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Seeds of Pine

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

Chapter 14 of Seeds of Pine is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Emily F. (Emily Ferguson) Murphy • Curated US English Learning Edition
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ON THE LESSER SLAVE RIVER Gitchie Manito, the Mighty, Mitchie Manito, the bad; In the breast of every Redman, In the dust of every dead man, There's a tiny heap of Gitchie-- And a mighty mound of Mitchie-- There's the good and there's the bad.--CY WARMAN.
From Soto Landing, the Lesser Slave River bends its course to the north and west till it empties into Lesser Slave Lake at Sawridge.
It is a small river, being about a hundred and fifty feet wide and about thirty deep.
Owing to its sharp curving banks much care is required in its navigation.
Its banks are heavily wooded and as we pass down its quiet reaches we seem to have sailed into a dreamful world, where just to breathe is a delight.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Seeds of Pine

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

Chapter 14 of Seeds of Pine is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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ON THE LESSER SLAVE RIVER Gitchie Manito, the Mighty, Mitchie Manito, the bad; In the breast of every Redman, In the dust of every dead man, There's a tiny heap of Gitchie-- And a mighty mound of Mitchie-- There's the good and there's the bad.--CY WARMAN.
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From Soto Landing, the Lesser Slave River bends its course to the north and west till it empties into Lesser Slave Lake at Sawridge.
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It is a small river, being about a hundred and fifty feet wide and about thirty deep.
/ɪt ɪz ə smɔːl ˈrɪvər ˈbiːɪŋ əˈbaʊt ə ˈhʌndrəd ənd ˈfɪfti fiːt waɪd ənd əˈbaʊt ˈθɜːrdiː diːp/
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Owing to its sharp curving banks much care is required in its navigation.
/ˈoʊɪŋ tuː ɪts ʃɑːrp ˈkɜːrvɪŋ bæŋks mʌtʃ ker ɪz riˈkwaɪərd ɪn ɪts ˈnævəˈɡeɪʃən/
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Its banks are heavily wooded and as we pass down its quiet reaches we seem to have sailed into a dreamful world, where just to breathe is a delight.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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bends noun US /bendz/

pain resulting from rapid change in pressure

From this reading “From Soto Landing, the Lesser Slave River bends its course to the north and west till it empties into Lesser Slave Lake at Sawridge.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
curving adjective US /ˈkɜːrvɪŋ/

having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend

From this reading “Owing to its sharp curving banks much care is required in its navigation.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
empties noun US /ˈemptiz/

plural of “empty” — a container that has been emptied

From this reading “From Soto Landing, the Lesser Slave River bends its course to the north and west till it empties into Lesser Slave Lake at Sawridge.”

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lesser adjective US /ˈlesər/

of less size or importance

From this reading “ON THE LESSER SLAVE RIVER Gitchie Manito, the Mighty, Mitchie Manito, the bad; In the breast of every Redman, In the dust of every dead man, There's a tiny heap of Gitchie-- And a mighty mound of Mitchie-- There's the good and there's the bad.--CY WARMAN.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mound noun US /maʊnd/

(baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands

From this reading “ON THE LESSER SLAVE RIVER Gitchie Manito, the Mighty, Mitchie Manito, the bad; In the breast of every Redman, In the dust of every dead man, There's a tiny heap of Gitchie-- And a mighty mound of Mitchie-- There's the good and there's the bad.--CY WARMAN.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
navigation noun US /ˈnævəˈɡeɪʃən/

the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place

From this reading “Owing to its sharp curving banks much care is required in its navigation.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
reaches noun US /ˈriːtʃəz/

plural of “reach” — the limits within which something can be effective

From this reading “Its banks are heavily wooded and as we pass down its quiet reaches we seem to have sailed into a dreamful world, where just to breathe is a delight.”

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wooded adjective US /ˈwʊdɪd/

covered with growing trees and bushes etc

From this reading “Its banks are heavily wooded and as we pass down its quiet reaches we seem to have sailed into a dreamful world, where just to breathe is a delight.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

heavily wooded adverb + adjective

In this reading “Its banks are heavily wooded and as we pass down its quiet reaches we seem to have sailed into a dreamful world, where just to breathe is a delight.”

151 times in 225,867 chapters
fifty feet noun + noun counted as “fifty foot”

In this reading “It is a small river, being about a hundred and fifty feet wide and about thirty deep.”

3,945 times in 225,867 chapters
about thirty preposition + noun

In this reading “It is a small river, being about a hundred and fifty feet wide and about thirty deep.”

