Chapter 5 of Old Kaskaskia is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Old Kaskaskia is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Nobody thought of Maria. She lay quite still, and made no sound in that flurry of terror. "He is badly hurt," said Angelique. "Lizette, bring linen, the first your hand touches; and you, Achille, open his vest and find the wound quickly." "But it's no use, ma'amselle," whispered Wachique, lifting her eyes.
Chapter 5 of Old Kaskaskia is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of various tall and stout herbs of the genus Angelica having pinnately compound leaves and small white or greenish flowers in compound umbels
From this reading “"He is badly hurt," said Angelique.”
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading “"He is badly hurt," said Angelique.”
a rapid active commotion
From this reading “She lay quite still, and made no sound in that flurry of terror.”
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading “"But it's no use, ma'amselle," whispered Wachique, lifting her eyes.”
a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
From this reading “"Lizette, bring linen, the first your hand touches; and you, Achille, open his vest and find the wound quickly."”
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading “Nobody thought of Maria.”
plural of “touch” — the event of something coming in contact with the body
From this reading “"Lizette, bring linen, the first your hand touches; and you, Achille, open his vest and find the wound quickly."”
provide with power and authority
From this reading “"Lizette, bring linen, the first your hand touches; and you, Achille, open his vest and find the wound quickly."”
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From this reading "Lizette, bring linen, the first your hand touches; and you, Achille, open his vest and find the wound quickly."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She lay quite still, and made no sound in that flurry of terror.
any of various tall and stout herbs of the genus Angelica having pinnately compound leaves and small white or greenish flowers in compound umbels
From this reading "He is badly hurt," said Angelique.
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading "He is badly hurt," said Angelique.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "Lizette, bring linen, the first your hand touches; and you, Achille, open his vest and find the wound quickly."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But it's no use, ma'amselle," whispered Wachique, lifting her eyes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "But it's no use, ma'amselle," whispered Wachique, lifting her eyes.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "Lizette, bring linen, the first your hand touches; and you, Achille, open his vest and find the wound quickly."
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Lizette, bring linen, the first your hand touches; and you, Achille, open his vest and find the wound quickly."
a rapid active commotion
From this reading She lay quite still, and made no sound in that flurry of terror.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "Lizette, bring linen, the first your hand touches; and you, Achille, open his vest and find the wound quickly."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He is badly hurt," said Angelique.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "But it's no use, ma'amselle," whispered Wachique, lifting her eyes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Lizette, bring linen, the first your hand touches; and you, Achille, open his vest and find the wound quickly."
be the source of pain
From this reading "He is badly hurt," said Angelique.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She lay quite still, and made no sound in that flurry of terror.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He is badly hurt," said Angelique.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But it's no use, ma'amselle," whispered Wachique, lifting her eyes.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She lay quite still, and made no sound in that flurry of terror.
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading "But it's no use, ma'amselle," whispered Wachique, lifting her eyes.
a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
From this reading "Lizette, bring linen, the first your hand touches; and you, Achille, open his vest and find the wound quickly."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Lizette, bring linen, the first your hand touches; and you, Achille, open his vest and find the wound quickly."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But it's no use, ma'amselle," whispered Wachique, lifting her eyes.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She lay quite still, and made no sound in that flurry of terror.
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading Nobody thought of Maria.
not any; not one
From this reading She lay quite still, and made no sound in that flurry of terror.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nobody thought of Maria.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nobody thought of Maria.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "Lizette, bring linen, the first your hand touches; and you, Achille, open his vest and find the wound quickly."
with speed
From this reading "Lizette, bring linen, the first your hand touches; and you, Achille, open his vest and find the wound quickly."
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading She lay quite still, and made no sound in that flurry of terror.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "He is badly hurt," said Angelique.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She lay quite still, and made no sound in that flurry of terror.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading She lay quite still, and made no sound in that flurry of terror.
not in physical motion
From this reading She lay quite still, and made no sound in that flurry of terror.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading She lay quite still, and made no sound in that flurry of terror.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She lay quite still, and made no sound in that flurry of terror.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Lizette, bring linen, the first your hand touches; and you, Achille, open his vest and find the wound quickly."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Nobody thought of Maria.
plural of “touch” — the event of something coming in contact with the body
From this reading "Lizette, bring linen, the first your hand touches; and you, Achille, open his vest and find the wound quickly."
the act of using
From this reading "But it's no use, ma'amselle," whispered Wachique, lifting her eyes.
provide with power and authority
From this reading "Lizette, bring linen, the first your hand touches; and you, Achille, open his vest and find the wound quickly."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But it's no use, ma'amselle," whispered Wachique, lifting her eyes.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "But it's no use, ma'amselle," whispered Wachique, lifting her eyes.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading "Lizette, bring linen, the first your hand touches; and you, Achille, open his vest and find the wound quickly."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Lizette, bring linen, the first your hand touches; and you, Achille, open his vest and find the wound quickly."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Lizette, bring linen, the first your hand touches; and you, Achille, open his vest and find the wound quickly."
Chapter 5 of Old Kaskaskia by Mary Hartwell Catherwood holds 438 sentences, grouped into 88 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 5 holds 438 sentences of Old Kaskaskia, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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