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Children of the moor
Children of the moor

Chapter XXXII

Chapter 32 of Children of the moor is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Laura Fitinghoff • Curated US English Learning Edition
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A STRUGGLE WITH OLD BRUIN Andy had just begun with ‘Our text shall be--’ when he was interrupted and silenced by a frightful crashing noise of dry roots being broken and branches being snapped off.
A sound like the panting and puffing of a frightened and hunted animal came nearer.
At the same time came a dull and terrifying grumbling and growling, which made the very tree-trunks tremble.
Something white gleamed forth.
A young heifer broke out from the woods into the open space, running the race of a death-hunted animal.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending

A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Children of the moor

Chapter XXXII

Chapter 32 of Children of the moor is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
A STRUGGLE WITH OLD BRUIN Andy had just begun with ‘Our text shall be--’ when he was interrupted and silenced by a frightful crashing noise of dry roots being broken and branches being snapped off.
Line 2
A sound like the panting and puffing of a frightened and hunted animal came nearer.
/ə saʊnd laɪk ðə ˈpæntɪŋ ənd ˈpʌfɪŋ ʌv ə ˈfraɪtənd ənd ˈhʌntəd ˈænəməl keɪm ˈnɪrər/
Line 3
At the same time came a dull and terrifying grumbling and growling, which made the very tree-trunks tremble.
Line 4
Something white gleamed forth.
/ˈsʌmθɪŋ waɪt ɡliːmd fɔːrθ/
Line 5
A young heifer broke out from the woods into the open space, running the race of a death-hunted animal.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

bruin noun US /ˈbruːɪn/

a conventional name for a bear used in tales following usage in the old epic “Reynard the Fox”

From this reading “A STRUGGLE WITH OLD BRUIN Andy had just begun with ‘Our text shall be--’ when he was interrupted and silenced by a frightful crashing noise of dry roots being broken and branches being snapped off.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
crashing adjective US /ˈkræʃɪŋ/

informal intensifiers

From this reading “A STRUGGLE WITH OLD BRUIN Andy had just begun with ‘Our text shall be--’ when he was interrupted and silenced by a frightful crashing noise of dry roots being broken and branches being snapped off.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
growling noun US /ˈɡroʊlɪŋ/

a gruff or angry utterance (suggestive of the growling of an animal)

From this reading “At the same time came a dull and terrifying grumbling and growling, which made the very tree-trunks tremble.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
grumbling noun US /ˈɡrʌmbəlɪŋ/

a loud low dull continuous noise

From this reading “At the same time came a dull and terrifying grumbling and growling, which made the very tree-trunks tremble.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
heifer noun US /ˈhaɪfər/

young cow

From this reading “A young heifer broke out from the woods into the open space, running the race of a death-hunted animal.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
puffing noun US /ˈpʌfɪŋ/

blowing tobacco smoke out into the air

From this reading “A sound like the panting and puffing of a frightened and hunted animal came nearer.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
silenced adjective US /ˈsaɪlənst/

reduced to silence

From this reading “A STRUGGLE WITH OLD BRUIN Andy had just begun with ‘Our text shall be--’ when he was interrupted and silenced by a frightful crashing noise of dry roots being broken and branches being snapped off.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
terrifying adjective US /ˈterəfaɪɪŋ/

causing extreme terror

From this reading “At the same time came a dull and terrifying grumbling and growling, which made the very tree-trunks tremble.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

open space verb + noun

In this reading “A young heifer broke out from the woods into the open space, running the race of a death-hunted animal.”

6,478 times in 426,212 chapters
hunted animal adjective + noun

In this reading “A sound like the panting and puffing of a frightened and hunted animal came nearer.”

279 times in 426,212 chapters
same time adjective + noun

In this reading “At the same time came a dull and terrifying grumbling and growling, which made the very tree-trunks tremble.”

66,241 times in 426,212 chapters
came nearer verb + particle counted as “come nearer”

In this reading “A sound like the panting and puffing of a frightened and hunted animal came nearer.”

6,264 times in 426,212 chapters
snapped off verb + particle counted as “snap off”

break a piece from a whole

In this reading “A STRUGGLE WITH OLD BRUIN Andy had just begun with ‘Our text shall be--’ when he was interrupted and silenced by a frightful crashing noise of dry roots being broken and branches being snapped off.”

