Chapter 2 of Red Men and White is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Red Men and White is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I am not a medicine-man," replied his father. "But I have taken horses and squaws from the Piegans. You make good medicine, maybe; but a cup of water will not kill many white men. Can you make the river boil? Let Cheschapah make bigger medicine, so the white man shall fear him as well as the Piegans, whose hearts are well known to us."
Chapter 2 of Red Men and White is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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large or big relative to something else
From this reading “Let Cheschapah make bigger medicine, so the white man shall fear him as well as the Piegans, whose hearts are well known to us."”
come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor
From this reading “Can you make the river boil?”
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading “You make good medicine, maybe; but a cup of water will not kill many white men.”
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading “Let Cheschapah make bigger medicine, so the white man shall fear him as well as the Piegans, whose hearts are well known to us."”
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “"But I have taken horses and squaws from the Piegans.”
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “You make good medicine, maybe; but a cup of water will not kill many white men.”
by chance
From this reading “You make good medicine, maybe; but a cup of water will not kill many white men.”
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading “"I am not a medicine-man," replied his father.”
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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 "I am not a medicine-man," replied his father.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am not a medicine-man," replied his father.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "But I have taken horses and squaws from the Piegans.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Let Cheschapah make bigger medicine, so the white man shall fear him as well as the Piegans, whose hearts are well known to us."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Let Cheschapah make bigger medicine, so the white man shall fear him as well as the Piegans, whose hearts are well known to us."
large or big relative to something else
From this reading Let Cheschapah make bigger medicine, so the white man shall fear him as well as the Piegans, whose hearts are well known to us."
come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor
From this reading Can you make the river boil?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I have taken horses and squaws from the Piegans.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can you make the river boil?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let Cheschapah make bigger medicine, so the white man shall fear him as well as the Piegans, whose hearts are well known to us."
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading You make good medicine, maybe; but a cup of water will not kill many white men.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "I am not a medicine-man," replied his father.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Let Cheschapah make bigger medicine, so the white man shall fear him as well as the Piegans, whose hearts are well known to us."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "But I have taken horses and squaws from the Piegans.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading You make good medicine, maybe; but a cup of water will not kill many white men.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "But I have taken horses and squaws from the Piegans.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading Let Cheschapah make bigger medicine, so the white man shall fear him as well as the Piegans, whose hearts are well known to us."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let Cheschapah make bigger medicine, so the white man shall fear him as well as the Piegans, whose hearts are well known to us."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I am not a medicine-man," replied his father.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "But I have taken horses and squaws from the Piegans.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am not a medicine-man," replied his father.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading You make good medicine, maybe; but a cup of water will not kill many white men.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Let Cheschapah make bigger medicine, so the white man shall fear him as well as the Piegans, whose hearts are well known to us."
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let Cheschapah make bigger medicine, so the white man shall fear him as well as the Piegans, whose hearts are well known to us."
engage in
From this reading You make good medicine, maybe; but a cup of water will not kill many white men.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Let Cheschapah make bigger medicine, so the white man shall fear him as well as the Piegans, whose hearts are well known to us."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading You make good medicine, maybe; but a cup of water will not kill many white men.
by chance
From this reading You make good medicine, maybe; but a cup of water will not kill many white men.
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading You make good medicine, maybe; but a cup of water will not kill many white men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am not a medicine-man," replied his father.
the force of workers available
From this reading You make good medicine, maybe; but a cup of water will not kill many white men.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I am not a medicine-man," replied his father.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You make good medicine, maybe; but a cup of water will not kill many white men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But I have taken horses and squaws from the Piegans.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "I am not a medicine-man," replied his father.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Can you make the river boil?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Let Cheschapah make bigger medicine, so the white man shall fear him as well as the Piegans, whose hearts are well known to us."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Let Cheschapah make bigger medicine, so the white man shall fear him as well as the Piegans, whose hearts are well known to us."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But I have taken horses and squaws from the Piegans.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "But I have taken horses and squaws from the Piegans.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But I have taken horses and squaws from the Piegans.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Let Cheschapah make bigger medicine, so the white man shall fear him as well as the Piegans, whose hearts are well known to us."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let Cheschapah make bigger medicine, so the white man shall fear him as well as the Piegans, whose hearts are well known to us."
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading You make good medicine, maybe; but a cup of water will not kill many white men.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Let Cheschapah make bigger medicine, so the white man shall fear him as well as the Piegans, whose hearts are well known to us."
a Caucasian
From this reading You make good medicine, maybe; but a cup of water will not kill many white men.
belonging to which person
From this reading Let Cheschapah make bigger medicine, so the white man shall fear him as well as the Piegans, whose hearts are well known to us."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You make good medicine, maybe; but a cup of water will not kill many white men.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You make good medicine, maybe; but a cup of water will not kill many white men.
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