Chapter 6 of "Great-Heart" is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of "Great-Heart" is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
While Roosevelt was on this trip in the Yellowstone he remarked: “I heard a Bullock’s-oriole!” “You may have heard one,” said a man familiar with the country, “but I doubt it. Those birds won’t come for two weeks yet.” “I caught two bird notes which could not be those of any bird except an oriole,” the Colonel insisted.
Chapter 6 of "Great-Heart" is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading “Those birds won’t come for two weeks yet.””
well known or easily recognized
From this reading ““You may have heard one,” said a man familiar with the country, “but I doubt it.”
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading ““I caught two bird notes which could not be those of any bird except an oriole,” the Colonel insisted.”
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading ““I caught two bird notes which could not be those of any bird except an oriole,” the Colonel insisted.”
mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black
From this reading ““I heard a Bullock’s-oriole!””
32nd President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the Great Depression and led country during World War II (1882-1945)
From this reading “While Roosevelt was on this trip in the Yellowstone he remarked:”
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading “While Roosevelt was on this trip in the Yellowstone he remarked:”
a tributary of the Missouri River that flows through the Yellowstone National Park
From this reading “While Roosevelt was on this trip in the Yellowstone he remarked:”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Those birds won’t come for two weeks yet.””
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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 “I heard a Bullock’s-oriole!”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “I caught two bird notes which could not be those of any bird except an oriole,” the Colonel insisted.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “I caught two bird notes which could not be those of any bird except an oriole,” the Colonel insisted.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I caught two bird notes which could not be those of any bird except an oriole,” the Colonel insisted.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading “I caught two bird notes which could not be those of any bird except an oriole,” the Colonel insisted.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Those birds won’t come for two weeks yet.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I heard a Bullock’s-oriole!”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “You may have heard one,” said a man familiar with the country, “but I doubt it.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “I caught two bird notes which could not be those of any bird except an oriole,” the Colonel insisted.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “I caught two bird notes which could not be those of any bird except an oriole,” the Colonel insisted.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Those birds won’t come for two weeks yet.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I caught two bird notes which could not be those of any bird except an oriole,” the Colonel insisted.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “You may have heard one,” said a man familiar with the country, “but I doubt it.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading “You may have heard one,” said a man familiar with the country, “but I doubt it.
apart from; not including
From this reading “I caught two bird notes which could not be those of any bird except an oriole,” the Colonel insisted.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading “You may have heard one,” said a man familiar with the country, “but I doubt it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Those birds won’t come for two weeks yet.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You may have heard one,” said a man familiar with the country, “but I doubt it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While Roosevelt was on this trip in the Yellowstone he remarked:
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “I heard a Bullock’s-oriole!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I heard a Bullock’s-oriole!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While Roosevelt was on this trip in the Yellowstone he remarked:
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading “I caught two bird notes which could not be those of any bird except an oriole,” the Colonel insisted.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You may have heard one,” said a man familiar with the country, “but I doubt it.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “You may have heard one,” said a man familiar with the country, “but I doubt it.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “You may have heard one,” said a man familiar with the country, “but I doubt it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I caught two bird notes which could not be those of any bird except an oriole,” the Colonel insisted.
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading “I caught two bird notes which could not be those of any bird except an oriole,” the Colonel insisted.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I caught two bird notes which could not be those of any bird except an oriole,” the Colonel insisted.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading While Roosevelt was on this trip in the Yellowstone he remarked:
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “You may have heard one,” said a man familiar with the country, “but I doubt it.
mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black
From this reading “I caught two bird notes which could not be those of any bird except an oriole,” the Colonel insisted.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading While Roosevelt was on this trip in the Yellowstone he remarked:
32nd President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the Great Depression and led country during World War II (1882-1945)
From this reading While Roosevelt was on this trip in the Yellowstone he remarked:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You may have heard one,” said a man familiar with the country, “but I doubt it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While Roosevelt was on this trip in the Yellowstone he remarked:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading While Roosevelt was on this trip in the Yellowstone he remarked:
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those birds won’t come for two weeks yet.”
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading While Roosevelt was on this trip in the Yellowstone he remarked:
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Those birds won’t come for two weeks yet.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While Roosevelt was on this trip in the Yellowstone he remarked:
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Those birds won’t come for two weeks yet.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “I caught two bird notes which could not be those of any bird except an oriole,” the Colonel insisted.
during the time that
From this reading While Roosevelt was on this trip in the Yellowstone he remarked:
in the company of; together with
From this reading “You may have heard one,” said a man familiar with the country, “but I doubt it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those birds won’t come for two weeks yet.”
a tributary of the Missouri River that flows through the Yellowstone National Park
From this reading While Roosevelt was on this trip in the Yellowstone he remarked:
but in spite of that
From this reading Those birds won’t come for two weeks yet.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You may have heard one,” said a man familiar with the country, “but I doubt it.
Chapter 6 of "Great-Heart" by Daniel Henderson holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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 395 sentences of "Great-Heart", unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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