Chapter 20 of Hawk's Nest is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Hawk's Nest is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Farewell to Earth—Indian’s Idea of the Hereafter—Death of Cahoonshee—Married on Her Mother’s Grave. Wallace and Drake returned to the deck to consult as to the future. Have you any plan arranged to carry out Cahoonshee’s request? I have, replied Drake. That was agreed upon in the private conversation I had with him when I first came on board of the ship.
Chapter 20 of Hawk's Nest is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading “Have you any plan arranged to carry out Cahoonshee’s request?”
get or ask advice from
From this reading “Wallace and Drake returned to the deck to consult as to the future.”
English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)
From this reading “Wallace and Drake returned to the deck to consult as to the future.”
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading “Farewell to Earth—Indian’s Idea of the Hereafter—Death of Cahoonshee—Married on Her Mother’s Grave.”
in a subsequent part of this document or statement or matter etc.
From this reading “Farewell to Earth—Indian’s Idea of the Hereafter—Death of Cahoonshee—Married on Her Mother’s Grave.”
possessive form of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
express the need or desire for
From this reading “Have you any plan arranged to carry out Cahoonshee’s request?”
Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305)
From this reading “Wallace and Drake returned to the deck to consult as to the future.”
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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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
In this reading “That was agreed upon in the private conversation I had with him when I first came on board of the ship.”
In this reading “That was agreed upon in the private conversation I had with him when I first came on board of the ship.”
put in effect
In this reading “Have you any plan arranged to carry out Cahoonshee’s request?”
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united by being of the same opinion
From this reading That was agreed upon in the private conversation I had with him when I first came on board of the ship.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wallace and Drake returned to the deck to consult as to the future.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Have you any plan arranged to carry out Cahoonshee’s request?
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading Have you any plan arranged to carry out Cahoonshee’s request?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Wallace and Drake returned to the deck to consult as to the future.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading That was agreed upon in the private conversation I had with him when I first came on board of the ship.
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From this reading Farewell to Earth—Indian’s Idea of the Hereafter—Death of Cahoonshee—Married on Her Mother’s Grave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Have you any plan arranged to carry out Cahoonshee’s request?
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading That was agreed upon in the private conversation I had with him when I first came on board of the ship.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Have you any plan arranged to carry out Cahoonshee’s request?
get or ask advice from
From this reading Wallace and Drake returned to the deck to consult as to the future.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading That was agreed upon in the private conversation I had with him when I first came on board of the ship.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Farewell to Earth—Indian’s Idea of the Hereafter—Death of Cahoonshee—Married on Her Mother’s Grave.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading Wallace and Drake returned to the deck to consult as to the future.
English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)
From this reading Wallace and Drake returned to the deck to consult as to the future.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Farewell to Earth—Indian’s Idea of the Hereafter—Death of Cahoonshee—Married on Her Mother’s Grave.
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading Farewell to Earth—Indian’s Idea of the Hereafter—Death of Cahoonshee—Married on Her Mother’s Grave.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading That was agreed upon in the private conversation I had with him when I first came on board of the ship.
yet to be or coming
From this reading Wallace and Drake returned to the deck to consult as to the future.
death of a person
From this reading Farewell to Earth—Indian’s Idea of the Hereafter—Death of Cahoonshee—Married on Her Mother’s Grave.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That was agreed upon in the private conversation I had with him when I first came on board of the ship.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you any plan arranged to carry out Cahoonshee’s request?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Farewell to Earth—Indian’s Idea of the Hereafter—Death of Cahoonshee—Married on Her Mother’s Grave.
in a subsequent part of this document or statement or matter etc.
From this reading Farewell to Earth—Indian’s Idea of the Hereafter—Death of Cahoonshee—Married on Her Mother’s Grave.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That was agreed upon in the private conversation I had with him when I first came on board of the ship.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have, replied Drake.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Farewell to Earth—Indian’s Idea of the Hereafter—Death of Cahoonshee—Married on Her Mother’s Grave.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That was agreed upon in the private conversation I had with him when I first came on board of the ship.
possessive form of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading Farewell to Earth—Indian’s Idea of the Hereafter—Death of Cahoonshee—Married on Her Mother’s Grave.
joined in matrimony
From this reading Farewell to Earth—Indian’s Idea of the Hereafter—Death of Cahoonshee—Married on Her Mother’s Grave.
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Farewell to Earth—Indian’s Idea of the Hereafter—Death of Cahoonshee—Married on Her Mother’s Grave.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Farewell to Earth—Indian’s Idea of the Hereafter—Death of Cahoonshee—Married on Her Mother’s Grave.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Farewell to Earth—Indian’s Idea of the Hereafter—Death of Cahoonshee—Married on Her Mother’s Grave.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Have you any plan arranged to carry out Cahoonshee’s request?
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading Have you any plan arranged to carry out Cahoonshee’s request?
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading That was agreed upon in the private conversation I had with him when I first came on board of the ship.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading I have, replied Drake.
express the need or desire for
From this reading Have you any plan arranged to carry out Cahoonshee’s request?
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Wallace and Drake returned to the deck to consult as to the future.
transport commercially
From this reading That was agreed upon in the private conversation I had with him when I first came on board of the ship.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was agreed upon in the private conversation I had with him when I first came on board of the ship.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Farewell to Earth—Indian’s Idea of the Hereafter—Death of Cahoonshee—Married on Her Mother’s Grave.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Farewell to Earth—Indian’s Idea of the Hereafter—Death of Cahoonshee—Married on Her Mother’s Grave.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading That was agreed upon in the private conversation I had with him when I first came on board of the ship.
Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305)
From this reading Wallace and Drake returned to the deck to consult as to the future.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was agreed upon in the private conversation I had with him when I first came on board of the ship.
at the time that
From this reading That was agreed upon in the private conversation I had with him when I first came on board of the ship.
in the company of; together with
From this reading That was agreed upon in the private conversation I had with him when I first came on board of the ship.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you any plan arranged to carry out Cahoonshee’s request?
Chapter 20 of Hawk's Nest by James M. (James Martin) Allerton holds 188 sentences, grouped into 38 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 20 holds 188 sentences of Hawk's Nest, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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