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Chapter 30 of France and England in North America, Part III is here in full — 496 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
1687. ASSASSINATION OF LA SALLE. His Followers.--Prairie Travelling--A Hunters' Quarrel--The Murder of Moranget.--The Conspiracy.--Death of La Salle: his Character. [Sidenote: LA SALLE'S FOLLOWERS.] The travellers were crossing a marshy prairie towards a distant belt of woods that followed the course of a little river.
Chapter 30 of France and England in North America, Part III is here in full — 496 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation
From this reading “ASSASSINATION OF LA SALLE.”
endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
From this reading “The travellers were crossing a marshy prairie towards a distant belt of woods that followed the course of a little river.”
a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
From this reading “His Followers.--Prairie Travelling--A Hunters' Quarrel--The Murder of Moranget.--The Conspiracy.--Death of La Salle: his Character.”
a group of followers or enthusiasts
From this reading “His Followers.--Prairie Travelling--A Hunters' Quarrel--The Murder of Moranget.--The Conspiracy.--Death of La Salle: his Character.”
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading “His Followers.--Prairie Travelling--A Hunters' Quarrel--The Murder of Moranget.--The Conspiracy.--Death of La Salle: his Character.”
(of soil) soft and watery
From this reading “The travellers were crossing a marshy prairie towards a distant belt of woods that followed the course of a little river.”
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading “His Followers.--Prairie Travelling--A Hunters' Quarrel--The Murder of Moranget.--The Conspiracy.--Death of La Salle: his Character.”
plural of “traveller” — a person who changes location
From this reading “The travellers were crossing a marshy prairie towards a distant belt of woods that followed the course of a little river.”
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From this reading 1687.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His Followers.--Prairie Travelling--A Hunters' Quarrel--The Murder of Moranget.--The Conspiracy.--Death of La Salle: his Character.
an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation
From this reading ASSASSINATION OF LA SALLE.
endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
From this reading The travellers were crossing a marshy prairie towards a distant belt of woods that followed the course of a little river.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading His Followers.--Prairie Travelling--A Hunters' Quarrel--The Murder of Moranget.--The Conspiracy.--Death of La Salle: his Character.
a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
From this reading His Followers.--Prairie Travelling--A Hunters' Quarrel--The Murder of Moranget.--The Conspiracy.--Death of La Salle: his Character.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading The travellers were crossing a marshy prairie towards a distant belt of woods that followed the course of a little river.
traveling across
From this reading The travellers were crossing a marshy prairie towards a distant belt of woods that followed the course of a little river.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading His Followers.--Prairie Travelling--A Hunters' Quarrel--The Murder of Moranget.--The Conspiracy.--Death of La Salle: his Character.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading The travellers were crossing a marshy prairie towards a distant belt of woods that followed the course of a little river.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The travellers were crossing a marshy prairie towards a distant belt of woods that followed the course of a little river.
a group of followers or enthusiasts
From this reading His Followers.--Prairie Travelling--A Hunters' Quarrel--The Murder of Moranget.--The Conspiracy.--Death of La Salle: his Character.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His Followers.--Prairie Travelling--A Hunters' Quarrel--The Murder of Moranget.--The Conspiracy.--Death of La Salle: his Character.
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading His Followers.--Prairie Travelling--A Hunters' Quarrel--The Murder of Moranget.--The Conspiracy.--Death of La Salle: his Character.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading ASSASSINATION OF LA SALLE.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The travellers were crossing a marshy prairie towards a distant belt of woods that followed the course of a little river.
(of soil) soft and watery
From this reading The travellers were crossing a marshy prairie towards a distant belt of woods that followed the course of a little river.
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From this reading His Followers.--Prairie Travelling--A Hunters' Quarrel--The Murder of Moranget.--The Conspiracy.--Death of La Salle: his Character.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading His Followers.--Prairie Travelling--A Hunters' Quarrel--The Murder of Moranget.--The Conspiracy.--Death of La Salle: his Character.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ASSASSINATION OF LA SALLE.
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading His Followers.--Prairie Travelling--A Hunters' Quarrel--The Murder of Moranget.--The Conspiracy.--Death of La Salle: his Character.
an angry dispute
From this reading His Followers.--Prairie Travelling--A Hunters' Quarrel--The Murder of Moranget.--The Conspiracy.--Death of La Salle: his Character.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading The travellers were crossing a marshy prairie towards a distant belt of woods that followed the course of a little river.
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From this reading ASSASSINATION OF LA SALLE.
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From this reading [Sidenote: LA SALLE'S FOLLOWERS.]
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From this reading [Sidenote: LA SALLE'S FOLLOWERS.]
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The travellers were crossing a marshy prairie towards a distant belt of woods that followed the course of a little river.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His Followers.--Prairie Travelling--A Hunters' Quarrel--The Murder of Moranget.--The Conspiracy.--Death of La Salle: his Character.
in the direction of
From this reading The travellers were crossing a marshy prairie towards a distant belt of woods that followed the course of a little river.
plural of “traveller” — a person who changes location
From this reading The travellers were crossing a marshy prairie towards a distant belt of woods that followed the course of a little river.
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading His Followers.--Prairie Travelling--A Hunters' Quarrel--The Murder of Moranget.--The Conspiracy.--Death of La Salle: his Character.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The travellers were crossing a marshy prairie towards a distant belt of woods that followed the course of a little river.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading The travellers were crossing a marshy prairie towards a distant belt of woods that followed the course of a little river.
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