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Little Oskaloo

Chapter XVII

Chapter 17 of Little Oskaloo is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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FIELD OF THE FALLEN TIMBERS.
We return to other characters of our romance in order to glance at their adventures from our last dealings with them up to the night before the great fight for supremacy on the shores of the Maumee.
We left Kate Merriweather returning to her kindred with Harvey Catlett and her lover after her rescue in the cabin of James Girty.
The restoration was effected without incident worthy of record, and the girl at last found herself in her mother's arms.
The journey was then resumed, and the entire party, with the exception of Little Moccasin, who mysteriously returned to the forest, reached Mad Anthony's camp.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Little Oskaloo

Chapter XVII

Chapter 17 of Little Oskaloo is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/49 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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FIELD OF THE FALLEN TIMBERS.
/fiːld ʌv ðə ˈfɑːlən ˈtɪmbərz/
Line 2
We return to other characters of our romance in order to glance at their adventures from our last dealings with them up to the night before the great fight for supremacy on the shores of the Maumee.
Line 3
We left Kate Merriweather returning to her kindred with Harvey Catlett and her lover after her rescue in the cabin of James Girty.
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The restoration was effected without incident worthy of record, and the girl at last found herself in her mother's arms.
/ðə ˌrestərˈeɪʃən wɑːz ɪˈfektɪd wɪˈθaʊt ˈɪnsədənt ˈwɜːr.ði ʌv rəˈkɔːrd ənd ðə ɡɜːrl æt læst faʊnd hərˈself ɪn hɜːr ˈmʌðərz ɑːrmz/
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The journey was then resumed, and the entire party, with the exception of Little Moccasin, who mysteriously returned to the forest, reached Mad Anthony's camp.
/ðə ˈdʒɜːrni wɑːz ðen rɪˈzuːmd ənd ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈpɑːrti wɪð ðə ɪkˈsepʃən ʌv ˈlɪtəl ˈmɑːkəsɪn huː ˌmɪˈstɪriəsli rɪˈtɜːrnd tuː ðə ˈfɔːrəst riːtʃt mæd ˈænθəniz kæmp/

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Anthony's noun US /ˈænθəniz/

possessive form of “anthony” — Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)

From this reading “The journey was then resumed, and the entire party, with the exception of Little Moccasin, who mysteriously returned to the forest, reached Mad Anthony's camp.”

dealings noun US /ˈdiːlɪŋz/

social or verbal interchange (usually followed by “with”)

From this reading “We return to other characters of our romance in order to glance at their adventures from our last dealings with them up to the night before the great fight for supremacy on the shores of the Maumee.”

effected adjective US /ɪˈfektɪd/

settled securely and unconditionally

From this reading “The restoration was effected without incident worthy of record, and the girl at last found herself in her mother's arms.”

Moccasin noun US /ˈmɑːkəsɪn/

soft leather shoe; originally worn by Native Americans

From this reading “The journey was then resumed, and the entire party, with the exception of Little Moccasin, who mysteriously returned to the forest, reached Mad Anthony's camp.”

mysteriously adverb US /ˌmɪˈstɪriəsli/

in a cryptic manner

From this reading “The journey was then resumed, and the entire party, with the exception of Little Moccasin, who mysteriously returned to the forest, reached Mad Anthony's camp.”

restoration noun US /ˌrestərˈeɪʃən/

the reign of Charles II in England; 1660-1685

From this reading “The restoration was effected without incident worthy of record, and the girl at last found herself in her mother's arms.”

supremacy noun US /səˈpreməsi/

power to dominate or defeat

From this reading “We return to other characters of our romance in order to glance at their adventures from our last dealings with them up to the night before the great fight for supremacy on the shores of the Maumee.”

timbers noun US /ˈtɪmbərz/

plural of “timber” — the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material

From this reading “FIELD OF THE FALLEN TIMBERS.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

FALLEN TIMBERS adjective + noun counted as “fallen timber”

In this reading “FIELD OF THE FALLEN TIMBERS.”

entire party adjective + noun

In this reading “The journey was then resumed, and the entire party, with the exception of Little Moccasin, who mysteriously returned to the forest, reached Mad Anthony's camp.”

with the exception preposition + article + noun counted as “with … exception”

In this reading “The journey was then resumed, and the entire party, with the exception of Little Moccasin, who mysteriously returned to the forest, reached Mad Anthony's camp.”

