Chapter 4 of The conquest of the great Northwest, Volume 1 (of 2) is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of The conquest of the great Northwest, Volume 1 (of 2) is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HUDSON’S SECOND VOYAGE Henceforth Hudson was an obsessed man. First, _he_ possessed the Idea. Now the _Idea_ possessed him. It was to lead him on a course no man would willingly have followed. Yet he followed it.
Chapter 4 of The conquest of the great Northwest, Volume 1 (of 2) is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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from this time forth; from now on
From this reading “HUDSON’S SECOND VOYAGE Henceforth Hudson was an obsessed man.”
a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
From this reading “HUDSON’S SECOND VOYAGE Henceforth Hudson was an obsessed man.”
possessive form of “hudson” — a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
take somebody somewhere
From this reading “It was to lead him on a course no man would willingly have followed.”
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading “HUDSON’S SECOND VOYAGE Henceforth Hudson was an obsessed man.”
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading “First, _he_ possessed the Idea.”
an act of traveling by water
From this reading “HUDSON’S SECOND VOYAGE Henceforth Hudson was an obsessed man.”
in a willing manner
From this reading “It was to lead him on a course no man would willingly have followed.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “HUDSON’S SECOND VOYAGE Henceforth Hudson was an obsessed man.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was to lead him on a course no man would willingly have followed.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading HUDSON’S SECOND VOYAGE Henceforth Hudson was an obsessed man.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading It was to lead him on a course no man would willingly have followed.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading First, _he_ possessed the Idea.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading It was to lead him on a course no man would willingly have followed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was to lead him on a course no man would willingly have followed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading First, _he_ possessed the Idea.
from this time forth; from now on
From this reading HUDSON’S SECOND VOYAGE Henceforth Hudson was an obsessed man.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now the _Idea_ possessed him.
a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
From this reading HUDSON’S SECOND VOYAGE Henceforth Hudson was an obsessed man.
possessive form of “hudson” — a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
From this reading HUDSON’S SECOND VOYAGE Henceforth Hudson was an obsessed man.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading First, _he_ possessed the Idea.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was to lead him on a course no man would willingly have followed.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading It was to lead him on a course no man would willingly have followed.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading HUDSON’S SECOND VOYAGE Henceforth Hudson was an obsessed man.
not any; not one
From this reading It was to lead him on a course no man would willingly have followed.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now the _Idea_ possessed him.
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading HUDSON’S SECOND VOYAGE Henceforth Hudson was an obsessed man.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was to lead him on a course no man would willingly have followed.
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading First, _he_ possessed the Idea.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading HUDSON’S SECOND VOYAGE Henceforth Hudson was an obsessed man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading First, _he_ possessed the Idea.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was to lead him on a course no man would willingly have followed.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading HUDSON’S SECOND VOYAGE Henceforth Hudson was an obsessed man.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HUDSON’S SECOND VOYAGE Henceforth Hudson was an obsessed man.
in a willing manner
From this reading It was to lead him on a course no man would willingly have followed.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was to lead him on a course no man would willingly have followed.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet he followed it.
Chapter 4 of The conquest of the great Northwest, Volume 1 (of 2) by Agnes C. Laut holds 128 sentences, grouped into 26 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 4 holds 128 sentences of The conquest of the great Northwest, Volume 1 (of 2), unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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