Chapter 24 of Loafing Along Death Valley Trails is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 24 of Loafing Along Death Valley Trails is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Indian George. Legend of the Panamint The previous chapter records accepted history of the silver discovery at Panamint City. Indian George Hansen had another version which he told me at his ranch 11 miles north of Ballarat. It fits the period and the people then in the country. George, when a youngster lived in the Coso Range.
Chapter 24 of Loafing Along Death Valley Trails is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “fit” — a display of bad temper
From this reading “It fits the period and the people then in the country.”
a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
From this reading “Legend of the Panamint The previous chapter records accepted history of the silver discovery at Panamint City.”
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading “Legend of the Panamint The previous chapter records accepted history of the silver discovery at Panamint City.”
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading “Indian George Hansen had another version which he told me at his ranch 11 miles north of Ballarat.”
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading “George, when a youngster lived in the Coso Range.”
plural of “record” — anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading “Legend of the Panamint The previous chapter records accepted history of the silver discovery at Panamint City.”
an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint
From this reading “Indian George Hansen had another version which he told me at his ranch 11 miles north of Ballarat.”
a young person of either sex
From this reading “George, when a youngster lived in the Coso Range.”
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.
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In this reading “Legend of the Panamint The previous chapter records accepted history of the silver discovery at Panamint City.”
In this reading “Indian George Hansen had another version which he told me at his ranch 11 miles north of Ballarat.”
live in the house where one works
In this reading “George, when a youngster lived in the Coso Range.”
In this reading “It fits the period and the people then in the country.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading Indian George Hansen had another version which he told me at his ranch 11 miles north of Ballarat.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading George, when a youngster lived in the Coso Range.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading Legend of the Panamint The previous chapter records accepted history of the silver discovery at Panamint City.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It fits the period and the people then in the country.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Indian George Hansen had another version which he told me at his ranch 11 miles north of Ballarat.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Legend of the Panamint The previous chapter records accepted history of the silver discovery at Panamint City.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Indian George Hansen had another version which he told me at his ranch 11 miles north of Ballarat.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading Legend of the Panamint The previous chapter records accepted history of the silver discovery at Panamint City.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Legend of the Panamint The previous chapter records accepted history of the silver discovery at Panamint City.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading George, when a youngster lived in the Coso Range.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading It fits the period and the people then in the country.
the act of discovering something
From this reading Legend of the Panamint The previous chapter records accepted history of the silver discovery at Panamint City.
plural of “fit” — a display of bad temper
From this reading It fits the period and the people then in the country.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Indian George.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Indian George Hansen had another version which he told me at his ranch 11 miles north of Ballarat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Indian George Hansen had another version which he told me at his ranch 11 miles north of Ballarat.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Indian George Hansen had another version which he told me at his ranch 11 miles north of Ballarat.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Indian George Hansen had another version which he told me at his ranch 11 miles north of Ballarat.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading Legend of the Panamint The previous chapter records accepted history of the silver discovery at Panamint City.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It fits the period and the people then in the country.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading Indian George.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It fits the period and the people then in the country.
a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
From this reading Legend of the Panamint The previous chapter records accepted history of the silver discovery at Panamint City.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading George, when a youngster lived in the Coso Range.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Indian George Hansen had another version which he told me at his ranch 11 miles north of Ballarat.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Indian George Hansen had another version which he told me at his ranch 11 miles north of Ballarat.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Indian George Hansen had another version which he told me at his ranch 11 miles north of Ballarat.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Legend of the Panamint The previous chapter records accepted history of the silver discovery at Panamint City.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Legend of the Panamint The previous chapter records accepted history of the silver discovery at Panamint City.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading It fits the period and the people then in the country.
an amount of time
From this reading It fits the period and the people then in the country.
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading Legend of the Panamint The previous chapter records accepted history of the silver discovery at Panamint City.
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading Indian George Hansen had another version which he told me at his ranch 11 miles north of Ballarat.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading George, when a youngster lived in the Coso Range.
plural of “record” — anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading Legend of the Panamint The previous chapter records accepted history of the silver discovery at Panamint City.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading Legend of the Panamint The previous chapter records accepted history of the silver discovery at Panamint City.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Legend of the Panamint The previous chapter records accepted history of the silver discovery at Panamint City.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading It fits the period and the people then in the country.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Indian George Hansen had another version which he told me at his ranch 11 miles north of Ballarat.
an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint
From this reading Indian George Hansen had another version which he told me at his ranch 11 miles north of Ballarat.
at the time that
From this reading George, when a youngster lived in the Coso Range.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Indian George Hansen had another version which he told me at his ranch 11 miles north of Ballarat.
a young person of either sex
From this reading George, when a youngster lived in the Coso Range.
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