Chapter 1 of The Quadroon: Adventures in the Far West is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Quadroon: Adventures in the Far West is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Quadroon, by Captain Mayne Reid. CHAPTER ONE. THE FATHER OF WATERS. Father of Waters! I worship thy mighty stream!
Chapter 1 of The Quadroon: Adventures in the Far West is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “The Quadroon, by Captain Mayne Reid.”
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading “I worship thy mighty stream!”
Scottish philosopher of common sense who opposed the ideas of David Hume (1710-1796)
From this reading “The Quadroon, by Captain Mayne Reid.”
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading “I worship thy mighty stream!”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “I worship thy mighty stream!”
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading “THE FATHER OF WATERS.”
love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
From this reading “I worship thy mighty stream!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Quadroon, by Captain Mayne Reid.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The Quadroon, by Captain Mayne Reid.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading THE FATHER OF WATERS.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I worship thy mighty stream!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Quadroon, by Captain Mayne Reid.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading I worship thy mighty stream!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FATHER OF WATERS.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
an offspring of a mulatto and a white parent; a person who is one-quarter black
From this reading The Quadroon, by Captain Mayne Reid.
Scottish philosopher of common sense who opposed the ideas of David Hume (1710-1796)
From this reading The Quadroon, by Captain Mayne Reid.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading I worship thy mighty stream!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Quadroon, by Captain Mayne Reid.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading I worship thy mighty stream!
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading THE FATHER OF WATERS.
love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
From this reading I worship thy mighty stream!
Chapter 1 of The Quadroon: Adventures in the Far West by Mayne Reid holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 1 holds 419 sentences of The Quadroon: Adventures in the Far West, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Quadroon: Adventures in the Far West by Mayne Reid exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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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