Chapter 21 of The Heritage of the Sioux is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Heritage of the Sioux is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“So good little girl yoh are to true' Ramon! Now I knows for sure yoh lov' me moch as I lov' yoh! Now we go little ride more to my house high up in the pinons--then we be so happy like two birds in nes'. Firs' we rest ourselves, querida mia. This good place for res', my sweetheart that comes so far to be with Ramon.
Chapter 21 of The Heritage of the Sioux is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading “Now we go little ride more to my house high up in the pinons--then we be so happy like two birds in nes'.”
plural of “fir” — nonresinous wood of a fir tree
From this reading “Firs' we rest ourselves, querida mia.”
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “Now I knows for sure yoh lov' me moch as I lov' yoh!”
plural of “ne” — a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
From this reading “Now we go little ride more to my house high up in the pinons--then we be so happy like two birds in nes'.”
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “Firs' we rest ourselves, querida mia.”
a widely distributed system consisting of all the cells able to ingest bacteria or colloidal particles etc, except for certain white blood cells
From this reading “This good place for res', my sweetheart that comes so far to be with Ramon.”
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “Now we go little ride more to my house high up in the pinons--then we be so happy like two birds in nes'.”
a person loved by another person
From this reading “This good place for res', my sweetheart that comes so far to be with Ramon.”
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “So good little girl yoh are to true' Ramon!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now I knows for sure yoh lov' me moch as I lov' yoh!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now we go little ride more to my house high up in the pinons--then we be so happy like two birds in nes'.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Now we go little ride more to my house high up in the pinons--then we be so happy like two birds in nes'.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading This good place for res', my sweetheart that comes so far to be with Ramon.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading This good place for res', my sweetheart that comes so far to be with Ramon.
plural of “fir” — nonresinous wood of a fir tree
From this reading Firs' we rest ourselves, querida mia.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now I knows for sure yoh lov' me moch as I lov' yoh!
a young female
From this reading “So good little girl yoh are to true' Ramon!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Now we go little ride more to my house high up in the pinons--then we be so happy like two birds in nes'.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “So good little girl yoh are to true' Ramon!
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Now we go little ride more to my house high up in the pinons--then we be so happy like two birds in nes'.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Now we go little ride more to my house high up in the pinons--then we be so happy like two birds in nes'.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Now we go little ride more to my house high up in the pinons--then we be so happy like two birds in nes'.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now I knows for sure yoh lov' me moch as I lov' yoh!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now we go little ride more to my house high up in the pinons--then we be so happy like two birds in nes'.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading Now I knows for sure yoh lov' me moch as I lov' yoh!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Now we go little ride more to my house high up in the pinons--then we be so happy like two birds in nes'.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “So good little girl yoh are to true' Ramon!
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From this reading Now I knows for sure yoh lov' me moch as I lov' yoh!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now I knows for sure yoh lov' me moch as I lov' yoh!
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From this reading Firs' we rest ourselves, querida mia.
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From this reading Now I knows for sure yoh lov' me moch as I lov' yoh!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Now we go little ride more to my house high up in the pinons--then we be so happy like two birds in nes'.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Now we go little ride more to my house high up in the pinons--then we be so happy like two birds in nes'.
plural of “ne” — a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
From this reading Now we go little ride more to my house high up in the pinons--then we be so happy like two birds in nes'.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now I knows for sure yoh lov' me moch as I lov' yoh!
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading Firs' we rest ourselves, querida mia.
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From this reading Now we go little ride more to my house high up in the pinons--then we be so happy like two birds in nes'.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading This good place for res', my sweetheart that comes so far to be with Ramon.
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From this reading Firs' we rest ourselves, querida mia.
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From this reading “So good little girl yoh are to true' Ramon!
a widely distributed system consisting of all the cells able to ingest bacteria or colloidal particles etc, except for certain white blood cells
From this reading This good place for res', my sweetheart that comes so far to be with Ramon.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Firs' we rest ourselves, querida mia.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Now we go little ride more to my house high up in the pinons--then we be so happy like two birds in nes'.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So good little girl yoh are to true' Ramon!
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Now I knows for sure yoh lov' me moch as I lov' yoh!
a person loved by another person
From this reading This good place for res', my sweetheart that comes so far to be with Ramon.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This good place for res', my sweetheart that comes so far to be with Ramon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now we go little ride more to my house high up in the pinons--then we be so happy like two birds in nes'.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Now we go little ride more to my house high up in the pinons--then we be so happy like two birds in nes'.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This good place for res', my sweetheart that comes so far to be with Ramon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “So good little girl yoh are to true' Ramon!
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “So good little girl yoh are to true' Ramon!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Now we go little ride more to my house high up in the pinons--then we be so happy like two birds in nes'.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Now we go little ride more to my house high up in the pinons--then we be so happy like two birds in nes'.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Now we go little ride more to my house high up in the pinons--then we be so happy like two birds in nes'.
in the company of; together with
From this reading This good place for res', my sweetheart that comes so far to be with Ramon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So good little girl yoh are to true' Ramon!
Chapter 21 of The Heritage of the Sioux by B. M. Bower holds 172 sentences, grouped into 35 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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