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Chapter XII · Rowing and Running for Life

Chapter XII of Wolf-Cap, “Rowing and Running for Life,” is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Spagano bore Huldah Armstrong to the knoll where his strength suddenly deserted him, and he sunk to the earth.
“White girl go,” he said, looking at Huldah, who stood over him undecided how to act.
“Indian got to die here.
English bullet cut life-string.
The red-coat soldier want girl; he come here soon.
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Wolf-Cap

Chapter XII · Rowing and Running for Life

Chapter XII of Wolf-Cap, “Rowing and Running for Life,” is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Spagano bore Huldah Armstrong to the knoll where his strength suddenly deserted him, and he sunk to the earth.
Line 2
“White girl go,” he said, looking at Huldah, who stood over him undecided how to act.
Line 3
“Indian got to die here.
/ˈɪndiən ɡɑːt tuː daɪ hiːr/
Line 4
English bullet cut life-string.
Line 5
The red-coat soldier want girl; he come here soon.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Armstrong noun US /ˈɑːrmstrɑːŋ/

United States astronaut; the first man to set foot on the Moon (July 20, 1969) (1930-)

From this reading “Spagano bore Huldah Armstrong to the knoll where his strength suddenly deserted him, and he sunk to the earth.”

bore verb US /bɔːr/

cause to be bored

From this reading “Spagano bore Huldah Armstrong to the knoll where his strength suddenly deserted him, and he sunk to the earth.”

bullet noun US /ˈbʊlət/

a projectile that is fired from a gun

From this reading “English bullet cut life-string.”

deserted adjective US /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/

forsaken by owner or inhabitants

From this reading “Spagano bore Huldah Armstrong to the knoll where his strength suddenly deserted him, and he sunk to the earth.”

knoll noun US /noʊl/

a small natural hill

From this reading “Spagano bore Huldah Armstrong to the knoll where his strength suddenly deserted him, and he sunk to the earth.”

soldier noun US /ˈsoʊldʒər/

an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading “The red-coat soldier want girl; he come here soon.”

sunk adjective US /sʌŋk/

doomed to extinction

From this reading “Spagano bore Huldah Armstrong to the knoll where his strength suddenly deserted him, and he sunk to the earth.”

undecided adjective US /ˌʌndɪˈsaɪdɪd/

not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought

From this reading ““White girl go,” he said, looking at Huldah, who stood over him undecided how to act.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

come here verb + particle

In this reading “The red-coat soldier want girl; he come here soon.”

All words in this reading · 42

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.

actverbUS /ækt/

perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

From this reading “White girl go,” he said, looking at Huldah, who stood over him undecided how to act.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Spagano bore Huldah Armstrong to the knoll where his strength suddenly deserted him, and he sunk to the earth.

ArmstrongnounUS /ˈɑːrmstrɑːŋ/

United States astronaut; the first man to set foot on the Moon (July 20, 1969) (1930-)

From this reading Spagano bore Huldah Armstrong to the knoll where his strength suddenly deserted him, and he sunk to the earth.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “White girl go,” he said, looking at Huldah, who stood over him undecided how to act.

boreverbUS /bɔːr/

cause to be bored

From this reading Spagano bore Huldah Armstrong to the knoll where his strength suddenly deserted him, and he sunk to the earth.

bulletnounUS /ˈbʊlət/

a projectile that is fired from a gun

From this reading English bullet cut life-string.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The red-coat soldier want girl; he come here soon.

cutverbUS /kʌt/

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading English bullet cut life-string.

desertedadjectiveUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/

forsaken by owner or inhabitants

From this reading Spagano bore Huldah Armstrong to the knoll where his strength suddenly deserted him, and he sunk to the earth.

dieverbUS /daɪ/

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading “Indian got to die here.

earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading Spagano bore Huldah Armstrong to the knoll where his strength suddenly deserted him, and he sunk to the earth.

EnglishnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading English bullet cut life-string.

girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading “White girl go,” he said, looking at Huldah, who stood over him undecided how to act.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading “White girl go,” he said, looking at Huldah, who stood over him undecided how to act.

gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading “Indian got to die here.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Spagano bore Huldah Armstrong to the knoll where his strength suddenly deserted him, and he sunk to the earth.

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading “Indian got to die here.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Spagano bore Huldah Armstrong to the knoll where his strength suddenly deserted him, and he sunk to the earth.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Spagano bore Huldah Armstrong to the knoll where his strength suddenly deserted him, and he sunk to the earth.

how

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “White girl go,” he said, looking at Huldah, who stood over him undecided how to act.

Huldah

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From this reading Spagano bore Huldah Armstrong to the knoll where his strength suddenly deserted him, and he sunk to the earth.

IndianadjectiveUS /ˈɪndiən/

of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures

From this reading “Indian got to die here.

knollnounUS /noʊl/

a small natural hill

From this reading Spagano bore Huldah Armstrong to the knoll where his strength suddenly deserted him, and he sunk to the earth.

life-string

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading English bullet cut life-string.

lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading “White girl go,” he said, looking at Huldah, who stood over him undecided how to act.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “White girl go,” he said, looking at Huldah, who stood over him undecided how to act.

red-coat

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The red-coat soldier want girl; he come here soon.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “White girl go,” he said, looking at Huldah, who stood over him undecided how to act.

soldiernounUS /ˈsoʊldʒər/

an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading The red-coat soldier want girl; he come here soon.

soonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

From this reading The red-coat soldier want girl; he come here soon.

Spagano

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Spagano bore Huldah Armstrong to the knoll where his strength suddenly deserted him, and he sunk to the earth.

stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading “White girl go,” he said, looking at Huldah, who stood over him undecided how to act.

strengthnounUS /streŋkθ/

the property of being physically or mentally strong

From this reading Spagano bore Huldah Armstrong to the knoll where his strength suddenly deserted him, and he sunk to the earth.

suddenlyadverbUS /ˈsʌdənli/

happening unexpectedly

From this reading Spagano bore Huldah Armstrong to the knoll where his strength suddenly deserted him, and he sunk to the earth.

sunkadjectiveUS /sʌŋk/

doomed to extinction

From this reading Spagano bore Huldah Armstrong to the knoll where his strength suddenly deserted him, and he sunk to the earth.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Spagano bore Huldah Armstrong to the knoll where his strength suddenly deserted him, and he sunk to the earth.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Spagano bore Huldah Armstrong to the knoll where his strength suddenly deserted him, and he sunk to the earth.

undecidedadjectiveUS /ˌʌndɪˈsaɪdɪd/

not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought

From this reading “White girl go,” he said, looking at Huldah, who stood over him undecided how to act.

wantverbUS /wɑːnt/

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading The red-coat soldier want girl; he come here soon.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Spagano bore Huldah Armstrong to the knoll where his strength suddenly deserted him, and he sunk to the earth.

WhitenounUS /waɪt/

a Caucasian

From this reading “White girl go,” he said, looking at Huldah, who stood over him undecided how to act.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading “White girl go,” he said, looking at Huldah, who stood over him undecided how to act.

Chapter 12 of Wolf-Cap by T. C. (Thomas Chalmers) Harbaugh holds 128 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.

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Chapter 12 holds 128 sentences of Wolf-Cap, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.

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Wolf-cap
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