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Chapter 1 of At the fall of Montreal is here in full — 50 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
INTERESTING SPORT “THIS looks like a good spot for fishing.” “I don’t know but that you are right, Dave. Those trees back of us cut off most of the sunlight, and a hollow like that ought to be good for at least one fair-sized trout.” “Do you think any of the other soldiers have been down to this part of the lake?” “Hardly,” answered Henry Morris.
Chapter 1 of At the fall of Montreal is here in full — 50 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading “INTERESTING SPORT “THIS looks like a good spot for fishing.””
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading “Those trees back of us cut off most of the sunlight, and a hollow like that ought to be good for at least one fair-sized trout.””
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading “INTERESTING SPORT “THIS looks like a good spot for fishing.””
United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
From this reading ““Hardly,” answered Henry Morris.”
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading ““Do you think any of the other soldiers have been down to this part of the lake?””
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading “INTERESTING SPORT “THIS looks like a good spot for fishing.””
the rays of the sun
From this reading “Those trees back of us cut off most of the sunlight, and a hollow like that ought to be good for at least one fair-sized trout.””
flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes
From this reading “Those trees back of us cut off most of the sunlight, and a hollow like that ought to be good for at least one fair-sized trout.””
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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make a break in
In this reading “Those trees back of us cut off most of the sunlight, and a hollow like that ought to be good for at least one fair-sized trout.””
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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 INTERESTING SPORT “THIS looks like a good spot for fishing.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Those trees back of us cut off most of the sunlight, and a hollow like that ought to be good for at least one fair-sized trout.”
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Hardly,” answered Henry Morris.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Do you think any of the other soldiers have been down to this part of the lake?”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I don’t know but that you are right, Dave.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Those trees back of us cut off most of the sunlight, and a hollow like that ought to be good for at least one fair-sized trout.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Those trees back of us cut off most of the sunlight, and a hollow like that ought to be good for at least one fair-sized trout.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Those trees back of us cut off most of the sunlight, and a hollow like that ought to be good for at least one fair-sized trout.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Do you think any of the other soldiers have been down to this part of the lake?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I don’t know but that you are right, Dave.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Those trees back of us cut off most of the sunlight, and a hollow like that ought to be good for at least one fair-sized trout.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t know but that you are right, Dave.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you think any of the other soldiers have been down to this part of the lake?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t know but that you are right, Dave.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Do you think any of the other soldiers have been down to this part of the lake?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those trees back of us cut off most of the sunlight, and a hollow like that ought to be good for at least one fair-sized trout.”
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading INTERESTING SPORT “THIS looks like a good spot for fishing.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading INTERESTING SPORT “THIS looks like a good spot for fishing.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading INTERESTING SPORT “THIS looks like a good spot for fishing.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “Hardly,” answered Henry Morris.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Do you think any of the other soldiers have been down to this part of the lake?”
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading “Hardly,” answered Henry Morris.
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading Those trees back of us cut off most of the sunlight, and a hollow like that ought to be good for at least one fair-sized trout.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t know but that you are right, Dave.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading INTERESTING SPORT “THIS looks like a good spot for fishing.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I don’t know but that you are right, Dave.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading “Do you think any of the other soldiers have been down to this part of the lake?”
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Those trees back of us cut off most of the sunlight, and a hollow like that ought to be good for at least one fair-sized trout.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading INTERESTING SPORT “THIS looks like a good spot for fishing.”
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading INTERESTING SPORT “THIS looks like a good spot for fishing.”
United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
From this reading “Hardly,” answered Henry Morris.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Those trees back of us cut off most of the sunlight, and a hollow like that ought to be good for at least one fair-sized trout.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Those trees back of us cut off most of the sunlight, and a hollow like that ought to be good for at least one fair-sized trout.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Those trees back of us cut off most of the sunlight, and a hollow like that ought to be good for at least one fair-sized trout.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Those trees back of us cut off most of the sunlight, and a hollow like that ought to be good for at least one fair-sized trout.”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “Do you think any of the other soldiers have been down to this part of the lake?”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Those trees back of us cut off most of the sunlight, and a hollow like that ought to be good for at least one fair-sized trout.”
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading “Do you think any of the other soldiers have been down to this part of the lake?”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “I don’t know but that you are right, Dave.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading “Do you think any of the other soldiers have been down to this part of the lake?”
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading INTERESTING SPORT “THIS looks like a good spot for fishing.”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading INTERESTING SPORT “THIS looks like a good spot for fishing.”
the rays of the sun
From this reading Those trees back of us cut off most of the sunlight, and a hollow like that ought to be good for at least one fair-sized trout.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I don’t know but that you are right, Dave.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Those trees back of us cut off most of the sunlight, and a hollow like that ought to be good for at least one fair-sized trout.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Do you think any of the other soldiers have been down to this part of the lake?”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading INTERESTING SPORT “THIS looks like a good spot for fishing.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those trees back of us cut off most of the sunlight, and a hollow like that ought to be good for at least one fair-sized trout.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Those trees back of us cut off most of the sunlight, and a hollow like that ought to be good for at least one fair-sized trout.”
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Those trees back of us cut off most of the sunlight, and a hollow like that ought to be good for at least one fair-sized trout.”
flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes
From this reading Those trees back of us cut off most of the sunlight, and a hollow like that ought to be good for at least one fair-sized trout.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Those trees back of us cut off most of the sunlight, and a hollow like that ought to be good for at least one fair-sized trout.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I don’t know but that you are right, Dave.
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