Chapter 1 of Waikna is here in full — 27 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Waikna is here in full — 27 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Adventures on the MOSQUITO SHORE. by Saml. A. Bard. New-York; HARPER & BROS.] WAIKNA; OR, ADVENTURES ON THE MOSQUITO SHORE. BY SAMUEL A. BARD.
Chapter 1 of Waikna is here in full — 27 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading “Adventures on the MOSQUITO SHORE. by Saml.”
a lyric poet
From this reading “A. Bard.”
someone who plays the harp
From this reading “New-York; HARPER & BROS.]”
two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals
From this reading “Adventures on the MOSQUITO SHORE. by Saml.”
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading “BY SAMUEL A. BARD.”
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading “Adventures on the MOSQUITO SHORE. by Saml.”
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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. Bard.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading Adventures on the MOSQUITO SHORE. by Saml.
a lyric poet
From this reading A. Bard.
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From this reading New-York; HARPER & BROS.]
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Adventures on the MOSQUITO SHORE. by Saml.
someone who plays the harp
From this reading New-York; HARPER & BROS.]
two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals
From this reading Adventures on the MOSQUITO SHORE. by Saml.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading New-York; HARPER & BROS.]
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Adventures on the MOSQUITO SHORE. by Saml.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading WAIKNA; OR, ADVENTURES ON THE MOSQUITO SHORE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Adventures on the MOSQUITO SHORE. by Saml.
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading BY SAMUEL A. BARD.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Adventures on the MOSQUITO SHORE. by Saml.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Adventures on the MOSQUITO SHORE. by Saml.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WAIKNA; OR, ADVENTURES ON THE MOSQUITO SHORE.
Chapter 1 of Waikna by E. G. (Ephraim George) Squier holds 27 sentences, grouped into 6 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 1 holds 27 sentences of Waikna, unabridged, divided into 6 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Waikna by E. G. (Ephraim George) Squier exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 27 sentences, grouped into 6 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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