Chapter 8 of Voyage of the Paper Canoe A Geographical is here in full — 321 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Voyage of the Paper Canoe A Geographical is here in full — 321 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PORTAGE TO LOVE CREEK. -- THE DELAWARE WHIPPINGPOST. -- REHOBOTH AND INDIAN RIVER BAYS. -- A PORTAGE TO LITTLE ASSAWAMAN BAY. -- ISLE OF WIGHT BAY.
Chapter 8 of Voyage of the Paper Canoe A Geographical is here in full — 321 sentences across 65 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 “-- A PORTAGE TO LITTLE ASSAWAMAN BAY.”
plural of “bay” — an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading “-- REHOBOTH AND INDIAN RIVER BAYS.”
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading “THE PORTAGE TO LOVE CREEK.”
a river that rises in the Catskills in southeastern New York and flows southward along the border of Pennsylvania with New York and New Jersey to northern Delaware where it empties into Delaware Bay
From this reading “-- THE DELAWARE WHIPPINGPOST.”
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading “-- REHOBOTH AND INDIAN RIVER BAYS.”
a small island
From this reading “-- ISLE OF WIGHT BAY.”
the cost of carrying or transporting
From this reading “THE PORTAGE TO LOVE CREEK.”
a human being; “wight” is an archaic term
From this reading “-- ISLE OF WIGHT BAY.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading -- A PORTAGE TO LITTLE ASSAWAMAN BAY.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading -- REHOBOTH AND INDIAN RIVER BAYS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading -- A PORTAGE TO LITTLE ASSAWAMAN BAY.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading -- A PORTAGE TO LITTLE ASSAWAMAN BAY.
plural of “bay” — an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading -- REHOBOTH AND INDIAN RIVER BAYS.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading THE PORTAGE TO LOVE CREEK.
a river that rises in the Catskills in southeastern New York and flows southward along the border of Pennsylvania with New York and New Jersey to northern Delaware where it empties into Delaware Bay
From this reading -- THE DELAWARE WHIPPINGPOST.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading -- REHOBOTH AND INDIAN RIVER BAYS.
a small island
From this reading -- ISLE OF WIGHT BAY.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading -- A PORTAGE TO LITTLE ASSAWAMAN BAY.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading THE PORTAGE TO LOVE CREEK.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading -- ISLE OF WIGHT BAY.
the cost of carrying or transporting
From this reading THE PORTAGE TO LOVE CREEK.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading -- REHOBOTH AND INDIAN RIVER BAYS.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading -- REHOBOTH AND INDIAN RIVER BAYS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PORTAGE TO LOVE CREEK.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE PORTAGE TO LOVE CREEK.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading -- THE DELAWARE WHIPPINGPOST.
a human being; “wight” is an archaic term
From this reading -- ISLE OF WIGHT BAY.
Chapter 8 of Voyage of the Paper Canoe A Geographical by Nathaniel H. (Nathaniel Holmes) Bishop holds 321 sentences, grouped into 65 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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