Forest Friends
Forest Friends by Royal Dixon is available here as the complete text, split into 455 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Forest Friends by Royal Dixon. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #68198.
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Forest Friends
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This edition of Forest Friends by Royal Dixon carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #68198, divided into 5 chapters and 455 reading sections of 5 sentences each. Every sentence of the source is kept, and each chapter records which sentences cover which part of the story. Any word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Where can I read Forest Friends in full?
The complete text of Forest Friends is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #68198 and divided into 455 sections.
This page carries the whole of Forest Friends by Royal Dixon, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #68198, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2274 sentences across 5 chapters. Each chapter stores a record of which sentences cover which part of the work, so nothing is quietly dropped between the source edition and the page you read.
How is Forest Friends divided for reading?
Forest Friends is presented in 5 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Forest Friends as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 455 sections of 5 sentences each. A section is short enough to hold in mind at once, which suits a reader working in a second language or returning to a long work in short sittings. The sections are gathered into 5 chapters.
Can I hear Forest Friends read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Forest Friends can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Forest Friends can be played aloud, and so can any single word within it. Tapping a word plays it on its own and opens its dictionary entry, with the pronunciation shown in IPA alongside the part of speech and meaning. The reading voice uses United States English. This matters most for a work of this period, where a reader meets vocabulary and turns of phrase that are no longer in daily use and cannot be guessed reliably from spelling alone.
Questions about reading Forest Friends
Common questions about reading Forest Friends by Royal Dixon on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Forest Friends?
Yes. All 2274 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #68198 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Forest Friends is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #68198, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Forest Friends take to read?
About 189 minutes of reading across 455 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Forest Friends section by section
How to work through Forest Friends section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 5 chapters of Forest Friends to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Listen and tap
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in Forest Friends
Words and structures a reader meets early in Forest Friends, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Forest Friends; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Especially
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Forest Friends; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Indebted
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Forest Friends; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Hersey
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Forest Friends; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.