Chapter 20 of The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle is here in full — 341 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle is here in full — 341 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Escape from the Savages._ Preaching to the Indians. Studying the Language. The Council. Speech of Ou-si-cou-de. The Baptism.
Chapter 20 of The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle is here in full — 341 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth
From this reading “The Baptism.”
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading “The Council.”
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading “_Escape from the Savages._ Preaching to the Indians.”
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading “Studying the Language.”
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
From this reading “_Escape from the Savages._ Preaching to the Indians.”
plural of “savage” — a member of an uncivilized people
From this reading “_Escape from the Savages._ Preaching to the Indians.”
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading “Speech of Ou-si-cou-de.”
reading carefully with intent to remember
From this reading “Studying the Language.”
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a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth
From this reading The Baptism.
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading The Council.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading _Escape from the Savages._ Preaching to the Indians.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Escape from the Savages._ Preaching to the Indians.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading _Escape from the Savages._ Preaching to the Indians.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading Studying the Language.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Speech of Ou-si-cou-de.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Speech of Ou-si-cou-de.
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
From this reading _Escape from the Savages._ Preaching to the Indians.
plural of “savage” — a member of an uncivilized people
From this reading _Escape from the Savages._ Preaching to the Indians.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading Speech of Ou-si-cou-de.
reading carefully with intent to remember
From this reading Studying the Language.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Escape from the Savages._ Preaching to the Indians.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Escape from the Savages._ Preaching to the Indians.
Chapter 20 of The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott holds 341 sentences, grouped into 69 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 20 holds 341 sentences of The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle, unabridged, divided into 69 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 20 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 341 sentences, grouped into 69 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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