Chapter 1 of The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FIFTEENTH THOUSAND. BY BREVET COL. J.C. FREMONT. TO WHICH IS ADDED A DESCRIPTION OF THE PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF CALIFORNIA. WITH RECENT NOTICES OF THE GOLD REGION FROM THE LATEST AND MOST AUTHENTIC SOURCES.
Chapter 1 of The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief
From this reading “WITH RECENT NOTICES OF THE GOLD REGION FROM THE LATEST AND MOST AUTHENTIC SOURCES.”
a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes
From this reading “TO WHICH IS ADDED A DESCRIPTION OF THE PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF CALIFORNIA.”
coming next after the fourteenth and just before the sixteenth in position
From this reading “FIFTEENTH THOUSAND.”
United States explorer who mapped much of the American west and Northwest (1813-1890)
From this reading “J.C. FREMONT.”
study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation
From this reading “TO WHICH IS ADDED A DESCRIPTION OF THE PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF CALIFORNIA.”
up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date
From this reading “WITH RECENT NOTICES OF THE GOLD REGION FROM THE LATEST AND MOST AUTHENTIC SOURCES.”
plural of “notice” — an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading “WITH RECENT NOTICES OF THE GOLD REGION FROM THE LATEST AND MOST AUTHENTIC SOURCES.”
plural of “source” — the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading “WITH RECENT NOTICES OF THE GOLD REGION FROM THE LATEST AND MOST AUTHENTIC SOURCES.”
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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 TO WHICH IS ADDED A DESCRIPTION OF THE PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF CALIFORNIA.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading TO WHICH IS ADDED A DESCRIPTION OF THE PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF CALIFORNIA.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WITH RECENT NOTICES OF THE GOLD REGION FROM THE LATEST AND MOST AUTHENTIC SOURCES.
conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief
From this reading WITH RECENT NOTICES OF THE GOLD REGION FROM THE LATEST AND MOST AUTHENTIC SOURCES.
a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay)
From this reading BY BREVET COL.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY BREVET COL.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading J.C. FREMONT.
a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes
From this reading TO WHICH IS ADDED A DESCRIPTION OF THE PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF CALIFORNIA.
a pass between mountain peaks
From this reading BY BREVET COL.
a statement that represents something in words
From this reading TO WHICH IS ADDED A DESCRIPTION OF THE PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF CALIFORNIA.
coming next after the fourteenth and just before the sixteenth in position
From this reading FIFTEENTH THOUSAND.
United States explorer who mapped much of the American west and Northwest (1813-1890)
From this reading J.C. FREMONT.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WITH RECENT NOTICES OF THE GOLD REGION FROM THE LATEST AND MOST AUTHENTIC SOURCES.
study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation
From this reading TO WHICH IS ADDED A DESCRIPTION OF THE PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF CALIFORNIA.
coins made of gold
From this reading WITH RECENT NOTICES OF THE GOLD REGION FROM THE LATEST AND MOST AUTHENTIC SOURCES.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TO WHICH IS ADDED A DESCRIPTION OF THE PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF CALIFORNIA.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading J.C. FREMONT.
up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date
From this reading WITH RECENT NOTICES OF THE GOLD REGION FROM THE LATEST AND MOST AUTHENTIC SOURCES.
used to form the superlative
From this reading WITH RECENT NOTICES OF THE GOLD REGION FROM THE LATEST AND MOST AUTHENTIC SOURCES.
plural of “notice” — an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading WITH RECENT NOTICES OF THE GOLD REGION FROM THE LATEST AND MOST AUTHENTIC SOURCES.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TO WHICH IS ADDED A DESCRIPTION OF THE PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF CALIFORNIA.
involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
From this reading TO WHICH IS ADDED A DESCRIPTION OF THE PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF CALIFORNIA.
new
From this reading WITH RECENT NOTICES OF THE GOLD REGION FROM THE LATEST AND MOST AUTHENTIC SOURCES.
the extended spatial location of something
From this reading WITH RECENT NOTICES OF THE GOLD REGION FROM THE LATEST AND MOST AUTHENTIC SOURCES.
plural of “source” — the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading WITH RECENT NOTICES OF THE GOLD REGION FROM THE LATEST AND MOST AUTHENTIC SOURCES.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TO WHICH IS ADDED A DESCRIPTION OF THE PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF CALIFORNIA.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading FIFTEENTH THOUSAND.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO WHICH IS ADDED A DESCRIPTION OF THE PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF CALIFORNIA.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading TO WHICH IS ADDED A DESCRIPTION OF THE PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF CALIFORNIA.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITH RECENT NOTICES OF THE GOLD REGION FROM THE LATEST AND MOST AUTHENTIC SOURCES.
Chapter 1 of The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky by John Charles Frémont holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 1 holds 415 sentences of The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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