Chapter 7 of Crossing the Plains, Days of '57 is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Crossing the Plains, Days of '57 is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ORIGIN OF "PIKER." BEFORE THE ERA OF CANNED GOODS AND KODAKS. MORNING ROUTINE. TYPICAL BIVOUAC. SOCIABILITY ENTRAINED.
Chapter 7 of Crossing the Plains, Days of '57 is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “TYPICAL BIVOUAC.”
recorded for broadcast
From this reading “BEFORE THE ERA OF CANNED GOODS AND KODAKS.”
a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
From this reading “BEFORE THE ERA OF CANNED GOODS AND KODAKS.”
plural of “good” — benefit
From this reading “BEFORE THE ERA OF CANNED GOODS AND KODAKS.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “MORNING ROUTINE.”
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading “ORIGIN OF "PIKER."”
an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
From this reading “MORNING ROUTINE.”
exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category
From this reading “TYPICAL BIVOUAC.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BEFORE THE ERA OF CANNED GOODS AND KODAKS.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading BEFORE THE ERA OF CANNED GOODS AND KODAKS.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading TYPICAL BIVOUAC.
recorded for broadcast
From this reading BEFORE THE ERA OF CANNED GOODS AND KODAKS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SOCIABILITY ENTRAINED.
a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
From this reading BEFORE THE ERA OF CANNED GOODS AND KODAKS.
plural of “good” — benefit
From this reading BEFORE THE ERA OF CANNED GOODS AND KODAKS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEFORE THE ERA OF CANNED GOODS AND KODAKS.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading MORNING ROUTINE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ORIGIN OF "PIKER."
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading ORIGIN OF "PIKER."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ORIGIN OF "PIKER."
an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
From this reading MORNING ROUTINE.
the relative tendency or disposition to be sociable or associate with one's fellows
From this reading SOCIABILITY ENTRAINED.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BEFORE THE ERA OF CANNED GOODS AND KODAKS.
exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category
From this reading TYPICAL BIVOUAC.
Chapter 7 of Crossing the Plains, Days of '57 by Wm. Audley (William Audley), -1921 Maxwell holds 141 sentences, grouped into 29 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 7 holds 141 sentences of Crossing the Plains, Days of '57, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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