Chapter 5 of The Red Moccasins: A Story is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of The Red Moccasins: A Story is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Who Gave Sprigg The Red Moccasins? "Will-o'-the-Wisp. Some would wear our moccasins red, Though the road should lead to the dead. Some would wear our coronals green, Who would keep themselves unseen! Jervis Whitney!
Chapter 5 of The Red Moccasins: A Story is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading “Some would wear our coronals green, Who would keep themselves unseen!”
take somebody somewhere
From this reading “Some would wear our moccasins red, Though the road should lead to the dead.”
plural of “moccasin” — soft leather shoe; originally worn by Native Americans
From this reading “Who Gave Sprigg The Red Moccasins?”
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading “Who Gave Sprigg The Red Moccasins?”
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading “Some would wear our moccasins red, Though the road should lead to the dead.”
not seen or perceived
From this reading “Some would wear our coronals green, Who would keep themselves unseen!”
be dressed in
From this reading “Some would wear our moccasins red, Though the road should lead to the dead.”
United States inventor of the mechanical cotton gin (1765-1825)
From this reading “Jervis Whitney!”
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From this reading Some would wear our coronals green, Who would keep themselves unseen!
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Some would wear our moccasins red, Though the road should lead to the dead.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Who Gave Sprigg The Red Moccasins?
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Some would wear our coronals green, Who would keep themselves unseen!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jervis Whitney!
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Some would wear our coronals green, Who would keep themselves unseen!
take somebody somewhere
From this reading Some would wear our moccasins red, Though the road should lead to the dead.
plural of “moccasin” — soft leather shoe; originally worn by Native Americans
From this reading Who Gave Sprigg The Red Moccasins?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Some would wear our moccasins red, Though the road should lead to the dead.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Who Gave Sprigg The Red Moccasins?
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Some would wear our moccasins red, Though the road should lead to the dead.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Some would wear our moccasins red, Though the road should lead to the dead.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some would wear our moccasins red, Though the road should lead to the dead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who Gave Sprigg The Red Moccasins?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Who Gave Sprigg The Red Moccasins?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Will-o'-the-Wisp.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Some would wear our coronals green, Who would keep themselves unseen!
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Some would wear our moccasins red, Though the road should lead to the dead.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some would wear our moccasins red, Though the road should lead to the dead.
not seen or perceived
From this reading Some would wear our coronals green, Who would keep themselves unseen!
be dressed in
From this reading Some would wear our moccasins red, Though the road should lead to the dead.
United States inventor of the mechanical cotton gin (1765-1825)
From this reading Jervis Whitney!
which person or people
From this reading Who Gave Sprigg The Red Moccasins?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Will-o'-the-Wisp.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Some would wear our moccasins red, Though the road should lead to the dead.
Chapter 5 of The Red Moccasins: A Story by Morrison Heady holds 98 sentences, grouped into 20 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 5 holds 98 sentences of The Red Moccasins: A Story, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.
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