Chapter 6 of General Nelson's Scout is here in full — 317 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of General Nelson's Scout is here in full — 317 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FATHER AND SON. Fred's journey to Nashville and back had consumed eleven days. It was now August, a month of intense excitement throughout Kentucky. It was a month of plot and counterplot. The great question as to whether Kentucky would be Union or Confederate trembled in the balance.
Chapter 6 of General Nelson's Scout is here in full — 317 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following July and preceding September
From this reading “It was now August, a month of intense excitement throughout Kentucky.”
bring into balance or equilibrium
From this reading “The great question as to whether Kentucky would be Union or Confederate trembled in the balance.”
a supporter of the Confederate States of America
From this reading “The great question as to whether Kentucky would be Union or Confederate trembled in the balance.”
past form of “consume” — eat up completely, as with great appetite
From this reading “Fred's journey to Nashville and back had consumed eleven days.”
a state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses
From this reading “It was now August, a month of intense excitement throughout Kentucky.”
capital of the state of Tennessee; located in the north central part of the state on the Cumberland River; known for country music
From this reading “Fred's journey to Nashville and back had consumed eleven days.”
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading “It was a month of plot and counterplot.”
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading “The great question as to whether Kentucky would be Union or Confederate trembled in the balance.”
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In this reading “It was now August, a month of intense excitement throughout Kentucky.”
In this reading “Fred's journey to Nashville and back had consumed eleven days.”
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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 It was now August, a month of intense excitement throughout Kentucky.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FATHER AND SON.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The great question as to whether Kentucky would be Union or Confederate trembled in the balance.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading It was now August, a month of intense excitement throughout Kentucky.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Fred's journey to Nashville and back had consumed eleven days.
bring into balance or equilibrium
From this reading The great question as to whether Kentucky would be Union or Confederate trembled in the balance.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The great question as to whether Kentucky would be Union or Confederate trembled in the balance.
a supporter of the Confederate States of America
From this reading The great question as to whether Kentucky would be Union or Confederate trembled in the balance.
past form of “consume” — eat up completely, as with great appetite
From this reading Fred's journey to Nashville and back had consumed eleven days.
a plot intended to subvert another plot
From this reading It was a month of plot and counterplot.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Fred's journey to Nashville and back had consumed eleven days.
being one more than ten
From this reading Fred's journey to Nashville and back had consumed eleven days.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading It was now August, a month of intense excitement throughout Kentucky.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading FATHER AND SON.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fred's journey to Nashville and back had consumed eleven days.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The great question as to whether Kentucky would be Union or Confederate trembled in the balance.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Fred's journey to Nashville and back had consumed eleven days.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The great question as to whether Kentucky would be Union or Confederate trembled in the balance.
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading It was now August, a month of intense excitement throughout Kentucky.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was now August, a month of intense excitement throughout Kentucky.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading Fred's journey to Nashville and back had consumed eleven days.
a state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses
From this reading It was now August, a month of intense excitement throughout Kentucky.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading It was now August, a month of intense excitement throughout Kentucky.
capital of the state of Tennessee; located in the north central part of the state on the Cumberland River; known for country music
From this reading Fred's journey to Nashville and back had consumed eleven days.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was now August, a month of intense excitement throughout Kentucky.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was now August, a month of intense excitement throughout Kentucky.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The great question as to whether Kentucky would be Union or Confederate trembled in the balance.
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading It was a month of plot and counterplot.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading The great question as to whether Kentucky would be Union or Confederate trembled in the balance.
a male human offspring
From this reading FATHER AND SON.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The great question as to whether Kentucky would be Union or Confederate trembled in the balance.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading It was now August, a month of intense excitement throughout Kentucky.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fred's journey to Nashville and back had consumed eleven days.
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading The great question as to whether Kentucky would be Union or Confederate trembled in the balance.
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading The great question as to whether Kentucky would be Union or Confederate trembled in the balance.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was now August, a month of intense excitement throughout Kentucky.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading The great question as to whether Kentucky would be Union or Confederate trembled in the balance.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The great question as to whether Kentucky would be Union or Confederate trembled in the balance.
Chapter 6 of General Nelson's Scout by Byron A. (Byron Archibald) Dunn holds 317 sentences, grouped into 64 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 317 sentences of General Nelson's Scout, unabridged, divided into 64 reading sections.
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