Chapter 12 of Spotted Deer is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Spotted Deer is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON THE TRAIL It was barely light when the anxious Delaware scouts hastened to the river to study the tracks at the spot where the fire had been. Running Fox spent only a few moments at that place. Then he moved along at the edge of the water. He soon found the marks of several canoes, and stopped to examine them. There were many tracks on the shore.
Chapter 12 of Spotted Deer is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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only a very short time before
From this reading “ON THE TRAIL It was barely light when the anxious Delaware scouts hastened to the river to study the tracks at the spot where the fire had been.”
plural of “canoe” — small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading “He soon found the marks of several canoes, and stopped to examine them.”
a river that rises in the Catskills in southeastern New York and flows southward along the border of Pennsylvania with New York and New Jersey to northern Delaware where it empties into Delaware Bay
From this reading “ON THE TRAIL It was barely light when the anxious Delaware scouts hastened to the river to study the tracks at the spot where the fire had been.”
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading “He soon found the marks of several canoes, and stopped to examine them.”
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading “ON THE TRAIL It was barely light when the anxious Delaware scouts hastened to the river to study the tracks at the spot where the fire had been.”
English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)
From this reading “He soon found the marks of several canoes, and stopped to examine them.”
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “ON THE TRAIL It was barely light when the anxious Delaware scouts hastened to the river to study the tracks at the spot where the fire had been.”
plural of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading “ON THE TRAIL It was barely light when the anxious Delaware scouts hastened to the river to study the tracks at the spot where the fire had been.”
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.
In this reading “Running Fox spent only a few moments at that place.”
In this reading “He soon found the marks of several canoes, and stopped to examine them.”
In this reading “There were many tracks on the shore.”
In this reading “Then he moved along at the edge of the water.”
In this reading “ON THE TRAIL It was barely light when the anxious Delaware scouts hastened to the river to study the tracks at the spot where the fire had been.”
In this reading “ON THE TRAIL It was barely light when the anxious Delaware scouts hastened to the river to study the tracks at the spot where the fire had been.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Running Fox spent only a few moments at that place.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Then he moved along at the edge of the water.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He soon found the marks of several canoes, and stopped to examine them.
eagerly desirous
From this reading ON THE TRAIL It was barely light when the anxious Delaware scouts hastened to the river to study the tracks at the spot where the fire had been.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ON THE TRAIL It was barely light when the anxious Delaware scouts hastened to the river to study the tracks at the spot where the fire had been.
only a very short time before
From this reading ON THE TRAIL It was barely light when the anxious Delaware scouts hastened to the river to study the tracks at the spot where the fire had been.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ON THE TRAIL It was barely light when the anxious Delaware scouts hastened to the river to study the tracks at the spot where the fire had been.
plural of “canoe” — small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading He soon found the marks of several canoes, and stopped to examine them.
a river that rises in the Catskills in southeastern New York and flows southward along the border of Pennsylvania with New York and New Jersey to northern Delaware where it empties into Delaware Bay
From this reading ON THE TRAIL It was barely light when the anxious Delaware scouts hastened to the river to study the tracks at the spot where the fire had been.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading Then he moved along at the edge of the water.
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading He soon found the marks of several canoes, and stopped to examine them.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Running Fox spent only a few moments at that place.
start firing a weapon
From this reading ON THE TRAIL It was barely light when the anxious Delaware scouts hastened to the river to study the tracks at the spot where the fire had been.
set up or found
From this reading He soon found the marks of several canoes, and stopped to examine them.
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading Running Fox spent only a few moments at that place.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ON THE TRAIL It was barely light when the anxious Delaware scouts hastened to the river to study the tracks at the spot where the fire had been.
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading ON THE TRAIL It was barely light when the anxious Delaware scouts hastened to the river to study the tracks at the spot where the fire had been.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he moved along at the edge of the water.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ON THE TRAIL It was barely light when the anxious Delaware scouts hastened to the river to study the tracks at the spot where the fire had been.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading ON THE TRAIL It was barely light when the anxious Delaware scouts hastened to the river to study the tracks at the spot where the fire had been.
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 There were many tracks on the shore.
English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)
From this reading He soon found the marks of several canoes, and stopped to examine them.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading Running Fox spent only a few moments at that place.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Then he moved along at the edge of the water.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then he moved along at the edge of the water.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE TRAIL It was barely light when the anxious Delaware scouts hastened to the river to study the tracks at the spot where the fire had been.
and nothing more
From this reading Running Fox spent only a few moments at that place.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Running Fox spent only a few moments at that place.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading ON THE TRAIL It was barely light when the anxious Delaware scouts hastened to the river to study the tracks at the spot where the fire had been.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Running Fox spent only a few moments at that place.
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading ON THE TRAIL It was barely light when the anxious Delaware scouts hastened to the river to study the tracks at the spot where the fire had been.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading He soon found the marks of several canoes, and stopped to examine them.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading There were many tracks on the shore.
in the near future
From this reading He soon found the marks of several canoes, and stopped to examine them.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Running Fox spent only a few moments at that place.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading ON THE TRAIL It was barely light when the anxious Delaware scouts hastened to the river to study the tracks at the spot where the fire had been.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading He soon found the marks of several canoes, and stopped to examine them.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading ON THE TRAIL It was barely light when the anxious Delaware scouts hastened to the river to study the tracks at the spot where the fire had been.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Running Fox spent only a few moments at that place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE TRAIL It was barely light when the anxious Delaware scouts hastened to the river to study the tracks at the spot where the fire had been.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He soon found the marks of several canoes, and stopped to examine them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he moved along at the edge of the water.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were many tracks on the shore.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ON THE TRAIL It was barely light when the anxious Delaware scouts hastened to the river to study the tracks at the spot where the fire had been.
plural of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading ON THE TRAIL It was barely light when the anxious Delaware scouts hastened to the river to study the tracks at the spot where the fire had been.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading ON THE TRAIL It was barely light when the anxious Delaware scouts hastened to the river to study the tracks at the spot where the fire had been.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ON THE TRAIL It was barely light when the anxious Delaware scouts hastened to the river to study the tracks at the spot where the fire had been.
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 Then he moved along at the edge of the water.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were many tracks on the shore.
at the time that
From this reading ON THE TRAIL It was barely light when the anxious Delaware scouts hastened to the river to study the tracks at the spot where the fire had been.
in or at the place that
From this reading ON THE TRAIL It was barely light when the anxious Delaware scouts hastened to the river to study the tracks at the spot where the fire had been.
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