826 times in 426,212 chapters
STRUGGLE WITH verb + particle

In this reading “A STRUGGLE WITH OLD BRUIN Andy had just begun with ‘Our text shall be--’ when he was interrupted and silenced by a frightful crashing noise of dry roots being broken and branches being snapped off.”

7,348 times in 426,212 chapters

All words in this reading · 69

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.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A STRUGGLE WITH OLD BRUIN Andy had just begun with ‘Our text shall be--’ when he was interrupted and silenced by a frightful crashing noise of dry roots being broken and branches being snapped off.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading A STRUGGLE WITH OLD BRUIN Andy had just begun with ‘Our text shall be--’ when he was interrupted and silenced by a frightful crashing noise of dry roots being broken and branches being snapped off.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
Andy

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A STRUGGLE WITH OLD BRUIN Andy had just begun with ‘Our text shall be--’ when he was interrupted and silenced by a frightful crashing noise of dry roots being broken and branches being snapped off.

Pending verification
animalnounUS /ˈænəməl/

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading A sound like the panting and puffing of a frightened and hunted animal came nearer.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At the same time came a dull and terrifying grumbling and growling, which made the very tree-trunks tremble.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading A STRUGGLE WITH OLD BRUIN Andy had just begun with ‘Our text shall be--’ when he was interrupted and silenced by a frightful crashing noise of dry roots being broken and branches being snapped off.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
begunverbUS /bɪˈɡʌn/

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading A STRUGGLE WITH OLD BRUIN Andy had just begun with ‘Our text shall be--’ when he was interrupted and silenced by a frightful crashing noise of dry roots being broken and branches being snapped off.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading A STRUGGLE WITH OLD BRUIN Andy had just begun with ‘Our text shall be--’ when he was interrupted and silenced by a frightful crashing noise of dry roots being broken and branches being snapped off.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
branchesnounUS /ˈbræntʃəz/

plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization

From this reading A STRUGGLE WITH OLD BRUIN Andy had just begun with ‘Our text shall be--’ when he was interrupted and silenced by a frightful crashing noise of dry roots being broken and branches being snapped off.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
brokeadjectiveUS /broʊk/

lacking funds

From this reading A young heifer broke out from the woods into the open space, running the race of a death-hunted animal.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading A STRUGGLE WITH OLD BRUIN Andy had just begun with ‘Our text shall be--’ when he was interrupted and silenced by a frightful crashing noise of dry roots being broken and branches being snapped off.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
BRUINnounUS /ˈbruːɪn/

a conventional name for a bear used in tales following usage in the old epic “Reynard the Fox”

From this reading A STRUGGLE WITH OLD BRUIN Andy had just begun with ‘Our text shall be--’ when he was interrupted and silenced by a frightful crashing noise of dry roots being broken and branches being snapped off.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading A STRUGGLE WITH OLD BRUIN Andy had just begun with ‘Our text shall be--’ when he was interrupted and silenced by a frightful crashing noise of dry roots being broken and branches being snapped off.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading A sound like the panting and puffing of a frightened and hunted animal came nearer.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
crashingadjectiveUS /ˈkræʃɪŋ/

informal intensifiers

From this reading A STRUGGLE WITH OLD BRUIN Andy had just begun with ‘Our text shall be--’ when he was interrupted and silenced by a frightful crashing noise of dry roots being broken and branches being snapped off.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
death-hunted

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A young heifer broke out from the woods into the open space, running the race of a death-hunted animal.