glance at verb + particle

In this reading “We return to other characters of our romance in order to glance at their adventures from our last dealings with them up to the night before the great fight for supremacy on the shores of the Maumee.”

in order preposition + noun

in a state of proper readiness or preparation or arrangement

In this reading “We return to other characters of our romance in order to glance at their adventures from our last dealings with them up to the night before the great fight for supremacy on the shores of the Maumee.”

on the shores preposition + article + noun counted as “on … shore”

In this reading “We return to other characters of our romance in order to glance at their adventures from our last dealings with them up to the night before the great fight for supremacy on the shores of the Maumee.”

fight for verb + particle

In this reading “We return to other characters of our romance in order to glance at their adventures from our last dealings with them up to the night before the great fight for supremacy on the shores of the Maumee.”

in the cabin preposition + article + noun counted as “in … cabin”

In this reading “We left Kate Merriweather returning to her kindred with Harvey Catlett and her lover after her rescue in the cabin of James Girty.”

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adventuresnounUS /ædˈventʃərz/

plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

From this reading We return to other characters of our romance in order to glance at their adventures from our last dealings with them up to the night before the great fight for supremacy on the shores of the Maumee.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading We left Kate Merriweather returning to her kindred with Harvey Catlett and her lover after her rescue in the cabin of James Girty.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading We left Kate Merriweather returning to her kindred with Harvey Catlett and her lover after her rescue in the cabin of James Girty.

Anthony'snounUS /ˈænθəniz/

possessive form of “anthony” — Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)

From this reading The journey was then resumed, and the entire party, with the exception of Little Moccasin, who mysteriously returned to the forest, reached Mad Anthony's camp.

armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/

weapons considered collectively

From this reading The restoration was effected without incident worthy of record, and the girl at last found herself in her mother's arms.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading We return to other characters of our romance in order to glance at their adventures from our last dealings with them up to the night before the great fight for supremacy on the shores of the Maumee.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading We return to other characters of our romance in order to glance at their adventures from our last dealings with them up to the night before the great fight for supremacy on the shores of the Maumee.

cabinnounUS /ˈkæbən/

small room on a ship or boat where people sleep

From this reading We left Kate Merriweather returning to her kindred with Harvey Catlett and her lover after her rescue in the cabin of James Girty.

campnounUS /kæmp/

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading The journey was then resumed, and the entire party, with the exception of Little Moccasin, who mysteriously returned to the forest, reached Mad Anthony's camp.

Catlett

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We left Kate Merriweather returning to her kindred with Harvey Catlett and her lover after her rescue in the cabin of James Girty.

charactersnounUS /ˈkærəktərz/

plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading We return to other characters of our romance in order to glance at their adventures from our last dealings with them up to the night before the great fight for supremacy on the shores of the Maumee.

dealingsnounUS /ˈdiːlɪŋz/

social or verbal interchange (usually followed by “with”)

From this reading We return to other characters of our romance in order to glance at their adventures from our last dealings with them up to the night before the great fight for supremacy on the shores of the Maumee.

effectedadjectiveUS /ɪˈfektɪd/

settled securely and unconditionally

From this reading The restoration was effected without incident worthy of record, and the girl at last found herself in her mother's arms.

entireadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtaɪər/

constituting the full quantity or extent; complete

From this reading The journey was then resumed, and the entire party, with the exception of Little Moccasin, who mysteriously returned to the forest, reached Mad Anthony's camp.

exceptionnounUS /ɪkˈsepʃən/

a deliberate act of omission

From this reading The journey was then resumed, and the entire party, with the exception of Little Moccasin, who mysteriously returned to the forest, reached Mad Anthony's camp.

FALLENadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlən/

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading FIELD OF THE FALLEN TIMBERS.

FIELDnounUS /fiːld/

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading FIELD OF THE FALLEN TIMBERS.

fightverbUS /faɪt/

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading We return to other characters of our romance in order to glance at their adventures from our last dealings with them up to the night before the great fight for supremacy on the shores of the Maumee.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading We return to other characters of our romance in order to glance at their adventures from our last dealings with them up to the night before the great fight for supremacy on the shores of the Maumee.

forestnounUS /ˈfɔːrəst/

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading The journey was then resumed, and the entire party, with the exception of Little Moccasin, who mysteriously returned to the forest, reached Mad Anthony's camp.

