Chapter 10 of Osceola the Seminole is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Osceola the Seminole is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"We have considered," replied Omatla for himself and those of his party. "We are ready to sign." "Onopa is head chief," suggested the commissioner; "let him sign first. Where is Miconopa?" he added, looking around the circle with feigned surprise. "The mico-mico is not here."
Chapter 10 of Osceola the Seminole is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person who is in charge
From this reading “"Onopa is head chief," suggested the commissioner; "let him sign first.”
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading “Where is Miconopa?" he added, looking around the circle with feigned surprise.”
a government administrator
From this reading “"Onopa is head chief," suggested the commissioner; "let him sign first.”
carefully weighed
From this reading “"We have considered," replied Omatla for himself and those of his party.”
not genuine
From this reading “Where is Miconopa?" he added, looking around the circle with feigned surprise.”
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading “"We are ready to sign."”
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “"Onopa is head chief," suggested the commissioner; "let him sign first.”
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “Where is Miconopa?" he added, looking around the circle with feigned surprise.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Where is Miconopa?" he added, looking around the circle with feigned surprise.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading Where is Miconopa?" he added, looking around the circle with feigned surprise.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We have considered," replied Omatla for himself and those of his party.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are ready to sign."
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Where is Miconopa?" he added, looking around the circle with feigned surprise.
a person who is in charge
From this reading "Onopa is head chief," suggested the commissioner; "let him sign first.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading Where is Miconopa?" he added, looking around the circle with feigned surprise.
a government administrator
From this reading "Onopa is head chief," suggested the commissioner; "let him sign first.
carefully weighed
From this reading "We have considered," replied Omatla for himself and those of his party.
not genuine
From this reading Where is Miconopa?" he added, looking around the circle with feigned surprise.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Onopa is head chief," suggested the commissioner; "let him sign first.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "We have considered," replied Omatla for himself and those of his party.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We have considered," replied Omatla for himself and those of his party.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Where is Miconopa?" he added, looking around the circle with feigned surprise.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Onopa is head chief," suggested the commissioner; "let him sign first.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "The mico-mico is not here."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Onopa is head chief," suggested the commissioner; "let him sign first.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "We have considered," replied Omatla for himself and those of his party.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "We have considered," replied Omatla for himself and those of his party.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Onopa is head chief," suggested the commissioner; "let him sign first.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Onopa is head chief," suggested the commissioner; "let him sign first.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Where is Miconopa?" he added, looking around the circle with feigned surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The mico-mico is not here."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where is Miconopa?" he added, looking around the circle with feigned surprise.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "The mico-mico is not here."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "We have considered," replied Omatla for himself and those of his party.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We have considered," replied Omatla for himself and those of his party.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Onopa is head chief," suggested the commissioner; "let him sign first.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading "We have considered," replied Omatla for himself and those of his party.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading "We are ready to sign."
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "We have considered," replied Omatla for himself and those of his party.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading "We are ready to sign."
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "Onopa is head chief," suggested the commissioner; "let him sign first.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Where is Miconopa?" he added, looking around the circle with feigned surprise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Onopa is head chief," suggested the commissioner; "let him sign first.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "We have considered," replied Omatla for himself and those of his party.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We are ready to sign."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We have considered," replied Omatla for himself and those of his party.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where is Miconopa?" he added, looking around the circle with feigned surprise.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Where is Miconopa?" he added, looking around the circle with feigned surprise.
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