Chapter 7 of History of the Expedition under the Command — Vol. 1 is here in full — 11 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of History of the Expedition under the Command — Vol. 1 is here in full — 11 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Return of captain Lewis. Account of captain Clarke's researches with his exploring party. Perilous situation of one of his party. Tansy river described. The party still believing the southern fork the Missouri, captain Lewis is resolves to ascend it.
Chapter 7 of History of the Expedition under the Command — Vol. 1 is here in full — 11 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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travel up
From this reading “The party still believing the southern fork the Missouri, captain Lewis is resolves to ascend it.”
-ing form of “explore” — inquire into
From this reading “Account of captain Clarke's researches with his exploring party.”
cutlery used for serving and eating food
From this reading “The party still believing the southern fork the Missouri, captain Lewis is resolves to ascend it.”
United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
From this reading “Return of captain Lewis.”
a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union
From this reading “The party still believing the southern fork the Missouri, captain Lewis is resolves to ascend it.”
plural of “research” — systematic investigation to establish facts
From this reading “Account of captain Clarke's researches with his exploring party.”
plural of “resolve” — the trait of being resolute
From this reading “The party still believing the southern fork the Missouri, captain Lewis is resolves to ascend it.”
common perennial aromatic herb native to Eurasia having buttonlike yellow flower heads and bitter-tasting pinnate leaves sometimes used medicinally
From this reading “Tansy river described.”
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a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading Account of captain Clarke's researches with his exploring party.
travel up
From this reading The party still believing the southern fork the Missouri, captain Lewis is resolves to ascend it.
the cognitive process that leads to convictions
From this reading The party still believing the southern fork the Missouri, captain Lewis is resolves to ascend it.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Return of captain Lewis.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Account of captain Clarke's researches with his exploring party.
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading Tansy river described.
-ing form of “explore” — inquire into
From this reading Account of captain Clarke's researches with his exploring party.
cutlery used for serving and eating food
From this reading The party still believing the southern fork the Missouri, captain Lewis is resolves to ascend it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Account of captain Clarke's researches with his exploring party.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The party still believing the southern fork the Missouri, captain Lewis is resolves to ascend it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The party still believing the southern fork the Missouri, captain Lewis is resolves to ascend it.
United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
From this reading Return of captain Lewis.
a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union
From this reading The party still believing the southern fork the Missouri, captain Lewis is resolves to ascend it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Return of captain Lewis.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Perilous situation of one of his party.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Account of captain Clarke's researches with his exploring party.
fraught with danger
From this reading Perilous situation of one of his party.
plural of “research” — systematic investigation to establish facts
From this reading Account of captain Clarke's researches with his exploring party.
plural of “resolve” — the trait of being resolute
From this reading The party still believing the southern fork the Missouri, captain Lewis is resolves to ascend it.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Return of captain Lewis.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Tansy river described.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading Perilous situation of one of his party.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The party still believing the southern fork the Missouri, captain Lewis is resolves to ascend it.
not in physical motion
From this reading The party still believing the southern fork the Missouri, captain Lewis is resolves to ascend it.
common perennial aromatic herb native to Eurasia having buttonlike yellow flower heads and bitter-tasting pinnate leaves sometimes used medicinally
From this reading Tansy river described.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The party still believing the southern fork the Missouri, captain Lewis is resolves to ascend it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The party still believing the southern fork the Missouri, captain Lewis is resolves to ascend it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Account of captain Clarke's researches with his exploring party.
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