Chapter 1 of The Settlers: A Tale of Virginia is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Settlers: A Tale of Virginia is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Settlers, A Tale of Virginia, by William H G Kingston. A book of moderate length, six and a half hours to read aloud, in which we meet several persons well known to our history books, such as the Indian Princess, Pocahontas. Lots of activity. Dated in Jacobean times. THE SETTLERS, A TALE OF VIRGINIA, BY WILLIAM H G KINGSTON.
Chapter 1 of The Settlers: A Tale of Virginia is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any specific behavior
From this reading “Lots of activity.”
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading “Dated in Jacobean times.”
any distinguished personage during the reign of James I
From this reading “Dated in Jacobean times.”
a town on the Hudson River in New York
From this reading “The Settlers, A Tale of Virginia, by William H G Kingston.”
preside over
From this reading “A book of moderate length, six and a half hours to read aloud, in which we meet several persons well known to our history books, such as the Indian Princess, Pocahontas.”
a Powhatan woman (the daughter of Powhatan) who befriended the English at Jamestown and is said to have saved Captain John Smith's life (1595-1617)
From this reading “A book of moderate length, six and a half hours to read aloud, in which we meet several persons well known to our history books, such as the Indian Princess, Pocahontas.”
plural of “settler” — a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
From this reading “The Settlers, A Tale of Virginia, by William H G Kingston.”
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading “The Settlers, A Tale of Virginia, by William H G Kingston.”
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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 The Settlers, A Tale of Virginia, by William H G Kingston.
any specific behavior
From this reading Lots of activity.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading A book of moderate length, six and a half hours to read aloud, in which we meet several persons well known to our history books, such as the Indian Princess, Pocahontas.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A book of moderate length, six and a half hours to read aloud, in which we meet several persons well known to our history books, such as the Indian Princess, Pocahontas.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A book of moderate length, six and a half hours to read aloud, in which we meet several persons well known to our history books, such as the Indian Princess, Pocahontas.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading A book of moderate length, six and a half hours to read aloud, in which we meet several persons well known to our history books, such as the Indian Princess, Pocahontas.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading A book of moderate length, six and a half hours to read aloud, in which we meet several persons well known to our history books, such as the Indian Princess, Pocahontas.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Settlers, A Tale of Virginia, by William H G Kingston.
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading Dated in Jacobean times.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading The Settlers, A Tale of Virginia, by William H G Kingston.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading The Settlers, A Tale of Virginia, by William H G Kingston.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading A book of moderate length, six and a half hours to read aloud, in which we meet several persons well known to our history books, such as the Indian Princess, Pocahontas.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading A book of moderate length, six and a half hours to read aloud, in which we meet several persons well known to our history books, such as the Indian Princess, Pocahontas.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading A book of moderate length, six and a half hours to read aloud, in which we meet several persons well known to our history books, such as the Indian Princess, Pocahontas.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A book of moderate length, six and a half hours to read aloud, in which we meet several persons well known to our history books, such as the Indian Princess, Pocahontas.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading A book of moderate length, six and a half hours to read aloud, in which we meet several persons well known to our history books, such as the Indian Princess, Pocahontas.
any distinguished personage during the reign of James I
From this reading Dated in Jacobean times.
a town on the Hudson River in New York
From this reading The Settlers, A Tale of Virginia, by William H G Kingston.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading A book of moderate length, six and a half hours to read aloud, in which we meet several persons well known to our history books, such as the Indian Princess, Pocahontas.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading A book of moderate length, six and a half hours to read aloud, in which we meet several persons well known to our history books, such as the Indian Princess, Pocahontas.
a large number or amount
From this reading Lots of activity.
come together
From this reading A book of moderate length, six and a half hours to read aloud, in which we meet several persons well known to our history books, such as the Indian Princess, Pocahontas.
preside over
From this reading A book of moderate length, six and a half hours to read aloud, in which we meet several persons well known to our history books, such as the Indian Princess, Pocahontas.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Settlers, A Tale of Virginia, by William H G Kingston.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A book of moderate length, six and a half hours to read aloud, in which we meet several persons well known to our history books, such as the Indian Princess, Pocahontas.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading A book of moderate length, six and a half hours to read aloud, in which we meet several persons well known to our history books, such as the Indian Princess, Pocahontas.
a Powhatan woman (the daughter of Powhatan) who befriended the English at Jamestown and is said to have saved Captain John Smith's life (1595-1617)
From this reading A book of moderate length, six and a half hours to read aloud, in which we meet several persons well known to our history books, such as the Indian Princess, Pocahontas.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading A book of moderate length, six and a half hours to read aloud, in which we meet several persons well known to our history books, such as the Indian Princess, Pocahontas.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading A book of moderate length, six and a half hours to read aloud, in which we meet several persons well known to our history books, such as the Indian Princess, Pocahontas.
plural of “settler” — a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
From this reading The Settlers, A Tale of Virginia, by William H G Kingston.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading A book of moderate length, six and a half hours to read aloud, in which we meet several persons well known to our history books, such as the Indian Princess, Pocahontas.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading A book of moderate length, six and a half hours to read aloud, in which we meet several persons well known to our history books, such as the Indian Princess, Pocahontas.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading A book of moderate length, six and a half hours to read aloud, in which we meet several persons well known to our history books, such as the Indian Princess, Pocahontas.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Settlers, A Tale of Virginia, by William H G Kingston.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Dated in Jacobean times.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A book of moderate length, six and a half hours to read aloud, in which we meet several persons well known to our history books, such as the Indian Princess, Pocahontas.
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading The Settlers, A Tale of Virginia, by William H G Kingston.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A book of moderate length, six and a half hours to read aloud, in which we meet several persons well known to our history books, such as the Indian Princess, Pocahontas.
(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 A book of moderate length, six and a half hours to read aloud, in which we meet several persons well known to our history books, such as the Indian Princess, Pocahontas.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A book of moderate length, six and a half hours to read aloud, in which we meet several persons well known to our history books, such as the Indian Princess, Pocahontas.
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