Chapter 16 of With Cochrane the Dauntless is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of With Cochrane the Dauntless is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN INDIAN GUIDE. “Of course we must go through Lima,” Stephen said as they started. “Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.” “Oh, there is no occasion to avoid it,” Stephen said. “It is about five miles, is it not?”
Chapter 16 of With Cochrane the Dauntless is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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without a doubt
From this reading ““Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.””
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading ““Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.””
an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
From this reading ““Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.””
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading “AN INDIAN GUIDE.”
capital and largest city and economic center of Peru; located in western Peru; was capital of the Spanish empire in the New World until the 19th century
From this reading ““Of course we must go through Lima,” Stephen said as they started.”
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading ““Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.””
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading ““Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.””
English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading ““Of course we must go through Lima,” Stephen said as they started.”
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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 “Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “It is about five miles, is it not?”
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN INDIAN GUIDE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Of course we must go through Lima,” Stephen said as they started.
without a doubt
From this reading “Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.”
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading “Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.”
an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
From this reading “Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.”
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “Of course we must go through Lima,” Stephen said as they started.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading “It is about five miles, is it not?”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Of course we must go through Lima,” Stephen said as they started.
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading AN INDIAN GUIDE.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading AN INDIAN GUIDE.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, there is no occasion to avoid it,” Stephen said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.”
capital and largest city and economic center of Peru; located in western Peru; was capital of the Spanish empire in the New World until the 19th century
From this reading “Of course we must go through Lima,” Stephen said as they started.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.”
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading “It is about five miles, is it not?”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Of course we must go through Lima,” Stephen said as they started.
not any; not one
From this reading “Oh, there is no occasion to avoid it,” Stephen said.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “It is about five miles, is it not?”
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading “Oh, there is no occasion to avoid it,” Stephen said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Of course we must go through Lima,” Stephen said as they started.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, there is no occasion to avoid it,” Stephen said.
above and across; more than
From this reading “Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.”
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading “Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.”
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading “Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Of course we must go through Lima,” Stephen said as they started.
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From this reading “Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.”
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Of course we must go through Lima,” Stephen said as they started.
English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading “Of course we must go through Lima,” Stephen said as they started.
carry out
From this reading “Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Of course we must go through Lima,” Stephen said as they started.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “Of course we must go through Lima,” Stephen said as they started.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.”
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Of course we must go through Lima,” Stephen said as they started.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Assuredly, señor, the roads over the passes all start from there, and it would take us a long circuit to avoid the town.”
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