Chapter 15 of Betty Zane is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Betty Zane is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Peace and quiet reigned once more at Ft. Henry. Before the glorious autumn days had waned, the settlers had repaired the damage done to their cabins, and many of them were now occupied with the fall plowing. Never had the Fort experienced such busy days. Many new faces were seen in the little meeting-house.
Chapter 15 of Betty Zane is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading “Before the glorious autumn days had waned, the settlers had repaired the damage done to their cabins, and many of them were now occupied with the fall plowing.”
plural of “cabin” — small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading “Before the glorious autumn days had waned, the settlers had repaired the damage done to their cabins, and many of them were now occupied with the fall plowing.”
the occurrence of a change for the worse
From this reading “Before the glorious autumn days had waned, the settlers had repaired the damage done to their cabins, and many of them were now occupied with the fall plowing.”
tilling the land with a plow
From this reading “Before the glorious autumn days had waned, the settlers had repaired the damage done to their cabins, and many of them were now occupied with the fall plowing.”
past form of “reign” — have sovereign power
From this reading “Peace and quiet reigned once more at Ft.”
past form of “repair” — restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading “Before the glorious autumn days had waned, the settlers had repaired the damage done to their cabins, and many of them were now occupied with the fall plowing.”
plural of “settler” — a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
From this reading “Before the glorious autumn days had waned, the settlers had repaired the damage done to their cabins, and many of them were now occupied with the fall plowing.”
past form of “wane” — grow smaller
From this reading “Before the glorious autumn days had waned, the settlers had repaired the damage done to their cabins, and many of them were now occupied with the fall plowing.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Peace and quiet reigned once more at Ft.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Peace and quiet reigned once more at Ft.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading Before the glorious autumn days had waned, the settlers had repaired the damage done to their cabins, and many of them were now occupied with the fall plowing.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before the glorious autumn days had waned, the settlers had repaired the damage done to their cabins, and many of them were now occupied with the fall plowing.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Never had the Fort experienced such busy days.
plural of “cabin” — small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading Before the glorious autumn days had waned, the settlers had repaired the damage done to their cabins, and many of them were now occupied with the fall plowing.
the occurrence of a change for the worse
From this reading Before the glorious autumn days had waned, the settlers had repaired the damage done to their cabins, and many of them were now occupied with the fall plowing.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Before the glorious autumn days had waned, the settlers had repaired the damage done to their cabins, and many of them were now occupied with the fall plowing.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Before the glorious autumn days had waned, the settlers had repaired the damage done to their cabins, and many of them were now occupied with the fall plowing.
having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
From this reading Never had the Fort experienced such busy days.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Many new faces were seen in the little meeting-house.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Before the glorious autumn days had waned, the settlers had repaired the damage done to their cabins, and many of them were now occupied with the fall plowing.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading Never had the Fort experienced such busy days.
a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard
From this reading Peace and quiet reigned once more at Ft.
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading Before the glorious autumn days had waned, the settlers had repaired the damage done to their cabins, and many of them were now occupied with the fall plowing.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Before the glorious autumn days had waned, the settlers had repaired the damage done to their cabins, and many of them were now occupied with the fall plowing.
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 Henry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Many new faces were seen in the little meeting-house.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Many new faces were seen in the little meeting-house.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Before the glorious autumn days had waned, the settlers had repaired the damage done to their cabins, and many of them were now occupied with the fall plowing.
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From this reading Many new faces were seen in the little meeting-house.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Peace and quiet reigned once more at Ft.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never had the Fort experienced such busy days.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Many new faces were seen in the little meeting-house.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Before the glorious autumn days had waned, the settlers had repaired the damage done to their cabins, and many of them were now occupied with the fall plowing.
held or filled or in use
From this reading Before the glorious autumn days had waned, the settlers had repaired the damage done to their cabins, and many of them were now occupied with the fall plowing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Before the glorious autumn days had waned, the settlers had repaired the damage done to their cabins, and many of them were now occupied with the fall plowing.
on one occasion
From this reading Peace and quiet reigned once more at Ft.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading Peace and quiet reigned once more at Ft.
tilling the land with a plow
From this reading Before the glorious autumn days had waned, the settlers had repaired the damage done to their cabins, and many of them were now occupied with the fall plowing.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Peace and quiet reigned once more at Ft.
past form of “reign” — have sovereign power
From this reading Peace and quiet reigned once more at Ft.
past form of “repair” — restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading Before the glorious autumn days had waned, the settlers had repaired the damage done to their cabins, and many of them were now occupied with the fall plowing.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Many new faces were seen in the little meeting-house.
plural of “settler” — a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
From this reading Before the glorious autumn days had waned, the settlers had repaired the damage done to their cabins, and many of them were now occupied with the fall plowing.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Never had the Fort experienced such busy days.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Before the glorious autumn days had waned, the settlers had repaired the damage done to their cabins, and many of them were now occupied with the fall plowing.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Before the glorious autumn days had waned, the settlers had repaired the damage done to their cabins, and many of them were now occupied with the fall plowing.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Before the glorious autumn days had waned, the settlers had repaired the damage done to their cabins, and many of them were now occupied with the fall plowing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Before the glorious autumn days had waned, the settlers had repaired the damage done to their cabins, and many of them were now occupied with the fall plowing.
past form of “wane” — grow smaller
From this reading Before the glorious autumn days had waned, the settlers had repaired the damage done to their cabins, and many of them were now occupied with the fall plowing.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Before the glorious autumn days had waned, the settlers had repaired the damage done to their cabins, and many of them were now occupied with the fall plowing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Before the glorious autumn days had waned, the settlers had repaired the damage done to their cabins, and many of them were now occupied with the fall plowing.
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