Chapter 6 of Dan Carter and the Great Carved Face is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Dan Carter and the Great Carved Face is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ANOTHER LOSS The meeting with the two Indians had excited all the Cubs and as they hiked back to the day camp, they could discuss no other subject. “Did you notice Eagle Feather’s belt?” Dan asked the others. “It had big discs of silver strung together on leather.” “Seeing it gave me an idea,” declared Brad enthusiastically.
Chapter 6 of Dan Carter and the Great Carved Face is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small nail
From this reading ““Seeing it gave me an idea,” declared Brad enthusiastically.”
plural of “cub” — an awkward and inexperienced youth
From this reading “ANOTHER LOSS The meeting with the two Indians had excited all the Cubs and as they hiked back to the day camp, they could discuss no other subject.”
plural of “disc” — sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
From this reading ““It had big discs of silver strung together on leather.””
to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading “ANOTHER LOSS The meeting with the two Indians had excited all the Cubs and as they hiked back to the day camp, they could discuss no other subject.”
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading ““Did you notice Eagle Feather’s belt?””
with enthusiasm; in an enthusiastic manner
From this reading ““Seeing it gave me an idea,” declared Brad enthusiastically.”
past form of “hike” — increase
From this reading “ANOTHER LOSS The meeting with the two Indians had excited all the Cubs and as they hiked back to the day camp, they could discuss no other subject.”
that is on a string
From this reading ““It had big discs of silver strung together on leather.””
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In this reading “ANOTHER LOSS The meeting with the two Indians had excited all the Cubs and as they hiked back to the day camp, they could discuss no other subject.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading ANOTHER LOSS The meeting with the two Indians had excited all the Cubs and as they hiked back to the day camp, they could discuss no other subject.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Seeing it gave me an idea,” declared Brad enthusiastically.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ANOTHER LOSS The meeting with the two Indians had excited all the Cubs and as they hiked back to the day camp, they could discuss no other subject.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading ANOTHER LOSS The meeting with the two Indians had excited all the Cubs and as they hiked back to the day camp, they could discuss no other subject.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ANOTHER LOSS The meeting with the two Indians had excited all the Cubs and as they hiked back to the day camp, they could discuss no other subject.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Dan asked the others.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading ANOTHER LOSS The meeting with the two Indians had excited all the Cubs and as they hiked back to the day camp, they could discuss no other subject.
endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
From this reading “Did you notice Eagle Feather’s belt?”
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “It had big discs of silver strung together on leather.”
a small nail
From this reading “Seeing it gave me an idea,” declared Brad enthusiastically.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading ANOTHER LOSS The meeting with the two Indians had excited all the Cubs and as they hiked back to the day camp, they could discuss no other subject.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ANOTHER LOSS The meeting with the two Indians had excited all the Cubs and as they hiked back to the day camp, they could discuss no other subject.
plural of “cub” — an awkward and inexperienced youth
From this reading ANOTHER LOSS The meeting with the two Indians had excited all the Cubs and as they hiked back to the day camp, they could discuss no other subject.
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From this reading Dan asked the others.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading ANOTHER LOSS The meeting with the two Indians had excited all the Cubs and as they hiked back to the day camp, they could discuss no other subject.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “Seeing it gave me an idea,” declared Brad enthusiastically.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did you notice Eagle Feather’s belt?”
plural of “disc” — sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
From this reading “It had big discs of silver strung together on leather.”
to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading ANOTHER LOSS The meeting with the two Indians had excited all the Cubs and as they hiked back to the day camp, they could discuss no other subject.
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading “Did you notice Eagle Feather’s belt?”
with enthusiasm; in an enthusiastic manner
From this reading “Seeing it gave me an idea,” declared Brad enthusiastically.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading ANOTHER LOSS The meeting with the two Indians had excited all the Cubs and as they hiked back to the day camp, they could discuss no other subject.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Did you notice Eagle Feather’s belt?”
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Seeing it gave me an idea,” declared Brad enthusiastically.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ANOTHER LOSS The meeting with the two Indians had excited all the Cubs and as they hiked back to the day camp, they could discuss no other subject.
past form of “hike” — increase
From this reading ANOTHER LOSS The meeting with the two Indians had excited all the Cubs and as they hiked back to the day camp, they could discuss no other subject.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Seeing it gave me an idea,” declared Brad enthusiastically.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading ANOTHER LOSS The meeting with the two Indians had excited all the Cubs and as they hiked back to the day camp, they could discuss no other subject.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It had big discs of silver strung together on leather.”
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
From this reading “It had big discs of silver strung together on leather.”
something that is lost
From this reading ANOTHER LOSS The meeting with the two Indians had excited all the Cubs and as they hiked back to the day camp, they could discuss no other subject.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Seeing it gave me an idea,” declared Brad enthusiastically.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading ANOTHER LOSS The meeting with the two Indians had excited all the Cubs and as they hiked back to the day camp, they could discuss no other subject.
not any; not one
From this reading ANOTHER LOSS The meeting with the two Indians had excited all the Cubs and as they hiked back to the day camp, they could discuss no other subject.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading “Did you notice Eagle Feather’s belt?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “It had big discs of silver strung together on leather.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “It had big discs of silver strung together on leather.”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading ANOTHER LOSS The meeting with the two Indians had excited all the Cubs and as they hiked back to the day camp, they could discuss no other subject.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dan asked the others.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading “Seeing it gave me an idea,” declared Brad enthusiastically.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading “It had big discs of silver strung together on leather.”
that is on a string
From this reading “It had big discs of silver strung together on leather.”
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading ANOTHER LOSS The meeting with the two Indians had excited all the Cubs and as they hiked back to the day camp, they could discuss no other subject.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ANOTHER LOSS The meeting with the two Indians had excited all the Cubs and as they hiked back to the day camp, they could discuss no other subject.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ANOTHER LOSS The meeting with the two Indians had excited all the Cubs and as they hiked back to the day camp, they could discuss no other subject.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ANOTHER LOSS The meeting with the two Indians had excited all the Cubs and as they hiked back to the day camp, they could discuss no other subject.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “It had big discs of silver strung together on leather.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading ANOTHER LOSS The meeting with the two Indians had excited all the Cubs and as they hiked back to the day camp, they could discuss no other subject.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ANOTHER LOSS The meeting with the two Indians had excited all the Cubs and as they hiked back to the day camp, they could discuss no other subject.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Did you notice Eagle Feather’s belt?”
Chapter 6 of Dan Carter and the Great Carved Face by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt holds 194 sentences, grouped into 39 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 6 holds 194 sentences of Dan Carter and the Great Carved Face, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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