Chapter 10 of Historic Waterways—Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox is here in full — 67 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Historic Waterways—Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox is here in full — 67 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ALONE IN THE WILDERNESS. Our watches, for a wonder, coincided on Monday afternoon, Aug. 22, 1887. This phenomenon is so rare that W---- made a note in her diary to the effect that for once in its long career my time-piece was right. It was five minutes past two.
Chapter 10 of Historic Waterways—Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox is here in full — 67 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following July and preceding September
From this reading “Our watches, for a wonder, coincided on Monday afternoon, Aug.”
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading “This phenomenon is so rare that W---- made a note in her diary to the effect that for once in its long career my time-piece was right.”
past form of “coincide” — go with, fall together
From this reading “Our watches, for a wonder, coincided on Monday afternoon, Aug.”
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading “This phenomenon is so rare that W---- made a note in her diary to the effect that for once in its long career my time-piece was right.”
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading “Our watches, for a wonder, coincided on Monday afternoon, Aug.”
any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
From this reading “This phenomenon is so rare that W---- made a note in her diary to the effect that for once in its long career my time-piece was right.”
plural of “watch” — a small portable timepiece
From this reading “Our watches, for a wonder, coincided on Monday afternoon, Aug.”
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading “ALONE IN THE WILDERNESS.”
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In this reading “It was five minutes past two.”
In this reading “It was five minutes past two.”
In this reading “ALONE IN THE WILDERNESS.”
In this reading “It was five minutes past two.”
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From this reading 22, 1887.
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From this reading 22, 1887.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Our watches, for a wonder, coincided on Monday afternoon, Aug.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Our watches, for a wonder, coincided on Monday afternoon, Aug.
Having no one else present.
From this reading ALONE IN THE WILDERNESS.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading Our watches, for a wonder, coincided on Monday afternoon, Aug.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading This phenomenon is so rare that W---- made a note in her diary to the effect that for once in its long career my time-piece was right.
past form of “coincide” — go with, fall together
From this reading Our watches, for a wonder, coincided on Monday afternoon, Aug.
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading This phenomenon is so rare that W---- made a note in her diary to the effect that for once in its long career my time-piece was right.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading This phenomenon is so rare that W---- made a note in her diary to the effect that for once in its long career my time-piece was right.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading It was five minutes past two.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Our watches, for a wonder, coincided on Monday afternoon, Aug.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This phenomenon is so rare that W---- made a note in her diary to the effect that for once in its long career my time-piece was right.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ALONE IN THE WILDERNESS.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This phenomenon is so rare that W---- made a note in her diary to the effect that for once in its long career my time-piece was right.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was five minutes past two.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading This phenomenon is so rare that W---- made a note in her diary to the effect that for once in its long career my time-piece was right.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading This phenomenon is so rare that W---- made a note in her diary to the effect that for once in its long career my time-piece was right.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading This phenomenon is so rare that W---- made a note in her diary to the effect that for once in its long career my time-piece was right.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading It was five minutes past two.
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading Our watches, for a wonder, coincided on Monday afternoon, Aug.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This phenomenon is so rare that W---- made a note in her diary to the effect that for once in its long career my time-piece was right.
a brief written record
From this reading This phenomenon is so rare that W---- made a note in her diary to the effect that for once in its long career my time-piece was right.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Our watches, for a wonder, coincided on Monday afternoon, Aug.
on one occasion
From this reading This phenomenon is so rare that W---- made a note in her diary to the effect that for once in its long career my time-piece was right.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our watches, for a wonder, coincided on Monday afternoon, Aug.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading It was five minutes past two.
any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
From this reading This phenomenon is so rare that W---- made a note in her diary to the effect that for once in its long career my time-piece was right.
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading This phenomenon is so rare that W---- made a note in her diary to the effect that for once in its long career my time-piece was right.
precisely, exactly
From this reading This phenomenon is so rare that W---- made a note in her diary to the effect that for once in its long career my time-piece was right.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This phenomenon is so rare that W---- made a note in her diary to the effect that for once in its long career my time-piece was right.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This phenomenon is so rare that W---- made a note in her diary to the effect that for once in its long career my time-piece was right.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALONE IN THE WILDERNESS.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This phenomenon is so rare that W---- made a note in her diary to the effect that for once in its long career my time-piece was right.
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From this reading This phenomenon is so rare that W---- made a note in her diary to the effect that for once in its long career my time-piece was right.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This phenomenon is so rare that W---- made a note in her diary to the effect that for once in its long career my time-piece was right.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It was five minutes past two.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading This phenomenon is so rare that W---- made a note in her diary to the effect that for once in its long career my time-piece was right.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This phenomenon is so rare that W---- made a note in her diary to the effect that for once in its long career my time-piece was right.
plural of “watch” — a small portable timepiece
From this reading Our watches, for a wonder, coincided on Monday afternoon, Aug.
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading ALONE IN THE WILDERNESS.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading Our watches, for a wonder, coincided on Monday afternoon, Aug.
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