Chapter 15 of With Washington in the west is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of With Washington in the west is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOME COMING IN THE SNOW “Good, that shot finished him,” cried Washington, as both he and Dave hastened to reload their weapons. “What a fine specimen he is!” “He’s the biggest black bear I’ve seen,” answered Dave. “His pelt will be worth some money.” “You shall have it, David.
Chapter 15 of With Washington in the west is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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superlative of “big” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading ““He’s the biggest black bear I’ve seen,” answered Dave.”
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading ““You shall have it, David.”
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading “HOME COMING IN THE SNOW “Good, that shot finished him,” cried Washington, as both he and Dave hastened to reload their weapons.”
cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile
From this reading ““His pelt will be worth some money.””
load anew
From this reading “HOME COMING IN THE SNOW “Good, that shot finished him,” cried Washington, as both he and Dave hastened to reload their weapons.”
an example regarded as typical of its class
From this reading ““What a fine specimen he is!””
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading “HOME COMING IN THE SNOW “Good, that shot finished him,” cried Washington, as both he and Dave hastened to reload their weapons.”
plural of “weapon” — any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading “HOME COMING IN THE SNOW “Good, that shot finished him,” cried Washington, as both he and Dave hastened to reload their weapons.”
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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In this reading ““What a fine specimen he is!””
In this reading ““His pelt will be worth some money.””
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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 “What a fine specimen he is!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOME COMING IN THE SNOW “Good, that shot finished him,” cried Washington, as both he and Dave hastened to reload their weapons.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “He’s the biggest black bear I’ve seen,” answered Dave.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HOME COMING IN THE SNOW “Good, that shot finished him,” cried Washington, as both he and Dave hastened to reload their weapons.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “His pelt will be worth some money.”
have
From this reading “He’s the biggest black bear I’ve seen,” answered Dave.
superlative of “big” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “He’s the biggest black bear I’ve seen,” answered Dave.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading “He’s the biggest black bear I’ve seen,” answered Dave.
the two together, not just one
From this reading HOME COMING IN THE SNOW “Good, that shot finished him,” cried Washington, as both he and Dave hastened to reload their weapons.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading HOME COMING IN THE SNOW “Good, that shot finished him,” cried Washington, as both he and Dave hastened to reload their weapons.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading HOME COMING IN THE SNOW “Good, that shot finished him,” cried Washington, as both he and Dave hastened to reload their weapons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOME COMING IN THE SNOW “Good, that shot finished him,” cried Washington, as both he and Dave hastened to reload their weapons.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading “You shall have it, David.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “What a fine specimen he is!”
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading HOME COMING IN THE SNOW “Good, that shot finished him,” cried Washington, as both he and Dave hastened to reload their weapons.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading HOME COMING IN THE SNOW “Good, that shot finished him,” cried Washington, as both he and Dave hastened to reload their weapons.
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading HOME COMING IN THE SNOW “Good, that shot finished him,” cried Washington, as both he and Dave hastened to reload their weapons.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You shall have it, David.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HOME COMING IN THE SNOW “Good, that shot finished him,” cried Washington, as both he and Dave hastened to reload their weapons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’s the biggest black bear I’ve seen,” answered Dave.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HOME COMING IN THE SNOW “Good, that shot finished him,” cried Washington, as both he and Dave hastened to reload their weapons.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “His pelt will be worth some money.”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading HOME COMING IN THE SNOW “Good, that shot finished him,” cried Washington, as both he and Dave hastened to reload their weapons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’s the biggest black bear I’ve seen,” answered Dave.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOME COMING IN THE SNOW “Good, that shot finished him,” cried Washington, as both he and Dave hastened to reload their weapons.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What a fine specimen he is!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You shall have it, David.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “His pelt will be worth some money.”
cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile
From this reading “His pelt will be worth some money.”
load anew
From this reading HOME COMING IN THE SNOW “Good, that shot finished him,” cried Washington, as both he and Dave hastened to reload their weapons.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “He’s the biggest black bear I’ve seen,” answered Dave.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “You shall have it, David.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading HOME COMING IN THE SNOW “Good, that shot finished him,” cried Washington, as both he and Dave hastened to reload their weapons.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading HOME COMING IN THE SNOW “Good, that shot finished him,” cried Washington, as both he and Dave hastened to reload their weapons.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “His pelt will be worth some money.”
an example regarded as typical of its class
From this reading “What a fine specimen he is!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HOME COMING IN THE SNOW “Good, that shot finished him,” cried Washington, as both he and Dave hastened to reload their weapons.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOME COMING IN THE SNOW “Good, that shot finished him,” cried Washington, as both he and Dave hastened to reload their weapons.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading HOME COMING IN THE SNOW “Good, that shot finished him,” cried Washington, as both he and Dave hastened to reload their weapons.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOME COMING IN THE SNOW “Good, that shot finished him,” cried Washington, as both he and Dave hastened to reload their weapons.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading HOME COMING IN THE SNOW “Good, that shot finished him,” cried Washington, as both he and Dave hastened to reload their weapons.
plural of “weapon” — any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading HOME COMING IN THE SNOW “Good, that shot finished him,” cried Washington, as both he and Dave hastened to reload their weapons.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What a fine specimen he is!”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “His pelt will be worth some money.”
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading “His pelt will be worth some money.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You shall have it, David.
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