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Chapter 28 of France and England in North America, Part III is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
1684, 1685. THE VOYAGE. Disputes with Beaujeu.--St. Domingo.--La Salle Attacked with Fever: his Desperate Condition.--The Gulf Of Mexico.--A Vain Search and a Fatal Error. The four ships sailed from Rochelle on the twenty-fourth of July. Four days after, the "Joly" broke her bowsprit, by design as La Salle fancied.
Chapter 28 of France and England in North America, Part III is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “attack” — launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
From this reading “Disputes with Beaujeu.--St. Domingo.--La Salle Attacked with Fever: his Desperate Condition.--The Gulf Of Mexico.--A Vain Search and a Fatal Error.”
the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
From this reading “Four days after, the "Joly" broke her bowsprit, by design as La Salle fancied.”
plural of “dispute” — a disagreement or argument about something important
From this reading “Disputes with Beaujeu.--St. Domingo.--La Salle Attacked with Fever: his Desperate Condition.--The Gulf Of Mexico.--A Vain Search and a Fatal Error.”
Spanish operatic tenor noted for performances in operas by Verdi and Puccini (born in 1941)
From this reading “Disputes with Beaujeu.--St. Domingo.--La Salle Attacked with Fever: his Desperate Condition.--The Gulf Of Mexico.--A Vain Search and a Fatal Error.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “Disputes with Beaujeu.--St. Domingo.--La Salle Attacked with Fever: his Desperate Condition.--The Gulf Of Mexico.--A Vain Search and a Fatal Error.”
an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
From this reading “Disputes with Beaujeu.--St. Domingo.--La Salle Attacked with Fever: his Desperate Condition.--The Gulf Of Mexico.--A Vain Search and a Fatal Error.”
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading “The four ships sailed from Rochelle on the twenty-fourth of July.”
a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
From this reading “Disputes with Beaujeu.--St. Domingo.--La Salle Attacked with Fever: his Desperate Condition.--The Gulf Of Mexico.--A Vain Search and a Fatal Error.”
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In this reading “Disputes with Beaujeu.--St. Domingo.--La Salle Attacked with Fever: his Desperate Condition.--The Gulf Of Mexico.--A Vain Search and a Fatal Error.”
In this reading “Four days after, the "Joly" broke her bowsprit, by design as La Salle fancied.”
In this reading “Disputes with Beaujeu.--St. Domingo.--La Salle Attacked with Fever: his Desperate Condition.--The Gulf Of Mexico.--A Vain Search and a Fatal Error.”
In this reading “Disputes with Beaujeu.--St. Domingo.--La Salle Attacked with Fever: his Desperate Condition.--The Gulf Of Mexico.--A Vain Search and a Fatal Error.”
In this reading “The four ships sailed from Rochelle on the twenty-fourth of July.”
In this reading “Disputes with Beaujeu.--St. Domingo.--La Salle Attacked with Fever: his Desperate Condition.--The Gulf Of Mexico.--A Vain Search and a Fatal Error.”
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From this reading 1684, 1685.
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From this reading 1684, 1685.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Disputes with Beaujeu.--St. Domingo.--La Salle Attacked with Fever: his Desperate Condition.--The Gulf Of Mexico.--A Vain Search and a Fatal Error.
later than; following
From this reading Four days after, the "Joly" broke her bowsprit, by design as La Salle fancied.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Disputes with Beaujeu.--St. Domingo.--La Salle Attacked with Fever: his Desperate Condition.--The Gulf Of Mexico.--A Vain Search and a Fatal Error.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Four days after, the "Joly" broke her bowsprit, by design as La Salle fancied.
past form of “attack” — launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
From this reading Disputes with Beaujeu.--St. Domingo.--La Salle Attacked with Fever: his Desperate Condition.--The Gulf Of Mexico.--A Vain Search and a Fatal Error.