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading The restoration was effected without incident worthy of record, and the girl at last found herself in her mother's arms.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading We return to other characters of our romance in order to glance at their adventures from our last dealings with them up to the night before the great fight for supremacy on the shores of the Maumee.

girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading The restoration was effected without incident worthy of record, and the girl at last found herself in her mother's arms.

Girty

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We left Kate Merriweather returning to her kindred with Harvey Catlett and her lover after her rescue in the cabin of James Girty.

glanceverbUS /ɡlæns/

throw a glance at; take a brief look at

From this reading We return to other characters of our romance in order to glance at their adventures from our last dealings with them up to the night before the great fight for supremacy on the shores of the Maumee.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading We return to other characters of our romance in order to glance at their adventures from our last dealings with them up to the night before the great fight for supremacy on the shores of the Maumee.

HarveynounUS /ˈhɑːrvi/

English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of the species (1578-1657)

From this reading We left Kate Merriweather returning to her kindred with Harvey Catlett and her lover after her rescue in the cabin of James Girty.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading We left Kate Merriweather returning to her kindred with Harvey Catlett and her lover after her rescue in the cabin of James Girty.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading The restoration was effected without incident worthy of record, and the girl at last found herself in her mother's arms.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading We return to other characters of our romance in order to glance at their adventures from our last dealings with them up to the night before the great fight for supremacy on the shores of the Maumee.

incidentnounUS /ˈɪnsədənt/

a single distinct event

From this reading The restoration was effected without incident worthy of record, and the girl at last found herself in her mother's arms.

JamesnounUS /dʒeɪmz/

a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)

From this reading We left Kate Merriweather returning to her kindred with Harvey Catlett and her lover after her rescue in the cabin of James Girty.

journeyverbUS /ˈdʒɜːrni/

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading The journey was then resumed, and the entire party, with the exception of Little Moccasin, who mysteriously returned to the forest, reached Mad Anthony's camp.

Kate

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We left Kate Merriweather returning to her kindred with Harvey Catlett and her lover after her rescue in the cabin of James Girty.

kindredadjectiveUS /ˈkɪndrɪd/

similar in quality or character

From this reading We left Kate Merriweather returning to her kindred with Harvey Catlett and her lover after her rescue in the cabin of James Girty.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading We return to other characters of our romance in order to glance at their adventures from our last dealings with them up to the night before the great fight for supremacy on the shores of the Maumee.

leftnounUS /left/

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 We left Kate Merriweather returning to her kindred with Harvey Catlett and her lover after her rescue in the cabin of James Girty.

LittleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The journey was then resumed, and the entire party, with the exception of Little Moccasin, who mysteriously returned to the forest, reached Mad Anthony's camp.

lovernounUS /ˈlʌvər/

a person who loves someone or is loved by someone

From this reading We left Kate Merriweather returning to her kindred with Harvey Catlett and her lover after her rescue in the cabin of James Girty.

MadadjectiveUS /mæd/

roused to anger

From this reading The journey was then resumed, and the entire party, with the exception of Little Moccasin, who mysteriously returned to the forest, reached Mad Anthony's camp.

Maumee

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We return to other characters of our romance in order to glance at their adventures from our last dealings with them up to the night before the great fight for supremacy on the shores of the Maumee.

Merriweather

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We left Kate Merriweather returning to her kindred with Harvey Catlett and her lover after her rescue in the cabin of James Girty.

MoccasinnounUS /ˈmɑːkəsɪn/

soft leather shoe; originally worn by Native Americans

From this reading The journey was then resumed, and the entire party, with the exception of Little Moccasin, who mysteriously returned to the forest, reached Mad Anthony's camp.

mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/

possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading The restoration was effected without incident worthy of record, and the girl at last found herself in her mother's arms.

mysteriouslyadverbUS /ˌmɪˈstɪriəsli/

in a cryptic manner

From this reading The journey was then resumed, and the entire party, with the exception of Little Moccasin, who mysteriously returned to the forest, reached Mad Anthony's camp.

nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading We return to other characters of our romance in order to glance at their adventures from our last dealings with them up to the night before the great fight for supremacy on the shores of the Maumee.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading FIELD OF THE FALLEN TIMBERS.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading We return to other characters of our romance in order to glance at their adventures from our last dealings with them up to the night before the great fight for supremacy on the shores of the Maumee.

