Chapter 3 of Young Sioux Warrior is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Young Sioux Warrior is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Why do the clouds trouble you, Grandfather?” Little Bear asked. “I have the feeling of bad weather,” Great Bear replied. “These canyons are dangerous places when Old-Man-of-the-Sky dumps much water.” They had left the wide flat valleys and were riding through narrow canyons with steep sides.
Chapter 3 of Young Sioux Warrior is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “canyon” — a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
From this reading ““These canyons are dangerous places when Old-Man-of-the-Sky dumps much water.””
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading ““Why do the clouds trouble you, Grandfather?””
an informal expression for a mildly depressed state
From this reading ““These canyons are dangerous places when Old-Man-of-the-Sky dumps much water.””
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading “They had left the wide flat valleys and were riding through narrow canyons with steep sides.”
the father of your father or mother
From this reading ““Why do the clouds trouble you, Grandfather?””
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading “They had left the wide flat valleys and were riding through narrow canyons with steep sides.”
having a sharp inclination
From this reading “They had left the wide flat valleys and were riding through narrow canyons with steep sides.”
plural of “valley” — a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading “They had left the wide flat valleys and were riding through narrow canyons with steep sides.”
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weather unsuitable for outdoor activities
In this reading ““I have the feeling of bad weather,” Great Bear replied.”
In this reading “They had left the wide flat valleys and were riding through narrow canyons with steep sides.”
In this reading ““These canyons are dangerous places when Old-Man-of-the-Sky dumps much water.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had left the wide flat valleys and were riding through narrow canyons with steep sides.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “These canyons are dangerous places when Old-Man-of-the-Sky dumps much water.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Little Bear asked.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “I have the feeling of bad weather,” Great Bear replied.
have
From this reading Little Bear asked.
plural of “canyon” — a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
From this reading “These canyons are dangerous places when Old-Man-of-the-Sky dumps much water.”
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading “Why do the clouds trouble you, Grandfather?”
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading “These canyons are dangerous places when Old-Man-of-the-Sky dumps much water.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Why do the clouds trouble you, Grandfather?”
an informal expression for a mildly depressed state
From this reading “These canyons are dangerous places when Old-Man-of-the-Sky dumps much water.”
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading “I have the feeling of bad weather,” Great Bear replied.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading They had left the wide flat valleys and were riding through narrow canyons with steep sides.
the father of your father or mother
From this reading “Why do the clouds trouble you, Grandfather?”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “I have the feeling of bad weather,” Great Bear replied.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had left the wide flat valleys and were riding through narrow canyons with steep sides.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have the feeling of bad weather,” Great Bear replied.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have the feeling of bad weather,” Great Bear replied.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading They had left the wide flat valleys and were riding through narrow canyons with steep sides.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Little Bear asked.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “These canyons are dangerous places when Old-Man-of-the-Sky dumps much water.”
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading They had left the wide flat valleys and were riding through narrow canyons with steep sides.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I have the feeling of bad weather,” Great Bear replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “These canyons are dangerous places when Old-Man-of-the-Sky dumps much water.”
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “These canyons are dangerous places when Old-Man-of-the-Sky dumps much water.”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “I have the feeling of bad weather,” Great Bear replied.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading They had left the wide flat valleys and were riding through narrow canyons with steep sides.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading They had left the wide flat valleys and were riding through narrow canyons with steep sides.
having a sharp inclination
From this reading They had left the wide flat valleys and were riding through narrow canyons with steep sides.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Why do the clouds trouble you, Grandfather?”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These canyons are dangerous places when Old-Man-of-the-Sky dumps much water.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had left the wide flat valleys and were riding through narrow canyons with steep sides.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading They had left the wide flat valleys and were riding through narrow canyons with steep sides.
a source of difficulty
From this reading “Why do the clouds trouble you, Grandfather?”
plural of “valley” — a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading They had left the wide flat valleys and were riding through narrow canyons with steep sides.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading “These canyons are dangerous places when Old-Man-of-the-Sky dumps much water.”
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading “I have the feeling of bad weather,” Great Bear replied.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They had left the wide flat valleys and were riding through narrow canyons with steep sides.
at the time that
From this reading “These canyons are dangerous places when Old-Man-of-the-Sky dumps much water.”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why do the clouds trouble you, Grandfather?”
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading They had left the wide flat valleys and were riding through narrow canyons with steep sides.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They had left the wide flat valleys and were riding through narrow canyons with steep sides.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why do the clouds trouble you, Grandfather?”
Chapter 3 of Young Sioux Warrior by Francis Lynde Kroll holds 438 sentences, grouped into 88 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 3 holds 438 sentences of Young Sioux Warrior, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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