Chapter 15 of The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Marquette's Last Voyage, and Death._ The Departure from Green Bay. Navigating the Lake in a canoe. Storms of rain and snow. Night Encampments. Ascending the Chicago River.
Chapter 15 of The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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moving or going or growing upward
From this reading “Ascending the Chicago River.”
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading “_Marquette's Last Voyage, and Death._ The Departure from Green Bay.”
small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading “Navigating the Lake in a canoe.”
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading “Ascending the Chicago River.”
plural of “encampment” — a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
From this reading “Night Encampments.”
-ing form of “navigate” — travel on water propelled by wind or by other means
From this reading “Navigating the Lake in a canoe.”
plural of “storm” — a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
From this reading “Storms of rain and snow.”
an act of traveling by water
From this reading “_Marquette's Last Voyage, and Death._ The Departure from Green Bay.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Navigating the Lake in a canoe.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Marquette's Last Voyage, and Death._ The Departure from Green Bay.
moving or going or growing upward
From this reading Ascending the Chicago River.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading _Marquette's Last Voyage, and Death._ The Departure from Green Bay.
small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading Navigating the Lake in a canoe.
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading Ascending the Chicago River.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading _Marquette's Last Voyage, and Death._ The Departure from Green Bay.
the act of departing
From this reading _Marquette's Last Voyage, and Death._ The Departure from Green Bay.
plural of “encampment” — a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
From this reading Night Encampments.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Marquette's Last Voyage, and Death._ The Departure from Green Bay.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading _Marquette's Last Voyage, and Death._ The Departure from Green Bay.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Navigating the Lake in a canoe.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading Navigating the Lake in a canoe.
immediately past
From this reading _Marquette's Last Voyage, and Death._ The Departure from Green Bay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Marquette's Last Voyage, and Death._ The Departure from Green Bay.
-ing form of “navigate” — travel on water propelled by wind or by other means
From this reading Navigating the Lake in a canoe.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Night Encampments.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Storms of rain and snow.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading Storms of rain and snow.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Ascending the Chicago River.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Storms of rain and snow.
plural of “storm” — a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
From this reading Storms of rain and snow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Marquette's Last Voyage, and Death._ The Departure from Green Bay.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading _Marquette's Last Voyage, and Death._ The Departure from Green Bay.
Chapter 15 of The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott holds 260 sentences, grouped into 52 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 15 holds 260 sentences of The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle, unabridged, divided into 52 reading sections.
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