Chapter 2 of The Talking Leaves: An Indian Story is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Talking Leaves: An Indian Story is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Talking leaves?" said Ni-ha-be, as she turned over another page of the pamphlet in her lap and stared at the illustrations. "Can you hear what they say?" "With my eyes." "Then they are better than mine. I am an Apache!
Chapter 2 of The Talking Leaves: An Indian Story is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico); fought a losing battle from 1861 to 1886 with the United States and were resettled in Oklahoma
From this reading “I am an Apache!”
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “"Talking leaves?" said Ni-ha-be, as she turned over another page of the pamphlet in her lap and stared at the illustrations.”
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading “"Talking leaves?" said Ni-ha-be, as she turned over another page of the pamphlet in her lap and stared at the illustrations.”
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading “"Talking leaves?" said Ni-ha-be, as she turned over another page of the pamphlet in her lap and stared at the illustrations.”
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading “"Talking leaves?" said Ni-ha-be, as she turned over another page of the pamphlet in her lap and stared at the illustrations.”
a small book usually having a paper cover
From this reading “"Talking leaves?" said Ni-ha-be, as she turned over another page of the pamphlet in her lap and stared at the illustrations.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “"Talking leaves?" said Ni-ha-be, as she turned over another page of the pamphlet in her lap and stared at the illustrations.”
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading “"Talking leaves?" said Ni-ha-be, as she turned over another page of the pamphlet in her lap and stared at the illustrations.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am an Apache!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I am an Apache!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Talking leaves?" said Ni-ha-be, as she turned over another page of the pamphlet in her lap and stared at the illustrations.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "Talking leaves?" said Ni-ha-be, as she turned over another page of the pamphlet in her lap and stared at the illustrations.
any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico); fought a losing battle from 1861 to 1886 with the United States and were resettled in Oklahoma
From this reading I am an Apache!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Then they are better than mine.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Talking leaves?" said Ni-ha-be, as she turned over another page of the pamphlet in her lap and stared at the illustrations.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Talking leaves?" said Ni-ha-be, as she turned over another page of the pamphlet in her lap and stared at the illustrations.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "Then they are better than mine.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Can you hear what they say?"
opinion or judgment
From this reading "With my eyes."
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "Can you hear what they say?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Talking leaves?" said Ni-ha-be, as she turned over another page of the pamphlet in her lap and stared at the illustrations.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am an Apache!
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading "Talking leaves?" said Ni-ha-be, as she turned over another page of the pamphlet in her lap and stared at the illustrations.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Talking leaves?" said Ni-ha-be, as she turned over another page of the pamphlet in her lap and stared at the illustrations.
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading "Talking leaves?" said Ni-ha-be, as she turned over another page of the pamphlet in her lap and stared at the illustrations.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading "Talking leaves?" said Ni-ha-be, as she turned over another page of the pamphlet in her lap and stared at the illustrations.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Then they are better than mine.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "With my eyes."
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From this reading "Talking leaves?" said Ni-ha-be, as she turned over another page of the pamphlet in her lap and stared at the illustrations.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Talking leaves?" said Ni-ha-be, as she turned over another page of the pamphlet in her lap and stared at the illustrations.
above and across; more than
From this reading "Talking leaves?" said Ni-ha-be, as she turned over another page of the pamphlet in her lap and stared at the illustrations.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading "Talking leaves?" said Ni-ha-be, as she turned over another page of the pamphlet in her lap and stared at the illustrations.
a small book usually having a paper cover
From this reading "Talking leaves?" said Ni-ha-be, as she turned over another page of the pamphlet in her lap and stared at the illustrations.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Talking leaves?" said Ni-ha-be, as she turned over another page of the pamphlet in her lap and stared at the illustrations.
express in words
From this reading "Can you hear what they say?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Talking leaves?" said Ni-ha-be, as she turned over another page of the pamphlet in her lap and stared at the illustrations.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading "Talking leaves?" said Ni-ha-be, as she turned over another page of the pamphlet in her lap and stared at the illustrations.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading "Talking leaves?" said Ni-ha-be, as she turned over another page of the pamphlet in her lap and stared at the illustrations.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Then they are better than mine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Talking leaves?" said Ni-ha-be, as she turned over another page of the pamphlet in her lap and stared at the illustrations.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then they are better than mine.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Can you hear what they say?"
moved around an axis or center
From this reading "Talking leaves?" said Ni-ha-be, as she turned over another page of the pamphlet in her lap and stared at the illustrations.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Can you hear what they say?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "With my eyes."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Can you hear what they say?"
Chapter 2 of The Talking Leaves: An Indian Story by William O. Stoddard holds 160 sentences, grouped into 32 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 2 holds 160 sentences of The Talking Leaves: An Indian Story, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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