Chapter 29 of 1492 is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of 1492 is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IT did not end the war. For a fortnight we thought that it had done so. Then came loud tidings. Caonabo’s wife, Anacaona, had put on the lioness. With her was Caonabo’s brother Manicoatex and her own brother Behechio, cacique of Xaragua.
Chapter 29 of 1492 is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “With her was Caonabo’s brother Manicoatex and her own brother Behechio, cacique of Xaragua.”
black-and-red or black-and-yellow orioles of the American tropics
From this reading “With her was Caonabo’s brother Manicoatex and her own brother Behechio, cacique of Xaragua.”
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “IT did not end the war.”
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading “For a fortnight we thought that it had done so.”
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading “Then came loud tidings.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “Then came loud tidings.”
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading “IT did not end the war.”
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “Caonabo’s wife, Anacaona, had put on the lioness.”
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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 For a fortnight we thought that it had done so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Caonabo’s wife, Anacaona, had put on the lioness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With her was Caonabo’s brother Manicoatex and her own brother Behechio, cacique of Xaragua.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With her was Caonabo’s brother Manicoatex and her own brother Behechio, cacique of Xaragua.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading With her was Caonabo’s brother Manicoatex and her own brother Behechio, cacique of Xaragua.
black-and-red or black-and-yellow orioles of the American tropics
From this reading With her was Caonabo’s brother Manicoatex and her own brother Behechio, cacique of Xaragua.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then came loud tidings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Caonabo’s wife, Anacaona, had put on the lioness.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading IT did not end the war.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading For a fortnight we thought that it had done so.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading IT did not end the war.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a fortnight we thought that it had done so.
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading For a fortnight we thought that it had done so.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For a fortnight we thought that it had done so.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With her was Caonabo’s brother Manicoatex and her own brother Behechio, cacique of Xaragua.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT did not end the war.
a female lion
From this reading Caonabo’s wife, Anacaona, had put on the lioness.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading Then came loud tidings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With her was Caonabo’s brother Manicoatex and her own brother Behechio, cacique of Xaragua.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading IT did not end the war.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With her was Caonabo’s brother Manicoatex and her own brother Behechio, cacique of Xaragua.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Caonabo’s wife, Anacaona, had put on the lioness.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading With her was Caonabo’s brother Manicoatex and her own brother Behechio, cacique of Xaragua.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Caonabo’s wife, Anacaona, had put on the lioness.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For a fortnight we thought that it had done so.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For a fortnight we thought that it had done so.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IT did not end the war.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then came loud tidings.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading For a fortnight we thought that it had done so.
information about recent and important events
From this reading Then came loud tidings.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading IT did not end the war.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With her was Caonabo’s brother Manicoatex and her own brother Behechio, cacique of Xaragua.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading For a fortnight we thought that it had done so.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Caonabo’s wife, Anacaona, had put on the lioness.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With her was Caonabo’s brother Manicoatex and her own brother Behechio, cacique of Xaragua.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With her was Caonabo’s brother Manicoatex and her own brother Behechio, cacique of Xaragua.
Chapter 29 of 1492 by Mary Johnston holds 164 sentences, grouped into 33 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 29 holds 164 sentences of 1492, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 29 of 1492 by Mary Johnston exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 164 sentences, grouped into 33 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 33 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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