Chapter 27 of 1492 is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of 1492 is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TWELVE of our ships went home to Spain. February wheeled by. March was here, and every day the sun sent us more heat. The Indians around us still were friendly--women and all. From the first there was straying in the woods with Indian women.
Chapter 27 of 1492 is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following January and preceding March
From this reading “February wheeled by.”
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading “The Indians around us still were friendly--women and all.”
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading “March was here, and every day the sun sent us more heat.”
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading “The Indians around us still were friendly--women and all.”
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading “TWELVE of our ships went home to Spain.”
a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
From this reading “TWELVE of our ships went home to Spain.”
unable to find your way
From this reading “From the first there was straying in the woods with Indian women.”
having wheels; often used in combination
From this reading “February wheeled by.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(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 The Indians around us still were friendly--women and all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading March was here, and every day the sun sent us more heat.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The Indians around us still were friendly--women and all.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading February wheeled by.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading March was here, and every day the sun sent us more heat.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading March was here, and every day the sun sent us more heat.
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading February wheeled by.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading From the first there was straying in the woods with Indian women.
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading The Indians around us still were friendly--women and all.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the first there was straying in the woods with Indian women.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading March was here, and every day the sun sent us more heat.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading March was here, and every day the sun sent us more heat.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading TWELVE of our ships went home to Spain.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading From the first there was straying in the woods with Indian women.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading From the first there was straying in the woods with Indian women.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading The Indians around us still were friendly--women and all.
march in a procession
From this reading March was here, and every day the sun sent us more heat.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading March was here, and every day the sun sent us more heat.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TWELVE of our ships went home to Spain.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading TWELVE of our ships went home to Spain.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading March was here, and every day the sun sent us more heat.
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading TWELVE of our ships went home to Spain.
a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
From this reading TWELVE of our ships went home to Spain.
not in physical motion
From this reading The Indians around us still were friendly--women and all.
unable to find your way
From this reading From the first there was straying in the woods with Indian women.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading March was here, and every day the sun sent us more heat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading March was here, and every day the sun sent us more heat.
in or at that place or location
From this reading From the first there was straying in the woods with Indian women.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TWELVE of our ships went home to Spain.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading TWELVE of our ships went home to Spain.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading March was here, and every day the sun sent us more heat.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading March was here, and every day the sun sent us more heat.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading TWELVE of our ships went home to Spain.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Indians around us still were friendly--women and all.
having wheels; often used in combination
From this reading February wheeled by.
in the company of; together with
From this reading From the first there was straying in the woods with Indian women.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The Indians around us still were friendly--women and all.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading From the first there was straying in the woods with Indian women.
Chapter 27 of 1492 by Mary Johnston holds 167 sentences, grouped into 34 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 27 holds 167 sentences of 1492, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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