Chapter 23 of Their Pilgrimage is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 23 of Their Pilgrimage is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Yes I can. The proprietor says he will send us across to Redwood to catch the night train for Ogdensburg.” “But how about the Lachine Rapids? You have been talking about those rapids for two months. I thought that was what we came here for.”
Chapter 23 of Their Pilgrimage is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “The proprietor says he will send us across to Redwood to catch the night train for Ogdensburg.””
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “You have been talking about those rapids for two months.”
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading “The proprietor says he will send us across to Redwood to catch the night train for Ogdensburg.””
plural of “rapid” — a part of a river where the current is very fast
From this reading ““But how about the Lachine Rapids?”
the soft reddish wood of either of two species of sequoia trees
From this reading “The proprietor says he will send us across to Redwood to catch the night train for Ogdensburg.””
cause to go somewhere
From this reading “The proprietor says he will send us across to Redwood to catch the night train for Ogdensburg.””
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading “You have been talking about those rapids for two months.”
create by training and teaching
From this reading “The proprietor says he will send us across to Redwood to catch the night train for Ogdensburg.””
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “But how about the Lachine Rapids?
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The proprietor says he will send us across to Redwood to catch the night train for Ogdensburg.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You have been talking about those rapids for two months.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But how about the Lachine Rapids?
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I thought that was what we came here for.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Yes I can.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading The proprietor says he will send us across to Redwood to catch the night train for Ogdensburg.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The proprietor says he will send us across to Redwood to catch the night train for Ogdensburg.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have been talking about those rapids for two months.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The proprietor says he will send us across to Redwood to catch the night train for Ogdensburg.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I thought that was what we came here for.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But how about the Lachine Rapids?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes I can.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But how about the Lachine Rapids?
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading You have been talking about those rapids for two months.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The proprietor says he will send us across to Redwood to catch the night train for Ogdensburg.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The proprietor says he will send us across to Redwood to catch the night train for Ogdensburg.”
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading The proprietor says he will send us across to Redwood to catch the night train for Ogdensburg.”
plural of “rapid” — a part of a river where the current is very fast
From this reading “But how about the Lachine Rapids?
the soft reddish wood of either of two species of sequoia trees
From this reading The proprietor says he will send us across to Redwood to catch the night train for Ogdensburg.”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading The proprietor says he will send us across to Redwood to catch the night train for Ogdensburg.”
cause to go somewhere
From this reading The proprietor says he will send us across to Redwood to catch the night train for Ogdensburg.”
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading You have been talking about those rapids for two months.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I thought that was what we came here for.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The proprietor says he will send us across to Redwood to catch the night train for Ogdensburg.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading You have been talking about those rapids for two months.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought that was what we came here for.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The proprietor says he will send us across to Redwood to catch the night train for Ogdensburg.”
create by training and teaching
From this reading The proprietor says he will send us across to Redwood to catch the night train for Ogdensburg.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading You have been talking about those rapids for two months.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The proprietor says he will send us across to Redwood to catch the night train for Ogdensburg.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I thought that was what we came here for.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I thought that was what we came here for.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I thought that was what we came here for.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The proprietor says he will send us across to Redwood to catch the night train for Ogdensburg.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes I can.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have been talking about those rapids for two months.
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