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From this reading Disputes with Beaujeu.--St. Domingo.--La Salle Attacked with Fever: his Desperate Condition.--The Gulf Of Mexico.--A Vain Search and a Fatal Error.
a spar projecting from the bow of a vessel
From this reading Four days after, the "Joly" broke her bowsprit, by design as La Salle fancied.
lacking funds
From this reading Four days after, the "Joly" broke her bowsprit, by design as La Salle fancied.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Four days after, the "Joly" broke her bowsprit, by design as La Salle fancied.
a state at a particular time
From this reading Disputes with Beaujeu.--St. Domingo.--La Salle Attacked with Fever: his Desperate Condition.--The Gulf Of Mexico.--A Vain Search and a Fatal Error.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Four days after, the "Joly" broke her bowsprit, by design as La Salle fancied.
the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
From this reading Four days after, the "Joly" broke her bowsprit, by design as La Salle fancied.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading Disputes with Beaujeu.--St. Domingo.--La Salle Attacked with Fever: his Desperate Condition.--The Gulf Of Mexico.--A Vain Search and a Fatal Error.
plural of “dispute” — a disagreement or argument about something important
From this reading Disputes with Beaujeu.--St. Domingo.--La Salle Attacked with Fever: his Desperate Condition.--The Gulf Of Mexico.--A Vain Search and a Fatal Error.
Spanish operatic tenor noted for performances in operas by Verdi and Puccini (born in 1941)
From this reading Disputes with Beaujeu.--St. Domingo.--La Salle Attacked with Fever: his Desperate Condition.--The Gulf Of Mexico.--A Vain Search and a Fatal Error.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Disputes with Beaujeu.--St. Domingo.--La Salle Attacked with Fever: his Desperate Condition.--The Gulf Of Mexico.--A Vain Search and a Fatal Error.
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading Four days after, the "Joly" broke her bowsprit, by design as La Salle fancied.
bringing death
From this reading Disputes with Beaujeu.--St. Domingo.--La Salle Attacked with Fever: his Desperate Condition.--The Gulf Of Mexico.--A Vain Search and a Fatal Error.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading Disputes with Beaujeu.--St. Domingo.--La Salle Attacked with Fever: his Desperate Condition.--The Gulf Of Mexico.--A Vain Search and a Fatal Error.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The four ships sailed from Rochelle on the twenty-fourth of July.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The four ships sailed from Rochelle on the twenty-fourth of July.
an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
From this reading Disputes with Beaujeu.--St. Domingo.--La Salle Attacked with Fever: his Desperate Condition.--The Gulf Of Mexico.--A Vain Search and a Fatal Error.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Four days after, the "Joly" broke her bowsprit, by design as La Salle fancied.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Disputes with Beaujeu.--St. Domingo.--La Salle Attacked with Fever: his Desperate Condition.--The Gulf Of Mexico.--A Vain Search and a Fatal Error.
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From this reading Four days after, the "Joly" broke her bowsprit, by design as La Salle fancied.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading The four ships sailed from Rochelle on the twenty-fourth of July.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading Disputes with Beaujeu.--St. Domingo.--La Salle Attacked with Fever: his Desperate Condition.--The Gulf Of Mexico.--A Vain Search and a Fatal Error.
a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
From this reading Disputes with Beaujeu.--St. Domingo.--La Salle Attacked with Fever: his Desperate Condition.--The Gulf Of Mexico.--A Vain Search and a Fatal Error.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Disputes with Beaujeu.--St. Domingo.--La Salle Attacked with Fever: his Desperate Condition.--The Gulf Of Mexico.--A Vain Search and a Fatal Error.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The four ships sailed from Rochelle on the twenty-fourth of July.
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From this reading The four ships sailed from Rochelle on the twenty-fourth of July.
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading The four ships sailed from Rochelle on the twenty-fourth of July.
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From this reading Disputes with Beaujeu.--St. Domingo.--La Salle Attacked with Fever: his Desperate Condition.--The Gulf Of Mexico.--A Vain Search and a Fatal Error.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading Disputes with Beaujeu.--St. Domingo.--La Salle Attacked with Fever: his Desperate Condition.--The Gulf Of Mexico.--A Vain Search and a Fatal Error.
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading The four ships sailed from Rochelle on the twenty-fourth of July.
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From this reading Disputes with Beaujeu.--St. Domingo.--La Salle Attacked with Fever: his Desperate Condition.--The Gulf Of Mexico.--A Vain Search and a Fatal Error.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VOYAGE.
coming next after the twenty-third in position
From this reading The four ships sailed from Rochelle on the twenty-fourth of July.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading Disputes with Beaujeu.--St. Domingo.--La Salle Attacked with Fever: his Desperate Condition.--The Gulf Of Mexico.--A Vain Search and a Fatal Error.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading THE VOYAGE.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Disputes with Beaujeu.--St. Domingo.--La Salle Attacked with Fever: his Desperate Condition.--The Gulf Of Mexico.--A Vain Search and a Fatal Error.
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