Chapter 17 of Hawk's Nest is here in full — 276 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Hawk's Nest is here in full — 276 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Storm—Buried in the River—Old Shell to the Rescue. Which is Which and What is What. The Indians had scarcely left the shore when the storm broke upon them in all its fury. The canoe had capacity for but six in still water. With its present cargo, it sank to the gunwale.
Chapter 17 of Hawk's Nest is here in full — 276 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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placed in a grave
From this reading “The Storm—Buried in the River—Old Shell to the Rescue.”
small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading “The canoe had capacity for but six in still water.”
capability to perform or produce
From this reading “The canoe had capacity for but six in still water.”
goods carried by a large vehicle
From this reading “With its present cargo, it sank to the gunwale.”
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading “The Indians had scarcely left the shore when the storm broke upon them in all its fury.”
free from harm or evil
From this reading “The Storm—Buried in the River—Old Shell to the Rescue.”
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading “With its present cargo, it sank to the gunwale.”
ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
From this reading “The Storm—Buried in the River—Old Shell to the Rescue.”
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 “The Indians had scarcely left the shore when the storm broke upon them in all its fury.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The Indians had scarcely left the shore when the storm broke upon them in all its fury.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Which is Which and What is What.
lacking funds
From this reading The Indians had scarcely left the shore when the storm broke upon them in all its fury.
placed in a grave
From this reading The Storm—Buried in the River—Old Shell to the Rescue.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The canoe had capacity for but six in still water.
small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading The canoe had capacity for but six in still water.
capability to perform or produce
From this reading The canoe had capacity for but six in still water.
goods carried by a large vehicle
From this reading With its present cargo, it sank to the gunwale.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The canoe had capacity for but six in still water.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading The Indians had scarcely left the shore when the storm broke upon them in all its fury.
wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel
From this reading With its present cargo, it sank to the gunwale.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Indians had scarcely left the shore when the storm broke upon them in all its fury.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Storm—Buried in the River—Old Shell to the Rescue.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading The Indians had scarcely left the shore when the storm broke upon them in all its fury.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Which is Which and What is What.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With its present cargo, it sank to the gunwale.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The Indians had scarcely left the shore when the storm broke upon them in all its fury.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The Indians had scarcely left the shore when the storm broke upon them in all its fury.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The Storm—Buried in the River—Old Shell to the Rescue.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading With its present cargo, it sank to the gunwale.
free from harm or evil
From this reading The Storm—Buried in the River—Old Shell to the Rescue.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading The Storm—Buried in the River—Old Shell to the Rescue.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading With its present cargo, it sank to the gunwale.
only a very short time before
From this reading The Indians had scarcely left the shore when the storm broke upon them in all its fury.
ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
From this reading The Storm—Buried in the River—Old Shell to the Rescue.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading The Indians had scarcely left the shore when the storm broke upon them in all its fury.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading The canoe had capacity for but six in still water.
not in physical motion
From this reading The canoe had capacity for but six in still water.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading The Storm—Buried in the River—Old Shell to the Rescue.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Storm—Buried in the River—Old Shell to the Rescue.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Indians had scarcely left the shore when the storm broke upon them in all its fury.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Storm—Buried in the River—Old Shell to the Rescue.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The Indians had scarcely left the shore when the storm broke upon them in all its fury.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The canoe had capacity for but six in still water.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Which is Which and What is What.
at the time that
From this reading The Indians had scarcely left the shore when the storm broke upon them in all its fury.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Which is Which and What is What.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With its present cargo, it sank to the gunwale.
Chapter 17 of Hawk's Nest by James M. (James Martin) Allerton holds 276 sentences, grouped into 56 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 17 holds 276 sentences of Hawk's Nest, unabridged, divided into 56 reading sections.
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