Chapter 2 of The Chase of Saint-Castin and Other Stories is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Chase of Saint-Castin and Other Stories is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Hide yourself first," whispered Saint-Castin. They could hear feet running on the flinty approach. The chase was so close that the English might have seen them enter the chapel. "Get in, get in!" begged the Abenaqui girl. "They will not hurt me."
Chapter 2 of The Chase of Saint-Castin and Other Stories is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move towards
From this reading “They could hear feet running on the flinty approach.”
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “"Get in, get in!" begged the Abenaqui girl.”
a place of worship that has its own altar
From this reading “The chase was so close that the English might have seen them enter the chapel.”
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading “The chase was so close that the English might have seen them enter the chapel.”
containing flint
From this reading “They could hear feet running on the flinty approach.”
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading “"Hide yourself first," whispered Saint-Castin.”
be the source of pain
From this reading “"They will not hurt me."”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “"Hide yourself first," whispered Saint-Castin.”
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From this reading "Get in, get in!" begged the Abenaqui girl.
move towards
From this reading They could hear feet running on the flinty approach.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "Get in, get in!" begged the Abenaqui girl.
a place of worship that has its own altar
From this reading The chase was so close that the English might have seen them enter the chapel.
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading The chase was so close that the English might have seen them enter the chapel.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading The chase was so close that the English might have seen them enter the chapel.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They could hear feet running on the flinty approach.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading The chase was so close that the English might have seen them enter the chapel.
to come or go into
From this reading The chase was so close that the English might have seen them enter the chapel.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading They could hear feet running on the flinty approach.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Hide yourself first," whispered Saint-Castin.
containing flint
From this reading They could hear feet running on the flinty approach.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Get in, get in!" begged the Abenaqui girl.
a young female
From this reading "Get in, get in!" begged the Abenaqui girl.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The chase was so close that the English might have seen them enter the chapel.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading They could hear feet running on the flinty approach.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading "Hide yourself first," whispered Saint-Castin.
be the source of pain
From this reading "They will not hurt me."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Get in, get in!" begged the Abenaqui girl.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "They will not hurt me."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The chase was so close that the English might have seen them enter the chapel.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "They will not hurt me."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They could hear feet running on the flinty approach.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading They could hear feet running on the flinty approach.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hide yourself first," whispered Saint-Castin.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The chase was so close that the English might have seen them enter the chapel.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The chase was so close that the English might have seen them enter the chapel.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The chase was so close that the English might have seen them enter the chapel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They could hear feet running on the flinty approach.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The chase was so close that the English might have seen them enter the chapel.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They could hear feet running on the flinty approach.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The chase was so close that the English might have seen them enter the chapel.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "Hide yourself first," whispered Saint-Castin.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "They will not hurt me."
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Hide yourself first," whispered Saint-Castin.
Chapter 2 of The Chase of Saint-Castin and Other Stories by Mary Hartwell Catherwood holds 452 sentences, grouped into 91 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.
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