Chapter 6 of Voyage of the Paper Canoe A Geographical is here in full — 258 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Voyage of the Paper Canoe A Geographical is here in full — 258 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PAPER CANOE MARIA THERESA. -- THE START. -- THE DESCENT OF THE HUDSON RIVER. -- CROSSING THE UPPER BAY OF NEW YORK. -- PASSAGE OF THE KILLS.
Chapter 6 of Voyage of the Paper Canoe A Geographical is here in full — 258 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading “-- CROSSING THE UPPER BAY OF NEW YORK.”
small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading “PAPER CANOE MARIA THERESA.”
traveling across
From this reading “-- CROSSING THE UPPER BAY OF NEW YORK.”
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading “-- THE DESCENT OF THE HUDSON RIVER.”
a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
From this reading “-- THE DESCENT OF THE HUDSON RIVER.”
plural of “kill” — the act of terminating a life
From this reading “-- PASSAGE OF THE KILLS.”
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading “PAPER CANOE MARIA THERESA.”
Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church (born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia); dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997)
From this reading “PAPER CANOE MARIA THERESA.”
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an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading -- CROSSING THE UPPER BAY OF NEW YORK.
small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading PAPER CANOE MARIA THERESA.
traveling across
From this reading -- CROSSING THE UPPER BAY OF NEW YORK.
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading -- THE DESCENT OF THE HUDSON RIVER.
a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
From this reading -- THE DESCENT OF THE HUDSON RIVER.
plural of “kill” — the act of terminating a life
From this reading -- PASSAGE OF THE KILLS.
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading PAPER CANOE MARIA THERESA.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading -- CROSSING THE UPPER BAY OF NEW YORK.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading -- THE DESCENT OF THE HUDSON RIVER.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading PAPER CANOE MARIA THERESA.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading -- PASSAGE OF THE KILLS.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading -- THE DESCENT OF THE HUDSON RIVER.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading -- THE START.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading -- THE START.
Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church (born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia); dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997)
From this reading PAPER CANOE MARIA THERESA.
the topmost one of two
From this reading -- CROSSING THE UPPER BAY OF NEW YORK.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading -- CROSSING THE UPPER BAY OF NEW YORK.
Chapter 6 of Voyage of the Paper Canoe A Geographical by Nathaniel H. (Nathaniel Holmes) Bishop holds 258 sentences, grouped into 52 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
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