Chapter 4 of The Indian Princess is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Indian Princess is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
POWHATAN. Priest! GRIMOSCO. From the face of the waters will he send them, in mighty tribes, and our shores will scarce give space for their footsteps. Powhatan will fly before them; his beloved child, his wives, all that is dear to him, he will leave behind.
Chapter 4 of The Indian Princess is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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dearly loved
From this reading “Powhatan will fly before them; his beloved child, his wives, all that is dear to him, he will leave behind.”
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading “From the face of the waters will he send them, in mighty tribes, and our shores will scarce give space for their footsteps.”
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading “Priest!”
only a very short time before
From this reading “From the face of the waters will he send them, in mighty tribes, and our shores will scarce give space for their footsteps.”
plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading “From the face of the waters will he send them, in mighty tribes, and our shores will scarce give space for their footsteps.”
plural of “tribe” — a social division of (usually preliterate) people
From this reading “From the face of the waters will he send them, in mighty tribes, and our shores will scarce give space for their footsteps.”
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading “From the face of the waters will he send them, in mighty tribes, and our shores will scarce give space for their footsteps.”
plural of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “Powhatan will fly before them; his beloved child, his wives, all that is dear to him, he will leave behind.”
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(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 Powhatan will fly before them; his beloved child, his wives, all that is dear to him, he will leave behind.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From the face of the waters will he send them, in mighty tribes, and our shores will scarce give space for their footsteps.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Powhatan will fly before them; his beloved child, his wives, all that is dear to him, he will leave behind.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Powhatan will fly before them; his beloved child, his wives, all that is dear to him, he will leave behind.
dearly loved
From this reading Powhatan will fly before them; his beloved child, his wives, all that is dear to him, he will leave behind.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Powhatan will fly before them; his beloved child, his wives, all that is dear to him, he will leave behind.
dearly loved
From this reading Powhatan will fly before them; his beloved child, his wives, all that is dear to him, he will leave behind.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading From the face of the waters will he send them, in mighty tribes, and our shores will scarce give space for their footsteps.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading Powhatan will fly before them; his beloved child, his wives, all that is dear to him, he will leave behind.
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading From the face of the waters will he send them, in mighty tribes, and our shores will scarce give space for their footsteps.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading From the face of the waters will he send them, in mighty tribes, and our shores will scarce give space for their footsteps.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the face of the waters will he send them, in mighty tribes, and our shores will scarce give space for their footsteps.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading From the face of the waters will he send them, in mighty tribes, and our shores will scarce give space for their footsteps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GRIMOSCO.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From the face of the waters will he send them, in mighty tribes, and our shores will scarce give space for their footsteps.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Powhatan will fly before them; his beloved child, his wives, all that is dear to him, he will leave behind.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Powhatan will fly before them; his beloved child, his wives, all that is dear to him, he will leave behind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading From the face of the waters will he send them, in mighty tribes, and our shores will scarce give space for their footsteps.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Powhatan will fly before them; his beloved child, his wives, all that is dear to him, he will leave behind.
go away from a place
From this reading Powhatan will fly before them; his beloved child, his wives, all that is dear to him, he will leave behind.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading From the face of the waters will he send them, in mighty tribes, and our shores will scarce give space for their footsteps.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From the face of the waters will he send them, in mighty tribes, and our shores will scarce give space for their footsteps.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading From the face of the waters will he send them, in mighty tribes, and our shores will scarce give space for their footsteps.
Indian chief and founder of the Powhatan confederacy of tribes in eastern Virginia; father of Pocahontas (1550?-1618)
From this reading POWHATAN.
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading Priest!
only a very short time before
From this reading From the face of the waters will he send them, in mighty tribes, and our shores will scarce give space for their footsteps.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading From the face of the waters will he send them, in mighty tribes, and our shores will scarce give space for their footsteps.
plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading From the face of the waters will he send them, in mighty tribes, and our shores will scarce give space for their footsteps.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading From the face of the waters will he send them, in mighty tribes, and our shores will scarce give space for their footsteps.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Powhatan will fly before them; his beloved child, his wives, all that is dear to him, he will leave behind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From the face of the waters will he send them, in mighty tribes, and our shores will scarce give space for their footsteps.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading From the face of the waters will he send them, in mighty tribes, and our shores will scarce give space for their footsteps.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading From the face of the waters will he send them, in mighty tribes, and our shores will scarce give space for their footsteps.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Powhatan will fly before them; his beloved child, his wives, all that is dear to him, he will leave behind.
plural of “tribe” — a social division of (usually preliterate) people
From this reading From the face of the waters will he send them, in mighty tribes, and our shores will scarce give space for their footsteps.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading From the face of the waters will he send them, in mighty tribes, and our shores will scarce give space for their footsteps.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading From the face of the waters will he send them, in mighty tribes, and our shores will scarce give space for their footsteps.
plural of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Powhatan will fly before them; his beloved child, his wives, all that is dear to him, he will leave behind.
Chapter 4 of The Indian Princess by James Nelson Barker holds 435 sentences, grouped into 87 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 4 holds 435 sentences of The Indian Princess, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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