish weather.

When

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From this reading When you fetch Missouri beefsteak to the Great Sahara, you want to be particular and stay up in the coolish weather.

with

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From this reading We hauled in the ladder and dropped down till we was just above the reach of the animals, then we let down a rope with a slip-knot in it and hauled up a dead lion, a small tender one, then yanked up a cub tiger.

would

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yanked

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you

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Chapter 9 of Tom Sawyer Abroad by Mark Twain holds 132 sentences, grouped into 27 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 9 holds 132 sentences of Tom Sawyer Abroad, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.

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