4,049 times in 225,867 chapters
dead man adjective + noun

In this reading “ON THE LESSER SLAVE RIVER Gitchie Manito, the Mighty, Mitchie Manito, the bad; In the breast of every Redman, In the dust of every dead man, There's a tiny heap of Gitchie-- And a mighty mound of Mitchie-- There's the good and there's the bad.--CY WARMAN.”

11,088 times in 225,867 chapters
about a hundred preposition + article + noun counted as “about … hundred”

In this reading “It is a small river, being about a hundred and fifty feet wide and about thirty deep.”

3,778 times in 225,867 chapters
small river adjective + noun

In this reading “It is a small river, being about a hundred and fifty feet wide and about thirty deep.”

656 times in 225,867 chapters
pass down verb + adjective

In this reading “Its banks are heavily wooded and as we pass down its quiet reaches we seem to have sailed into a dreamful world, where just to breathe is a delight.”

2,672 times in 225,867 chapters
dust of verb + particle

In this reading “ON THE LESSER SLAVE RIVER Gitchie Manito, the Mighty, Mitchie Manito, the bad; In the breast of every Redman, In the dust of every dead man, There's a tiny heap of Gitchie-- And a mighty mound of Mitchie-- There's the good and there's the bad.--CY WARMAN.”

4,926 times in 225,867 chapters

All words in this reading · 79

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading ON THE LESSER SLAVE RIVER Gitchie Manito, the Mighty, Mitchie Manito, the bad; In the breast of every Redman, In the dust of every dead man, There's a tiny heap of Gitchie-- And a mighty mound of Mitchie-- There's the good and there's the bad.--CY WARMAN.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading It is a small river, being about a hundred and fifty feet wide and about thirty deep.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading ON THE LESSER SLAVE RIVER Gitchie Manito, the Mighty, Mitchie Manito, the bad; In the breast of every Redman, In the dust of every dead man, There's a tiny heap of Gitchie-- And a mighty mound of Mitchie-- There's the good and there's the bad.--CY WARMAN.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Its banks are heavily wooded and as we pass down its quiet reaches we seem to have sailed into a dreamful world, where just to breathe is a delight.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Its banks are heavily wooded and as we pass down its quiet reaches we seem to have sailed into a dreamful world, where just to breathe is a delight.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading From Soto Landing, the Lesser Slave River bends its course to the north and west till it empties into Lesser Slave Lake at Sawridge.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
badadjectiveUS /bæd/

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading ON THE LESSER SLAVE RIVER Gitchie Manito, the Mighty, Mitchie Manito, the bad; In the breast of every Redman, In the dust of every dead man, There's a tiny heap of Gitchie-- And a mighty mound of Mitchie-- There's the good and there's the bad.--CY WARMAN.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
banksnounUS /bæŋks/

English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)

From this reading Owing to its sharp curving banks much care is required in its navigation.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading It is a small river, being about a hundred and fifty feet wide and about thirty deep.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
bendsnounUS /bendz/

pain resulting from rapid change in pressure

From this reading From Soto Landing, the Lesser Slave River bends its course to the north and west till it empties into Lesser Slave Lake at Sawridge.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
breastnounUS /brest/

the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen

From this reading ON THE LESSER SLAVE RIVER Gitchie Manito, the Mighty, Mitchie Manito, the bad; In the breast of every Redman, In the dust of every dead man, There's a tiny heap of Gitchie-- And a mighty mound of Mitchie-- There's the good and there's the bad.--CY WARMAN.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
breatheverbUS /briːð/

draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs

From this reading Its banks are heavily wooded and as we pass down its quiet reaches we seem to have sailed into a dreamful world, where just to breathe is a delight.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
carenounUS /ker/

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading Owing to its sharp curving banks much care is required in its navigation.

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coursenounUS /kɔːrs/

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading From Soto Landing, the Lesser Slave River bends its course to the north and west till it empties into Lesser Slave Lake at Sawridge.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
curvingadjectiveUS /ˈkɜːrvɪŋ/

having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend

From this reading Owing to its sharp curving banks much care is required in its navigation.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
CY

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From this reading ON THE LESSER SLAVE RIVER Gitchie Manito, the Mighty, Mitchie Manito, the bad; In the breast of every Redman, In the dust of every dead man, There's a tiny heap of Gitchie-- And a mighty mound of Mitchie-- There's the good and there's the bad.--CY WARMAN.

