Chapter 1 of The Indian's Hand 1892 is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Indian's Hand 1892 is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The men had driven away. Their carts and horses disappeared behind the roll of the low hills. They appeared now and then, like boats on the crest of a wave, further each time. And their laughter and singing and shouts grew fainter as the bushes hid them from sight. The women and children remained, with two old men to protect them.
Chapter 1 of The Indian's Hand 1892 is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “They appeared now and then, like boats on the crest of a wave, further each time.”
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading “And their laughter and singing and shouts grew fainter as the bushes hid them from sight.”
plural of “cart” — a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading “Their carts and horses disappeared behind the roll of the low hills.”
the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
From this reading “They appeared now and then, like boats on the crest of a wave, further each time.”
comparative of “faint” — deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading “And their laughter and singing and shouts grew fainter as the bushes hid them from sight.”
shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
From this reading “The women and children remained, with two old men to protect them.”
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading “Their carts and horses disappeared behind the roll of the low hills.”
plural of “shout” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading “And their laughter and singing and shouts grew fainter as the bushes hid them from sight.”
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 They appeared now and then, like boats on the crest of a wave, further each time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Their carts and horses disappeared behind the roll of the low hills.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading They appeared now and then, like boats on the crest of a wave, further each time.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And their laughter and singing and shouts grew fainter as the bushes hid them from sight.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The men had driven away.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Their carts and horses disappeared behind the roll of the low hills.
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading They appeared now and then, like boats on the crest of a wave, further each time.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading And their laughter and singing and shouts grew fainter as the bushes hid them from sight.
plural of “cart” — a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading Their carts and horses disappeared behind the roll of the low hills.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The women and children remained, with two old men to protect them.
the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
From this reading They appeared now and then, like boats on the crest of a wave, further each time.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading Their carts and horses disappeared behind the roll of the low hills.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading The men had driven away.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They appeared now and then, like boats on the crest of a wave, further each time.
comparative of “faint” — deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading And their laughter and singing and shouts grew fainter as the bushes hid them from sight.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And their laughter and singing and shouts grew fainter as the bushes hid them from sight.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading They appeared now and then, like boats on the crest of a wave, further each time.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading And their laughter and singing and shouts grew fainter as the bushes hid them from sight.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The men had driven away.
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading And their laughter and singing and shouts grew fainter as the bushes hid them from sight.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Their carts and horses disappeared behind the roll of the low hills.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Their carts and horses disappeared behind the roll of the low hills.
the sound of laughing
From this reading And their laughter and singing and shouts grew fainter as the bushes hid them from sight.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading They appeared now and then, like boats on the crest of a wave, further each time.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Their carts and horses disappeared behind the roll of the low hills.
the force of workers available
From this reading The men had driven away.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading They appeared now and then, like boats on the crest of a wave, further each time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Their carts and horses disappeared behind the roll of the low hills.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The women and children remained, with two old men to protect them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They appeared now and then, like boats on the crest of a wave, further each time.
shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
From this reading The women and children remained, with two old men to protect them.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The women and children remained, with two old men to protect them.
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading Their carts and horses disappeared behind the roll of the low hills.
plural of “shout” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading And their laughter and singing and shouts grew fainter as the bushes hid them from sight.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading And their laughter and singing and shouts grew fainter as the bushes hid them from sight.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading And their laughter and singing and shouts grew fainter as the bushes hid them from sight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The men had driven away.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their carts and horses disappeared behind the roll of the low hills.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And their laughter and singing and shouts grew fainter as the bushes hid them from sight.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading They appeared now and then, like boats on the crest of a wave, further each time.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They appeared now and then, like boats on the crest of a wave, further each time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading They appeared now and then, like boats on the crest of a wave, further each time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The women and children remained, with two old men to protect them.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The women and children remained, with two old men to protect them.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading They appeared now and then, like boats on the crest of a wave, further each time.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The women and children remained, with two old men to protect them.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The women and children remained, with two old men to protect them.
Chapter 1 of The Indian's Hand 1892 by Lorimer Stoddard holds 263 sentences, grouped into 53 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 263 sentences of The Indian's Hand 1892, unabridged, divided into 53 reading sections.
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