Chapter 17 of Gideon's Band: A Tale of the Mississippi is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Gideon's Band: A Tale of the Mississippi is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
While he so spoke Ramsey had said: "Here comes another boat, down in the next bend. Or is she in the chute?" "The chute," replied Hugh. "That's the old _Antelope_." "Ah, up and running again!
Chapter 17 of Gideon's Band: A Tale of the Mississippi is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks
form a curve
From this reading “While he so spoke Ramsey had said: "Here comes another boat, down in the next bend.”
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “While he so spoke Ramsey had said: "Here comes another boat, down in the next bend.”
rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
From this reading “Or is she in the chute?"”
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “While he so spoke Ramsey had said: "Here comes another boat, down in the next bend.”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “"The chute," replied Hugh.”
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading “"Ah, up and running again!”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “While he so spoke Ramsey had said: "Here comes another boat, down in the next bend.”
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anew
From this reading "Ah, up and running again!
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From this reading "Ah, up and running again!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Ah, up and running again!
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading While he so spoke Ramsey had said: "Here comes another boat, down in the next bend.
graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks
From this reading "That's the old _Antelope_."
form a curve
From this reading While he so spoke Ramsey had said: "Here comes another boat, down in the next bend.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading While he so spoke Ramsey had said: "Here comes another boat, down in the next bend.
rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
From this reading Or is she in the chute?"
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading While he so spoke Ramsey had said: "Here comes another boat, down in the next bend.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading While he so spoke Ramsey had said: "Here comes another boat, down in the next bend.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading While he so spoke Ramsey had said: "Here comes another boat, down in the next bend.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While he so spoke Ramsey had said: "Here comes another boat, down in the next bend.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading While he so spoke Ramsey had said: "Here comes another boat, down in the next bend.
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From this reading "The chute," replied Hugh.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While he so spoke Ramsey had said: "Here comes another boat, down in the next bend.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Or is she in the chute?"
immediately following in time or order
From this reading While he so spoke Ramsey had said: "Here comes another boat, down in the next bend.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "That's the old _Antelope_."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or is she in the chute?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While he so spoke Ramsey had said: "Here comes another boat, down in the next bend.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "The chute," replied Hugh.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading "Ah, up and running again!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading While he so spoke Ramsey had said: "Here comes another boat, down in the next bend.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Or is she in the chute?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading While he so spoke Ramsey had said: "Here comes another boat, down in the next bend.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading While he so spoke Ramsey had said: "Here comes another boat, down in the next bend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's the old _Antelope_."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While he so spoke Ramsey had said: "Here comes another boat, down in the next bend.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Ah, up and running again!
during the time that
From this reading While he so spoke Ramsey had said: "Here comes another boat, down in the next bend.
Chapter 17 of Gideon's Band: A Tale of the Mississippi by George Washington Cable holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
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