Chapter 3 of The Later Cave-Men is here in full — 477 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 3 of The Later Cave-Men is here in full — 477 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Fleetfoot is Adopted by the Bison Clan_ For a few days Fleetfoot missed his mother and Chew-chew more than he could tell. He missed little Pigeon, too. He missed the people he had always seen. But he said very little about them. It was Greybeard who told him that he was now living with the Bison clan.
Chapter 3 of The Later Cave-Men is here in full — 477 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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acquired as your own by free choice
From this reading “_Fleetfoot is Adopted by the Bison Clan_ For a few days Fleetfoot missed his mother and Chew-chew more than he could tell.”
any of several large humped bovids having shaggy manes and large heads and short horns
From this reading “_Fleetfoot is Adopted by the Bison Clan_ For a few days Fleetfoot missed his mother and Chew-chew more than he could tell.”
group of people related by blood or marriage
From this reading “It was Greybeard who told him that he was now living with the Bison clan.”
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading “_Fleetfoot is Adopted by the Bison Clan_ For a few days Fleetfoot missed his mother and Chew-chew more than he could tell.”
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading “It was Greybeard who told him that he was now living with the Bison clan.”
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading “_Fleetfoot is Adopted by the Bison Clan_ For a few days Fleetfoot missed his mother and Chew-chew more than he could tell.”
wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs
From this reading “He missed little Pigeon, too.”
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “He missed the people he had always seen.”
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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 _Fleetfoot is Adopted by the Bison Clan_ For a few days Fleetfoot missed his mother and Chew-chew more than he could tell.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But he said very little about them.
acquired as your own by free choice
From this reading _Fleetfoot is Adopted by the Bison Clan_ For a few days Fleetfoot missed his mother and Chew-chew more than he could tell.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading He missed the people he had always seen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Fleetfoot is Adopted by the Bison Clan_ For a few days Fleetfoot missed his mother and Chew-chew more than he could tell.
any of several large humped bovids having shaggy manes and large heads and short horns
From this reading _Fleetfoot is Adopted by the Bison Clan_ For a few days Fleetfoot missed his mother and Chew-chew more than he could tell.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he said very little about them.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Fleetfoot is Adopted by the Bison Clan_ For a few days Fleetfoot missed his mother and Chew-chew more than he could tell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Fleetfoot is Adopted by the Bison Clan_ For a few days Fleetfoot missed his mother and Chew-chew more than he could tell.
group of people related by blood or marriage
From this reading _Fleetfoot is Adopted by the Bison Clan_ For a few days Fleetfoot missed his mother and Chew-chew more than he could tell.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading _Fleetfoot is Adopted by the Bison Clan_ For a few days Fleetfoot missed his mother and Chew-chew more than he could tell.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading _Fleetfoot is Adopted by the Bison Clan_ For a few days Fleetfoot missed his mother and Chew-chew more than he could tell.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading _Fleetfoot is Adopted by the Bison Clan_ For a few days Fleetfoot missed his mother and Chew-chew more than he could tell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Fleetfoot is Adopted by the Bison Clan_ For a few days Fleetfoot missed his mother and Chew-chew more than he could tell.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Fleetfoot is Adopted by the Bison Clan_ For a few days Fleetfoot missed his mother and Chew-chew more than he could tell.
a man who is very old
From this reading It was Greybeard who told him that he was now living with the Bison clan.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He missed the people he had always seen.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Fleetfoot is Adopted by the Bison Clan_ For a few days Fleetfoot missed his mother and Chew-chew more than he could tell.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was Greybeard who told him that he was now living with the Bison clan.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Fleetfoot is Adopted by the Bison Clan_ For a few days Fleetfoot missed his mother and Chew-chew more than he could tell.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Fleetfoot is Adopted by the Bison Clan_ For a few days Fleetfoot missed his mother and Chew-chew more than he could tell.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Greybeard who told him that he was now living with the Bison clan.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He missed little Pigeon, too.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading It was Greybeard who told him that he was now living with the Bison clan.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading _Fleetfoot is Adopted by the Bison Clan_ For a few days Fleetfoot missed his mother and Chew-chew more than he could tell.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading _Fleetfoot is Adopted by the Bison Clan_ For a few days Fleetfoot missed his mother and Chew-chew more than he could tell.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading _Fleetfoot is Adopted by the Bison Clan_ For a few days Fleetfoot missed his mother and Chew-chew more than he could tell.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was Greybeard who told him that he was now living with the Bison clan.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading He missed the people he had always seen.
wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs
From this reading He missed little Pigeon, too.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading But he said very little about them.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He missed the people he had always seen.
express in words
From this reading _Fleetfoot is Adopted by the Bison Clan_ For a few days Fleetfoot missed his mother and Chew-chew more than he could tell.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading _Fleetfoot is Adopted by the Bison Clan_ For a few days Fleetfoot missed his mother and Chew-chew more than he could tell.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was Greybeard who told him that he was now living with the Bison clan.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Fleetfoot is Adopted by the Bison Clan_ For a few days Fleetfoot missed his mother and Chew-chew more than he could tell.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But he said very little about them.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading It was Greybeard who told him that he was now living with the Bison clan.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He missed little Pigeon, too.
precisely as stated
From this reading But he said very little about them.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Greybeard who told him that he was now living with the Bison clan.
which person or people
From this reading It was Greybeard who told him that he was now living with the Bison clan.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was Greybeard who told him that he was now living with the Bison clan.
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