Chapter 4 of Osceola the Seminole is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Osceola the Seminole is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Shame, Arens Ringgold! shame!" I cried as I rode up. "This is cowardly, and I shall report it to the whole settlement." Ringgold stammered out some excuse, but was evidently staggered at my sudden appearance. "The darned Injun desarves it," growled Williams.
Chapter 4 of Osceola the Seminole is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted
From this reading “"This is cowardly, and I shall report it to the whole settlement."”
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “"The darned Injun desarves it," growled Williams.”
accept an excuse for
From this reading “Ringgold stammered out some excuse, but was evidently staggered at my sudden appearance.”
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading “"The darned Injun desarves it," growled Williams.”
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading “"This is cowardly, and I shall report it to the whole settlement."”
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading “"This is cowardly, and I shall report it to the whole settlement."”
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading “Ringgold stammered out some excuse, but was evidently staggered at my sudden appearance.”
United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
From this reading “"The darned Injun desarves it," growled Williams.”
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In this reading “Ringgold stammered out some excuse, but was evidently staggered at my sudden appearance.”
In this reading “I cried as I rode up.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "This is cowardly, and I shall report it to the whole settlement."
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading Ringgold stammered out some excuse, but was evidently staggered at my sudden appearance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Shame, Arens Ringgold! shame!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I cried as I rode up.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ringgold stammered out some excuse, but was evidently staggered at my sudden appearance.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ringgold stammered out some excuse, but was evidently staggered at my sudden appearance.
lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted
From this reading "This is cowardly, and I shall report it to the whole settlement."
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading I cried as I rode up.
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "The darned Injun desarves it," growled Williams.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The darned Injun desarves it," growled Williams.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading Ringgold stammered out some excuse, but was evidently staggered at my sudden appearance.
accept an excuse for
From this reading Ringgold stammered out some excuse, but was evidently staggered at my sudden appearance.
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading "The darned Injun desarves it," growled Williams.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I cried as I rode up.
(slang) offensive term for Native Americans
From this reading "The darned Injun desarves it," growled Williams.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is cowardly, and I shall report it to the whole settlement."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "This is cowardly, and I shall report it to the whole settlement."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Ringgold stammered out some excuse, but was evidently staggered at my sudden appearance.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Ringgold stammered out some excuse, but was evidently staggered at my sudden appearance.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading "This is cowardly, and I shall report it to the whole settlement."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Shame, Arens Ringgold! shame!"
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading I cried as I rode up.
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading "This is cowardly, and I shall report it to the whole settlement."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "This is cowardly, and I shall report it to the whole settlement."
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading "Shame, Arens Ringgold! shame!"
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Ringgold stammered out some excuse, but was evidently staggered at my sudden appearance.
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading Ringgold stammered out some excuse, but was evidently staggered at my sudden appearance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ringgold stammered out some excuse, but was evidently staggered at my sudden appearance.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading Ringgold stammered out some excuse, but was evidently staggered at my sudden appearance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "This is cowardly, and I shall report it to the whole settlement."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is cowardly, and I shall report it to the whole settlement."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "This is cowardly, and I shall report it to the whole settlement."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I cried as I rode up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ringgold stammered out some excuse, but was evidently staggered at my sudden appearance.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading "This is cowardly, and I shall report it to the whole settlement."
United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
From this reading "The darned Injun desarves it," growled Williams.
Chapter 4 of Osceola the Seminole by Mayne Reid holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
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