Chapter 7 of The White Squaw is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The White Squaw is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Who knows? it might have been!" "There I met my father. Not stern as our warriors are, but sad and weeping. Why did he weep?" Alice was silent.
Chapter 7 of The White Squaw is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “"Who knows? it might have been!"”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “"There I met my father.”
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading “Not stern as our warriors are, but sad and weeping.”
marked by absence of sound
From this reading “Alice was silent.”
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading “Not stern as our warriors are, but sad and weeping.”
plural of “warrior” — someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
From this reading “Not stern as our warriors are, but sad and weeping.”
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading “Why did he weep?"”
showing sorrow
From this reading “Not stern as our warriors are, but sad and weeping.”
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From this reading Alice was silent.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Not stern as our warriors are, but sad and weeping.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Not stern as our warriors are, but sad and weeping.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Not stern as our warriors are, but sad and weeping.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Who knows? it might have been!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not stern as our warriors are, but sad and weeping.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Why did he weep?"
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "There I met my father.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Who knows? it might have been!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why did he weep?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "There I met my father.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Who knows? it might have been!"
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading "Who knows? it might have been!"
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading "There I met my father.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Who knows? it might have been!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "There I met my father.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not stern as our warriors are, but sad and weeping.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Not stern as our warriors are, but sad and weeping.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading Not stern as our warriors are, but sad and weeping.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Alice was silent.
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading Not stern as our warriors are, but sad and weeping.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There I met my father.
plural of “warrior” — someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
From this reading Not stern as our warriors are, but sad and weeping.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Alice was silent.
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading Why did he weep?"
showing sorrow
From this reading Not stern as our warriors are, but sad and weeping.
which person or people
From this reading "Who knows? it might have been!"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why did he weep?"
Chapter 7 of The White Squaw by Mayne Reid holds 433 sentences, grouped into 87 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 7 holds 433 sentences of The White Squaw, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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