Chapter 22 of The Missouri Outlaws is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 22 of The Missouri Outlaws is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A DESPERATE STRUGGLE. Tom Mitchell had told the truth. The plantation of Joshua Dickson had been attacked by a numerous party. This is how it had come about. Tubash-Shah and the squatter, Lagrenay, excited by a common hatred, had come to an understanding.
Chapter 22 of The Missouri Outlaws is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “attack” — launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
From this reading “The plantation of Joshua Dickson had been attacked by a numerous party.”
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “Tubash-Shah and the squatter, Lagrenay, excited by a common hatred, had come to an understanding.”
(Old Testament) Moses' successor who led the Israelites into the Promised Land; best remembered for his destruction of Jericho
From this reading “The plantation of Joshua Dickson had been attacked by a numerous party.”
English aeronautical engineer (1895-1937)
From this reading “Tom Mitchell had told the truth.”
amounting to a large indefinite number
From this reading “The plantation of Joshua Dickson had been attacked by a numerous party.”
an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)
From this reading “The plantation of Joshua Dickson had been attacked by a numerous party.”
someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it
From this reading “Tubash-Shah and the squatter, Lagrenay, excited by a common hatred, had come to an understanding.”
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
From this reading “Tubash-Shah and the squatter, Lagrenay, excited by a common hatred, had come to an understanding.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Tom Mitchell had told the truth.”
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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 DESPERATE STRUGGLE.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading This is how it had come about.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Tubash-Shah and the squatter, Lagrenay, excited by a common hatred, had come to an understanding.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tubash-Shah and the squatter, Lagrenay, excited by a common hatred, had come to an understanding.
past form of “attack” — launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
From this reading The plantation of Joshua Dickson had been attacked by a numerous party.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The plantation of Joshua Dickson had been attacked by a numerous party.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The plantation of Joshua Dickson had been attacked by a numerous party.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading This is how it had come about.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading Tubash-Shah and the squatter, Lagrenay, excited by a common hatred, had come to an understanding.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading A DESPERATE STRUGGLE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The plantation of Joshua Dickson had been attacked by a numerous party.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading Tubash-Shah and the squatter, Lagrenay, excited by a common hatred, had come to an understanding.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Tom Mitchell had told the truth.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading Tubash-Shah and the squatter, Lagrenay, excited by a common hatred, had come to an understanding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is how it had come about.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is how it had come about.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This is how it had come about.
(Old Testament) Moses' successor who led the Israelites into the Promised Land; best remembered for his destruction of Jericho
From this reading The plantation of Joshua Dickson had been attacked by a numerous party.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tubash-Shah and the squatter, Lagrenay, excited by a common hatred, had come to an understanding.
English aeronautical engineer (1895-1937)
From this reading Tom Mitchell had told the truth.
amounting to a large indefinite number
From this reading The plantation of Joshua Dickson had been attacked by a numerous party.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The plantation of Joshua Dickson had been attacked by a numerous party.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading The plantation of Joshua Dickson had been attacked by a numerous party.
an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)
From this reading The plantation of Joshua Dickson had been attacked by a numerous party.
someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it
From this reading Tubash-Shah and the squatter, Lagrenay, excited by a common hatred, had come to an understanding.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading A DESPERATE STRUGGLE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tom Mitchell had told the truth.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is how it had come about.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tubash-Shah and the squatter, Lagrenay, excited by a common hatred, had come to an understanding.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Tom Mitchell had told the truth.
male cat
From this reading Tom Mitchell had told the truth.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading Tom Mitchell had told the truth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tubash-Shah and the squatter, Lagrenay, excited by a common hatred, had come to an understanding.
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
From this reading Tubash-Shah and the squatter, Lagrenay, excited by a common hatred, had come to an understanding.
Chapter 22 of The Missouri Outlaws by Gustave Aimard holds 63 sentences, grouped into 13 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 22 holds 63 sentences of The Missouri Outlaws, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 22 of The Missouri Outlaws by Gustave Aimard exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 63 sentences, grouped into 13 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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