Chapter 10 of The Ark of 1803 is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Ark of 1803 is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“SAM HOKOMOKE” “You needn’t be scared!” Lewis exclaimed, for Moses was getting his rifle. “He’s somebody you know. Guess who he is! Guess!
Chapter 10 of The Ark of 1803 is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of acquiring something
From this reading “Lewis exclaimed, for Moses was getting his rifle.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “Guess who he is!”
United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
From this reading “Lewis exclaimed, for Moses was getting his rifle.”
(Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus; Moses received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai
From this reading “Lewis exclaimed, for Moses was getting his rifle.”
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading “Lewis exclaimed, for Moses was getting his rifle.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading ““SAM HOKOMOKE” “You needn’t be scared!””
made afraid
From this reading ““SAM HOKOMOKE” “You needn’t be scared!””
a person, without saying who
From this reading ““He’s somebody you know.”
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “SAM HOKOMOKE” “You needn’t be scared!”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Lewis exclaimed, for Moses was getting his rifle.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lewis exclaimed, for Moses was getting his rifle.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Lewis exclaimed, for Moses was getting his rifle.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Guess who he is!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Guess who he is!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’s somebody you know.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lewis exclaimed, for Moses was getting his rifle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “SAM HOKOMOKE” “You needn’t be scared!”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Guess who he is!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “He’s somebody you know.
United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
From this reading Lewis exclaimed, for Moses was getting his rifle.
(Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus; Moses received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai
From this reading Lewis exclaimed, for Moses was getting his rifle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “SAM HOKOMOKE” “You needn’t be scared!”
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading Lewis exclaimed, for Moses was getting his rifle.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “SAM HOKOMOKE” “You needn’t be scared!”
made afraid
From this reading “SAM HOKOMOKE” “You needn’t be scared!”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “He’s somebody you know.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lewis exclaimed, for Moses was getting his rifle.
which person or people
From this reading Guess who he is!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “SAM HOKOMOKE” “You needn’t be scared!”
Chapter 10 of The Ark of 1803 by C. A. (Charles Asbury) Stephens holds 213 sentences, grouped into 43 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 10 holds 213 sentences of The Ark of 1803, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of The Ark of 1803 by C. A. (Charles Asbury) Stephens exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 213 sentences, grouped into 43 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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