Chapter 19 of The Lost Gold of the Montezumas is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Lost Gold of the Montezumas is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE REINFORCEMENT. Away outside of the fort wall at sunrise stood Davy Crockett, all alone. He had been noting with evident interest the marks made upon the masonry by the cannon-balls fired the day before. "All right," he said. "It amuses them and it doesn't hurt us.
Chapter 19 of The Lost Gold of the Montezumas is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “amuse” — occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
From this reading “"It amuses them and it doesn't hurt us.”
United States frontiersman and Tennessee politician who died at the siege of the Alamo (1786-1836)
From this reading “Away outside of the fort wall at sunrise stood Davy Crockett, all alone.”
English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
From this reading “Away outside of the fort wall at sunrise stood Davy Crockett, all alone.”
English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)
From this reading “He had been noting with evident interest the marks made upon the masonry by the cannon-balls fired the day before.”
structure built of stone or brick by a mason
From this reading “He had been noting with evident interest the marks made upon the masonry by the cannon-balls fired the day before.”
-ing form of “note” — make mention of
From this reading “He had been noting with evident interest the marks made upon the masonry by the cannon-balls fired the day before.”
a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission
From this reading “THE REINFORCEMENT.”
the first light of day
From this reading “Away outside of the fort wall at sunrise stood Davy Crockett, all alone.”
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 “Away outside of the fort wall at sunrise stood Davy Crockett, all alone.”
In this reading “He had been noting with evident interest the marks made upon the masonry by the cannon-balls fired the day before.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Away outside of the fort wall at sunrise stood Davy Crockett, all alone.
Having no one else present.
From this reading Away outside of the fort wall at sunrise stood Davy Crockett, all alone.
third-person singular of “amuse” — occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
From this reading "It amuses them and it doesn't hurt us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It amuses them and it doesn't hurt us.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Away outside of the fort wall at sunrise stood Davy Crockett, all alone.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Away outside of the fort wall at sunrise stood Davy Crockett, all alone.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been noting with evident interest the marks made upon the masonry by the cannon-balls fired the day before.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had been noting with evident interest the marks made upon the masonry by the cannon-balls fired the day before.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had been noting with evident interest the marks made upon the masonry by the cannon-balls fired the day before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had been noting with evident interest the marks made upon the masonry by the cannon-balls fired the day before.
United States frontiersman and Tennessee politician who died at the siege of the Alamo (1786-1836)
From this reading Away outside of the fort wall at sunrise stood Davy Crockett, all alone.
English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
From this reading Away outside of the fort wall at sunrise stood Davy Crockett, all alone.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He had been noting with evident interest the marks made upon the masonry by the cannon-balls fired the day before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It amuses them and it doesn't hurt us.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading He had been noting with evident interest the marks made upon the masonry by the cannon-balls fired the day before.
having lost your job
From this reading He had been noting with evident interest the marks made upon the masonry by the cannon-balls fired the day before.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading Away outside of the fort wall at sunrise stood Davy Crockett, all alone.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been noting with evident interest the marks made upon the masonry by the cannon-balls fired the day before.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been noting with evident interest the marks made upon the masonry by the cannon-balls fired the day before.
be the source of pain
From this reading "It amuses them and it doesn't hurt us.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading He had been noting with evident interest the marks made upon the masonry by the cannon-balls fired the day before.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It amuses them and it doesn't hurt us.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He had been noting with evident interest the marks made upon the masonry by the cannon-balls fired the day before.
English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)
From this reading He had been noting with evident interest the marks made upon the masonry by the cannon-balls fired the day before.
structure built of stone or brick by a mason
From this reading He had been noting with evident interest the marks made upon the masonry by the cannon-balls fired the day before.
-ing form of “note” — make mention of
From this reading He had been noting with evident interest the marks made upon the masonry by the cannon-balls fired the day before.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Away outside of the fort wall at sunrise stood Davy Crockett, all alone.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Away outside of the fort wall at sunrise stood Davy Crockett, all alone.
a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission
From this reading THE REINFORCEMENT.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right," he said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "All right," he said.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Away outside of the fort wall at sunrise stood Davy Crockett, all alone.
the first light of day
From this reading Away outside of the fort wall at sunrise stood Davy Crockett, all alone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE REINFORCEMENT.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "It amuses them and it doesn't hurt us.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He had been noting with evident interest the marks made upon the masonry by the cannon-balls fired the day before.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It amuses them and it doesn't hurt us.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Away outside of the fort wall at sunrise stood Davy Crockett, all alone.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had been noting with evident interest the marks made upon the masonry by the cannon-balls fired the day before.
Chapter 19 of The Lost Gold of the Montezumas by William O. Stoddard holds 218 sentences, grouped into 44 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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