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deadadjectiveUS /ded/

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading ON THE LESSER SLAVE RIVER Gitchie Manito, the Mighty, Mitchie Manito, the bad; In the breast of every Redman, In the dust of every dead man, There's a tiny heap of Gitchie-- And a mighty mound of Mitchie-- There's the good and there's the bad.--CY WARMAN.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
deepadjectiveUS /diːp/

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading It is a small river, being about a hundred and fifty feet wide and about thirty deep.

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delightverbUS /dɪˈlaɪt/

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading Its banks are heavily wooded and as we pass down its quiet reaches we seem to have sailed into a dreamful world, where just to breathe is a delight.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Its banks are heavily wooded and as we pass down its quiet reaches we seem to have sailed into a dreamful world, where just to breathe is a delight.

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dreamful

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From this reading Its banks are heavily wooded and as we pass down its quiet reaches we seem to have sailed into a dreamful world, where just to breathe is a delight.

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dustverbUS /dʌst/

remove the dust from

From this reading ON THE LESSER SLAVE RIVER Gitchie Manito, the Mighty, Mitchie Manito, the bad; In the breast of every Redman, In the dust of every dead man, There's a tiny heap of Gitchie-- And a mighty mound of Mitchie-- There's the good and there's the bad.--CY WARMAN.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
emptiesnounUS /ˈemptiz/

plural of “empty” — a container that has been emptied

From this reading From Soto Landing, the Lesser Slave River bends its course to the north and west till it empties into Lesser Slave Lake at Sawridge.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading ON THE LESSER SLAVE RIVER Gitchie Manito, the Mighty, Mitchie Manito, the bad; In the breast of every Redman, In the dust of every dead man, There's a tiny heap of Gitchie-- And a mighty mound of Mitchie-- There's the good and there's the bad.--CY WARMAN.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
feetnounUS /fiːt/

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading It is a small river, being about a hundred and fifty feet wide and about thirty deep.

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fiftynounUS /ˈfɪfti/

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five

From this reading It is a small river, being about a hundred and fifty feet wide and about thirty deep.

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FromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading From Soto Landing, the Lesser Slave River bends its course to the north and west till it empties into Lesser Slave Lake at Sawridge.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
Gitchie

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From this reading ON THE LESSER SLAVE RIVER Gitchie Manito, the Mighty, Mitchie Manito, the bad; In the breast of every Redman, In the dust of every dead man, There's a tiny heap of Gitchie-- And a mighty mound of Mitchie-- There's the good and there's the bad.--CY WARMAN.

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goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading ON THE LESSER SLAVE RIVER Gitchie Manito, the Mighty, Mitchie Manito, the bad; In the breast of every Redman, In the dust of every dead man, There's a tiny heap of Gitchie-- And a mighty mound of Mitchie-- There's the good and there's the bad.--CY WARMAN.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Its banks are heavily wooded and as we pass down its quiet reaches we seem to have sailed into a dreamful world, where just to breathe is a delight.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
heapnounUS /hiːp/

a collection of objects laid on top of each other

From this reading ON THE LESSER SLAVE RIVER Gitchie Manito, the Mighty, Mitchie Manito, the bad; In the breast of every Redman, In the dust of every dead man, There's a tiny heap of Gitchie-- And a mighty mound of Mitchie-- There's the good and there's the bad.--CY WARMAN.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
heavilyadverbUS /ˈhevəli/

to a considerable degree

From this reading Its banks are heavily wooded and as we pass down its quiet reaches we seem to have sailed into a dreamful world, where just to breathe is a delight.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/

ten 10s

From this reading It is a small river, being about a hundred and fifty feet wide and about thirty deep.

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InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading ON THE LESSER SLAVE RIVER Gitchie Manito, the Mighty, Mitchie Manito, the bad; In the breast of every Redman, In the dust of every dead man, There's a tiny heap of Gitchie-- And a mighty mound of Mitchie-- There's the good and there's the bad.--CY WARMAN.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading From Soto Landing, the Lesser Slave River bends its course to the north and west till it empties into Lesser Slave Lake at Sawridge.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It is a small river, being about a hundred and fifty feet wide and about thirty deep.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading From Soto Landing, the Lesser Slave River bends its course to the north and west till it empties into Lesser Slave Lake at Sawridge.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading From Soto Landing, the Lesser Slave River bends its course to the north and west till it empties into Lesser Slave Lake at Sawridge.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading Its banks are heavily wooded and as we pass down its quiet reaches we seem to have sailed into a dreamful world, where just to breathe is a delight.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
LakenounUS /leɪk/

