Chapter 3 of Thirty Years on the Frontier is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Thirty Years on the Frontier is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I first met him in the Black Hills in 1876. He was then talking of Oklahoma, called by the Indians The Land of the Fair God. He claimed that the government had no title to the land. The next I noticed of him was in 1880, when he organized a band of raiders to invade Oklahoma and open it for settlement. His first company was thirteen strong.
Chapter 3 of Thirty Years on the Frontier is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “claim” — assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
From this reading “He claimed that the government had no title to the land.”
march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
From this reading “The next I noticed of him was in 1880, when he organized a band of raiders to invade Oklahoma and open it for settlement.”
a state in south central United States
From this reading “He was then talking of Oklahoma, called by the Indians The Land of the Fair God.”
formed into a structured or coherent whole, particularly on a large scale
From this reading “The next I noticed of him was in 1880, when he organized a band of raiders to invade Oklahoma and open it for settlement.”
plural of “raider” — someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
From this reading “The next I noticed of him was in 1880, when he organized a band of raiders to invade Oklahoma and open it for settlement.”
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading “The next I noticed of him was in 1880, when he organized a band of raiders to invade Oklahoma and open it for settlement.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
From this reading “His first company was thirteen strong.”
a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
From this reading “He claimed that the government had no title to the land.”
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From this reading I first met him in the Black Hills in 1876.
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From this reading The next I noticed of him was in 1880, when he organized a band of raiders to invade Oklahoma and open it for settlement.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The next I noticed of him was in 1880, when he organized a band of raiders to invade Oklahoma and open it for settlement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next I noticed of him was in 1880, when he organized a band of raiders to invade Oklahoma and open it for settlement.
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading The next I noticed of him was in 1880, when he organized a band of raiders to invade Oklahoma and open it for settlement.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading I first met him in the Black Hills in 1876.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was then talking of Oklahoma, called by the Indians The Land of the Fair God.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He was then talking of Oklahoma, called by the Indians The Land of the Fair God.
past form of “claim” — assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
From this reading He claimed that the government had no title to the land.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading His first company was thirteen strong.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading He was then talking of Oklahoma, called by the Indians The Land of the Fair God.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I first met him in the Black Hills in 1876.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The next I noticed of him was in 1880, when he organized a band of raiders to invade Oklahoma and open it for settlement.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading He was then talking of Oklahoma, called by the Indians The Land of the Fair God.
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading He claimed that the government had no title to the land.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He claimed that the government had no title to the land.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was then talking of Oklahoma, called by the Indians The Land of the Fair God.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading I first met him in the Black Hills in 1876.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I first met him in the Black Hills in 1876.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His first company was thirteen strong.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I first met him in the Black Hills in 1876.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I first met him in the Black Hills in 1876.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading He was then talking of Oklahoma, called by the Indians The Land of the Fair God.
march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
From this reading The next I noticed of him was in 1880, when he organized a band of raiders to invade Oklahoma and open it for settlement.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The next I noticed of him was in 1880, when he organized a band of raiders to invade Oklahoma and open it for settlement.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading He was then talking of Oklahoma, called by the Indians The Land of the Fair God.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading I first met him in the Black Hills in 1876.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next I noticed of him was in 1880, when he organized a band of raiders to invade Oklahoma and open it for settlement.
not any; not one
From this reading He claimed that the government had no title to the land.
being perceived or observed
From this reading The next I noticed of him was in 1880, when he organized a band of raiders to invade Oklahoma and open it for settlement.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was then talking of Oklahoma, called by the Indians The Land of the Fair God.
a state in south central United States
From this reading He was then talking of Oklahoma, called by the Indians The Land of the Fair God.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The next I noticed of him was in 1880, when he organized a band of raiders to invade Oklahoma and open it for settlement.
formed into a structured or coherent whole, particularly on a large scale
From this reading The next I noticed of him was in 1880, when he organized a band of raiders to invade Oklahoma and open it for settlement.
plural of “raider” — someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
From this reading The next I noticed of him was in 1880, when he organized a band of raiders to invade Oklahoma and open it for settlement.
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading The next I noticed of him was in 1880, when he organized a band of raiders to invade Oklahoma and open it for settlement.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading His first company was thirteen strong.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading He was then talking of Oklahoma, called by the Indians The Land of the Fair God.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He claimed that the government had no title to the land.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I first met him in the Black Hills in 1876.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He was then talking of Oklahoma, called by the Indians The Land of the Fair God.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
From this reading His first company was thirteen strong.
a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
From this reading He claimed that the government had no title to the land.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He claimed that the government had no title to the land.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was then talking of Oklahoma, called by the Indians The Land of the Fair God.
at the time that
From this reading The next I noticed of him was in 1880, when he organized a band of raiders to invade Oklahoma and open it for settlement.
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