Chapter 4 of The Log School-House on the Columbia is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Log School-House on the Columbia is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. WOODS'S TAME BEAR. Mrs. Woods was much alone during this summer. Her husband was away from home during the working days of the week, at the saw and shingle mill on the Columbia, and during the same days Gretchen was much at school. The summer in the mountain valleys of Washington is a long serenity.
Chapter 4 of The Log School-House on the Columbia is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a North American river; rises in southwestern Canada and flows southward across Washington to form the border between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the Pacific; known for its salmon runs in the spring
From this reading “Her husband was away from home during the working days of the week, at the saw and shingle mill on the Columbia, and during the same days Gretchen was much at school.”
move about in a confused manner
From this reading “Her husband was away from home during the working days of the week, at the saw and shingle mill on the Columbia, and during the same days Gretchen was much at school.”
The state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled by external storms.
From this reading “The summer in the mountain valleys of Washington is a long serenity.”
building material used as siding or roofing
From this reading “Her husband was away from home during the working days of the week, at the saw and shingle mill on the Columbia, and during the same days Gretchen was much at school.”
correct by punishment or discipline
From this reading “WOODS'S TAME BEAR.”
plural of “valley” — a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading “The summer in the mountain valleys of Washington is a long serenity.”
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading “The summer in the mountain valleys of Washington is a long serenity.”
possessive form of “woods” — the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “WOODS'S TAME BEAR.”
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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 The summer in the mountain valleys of Washington is a long serenity.
Having no one else present.
From this reading Mrs. Woods was much alone during this summer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her husband was away from home during the working days of the week, at the saw and shingle mill on the Columbia, and during the same days Gretchen was much at school.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her husband was away from home during the working days of the week, at the saw and shingle mill on the Columbia, and during the same days Gretchen was much at school.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Her husband was away from home during the working days of the week, at the saw and shingle mill on the Columbia, and during the same days Gretchen was much at school.
have
From this reading WOODS'S TAME BEAR.
a North American river; rises in southwestern Canada and flows southward across Washington to form the border between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the Pacific; known for its salmon runs in the spring
From this reading Her husband was away from home during the working days of the week, at the saw and shingle mill on the Columbia, and during the same days Gretchen was much at school.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Her husband was away from home during the working days of the week, at the saw and shingle mill on the Columbia, and during the same days Gretchen was much at school.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Mrs. Woods was much alone during this summer.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her husband was away from home during the working days of the week, at the saw and shingle mill on the Columbia, and during the same days Gretchen was much at school.
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From this reading Her husband was away from home during the working days of the week, at the saw and shingle mill on the Columbia, and during the same days Gretchen was much at school.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her husband was away from home during the working days of the week, at the saw and shingle mill on the Columbia, and during the same days Gretchen was much at school.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Her husband was away from home during the working days of the week, at the saw and shingle mill on the Columbia, and during the same days Gretchen was much at school.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Her husband was away from home during the working days of the week, at the saw and shingle mill on the Columbia, and during the same days Gretchen was much at school.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The summer in the mountain valleys of Washington is a long serenity.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The summer in the mountain valleys of Washington is a long serenity.
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 The summer in the mountain valleys of Washington is a long serenity.
move about in a confused manner
From this reading Her husband was away from home during the working days of the week, at the saw and shingle mill on the Columbia, and during the same days Gretchen was much at school.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading The summer in the mountain valleys of Washington is a long serenity.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Mrs. Woods was much alone during this summer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her husband was away from home during the working days of the week, at the saw and shingle mill on the Columbia, and during the same days Gretchen was much at school.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her husband was away from home during the working days of the week, at the saw and shingle mill on the Columbia, and during the same days Gretchen was much at school.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Her husband was away from home during the working days of the week, at the saw and shingle mill on the Columbia, and during the same days Gretchen was much at school.
cut with a saw
From this reading Her husband was away from home during the working days of the week, at the saw and shingle mill on the Columbia, and during the same days Gretchen was much at school.
an educational institution
From this reading Her husband was away from home during the working days of the week, at the saw and shingle mill on the Columbia, and during the same days Gretchen was much at school.
The state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled by external storms.
From this reading The summer in the mountain valleys of Washington is a long serenity.
building material used as siding or roofing
From this reading Her husband was away from home during the working days of the week, at the saw and shingle mill on the Columbia, and during the same days Gretchen was much at school.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Mrs. Woods was much alone during this summer.
correct by punishment or discipline
From this reading WOODS'S TAME BEAR.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her husband was away from home during the working days of the week, at the saw and shingle mill on the Columbia, and during the same days Gretchen was much at school.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Woods was much alone during this summer.
plural of “valley” — a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading The summer in the mountain valleys of Washington is a long serenity.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Woods was much alone during this summer.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading The summer in the mountain valleys of Washington is a long serenity.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Her husband was away from home during the working days of the week, at the saw and shingle mill on the Columbia, and during the same days Gretchen was much at school.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Mrs. Woods was much alone during this summer.
possessive form of “woods” — the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading WOODS'S TAME BEAR.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading Her husband was away from home during the working days of the week, at the saw and shingle mill on the Columbia, and during the same days Gretchen was much at school.
Chapter 4 of The Log School-House on the Columbia by Hezekiah Butterworth holds 85 sentences, grouped into 17 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.
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