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading From Soto Landing, the Lesser Slave River bends its course to the north and west till it empties into Lesser Slave Lake at Sawridge.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
LandingnounUS /ˈlændɪŋ/

an intermediate platform in a staircase

From this reading From Soto Landing, the Lesser Slave River bends its course to the north and west till it empties into Lesser Slave Lake at Sawridge.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
LESSERadjectiveUS /ˈlesər/

of less size or importance

From this reading ON THE LESSER SLAVE RIVER Gitchie Manito, the Mighty, Mitchie Manito, the bad; In the breast of every Redman, In the dust of every dead man, There's a tiny heap of Gitchie-- And a mighty mound of Mitchie-- There's the good and there's the bad.--CY WARMAN.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading ON THE LESSER SLAVE RIVER Gitchie Manito, the Mighty, Mitchie Manito, the bad; In the breast of every Redman, In the dust of every dead man, There's a tiny heap of Gitchie-- And a mighty mound of Mitchie-- There's the good and there's the bad.--CY WARMAN.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Manito

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From this reading ON THE LESSER SLAVE RIVER Gitchie Manito, the Mighty, Mitchie Manito, the bad; In the breast of every Redman, In the dust of every dead man, There's a tiny heap of Gitchie-- And a mighty mound of Mitchie-- There's the good and there's the bad.--CY WARMAN.

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MightyadjectiveUS /ˈmaɪti/

having or showing great strength or force or intensity

From this reading ON THE LESSER SLAVE RIVER Gitchie Manito, the Mighty, Mitchie Manito, the bad; In the breast of every Redman, In the dust of every dead man, There's a tiny heap of Gitchie-- And a mighty mound of Mitchie-- There's the good and there's the bad.--CY WARMAN.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Mitchie

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From this reading ON THE LESSER SLAVE RIVER Gitchie Manito, the Mighty, Mitchie Manito, the bad; In the breast of every Redman, In the dust of every dead man, There's a tiny heap of Gitchie-- And a mighty mound of Mitchie-- There's the good and there's the bad.--CY WARMAN.

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moundnounUS /maʊnd/

(baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands

From this reading ON THE LESSER SLAVE RIVER Gitchie Manito, the Mighty, Mitchie Manito, the bad; In the breast of every Redman, In the dust of every dead man, There's a tiny heap of Gitchie-- And a mighty mound of Mitchie-- There's the good and there's the bad.--CY WARMAN.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Owing to its sharp curving banks much care is required in its navigation.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
navigationnounUS /ˈnævəˈɡeɪʃən/

the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place

From this reading Owing to its sharp curving banks much care is required in its navigation.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
northnounUS /nɔːrθ/

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading From Soto Landing, the Lesser Slave River bends its course to the north and west till it empties into Lesser Slave Lake at Sawridge.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading ON THE LESSER SLAVE RIVER Gitchie Manito, the Mighty, Mitchie Manito, the bad; In the breast of every Redman, In the dust of every dead man, There's a tiny heap of Gitchie-- And a mighty mound of Mitchie-- There's the good and there's the bad.--CY WARMAN.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading ON THE LESSER SLAVE RIVER Gitchie Manito, the Mighty, Mitchie Manito, the bad; In the breast of every Redman, In the dust of every dead man, There's a tiny heap of Gitchie-- And a mighty mound of Mitchie-- There's the good and there's the bad.--CY WARMAN.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
OwingadjectiveUS /ˈoʊɪŋ/

owed as a debt

From this reading Owing to its sharp curving banks much care is required in its navigation.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
passverbUS /pæs/

go across or through

From this reading Its banks are heavily wooded and as we pass down its quiet reaches we seem to have sailed into a dreamful world, where just to breathe is a delight.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading Its banks are heavily wooded and as we pass down its quiet reaches we seem to have sailed into a dreamful world, where just to breathe is a delight.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
reachesnounUS /ˈriːtʃəz/

plural of “reach” — the limits within which something can be effective

From this reading Its banks are heavily wooded and as we pass down its quiet reaches we seem to have sailed into a dreamful world, where just to breathe is a delight.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Redman

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From this reading ON THE LESSER SLAVE RIVER Gitchie Manito, the Mighty, Mitchie Manito, the bad; In the breast of every Redman, In the dust of every dead man, There's a tiny heap of Gitchie-- And a mighty mound of Mitchie-- There's the good and there's the bad.--CY WARMAN.

