Chapter 18 of The Red River Half-Breed is here in full — 266 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Red River Half-Breed is here in full — 266 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ROSARIO BEGINS TO HOPE. The Captain went up to the hunter quickly, and briskly extending his hand, bade him welcome. But the other was so busy filling his short meerschaum pipe, that he did not apparently perceive the hand, and simply thanked him. "When do we make a start, captain?" he inquired. "Right away," replied Kidd in a feverish voice.
Chapter 18 of The Red River Half-Breed is here in full — 266 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a brisk manner
From this reading “The Captain went up to the hunter quickly, and briskly extending his hand, bade him welcome.”
-ing form of “extend” — extend in scope or range or area
From this reading “The Captain went up to the hunter quickly, and briskly extending his hand, bade him welcome.”
marked by intense agitation or emotion
From this reading “"Right away," replied Kidd in a feverish voice.”
any material that fills a space or container
From this reading “But the other was so busy filling his short meerschaum pipe, that he did not apparently perceive the hand, and simply thanked him.”
Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701)
From this reading “"Right away," replied Kidd in a feverish voice.”
to become aware of through the senses
From this reading “But the other was so busy filling his short meerschaum pipe, that he did not apparently perceive the hand, and simply thanked him.”
a port city on the Parana River in eastern central Argentina
From this reading “ROSARIO BEGINS TO HOPE.”
past form of “thank” — express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “But the other was so busy filling his short meerschaum pipe, that he did not apparently perceive the hand, and simply thanked him.”
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.
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move upward
In this reading “The Captain went up to the hunter quickly, and briskly extending his hand, bade him welcome.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "When do we make a start, captain?" he inquired.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Captain went up to the hunter quickly, and briskly extending his hand, bade him welcome.
from appearances alone
From this reading But the other was so busy filling his short meerschaum pipe, that he did not apparently perceive the hand, and simply thanked him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Right away," replied Kidd in a feverish voice.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading The Captain went up to the hunter quickly, and briskly extending his hand, bade him welcome.
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading ROSARIO BEGINS TO HOPE.
in a brisk manner
From this reading The Captain went up to the hunter quickly, and briskly extending his hand, bade him welcome.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading But the other was so busy filling his short meerschaum pipe, that he did not apparently perceive the hand, and simply thanked him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the other was so busy filling his short meerschaum pipe, that he did not apparently perceive the hand, and simply thanked him.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The Captain went up to the hunter quickly, and briskly extending his hand, bade him welcome.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But the other was so busy filling his short meerschaum pipe, that he did not apparently perceive the hand, and simply thanked him.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "When do we make a start, captain?" he inquired.
-ing form of “extend” — extend in scope or range or area
From this reading The Captain went up to the hunter quickly, and briskly extending his hand, bade him welcome.
marked by intense agitation or emotion
From this reading "Right away," replied Kidd in a feverish voice.
any material that fills a space or container
From this reading But the other was so busy filling his short meerschaum pipe, that he did not apparently perceive the hand, and simply thanked him.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The Captain went up to the hunter quickly, and briskly extending his hand, bade him welcome.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the other was so busy filling his short meerschaum pipe, that he did not apparently perceive the hand, and simply thanked him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Captain went up to the hunter quickly, and briskly extending his hand, bade him welcome.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Captain went up to the hunter quickly, and briskly extending his hand, bade him welcome.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading ROSARIO BEGINS TO HOPE.
someone who hunts game
From this reading The Captain went up to the hunter quickly, and briskly extending his hand, bade him welcome.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Right away," replied Kidd in a feverish voice.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading "When do we make a start, captain?" he inquired.
Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701)
From this reading "Right away," replied Kidd in a feverish voice.
engage in
From this reading "When do we make a start, captain?" he inquired.
a white clayey mineral
From this reading But the other was so busy filling his short meerschaum pipe, that he did not apparently perceive the hand, and simply thanked him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the other was so busy filling his short meerschaum pipe, that he did not apparently perceive the hand, and simply thanked him.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading But the other was so busy filling his short meerschaum pipe, that he did not apparently perceive the hand, and simply thanked him.
to become aware of through the senses
From this reading But the other was so busy filling his short meerschaum pipe, that he did not apparently perceive the hand, and simply thanked him.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading But the other was so busy filling his short meerschaum pipe, that he did not apparently perceive the hand, and simply thanked him.
with speed
From this reading The Captain went up to the hunter quickly, and briskly extending his hand, bade him welcome.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Right away," replied Kidd in a feverish voice.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Right away," replied Kidd in a feverish voice.
a port city on the Parana River in eastern central Argentina
From this reading ROSARIO BEGINS TO HOPE.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading But the other was so busy filling his short meerschaum pipe, that he did not apparently perceive the hand, and simply thanked him.
and nothing more
From this reading But the other was so busy filling his short meerschaum pipe, that he did not apparently perceive the hand, and simply thanked him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But the other was so busy filling his short meerschaum pipe, that he did not apparently perceive the hand, and simply thanked him.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "When do we make a start, captain?" he inquired.
past form of “thank” — express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading But the other was so busy filling his short meerschaum pipe, that he did not apparently perceive the hand, and simply thanked him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the other was so busy filling his short meerschaum pipe, that he did not apparently perceive the hand, and simply thanked him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Captain went up to the hunter quickly, and briskly extending his hand, bade him welcome.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ROSARIO BEGINS TO HOPE.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The Captain went up to the hunter quickly, and briskly extending his hand, bade him welcome.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Right away," replied Kidd in a feverish voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the other was so busy filling his short meerschaum pipe, that he did not apparently perceive the hand, and simply thanked him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "When do we make a start, captain?" he inquired.
accept gladly
From this reading The Captain went up to the hunter quickly, and briskly extending his hand, bade him welcome.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The Captain went up to the hunter quickly, and briskly extending his hand, bade him welcome.
at the time that
From this reading "When do we make a start, captain?" he inquired.
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