Chapter 5 of Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent — Vol. II is here in full — 19 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent — Vol. II is here in full — 19 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Make preparations to build a canoe. Engage in that important work. It proceeds with great expedition. The guide who had deserted arrives with another Indian. He communicates agreeable intelligence.
Chapter 5 of Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent — Vol. II is here in full — 19 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading “He communicates agreeable intelligence.”
third-person singular of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “The guide who had deserted arrives with another Indian.”
make by combining materials and parts
From this reading “Make preparations to build a canoe.”
small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading “Make preparations to build a canoe.”
third-person singular of “communicate” — transmit information
From this reading “He communicates agreeable intelligence.”
carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
From this reading “Engage in that important work.”
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading “Make preparations to build a canoe.”
the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading “It proceeds with great expedition.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Make preparations to build a canoe.”
In this reading “Engage in that important work.”
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 Make preparations to build a canoe.
conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading He communicates agreeable intelligence.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The guide who had deserted arrives with another Indian.
third-person singular of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The guide who had deserted arrives with another Indian.
make by combining materials and parts
From this reading Make preparations to build a canoe.
small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading Make preparations to build a canoe.
third-person singular of “communicate” — transmit information
From this reading He communicates agreeable intelligence.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading The guide who had deserted arrives with another Indian.
carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
From this reading Engage in that important work.
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading It proceeds with great expedition.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It proceeds with great expedition.
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading The guide who had deserted arrives with another Indian.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The guide who had deserted arrives with another Indian.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He communicates agreeable intelligence.
of great significance or value
From this reading Engage in that important work.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Engage in that important work.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading The guide who had deserted arrives with another Indian.
the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
From this reading He communicates agreeable intelligence.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It proceeds with great expedition.
engage in
From this reading Make preparations to build a canoe.
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading Make preparations to build a canoe.
the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading It proceeds with great expedition.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Engage in that important work.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The guide who had deserted arrives with another Indian.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Make preparations to build a canoe.
which person or people
From this reading The guide who had deserted arrives with another Indian.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It proceeds with great expedition.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Engage in that important work.
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