Chapter 6 of Trail and Trading Post is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Trail and Trading Post is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FLIGHT TO THE RIVER “Henry!” “Dave! How did you manage——” “Hush! Don’t make any noise, or the Indians may hear you. Stand still until I untie the ropes.
Chapter 6 of Trail and Trading Post is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading “THE FLIGHT TO THE RIVER “Henry!””
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading “THE FLIGHT TO THE RIVER “Henry!””
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading “How did you manage——” “Hush!”
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading “Don’t make any noise, or the Indians may hear you.”
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading “How did you manage——” “Hush!”
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading “Don’t make any noise, or the Indians may hear you.”
plural of “rope” — a strong line
From this reading “Stand still until I untie the ropes.”
undo the ties of
From this reading “Stand still until I untie the ropes.”
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.
remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile
In this reading “Stand still until I untie the ropes.”
In this reading “Don’t make any noise, or the Indians may hear you.”
In this reading “Don’t make any noise, or the Indians may hear you.”
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.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Don’t make any noise, or the Indians may hear you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Dave!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading How did you manage——” “Hush!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t make any noise, or the Indians may hear you.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading THE FLIGHT TO THE RIVER “Henry!”
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Don’t make any noise, or the Indians may hear you.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading THE FLIGHT TO THE RIVER “Henry!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How did you manage——” “Hush!
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading How did you manage——” “Hush!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Stand still until I untie the ropes.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading Don’t make any noise, or the Indians may hear you.
engage in
From this reading Don’t make any noise, or the Indians may hear you.
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading How did you manage——” “Hush!
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Don’t make any noise, or the Indians may hear you.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading Don’t make any noise, or the Indians may hear you.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Don’t make any noise, or the Indians may hear you.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading THE FLIGHT TO THE RIVER “Henry!”
plural of “rope” — a strong line
From this reading Stand still until I untie the ropes.
be standing; be upright
From this reading Stand still until I untie the ropes.
not in physical motion
From this reading Stand still until I untie the ropes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FLIGHT TO THE RIVER “Henry!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FLIGHT TO THE RIVER “Henry!”
undo the ties of
From this reading Stand still until I untie the ropes.
up to a particular time
From this reading Stand still until I untie the ropes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How did you manage——” “Hush!
Chapter 6 of Trail and Trading Post by Edward Stratemeyer holds 143 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 6 holds 143 sentences of Trail and Trading Post, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Trail and Trading Post by Edward Stratemeyer exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 143 sentences, grouped into 29 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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