Chapter 5 of Two on the Trail is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Two on the Trail is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The boy blushed for pure pleasure; and his voice deepened as he replied: "Two years next March, Miss. I came in over the ice with a freighter. I ran away from school. What was the use?--I got a head like a hickory nut; and I couldn't keep out of trouble. They gave me a bad name; and everything that happened was put on me.
Chapter 5 of Two on the Trail is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “blush” — turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading “The boy blushed for pure pleasure; and his voice deepened as he replied: "Two years next March, Miss.”
past form of “deepen” — make more intense, stronger, or more marked
From this reading “The boy blushed for pure pleasure; and his voice deepened as he replied: "Two years next March, Miss.”
a cargo ship
From this reading “I came in over the ice with a freighter.”
valuable tough heavy hardwood from various hickory trees
From this reading “What was the use?--I got a head like a hickory nut; and I couldn't keep out of trouble.”
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading “I came in over the ice with a freighter.”
march in a procession
From this reading “The boy blushed for pure pleasure; and his voice deepened as he replied: "Two years next March, Miss.”
usually large hard-shelled seed
From this reading “What was the use?--I got a head like a hickory nut; and I couldn't keep out of trouble.”
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading “The boy blushed for pure pleasure; and his voice deepened as he replied: "Two years next March, Miss.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 I came in over the ice with a freighter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The boy blushed for pure pleasure; and his voice deepened as he replied: "Two years next March, Miss.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The boy blushed for pure pleasure; and his voice deepened as he replied: "Two years next March, Miss.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I ran away from school.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading They gave me a bad name; and everything that happened was put on me.
past form of “blush” — turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading The boy blushed for pure pleasure; and his voice deepened as he replied: "Two years next March, Miss.
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy blushed for pure pleasure; and his voice deepened as he replied: "Two years next March, Miss.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I came in over the ice with a freighter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What was the use?--I got a head like a hickory nut; and I couldn't keep out of trouble.
past form of “deepen” — make more intense, stronger, or more marked
From this reading The boy blushed for pure pleasure; and his voice deepened as he replied: "Two years next March, Miss.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading They gave me a bad name; and everything that happened was put on me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The boy blushed for pure pleasure; and his voice deepened as he replied: "Two years next March, Miss.
a cargo ship
From this reading I came in over the ice with a freighter.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I ran away from school.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading They gave me a bad name; and everything that happened was put on me.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading What was the use?--I got a head like a hickory nut; and I couldn't keep out of trouble.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading They gave me a bad name; and everything that happened was put on me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The boy blushed for pure pleasure; and his voice deepened as he replied: "Two years next March, Miss.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading What was the use?--I got a head like a hickory nut; and I couldn't keep out of trouble.
valuable tough heavy hardwood from various hickory trees
From this reading What was the use?--I got a head like a hickory nut; and I couldn't keep out of trouble.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The boy blushed for pure pleasure; and his voice deepened as he replied: "Two years next March, Miss.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I came in over the ice with a freighter.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading I came in over the ice with a freighter.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I came in over the ice with a freighter.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading What was the use?--I got a head like a hickory nut; and I couldn't keep out of trouble.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading What was the use?--I got a head like a hickory nut; and I couldn't keep out of trouble.
march in a procession
From this reading The boy blushed for pure pleasure; and his voice deepened as he replied: "Two years next March, Miss.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They gave me a bad name; and everything that happened was put on me.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading The boy blushed for pure pleasure; and his voice deepened as he replied: "Two years next March, Miss.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading They gave me a bad name; and everything that happened was put on me.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The boy blushed for pure pleasure; and his voice deepened as he replied: "Two years next March, Miss.
usually large hard-shelled seed
From this reading What was the use?--I got a head like a hickory nut; and I couldn't keep out of trouble.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What was the use?--I got a head like a hickory nut; and I couldn't keep out of trouble.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They gave me a bad name; and everything that happened was put on me.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading What was the use?--I got a head like a hickory nut; and I couldn't keep out of trouble.
above and across; more than
From this reading I came in over the ice with a freighter.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading The boy blushed for pure pleasure; and his voice deepened as he replied: "Two years next March, Miss.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading The boy blushed for pure pleasure; and his voice deepened as he replied: "Two years next March, Miss.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading They gave me a bad name; and everything that happened was put on me.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading I ran away from school.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading The boy blushed for pure pleasure; and his voice deepened as he replied: "Two years next March, Miss.
an educational institution
From this reading I ran away from school.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They gave me a bad name; and everything that happened was put on me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boy blushed for pure pleasure; and his voice deepened as he replied: "Two years next March, Miss.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They gave me a bad name; and everything that happened was put on me.
a source of difficulty
From this reading What was the use?--I got a head like a hickory nut; and I couldn't keep out of trouble.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The boy blushed for pure pleasure; and his voice deepened as he replied: "Two years next March, Miss.
the act of using
From this reading What was the use?--I got a head like a hickory nut; and I couldn't keep out of trouble.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The boy blushed for pure pleasure; and his voice deepened as he replied: "Two years next March, Miss.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was the use?--I got a head like a hickory nut; and I couldn't keep out of trouble.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was the use?--I got a head like a hickory nut; and I couldn't keep out of trouble.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I came in over the ice with a freighter.
a late time of life
From this reading The boy blushed for pure pleasure; and his voice deepened as he replied: "Two years next March, Miss.
Chapter 5 of Two on the Trail by Hulbert Footner holds 436 sentences, grouped into 88 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.
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