Chapter 15 of The Conquest is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Conquest is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PURSUIT. When I speak of madness, I mean nothing else. From that moment the old man was daft, as it seemed to me. We two led the way, the Mohawks following after the sled, and Radisson set such a place as I never traveled before or since. The mighty energy of the old man dominated us all.
Chapter 15 of The Conquest is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading “From that moment the old man was daft, as it seemed to me.”
controlled or ruled by superior authority or power
From this reading “The mighty energy of the old man dominated us all.”
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading “The mighty energy of the old man dominated us all.”
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading “When I speak of madness, I mean nothing else.”
plural of “mohawk” — a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living along the Mohawk River in New York State
From this reading “We two led the way, the Mohawks following after the sled, and Radisson set such a place as I never traveled before or since.”
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading “THE PURSUIT.”
a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
From this reading “We two led the way, the Mohawks following after the sled, and Radisson set such a place as I never traveled before or since.”
traveled over or through; sometimes used as a combining term
From this reading “We two led the way, the Mohawks following after the sled, and Radisson set such a place as I never traveled before or since.”
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a man who is very old
In this reading “From that moment the old man was daft, as it seemed to me.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We two led the way, the Mohawks following after the sled, and Radisson set such a place as I never traveled before or since.
later than; following
From this reading We two led the way, the Mohawks following after the sled, and Radisson set such a place as I never traveled before or since.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The mighty energy of the old man dominated us all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We two led the way, the Mohawks following after the sled, and Radisson set such a place as I never traveled before or since.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading From that moment the old man was daft, as it seemed to me.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We two led the way, the Mohawks following after the sled, and Radisson set such a place as I never traveled before or since.
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading From that moment the old man was daft, as it seemed to me.
controlled or ruled by superior authority or power
From this reading The mighty energy of the old man dominated us all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I speak of madness, I mean nothing else.
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading The mighty energy of the old man dominated us all.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading We two led the way, the Mohawks following after the sled, and Radisson set such a place as I never traveled before or since.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From that moment the old man was daft, as it seemed to me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I speak of madness, I mean nothing else.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading From that moment the old man was daft, as it seemed to me.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading We two led the way, the Mohawks following after the sled, and Radisson set such a place as I never traveled before or since.
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading When I speak of madness, I mean nothing else.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading From that moment the old man was daft, as it seemed to me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From that moment the old man was daft, as it seemed to me.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading When I speak of madness, I mean nothing else.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading The mighty energy of the old man dominated us all.
plural of “mohawk” — a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living along the Mohawk River in New York State
From this reading We two led the way, the Mohawks following after the sled, and Radisson set such a place as I never traveled before or since.
a particular point in time
From this reading From that moment the old man was daft, as it seemed to me.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading We two led the way, the Mohawks following after the sled, and Radisson set such a place as I never traveled before or since.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading When I speak of madness, I mean nothing else.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When I speak of madness, I mean nothing else.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading From that moment the old man was daft, as it seemed to me.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We two led the way, the Mohawks following after the sled, and Radisson set such a place as I never traveled before or since.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading We two led the way, the Mohawks following after the sled, and Radisson set such a place as I never traveled before or since.
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading THE PURSUIT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We two led the way, the Mohawks following after the sled, and Radisson set such a place as I never traveled before or since.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading From that moment the old man was daft, as it seemed to me.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading We two led the way, the Mohawks following after the sled, and Radisson set such a place as I never traveled before or since.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading We two led the way, the Mohawks following after the sled, and Radisson set such a place as I never traveled before or since.
a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
From this reading We two led the way, the Mohawks following after the sled, and Radisson set such a place as I never traveled before or since.
express in speech
From this reading When I speak of madness, I mean nothing else.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading We two led the way, the Mohawks following after the sled, and Radisson set such a place as I never traveled before or since.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From that moment the old man was daft, as it seemed to me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PURSUIT.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From that moment the old man was daft, as it seemed to me.
traveled over or through; sometimes used as a combining term
From this reading We two led the way, the Mohawks following after the sled, and Radisson set such a place as I never traveled before or since.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading We two led the way, the Mohawks following after the sled, and Radisson set such a place as I never traveled before or since.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The mighty energy of the old man dominated us all.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From that moment the old man was daft, as it seemed to me.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading We two led the way, the Mohawks following after the sled, and Radisson set such a place as I never traveled before or since.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We two led the way, the Mohawks following after the sled, and Radisson set such a place as I never traveled before or since.
at the time that
From this reading When I speak of madness, I mean nothing else.
Chapter 15 of The Conquest by H. (Henry) Bedford-Jones holds 149 sentences, grouped into 30 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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