Chapter 8 of Three Young Pioneers A Story of the Early is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Three Young Pioneers A Story of the Early is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PEQUOT INDIANS "Hm," Fred muttered to himself, as he gazed around in wonder. "What is this?" He immediately ran to the camp and called Matthew who was just rolling away the blankets in which they had slept. "Look, what I have found!" he said to the boy. "It's an Indian arrow!"
Chapter 8 of Three Young Pioneers A Story of the Early is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading “"It's an Indian arrow!"”
plural of “blanket” — bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading “He immediately ran to the camp and called Matthew who was just rolling away the blankets in which they had slept.”
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “PEQUOT INDIANS "Hm," Fred muttered to himself, as he gazed around in wonder.”
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading “PEQUOT INDIANS "Hm," Fred muttered to himself, as he gazed around in wonder.”
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
From this reading “He immediately ran to the camp and called Matthew who was just rolling away the blankets in which they had slept.”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “PEQUOT INDIANS "Hm," Fred muttered to himself, as he gazed around in wonder.”
uttered with a trill
From this reading “He immediately ran to the camp and called Matthew who was just rolling away the blankets in which they had slept.”
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading “He immediately ran to the camp and called Matthew who was just rolling away the blankets in which they had slept.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "It's an Indian arrow!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He immediately ran to the camp and called Matthew who was just rolling away the blankets in which they had slept.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading PEQUOT INDIANS "Hm," Fred muttered to himself, as he gazed around in wonder.
a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading "It's an Indian arrow!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading PEQUOT INDIANS "Hm," Fred muttered to himself, as he gazed around in wonder.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He immediately ran to the camp and called Matthew who was just rolling away the blankets in which they had slept.
plural of “blanket” — bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading He immediately ran to the camp and called Matthew who was just rolling away the blankets in which they had slept.
a youthful male person
From this reading "Look, what I have found!" he said to the boy.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He immediately ran to the camp and called Matthew who was just rolling away the blankets in which they had slept.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading He immediately ran to the camp and called Matthew who was just rolling away the blankets in which they had slept.
set up or found
From this reading "Look, what I have found!" he said to the boy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PEQUOT INDIANS "Hm," Fred muttered to himself, as he gazed around in wonder.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading PEQUOT INDIANS "Hm," Fred muttered to himself, as he gazed around in wonder.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He immediately ran to the camp and called Matthew who was just rolling away the blankets in which they had slept.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Look, what I have found!" he said to the boy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading PEQUOT INDIANS "Hm," Fred muttered to himself, as he gazed around in wonder.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading PEQUOT INDIANS "Hm," Fred muttered to himself, as he gazed around in wonder.
a metric unit of length equal to 100 meters
From this reading PEQUOT INDIANS "Hm," Fred muttered to himself, as he gazed around in wonder.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Look, what I have found!" he said to the boy.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading He immediately ran to the camp and called Matthew who was just rolling away the blankets in which they had slept.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PEQUOT INDIANS "Hm," Fred muttered to himself, as he gazed around in wonder.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading "It's an Indian arrow!"
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading PEQUOT INDIANS "Hm," Fred muttered to himself, as he gazed around in wonder.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is this?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's an Indian arrow!"
and nothing more
From this reading He immediately ran to the camp and called Matthew who was just rolling away the blankets in which they had slept.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Look, what I have found!" he said to the boy.
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
From this reading He immediately ran to the camp and called Matthew who was just rolling away the blankets in which they had slept.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading PEQUOT INDIANS "Hm," Fred muttered to himself, as he gazed around in wonder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PEQUOT INDIANS "Hm," Fred muttered to himself, as he gazed around in wonder.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading He immediately ran to the camp and called Matthew who was just rolling away the blankets in which they had slept.
uttered with a trill
From this reading He immediately ran to the camp and called Matthew who was just rolling away the blankets in which they had slept.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Look, what I have found!" he said to the boy.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading He immediately ran to the camp and called Matthew who was just rolling away the blankets in which they had slept.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He immediately ran to the camp and called Matthew who was just rolling away the blankets in which they had slept.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He immediately ran to the camp and called Matthew who was just rolling away the blankets in which they had slept.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "What is this?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PEQUOT INDIANS "Hm," Fred muttered to himself, as he gazed around in wonder.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He immediately ran to the camp and called Matthew who was just rolling away the blankets in which they had slept.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is this?"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He immediately ran to the camp and called Matthew who was just rolling away the blankets in which they had slept.
which person or people
From this reading He immediately ran to the camp and called Matthew who was just rolling away the blankets in which they had slept.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading PEQUOT INDIANS "Hm," Fred muttered to himself, as he gazed around in wonder.
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