Chapter 3 of Crossing the Plains, Days of '57 is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Crossing the Plains, Days of '57 is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LARAMIE FASHIONS AND SIOUX ETIQUETTE. A TROPHY. CHIMNEY ROCK. A SOLITARY EMIGRANT. JESTS AND JINGLES The Laramie and Sioux Indians were in those days the lords of that portion of the plains over which we traveled during the first several weeks.
Chapter 3 of Crossing the Plains, Days of '57 is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who leaves one country to settle in another
From this reading “A SOLITARY EMIGRANT.”
rules governing socially acceptable behavior
From this reading “LARAMIE FASHIONS AND SIOUX ETIQUETTE.”
plural of “fashion” — how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “LARAMIE FASHIONS AND SIOUX ETIQUETTE.”
plural of “jest” — a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading “JESTS AND JINGLES The Laramie and Sioux Indians were in those days the lords of that portion of the plains over which we traveled during the first several weeks.”
plural of “jingle” — a metallic sound
From this reading “JESTS AND JINGLES The Laramie and Sioux Indians were in those days the lords of that portion of the plains over which we traveled during the first several weeks.”
a university town in southeast Wyoming
From this reading “LARAMIE FASHIONS AND SIOUX ETIQUETTE.”
a member of a group of North American Indian peoples who spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains
From this reading “LARAMIE FASHIONS AND SIOUX ETIQUETTE.”
an award for success in war or hunting
From this reading “A TROPHY.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “JESTS AND JINGLES The Laramie and Sioux Indians were in those days the lords of that portion of the plains over which we traveled during the first several weeks.”
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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 A TROPHY.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LARAMIE FASHIONS AND SIOUX ETIQUETTE.
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading CHIMNEY ROCK.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading JESTS AND JINGLES The Laramie and Sioux Indians were in those days the lords of that portion of the plains over which we traveled during the first several weeks.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading JESTS AND JINGLES The Laramie and Sioux Indians were in those days the lords of that portion of the plains over which we traveled during the first several weeks.
someone who leaves one country to settle in another
From this reading A SOLITARY EMIGRANT.
rules governing socially acceptable behavior
From this reading LARAMIE FASHIONS AND SIOUX ETIQUETTE.
plural of “fashion” — how something is done or how it happens
From this reading LARAMIE FASHIONS AND SIOUX ETIQUETTE.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading JESTS AND JINGLES The Laramie and Sioux Indians were in those days the lords of that portion of the plains over which we traveled during the first several weeks.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JESTS AND JINGLES The Laramie and Sioux Indians were in those days the lords of that portion of the plains over which we traveled during the first several weeks.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading JESTS AND JINGLES The Laramie and Sioux Indians were in those days the lords of that portion of the plains over which we traveled during the first several weeks.
plural of “jest” — a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading JESTS AND JINGLES The Laramie and Sioux Indians were in those days the lords of that portion of the plains over which we traveled during the first several weeks.
plural of “jingle” — a metallic sound
From this reading JESTS AND JINGLES The Laramie and Sioux Indians were in those days the lords of that portion of the plains over which we traveled during the first several weeks.
a university town in southeast Wyoming
From this reading LARAMIE FASHIONS AND SIOUX ETIQUETTE.
plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading JESTS AND JINGLES The Laramie and Sioux Indians were in those days the lords of that portion of the plains over which we traveled during the first several weeks.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JESTS AND JINGLES The Laramie and Sioux Indians were in those days the lords of that portion of the plains over which we traveled during the first several weeks.
above and across; more than
From this reading JESTS AND JINGLES The Laramie and Sioux Indians were in those days the lords of that portion of the plains over which we traveled during the first several weeks.
plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land
From this reading JESTS AND JINGLES The Laramie and Sioux Indians were in those days the lords of that portion of the plains over which we traveled during the first several weeks.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading JESTS AND JINGLES The Laramie and Sioux Indians were in those days the lords of that portion of the plains over which we traveled during the first several weeks.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading CHIMNEY ROCK.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading JESTS AND JINGLES The Laramie and Sioux Indians were in those days the lords of that portion of the plains over which we traveled during the first several weeks.
a member of a group of North American Indian peoples who spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains
From this reading LARAMIE FASHIONS AND SIOUX ETIQUETTE.
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading A SOLITARY EMIGRANT.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading JESTS AND JINGLES The Laramie and Sioux Indians were in those days the lords of that portion of the plains over which we traveled during the first several weeks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JESTS AND JINGLES The Laramie and Sioux Indians were in those days the lords of that portion of the plains over which we traveled during the first several weeks.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading JESTS AND JINGLES The Laramie and Sioux Indians were in those days the lords of that portion of the plains over which we traveled during the first several weeks.
traveled over or through; sometimes used as a combining term
From this reading JESTS AND JINGLES The Laramie and Sioux Indians were in those days the lords of that portion of the plains over which we traveled during the first several weeks.
an award for success in war or hunting
From this reading A TROPHY.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading JESTS AND JINGLES The Laramie and Sioux Indians were in those days the lords of that portion of the plains over which we traveled during the first several weeks.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading JESTS AND JINGLES The Laramie and Sioux Indians were in those days the lords of that portion of the plains over which we traveled during the first several weeks.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading JESTS AND JINGLES The Laramie and Sioux Indians were in those days the lords of that portion of the plains over which we traveled during the first several weeks.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading JESTS AND JINGLES The Laramie and Sioux Indians were in those days the lords of that portion of the plains over which we traveled during the first several weeks.
Chapter 3 of Crossing the Plains, Days of '57 by Wm. Audley (William Audley), -1921 Maxwell holds 102 sentences, grouped into 21 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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