Chapter 2 of The Bird-Woman of the Lewis and Clark is here in full — 477 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Bird-Woman of the Lewis and Clark is here in full — 477 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
meet sang sucked own short taken SACAJAWEA'S PEOPLE. One day near the head of the Missouri, Sacajawea stopped short as she walked. She looked hard to the West. She saw far away some Indians on horseback. She began to dance and jump.
Chapter 2 of The Bird-Woman of the Lewis and Clark is here in full — 477 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading “She began to dance and jump.”
the back of a horse
From this reading “She saw far away some Indians on horseback.”
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading “She saw far away some Indians on horseback.”
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “She began to dance and jump.”
a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union
From this reading “One day near the head of the Missouri, Sacajawea stopped short as she walked.”
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading “meet sang sucked own short taken SACAJAWEA'S PEOPLE.”
past form of “suck” — draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth
From this reading “meet sang sucked own short taken SACAJAWEA'S PEOPLE.”
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading “She looked hard to the West.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She began to dance and jump.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One day near the head of the Missouri, Sacajawea stopped short as she walked.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She saw far away some Indians on horseback.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading She began to dance and jump.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading She began to dance and jump.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day near the head of the Missouri, Sacajawea stopped short as she walked.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading She saw far away some Indians on horseback.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading She looked hard to the West.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading One day near the head of the Missouri, Sacajawea stopped short as she walked.
the back of a horse
From this reading She saw far away some Indians on horseback.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading She saw far away some Indians on horseback.
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading She began to dance and jump.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked hard to the West.
come together
From this reading meet sang sucked own short taken SACAJAWEA'S PEOPLE.
a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union
From this reading One day near the head of the Missouri, Sacajawea stopped short as she walked.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading One day near the head of the Missouri, Sacajawea stopped short as she walked.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One day near the head of the Missouri, Sacajawea stopped short as she walked.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She saw far away some Indians on horseback.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day near the head of the Missouri, Sacajawea stopped short as she walked.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading meet sang sucked own short taken SACAJAWEA'S PEOPLE.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading meet sang sucked own short taken SACAJAWEA'S PEOPLE.
the Shoshone guide and interpreter who guided the Lewis and Clark expedition part of the way
From this reading One day near the head of the Missouri, Sacajawea stopped short as she walked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading meet sang sucked own short taken SACAJAWEA'S PEOPLE.
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading meet sang sucked own short taken SACAJAWEA'S PEOPLE.
cut with a saw
From this reading She saw far away some Indians on horseback.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One day near the head of the Missouri, Sacajawea stopped short as she walked.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading meet sang sucked own short taken SACAJAWEA'S PEOPLE.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She saw far away some Indians on horseback.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading One day near the head of the Missouri, Sacajawea stopped short as she walked.
past form of “suck” — draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth
From this reading meet sang sucked own short taken SACAJAWEA'S PEOPLE.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading meet sang sucked own short taken SACAJAWEA'S PEOPLE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One day near the head of the Missouri, Sacajawea stopped short as she walked.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She looked hard to the West.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading One day near the head of the Missouri, Sacajawea stopped short as she walked.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading She looked hard to the West.
Chapter 2 of The Bird-Woman of the Lewis and Clark by Katherine Chandler holds 477 sentences, grouped into 96 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
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