Chapter 15 of Osceola the Seminole is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Osceola the Seminole is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You shall have them." "And when?" "Whenever you please--within the hour, if you desire it." "I do, then. Go, get them!
Chapter 15 of Osceola the Seminole is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading “"Whenever you please--within the hour, if you desire it."”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Go, get them!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"You shall have them."”
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading “"Whenever you please--within the hour, if you desire it."”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “"Whenever you please--within the hour, if you desire it."”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"You shall have them."”
at any time that; every time that
From this reading “"Whenever you please--within the hour, if you desire it."”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “"Whenever you please--within the hour, if you desire it."”
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.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And when?"
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading "Whenever you please--within the hour, if you desire it."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I do, then.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Go, get them!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Go, get them!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You shall have them."
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading "Whenever you please--within the hour, if you desire it."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I do, then.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Whenever you please--within the hour, if you desire it."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Whenever you please--within the hour, if you desire it."
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Whenever you please--within the hour, if you desire it."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "You shall have them."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Whenever you please--within the hour, if you desire it."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "You shall have them."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "I do, then.
at the time that
From this reading "And when?"
at any time that; every time that
From this reading "Whenever you please--within the hour, if you desire it."
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading "Whenever you please--within the hour, if you desire it."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You shall have them."
Chapter 15 of Osceola the Seminole by Mayne Reid holds 418 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 15 holds 418 sentences of Osceola the Seminole, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 15 of Osceola the Seminole by Mayne Reid exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 418 sentences, grouped into 84 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 84 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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