Chapter 11 of The long trail: A story of African adventure is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The long trail: A story of African adventure is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A STRATEGIC RETREAT John, the headman, was very intelligent. His sense of locality and direction appeared to be good. But Royce felt a little anxious about his ability to act as guide in their march towards the fort. The man had only visited it once. Hurrying to the head of the column, he said:
Chapter 11 of The long trail: A story of African adventure is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
From this reading “But Royce felt a little anxious about his ability to act as guide in their march towards the fort.”
a line of units following one after another
From this reading “Hurrying to the head of the column, he said:”
an executioner who beheads the condemned person
From this reading “A STRATEGIC RETREAT John, the headman, was very intelligent.”
moving with great haste
From this reading “Hurrying to the head of the column, he said:”
having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
From this reading “A STRATEGIC RETREAT John, the headman, was very intelligent.”
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading “His sense of locality and direction appeared to be good.”
(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
From this reading “A STRATEGIC RETREAT John, the headman, was very intelligent.”
relating to or concerned with strategy
From this reading “A STRATEGIC RETREAT John, the headman, was very intelligent.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “But Royce felt a little anxious about his ability to act as guide in their march towards the fort.”
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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 A STRATEGIC RETREAT John, the headman, was very intelligent.
the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
From this reading But Royce felt a little anxious about his ability to act as guide in their march towards the fort.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But Royce felt a little anxious about his ability to act as guide in their march towards the fort.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading But Royce felt a little anxious about his ability to act as guide in their march towards the fort.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His sense of locality and direction appeared to be good.
eagerly desirous
From this reading But Royce felt a little anxious about his ability to act as guide in their march towards the fort.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading His sense of locality and direction appeared to be good.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But Royce felt a little anxious about his ability to act as guide in their march towards the fort.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His sense of locality and direction appeared to be good.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Royce felt a little anxious about his ability to act as guide in their march towards the fort.
a line of units following one after another
From this reading Hurrying to the head of the column, he said:
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading His sense of locality and direction appeared to be good.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading But Royce felt a little anxious about his ability to act as guide in their march towards the fort.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading But Royce felt a little anxious about his ability to act as guide in their march towards the fort.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading His sense of locality and direction appeared to be good.
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading But Royce felt a little anxious about his ability to act as guide in their march towards the fort.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The man had only visited it once.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hurrying to the head of the column, he said:
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Hurrying to the head of the column, he said:
an executioner who beheads the condemned person
From this reading A STRATEGIC RETREAT John, the headman, was very intelligent.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His sense of locality and direction appeared to be good.
moving with great haste
From this reading Hurrying to the head of the column, he said:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But Royce felt a little anxious about his ability to act as guide in their march towards the fort.
having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
From this reading A STRATEGIC RETREAT John, the headman, was very intelligent.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The man had only visited it once.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading A STRATEGIC RETREAT John, the headman, was very intelligent.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But Royce felt a little anxious about his ability to act as guide in their march towards the fort.
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading His sense of locality and direction appeared to be good.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man had only visited it once.
march in a procession
From this reading But Royce felt a little anxious about his ability to act as guide in their march towards the fort.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His sense of locality and direction appeared to be good.
on one occasion
From this reading The man had only visited it once.
and nothing more
From this reading The man had only visited it once.
(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
From this reading A STRATEGIC RETREAT John, the headman, was very intelligent.
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From this reading But Royce felt a little anxious about his ability to act as guide in their march towards the fort.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Hurrying to the head of the column, he said:
a general conscious awareness
From this reading His sense of locality and direction appeared to be good.
relating to or concerned with strategy
From this reading A STRATEGIC RETREAT John, the headman, was very intelligent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A STRATEGIC RETREAT John, the headman, was very intelligent.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But Royce felt a little anxious about his ability to act as guide in their march towards the fort.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His sense of locality and direction appeared to be good.
in the direction of
From this reading But Royce felt a little anxious about his ability to act as guide in their march towards the fort.
precisely as stated
From this reading A STRATEGIC RETREAT John, the headman, was very intelligent.
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading The man had only visited it once.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A STRATEGIC RETREAT John, the headman, was very intelligent.
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