Chapter 1 of The Hohokam Dig is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Hohokam Dig is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_From_ where _had these attacking Indians come? Out of a long forgotten and dim past? Had their medicine man seen the one supreme vision?_ At first they thought the attack was a joke. And then they realized the truth! At first the two scientists thought the Indian attack on them was a joke perpetrated by some of their friends.
Chapter 1 of The Hohokam Dig is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
disposed to attack
From this reading “_From_ where _had these attacking Indians come?”
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading “Out of a long forgotten and dim past?”
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading “Had their medicine man seen the one supreme vision?_ At first they thought the attack was a joke.”
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading “Had their medicine man seen the one supreme vision?_ At first they thought the attack was a joke.”
past form of “perpetrate” — perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
From this reading “At first the two scientists thought the Indian attack on them was a joke perpetrated by some of their friends.”
plural of “scientist” — a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
From this reading “At first the two scientists thought the Indian attack on them was a joke perpetrated by some of their friends.”
final or last in your life or progress
From this reading “Had their medicine man seen the one supreme vision?_ At first they thought the attack was a joke.”
a vivid mental image
From this reading “Had their medicine man seen the one supreme vision?_ At first they thought the attack was a joke.”
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 “At first the two scientists thought the Indian attack on them was a joke perpetrated by some of their friends.”
a Native American shaman
In this reading “Had their medicine man seen the one supreme vision?_ At first they thought the attack was a joke.”
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 Out of a long forgotten and dim past?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Out of a long forgotten and dim past?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Had their medicine man seen the one supreme vision?_ At first they thought the attack was a joke.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading Had their medicine man seen the one supreme vision?_ At first they thought the attack was a joke.
disposed to attack
From this reading _From_ where _had these attacking Indians come?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At first the two scientists thought the Indian attack on them was a joke perpetrated by some of their friends.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _From_ where _had these attacking Indians come?
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading Out of a long forgotten and dim past?
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Had their medicine man seen the one supreme vision?_ At first they thought the attack was a joke.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Out of a long forgotten and dim past?
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading At first the two scientists thought the Indian attack on them was a joke perpetrated by some of their friends.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _From_ where _had these attacking Indians come?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _From_ where _had these attacking Indians come?
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading At first the two scientists thought the Indian attack on them was a joke perpetrated by some of their friends.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading _From_ where _had these attacking Indians come?
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading Had their medicine man seen the one supreme vision?_ At first they thought the attack was a joke.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Out of a long forgotten and dim past?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Had their medicine man seen the one supreme vision?_ At first they thought the attack was a joke.
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading Had their medicine man seen the one supreme vision?_ At first they thought the attack was a joke.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Out of a long forgotten and dim past?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At first the two scientists thought the Indian attack on them was a joke perpetrated by some of their friends.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Had their medicine man seen the one supreme vision?_ At first they thought the attack was a joke.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Out of a long forgotten and dim past?
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Out of a long forgotten and dim past?
past form of “perpetrate” — perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
From this reading At first the two scientists thought the Indian attack on them was a joke perpetrated by some of their friends.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading And then they realized the truth!
plural of “scientist” — a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
From this reading At first the two scientists thought the Indian attack on them was a joke perpetrated by some of their friends.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Had their medicine man seen the one supreme vision?_ At first they thought the attack was a joke.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading At first the two scientists thought the Indian attack on them was a joke perpetrated by some of their friends.
final or last in your life or progress
From this reading Had their medicine man seen the one supreme vision?_ At first they thought the attack was a joke.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Had their medicine man seen the one supreme vision?_ At first they thought the attack was a joke.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Had their medicine man seen the one supreme vision?_ At first they thought the attack was a joke.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading At first the two scientists thought the Indian attack on them was a joke perpetrated by some of their friends.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then they realized the truth!
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading _From_ where _had these attacking Indians come?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had their medicine man seen the one supreme vision?_ At first they thought the attack was a joke.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Had their medicine man seen the one supreme vision?_ At first they thought the attack was a joke.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading And then they realized the truth!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading At first the two scientists thought the Indian attack on them was a joke perpetrated by some of their friends.
a vivid mental image
From this reading Had their medicine man seen the one supreme vision?_ At first they thought the attack was a joke.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Had their medicine man seen the one supreme vision?_ At first they thought the attack was a joke.
in or at the place that
From this reading _From_ where _had these attacking Indians come?
Chapter 1 of The Hohokam Dig by Theodore Pratt holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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 407 sentences of The Hohokam Dig, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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