ordernounUS /ˈɔːrdər/

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading We return to other characters of our romance in order to glance at their adventures from our last dealings with them up to the night before the great fight for supremacy on the shores of the Maumee.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading We return to other characters of our romance in order to glance at their adventures from our last dealings with them up to the night before the great fight for supremacy on the shores of the Maumee.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading We return to other characters of our romance in order to glance at their adventures from our last dealings with them up to the night before the great fight for supremacy on the shores of the Maumee.

partynounUS /ˈpɑːrti/

an organization to gain political power

From this reading The journey was then resumed, and the entire party, with the exception of Little Moccasin, who mysteriously returned to the forest, reached Mad Anthony's camp.

reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading The journey was then resumed, and the entire party, with the exception of Little Moccasin, who mysteriously returned to the forest, reached Mad Anthony's camp.

recordnounUS /rəˈkɔːrd/

anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

From this reading The restoration was effected without incident worthy of record, and the girl at last found herself in her mother's arms.

rescueverbUS /ˈreskjuː/

free from harm or evil

From this reading We left Kate Merriweather returning to her kindred with Harvey Catlett and her lover after her rescue in the cabin of James Girty.

restorationnounUS /ˌrestərˈeɪʃən/

the reign of Charles II in England; 1660-1685

From this reading The restoration was effected without incident worthy of record, and the girl at last found herself in her mother's arms.

resumedverbUS /rɪˈzuːmd/

past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew

From this reading The journey was then resumed, and the entire party, with the exception of Little Moccasin, who mysteriously returned to the forest, reached Mad Anthony's camp.

returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading We return to other characters of our romance in order to glance at their adventures from our last dealings with them up to the night before the great fight for supremacy on the shores of the Maumee.

returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading The journey was then resumed, and the entire party, with the exception of Little Moccasin, who mysteriously returned to the forest, reached Mad Anthony's camp.

returningadjectiveUS /rɪˈtɜːrnɪŋ/

tending to return to an earlier state

From this reading We left Kate Merriweather returning to her kindred with Harvey Catlett and her lover after her rescue in the cabin of James Girty.

romancenounUS /roʊˈmæns/

a relationship between two lovers

From this reading We return to other characters of our romance in order to glance at their adventures from our last dealings with them up to the night before the great fight for supremacy on the shores of the Maumee.

shoresnounUS /ʃɔːrz/

plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading We return to other characters of our romance in order to glance at their adventures from our last dealings with them up to the night before the great fight for supremacy on the shores of the Maumee.

supremacynounUS /səˈpreməsi/

power to dominate or defeat

From this reading We return to other characters of our romance in order to glance at their adventures from our last dealings with them up to the night before the great fight for supremacy on the shores of the Maumee.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading FIELD OF THE FALLEN TIMBERS.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading We return to other characters of our romance in order to glance at their adventures from our last dealings with them up to the night before the great fight for supremacy on the shores of the Maumee.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading We return to other characters of our romance in order to glance at their adventures from our last dealings with them up to the night before the great fight for supremacy on the shores of the Maumee.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading The journey was then resumed, and the entire party, with the exception of Little Moccasin, who mysteriously returned to the forest, reached Mad Anthony's camp.

TIMBERSnounUS /ˈtɪmbərz/

plural of “timber” — the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material

From this reading FIELD OF THE FALLEN TIMBERS.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading We return to other characters of our romance in order to glance at their adventures from our last dealings with them up to the night before the great fight for supremacy on the shores of the Maumee.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading We return to other characters of our romance in order to glance at their adventures from our last dealings with them up to the night before the great fight for supremacy on the shores of the Maumee.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The restoration was effected without incident worthy of record, and the girl at last found herself in her mother's arms.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We return to other characters of our romance in order to glance at their adventures from our last dealings with them up to the night before the great fight for supremacy on the shores of the Maumee.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading The journey was then resumed, and the entire party, with the exception of Little Moccasin, who mysteriously returned to the forest, reached Mad Anthony's camp.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading We return to other characters of our romance in order to glance at their adventures from our last dealings with them up to the night before the great fight for supremacy on the shores of the Maumee.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading The restoration was effected without incident worthy of record, and the girl at last found herself in her mother's arms.

worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/

Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.

From this reading The restoration was effected without incident worthy of record, and the girl at last found herself in her mother's arms.

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