Chapter 5 of The Red Pirogue is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Red Pirogue is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VISITORS TO FRENCH RIVER Old Noel Sabattis talked more like a Frenchman than the kind of Indian you read about. He wasn’t reticent. Perhaps he had a thin strain of French blood in him, from away back, long ago forgotten. He called himself pure Maliseet. His vocabulary was limited but he made it cover the ground.
Chapter 5 of The Red Pirogue is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading “His vocabulary was limited but he made it cover the ground.”
a person of French nationality
From this reading “VISITORS TO FRENCH RIVER Old Noel Sabattis talked more like a Frenchman than the kind of Indian you read about.”
small in range or scope
From this reading “His vocabulary was limited but he made it cover the ground.”
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading “VISITORS TO FRENCH RIVER Old Noel Sabattis talked more like a Frenchman than the kind of Indian you read about.”
temperamentally disinclined to talk
From this reading “He wasn’t reticent.”
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading “Perhaps he had a thin strain of French blood in him, from away back, long ago forgotten.”
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading “VISITORS TO FRENCH RIVER Old Noel Sabattis talked more like a Frenchman than the kind of Indian you read about.”
a listing of the words used in some enterprise
From this reading “His vocabulary was limited but he made it cover the ground.”
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In this reading “His vocabulary was limited but he made it cover the ground.”
In this reading “VISITORS TO FRENCH RIVER Old Noel Sabattis talked more like a Frenchman than the kind of Indian you read about.”
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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 VISITORS TO FRENCH RIVER Old Noel Sabattis talked more like a Frenchman than the kind of Indian you read about.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading VISITORS TO FRENCH RIVER Old Noel Sabattis talked more like a Frenchman than the kind of Indian you read about.
in the past
From this reading Perhaps he had a thin strain of French blood in him, from away back, long ago forgotten.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Perhaps he had a thin strain of French blood in him, from away back, long ago forgotten.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Perhaps he had a thin strain of French blood in him, from away back, long ago forgotten.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Perhaps he had a thin strain of French blood in him, from away back, long ago forgotten.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His vocabulary was limited but he made it cover the ground.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He called himself pure Maliseet.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading His vocabulary was limited but he made it cover the ground.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Perhaps he had a thin strain of French blood in him, from away back, long ago forgotten.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading VISITORS TO FRENCH RIVER Old Noel Sabattis talked more like a Frenchman than the kind of Indian you read about.
a person of French nationality
From this reading VISITORS TO FRENCH RIVER Old Noel Sabattis talked more like a Frenchman than the kind of Indian you read about.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Perhaps he had a thin strain of French blood in him, from away back, long ago forgotten.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading His vocabulary was limited but he made it cover the ground.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Perhaps he had a thin strain of French blood in him, from away back, long ago forgotten.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wasn’t reticent.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Perhaps he had a thin strain of French blood in him, from away back, long ago forgotten.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He called himself pure Maliseet.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His vocabulary was limited but he made it cover the ground.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Perhaps he had a thin strain of French blood in him, from away back, long ago forgotten.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading VISITORS TO FRENCH RIVER Old Noel Sabattis talked more like a Frenchman than the kind of Indian you read about.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His vocabulary was limited but he made it cover the ground.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading VISITORS TO FRENCH RIVER Old Noel Sabattis talked more like a Frenchman than the kind of Indian you read about.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading VISITORS TO FRENCH RIVER Old Noel Sabattis talked more like a Frenchman than the kind of Indian you read about.
small in range or scope
From this reading His vocabulary was limited but he made it cover the ground.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Perhaps he had a thin strain of French blood in him, from away back, long ago forgotten.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading His vocabulary was limited but he made it cover the ground.
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From this reading He called himself pure Maliseet.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading VISITORS TO FRENCH RIVER Old Noel Sabattis talked more like a Frenchman than the kind of Indian you read about.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading VISITORS TO FRENCH RIVER Old Noel Sabattis talked more like a Frenchman than the kind of Indian you read about.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading VISITORS TO FRENCH RIVER Old Noel Sabattis talked more like a Frenchman than the kind of Indian you read about.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading VISITORS TO FRENCH RIVER Old Noel Sabattis talked more like a Frenchman than the kind of Indian you read about.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps he had a thin strain of French blood in him, from away back, long ago forgotten.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading He called himself pure Maliseet.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading VISITORS TO FRENCH RIVER Old Noel Sabattis talked more like a Frenchman than the kind of Indian you read about.
temperamentally disinclined to talk
From this reading He wasn’t reticent.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading VISITORS TO FRENCH RIVER Old Noel Sabattis talked more like a Frenchman than the kind of Indian you read about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VISITORS TO FRENCH RIVER Old Noel Sabattis talked more like a Frenchman than the kind of Indian you read about.
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading Perhaps he had a thin strain of French blood in him, from away back, long ago forgotten.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading VISITORS TO FRENCH RIVER Old Noel Sabattis talked more like a Frenchman than the kind of Indian you read about.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading VISITORS TO FRENCH RIVER Old Noel Sabattis talked more like a Frenchman than the kind of Indian you read about.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VISITORS TO FRENCH RIVER Old Noel Sabattis talked more like a Frenchman than the kind of Indian you read about.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Perhaps he had a thin strain of French blood in him, from away back, long ago forgotten.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading VISITORS TO FRENCH RIVER Old Noel Sabattis talked more like a Frenchman than the kind of Indian you read about.
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading VISITORS TO FRENCH RIVER Old Noel Sabattis talked more like a Frenchman than the kind of Indian you read about.
a listing of the words used in some enterprise
From this reading His vocabulary was limited but he made it cover the ground.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His vocabulary was limited but he made it cover the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wasn’t reticent.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading VISITORS TO FRENCH RIVER Old Noel Sabattis talked more like a Frenchman than the kind of Indian you read about.
Chapter 5 of The Red Pirogue by Theodore Goodridge Roberts holds 251 sentences, grouped into 51 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 251 sentences of The Red Pirogue, unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
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