Chapter 24 of Winning the Wilderness is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 24 of Winning the Wilderness is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE END OF THE WILDERNESS Have I named one single river? Have I claimed one single acre? Have I kept one single nugget (barring samples)? No, not I. Because my price was paid me ten times over by my Maker. But you wouldn't understand it.
Chapter 24 of Winning the Wilderness is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries
From this reading “Have I claimed one single acre?”
the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto
From this reading “Have I kept one single nugget (barring samples)?”
past form of “claim” — assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
From this reading “Have I claimed one single acre?”
a person who makes things
From this reading “No, not I. Because my price was paid me ten times over by my Maker.”
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “THE END OF THE WILDERNESS Have I named one single river?”
a solid lump of a precious metal (especially gold) as found in the earth
From this reading “Have I kept one single nugget (barring samples)?”
plural of “sample” — a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
From this reading “Have I kept one single nugget (barring samples)?”
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading “THE END OF THE WILDERNESS Have I named one single river?”
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a unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries
From this reading Have I claimed one single acre?
the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto
From this reading Have I kept one single nugget (barring samples)?
for the reason that
From this reading No, not I. Because my price was paid me ten times over by my Maker.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you wouldn't understand it.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading No, not I. Because my price was paid me ten times over by my Maker.
past form of “claim” — assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
From this reading Have I claimed one single acre?
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE END OF THE WILDERNESS Have I named one single river?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE END OF THE WILDERNESS Have I named one single river?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE END OF THE WILDERNESS Have I named one single river?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But you wouldn't understand it.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Have I kept one single nugget (barring samples)?
a person who makes things
From this reading No, not I. Because my price was paid me ten times over by my Maker.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No, not I. Because my price was paid me ten times over by my Maker.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading No, not I. Because my price was paid me ten times over by my Maker.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading THE END OF THE WILDERNESS Have I named one single river?
not any; not one
From this reading No, not I. Because my price was paid me ten times over by my Maker.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No, not I. Because my price was paid me ten times over by my Maker.
a solid lump of a precious metal (especially gold) as found in the earth
From this reading Have I kept one single nugget (barring samples)?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE END OF THE WILDERNESS Have I named one single river?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE END OF THE WILDERNESS Have I named one single river?
above and across; more than
From this reading No, not I. Because my price was paid me ten times over by my Maker.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading No, not I. Because my price was paid me ten times over by my Maker.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading No, not I. Because my price was paid me ten times over by my Maker.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading THE END OF THE WILDERNESS Have I named one single river?
plural of “sample” — a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
From this reading Have I kept one single nugget (barring samples)?
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading THE END OF THE WILDERNESS Have I named one single river?
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading No, not I. Because my price was paid me ten times over by my Maker.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END OF THE WILDERNESS Have I named one single river?
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading No, not I. Because my price was paid me ten times over by my Maker.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading But you wouldn't understand it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No, not I. Because my price was paid me ten times over by my Maker.
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading THE END OF THE WILDERNESS Have I named one single river?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But you wouldn't understand it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But you wouldn't understand it.
Chapter 24 of Winning the Wilderness by Margaret Hill McCarter holds 223 sentences, grouped into 45 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 24 holds 223 sentences of Winning the Wilderness, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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