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THE VOYAGEURS. Fringue, fringue sur la riviere; Fringue, fringue sur l'aviron! The man at the bow paddle set the chorus, which was taken up by boat after boat. John, stretched at the bottom of a canoe with two wounded Highlanders, wondered where he had heard the voice before. His wits were not very clear yet.
Chapter 4 of Fort Amity is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading “The man at the bow paddle set the chorus, which was taken up by boat after boat.”
small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading “John, stretched at the bottom of a canoe with two wounded Highlanders, wondered where he had heard the voice before.”
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading “The man at the bow paddle set the chorus, which was taken up by boat after boat.”
plural of “highlander” — a soldier in a Scottish regiment from the Highlands
From this reading “John, stretched at the bottom of a canoe with two wounded Highlanders, wondered where he had heard the voice before.”
propel with a paddle
From this reading “The man at the bow paddle set the chorus, which was taken up by boat after boat.”
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading “John, stretched at the bottom of a canoe with two wounded Highlanders, wondered where he had heard the voice before.”
a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks
From this reading “Fringue, fringue sur la riviere; Fringue, fringue sur l'aviron!”
the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
From this reading “His wits were not very clear yet.”
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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 John, stretched at the bottom of a canoe with two wounded Highlanders, wondered where he had heard the voice before.
later than; following
From this reading The man at the bow paddle set the chorus, which was taken up by boat after boat.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The man at the bow paddle set the chorus, which was taken up by boat after boat.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading John, stretched at the bottom of a canoe with two wounded Highlanders, wondered where he had heard the voice before.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The man at the bow paddle set the chorus, which was taken up by boat after boat.
the lower side of anything
From this reading John, stretched at the bottom of a canoe with two wounded Highlanders, wondered where he had heard the voice before.
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading The man at the bow paddle set the chorus, which was taken up by boat after boat.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The man at the bow paddle set the chorus, which was taken up by boat after boat.
small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading John, stretched at the bottom of a canoe with two wounded Highlanders, wondered where he had heard the voice before.
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading The man at the bow paddle set the chorus, which was taken up by boat after boat.
rid of obstructions
From this reading His wits were not very clear yet.
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From this reading Fringue, fringue sur la riviere; Fringue, fringue sur l'aviron!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading John, stretched at the bottom of a canoe with two wounded Highlanders, wondered where he had heard the voice before.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading John, stretched at the bottom of a canoe with two wounded Highlanders, wondered where he had heard the voice before.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading John, stretched at the bottom of a canoe with two wounded Highlanders, wondered where he had heard the voice before.
plural of “highlander” — a soldier in a Scottish regiment from the Highlands
From this reading John, stretched at the bottom of a canoe with two wounded Highlanders, wondered where he had heard the voice before.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His wits were not very clear yet.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading John, stretched at the bottom of a canoe with two wounded Highlanders, wondered where he had heard the voice before.
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From this reading Fringue, fringue sur la riviere; Fringue, fringue sur l'aviron!
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading Fringue, fringue sur la riviere; Fringue, fringue sur l'aviron!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man at the bow paddle set the chorus, which was taken up by boat after boat.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His wits were not very clear yet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading John, stretched at the bottom of a canoe with two wounded Highlanders, wondered where he had heard the voice before.
propel with a paddle
From this reading The man at the bow paddle set the chorus, which was taken up by boat after boat.
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From this reading Fringue, fringue sur la riviere; Fringue, fringue sur l'aviron!
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The man at the bow paddle set the chorus, which was taken up by boat after boat.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading John, stretched at the bottom of a canoe with two wounded Highlanders, wondered where he had heard the voice before.
a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks
From this reading Fringue, fringue sur la riviere; Fringue, fringue sur l'aviron!
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The man at the bow paddle set the chorus, which was taken up by boat after boat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VOYAGEURS.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading John, stretched at the bottom of a canoe with two wounded Highlanders, wondered where he had heard the voice before.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The man at the bow paddle set the chorus, which was taken up by boat after boat.
precisely as stated
From this reading His wits were not very clear yet.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading John, stretched at the bottom of a canoe with two wounded Highlanders, wondered where he had heard the voice before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE VOYAGEURS.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man at the bow paddle set the chorus, which was taken up by boat after boat.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His wits were not very clear yet.
in or at the place that
From this reading John, stretched at the bottom of a canoe with two wounded Highlanders, wondered where he had heard the voice before.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The man at the bow paddle set the chorus, which was taken up by boat after boat.
in the company of; together with
From this reading John, stretched at the bottom of a canoe with two wounded Highlanders, wondered where he had heard the voice before.
the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
From this reading His wits were not very clear yet.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading John, stretched at the bottom of a canoe with two wounded Highlanders, wondered where he had heard the voice before.
people who are wounded
From this reading John, stretched at the bottom of a canoe with two wounded Highlanders, wondered where he had heard the voice before.
but in spite of that
From this reading His wits were not very clear yet.
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