Chapter 2 of With Washington in the west is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of With Washington in the west is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE HOMESTEAD IN THE CLEARING “Uncle Joe, an Indian is coming this way, down the Creek trail.” “An Indian, Dave! Can you make out who it is?” “Not yet. He’s in the shadow of the hemlocks.”
Chapter 2 of With Washington in the west is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading “THE HOMESTEAD IN THE CLEARING “Uncle Joe, an Indian is coming this way, down the Creek trail.””
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “THE HOMESTEAD IN THE CLEARING “Uncle Joe, an Indian is coming this way, down the Creek trail.””
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading “THE HOMESTEAD IN THE CLEARING “Uncle Joe, an Indian is coming this way, down the Creek trail.””
the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family
From this reading “THE HOMESTEAD IN THE CLEARING “Uncle Joe, an Indian is coming this way, down the Creek trail.””
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading “THE HOMESTEAD IN THE CLEARING “Uncle Joe, an Indian is coming this way, down the Creek trail.””
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “He’s in the shadow of the hemlocks.””
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading “THE HOMESTEAD IN THE CLEARING “Uncle Joe, an Indian is coming this way, down the Creek trail.””
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “THE HOMESTEAD IN THE CLEARING “Uncle Joe, an Indian is coming this way, down the Creek trail.””
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detect with the senses
In this reading “Can you make out who it is?””
In this reading “He’s in the shadow of the hemlocks.””
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE HOMESTEAD IN THE CLEARING “Uncle Joe, an Indian is coming this way, down the Creek trail.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can you make out who it is?”
a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading THE HOMESTEAD IN THE CLEARING “Uncle Joe, an Indian is coming this way, down the Creek trail.”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading THE HOMESTEAD IN THE CLEARING “Uncle Joe, an Indian is coming this way, down the Creek trail.”
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading THE HOMESTEAD IN THE CLEARING “Uncle Joe, an Indian is coming this way, down the Creek trail.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “An Indian, Dave!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE HOMESTEAD IN THE CLEARING “Uncle Joe, an Indian is coming this way, down the Creek trail.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He’s in the shadow of the hemlocks.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He’s in the shadow of the hemlocks.”
the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family
From this reading THE HOMESTEAD IN THE CLEARING “Uncle Joe, an Indian is coming this way, down the Creek trail.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE HOMESTEAD IN THE CLEARING “Uncle Joe, an Indian is coming this way, down the Creek trail.”
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading THE HOMESTEAD IN THE CLEARING “Uncle Joe, an Indian is coming this way, down the Creek trail.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE HOMESTEAD IN THE CLEARING “Uncle Joe, an Indian is coming this way, down the Creek trail.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Can you make out who it is?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HOMESTEAD IN THE CLEARING “Uncle Joe, an Indian is coming this way, down the Creek trail.”
engage in
From this reading Can you make out who it is?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not yet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He’s in the shadow of the hemlocks.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Can you make out who it is?”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading He’s in the shadow of the hemlocks.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HOMESTEAD IN THE CLEARING “Uncle Joe, an Indian is coming this way, down the Creek trail.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE HOMESTEAD IN THE CLEARING “Uncle Joe, an Indian is coming this way, down the Creek trail.”
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading THE HOMESTEAD IN THE CLEARING “Uncle Joe, an Indian is coming this way, down the Creek trail.”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading THE HOMESTEAD IN THE CLEARING “Uncle Joe, an Indian is coming this way, down the Creek trail.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading THE HOMESTEAD IN THE CLEARING “Uncle Joe, an Indian is coming this way, down the Creek trail.”
which person or people
From this reading Can you make out who it is?”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Not yet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Can you make out who it is?”
Chapter 2 of With Washington in the west by Edward Stratemeyer holds 87 sentences, grouped into 18 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 2 holds 87 sentences of With Washington in the west, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
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