Old Ninety-Nine's Cave

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John de Vere was born on a farm at Greenmeadow, New York.

His grandfather, Benoni De Vere, came from Tarrytown to Greenmeadow in 1796 and was the first settler there.

John’s father was a representative of the sturdy men of those stirring times and his mother was a woman of great strength of character.

Nine children were reared in a veritable wilderness and their destinies were governed by the restrictions of the times.

Six days of the week were spent in hard labor on the farm and the seventh lived in John’s memory as a horrible dream.

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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Chapter III

Chapter 3 of Old Ninety-Nine's Cave is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

John de Vere was born on a farm at Greenmeadow, New York. His grandfather, Benoni De Vere, came from Tarrytown to Greenmeadow in 1796 and was the first settler there. John’s father was a representative of the sturdy men of those stirring times and his mother was a woman of great strength of character. Nine children were reared in a veritable wilderness and their destinies were governed by the restrictions of the times. Six days of the week were spent in hard labor on the farm and the seventh lived in John’s memory as a horrible dream.

Old Ninety-Nine's Cave

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of Old Ninety-Nine's Cave is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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John de Vere was born on a farm at Greenmeadow, New York.

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His grandfather, Benoni De Vere, came from Tarrytown to Greenmeadow in 1796 and was the first settler there.

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John’s father was a representative of the sturdy men of those stirring times and his mother was a woman of great strength of character.

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Nine children were reared in a veritable wilderness and their destinies were governed by the restrictions of the times.

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Six days of the week were spent in hard labor on the farm and the seventh lived in John’s memory as a horrible dream.

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

Dream noun US /driːm/

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading “Six days of the week were spent in hard labor on the farm and the seventh lived in John’s memory as a horrible dream.”

Memory noun US /ˈmem.ər.i/

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading “Six days of the week were spent in hard labor on the farm and the seventh lived in John’s memory as a horrible dream.”

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “John’s father was a representative of the sturdy men of those stirring times and his mother was a woman of great strength of character.”

Wilderness noun US /ˈwɪldərnəs/

a wild area where few people live

From this reading “Nine children were reared in a veritable wilderness and their destinies were governed by the restrictions of the times.”

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1796

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From this reading His grandfather, Benoni De Vere, came from Tarrytown to Greenmeadow in 1796 and was the first settler there.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading John de Vere was born on a farm at Greenmeadow, New York.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading His grandfather, Benoni De Vere, came from Tarrytown to Greenmeadow in 1796 and was the first settler there.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Six days of the week were spent in hard labor on the farm and the seventh lived in John’s memory as a horrible dream.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading John de Vere was born on a farm at Greenmeadow, New York.

Benoni

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From this reading His grandfather, Benoni De Vere, came from Tarrytown to Greenmeadow in 1796 and was the first settler there.

born

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From this reading John de Vere was born on a farm at Greenmeadow, New York.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Nine children were reared in a veritable wilderness and their destinies were governed by the restrictions of the times.

came

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From this reading His grandfather, Benoni De Vere, came from Tarrytown to Greenmeadow in 1796 and was the first settler there.

character

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From this reading John’s father was a representative of the sturdy men of those stirring times and his mother was a woman of great strength of character.

children

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From this reading Nine children were reared in a veritable wilderness and their destinies were governed by the restrictions of the times.

days

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From this reading Six days of the week were spent in hard labor on the farm and the seventh lived in John’s memory as a horrible dream.

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From this reading John de Vere was born on a farm at Greenmeadow, New York.

destinies

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From this reading Nine children were reared in a veritable wilderness and their destinies were governed by the restrictions of the times.

dreamnounUS /driːm/

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading Six days of the week were spent in hard labor on the farm and the seventh lived in John’s memory as a horrible dream.

farm

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From this reading John de Vere was born on a farm at Greenmeadow, New York.

father

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From this reading John’s father was a representative of the sturdy men of those stirring times and his mother was a woman of great strength of character.

first

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From this reading His grandfather, Benoni De Vere, came from Tarrytown to Greenmeadow in 1796 and was the first settler there.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading His grandfather, Benoni De Vere, came from Tarrytown to Greenmeadow in 1796 and was the first settler there.

governed

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From this reading Nine children were reared in a veritable wilderness and their destinies were governed by the restrictions of the times.

grandfather

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From this reading His grandfather, Benoni De Vere, came from Tarrytown to Greenmeadow in 1796 and was the first settler there.

great

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From this reading John’s father was a representative of the sturdy men of those stirring times and his mother was a woman of great strength of character.

