Chapter 24 of Along the Mohawk Trail is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 24 of Along the Mohawk Trail is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF “It’s going to be a great day,” observed Mac. “What was it the history book said, Gordon? ‘The day of their departure dawned brisk and fair’?” “Yes,” said Gordon. “Didn’t it say something about every soul being scared?
Chapter 24 of Along the Mohawk Trail is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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quick and energetic
From this reading “‘The day of their departure dawned brisk and fair’?””
past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
From this reading “‘The day of their departure dawned brisk and fair’?””
the act of departing
From this reading “‘The day of their departure dawned brisk and fair’?””
the aggregate of past events
From this reading “HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF “It’s going to be a great day,” observed Mac.”
a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
From this reading “HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF “It’s going to be a great day,” observed Mac.”
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF “It’s going to be a great day,” observed Mac.”
plural of “repeat” — an event that repeats
From this reading “HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF “It’s going to be a great day,” observed Mac.”
made afraid
From this reading ““Didn’t it say something about every soul being scared?”
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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 HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF “It’s going to be a great day,” observed Mac.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Didn’t it say something about every soul being scared?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘The day of their departure dawned brisk and fair’?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF “It’s going to be a great day,” observed Mac.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “Didn’t it say something about every soul being scared?
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “What was it the history book said, Gordon?
quick and energetic
From this reading ‘The day of their departure dawned brisk and fair’?”
past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
From this reading ‘The day of their departure dawned brisk and fair’?”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF “It’s going to be a great day,” observed Mac.
the act of departing
From this reading ‘The day of their departure dawned brisk and fair’?”
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From this reading “Didn’t it say something about every soul being scared?
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Didn’t it say something about every soul being scared?
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading ‘The day of their departure dawned brisk and fair’?”
the act of departing
From this reading HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF “It’s going to be a great day,” observed Mac.
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From this reading “What was it the history book said, Gordon?
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF “It’s going to be a great day,” observed Mac.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF “It’s going to be a great day,” observed Mac.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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From this reading HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF “It’s going to be a great day,” observed Mac.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF “It’s going to be a great day,” observed Mac.
a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
From this reading HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF “It’s going to be a great day,” observed Mac.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF “It’s going to be a great day,” observed Mac.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘The day of their departure dawned brisk and fair’?”
plural of “repeat” — an event that repeats
From this reading HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF “It’s going to be a great day,” observed Mac.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “What was it the history book said, Gordon?
express in words
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made afraid
From this reading “Didn’t it say something about every soul being scared?
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Didn’t it say something about every soul being scared?
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading “Didn’t it say something about every soul being scared?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “What was it the history book said, Gordon?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading ‘The day of their departure dawned brisk and fair’?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF “It’s going to be a great day,” observed Mac.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What was it the history book said, Gordon?
used to ask for information about something
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an affirmative
From this reading “Yes,” said Gordon.
Chapter 24 of Along the Mohawk Trail by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 283 sentences, grouped into 57 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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 24 holds 283 sentences of Along the Mohawk Trail, unabridged, divided into 57 reading sections.
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