Chapter 15 of The Road to Frontenac is here in full — 342 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Road to Frontenac is here in full — 342 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHERE THE DEAD SIT. "They need not starve us," said Menard, trying to speak lightly. "I am hungry." The others made no reply. "I will see what chance we have for a supper."
Chapter 15 of The Road to Frontenac is here in full — 342 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “"I will see what chance we have for a supper."”
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading “"I am hungry."”
without good reason
From this reading “"They need not starve us," said Menard, trying to speak lightly.”
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “The others made no reply.”
be seated
From this reading “WHERE THE DEAD SIT.”
be hungry; go without food
From this reading “"They need not starve us," said Menard, trying to speak lightly.”
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading “"I will see what chance we have for a supper."”
hard to endure
From this reading “"They need not starve us," said Menard, trying to speak lightly.”
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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 "I will see what chance we have for a supper."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am hungry."
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading "I will see what chance we have for a supper."
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading WHERE THE DEAD SIT.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I will see what chance we have for a supper."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I will see what chance we have for a supper."
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading "I am hungry."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am hungry."
without good reason
From this reading "They need not starve us," said Menard, trying to speak lightly.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The others made no reply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They need not starve us," said Menard, trying to speak lightly.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "They need not starve us," said Menard, trying to speak lightly.
not any; not one
From this reading The others made no reply.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "They need not starve us," said Menard, trying to speak lightly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The others made no reply.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading The others made no reply.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "They need not starve us," said Menard, trying to speak lightly.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I will see what chance we have for a supper."
be seated
From this reading WHERE THE DEAD SIT.
express in speech
From this reading "They need not starve us," said Menard, trying to speak lightly.
be hungry; go without food
From this reading "They need not starve us," said Menard, trying to speak lightly.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading "I will see what chance we have for a supper."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHERE THE DEAD SIT.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They need not starve us," said Menard, trying to speak lightly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "They need not starve us," said Menard, trying to speak lightly.
hard to endure
From this reading "They need not starve us," said Menard, trying to speak lightly.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "They need not starve us," said Menard, trying to speak lightly.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I will see what chance we have for a supper."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I will see what chance we have for a supper."
in or at the place that
From this reading WHERE THE DEAD SIT.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will see what chance we have for a supper."
Chapter 15 of The Road to Frontenac by Samuel Merwin holds 342 sentences, grouped into 69 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 15 holds 342 sentences of The Road to Frontenac, unabridged, divided into 69 reading sections.
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