Pending verification
dryadjectiveUS /draɪ/

free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet

From this reading A STRUGGLE WITH OLD BRUIN Andy had just begun with ‘Our text shall be--’ when he was interrupted and silenced by a frightful crashing noise of dry roots being broken and branches being snapped off.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
dulladjectiveUS /dʌl/

lacking in liveliness or animation

From this reading At the same time came a dull and terrifying grumbling and growling, which made the very tree-trunks tremble.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Something white gleamed forth.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
frightenedadjectiveUS /ˈfraɪtənd/

made afraid

From this reading A sound like the panting and puffing of a frightened and hunted animal came nearer.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
frightfuladjectiveUS /ˈfraɪtfəl/

provoking horror

From this reading A STRUGGLE WITH OLD BRUIN Andy had just begun with ‘Our text shall be--’ when he was interrupted and silenced by a frightful crashing noise of dry roots being broken and branches being snapped off.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading A young heifer broke out from the woods into the open space, running the race of a death-hunted animal.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
gleamedverbUS /ɡliːmd/

past form of “gleam” — be shiny, as if wet

From this reading Something white gleamed forth.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
growlingnounUS /ˈɡroʊlɪŋ/

a gruff or angry utterance (suggestive of the growling of an animal)

From this reading At the same time came a dull and terrifying grumbling and growling, which made the very tree-trunks tremble.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
grumblingnounUS /ˈɡrʌmbəlɪŋ/

a loud low dull continuous noise

From this reading At the same time came a dull and terrifying grumbling and growling, which made the very tree-trunks tremble.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading A STRUGGLE WITH OLD BRUIN Andy had just begun with ‘Our text shall be--’ when he was interrupted and silenced by a frightful crashing noise of dry roots being broken and branches being snapped off.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading A STRUGGLE WITH OLD BRUIN Andy had just begun with ‘Our text shall be--’ when he was interrupted and silenced by a frightful crashing noise of dry roots being broken and branches being snapped off.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
heifernounUS /ˈhaɪfər/

young cow

From this reading A young heifer broke out from the woods into the open space, running the race of a death-hunted animal.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
huntedadjectiveUS /ˈhʌntəd/

reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted

From this reading A sound like the panting and puffing of a frightened and hunted animal came nearer.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
interruptedadjectiveUS /ˌɪntərˈʌptɪd/

discontinued temporarily

From this reading A STRUGGLE WITH OLD BRUIN Andy had just begun with ‘Our text shall be--’ when he was interrupted and silenced by a frightful crashing noise of dry roots being broken and branches being snapped off.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading A young heifer broke out from the woods into the open space, running the race of a death-hunted animal.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading A STRUGGLE WITH OLD BRUIN Andy had just begun with ‘Our text shall be--’ when he was interrupted and silenced by a frightful crashing noise of dry roots being broken and branches being snapped off.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading A sound like the panting and puffing of a frightened and hunted animal came nearer.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading At the same time came a dull and terrifying grumbling and growling, which made the very tree-trunks tremble.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
neareradverbUS /ˈnɪrər/

(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance

From this reading A sound like the panting and puffing of a frightened and hunted animal came nearer.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
noisenounUS /nɔɪz/

sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)

From this reading A STRUGGLE WITH OLD BRUIN Andy had just begun with ‘Our text shall be--’ when he was interrupted and silenced by a frightful crashing noise of dry roots being broken and branches being snapped off.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A STRUGGLE WITH OLD BRUIN Andy had just begun with ‘Our text shall be--’ when he was interrupted and silenced by a frightful crashing noise of dry roots being broken and branches being snapped off.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
offadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading A STRUGGLE WITH OLD BRUIN Andy had just begun with ‘Our text shall be--’ when he was interrupted and silenced by a frightful crashing noise of dry roots being broken and branches being snapped off.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
OLDadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading A STRUGGLE WITH OLD BRUIN Andy had just begun with ‘Our text shall be--’ when he was interrupted and silenced by a frightful crashing noise of dry roots being broken and branches being snapped off.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading A young heifer broke out from the woods into the open space, running the race of a death-hunted animal.

