Chapter 10 of Hawk Eye is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Hawk Eye is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BEAVER DAM During the next few days the boys made good progress. They passed the Yellow Medicine, Sparrowhawk and Redwood rivers. On the fourth day when but a few miles above the mouth of the Cottonwood, Raven Wing said: "Let us go ashore. It is time we ate." So they beached the canoes on a sandy shore.
Chapter 10 of Hawk Eye is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “beach” — land on a beach
From this reading “So they beached the canoes on a sandy shore.”
the soft brown fur of the beaver
From this reading “THE BEAVER DAM During the next few days the boys made good progress.”
plural of “canoe” — small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading “So they beached the canoes on a sandy shore.”
any of several North American trees of the genus Populus having a tuft of cottony hairs on the seed
From this reading “On the fourth day when but a few miles above the mouth of the Cottonwood, Raven Wing said: "Let us go ashore.”
a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
From this reading “THE BEAVER DAM During the next few days the boys made good progress.”
obtain or seize by violence
From this reading “On the fourth day when but a few miles above the mouth of the Cottonwood, Raven Wing said: "Let us go ashore.”
the soft reddish wood of either of two species of sequoia trees
From this reading “They passed the Yellow Medicine, Sparrowhawk and Redwood rivers.”
plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading “They passed the Yellow Medicine, Sparrowhawk and Redwood rivers.”
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.
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In this reading “THE BEAVER DAM During the next few days the boys made good progress.”
In this reading “So they beached the canoes on a sandy shore.”
In this reading “On the fourth day when but a few miles above the mouth of the Cottonwood, Raven Wing said: "Let us go ashore.”
In this reading “On the fourth day when but a few miles above the mouth of the Cottonwood, Raven Wing said: "Let us go ashore.”
In this reading “On the fourth day when but a few miles above the mouth of the Cottonwood, Raven Wing said: "Let us go ashore.”
In this reading “On the fourth day when but a few miles above the mouth of the Cottonwood, Raven Wing said: "Let us go ashore.”
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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 On the fourth day when but a few miles above the mouth of the Cottonwood, Raven Wing said: "Let us go ashore.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading On the fourth day when but a few miles above the mouth of the Cottonwood, Raven Wing said: "Let us go ashore.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They passed the Yellow Medicine, Sparrowhawk and Redwood rivers.
towards the shore from the water
From this reading On the fourth day when but a few miles above the mouth of the Cottonwood, Raven Wing said: "Let us go ashore.
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading It is time we ate."
past form of “beach” — land on a beach
From this reading So they beached the canoes on a sandy shore.
the soft brown fur of the beaver
From this reading THE BEAVER DAM During the next few days the boys made good progress.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading THE BEAVER DAM During the next few days the boys made good progress.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading On the fourth day when but a few miles above the mouth of the Cottonwood, Raven Wing said: "Let us go ashore.
plural of “canoe” — small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading So they beached the canoes on a sandy shore.
any of several North American trees of the genus Populus having a tuft of cottony hairs on the seed
From this reading On the fourth day when but a few miles above the mouth of the Cottonwood, Raven Wing said: "Let us go ashore.
a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
From this reading THE BEAVER DAM During the next few days the boys made good progress.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading On the fourth day when but a few miles above the mouth of the Cottonwood, Raven Wing said: "Let us go ashore.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading THE BEAVER DAM During the next few days the boys made good progress.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading THE BEAVER DAM During the next few days the boys made good progress.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading THE BEAVER DAM During the next few days the boys made good progress.
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading On the fourth day when but a few miles above the mouth of the Cottonwood, Raven Wing said: "Let us go ashore.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading On the fourth day when but a few miles above the mouth of the Cottonwood, Raven Wing said: "Let us go ashore.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading THE BEAVER DAM During the next few days the boys made good progress.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is time we ate."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is time we ate."
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading On the fourth day when but a few miles above the mouth of the Cottonwood, Raven Wing said: "Let us go ashore.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading THE BEAVER DAM During the next few days the boys made good progress.
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading They passed the Yellow Medicine, Sparrowhawk and Redwood rivers.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading On the fourth day when but a few miles above the mouth of the Cottonwood, Raven Wing said: "Let us go ashore.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading On the fourth day when but a few miles above the mouth of the Cottonwood, Raven Wing said: "Let us go ashore.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THE BEAVER DAM During the next few days the boys made good progress.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the fourth day when but a few miles above the mouth of the Cottonwood, Raven Wing said: "Let us go ashore.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the fourth day when but a few miles above the mouth of the Cottonwood, Raven Wing said: "Let us go ashore.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading They passed the Yellow Medicine, Sparrowhawk and Redwood rivers.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading THE BEAVER DAM During the next few days the boys made good progress.
obtain or seize by violence
From this reading On the fourth day when but a few miles above the mouth of the Cottonwood, Raven Wing said: "Let us go ashore.
the soft reddish wood of either of two species of sequoia trees
From this reading They passed the Yellow Medicine, Sparrowhawk and Redwood rivers.
plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading They passed the Yellow Medicine, Sparrowhawk and Redwood rivers.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading On the fourth day when but a few miles above the mouth of the Cottonwood, Raven Wing said: "Let us go ashore.
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading So they beached the canoes on a sandy shore.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading So they beached the canoes on a sandy shore.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So they beached the canoes on a sandy shore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They passed the Yellow Medicine, Sparrowhawk and Redwood rivers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BEAVER DAM During the next few days the boys made good progress.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They passed the Yellow Medicine, Sparrowhawk and Redwood rivers.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It is time we ate."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On the fourth day when but a few miles above the mouth of the Cottonwood, Raven Wing said: "Let us go ashore.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It is time we ate."
at the time that
From this reading On the fourth day when but a few miles above the mouth of the Cottonwood, Raven Wing said: "Let us go ashore.
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading On the fourth day when but a few miles above the mouth of the Cottonwood, Raven Wing said: "Let us go ashore.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading They passed the Yellow Medicine, Sparrowhawk and Redwood rivers.
Chapter 10 of Hawk Eye by David Cory holds 74 sentences, grouped into 15 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 10 holds 74 sentences of Hawk Eye, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
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