Chapter 6 of Roger Davis, Loyalist is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Roger Davis, Loyalist is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
King or People? The road between Lexington and Cambridge lay well in the valley. But I kept to the hill country. I knew that all the roads must be avoided. I felt sure that I could keep the course, which I knew was easterly, and tramp home by way of the low, timber-crowned ridge of mountains.
Chapter 6 of Roger Davis, Loyalist is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “avoid” — stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading “I knew that all the roads must be avoided.”
a university in England
From this reading “The road between Lexington and Cambridge lay well in the valley.”
lying in or toward the east
From this reading “I felt sure that I could keep the course, which I knew was easterly, and tramp home by way of the low, timber-crowned ridge of mountains.”
town in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first battle of the American Revolution was fought
From this reading “The road between Lexington and Cambridge lay well in the valley.”
a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading “I felt sure that I could keep the course, which I knew was easterly, and tramp home by way of the low, timber-crowned ridge of mountains.”
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading “I knew that all the roads must be avoided.”
a vagrant
From this reading “I felt sure that I could keep the course, which I knew was easterly, and tramp home by way of the low, timber-crowned ridge of mountains.”
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading “The road between Lexington and Cambridge lay well in the valley.”
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In this reading “I felt sure that I could keep the course, which I knew was easterly, and tramp home by way of the low, timber-crowned ridge of mountains.”
In this reading “The road between Lexington and Cambridge lay well in the valley.”
In this reading “I felt sure that I could keep the course, which I knew was easterly, and tramp home by way of the low, timber-crowned ridge of mountains.”
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(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 I knew that all the roads must be avoided.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The road between Lexington and Cambridge lay well in the valley.
past form of “avoid” — stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading I knew that all the roads must be avoided.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I knew that all the roads must be avoided.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The road between Lexington and Cambridge lay well in the valley.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I kept to the hill country.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I felt sure that I could keep the course, which I knew was easterly, and tramp home by way of the low, timber-crowned ridge of mountains.
a university in England
From this reading The road between Lexington and Cambridge lay well in the valley.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I felt sure that I could keep the course, which I knew was easterly, and tramp home by way of the low, timber-crowned ridge of mountains.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading But I kept to the hill country.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading I felt sure that I could keep the course, which I knew was easterly, and tramp home by way of the low, timber-crowned ridge of mountains.
lying in or toward the east
From this reading I felt sure that I could keep the course, which I knew was easterly, and tramp home by way of the low, timber-crowned ridge of mountains.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I felt sure that I could keep the course, which I knew was easterly, and tramp home by way of the low, timber-crowned ridge of mountains.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading But I kept to the hill country.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I felt sure that I could keep the course, which I knew was easterly, and tramp home by way of the low, timber-crowned ridge of mountains.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I kept to the hill country.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The road between Lexington and Cambridge lay well in the valley.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I felt sure that I could keep the course, which I knew was easterly, and tramp home by way of the low, timber-crowned ridge of mountains.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading But I kept to the hill country.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading King or People?
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I knew that all the roads must be avoided.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The road between Lexington and Cambridge lay well in the valley.
town in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first battle of the American Revolution was fought
From this reading The road between Lexington and Cambridge lay well in the valley.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading I felt sure that I could keep the course, which I knew was easterly, and tramp home by way of the low, timber-crowned ridge of mountains.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading I felt sure that I could keep the course, which I knew was easterly, and tramp home by way of the low, timber-crowned ridge of mountains.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I knew that all the roads must be avoided.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I felt sure that I could keep the course, which I knew was easterly, and tramp home by way of the low, timber-crowned ridge of mountains.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading King or People?
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading King or People?
a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading I felt sure that I could keep the course, which I knew was easterly, and tramp home by way of the low, timber-crowned ridge of mountains.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The road between Lexington and Cambridge lay well in the valley.
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading I knew that all the roads must be avoided.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading I felt sure that I could keep the course, which I knew was easterly, and tramp home by way of the low, timber-crowned ridge of mountains.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I knew that all the roads must be avoided.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The road between Lexington and Cambridge lay well in the valley.
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From this reading I felt sure that I could keep the course, which I knew was easterly, and tramp home by way of the low, timber-crowned ridge of mountains.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But I kept to the hill country.
a vagrant
From this reading I felt sure that I could keep the course, which I knew was easterly, and tramp home by way of the low, timber-crowned ridge of mountains.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading The road between Lexington and Cambridge lay well in the valley.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I felt sure that I could keep the course, which I knew was easterly, and tramp home by way of the low, timber-crowned ridge of mountains.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I felt sure that I could keep the course, which I knew was easterly, and tramp home by way of the low, timber-crowned ridge of mountains.
(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 The road between Lexington and Cambridge lay well in the valley.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I felt sure that I could keep the course, which I knew was easterly, and tramp home by way of the low, timber-crowned ridge of mountains.
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