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Chapter 4 of Trail and Trading Post is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DAVE AND THE INDIAN “He has gone!” “Shoot him, Dave, shoot him!” With frantic haste Dave fixed the priming of his flint-lock musket. But long before the weapon was ready for use the buffalo was out of sight and hearing. On the ground in the hollow lay the she-bear, giving a last convulsive shudder.
Chapter 4 of Trail and Trading Post is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading “But long before the weapon was ready for use the buffalo was out of sight and hearing.”
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm
From this reading “On the ground in the hollow lay the she-bear, giving a last convulsive shudder.”
excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion
From this reading “With frantic haste Dave fixed the priming of his flint-lock musket.”
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading “On the ground in the hollow lay the she-bear, giving a last convulsive shudder.”
a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel; formerly used by infantrymen
From this reading “With frantic haste Dave fixed the priming of his flint-lock musket.”
the act of making something ready
From this reading “With frantic haste Dave fixed the priming of his flint-lock musket.”
shake, as from cold
From this reading “On the ground in the hollow lay the she-bear, giving a last convulsive shudder.”
any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading “But long before the weapon was ready for use the buffalo was out of sight and hearing.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “With frantic haste Dave fixed the priming of his flint-lock musket.”
In this reading “On the ground in the hollow lay the she-bear, giving a last convulsive shudder.”
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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 On the ground in the hollow lay the she-bear, giving a last convulsive shudder.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DAVE AND THE INDIAN “He has gone!”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But long before the weapon was ready for use the buffalo was out of sight and hearing.
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading But long before the weapon was ready for use the buffalo was out of sight and hearing.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But long before the weapon was ready for use the buffalo was out of sight and hearing.
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm
From this reading On the ground in the hollow lay the she-bear, giving a last convulsive shudder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DAVE AND THE INDIAN “He has gone!”
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading With frantic haste Dave fixed the priming of his flint-lock musket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With frantic haste Dave fixed the priming of his flint-lock musket.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But long before the weapon was ready for use the buffalo was out of sight and hearing.
excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion
From this reading With frantic haste Dave fixed the priming of his flint-lock musket.
the act of giving
From this reading On the ground in the hollow lay the she-bear, giving a last convulsive shudder.
destroyed or killed
From this reading DAVE AND THE INDIAN “He has gone!”
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading On the ground in the hollow lay the she-bear, giving a last convulsive shudder.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DAVE AND THE INDIAN “He has gone!”
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading With frantic haste Dave fixed the priming of his flint-lock musket.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DAVE AND THE INDIAN “He has gone!”
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading But long before the weapon was ready for use the buffalo was out of sight and hearing.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Shoot him, Dave, shoot him!”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With frantic haste Dave fixed the priming of his flint-lock musket.
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading On the ground in the hollow lay the she-bear, giving a last convulsive shudder.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the ground in the hollow lay the she-bear, giving a last convulsive shudder.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading DAVE AND THE INDIAN “He has gone!”
immediately past
From this reading On the ground in the hollow lay the she-bear, giving a last convulsive shudder.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading On the ground in the hollow lay the she-bear, giving a last convulsive shudder.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading But long before the weapon was ready for use the buffalo was out of sight and hearing.
a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel; formerly used by infantrymen
From this reading With frantic haste Dave fixed the priming of his flint-lock musket.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With frantic haste Dave fixed the priming of his flint-lock musket.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the ground in the hollow lay the she-bear, giving a last convulsive shudder.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But long before the weapon was ready for use the buffalo was out of sight and hearing.
the act of making something ready
From this reading With frantic haste Dave fixed the priming of his flint-lock musket.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading But long before the weapon was ready for use the buffalo was out of sight and hearing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the ground in the hollow lay the she-bear, giving a last convulsive shudder.
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading “Shoot him, Dave, shoot him!”
shake, as from cold
From this reading On the ground in the hollow lay the she-bear, giving a last convulsive shudder.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading But long before the weapon was ready for use the buffalo was out of sight and hearing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DAVE AND THE INDIAN “He has gone!”
the act of using
From this reading But long before the weapon was ready for use the buffalo was out of sight and hearing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But long before the weapon was ready for use the buffalo was out of sight and hearing.
any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading But long before the weapon was ready for use the buffalo was out of sight and hearing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With frantic haste Dave fixed the priming of his flint-lock musket.
Chapter 4 of Trail and Trading Post by Edward Stratemeyer holds 141 sentences, grouped into 29 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 4 holds 141 sentences of Trail and Trading Post, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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