Chapter 18 of The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_The Expedition of Father Hennepin._ Seeking a Northwest Passage. The Voyage Commenced. The Alarm. Delightful Scenery. The Indian Village.
Chapter 18 of The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “The Alarm.”
past form of “commence” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “The Voyage Commenced.”
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading “Delightful Scenery.”
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading “_The Expedition of Father Hennepin._ Seeking a Northwest Passage.”
the northwestern region of the United States
From this reading “_The Expedition of Father Hennepin._ Seeking a Northwest Passage.”
the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
From this reading “Delightful Scenery.”
the act of searching for something
From this reading “_The Expedition of Father Hennepin._ Seeking a Northwest Passage.”
an act of traveling by water
From this reading “The Voyage Commenced.”
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 _The Expedition of Father Hennepin._ Seeking a Northwest Passage.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading The Alarm.
past form of “commence” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The Voyage Commenced.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading Delightful Scenery.
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading _The Expedition of Father Hennepin._ Seeking a Northwest Passage.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading _The Expedition of Father Hennepin._ Seeking a Northwest Passage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Expedition of Father Hennepin._ Seeking a Northwest Passage.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading The Indian Village.
the northwestern region of the United States
From this reading _The Expedition of Father Hennepin._ Seeking a Northwest Passage.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Expedition of Father Hennepin._ Seeking a Northwest Passage.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading _The Expedition of Father Hennepin._ Seeking a Northwest Passage.
the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
From this reading Delightful Scenery.
the act of searching for something
From this reading _The Expedition of Father Hennepin._ Seeking a Northwest Passage.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Expedition of Father Hennepin._ Seeking a Northwest Passage.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading The Indian Village.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading The Voyage Commenced.
Chapter 18 of The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott holds 187 sentences, grouped into 38 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 18 holds 187 sentences of The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 18 of The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 187 sentences, grouped into 38 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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