Chapter 3 of Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
If I should leave the land of my fathers, whither shall I 5 fly? Shall I go to the south, and dwell among the graves of the Pequots? Shall I wander to the west?--the fierce Mohawk, the man-eater, is my foe. Shall I fly to the east?--the great water is before me. No, stranger, here I have lived, and here I will die!
Chapter 3 of Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/76 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading “Shall I go to the south, and dwell among the graves of the Pequots?”
plural of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “If I should leave the land of my fathers, whither shall I 5 fly?”
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading “Shall I wander to the west?--the fierce Mohawk, the man-eater, is my foe.”
an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
From this reading “Shall I wander to the west?--the fierce Mohawk, the man-eater, is my foe.”
English writer known for his interest in mythology and in the classics (1895-1985)
From this reading “Shall I go to the south, and dwell among the graves of the Pequots?”
a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living along the Mohawk River in New York State
From this reading “Shall I wander to the west?--the fierce Mohawk, the man-eater, is my foe.”
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading “Shall I wander to the west?--the fierce Mohawk, the man-eater, is my foe.”
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading “If I should leave the land of my fathers, whither shall I 5 fly?”
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From this reading If I should leave the land of my fathers, whither shall I 5 fly?
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Shall I go to the south, and dwell among the graves of the Pequots?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Shall I go to the south, and dwell among the graves of the Pequots?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Shall I fly to the east?--the great water is before me.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading No, stranger, here I have lived, and here I will die!
think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading Shall I go to the south, and dwell among the graves of the Pequots?
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading Shall I fly to the east?--the great water is before me.
plural of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading If I should leave the land of my fathers, whither shall I 5 fly?
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading Shall I wander to the west?--the fierce Mohawk, the man-eater, is my foe.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading If I should leave the land of my fathers, whither shall I 5 fly?
an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
From this reading Shall I wander to the west?--the fierce Mohawk, the man-eater, is my foe.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Shall I go to the south, and dwell among the graves of the Pequots?
English writer known for his interest in mythology and in the classics (1895-1985)
From this reading Shall I go to the south, and dwell among the graves of the Pequots?
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Shall I fly to the east?--the great water is before me.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No, stranger, here I have lived, and here I will die!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading No, stranger, here I have lived, and here I will die!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If I should leave the land of my fathers, whither shall I 5 fly?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I should leave the land of my fathers, whither shall I 5 fly?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Shall I wander to the west?--the fierce Mohawk, the man-eater, is my foe.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading If I should leave the land of my fathers, whither shall I 5 fly?
go away from a place
From this reading If I should leave the land of my fathers, whither shall I 5 fly?
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading No, stranger, here I have lived, and here I will die!
a person who eats human flesh
From this reading Shall I wander to the west?--the fierce Mohawk, the man-eater, is my foe.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Shall I fly to the east?--the great water is before me.
a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living along the Mohawk River in New York State
From this reading Shall I wander to the west?--the fierce Mohawk, the man-eater, is my foe.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If I should leave the land of my fathers, whither shall I 5 fly?
not any; not one
From this reading No, stranger, here I have lived, and here I will die!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If I should leave the land of my fathers, whither shall I 5 fly?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shall I go to the south, and dwell among the graves of the Pequots?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading If I should leave the land of my fathers, whither shall I 5 fly?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If I should leave the land of my fathers, whither shall I 5 fly?
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Shall I go to the south, and dwell among the graves of the Pequots?
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading No, stranger, here I have lived, and here I will die!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If I should leave the land of my fathers, whither shall I 5 fly?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Shall I go to the south, and dwell among the graves of the Pequots?
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading Shall I wander to the west?--the fierce Mohawk, the man-eater, is my foe.
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 Shall I fly to the east?--the great water is before me.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading Shall I wander to the west?--the fierce Mohawk, the man-eater, is my foe.
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading If I should leave the land of my fathers, whither shall I 5 fly?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading No, stranger, here I have lived, and here I will die!
Chapter 3 of Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year by E. C. (Ernest Clark) Hartwell holds 384 sentences, grouped into 77 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 3 holds 384 sentences of Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
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