Chapter 3 of Osceola the Seminole is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Osceola the Seminole is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"There is such a one. I have reason to believe it." "Would you know his tracks?" "I should." "Then follow me!"
Chapter 3 of Osceola the Seminole is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 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.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “I have reason to believe it."”
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “"Then follow me!"”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have reason to believe it."”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “"Would you know his tracks?"”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"There is such a one.”
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “I have reason to believe it."”
plural of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading “"Would you know his tracks?"”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"Would you know his tracks?"”
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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 "There is such a one.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I have reason to believe it."
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading "Then follow me!"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have reason to believe it."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Would you know his tracks?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have reason to believe it."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is such a one.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have reason to believe it."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Would you know his tracks?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Then follow me!"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "There is such a one.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading I have reason to believe it."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I should."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "There is such a one.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then follow me!"
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There is such a one.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have reason to believe it."
plural of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading "Would you know his tracks?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Would you know his tracks?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Would you know his tracks?"
Chapter 3 of Osceola the Seminole by Mayne Reid holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 3 holds 417 sentences of Osceola the Seminole, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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