Chapter 20 of The Magnificent Adventure is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Magnificent Adventure is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHICH WAY? "Which way, Will?" asked Meriwether Lewis. "Which is the river? If we miss many guesses, the British will beat us through. Which is our river here?"
Chapter 20 of The Magnificent Adventure is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “"Which way, Will?" asked Meriwether Lewis.”
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading “If we miss many guesses, the British will beat us through.”
the people of Great Britain
From this reading “If we miss many guesses, the British will beat us through.”
plural of “guess” — a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
From this reading “If we miss many guesses, the British will beat us through.”
United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
From this reading “"Which way, Will?" asked Meriwether Lewis.”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading “If we miss many guesses, the British will beat us through.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “If we miss many guesses, the British will beat us through.”
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading “"Which is the river?”
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past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Which way, Will?" asked Meriwether Lewis.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading If we miss many guesses, the British will beat us through.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading If we miss many guesses, the British will beat us through.
plural of “guess” — a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
From this reading If we miss many guesses, the British will beat us through.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Which is our river here?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If we miss many guesses, the British will beat us through.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Which is the river?
United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
From this reading "Which way, Will?" asked Meriwether Lewis.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading If we miss many guesses, the British will beat us through.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Which way, Will?" asked Meriwether Lewis.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading If we miss many guesses, the British will beat us through.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Which is our river here?"
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading "Which is the river?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Which is the river?
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading If we miss many guesses, the British will beat us through.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If we miss many guesses, the British will beat us through.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading WHICH WAY?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If we miss many guesses, the British will beat us through.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading WHICH WAY?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Which way, Will?" asked Meriwether Lewis.
Chapter 20 of The Magnificent Adventure by Emerson Hough holds 212 sentences, grouped into 43 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 20 holds 212 sentences of The Magnificent Adventure, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 20 of The Magnificent Adventure by Emerson Hough exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 212 sentences, grouped into 43 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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