Chapter 6 of With Sam Houston in Texas A Boy Volunteer is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of With Sam Houston in Texas A Boy Volunteer is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“A company of Brazos people who organized at San Felipe, I hear tell. Jim Fannin is their captain. He’s from Georgia and he’s been in Texas only a year; but he’s all man.” “Doesn’t take long to make a Texan,” asserted Jim, much to Ernest’s satisfaction. The “Brazos Company,” under Captain James W. Fannin, Jr., arrived.
Chapter 6 of With Sam Houston in Texas A Boy Volunteer is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
confidently declared to be so
From this reading ““Doesn’t take long to make a Texan,” asserted Jim, much to Ernest’s satisfaction.”
a river that rises in Mexico and flows across Texas into the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading ““A company of Brazos people who organized at San Felipe, I hear tell.”
a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
From this reading “He’s from Georgia and he’s been in Texas only a year; but he’s all man.””
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading “The “Brazos Company,” under Captain James W. Fannin, Jr., arrived.”
formed into a structured or coherent whole, particularly on a large scale
From this reading ““A company of Brazos people who organized at San Felipe, I hear tell.”
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading ““Doesn’t take long to make a Texan,” asserted Jim, much to Ernest’s satisfaction.”
a native or resident of Texas
From this reading ““Doesn’t take long to make a Texan,” asserted Jim, much to Ernest’s satisfaction.”
the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading “He’s from Georgia and he’s been in Texas only a year; but he’s all man.””
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.
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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 company of Brazos people who organized at San Felipe, I hear tell.
(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 He’s from Georgia and he’s been in Texas only a year; but he’s all man.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He’s from Georgia and he’s been in Texas only a year; but he’s all man.”
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The “Brazos Company,” under Captain James W. Fannin, Jr., arrived.
confidently declared to be so
From this reading “Doesn’t take long to make a Texan,” asserted Jim, much to Ernest’s satisfaction.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “A company of Brazos people who organized at San Felipe, I hear tell.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He’s from Georgia and he’s been in Texas only a year; but he’s all man.”
a river that rises in Mexico and flows across Texas into the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading “A company of Brazos people who organized at San Felipe, I hear tell.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He’s from Georgia and he’s been in Texas only a year; but he’s all man.”
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Jim Fannin is their captain.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “A company of Brazos people who organized at San Felipe, I hear tell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Doesn’t take long to make a Texan,” asserted Jim, much to Ernest’s satisfaction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Doesn’t take long to make a Texan,” asserted Jim, much to Ernest’s satisfaction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim Fannin is their captain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A company of Brazos people who organized at San Felipe, I hear tell.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He’s from Georgia and he’s been in Texas only a year; but he’s all man.”
a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
From this reading He’s from Georgia and he’s been in Texas only a year; but he’s all man.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He’s from Georgia and he’s been in Texas only a year; but he’s all man.”
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “A company of Brazos people who organized at San Felipe, I hear tell.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “A company of Brazos people who organized at San Felipe, I hear tell.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He’s from Georgia and he’s been in Texas only a year; but he’s all man.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jim Fannin is their captain.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading The “Brazos Company,” under Captain James W. Fannin, Jr., arrived.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim Fannin is their captain.
a son who has the same first name as his father
From this reading The “Brazos Company,” under Captain James W. Fannin, Jr., arrived.
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 “Doesn’t take long to make a Texan,” asserted Jim, much to Ernest’s satisfaction.
engage in
From this reading “Doesn’t take long to make a Texan,” asserted Jim, much to Ernest’s satisfaction.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He’s from Georgia and he’s been in Texas only a year; but he’s all man.”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “Doesn’t take long to make a Texan,” asserted Jim, much to Ernest’s satisfaction.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “A company of Brazos people who organized at San Felipe, I hear tell.
and nothing more
From this reading He’s from Georgia and he’s been in Texas only a year; but he’s all man.”
formed into a structured or coherent whole, particularly on a large scale
From this reading “A company of Brazos people who organized at San Felipe, I hear tell.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “A company of Brazos people who organized at San Felipe, I hear tell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A company of Brazos people who organized at San Felipe, I hear tell.
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading “Doesn’t take long to make a Texan,” asserted Jim, much to Ernest’s satisfaction.
carry out
From this reading “Doesn’t take long to make a Texan,” asserted Jim, much to Ernest’s satisfaction.
express in words
From this reading “A company of Brazos people who organized at San Felipe, I hear tell.
a native or resident of Texas
From this reading “Doesn’t take long to make a Texan,” asserted Jim, much to Ernest’s satisfaction.
the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading He’s from Georgia and he’s been in Texas only a year; but he’s all man.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The “Brazos Company,” under Captain James W. Fannin, Jr., arrived.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Jim Fannin is their captain.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Doesn’t take long to make a Texan,” asserted Jim, much to Ernest’s satisfaction.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The “Brazos Company,” under Captain James W. Fannin, Jr., arrived.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading The “Brazos Company,” under Captain James W. Fannin, Jr., arrived.
which person or people
From this reading “A company of Brazos people who organized at San Felipe, I hear tell.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading He’s from Georgia and he’s been in Texas only a year; but he’s all man.”
Chapter 6 of With Sam Houston in Texas A Boy Volunteer by Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand) Sabin holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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 6 holds 395 sentences of With Sam Houston in Texas A Boy Volunteer, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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