Chapter 14 of With Sam Houston in Texas A Boy Volunteer is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of With Sam Houston in Texas A Boy Volunteer is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FELLOW-SOLDIERS: The only army in Texas is now present. Travis has fallen with his men at the Alamo; Fannin’s troops have been massacred at La Bahia [which was Goliad]. There are none to aid us. There is here but a small force, and yet it is all that Texas has. We might cross the river and attack the enemy.
Chapter 14 of With Sam Houston in Texas A Boy Volunteer is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading “There are none to aid us.”
a siege and massacre at a mission in San Antonio in 1836; Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico
From this reading “Travis has fallen with his men at the Alamo; Fannin’s troops have been massacred at La Bahia [which was Goliad].”
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading “FELLOW-SOLDIERS: The only army in Texas is now present.”
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading “We might cross the river and attack the enemy.”
travel across or pass over
From this reading “We might cross the river and attack the enemy.”
past form of “massacre” — kill a large number of people indiscriminately
From this reading “Travis has fallen with his men at the Alamo; Fannin’s troops have been massacred at La Bahia [which was Goliad].”
the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading “FELLOW-SOLDIERS: The only army in Texas is now present.”
soldiers collectively
From this reading “Travis has fallen with his men at the Alamo; Fannin’s troops have been massacred at La Bahia [which was Goliad].”
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In this reading “We might cross the river and attack the enemy.”
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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 There is here but a small force, and yet it is all that Texas has.
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading There are none to aid us.
a siege and massacre at a mission in San Antonio in 1836; Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico
From this reading Travis has fallen with his men at the Alamo; Fannin’s troops have been massacred at La Bahia [which was Goliad].
(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 There is here but a small force, and yet it is all that Texas has.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is here but a small force, and yet it is all that Texas has.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are none to aid us.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading FELLOW-SOLDIERS: The only army in Texas is now present.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Travis has fallen with his men at the Alamo; Fannin’s troops have been massacred at La Bahia [which was Goliad].
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading We might cross the river and attack the enemy.
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From this reading Travis has fallen with his men at the Alamo; Fannin’s troops have been massacred at La Bahia [which was Goliad].
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Travis has fallen with his men at the Alamo; Fannin’s troops have been massacred at La Bahia [which was Goliad].
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There is here but a small force, and yet it is all that Texas has.
travel across or pass over
From this reading We might cross the river and attack the enemy.
an opposing military force
From this reading We might cross the river and attack the enemy.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Travis has fallen with his men at the Alamo; Fannin’s troops have been massacred at La Bahia [which was Goliad].
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Travis has fallen with his men at the Alamo; Fannin’s troops have been massacred at La Bahia [which was Goliad].
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FELLOW-SOLDIERS: The only army in Texas is now present.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading There is here but a small force, and yet it is all that Texas has.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Travis has fallen with his men at the Alamo; Fannin’s troops have been massacred at La Bahia [which was Goliad].
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Travis has fallen with his men at the Alamo; Fannin’s troops have been massacred at La Bahia [which was Goliad].
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Travis has fallen with his men at the Alamo; Fannin’s troops have been massacred at La Bahia [which was Goliad].
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading There is here but a small force, and yet it is all that Texas has.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Travis has fallen with his men at the Alamo; Fannin’s troops have been massacred at La Bahia [which was Goliad].
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FELLOW-SOLDIERS: The only army in Texas is now present.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FELLOW-SOLDIERS: The only army in Texas is now present.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There is here but a small force, and yet it is all that Texas has.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading Travis has fallen with his men at the Alamo; Fannin’s troops have been massacred at La Bahia [which was Goliad].
past form of “massacre” — kill a large number of people indiscriminately
From this reading Travis has fallen with his men at the Alamo; Fannin’s troops have been massacred at La Bahia [which was Goliad].
the force of workers available
From this reading Travis has fallen with his men at the Alamo; Fannin’s troops have been massacred at La Bahia [which was Goliad].
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading We might cross the river and attack the enemy.
not one, and not any
From this reading There are none to aid us.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading FELLOW-SOLDIERS: The only army in Texas is now present.
and nothing more
From this reading FELLOW-SOLDIERS: The only army in Texas is now present.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading FELLOW-SOLDIERS: The only army in Texas is now present.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading We might cross the river and attack the enemy.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There is here but a small force, and yet it is all that Texas has.
the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading FELLOW-SOLDIERS: The only army in Texas is now present.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There is here but a small force, and yet it is all that Texas has.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FELLOW-SOLDIERS: The only army in Texas is now present.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are none to aid us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There are none to aid us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Travis has fallen with his men at the Alamo; Fannin’s troops have been massacred at La Bahia [which was Goliad].
soldiers collectively
From this reading Travis has fallen with his men at the Alamo; Fannin’s troops have been massacred at La Bahia [which was Goliad].
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There are none to aid us.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Travis has fallen with his men at the Alamo; Fannin’s troops have been massacred at La Bahia [which was Goliad].
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We might cross the river and attack the enemy.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Travis has fallen with his men at the Alamo; Fannin’s troops have been massacred at La Bahia [which was Goliad].
in the company of; together with
From this reading Travis has fallen with his men at the Alamo; Fannin’s troops have been massacred at La Bahia [which was Goliad].
but in spite of that
From this reading There is here but a small force, and yet it is all that Texas has.
Chapter 14 of With Sam Houston in Texas A Boy Volunteer by Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand) Sabin holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
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