Greenmeadow

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From this reading John de Vere was born on a farm at Greenmeadow, New York.

hard

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From this reading Six days of the week were spent in hard labor on the farm and the seventh lived in John’s memory as a horrible dream.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading His grandfather, Benoni De Vere, came from Tarrytown to Greenmeadow in 1796 and was the first settler there.

horrible

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From this reading Six days of the week were spent in hard labor on the farm and the seventh lived in John’s memory as a horrible dream.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading His grandfather, Benoni De Vere, came from Tarrytown to Greenmeadow in 1796 and was the first settler there.

John

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From this reading John de Vere was born on a farm at Greenmeadow, New York.

John's

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From this reading John’s father was a representative of the sturdy men of those stirring times and his mother was a woman of great strength of character.

labor

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From this reading Six days of the week were spent in hard labor on the farm and the seventh lived in John’s memory as a horrible dream.

lived

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From this reading Six days of the week were spent in hard labor on the farm and the seventh lived in John’s memory as a horrible dream.

memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading Six days of the week were spent in hard labor on the farm and the seventh lived in John’s memory as a horrible dream.

men

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From this reading John’s father was a representative of the sturdy men of those stirring times and his mother was a woman of great strength of character.

mother

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From this reading John’s father was a representative of the sturdy men of those stirring times and his mother was a woman of great strength of character.

New

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From this reading John de Vere was born on a farm at Greenmeadow, New York.

Nine

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From this reading Nine children were reared in a veritable wilderness and their destinies were governed by the restrictions of the times.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading John’s father was a representative of the sturdy men of those stirring times and his mother was a woman of great strength of character.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading John de Vere was born on a farm at Greenmeadow, New York.

reared

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From this reading Nine children were reared in a veritable wilderness and their destinies were governed by the restrictions of the times.

representative

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From this reading John’s father was a representative of the sturdy men of those stirring times and his mother was a woman of great strength of character.

restrictions

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From this reading Nine children were reared in a veritable wilderness and their destinies were governed by the restrictions of the times.

settler

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From this reading His grandfather, Benoni De Vere, came from Tarrytown to Greenmeadow in 1796 and was the first settler there.

seventh

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From this reading Six days of the week were spent in hard labor on the farm and the seventh lived in John’s memory as a horrible dream.

Six

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From this reading Six days of the week were spent in hard labor on the farm and the seventh lived in John’s memory as a horrible dream.

spent

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From this reading Six days of the week were spent in hard labor on the farm and the seventh lived in John’s memory as a horrible dream.

stirring

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From this reading John’s father was a representative of the sturdy men of those stirring times and his mother was a woman of great strength of character.

strength

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From this reading John’s father was a representative of the sturdy men of those stirring times and his mother was a woman of great strength of character.

sturdy

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From this reading John’s father was a representative of the sturdy men of those stirring times and his mother was a woman of great strength of character.

Tarrytown

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From this reading His grandfather, Benoni De Vere, came from Tarrytown to Greenmeadow in 1796 and was the first settler there.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading His grandfather, Benoni De Vere, came from Tarrytown to Greenmeadow in 1796 and was the first settler there.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Nine children were reared in a veritable wilderness and their destinies were governed by the restrictions of the times.

there

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From this reading His grandfather, Benoni De Vere, came from Tarrytown to Greenmeadow in 1796 and was the first settler there.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading John’s father was a representative of the sturdy men of those stirring times and his mother was a woman of great strength of character.

times

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From this reading John’s father was a representative of the sturdy men of those stirring times and his mother was a woman of great strength of character.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading His grandfather, Benoni De Vere, came from Tarrytown to Greenmeadow in 1796 and was the first settler there.

Vere

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From this reading John de Vere was born on a farm at Greenmeadow, New York.

veritable

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From this reading Nine children were reared in a veritable wilderness and their destinies were governed by the restrictions of the times.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading John de Vere was born on a farm at Greenmeadow, New York.

week

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From this reading Six days of the week were spent in hard labor on the farm and the seventh lived in John’s memory as a horrible dream.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Nine children were reared in a veritable wilderness and their destinies were governed by the restrictions of the times.

wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/

a wild area where few people live

From this reading Nine children were reared in a veritable wilderness and their destinies were governed by the restrictions of the times.

woman

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From this reading John’s father was a representative of the sturdy men of those stirring times and his mother was a woman of great strength of character.

York

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From this reading John de Vere was born on a farm at Greenmeadow, New York.

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