Velmora curated lexicon
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading A STRUGGLE WITH OLD BRUIN Andy had just begun with ‘Our text shall be--’ when he was interrupted and silenced by a frightful crashing noise of dry roots being broken and branches being snapped off.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading A young heifer broke out from the woods into the open space, running the race of a death-hunted animal.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
pantingnounUS /ˈpæntɪŋ/

breathing heavily (as after exertion)

From this reading A sound like the panting and puffing of a frightened and hunted animal came nearer.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
puffingnounUS /ˈpʌfɪŋ/

blowing tobacco smoke out into the air

From this reading A sound like the panting and puffing of a frightened and hunted animal came nearer.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
racenounUS /reɪs/

any competition

From this reading A young heifer broke out from the woods into the open space, running the race of a death-hunted animal.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rootsnounUS /ruːts/

the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage

From this reading A STRUGGLE WITH OLD BRUIN Andy had just begun with ‘Our text shall be--’ when he was interrupted and silenced by a frightful crashing noise of dry roots being broken and branches being snapped off.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
runningadjectiveUS /ˈrʌnɪŋ/

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading A young heifer broke out from the woods into the open space, running the race of a death-hunted animal.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading At the same time came a dull and terrifying grumbling and growling, which made the very tree-trunks tremble.

Velmora curated lexicon
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading A STRUGGLE WITH OLD BRUIN Andy had just begun with ‘Our text shall be--’ when he was interrupted and silenced by a frightful crashing noise of dry roots being broken and branches being snapped off.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
silencedadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənst/

reduced to silence

From this reading A STRUGGLE WITH OLD BRUIN Andy had just begun with ‘Our text shall be--’ when he was interrupted and silenced by a frightful crashing noise of dry roots being broken and branches being snapped off.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
snappedverbUS /snæpt/

inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone

From this reading A STRUGGLE WITH OLD BRUIN Andy had just begun with ‘Our text shall be--’ when he was interrupted and silenced by a frightful crashing noise of dry roots being broken and branches being snapped off.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Something white gleamed forth.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
soundnounUS /saʊnd/

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading A sound like the panting and puffing of a frightened and hunted animal came nearer.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
spacenounUS /speɪs/

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading A young heifer broke out from the woods into the open space, running the race of a death-hunted animal.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
STRUGGLEverbUS /ˈstrʌɡəl/

make a strenuous or labored effort

From this reading A STRUGGLE WITH OLD BRUIN Andy had just begun with ‘Our text shall be--’ when he was interrupted and silenced by a frightful crashing noise of dry roots being broken and branches being snapped off.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
terrifyingadjectiveUS /ˈterəfaɪɪŋ/

causing extreme terror

From this reading At the same time came a dull and terrifying grumbling and growling, which made the very tree-trunks tremble.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
textnounUS /tekst/

the words of something written

From this reading A STRUGGLE WITH OLD BRUIN Andy had just begun with ‘Our text shall be--’ when he was interrupted and silenced by a frightful crashing noise of dry roots being broken and branches being snapped off.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading A sound like the panting and puffing of a frightened and hunted animal came nearer.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading At the same time came a dull and terrifying grumbling and growling, which made the very tree-trunks tremble.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
tree-trunks

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading At the same time came a dull and terrifying grumbling and growling, which made the very tree-trunks tremble.

Pending verification
trembleverbUS /ˈtrembəl/

move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways

From this reading At the same time came a dull and terrifying grumbling and growling, which made the very tree-trunks tremble.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading At the same time came a dull and terrifying grumbling and growling, which made the very tree-trunks tremble.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading A STRUGGLE WITH OLD BRUIN Andy had just begun with ‘Our text shall be--’ when he was interrupted and silenced by a frightful crashing noise of dry roots being broken and branches being snapped off.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading A STRUGGLE WITH OLD BRUIN Andy had just begun with ‘Our text shall be--’ when he was interrupted and silenced by a frightful crashing noise of dry roots being broken and branches being snapped off.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading At the same time came a dull and terrifying grumbling and growling, which made the very tree-trunks tremble.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whitenounUS /waɪt/

a Caucasian

From this reading Something white gleamed forth.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading A STRUGGLE WITH OLD BRUIN Andy had just begun with ‘Our text shall be--’ when he was interrupted and silenced by a frightful crashing noise of dry roots being broken and branches being snapped off.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
woodsnounUS /wʊdz/

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading A young heifer broke out from the woods into the open space, running the race of a death-hunted animal.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading A young heifer broke out from the woods into the open space, running the race of a death-hunted animal.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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Watching
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Years
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Apparent
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Children of the moor; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Efforts
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Children of the moor; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.