Chapter 6 of On the Banks of the Amazon is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of On the Banks of the Amazon is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A dark rock rose before us. No canoe was to be seen. A horror seized me. I feared that she had been engulfed. But presently, Isoro turning the head of our canoe, we shot past the rock, and to our joy again saw the other canoe rushing on with still greater speed towards another opening in the channel.
Chapter 6 of On the Banks of the Amazon is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading “No canoe was to be seen.”
a path over which electrical signals can pass
From this reading “But presently, Isoro turning the head of our canoe, we shot past the rock, and to our joy again saw the other canoe rushing on with still greater speed towards another opening in the channel.”
past form of “engulf” — devote (oneself) fully to
From this reading “I feared that she had been engulfed.”
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading “I feared that she had been engulfed.”
intense and profound fear
From this reading “A horror seized me.”
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading “But presently, Isoro turning the head of our canoe, we shot past the rock, and to our joy again saw the other canoe rushing on with still greater speed towards another opening in the channel.”
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading “But presently, Isoro turning the head of our canoe, we shot past the rock, and to our joy again saw the other canoe rushing on with still greater speed towards another opening in the channel.”
move hurridly
From this reading “But presently, Isoro turning the head of our canoe, we shot past the rock, and to our joy again saw the other canoe rushing on with still greater speed towards another opening in the channel.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A dark rock rose before us.
anew
From this reading But presently, Isoro turning the head of our canoe, we shot past the rock, and to our joy again saw the other canoe rushing on with still greater speed towards another opening in the channel.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But presently, Isoro turning the head of our canoe, we shot past the rock, and to our joy again saw the other canoe rushing on with still greater speed towards another opening in the channel.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading But presently, Isoro turning the head of our canoe, we shot past the rock, and to our joy again saw the other canoe rushing on with still greater speed towards another opening in the channel.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No canoe was to be seen.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I feared that she had been engulfed.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A dark rock rose before us.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But presently, Isoro turning the head of our canoe, we shot past the rock, and to our joy again saw the other canoe rushing on with still greater speed towards another opening in the channel.
small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading No canoe was to be seen.
a path over which electrical signals can pass
From this reading But presently, Isoro turning the head of our canoe, we shot past the rock, and to our joy again saw the other canoe rushing on with still greater speed towards another opening in the channel.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading A dark rock rose before us.
past form of “engulf” — devote (oneself) fully to
From this reading I feared that she had been engulfed.
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading I feared that she had been engulfed.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading But presently, Isoro turning the head of our canoe, we shot past the rock, and to our joy again saw the other canoe rushing on with still greater speed towards another opening in the channel.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I feared that she had been engulfed.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading But presently, Isoro turning the head of our canoe, we shot past the rock, and to our joy again saw the other canoe rushing on with still greater speed towards another opening in the channel.
intense and profound fear
From this reading A horror seized me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I feared that she had been engulfed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But presently, Isoro turning the head of our canoe, we shot past the rock, and to our joy again saw the other canoe rushing on with still greater speed towards another opening in the channel.
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From this reading But presently, Isoro turning the head of our canoe, we shot past the rock, and to our joy again saw the other canoe rushing on with still greater speed towards another opening in the channel.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading But presently, Isoro turning the head of our canoe, we shot past the rock, and to our joy again saw the other canoe rushing on with still greater speed towards another opening in the channel.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A horror seized me.
not any; not one
From this reading No canoe was to be seen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But presently, Isoro turning the head of our canoe, we shot past the rock, and to our joy again saw the other canoe rushing on with still greater speed towards another opening in the channel.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But presently, Isoro turning the head of our canoe, we shot past the rock, and to our joy again saw the other canoe rushing on with still greater speed towards another opening in the channel.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading But presently, Isoro turning the head of our canoe, we shot past the rock, and to our joy again saw the other canoe rushing on with still greater speed towards another opening in the channel.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading But presently, Isoro turning the head of our canoe, we shot past the rock, and to our joy again saw the other canoe rushing on with still greater speed towards another opening in the channel.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But presently, Isoro turning the head of our canoe, we shot past the rock, and to our joy again saw the other canoe rushing on with still greater speed towards another opening in the channel.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading But presently, Isoro turning the head of our canoe, we shot past the rock, and to our joy again saw the other canoe rushing on with still greater speed towards another opening in the channel.
in the near future
From this reading But presently, Isoro turning the head of our canoe, we shot past the rock, and to our joy again saw the other canoe rushing on with still greater speed towards another opening in the channel.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading A dark rock rose before us.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading A dark rock rose before us.
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading But presently, Isoro turning the head of our canoe, we shot past the rock, and to our joy again saw the other canoe rushing on with still greater speed towards another opening in the channel.
cut with a saw
From this reading But presently, Isoro turning the head of our canoe, we shot past the rock, and to our joy again saw the other canoe rushing on with still greater speed towards another opening in the channel.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading No canoe was to be seen.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading A horror seized me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I feared that she had been engulfed.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading But presently, Isoro turning the head of our canoe, we shot past the rock, and to our joy again saw the other canoe rushing on with still greater speed towards another opening in the channel.
move hurridly
From this reading But presently, Isoro turning the head of our canoe, we shot past the rock, and to our joy again saw the other canoe rushing on with still greater speed towards another opening in the channel.
not in physical motion
From this reading But presently, Isoro turning the head of our canoe, we shot past the rock, and to our joy again saw the other canoe rushing on with still greater speed towards another opening in the channel.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I feared that she had been engulfed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But presently, Isoro turning the head of our canoe, we shot past the rock, and to our joy again saw the other canoe rushing on with still greater speed towards another opening in the channel.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No canoe was to be seen.
in the direction of
From this reading But presently, Isoro turning the head of our canoe, we shot past the rock, and to our joy again saw the other canoe rushing on with still greater speed towards another opening in the channel.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading But presently, Isoro turning the head of our canoe, we shot past the rock, and to our joy again saw the other canoe rushing on with still greater speed towards another opening in the channel.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A dark rock rose before us.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No canoe was to be seen.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But presently, Isoro turning the head of our canoe, we shot past the rock, and to our joy again saw the other canoe rushing on with still greater speed towards another opening in the channel.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But presently, Isoro turning the head of our canoe, we shot past the rock, and to our joy again saw the other canoe rushing on with still greater speed towards another opening in the channel.
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