Chapter 5 of Gold Seekers of '49 is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Gold Seekers of '49 is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"How far across to the Pacific at Panama?" "About four days. Three by boat and one by mule, they say." "Anything to eat at Chagres? Any sleeping place?"
Chapter 5 of Gold Seekers of '49 is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “"How far across to the Pacific at Panama?"”
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “Three by boat and one by mule, they say."”
take in solid food
From this reading “"Anything to eat at Chagres?”
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading “"About four days.”
hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
From this reading “Three by boat and one by mule, they say."”
the largest ocean in the world
From this reading “"How far across to the Pacific at Panama?"”
a republic on the Isthmus of Panama; achieved independence from Colombia in 1903
From this reading “"How far across to the Pacific at Panama?"”
the state of being asleep
From this reading “Any sleeping place?"”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "About four days.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "How far across to the Pacific at Panama?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Three by boat and one by mule, they say."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Any sleeping place?"
any thing at all
From this reading "Anything to eat at Chagres?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "How far across to the Pacific at Panama?"
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Three by boat and one by mule, they say."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Three by boat and one by mule, they say."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Anything to eat at Chagres?
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading "About four days.
take in solid food
From this reading "Anything to eat at Chagres?
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "How far across to the Pacific at Panama?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading "About four days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How far across to the Pacific at Panama?"
hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
From this reading Three by boat and one by mule, they say."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Three by boat and one by mule, they say."
the largest ocean in the world
From this reading "How far across to the Pacific at Panama?"
a republic on the Isthmus of Panama; achieved independence from Colombia in 1903
From this reading "How far across to the Pacific at Panama?"
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Any sleeping place?"
express in words
From this reading Three by boat and one by mule, they say."
the state of being asleep
From this reading Any sleeping place?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "How far across to the Pacific at Panama?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Three by boat and one by mule, they say."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three by boat and one by mule, they say."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "How far across to the Pacific at Panama?"
Chapter 5 of Gold Seekers of '49 by Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand) Sabin 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.
Chapter 5 holds 406 sentences of Gold Seekers of '49, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Gold Seekers of '49 by Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand) Sabin exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 406 sentences, grouped into 82 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 82 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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