Chapter 4 of The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle is here in full — 15 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle is here in full — 15 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_La Salle's Second Exploring Tour._ Disasters. Energy of La Salle. The Embarcation. Navigating the Lakes. Sunshine and Storm, Beauty and Desolation.
Chapter 4 of The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle is here in full — 15 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the state of being decayed or destroyed
From this reading “Sunshine and Storm, Beauty and Desolation.”
plural of “disaster” — a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading “_La Salle's Second Exploring Tour._ Disasters.”
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading “Energy of La Salle.”
-ing form of “explore” — inquire into
From this reading “_La Salle's Second Exploring Tour._ Disasters.”
plural of “lake” — a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading “Navigating the Lakes.”
-ing form of “navigate” — travel on water propelled by wind or by other means
From this reading “Navigating the Lakes.”
the rays of the sun
From this reading “Sunshine and Storm, Beauty and Desolation.”
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
From this reading “_La Salle's Second Exploring Tour._ Disasters.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sunshine and Storm, Beauty and Desolation.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading Sunshine and Storm, Beauty and Desolation.
the state of being decayed or destroyed
From this reading Sunshine and Storm, Beauty and Desolation.
plural of “disaster” — a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading _La Salle's Second Exploring Tour._ Disasters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Embarcation.
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading Energy of La Salle.
-ing form of “explore” — inquire into
From this reading _La Salle's Second Exploring Tour._ Disasters.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading _La Salle's Second Exploring Tour._ Disasters.
plural of “lake” — a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading Navigating the Lakes.
-ing form of “navigate” — travel on water propelled by wind or by other means
From this reading Navigating the Lakes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Energy of La Salle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Energy of La Salle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _La Salle's Second Exploring Tour._ Disasters.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading _La Salle's Second Exploring Tour._ Disasters.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading Sunshine and Storm, Beauty and Desolation.
the rays of the sun
From this reading Sunshine and Storm, Beauty and Desolation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Embarcation.
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
From this reading _La Salle's Second Exploring Tour._ Disasters.
Chapter 4 of The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott holds 15 sentences, grouped into 3 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 4 holds 15 sentences of The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle, unabridged, divided into 3 reading sections.
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