Chapter 24 of The Red River Half-Breed is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 24 of The Red River Half-Breed is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE YAGER'S "TREATY TALK" WITH OUR HERO. In a few minutes the two met, and cordially gripped hands. "Well?" demanded Jim, curtly. "An hour after you and your company marched by, so the Cherokee said, I met him. He was puzzling out something of a Chinese puzzle which you left for his wits.
Chapter 24 of The Red River Half-Breed is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the Iroquoian language spoken by the Cherokee
From this reading “"An hour after you and your company marched by, so the Cherokee said, I met him.”
in a hearty manner
From this reading “In a few minutes the two met, and cordially gripped hands.”
in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
From this reading “"Well?" demanded Jim, curtly.”
inflected form of “grip” — hold fast or firmly
From this reading “In a few minutes the two met, and cordially gripped hands.”
be a mystery or bewildering to
From this reading “He was puzzling out something of a Chinese puzzle which you left for his wits.”
not clear to the understanding
From this reading “He was puzzling out something of a Chinese puzzle which you left for his wits.”
a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
From this reading “THE YAGER'S "TREATY TALK" WITH OUR HERO.”
the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
From this reading “He was puzzling out something of a Chinese puzzle which you left for his wits.”
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 “In a few minutes the two met, and cordially gripped hands.”
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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 In a few minutes the two met, and cordially gripped hands.
later than; following
From this reading "An hour after you and your company marched by, so the Cherokee said, I met him.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "An hour after you and your company marched by, so the Cherokee said, I met him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In a few minutes the two met, and cordially gripped hands.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "An hour after you and your company marched by, so the Cherokee said, I met him.
the Iroquoian language spoken by the Cherokee
From this reading "An hour after you and your company marched by, so the Cherokee said, I met him.
any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
From this reading He was puzzling out something of a Chinese puzzle which you left for his wits.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading "An hour after you and your company marched by, so the Cherokee said, I met him.
in a hearty manner
From this reading In a few minutes the two met, and cordially gripped hands.
in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
From this reading "Well?" demanded Jim, curtly.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "Well?" demanded Jim, curtly.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading In a few minutes the two met, and cordially gripped hands.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was puzzling out something of a Chinese puzzle which you left for his wits.
inflected form of “grip” — hold fast or firmly
From this reading In a few minutes the two met, and cordially gripped hands.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading In a few minutes the two met, and cordially gripped hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was puzzling out something of a Chinese puzzle which you left for his wits.
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading THE YAGER'S "TREATY TALK" WITH OUR HERO.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "An hour after you and your company marched by, so the Cherokee said, I met him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was puzzling out something of a Chinese puzzle which you left for his wits.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading "An hour after you and your company marched by, so the Cherokee said, I met him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "An hour after you and your company marched by, so the Cherokee said, I met him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a few minutes the two met, and cordially gripped hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well?" demanded Jim, curtly.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading He was puzzling out something of a Chinese puzzle which you left for his wits.
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading "An hour after you and your company marched by, so the Cherokee said, I met him.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading In a few minutes the two met, and cordially gripped hands.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading In a few minutes the two met, and cordially gripped hands.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was puzzling out something of a Chinese puzzle which you left for his wits.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE YAGER'S "TREATY TALK" WITH OUR HERO.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He was puzzling out something of a Chinese puzzle which you left for his wits.
be a mystery or bewildering to
From this reading He was puzzling out something of a Chinese puzzle which you left for his wits.
not clear to the understanding
From this reading He was puzzling out something of a Chinese puzzle which you left for his wits.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "An hour after you and your company marched by, so the Cherokee said, I met him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "An hour after you and your company marched by, so the Cherokee said, I met him.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He was puzzling out something of a Chinese puzzle which you left for his wits.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading THE YAGER'S "TREATY TALK" WITH OUR HERO.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE YAGER'S "TREATY TALK" WITH OUR HERO.
a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
From this reading THE YAGER'S "TREATY TALK" WITH OUR HERO.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading In a few minutes the two met, and cordially gripped hands.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was puzzling out something of a Chinese puzzle which you left for his wits.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well?" demanded Jim, curtly.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was puzzling out something of a Chinese puzzle which you left for his wits.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE YAGER'S "TREATY TALK" WITH OUR HERO.
the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
From this reading He was puzzling out something of a Chinese puzzle which you left for his wits.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE YAGER'S "TREATY TALK" WITH OUR HERO.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "An hour after you and your company marched by, so the Cherokee said, I met him.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "An hour after you and your company marched by, so the Cherokee said, I met him.
Chapter 24 of The Red River Half-Breed by Gustave Aimard holds 175 sentences, grouped into 35 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 24 holds 175 sentences of The Red River Half-Breed, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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