Chapter 4 of Highroads of Geography Introductory Book is here in full — 486 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Highroads of Geography Introductory Book is here in full — 486 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
11. When the white men came they hunted the bison with guns, and soon killed them off. Only a few bisons remain, and these are now kept in parks. 12. There are not many Red men left in North America.
Chapter 4 of Highroads of Geography Introductory Book is here in full — 486 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading “There are not many Red men left in North America.”
any of several large humped bovids having shaggy manes and large heads and short horns
From this reading “When the white men came they hunted the bison with guns, and soon killed them off.”
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “When the white men came they hunted the bison with guns, and soon killed them off.”
reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted
From this reading “When the white men came they hunted the bison with guns, and soon killed them off.”
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “When the white men came they hunted the bison with guns, and soon killed them off.”
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “There are not many Red men left in North America.”
United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement (born in 1913)
From this reading “Only a few bisons remain, and these are now kept in parks.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Only a few bisons remain, and these are now kept in parks.”
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From this reading 11.
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From this reading 12.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Only a few bisons remain, and these are now kept in parks.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading There are not many Red men left in North America.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the white men came they hunted the bison with guns, and soon killed them off.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Only a few bisons remain, and these are now kept in parks.
any of several large humped bovids having shaggy manes and large heads and short horns
From this reading When the white men came they hunted the bison with guns, and soon killed them off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only a few bisons remain, and these are now kept in parks.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When the white men came they hunted the bison with guns, and soon killed them off.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Only a few bisons remain, and these are now kept in parks.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading When the white men came they hunted the bison with guns, and soon killed them off.
reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted
From this reading When the white men came they hunted the bison with guns, and soon killed them off.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Only a few bisons remain, and these are now kept in parks.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Only a few bisons remain, and these are now kept in parks.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading When the white men came they hunted the bison with guns, and soon killed them off.
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 There are not many Red men left in North America.
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 There are not many Red men left in North America.
the force of workers available
From this reading When the white men came they hunted the bison with guns, and soon killed them off.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading There are not many Red men left in North America.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There are not many Red men left in North America.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Only a few bisons remain, and these are now kept in parks.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading When the white men came they hunted the bison with guns, and soon killed them off.
and nothing more
From this reading Only a few bisons remain, and these are now kept in parks.
United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement (born in 1913)
From this reading Only a few bisons remain, and these are now kept in parks.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading There are not many Red men left in North America.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Only a few bisons remain, and these are now kept in parks.
in the near future
From this reading When the white men came they hunted the bison with guns, and soon killed them off.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the white men came they hunted the bison with guns, and soon killed them off.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When the white men came they hunted the bison with guns, and soon killed them off.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are not many Red men left in North America.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Only a few bisons remain, and these are now kept in parks.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the white men came they hunted the bison with guns, and soon killed them off.
at the time that
From this reading When the white men came they hunted the bison with guns, and soon killed them off.
a Caucasian
From this reading When the white men came they hunted the bison with guns, and soon killed them off.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When the white men came they hunted the bison with guns, and soon killed them off.
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