Chapter 6 of The Hero of Ticonderoga is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of The Hero of Ticonderoga is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BEFORE THE GOVERNOR. Mr. Talbot knew not what to do. Had he lived in the days of the electric telegraph he would have used the wire to obtain instructions. But in those days only a horse was at his disposal, and that was a slow means of travel. He knew that he must act as he thought best.
Chapter 6 of The Hero of Ticonderoga is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the power to use something or someone
From this reading “But in those days only a horse was at his disposal, and that was a slow means of travel.”
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading “Had he lived in the days of the electric telegraph he would have used the wire to obtain instructions.”
a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
From this reading “Had he lived in the days of the electric telegraph he would have used the wire to obtain instructions.”
come into possession of
From this reading “Had he lived in the days of the electric telegraph he would have used the wire to obtain instructions.”
English inventor and pioneer in photography who published the first book illustrated with photographs (1800-1877)
From this reading “Mr. Talbot knew not what to do.”
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
From this reading “Had he lived in the days of the electric telegraph he would have used the wire to obtain instructions.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “But in those days only a horse was at his disposal, and that was a slow means of travel.”
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading “Had he lived in the days of the electric telegraph he would have used the wire to obtain instructions.”
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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 But in those days only a horse was at his disposal, and that was a slow means of travel.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading He knew that he must act as he thought best.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But in those days only a horse was at his disposal, and that was a slow means of travel.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He knew that he must act as he thought best.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But in those days only a horse was at his disposal, and that was a slow means of travel.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading BEFORE THE GOVERNOR.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading He knew that he must act as he thought best.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in those days only a horse was at his disposal, and that was a slow means of travel.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Had he lived in the days of the electric telegraph he would have used the wire to obtain instructions.
the power to use something or someone
From this reading But in those days only a horse was at his disposal, and that was a slow means of travel.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Mr. Talbot knew not what to do.
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading Had he lived in the days of the electric telegraph he would have used the wire to obtain instructions.
the head of a state government
From this reading BEFORE THE GOVERNOR.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had he lived in the days of the electric telegraph he would have used the wire to obtain instructions.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had he lived in the days of the electric telegraph he would have used the wire to obtain instructions.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had he lived in the days of the electric telegraph he would have used the wire to obtain instructions.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But in those days only a horse was at his disposal, and that was a slow means of travel.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading But in those days only a horse was at his disposal, and that was a slow means of travel.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Had he lived in the days of the electric telegraph he would have used the wire to obtain instructions.
a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
From this reading Had he lived in the days of the electric telegraph he would have used the wire to obtain instructions.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Mr. Talbot knew not what to do.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Had he lived in the days of the electric telegraph he would have used the wire to obtain instructions.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading But in those days only a horse was at his disposal, and that was a slow means of travel.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Talbot knew not what to do.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He knew that he must act as he thought best.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr. Talbot knew not what to do.
come into possession of
From this reading Had he lived in the days of the electric telegraph he would have used the wire to obtain instructions.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Had he lived in the days of the electric telegraph he would have used the wire to obtain instructions.
and nothing more
From this reading But in those days only a horse was at his disposal, and that was a slow means of travel.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading But in those days only a horse was at his disposal, and that was a slow means of travel.
English inventor and pioneer in photography who published the first book illustrated with photographs (1800-1877)
From this reading Mr. Talbot knew not what to do.
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
From this reading Had he lived in the days of the electric telegraph he would have used the wire to obtain instructions.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But in those days only a horse was at his disposal, and that was a slow means of travel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BEFORE THE GOVERNOR.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But in those days only a horse was at his disposal, and that was a slow means of travel.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He knew that he must act as he thought best.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Talbot knew not what to do.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But in those days only a horse was at his disposal, and that was a slow means of travel.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Had he lived in the days of the electric telegraph he would have used the wire to obtain instructions.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But in those days only a horse was at his disposal, and that was a slow means of travel.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Mr. Talbot knew not what to do.
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading Had he lived in the days of the electric telegraph he would have used the wire to obtain instructions.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had he lived in the days of the electric telegraph he would have used the wire to obtain instructions.
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