Chapter 17 of 1492 is here in full — 350 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of 1492 is here in full — 350 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FOREST endless and splendid! We white men often saw no path, but the red-brown men saw it. It ran level, it climbed, it descended; then began the three again. It was lost, it was found. They said, “Here path!”
Chapter 17 of 1492 is here in full — 350 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading “It ran level, it climbed, it descended; then began the three again.”
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading “It ran level, it climbed, it descended; then began the three again.”
tiresomely long; seemingly without end
From this reading “FOREST endless and splendid!”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “FOREST endless and splendid!”
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading “It ran level, it climbed, it descended; then began the three again.”
a course of conduct
From this reading “We white men often saw no path, but the red-brown men saw it.”
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “It ran level, it climbed, it descended; then began the three again.”
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading “FOREST endless and splendid!”
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anew
From this reading It ran level, it climbed, it descended; then began the three again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FOREST endless and splendid!
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading It ran level, it climbed, it descended; then began the three again.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We white men often saw no path, but the red-brown men saw it.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading It ran level, it climbed, it descended; then began the three again.
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading It ran level, it climbed, it descended; then began the three again.
tiresomely long; seemingly without end
From this reading FOREST endless and splendid!
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading FOREST endless and splendid!
set up or found
From this reading It was lost, it was found.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading They said, “Here path!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We white men often saw no path, but the red-brown men saw it.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading It ran level, it climbed, it descended; then began the three again.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading It was lost, it was found.
the force of workers available
From this reading We white men often saw no path, but the red-brown men saw it.
not any; not one
From this reading We white men often saw no path, but the red-brown men saw it.
many times at short intervals
From this reading We white men often saw no path, but the red-brown men saw it.
a course of conduct
From this reading We white men often saw no path, but the red-brown men saw it.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading It ran level, it climbed, it descended; then began the three again.
of brown tinged with red
From this reading We white men often saw no path, but the red-brown men saw it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading They said, “Here path!”
cut with a saw
From this reading We white men often saw no path, but the red-brown men saw it.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading FOREST endless and splendid!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We white men often saw no path, but the red-brown men saw it.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading It ran level, it climbed, it descended; then began the three again.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They said, “Here path!”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading It ran level, it climbed, it descended; then began the three again.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was lost, it was found.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We white men often saw no path, but the red-brown men saw it.
a Caucasian
From this reading We white men often saw no path, but the red-brown men saw it.
Chapter 17 of 1492 by Mary Johnston holds 350 sentences, grouped into 70 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 17 holds 350 sentences of 1492, unabridged, divided into 70 reading sections.
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