Chapter 1 of Old Indian Days is here in full — 1333 sentences across 267 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Old Indian Days is here in full — 1333 sentences across 267 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I. THE LOVE OF ANTELOPE II. THE MADNESS OF BALD EAGLE III. THE SINGING SPIRIT IV. THE FAMINE V. THE CHIEF SOLDIER VI. THE WHITE MAN’S ERRAND VII.
Chapter 1 of Old Indian Days is here in full — 1333 sentences across 267 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks
From this reading “I. THE LOVE OF ANTELOPE II.”
with no effort to conceal
From this reading “THE MADNESS OF BALD EAGLE III.”
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading “THE MADNESS OF BALD EAGLE III.”
a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission
From this reading “THE WHITE MAN’S ERRAND VII.”
an acute insufficiency
From this reading “THE FAMINE V. THE CHIEF SOLDIER VI.”
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading “THE MADNESS OF BALD EAGLE III.”
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading “THE SINGING SPIRIT IV.”
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading “THE FAMINE V. THE CHIEF SOLDIER VI.”
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.
graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks
From this reading I. THE LOVE OF ANTELOPE II.
with no effort to conceal
From this reading THE MADNESS OF BALD EAGLE III.
a person who is in charge
From this reading THE FAMINE V. THE CHIEF SOLDIER VI.
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading THE MADNESS OF BALD EAGLE III.
a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission
From this reading THE WHITE MAN’S ERRAND VII.
an acute insufficiency
From this reading THE FAMINE V. THE CHIEF SOLDIER VI.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I. THE LOVE OF ANTELOPE II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I. THE LOVE OF ANTELOPE II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading THE MADNESS OF BALD EAGLE III.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading THE SINGING SPIRIT IV.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I. THE LOVE OF ANTELOPE II.
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading THE MADNESS OF BALD EAGLE III.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE WHITE MAN’S ERRAND VII.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I. THE LOVE OF ANTELOPE II.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading THE SINGING SPIRIT IV.
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading THE FAMINE V. THE CHIEF SOLDIER VI.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading THE SINGING SPIRIT IV.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I. THE LOVE OF ANTELOPE II.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading THE FAMINE V. THE CHIEF SOLDIER VI.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading THE FAMINE V. THE CHIEF SOLDIER VI.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading THE WHITE MAN’S ERRAND VII.
a Caucasian
From this reading THE WHITE MAN’S ERRAND VII.
Chapter 1 of Old Indian Days by Charles A. Eastman holds 1333 sentences, grouped into 267 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 1 holds 1333 sentences of Old Indian Days, unabridged, divided into 267 reading sections.
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