Chapter 6 of The Scalp Hunters is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of The Scalp Hunters is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A bottle of wine was placed between us, and Seguin, pouring out two glasses, asked me to drink. This courtesy assured me. "But how if the wine be poi--?" He swallowed his own glass before the thought had fairly shaped itself. "I am wronging him," thought I.
Chapter 6 of The Scalp Hunters is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading “This courtesy assured me.”
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading “A bottle of wine was placed between us, and Seguin, pouring out two glasses, asked me to drink.”
a courteous or respectful or considerate act
From this reading “This courtesy assured me.”
to certain extent or degree
From this reading “He swallowed his own glass before the thought had fairly shaped itself.”
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading “A bottle of wine was placed between us, and Seguin, pouring out two glasses, asked me to drink.”
flowing profusely
From this reading “A bottle of wine was placed between us, and Seguin, pouring out two glasses, asked me to drink.”
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
From this reading “He swallowed his own glass before the thought had fairly shaped itself.”
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading “He swallowed his own glass before the thought had fairly shaped itself.”
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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 A bottle of wine was placed between us, and Seguin, pouring out two glasses, asked me to drink.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am wronging him," thought I.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A bottle of wine was placed between us, and Seguin, pouring out two glasses, asked me to drink.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading A bottle of wine was placed between us, and Seguin, pouring out two glasses, asked me to drink.
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading This courtesy assured me.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "But how if the wine be poi--?"
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He swallowed his own glass before the thought had fairly shaped itself.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading A bottle of wine was placed between us, and Seguin, pouring out two glasses, asked me to drink.
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading A bottle of wine was placed between us, and Seguin, pouring out two glasses, asked me to drink.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But how if the wine be poi--?"
a courteous or respectful or considerate act
From this reading This courtesy assured me.
take in liquids
From this reading A bottle of wine was placed between us, and Seguin, pouring out two glasses, asked me to drink.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading He swallowed his own glass before the thought had fairly shaped itself.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading He swallowed his own glass before the thought had fairly shaped itself.
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading A bottle of wine was placed between us, and Seguin, pouring out two glasses, asked me to drink.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He swallowed his own glass before the thought had fairly shaped itself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He swallowed his own glass before the thought had fairly shaped itself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I am wronging him," thought I.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He swallowed his own glass before the thought had fairly shaped itself.
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From this reading "But how if the wine be poi--?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am wronging him," thought I.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "But how if the wine be poi--?"
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading He swallowed his own glass before the thought had fairly shaped itself.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A bottle of wine was placed between us, and Seguin, pouring out two glasses, asked me to drink.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A bottle of wine was placed between us, and Seguin, pouring out two glasses, asked me to drink.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A bottle of wine was placed between us, and Seguin, pouring out two glasses, asked me to drink.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading He swallowed his own glass before the thought had fairly shaped itself.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading A bottle of wine was placed between us, and Seguin, pouring out two glasses, asked me to drink.
Hawaiian dish of taro root pounded to a paste and often allowed to ferment
From this reading "But how if the wine be poi--?"
flowing profusely
From this reading A bottle of wine was placed between us, and Seguin, pouring out two glasses, asked me to drink.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A bottle of wine was placed between us, and Seguin, pouring out two glasses, asked me to drink.
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
From this reading He swallowed his own glass before the thought had fairly shaped itself.
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading He swallowed his own glass before the thought had fairly shaped itself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But how if the wine be poi--?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This courtesy assured me.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He swallowed his own glass before the thought had fairly shaped itself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A bottle of wine was placed between us, and Seguin, pouring out two glasses, asked me to drink.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading A bottle of wine was placed between us, and Seguin, pouring out two glasses, asked me to drink.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A bottle of wine was placed between us, and Seguin, pouring out two glasses, asked me to drink.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A bottle of wine was placed between us, and Seguin, pouring out two glasses, asked me to drink.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading A bottle of wine was placed between us, and Seguin, pouring out two glasses, asked me to drink.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am wronging him," thought I.
Chapter 6 of The Scalp Hunters by Mayne Reid holds 430 sentences, grouped into 86 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 6 holds 430 sentences of The Scalp Hunters, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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