Chapter 16 of A Woman's Way Through Unknown Labrador is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of A Woman's Way Through Unknown Labrador is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RACE FOR UNGAVA Five days to Ungava! Seated in' the canoe with time to think I could not seem to realise the situation. Indian House Lake! Five days to Ungava! Oh! how I wanted it to be true.
Chapter 16 of A Woman's Way Through Unknown Labrador is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading “Seated in' the canoe with time to think I could not seem to realise the situation.”
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading “Indian House Lake!”
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading “Indian House Lake!”
any competition
From this reading “THE RACE FOR UNGAVA Five days to Ungava!”
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading “Seated in' the canoe with time to think I could not seem to realise the situation.”
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading “Seated in' the canoe with time to think I could not seem to realise the situation.”
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “Seated in' the canoe with time to think I could not seem to realise the situation.”
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading “Seated in' the canoe with time to think I could not seem to realise the situation.”
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Oh! how I wanted it to be true.
small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading Seated in' the canoe with time to think I could not seem to realise the situation.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Seated in' the canoe with time to think I could not seem to realise the situation.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading THE RACE FOR UNGAVA Five days to Ungava!
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading THE RACE FOR UNGAVA Five days to Ungava!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE RACE FOR UNGAVA Five days to Ungava!
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Indian House Lake!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh! how I wanted it to be true.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Seated in' the canoe with time to think I could not seem to realise the situation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Seated in' the canoe with time to think I could not seem to realise the situation.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading Indian House Lake!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Oh! how I wanted it to be true.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading Indian House Lake!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Seated in' the canoe with time to think I could not seem to realise the situation.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh! how I wanted it to be true.
any competition
From this reading THE RACE FOR UNGAVA Five days to Ungava!
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading Seated in' the canoe with time to think I could not seem to realise the situation.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Seated in' the canoe with time to think I could not seem to realise the situation.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Seated in' the canoe with time to think I could not seem to realise the situation.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading Seated in' the canoe with time to think I could not seem to realise the situation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RACE FOR UNGAVA Five days to Ungava!
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Seated in' the canoe with time to think I could not seem to realise the situation.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Seated in' the canoe with time to think I could not seem to realise the situation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE RACE FOR UNGAVA Five days to Ungava!
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Oh! how I wanted it to be true.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE RACE FOR UNGAVA Five days to Ungava!
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Oh! how I wanted it to be true.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Seated in' the canoe with time to think I could not seem to realise the situation.
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