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requiredadjectiveUS /riˈkwaɪərd/

necessary for relief or supply

From this reading Owing to its sharp curving banks much care is required in its navigation.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
RIVERnounUS /ˈrɪvər/

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading ON THE LESSER SLAVE RIVER Gitchie Manito, the Mighty, Mitchie Manito, the bad; In the breast of every Redman, In the dust of every dead man, There's a tiny heap of Gitchie-- And a mighty mound of Mitchie-- There's the good and there's the bad.--CY WARMAN.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sailedverbUS /seɪld/

past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)

From this reading Its banks are heavily wooded and as we pass down its quiet reaches we seem to have sailed into a dreamful world, where just to breathe is a delight.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Sawridge

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From this reading From Soto Landing, the Lesser Slave River bends its course to the north and west till it empties into Lesser Slave Lake at Sawridge.

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seemverbUS /siːm/

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Its banks are heavily wooded and as we pass down its quiet reaches we seem to have sailed into a dreamful world, where just to breathe is a delight.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sharpadjectiveUS /ʃɑːrp/

(of something seen or heard) clearly defined

From this reading Owing to its sharp curving banks much care is required in its navigation.

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SLAVEnounUS /sleɪv/

a person who is owned by someone

From this reading ON THE LESSER SLAVE RIVER Gitchie Manito, the Mighty, Mitchie Manito, the bad; In the breast of every Redman, In the dust of every dead man, There's a tiny heap of Gitchie-- And a mighty mound of Mitchie-- There's the good and there's the bad.--CY WARMAN.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading It is a small river, being about a hundred and fifty feet wide and about thirty deep.

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Soto

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From this reading From Soto Landing, the Lesser Slave River bends its course to the north and west till it empties into Lesser Slave Lake at Sawridge.

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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading ON THE LESSER SLAVE RIVER Gitchie Manito, the Mighty, Mitchie Manito, the bad; In the breast of every Redman, In the dust of every dead man, There's a tiny heap of Gitchie-- And a mighty mound of Mitchie-- There's the good and there's the bad.--CY WARMAN.

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There's

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From this reading ON THE LESSER SLAVE RIVER Gitchie Manito, the Mighty, Mitchie Manito, the bad; In the breast of every Redman, In the dust of every dead man, There's a tiny heap of Gitchie-- And a mighty mound of Mitchie-- There's the good and there's the bad.--CY WARMAN.

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thirtynounUS /ˈθɜːrdiː/

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three

From this reading It is a small river, being about a hundred and fifty feet wide and about thirty deep.

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tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading From Soto Landing, the Lesser Slave River bends its course to the north and west till it empties into Lesser Slave Lake at Sawridge.

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tinyadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪni/

very small

From this reading ON THE LESSER SLAVE RIVER Gitchie Manito, the Mighty, Mitchie Manito, the bad; In the breast of every Redman, In the dust of every dead man, There's a tiny heap of Gitchie-- And a mighty mound of Mitchie-- There's the good and there's the bad.--CY WARMAN.

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toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading From Soto Landing, the Lesser Slave River bends its course to the north and west till it empties into Lesser Slave Lake at Sawridge.

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WARMAN

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From this reading ON THE LESSER SLAVE RIVER Gitchie Manito, the Mighty, Mitchie Manito, the bad; In the breast of every Redman, In the dust of every dead man, There's a tiny heap of Gitchie-- And a mighty mound of Mitchie-- There's the good and there's the bad.--CY WARMAN.

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wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Its banks are heavily wooded and as we pass down its quiet reaches we seem to have sailed into a dreamful world, where just to breathe is a delight.

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westnounUS /west/

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading From Soto Landing, the Lesser Slave River bends its course to the north and west till it empties into Lesser Slave Lake at Sawridge.

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whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Its banks are heavily wooded and as we pass down its quiet reaches we seem to have sailed into a dreamful world, where just to breathe is a delight.

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wideadjectiveUS /waɪd/

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading It is a small river, being about a hundred and fifty feet wide and about thirty deep.

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woodedadjectiveUS /ˈwʊdɪd/

covered with growing trees and bushes etc

From this reading Its banks are heavily wooded and as we pass down its quiet reaches we seem to have sailed into a dreamful world, where just to breathe is a delight.

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worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Its banks are heavily wooded and as we pass down its quiet reaches we seem to have sailed into a dreamful world, where just to breathe is a delight.

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Chapter 14 of Seeds of Pine by Emily F. (Emily Ferguson) Murphy holds 149 sentences, grouped into 30 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.

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