Chapter 11 of Trailin'! is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Trailin'! is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE QUEST BEGINS "You know the old place on the other side of the range?" "Like a book. I got pet names for all the trees." "There's a man there I want." "Logan?"
Chapter 11 of Trailin'! is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading “THE QUEST BEGINS "You know the old place on the other side of the range?"”
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “"Like a book.”
a mountain peak in the St. Elias Range in the southwestern Yukon Territory in Canada (19,850 feet high)
From this reading “"Logan?"”
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading “I got pet names for all the trees."”
a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
From this reading “I got pet names for all the trees."”
a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
From this reading “THE QUEST BEGINS "You know the old place on the other side of the range?"”
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading “THE QUEST BEGINS "You know the old place on the other side of the range?"”
plural of “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 “I got pet names for all the trees."”
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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 "Like a book.
(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 I got pet names for all the trees."
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading THE QUEST BEGINS "You know the old place on the other side of the range?"
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading "Like a book.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I got pet names for all the trees."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I got pet names for all the trees."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I got pet names for all the trees."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading THE QUEST BEGINS "You know the old place on the other side of the range?"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Like a book.
a mountain peak in the St. Elias Range in the southwestern Yukon Territory in Canada (19,850 feet high)
From this reading "Logan?"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "There's a man there I want."
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading I got pet names for all the trees."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE QUEST BEGINS "You know the old place on the other side of the range?"
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading THE QUEST BEGINS "You know the old place on the other side of the range?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE QUEST BEGINS "You know the old place on the other side of the range?"
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading THE QUEST BEGINS "You know the old place on the other side of the range?"
a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
From this reading I got pet names for all the trees."
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading THE QUEST BEGINS "You know the old place on the other side of the range?"
a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
From this reading THE QUEST BEGINS "You know the old place on the other side of the range?"
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading THE QUEST BEGINS "You know the old place on the other side of the range?"
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading THE QUEST BEGINS "You know the old place on the other side of the range?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE QUEST BEGINS "You know the old place on the other side of the range?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There's a man there I want."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's a man there I want."
plural of “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 I got pet names for all the trees."
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "There's a man there I want."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE QUEST BEGINS "You know the old place on the other side of the range?"
Chapter 11 of Trailin'! by Max Brand holds 130 sentences, grouped into 26 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 11 holds 130 sentences of Trailin'!, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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