Chapter 9 of Marching on Niagara is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Marching on Niagara is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DEPARTURE FROM HOME It was not until White Buffalo came into the light of the kitchen fire that they saw he was wounded. Blood was trickling from an arrow thrust in the left shoulder. At the sight of this Mrs. Morris uttered a slight scream. "You are wounded, White Buffalo! Why didn't you say so before?
Chapter 9 of Marching on Niagara is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading “Blood was trickling from an arrow thrust in the left shoulder.”
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading “DEPARTURE FROM HOME It was not until White Buffalo came into the light of the kitchen fire that they saw he was wounded.”
the act of departing
From this reading “DEPARTURE FROM HOME It was not until White Buffalo came into the light of the kitchen fire that they saw he was wounded.”
United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
From this reading “At the sight of this Mrs. Morris uttered a slight scream.”
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “At the sight of this Mrs. Morris uttered a slight scream.”
push forcefully
From this reading “Blood was trickling from an arrow thrust in the left shoulder.”
-ing form of “trickle” — run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
From this reading “Blood was trickling from an arrow thrust in the left shoulder.”
communicated in words
From this reading “At the sight of this Mrs. Morris uttered a slight scream.”
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 “Blood was trickling from an arrow thrust in the left shoulder.”
obtain, especially accidentally
In this reading “DEPARTURE FROM HOME It was not until White Buffalo came into the light of the kitchen fire that they saw he was wounded.”
In this reading “At the sight of this Mrs. Morris uttered a slight scream.”
In this reading “DEPARTURE FROM HOME It was not until White Buffalo came into the light of the kitchen fire that they saw he was wounded.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At the sight of this Mrs. Morris uttered a slight scream.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Blood was trickling from an arrow thrust in the left shoulder.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are wounded, White Buffalo!
a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading Blood was trickling from an arrow thrust in the left shoulder.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the sight of this Mrs. Morris uttered a slight scream.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Why didn't you say so before?
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Blood was trickling from an arrow thrust in the left shoulder.
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading DEPARTURE FROM HOME It was not until White Buffalo came into the light of the kitchen fire that they saw he was wounded.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading DEPARTURE FROM HOME It was not until White Buffalo came into the light of the kitchen fire that they saw he was wounded.
the act of departing
From this reading DEPARTURE FROM HOME It was not until White Buffalo came into the light of the kitchen fire that they saw he was wounded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why didn't you say so before?
start firing a weapon
From this reading DEPARTURE FROM HOME It was not until White Buffalo came into the light of the kitchen fire that they saw he was wounded.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading DEPARTURE FROM HOME It was not until White Buffalo came into the light of the kitchen fire that they saw he was wounded.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DEPARTURE FROM HOME It was not until White Buffalo came into the light of the kitchen fire that they saw he was wounded.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading DEPARTURE FROM HOME It was not until White Buffalo came into the light of the kitchen fire that they saw he was wounded.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Blood was trickling from an arrow thrust in the left shoulder.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading DEPARTURE FROM HOME It was not until White Buffalo came into the light of the kitchen fire that they saw he was wounded.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading DEPARTURE FROM HOME It was not until White Buffalo came into the light of the kitchen fire that they saw he was wounded.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading DEPARTURE FROM HOME It was not until White Buffalo came into the light of the kitchen fire that they saw he was wounded.
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 Blood was trickling from an arrow thrust in the left shoulder.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading DEPARTURE FROM HOME It was not until White Buffalo came into the light of the kitchen fire that they saw he was wounded.
United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
From this reading At the sight of this Mrs. Morris uttered a slight scream.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading At the sight of this Mrs. Morris uttered a slight scream.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading DEPARTURE FROM HOME It was not until White Buffalo came into the light of the kitchen fire that they saw he was wounded.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DEPARTURE FROM HOME It was not until White Buffalo came into the light of the kitchen fire that they saw he was wounded.
cut with a saw
From this reading DEPARTURE FROM HOME It was not until White Buffalo came into the light of the kitchen fire that they saw he was wounded.
express in words
From this reading Why didn't you say so before?
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading At the sight of this Mrs. Morris uttered a slight scream.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Blood was trickling from an arrow thrust in the left shoulder.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading At the sight of this Mrs. Morris uttered a slight scream.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading At the sight of this Mrs. Morris uttered a slight scream.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Why didn't you say so before?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading DEPARTURE FROM HOME It was not until White Buffalo came into the light of the kitchen fire that they saw he was wounded.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DEPARTURE FROM HOME It was not until White Buffalo came into the light of the kitchen fire that they saw he was wounded.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DEPARTURE FROM HOME It was not until White Buffalo came into the light of the kitchen fire that they saw he was wounded.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At the sight of this Mrs. Morris uttered a slight scream.
push forcefully
From this reading Blood was trickling from an arrow thrust in the left shoulder.
-ing form of “trickle” — run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
From this reading Blood was trickling from an arrow thrust in the left shoulder.
up to a particular time
From this reading DEPARTURE FROM HOME It was not until White Buffalo came into the light of the kitchen fire that they saw he was wounded.
communicated in words
From this reading At the sight of this Mrs. Morris uttered a slight scream.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DEPARTURE FROM HOME It was not until White Buffalo came into the light of the kitchen fire that they saw he was wounded.
a Caucasian
From this reading DEPARTURE FROM HOME It was not until White Buffalo came into the light of the kitchen fire that they saw he was wounded.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why didn't you say so before?
people who are wounded
From this reading DEPARTURE FROM HOME It was not until White Buffalo came into the light of the kitchen fire that they saw he was wounded.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are wounded, White Buffalo!
Chapter 9 of Marching on Niagara by Edward Stratemeyer holds 144 sentences, grouped into 29 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.
Chapter 9 holds 144 sentences of Marching on Niagara, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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