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The Blazed Trail
The Blazed Trail

Chapter XXXIV

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Before daylight Injin Charley drifted into the camp to find Thorpe already out.
With a curt nod the Indian seated himself by the fire, and, producing a square plug of tobacco and a knife, began leisurely to fill his pipe.
Thorpe watched him in silence.
Finally Injin Charley spoke in the red man's clear-cut, imitative English, a pause between each sentence.
“I find trail three men,” said he.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Blazed Trail

Chapter XXXIV

Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Before daylight Injin Charley drifted into the camp to find Thorpe already out.
Line 2
With a curt nod the Indian seated himself by the fire, and, producing a square plug of tobacco and a knife, began leisurely to fill his pipe.
Line 3
Thorpe watched him in silence.
Line 4
Finally Injin Charley spoke in the red man's clear-cut, imitative English, a pause between each sentence.
Line 5
“I find trail three men,” said he.

Learner Dictionary

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

Already noun US /already/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Before daylight Injin Charley drifted into the camp to find Thorpe already out.”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “Before daylight Injin Charley drifted into the camp to find Thorpe already out.”

Began noun US /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “With a curt nod the Indian seated himself by the fire, and, producing a square plug of tobacco and a knife, began leisurely to fill his pipe.”

Between preposition US /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading “Finally Injin Charley spoke in the red man's clear-cut, imitative English, a pause between each sentence.”

Camp noun US /camp/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Before daylight Injin Charley drifted into the camp to find Thorpe already out.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “With a curt nod the Indian seated himself by the fire, and, producing a square plug of tobacco and a knife, began leisurely to fill his pipe.”

Pipe noun US /pipe/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “With a curt nod the Indian seated himself by the fire, and, producing a square plug of tobacco and a knife, began leisurely to fill his pipe.”

Silence noun US /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading “Thorpe watched him in silence.”

Tobacco noun US /ˈtobacco/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “With a curt nod the Indian seated himself by the fire, and, producing a square plug of tobacco and a knife, began leisurely to fill his pipe.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading With a curt nod the Indian seated himself by the fire, and, producing a square plug of tobacco and a knife, began leisurely to fill his pipe.

alreadynounUS /already/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Before daylight Injin Charley drifted into the camp to find Thorpe already out.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading With a curt nod the Indian seated himself by the fire, and, producing a square plug of tobacco and a knife, began leisurely to fill his pipe.

BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Before daylight Injin Charley drifted into the camp to find Thorpe already out.

begannounUS /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading With a curt nod the Indian seated himself by the fire, and, producing a square plug of tobacco and a knife, began leisurely to fill his pipe.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Finally Injin Charley spoke in the red man's clear-cut, imitative English, a pause between each sentence.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading With a curt nod the Indian seated himself by the fire, and, producing a square plug of tobacco and a knife, began leisurely to fill his pipe.

camp

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Charley

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clear-cut

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curt

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daylight

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drifted

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From this reading Before daylight Injin Charley drifted into the camp to find Thorpe already out.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Finally Injin Charley spoke in the red man's clear-cut, imitative English, a pause between each sentence.

English

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fill

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From this reading With a curt nod the Indian seated himself by the fire, and, producing a square plug of tobacco and a knife, began leisurely to fill his pipe.

Finally

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From this reading Finally Injin Charley spoke in the red man's clear-cut, imitative English, a pause between each sentence.

find

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From this reading Before daylight Injin Charley drifted into the camp to find Thorpe already out.

fire

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From this reading With a curt nod the Indian seated himself by the fire, and, producing a square plug of tobacco and a knife, began leisurely to fill his pipe.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading “I find trail three men,” said he.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading Thorpe watched him in silence.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading With a curt nod the Indian seated himself by the fire, and, producing a square plug of tobacco and a knife, began leisurely to fill his pipe.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading With a curt nod the Indian seated himself by the fire, and, producing a square plug of tobacco and a knife, began leisurely to fill his pipe.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “I find trail three men,” said he.

imitative

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From this reading Finally Injin Charley spoke in the red man's clear-cut, imitative English, a pause between each sentence.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Thorpe watched him in silence.

Indian

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Injin

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From this reading Before daylight Injin Charley drifted into the camp to find Thorpe already out.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Before daylight Injin Charley drifted into the camp to find Thorpe already out.

knife

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leisurely

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From this reading With a curt nod the Indian seated himself by the fire, and, producing a square plug of tobacco and a knife, began leisurely to fill his pipe.

man's

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men

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From this reading “I find trail three men,” said he.

nod

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From this reading With a curt nod the Indian seated himself by the fire, and, producing a square plug of tobacco and a knife, began leisurely to fill his pipe.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading With a curt nod the Indian seated himself by the fire, and, producing a square plug of tobacco and a knife, began leisurely to fill his pipe.

out

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From this reading Before daylight Injin Charley drifted into the camp to find Thorpe already out.

pause

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From this reading Finally Injin Charley spoke in the red man's clear-cut, imitative English, a pause between each sentence.

pipe

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From this reading With a curt nod the Indian seated himself by the fire, and, producing a square plug of tobacco and a knife, began leisurely to fill his pipe.

plug

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From this reading With a curt nod the Indian seated himself by the fire, and, producing a square plug of tobacco and a knife, began leisurely to fill his pipe.

producing

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From this reading With a curt nod the Indian seated himself by the fire, and, producing a square plug of tobacco and a knife, began leisurely to fill his pipe.

red

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From this reading Finally Injin Charley spoke in the red man's clear-cut, imitative English, a pause between each sentence.

said

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From this reading “I find trail three men,” said he.

seated

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From this reading With a curt nod the Indian seated himself by the fire, and, producing a square plug of tobacco and a knife, began leisurely to fill his pipe.

sentence

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From this reading Finally Injin Charley spoke in the red man's clear-cut, imitative English, a pause between each sentence.

silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading Thorpe watched him in silence.

spoke

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From this reading Finally Injin Charley spoke in the red man's clear-cut, imitative English, a pause between each sentence.

square

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From this reading With a curt nod the Indian seated himself by the fire, and, producing a square plug of tobacco and a knife, began leisurely to fill his pipe.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Before daylight Injin Charley drifted into the camp to find Thorpe already out.

Thorpe

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From this reading Before daylight Injin Charley drifted into the camp to find Thorpe already out.

three

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From this reading “I find trail three men,” said he.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Before daylight Injin Charley drifted into the camp to find Thorpe already out.

tobacconounUS /ˈtobacco/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading With a curt nod the Indian seated himself by the fire, and, producing a square plug of tobacco and a knife, began leisurely to fill his pipe.

trail

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From this reading “I find trail three men,” said he.

watched

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From this reading Thorpe watched him in silence.

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading With a curt nod the Indian seated himself by the fire, and, producing a square plug of tobacco and a knife, began leisurely to fill his pipe.