Chapter 6 of Vanguards of the Plains is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Vanguards of the Plains is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Keep quiet. I'll answer faster. Everybody all right. Clarenden and Jondo leave for Independence the minute you are better, and a military escort permits." I dropped down again.
Chapter 6 of Vanguards of the Plains is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading “I dropped down again.”
someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
From this reading “Clarenden and Jondo leave for Independence the minute you are better, and a military escort permits."”
every person
From this reading “Everybody all right.”
more quickly
From this reading “I'll answer faster.”
freedom from control or influence of another or others
From this reading “Clarenden and Jondo leave for Independence the minute you are better, and a military escort permits."”
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
From this reading “Clarenden and Jondo leave for Independence the minute you are better, and a military escort permits."”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “Clarenden and Jondo leave for Independence the minute you are better, and a military escort permits."”
plural of “permit” — a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading “Clarenden and Jondo leave for Independence the minute you are better, and a military escort permits."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Clarenden and Jondo leave for Independence the minute you are better, and a military escort permits."
anew
From this reading I dropped down again.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Everybody all right.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Clarenden and Jondo leave for Independence the minute you are better, and a military escort permits."
react verbally
From this reading I'll answer faster.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Clarenden and Jondo leave for Independence the minute you are better, and a military escort permits."
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Clarenden and Jondo leave for Independence the minute you are better, and a military escort permits."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clarenden and Jondo leave for Independence the minute you are better, and a military escort permits."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I dropped down again.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading I dropped down again.
someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
From this reading Clarenden and Jondo leave for Independence the minute you are better, and a military escort permits."
every person
From this reading Everybody all right.
more quickly
From this reading I'll answer faster.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Clarenden and Jondo leave for Independence the minute you are better, and a military escort permits."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I dropped down again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll answer faster.
freedom from control or influence of another or others
From this reading Clarenden and Jondo leave for Independence the minute you are better, and a military escort permits."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clarenden and Jondo leave for Independence the minute you are better, and a military escort permits."
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Keep quiet.
go away from a place
From this reading Clarenden and Jondo leave for Independence the minute you are better, and a military escort permits."
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
From this reading Clarenden and Jondo leave for Independence the minute you are better, and a military escort permits."
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Clarenden and Jondo leave for Independence the minute you are better, and a military escort permits."
plural of “permit” — a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading Clarenden and Jondo leave for Independence the minute you are better, and a military escort permits."
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading "Keep quiet.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Everybody all right.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Clarenden and Jondo leave for Independence the minute you are better, and a military escort permits."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Clarenden and Jondo leave for Independence the minute you are better, and a military escort permits."
Chapter 6 of Vanguards of the Plains by Margaret Hill McCarter holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 6 holds 416 sentences of Vanguards of the Plains, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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