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Chapter 1 of Among the Red-Skins is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Among the Red-skins, by W.H.G. Kingston. ________________________________________________________________________ AMONG THE RED-SKINS, BY W.H.G. KINGSTON. CHAPTER ONE. MISSING. AN UNEXPECTED RETURN--HUGH IS ABSENT--NO KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WHEREABOUTS-- UNCLE DONALD'S APPREHENSIONS--A HURRIED SUPPER, AND PREPARATIONS FOR A SEARCH.
Chapter 1 of Among the Red-Skins is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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not being in a specified place
From this reading “AN UNEXPECTED RETURN--HUGH IS ABSENT--NO KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WHEREABOUTS-- UNCLE DONALD'S APPREHENSIONS--A HURRIED SUPPER, AND PREPARATIONS FOR A SEARCH.”
plural of “apprehension” — fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading “AN UNEXPECTED RETURN--HUGH IS ABSENT--NO KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WHEREABOUTS-- UNCLE DONALD'S APPREHENSIONS--A HURRIED SUPPER, AND PREPARATIONS FOR A SEARCH.”
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”
a town on the Hudson River in New York
From this reading “Among the Red-skins, by W.H.G. Kingston.”
not able to be found
From this reading “MISSING.”
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading “AN UNEXPECTED RETURN--HUGH IS ABSENT--NO KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WHEREABOUTS-- UNCLE DONALD'S APPREHENSIONS--A HURRIED SUPPER, AND PREPARATIONS FOR A SEARCH.”
not expected or anticipated
From this reading “AN UNEXPECTED RETURN--HUGH IS ABSENT--NO KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WHEREABOUTS-- UNCLE DONALD'S APPREHENSIONS--A HURRIED SUPPER, AND PREPARATIONS FOR A SEARCH.”
the general location where something is
From this reading “AN UNEXPECTED RETURN--HUGH IS ABSENT--NO KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WHEREABOUTS-- UNCLE DONALD'S APPREHENSIONS--A HURRIED SUPPER, AND PREPARATIONS FOR A SEARCH.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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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 AN UNEXPECTED RETURN--HUGH IS ABSENT--NO KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WHEREABOUTS-- UNCLE DONALD'S APPREHENSIONS--A HURRIED SUPPER, AND PREPARATIONS FOR A SEARCH.
not being in a specified place
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED RETURN--HUGH IS ABSENT--NO KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WHEREABOUTS-- UNCLE DONALD'S APPREHENSIONS--A HURRIED SUPPER, AND PREPARATIONS FOR A SEARCH.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among the Red-skins, by W.H.G. Kingston.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED RETURN--HUGH IS ABSENT--NO KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WHEREABOUTS-- UNCLE DONALD'S APPREHENSIONS--A HURRIED SUPPER, AND PREPARATIONS FOR A SEARCH.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED RETURN--HUGH IS ABSENT--NO KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WHEREABOUTS-- UNCLE DONALD'S APPREHENSIONS--A HURRIED SUPPER, AND PREPARATIONS FOR A SEARCH.
plural of “apprehension” — fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED RETURN--HUGH IS ABSENT--NO KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WHEREABOUTS-- UNCLE DONALD'S APPREHENSIONS--A HURRIED SUPPER, AND PREPARATIONS FOR A SEARCH.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Among the Red-skins, by W.H.G. Kingston.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED RETURN--HUGH IS ABSENT--NO KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WHEREABOUTS-- UNCLE DONALD'S APPREHENSIONS--A HURRIED SUPPER, AND PREPARATIONS FOR A SEARCH.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED RETURN--HUGH IS ABSENT--NO KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WHEREABOUTS-- UNCLE DONALD'S APPREHENSIONS--A HURRIED SUPPER, AND PREPARATIONS FOR A SEARCH.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading Among the Red-skins, by W.H.G. Kingston.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading Among the Red-skins, by W.H.G. Kingston.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED RETURN--HUGH IS ABSENT--NO KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WHEREABOUTS-- UNCLE DONALD'S APPREHENSIONS--A HURRIED SUPPER, AND PREPARATIONS FOR A SEARCH.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED RETURN--HUGH IS ABSENT--NO KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WHEREABOUTS-- UNCLE DONALD'S APPREHENSIONS--A HURRIED SUPPER, AND PREPARATIONS FOR A SEARCH.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED RETURN--HUGH IS ABSENT--NO KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WHEREABOUTS-- UNCLE DONALD'S APPREHENSIONS--A HURRIED SUPPER, AND PREPARATIONS FOR A SEARCH.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED RETURN--HUGH IS ABSENT--NO KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WHEREABOUTS-- UNCLE DONALD'S APPREHENSIONS--A HURRIED SUPPER, AND PREPARATIONS FOR A SEARCH.
a town on the Hudson River in New York
From this reading Among the Red-skins, by W.H.G. Kingston.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED RETURN--HUGH IS ABSENT--NO KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WHEREABOUTS-- UNCLE DONALD'S APPREHENSIONS--A HURRIED SUPPER, AND PREPARATIONS FOR A SEARCH.
not able to be found
From this reading MISSING.
not any; not one
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED RETURN--HUGH IS ABSENT--NO KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WHEREABOUTS-- UNCLE DONALD'S APPREHENSIONS--A HURRIED SUPPER, AND PREPARATIONS FOR A SEARCH.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED RETURN--HUGH IS ABSENT--NO KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WHEREABOUTS-- UNCLE DONALD'S APPREHENSIONS--A HURRIED SUPPER, AND PREPARATIONS FOR A SEARCH.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED RETURN--HUGH IS ABSENT--NO KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WHEREABOUTS-- UNCLE DONALD'S APPREHENSIONS--A HURRIED SUPPER, AND PREPARATIONS FOR A SEARCH.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Among the Red-skins, by W.H.G. Kingston.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED RETURN--HUGH IS ABSENT--NO KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WHEREABOUTS-- UNCLE DONALD'S APPREHENSIONS--A HURRIED SUPPER, AND PREPARATIONS FOR A SEARCH.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED RETURN--HUGH IS ABSENT--NO KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WHEREABOUTS-- UNCLE DONALD'S APPREHENSIONS--A HURRIED SUPPER, AND PREPARATIONS FOR A SEARCH.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED RETURN--HUGH IS ABSENT--NO KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WHEREABOUTS-- UNCLE DONALD'S APPREHENSIONS--A HURRIED SUPPER, AND PREPARATIONS FOR A SEARCH.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Among the Red-skins, by W.H.G. Kingston.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED RETURN--HUGH IS ABSENT--NO KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WHEREABOUTS-- UNCLE DONALD'S APPREHENSIONS--A HURRIED SUPPER, AND PREPARATIONS FOR A SEARCH.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED RETURN--HUGH IS ABSENT--NO KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WHEREABOUTS-- UNCLE DONALD'S APPREHENSIONS--A HURRIED SUPPER, AND PREPARATIONS FOR A SEARCH.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading Among the Red-skins, by W.H.G. Kingston.
the general location where something is
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED RETURN--HUGH IS ABSENT--NO KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WHEREABOUTS-- UNCLE DONALD'S APPREHENSIONS--A HURRIED SUPPER, AND PREPARATIONS FOR A SEARCH.
Chapter 1 of Among the Red-Skins by William Henry Giles Kingston holds 438 sentences, grouped into 88 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.
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