Chapter 5 of The War-Trail Fort is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The War-Trail Fort is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TWO CROWS RAISE THEIR RIGHT HANDS We got back into the timber in no time. "The crazy ones! They think that we are enemies!" "Well," I said in answer to this dismayed exclamation of Pitamakan's, "you know what we have to do now; swim across with our letter." "And be shot as soon as we are seen!"
Chapter 5 of The War-Trail Fort is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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affected with madness or insanity
From this reading “"The crazy ones!”
plural of “crow” — black birds having a raucous call
From this reading “TWO CROWS RAISE THEIR RIGHT HANDS We got back into the timber in no time.”
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading “"Well," I said in answer to this dismayed exclamation of Pitamakan's, "you know what we have to do now; swim across with our letter."”
plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force
From this reading “They think that we are enemies!"”
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading “"Well," I said in answer to this dismayed exclamation of Pitamakan's, "you know what we have to do now; swim across with our letter."”
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading “TWO CROWS RAISE THEIR RIGHT HANDS We got back into the timber in no time.”
travel through water
From this reading “"Well," I said in answer to this dismayed exclamation of Pitamakan's, "you know what we have to do now; swim across with our letter."”
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading “TWO CROWS RAISE THEIR RIGHT HANDS We got back into the timber in no time.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"Well," I said in answer to this dismayed exclamation of Pitamakan's, "you know what we have to do now; swim across with our letter."”
recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost
In this reading “TWO CROWS RAISE THEIR RIGHT HANDS We got back into the timber in no time.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "Well," I said in answer to this dismayed exclamation of Pitamakan's, "you know what we have to do now; swim across with our letter."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And be shot as soon as we are seen!"
react verbally
From this reading "Well," I said in answer to this dismayed exclamation of Pitamakan's, "you know what we have to do now; swim across with our letter."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They think that we are enemies!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "And be shot as soon as we are seen!"
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading TWO CROWS RAISE THEIR RIGHT HANDS We got back into the timber in no time.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "And be shot as soon as we are seen!"
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading "The crazy ones!
plural of “crow” — black birds having a raucous call
From this reading TWO CROWS RAISE THEIR RIGHT HANDS We got back into the timber in no time.
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading "Well," I said in answer to this dismayed exclamation of Pitamakan's, "you know what we have to do now; swim across with our letter."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Well," I said in answer to this dismayed exclamation of Pitamakan's, "you know what we have to do now; swim across with our letter."
plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force
From this reading They think that we are enemies!"
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading "Well," I said in answer to this dismayed exclamation of Pitamakan's, "you know what we have to do now; swim across with our letter."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading TWO CROWS RAISE THEIR RIGHT HANDS We got back into the timber in no time.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading TWO CROWS RAISE THEIR RIGHT HANDS We got back into the timber in no time.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well," I said in answer to this dismayed exclamation of Pitamakan's, "you know what we have to do now; swim across with our letter."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well," I said in answer to this dismayed exclamation of Pitamakan's, "you know what we have to do now; swim across with our letter."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TWO CROWS RAISE THEIR RIGHT HANDS We got back into the timber in no time.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading TWO CROWS RAISE THEIR RIGHT HANDS We got back into the timber in no time.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Well," I said in answer to this dismayed exclamation of Pitamakan's, "you know what we have to do now; swim across with our letter."
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading "Well," I said in answer to this dismayed exclamation of Pitamakan's, "you know what we have to do now; swim across with our letter."
not any; not one
From this reading TWO CROWS RAISE THEIR RIGHT HANDS We got back into the timber in no time.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Well," I said in answer to this dismayed exclamation of Pitamakan's, "you know what we have to do now; swim across with our letter."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well," I said in answer to this dismayed exclamation of Pitamakan's, "you know what we have to do now; swim across with our letter."
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "The crazy ones!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Well," I said in answer to this dismayed exclamation of Pitamakan's, "you know what we have to do now; swim across with our letter."
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From this reading "Well," I said in answer to this dismayed exclamation of Pitamakan's, "you know what we have to do now; swim across with our letter."
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading TWO CROWS RAISE THEIR RIGHT HANDS We got back into the timber in no time.
precisely, exactly
From this reading TWO CROWS RAISE THEIR RIGHT HANDS We got back into the timber in no time.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well," I said in answer to this dismayed exclamation of Pitamakan's, "you know what we have to do now; swim across with our letter."
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "And be shot as soon as we are seen!"
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading "And be shot as soon as we are seen!"
in the near future
From this reading "And be shot as soon as we are seen!"
travel through water
From this reading "Well," I said in answer to this dismayed exclamation of Pitamakan's, "you know what we have to do now; swim across with our letter."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They think that we are enemies!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TWO CROWS RAISE THEIR RIGHT HANDS We got back into the timber in no time.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading TWO CROWS RAISE THEIR RIGHT HANDS We got back into the timber in no time.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They think that we are enemies!"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading They think that we are enemies!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Well," I said in answer to this dismayed exclamation of Pitamakan's, "you know what we have to do now; swim across with our letter."
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading TWO CROWS RAISE THEIR RIGHT HANDS We got back into the timber in no time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading TWO CROWS RAISE THEIR RIGHT HANDS We got back into the timber in no time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well," I said in answer to this dismayed exclamation of Pitamakan's, "you know what we have to do now; swim across with our letter."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading TWO CROWS RAISE THEIR RIGHT HANDS We got back into the timber in no time.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading TWO CROWS RAISE THEIR RIGHT HANDS We got back into the timber in no time.
(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 "Well," I said in answer to this dismayed exclamation of Pitamakan's, "you know what we have to do now; swim across with our letter."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well," I said in answer to this dismayed exclamation of Pitamakan's, "you know what we have to do now; swim across with our letter."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Well," I said in answer to this dismayed exclamation of Pitamakan's, "you know what we have to do now; swim across with our letter."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well," I said in answer to this dismayed exclamation of Pitamakan's, "you know what we have to do now; swim across with our letter."
Chapter 5 of The War-Trail Fort by James Willard Schultz holds 217 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.
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