Chapter 1 of The story of Pocahontas and Captain John is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The story of Pocahontas and Captain John is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Published November 1906._ 4. STRANGE TALES OF A STRANGE PEOPLE 5. THE COMING OF THE WHITE MAN 6. THE LANDING OF THE COLONISTS--1607 7. THE AMBUSH 8.
Chapter 1 of The story of Pocahontas and Captain John is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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wait in hiding to attack
From this reading “THE AMBUSH 8.”
plural of “colonist” — a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
From this reading “THE LANDING OF THE COLONISTS--1607 7.”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “THE COMING OF THE WHITE MAN 6.”
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading “THE LANDING OF THE COLONISTS--1607 7.”
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading “_Published November 1906._ 4.”
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “STRANGE TALES OF A STRANGE PEOPLE 5.”
plural of “tale” — 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
From this reading “STRANGE TALES OF A STRANGE PEOPLE 5.”
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From this reading THE LANDING OF THE COLONISTS--1607 7.
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From this reading _Published November 1906._ 4.
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From this reading _Published November 1906._ 4.
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From this reading STRANGE TALES OF A STRANGE PEOPLE 5.
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From this reading THE COMING OF THE WHITE MAN 6.
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From this reading THE LANDING OF THE COLONISTS--1607 7.
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From this reading THE AMBUSH 8.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading STRANGE TALES OF A STRANGE PEOPLE 5.
wait in hiding to attack
From this reading THE AMBUSH 8.
plural of “colonist” — a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
From this reading THE LANDING OF THE COLONISTS--1607 7.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading THE COMING OF THE WHITE MAN 6.
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading THE LANDING OF THE COLONISTS--1607 7.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE COMING OF THE WHITE MAN 6.
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading _Published November 1906._ 4.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading STRANGE TALES OF A STRANGE PEOPLE 5.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading STRANGE TALES OF A STRANGE PEOPLE 5.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading _Published November 1906._ 4.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading STRANGE TALES OF A STRANGE PEOPLE 5.
plural of “tale” — 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
From this reading STRANGE TALES OF A STRANGE PEOPLE 5.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COMING OF THE WHITE MAN 6.
a Caucasian
From this reading THE COMING OF THE WHITE MAN 6.
Chapter 1 of The story of Pocahontas and Captain John by E. Boyd (Elmer Boyd) Smith holds 219 sentences, grouped into 44 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 1 holds 219 sentences of The story of Pocahontas and Captain John, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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