Chapter 5 of Ponteach is here in full — 343 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Ponteach is here in full — 343 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PONTEACH. Drive hence his wretched Spirit, lest it plague us; Let him go hunt the Woods; he's now disarm'd. [_They run round brushing the walls, &c., to dislodge the spirit._ ALL. Out, Hunter, out, your Business here is done. Out to the Wilds, but do not take your Gun.
Chapter 5 of Ponteach is here in full — 343 sentences across 69 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.
the act of brushing your teeth
From this reading “[_They run round brushing the walls, &c., to dislodge the spirit._ ALL.”
remove or force out from a position
From this reading “[_They run round brushing the walls, &c., to dislodge the spirit._ ALL.”
for this reason
From this reading “Drive hence his wretched Spirit, lest it plague us; Let him go hunt the Woods; he's now disarm'd.”
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading “Drive hence his wretched Spirit, lest it plague us; Let him go hunt the Woods; he's now disarm'd.”
someone who hunts game
From this reading “Out, Hunter, out, your Business here is done.”
cause to suffer a blight
From this reading “Drive hence his wretched Spirit, lest it plague us; Let him go hunt the Woods; he's now disarm'd.”
plural of “wild” — a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
From this reading “Out to the Wilds, but do not take your Gun.”
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading “Drive hence his wretched Spirit, lest it plague us; Let him go hunt the Woods; he's now disarm'd.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading [_They run round brushing the walls, &c., to dislodge the spirit._ ALL.
the act of brushing your teeth
From this reading [_They run round brushing the walls, &c., to dislodge the spirit._ ALL.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Out, Hunter, out, your Business here is done.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Out to the Wilds, but do not take your Gun.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading [_They run round brushing the walls, &c., to dislodge the spirit._ ALL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Drive hence his wretched Spirit, lest it plague us; Let him go hunt the Woods; he's now disarm'd.
remove or force out from a position
From this reading [_They run round brushing the walls, &c., to dislodge the spirit._ ALL.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Out to the Wilds, but do not take your Gun.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Out, Hunter, out, your Business here is done.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading Drive hence his wretched Spirit, lest it plague us; Let him go hunt the Woods; he's now disarm'd.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Drive hence his wretched Spirit, lest it plague us; Let him go hunt the Woods; he's now disarm'd.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading Out to the Wilds, but do not take your Gun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Drive hence his wretched Spirit, lest it plague us; Let him go hunt the Woods; he's now disarm'd.
for this reason
From this reading Drive hence his wretched Spirit, lest it plague us; Let him go hunt the Woods; he's now disarm'd.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Out, Hunter, out, your Business here is done.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Drive hence his wretched Spirit, lest it plague us; Let him go hunt the Woods; he's now disarm'd.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Drive hence his wretched Spirit, lest it plague us; Let him go hunt the Woods; he's now disarm'd.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading Drive hence his wretched Spirit, lest it plague us; Let him go hunt the Woods; he's now disarm'd.
someone who hunts game
From this reading Out, Hunter, out, your Business here is done.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Out, Hunter, out, your Business here is done.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Drive hence his wretched Spirit, lest it plague us; Let him go hunt the Woods; he's now disarm'd.
in order that something should not happen
From this reading Drive hence his wretched Spirit, lest it plague us; Let him go hunt the Woods; he's now disarm'd.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Drive hence his wretched Spirit, lest it plague us; Let him go hunt the Woods; he's now disarm'd.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Out to the Wilds, but do not take your Gun.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Drive hence his wretched Spirit, lest it plague us; Let him go hunt the Woods; he's now disarm'd.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Out, Hunter, out, your Business here is done.
cause to suffer a blight
From this reading Drive hence his wretched Spirit, lest it plague us; Let him go hunt the Woods; he's now disarm'd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PONTEACH.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading [_They run round brushing the walls, &c., to dislodge the spirit._ ALL.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading [_They run round brushing the walls, &c., to dislodge the spirit._ ALL.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading Drive hence his wretched Spirit, lest it plague us; Let him go hunt the Woods; he's now disarm'd.
carry out
From this reading Out to the Wilds, but do not take your Gun.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Drive hence his wretched Spirit, lest it plague us; Let him go hunt the Woods; he's now disarm'd.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [_They run round brushing the walls, &c., to dislodge the spirit._ ALL.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [_They run round brushing the walls, &c., to dislodge the spirit._ ALL.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Drive hence his wretched Spirit, lest it plague us; Let him go hunt the Woods; he's now disarm'd.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading [_They run round brushing the walls, &c., to dislodge the spirit._ ALL.
plural of “wild” — a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
From this reading Out to the Wilds, but do not take your Gun.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Drive hence his wretched Spirit, lest it plague us; Let him go hunt the Woods; he's now disarm'd.
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading Drive hence his wretched Spirit, lest it plague us; Let him go hunt the Woods; he's now disarm'd.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Out, Hunter, out, your Business here is done.
Chapter 5 of Ponteach by Robert Rogers holds 343 sentences, grouped into 69 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 5 holds 343 sentences of Ponteach, unabridged, divided into 69 reading sections.
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