Chapter 22 of Hawk's Nest is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Hawk's Nest is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Death of Thomas Quick, Sr., and the Threat of His Son Tom. Many years have passed since William Wallace and Thomas Powers passed up the Delaware Valley. Then the country was one unbroken forest, inhabited by wild beasts and Indians only. Now all has changed. The Indians have mostly left, and the whites have taken their place.
Chapter 22 of Hawk's Nest is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “beast” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “Then the country was one unbroken forest, inhabited by wild beasts and Indians only.”
a river that rises in the Catskills in southeastern New York and flows southward along the border of Pennsylvania with New York and New Jersey to northern Delaware where it empties into Delaware Bay
From this reading “Many years have passed since William Wallace and Thomas Powers passed up the Delaware Valley.”
having inhabitants; lived in
From this reading “Then the country was one unbroken forest, inhabited by wild beasts and Indians only.”
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading “The Indians have mostly left, and the whites have taken their place.”
something that is a source of danger
From this reading “Death of Thomas Quick, Sr., and the Threat of His Son Tom.”
marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence
From this reading “Then the country was one unbroken forest, inhabited by wild beasts and Indians only.”
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 “Many years have passed since William Wallace and Thomas Powers passed up the Delaware Valley.”
plural of “white” — a Caucasian
From this reading “The Indians have mostly left, and the whites have taken their place.”
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In this reading “Then the country was one unbroken forest, inhabited by wild beasts and Indians only.”
In this reading “Then the country was one unbroken forest, inhabited by wild beasts and Indians only.”
In this reading “Many years have passed since William Wallace and Thomas Powers passed up the Delaware Valley.”
In this reading “Many years have passed since William Wallace and Thomas Powers passed up the Delaware Valley.”
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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 Now all has changed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Death of Thomas Quick, Sr., and the Threat of His Son Tom.
plural of “beast” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Then the country was one unbroken forest, inhabited by wild beasts and Indians only.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then the country was one unbroken forest, inhabited by wild beasts and Indians only.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading Now all has changed.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Then the country was one unbroken forest, inhabited by wild beasts and Indians only.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Death of Thomas Quick, Sr., and the Threat of His Son Tom.
a river that rises in the Catskills in southeastern New York and flows southward along the border of Pennsylvania with New York and New Jersey to northern Delaware where it empties into Delaware Bay
From this reading Many years have passed since William Wallace and Thomas Powers passed up the Delaware Valley.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Then the country was one unbroken forest, inhabited by wild beasts and Indians only.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now all has changed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Many years have passed since William Wallace and Thomas Powers passed up the Delaware Valley.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Death of Thomas Quick, Sr., and the Threat of His Son Tom.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading Then the country was one unbroken forest, inhabited by wild beasts and Indians only.
having inhabitants; lived in
From this reading Then the country was one unbroken forest, inhabited by wild beasts and Indians only.
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 have mostly left, and the whites have taken their place.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Many years have passed since William Wallace and Thomas Powers passed up the Delaware Valley.
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading The Indians have mostly left, and the whites have taken their place.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now all has changed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Death of Thomas Quick, Sr., and the Threat of His Son Tom.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then the country was one unbroken forest, inhabited by wild beasts and Indians only.
and nothing more
From this reading Then the country was one unbroken forest, inhabited by wild beasts and Indians only.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Many years have passed since William Wallace and Thomas Powers passed up the Delaware Valley.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The Indians have mostly left, and the whites have taken their place.
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading Many years have passed since William Wallace and Thomas Powers passed up the Delaware Valley.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading Death of Thomas Quick, Sr., and the Threat of His Son Tom.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Many years have passed since William Wallace and Thomas Powers passed up the Delaware Valley.
a male human offspring
From this reading Death of Thomas Quick, Sr., and the Threat of His Son Tom.
a soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group; turns yellow in air; occurs in celestite and strontianite
From this reading Death of Thomas Quick, Sr., and the Threat of His Son Tom.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The Indians have mostly left, and the whites have taken their place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Death of Thomas Quick, Sr., and the Threat of His Son Tom.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Indians have mostly left, and the whites have taken their place.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the country was one unbroken forest, inhabited by wild beasts and Indians only.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading Death of Thomas Quick, Sr., and the Threat of His Son Tom.
something that is a source of danger
From this reading Death of Thomas Quick, Sr., and the Threat of His Son Tom.
male cat
From this reading Death of Thomas Quick, Sr., and the Threat of His Son Tom.
marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence
From this reading Then the country was one unbroken forest, inhabited by wild beasts and Indians only.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Many years have passed since William Wallace and Thomas Powers passed up the Delaware Valley.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Many years have passed since William Wallace and Thomas Powers passed up the Delaware Valley.
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 Many years have passed since William Wallace and Thomas Powers passed up the Delaware Valley.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then the country was one unbroken forest, inhabited by wild beasts and Indians only.
plural of “white” — a Caucasian
From this reading The Indians have mostly left, and the whites have taken their place.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Then the country was one unbroken forest, inhabited by wild beasts and Indians only.
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From this reading Many years have passed since William Wallace and Thomas Powers passed up the Delaware Valley.
a late time of life
From this reading Many years have passed since William Wallace and Thomas Powers passed up the Delaware Valley.
Chapter 22 of Hawk's Nest by James M. (James Martin) Allerton holds 53 sentences, grouped into 11 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.
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