Chapter 17 of The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Weave we the woof. The thread is spun. The web is wove. The work is done." GRAY.
Chapter 17 of The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 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.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading “GRAY.”
inflected form of “spin” — revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
From this reading “The thread is spun.”
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
From this reading “The thread is spun.”
interlace by or as if by weaving
From this reading “"Weave we the woof.”
an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
From this reading “The web is wove.”
the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
From this reading “"Weave we the woof.”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “The work is done."”
inflected form of “weave” — interlace by or as if by weaving
From this reading “The web is wove.”
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having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading The work is done."
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading GRAY.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The thread is spun.
inflected form of “spin” — revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
From this reading The thread is spun.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Weave we the woof.
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
From this reading The thread is spun.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Weave we the woof.
interlace by or as if by weaving
From this reading "Weave we the woof.
an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
From this reading The web is wove.
the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
From this reading "Weave we the woof.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The work is done."
inflected form of “weave” — interlace by or as if by weaving
From this reading The web is wove.
Chapter 17 of The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 by James Fenimore Cooper holds 227 sentences, grouped into 46 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 17 holds 227 sentences of The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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