Chapter 9 of The Hero of Ticonderoga is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 9 of The Hero of Ticonderoga is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TREACHERY. Zebedee was flushed and excited when he entered the paternal dwelling. He had been away all day, and knew that he was likely to get a good thrashing for neglect of his work. Ezekiel was waiting for him very patiently. Zeb had taken all in at a glance.
Chapter 9 of The Hero of Ticonderoga is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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housing that someone is living in
From this reading “Zebedee was flushed and excited when he entered the paternal dwelling.”
a Hebrew prophet of the 6th century BC who was exiled to Babylon in 587 BC
From this reading “Ezekiel was waiting for him very patiently.”
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading “Zebedee was flushed and excited when he entered the paternal dwelling.”
leave undone or leave out
From this reading “He had been away all day, and knew that he was likely to get a good thrashing for neglect of his work.”
belonging to or inherited from one's father
From this reading “Zebedee was flushed and excited when he entered the paternal dwelling.”
with patience; in a patient manner
From this reading “Ezekiel was waiting for him very patiently.”
a sound defeat
From this reading “He had been away all day, and knew that he was likely to get a good thrashing for neglect of his work.”
Betrayal of trust; deceptive action or disloyalty against a host or ally.
From this reading “TREACHERY.”
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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 He had been away all day, and knew that he was likely to get a good thrashing for neglect of his work.
(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 He had been away all day, and knew that he was likely to get a good thrashing for neglect of his work.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Zebedee was flushed and excited when he entered the paternal dwelling.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Zeb had taken all in at a glance.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He had been away all day, and knew that he was likely to get a good thrashing for neglect of his work.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been away all day, and knew that he was likely to get a good thrashing for neglect of his work.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He had been away all day, and knew that he was likely to get a good thrashing for neglect of his work.
housing that someone is living in
From this reading Zebedee was flushed and excited when he entered the paternal dwelling.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Zebedee was flushed and excited when he entered the paternal dwelling.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading Zebedee was flushed and excited when he entered the paternal dwelling.
a Hebrew prophet of the 6th century BC who was exiled to Babylon in 587 BC
From this reading Ezekiel was waiting for him very patiently.
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading Zebedee was flushed and excited when he entered the paternal dwelling.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had been away all day, and knew that he was likely to get a good thrashing for neglect of his work.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He had been away all day, and knew that he was likely to get a good thrashing for neglect of his work.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Zeb had taken all in at a glance.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He had been away all day, and knew that he was likely to get a good thrashing for neglect of his work.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been away all day, and knew that he was likely to get a good thrashing for neglect of his work.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Zebedee was flushed and excited when he entered the paternal dwelling.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ezekiel was waiting for him very patiently.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had been away all day, and knew that he was likely to get a good thrashing for neglect of his work.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Zeb had taken all in at a glance.
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 He had been away all day, and knew that he was likely to get a good thrashing for neglect of his work.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading He had been away all day, and knew that he was likely to get a good thrashing for neglect of his work.
leave undone or leave out
From this reading He had been away all day, and knew that he was likely to get a good thrashing for neglect of his work.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had been away all day, and knew that he was likely to get a good thrashing for neglect of his work.
belonging to or inherited from one's father
From this reading Zebedee was flushed and excited when he entered the paternal dwelling.
with patience; in a patient manner
From this reading Ezekiel was waiting for him very patiently.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Zeb had taken all in at a glance.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had been away all day, and knew that he was likely to get a good thrashing for neglect of his work.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Zebedee was flushed and excited when he entered the paternal dwelling.
a sound defeat
From this reading He had been away all day, and knew that he was likely to get a good thrashing for neglect of his work.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had been away all day, and knew that he was likely to get a good thrashing for neglect of his work.
Betrayal of trust; deceptive action or disloyalty against a host or ally.
From this reading TREACHERY.
precisely as stated
From this reading Ezekiel was waiting for him very patiently.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Ezekiel was waiting for him very patiently.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Zebedee was flushed and excited when he entered the paternal dwelling.
at the time that
From this reading Zebedee was flushed and excited when he entered the paternal dwelling.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading He had been away all day, and knew that he was likely to get a good thrashing for neglect of his work.
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From this reading Zeb had taken all in at a glance.
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From this reading Zebedee was flushed and excited when he entered the paternal dwelling.
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