Chapter 1 of Elkswatawa is here in full — 42 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Elkswatawa is here in full — 42 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ELKSWATAWA; OR, THE PROPHET OF THE WEST. A TALE OF THE FRONTIER. “A noble race! but they are gone, With their old forests wide and deep, And we have built our homes upon Fields where their generations sleep.” BRYANT. IN TWO VOLUMES.
Chapter 1 of Elkswatawa is here in full — 42 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading ““A noble race! but they are gone, With their old forests wide and deep, And we have built our homes upon Fields where their generations sleep.””
plural of “forest” — the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading ““A noble race! but they are gone, With their old forests wide and deep, And we have built our homes upon Fields where their generations sleep.””
a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
From this reading “A TALE OF THE FRONTIER.”
plural of “generation” — all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
From this reading ““A noble race! but they are gone, With their old forests wide and deep, And we have built our homes upon Fields where their generations sleep.””
plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time
From this reading ““A noble race! but they are gone, With their old forests wide and deep, And we have built our homes upon Fields where their generations sleep.””
an authoritative person who divines the future
From this reading “ELKSWATAWA; OR, THE PROPHET OF THE WEST.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “A TALE OF THE FRONTIER.”
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “IN TWO VOLUMES.”
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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 ““A noble race! but they are gone, With their old forests wide and deep, And we have built our homes upon Fields where their generations sleep.””
In this reading “IN TWO VOLUMES.”
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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 TALE OF THE FRONTIER.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “A noble race! but they are gone, With their old forests wide and deep, And we have built our homes upon Fields where their generations sleep.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “A noble race! but they are gone, With their old forests wide and deep, And we have built our homes upon Fields where their generations sleep.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BRYANT.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading “A noble race! but they are gone, With their old forests wide and deep, And we have built our homes upon Fields where their generations sleep.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “A noble race! but they are gone, With their old forests wide and deep, And we have built our homes upon Fields where their generations sleep.”
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading “A noble race! but they are gone, With their old forests wide and deep, And we have built our homes upon Fields where their generations sleep.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ELKSWATAWA; OR, THE PROPHET OF THE WEST.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading “A noble race! but they are gone, With their old forests wide and deep, And we have built our homes upon Fields where their generations sleep.”
plural of “forest” — the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “A noble race! but they are gone, With their old forests wide and deep, And we have built our homes upon Fields where their generations sleep.”
a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
From this reading A TALE OF THE FRONTIER.
plural of “generation” — all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
From this reading “A noble race! but they are gone, With their old forests wide and deep, And we have built our homes upon Fields where their generations sleep.”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “A noble race! but they are gone, With their old forests wide and deep, And we have built our homes upon Fields where their generations sleep.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “A noble race! but they are gone, With their old forests wide and deep, And we have built our homes upon Fields where their generations sleep.”
plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time
From this reading “A noble race! but they are gone, With their old forests wide and deep, And we have built our homes upon Fields where their generations sleep.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN TWO VOLUMES.
impressive in appearance
From this reading “A noble race! but they are gone, With their old forests wide and deep, And we have built our homes upon Fields where their generations sleep.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ELKSWATAWA; OR, THE PROPHET OF THE WEST.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “A noble race! but they are gone, With their old forests wide and deep, And we have built our homes upon Fields where their generations sleep.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading ELKSWATAWA; OR, THE PROPHET OF THE WEST.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “A noble race! but they are gone, With their old forests wide and deep, And we have built our homes upon Fields where their generations sleep.”
an authoritative person who divines the future
From this reading ELKSWATAWA; OR, THE PROPHET OF THE WEST.
any competition
From this reading “A noble race! but they are gone, With their old forests wide and deep, And we have built our homes upon Fields where their generations sleep.”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “A noble race! but they are gone, With their old forests wide and deep, And we have built our homes upon Fields where their generations sleep.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading A TALE OF THE FRONTIER.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ELKSWATAWA; OR, THE PROPHET OF THE WEST.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “A noble race! but they are gone, With their old forests wide and deep, And we have built our homes upon Fields where their generations sleep.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “A noble race! but they are gone, With their old forests wide and deep, And we have built our homes upon Fields where their generations sleep.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading IN TWO VOLUMES.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “A noble race! but they are gone, With their old forests wide and deep, And we have built our homes upon Fields where their generations sleep.”
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading IN TWO VOLUMES.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “A noble race! but they are gone, With their old forests wide and deep, And we have built our homes upon Fields where their generations sleep.”
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading ELKSWATAWA; OR, THE PROPHET OF THE WEST.
in or at the place that
From this reading “A noble race! but they are gone, With their old forests wide and deep, And we have built our homes upon Fields where their generations sleep.”
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “A noble race! but they are gone, With their old forests wide and deep, And we have built our homes upon Fields where their generations sleep.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “A noble race! but they are gone, With their old forests wide and deep, And we have built our homes upon Fields where their generations sleep.”
Chapter 1 of Elkswatawa by James Strange French holds 42 sentences, grouped into 9 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 1 holds 42 sentences of Elkswatawa, unabridged, divided into 9 reading sections.
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