Chapter 8 of Winning the Wilderness is here in full — 337 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of Winning the Wilderness is here in full — 337 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LAST BRIDGE BURNED ...Scores of better men had died. I could reach the township living, but--He knew what terrors tore me-- But I didn't! But I didn't! I went down the other side. --The Explorer.
Chapter 8 of Winning the Wilderness is here in full — 337 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading “THE LAST BRIDGE BURNED ...Scores of better men had died.”
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading “THE LAST BRIDGE BURNED ...Scores of better men had died.”
someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)
From this reading “--The Explorer.”
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading “I could reach the township living, but--He knew what terrors tore me-- But I didn't!”
a large number or amount
From this reading “THE LAST BRIDGE BURNED ...Scores of better men had died.”
plural of “terror” — an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading “I could reach the township living, but--He knew what terrors tore me-- But I didn't!”
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading “I could reach the township living, but--He knew what terrors tore me-- But I didn't!”
an administrative division of a county
From this reading “I could reach the township living, but--He knew what terrors tore me-- But I didn't!”
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(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 THE LAST BRIDGE BURNED ...Scores of better men had died.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading THE LAST BRIDGE BURNED ...Scores of better men had died.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading THE LAST BRIDGE BURNED ...Scores of better men had died.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I could reach the township living, but--He knew what terrors tore me-- But I didn't!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could reach the township living, but--He knew what terrors tore me-- But I didn't!
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From this reading I could reach the township living, but--He knew what terrors tore me-- But I didn't!
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading THE LAST BRIDGE BURNED ...Scores of better men had died.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I went down the other side.
someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)
From this reading --The Explorer.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE LAST BRIDGE BURNED ...Scores of better men had died.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I could reach the township living, but--He knew what terrors tore me-- But I didn't!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I could reach the township living, but--He knew what terrors tore me-- But I didn't!
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I could reach the township living, but--He knew what terrors tore me-- But I didn't!
immediately past
From this reading THE LAST BRIDGE BURNED ...Scores of better men had died.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading I could reach the township living, but--He knew what terrors tore me-- But I didn't!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I could reach the township living, but--He knew what terrors tore me-- But I didn't!
the force of workers available
From this reading THE LAST BRIDGE BURNED ...Scores of better men had died.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAST BRIDGE BURNED ...Scores of better men had died.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I went down the other side.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading I could reach the township living, but--He knew what terrors tore me-- But I didn't!
a large number or amount
From this reading THE LAST BRIDGE BURNED ...Scores of better men had died.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading I went down the other side.
plural of “terror” — an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading I could reach the township living, but--He knew what terrors tore me-- But I didn't!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST BRIDGE BURNED ...Scores of better men had died.
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading I could reach the township living, but--He knew what terrors tore me-- But I didn't!
an administrative division of a county
From this reading I could reach the township living, but--He knew what terrors tore me-- But I didn't!
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I went down the other side.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I could reach the township living, but--He knew what terrors tore me-- But I didn't!
Chapter 8 of Winning the Wilderness by Margaret Hill McCarter holds 337 sentences, grouped into 68 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 8 holds 337 sentences of Winning the Wilderness, unabridged, divided into 68 reading sections.
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