Chapter 5 of The White Scalper: A Story of the Texan War is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The White Scalper: A Story of the Texan War is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BEFORE THE BATTLE. John Davis recovered almost immediately. "Ah, ah!" he said, "Then it is you, my master?" "It astonishes you to meet me here." "On my honour, no.
Chapter 5 of The White Scalper: A Story of the Texan War is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “BEFORE THE BATTLE.”
English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
From this reading “John Davis recovered almost immediately.”
the state of being honored
From this reading “"On my honour, no.”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading “John Davis recovered almost immediately.”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “John Davis recovered almost immediately.”
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading “"Ah, ah!" he said, "Then it is you, my master?"”
come together
From this reading “"It astonishes you to meet me here."”
freed from illness or injury
From this reading “John Davis recovered almost immediately.”
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From this reading "Ah, ah!" he said, "Then it is you, my master?"
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading John Davis recovered almost immediately.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It astonishes you to meet me here."
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE.
English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
From this reading John Davis recovered almost immediately.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ah, ah!" he said, "Then it is you, my master?"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "It astonishes you to meet me here."
the state of being honored
From this reading "On my honour, no.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading John Davis recovered almost immediately.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Ah, ah!" he said, "Then it is you, my master?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Ah, ah!" he said, "Then it is you, my master?"
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading John Davis recovered almost immediately.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading "Ah, ah!" he said, "Then it is you, my master?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It astonishes you to meet me here."
come together
From this reading "It astonishes you to meet me here."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Ah, ah!" he said, "Then it is you, my master?"
not any; not one
From this reading "On my honour, no.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "On my honour, no.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading John Davis recovered almost immediately.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Ah, ah!" he said, "Then it is you, my master?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Ah, ah!" he said, "Then it is you, my master?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It astonishes you to meet me here."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ah, ah!" he said, "Then it is you, my master?"
Chapter 5 of The White Scalper: A Story of the Texan War by Gustave Aimard holds 188 sentences, grouped into 38 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 5 holds 188 sentences of The White Scalper: A Story of the Texan War, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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