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Chapter 12 of In The Boyhood of Lincoln A Tale of is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CABIN NEAR CHICAGO. Jasper and Waubeno crossed the prairies to Lake Michigan. It was June, the high tide of the year. The long days poured their sunlight over the seas of flowers. The prairie winds were cool, and the new vegetation was alive with insects and birds.
Chapter 12 of In The Boyhood of Lincoln A Tale of is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading “THE CABIN NEAR CHICAGO.”
plural of “insect” — small air-breathing arthropod
From this reading “The prairie winds were cool, and the new vegetation was alive with insects and birds.”
an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone
From this reading “Jasper and Waubeno crossed the prairies to Lake Michigan.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Jasper and Waubeno crossed the prairies to Lake Michigan.”
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading “The prairie winds were cool, and the new vegetation was alive with insects and birds.”
plural of “prairie” — a treeless grassy plain
From this reading “Jasper and Waubeno crossed the prairies to Lake Michigan.”
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading “The long days poured their sunlight over the seas of flowers.”
all the plant life in a particular region or period
From this reading “The prairie winds were cool, and the new vegetation was alive with insects and birds.”
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possessing life
From this reading The prairie winds were cool, and the new vegetation was alive with insects and birds.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jasper and Waubeno crossed the prairies to Lake Michigan.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading The prairie winds were cool, and the new vegetation was alive with insects and birds.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading THE CABIN NEAR CHICAGO.
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading THE CABIN NEAR CHICAGO.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading The prairie winds were cool, and the new vegetation was alive with insects and birds.
placed crosswise
From this reading Jasper and Waubeno crossed the prairies to Lake Michigan.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The long days poured their sunlight over the seas of flowers.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading The long days poured their sunlight over the seas of flowers.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading It was June, the high tide of the year.
plural of “insect” — small air-breathing arthropod
From this reading The prairie winds were cool, and the new vegetation was alive with insects and birds.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was June, the high tide of the year.
an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone
From this reading Jasper and Waubeno crossed the prairies to Lake Michigan.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading It was June, the high tide of the year.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading Jasper and Waubeno crossed the prairies to Lake Michigan.
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 The long days poured their sunlight over the seas of flowers.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Jasper and Waubeno crossed the prairies to Lake Michigan.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading THE CABIN NEAR CHICAGO.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The prairie winds were cool, and the new vegetation was alive with insects and birds.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was June, the high tide of the year.
above and across; more than
From this reading The long days poured their sunlight over the seas of flowers.
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading The long days poured their sunlight over the seas of flowers.
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading The prairie winds were cool, and the new vegetation was alive with insects and birds.
plural of “prairie” — a treeless grassy plain
From this reading Jasper and Waubeno crossed the prairies to Lake Michigan.
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The long days poured their sunlight over the seas of flowers.
the rays of the sun
From this reading The long days poured their sunlight over the seas of flowers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CABIN NEAR CHICAGO.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The long days poured their sunlight over the seas of flowers.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading It was June, the high tide of the year.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jasper and Waubeno crossed the prairies to Lake Michigan.
all the plant life in a particular region or period
From this reading The prairie winds were cool, and the new vegetation was alive with insects and birds.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was June, the high tide of the year.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jasper and Waubeno crossed the prairies to Lake Michigan.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The prairie winds were cool, and the new vegetation was alive with insects and birds.
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The prairie winds were cool, and the new vegetation was alive with insects and birds.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The prairie winds were cool, and the new vegetation was alive with insects and birds.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading It was June, the high tide of the year.
Chapter 12 of In The Boyhood of Lincoln A Tale of by Hezekiah Butterworth holds 228 sentences, grouped into 46 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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