Chapter 22 of Field and Forest is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Field and Forest is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN WHICH PHIL UNDERTAKES A HEAVY JOB. "How big is this house, Phil?" asked Lieutenant Jackson, as I rowed him up to Paradise Island. "It is thirty feet long and fifteen wide." "I haven't heard anything said about the manner of transporting it," added the officer. "We must raft it down.
Chapter 22 of Field and Forest is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
From this reading “"How big is this house, Phil?" asked Lieutenant Jackson, as I rowed him up to Paradise Island.”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “IN WHICH PHIL UNDERTAKES A HEAVY JOB.”
a commissioned military officer
From this reading “"How big is this house, Phil?" asked Lieutenant Jackson, as I rowed him up to Paradise Island.”
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “"How big is this house, Phil?" asked Lieutenant Jackson, as I rowed him up to Paradise Island.”
a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
From this reading “"We must raft it down.”
past form of “row” — propel with oars
From this reading “"How big is this house, Phil?" asked Lieutenant Jackson, as I rowed him up to Paradise Island.”
-ing form of “transport” — move something or somebody around; usually over long distances
From this reading “"I haven't heard anything said about the manner of transporting it," added the officer.”
third-person singular of “undertake” — enter upon an activity or enterprise
From this reading “IN WHICH PHIL UNDERTAKES A HEAVY JOB.”
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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 IN WHICH PHIL UNDERTAKES A HEAVY JOB.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I haven't heard anything said about the manner of transporting it," added the officer.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "I haven't heard anything said about the manner of transporting it," added the officer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It is thirty feet long and fifteen wide."
any thing at all
From this reading "I haven't heard anything said about the manner of transporting it," added the officer.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "How big is this house, Phil?" asked Lieutenant Jackson, as I rowed him up to Paradise Island.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "How big is this house, Phil?" asked Lieutenant Jackson, as I rowed him up to Paradise Island.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "How big is this house, Phil?" asked Lieutenant Jackson, as I rowed him up to Paradise Island.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "We must raft it down.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading "It is thirty feet long and fifteen wide."
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading "It is thirty feet long and fifteen wide."
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From this reading "I haven't heard anything said about the manner of transporting it," added the officer.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "I haven't heard anything said about the manner of transporting it," added the officer.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL UNDERTAKES A HEAVY JOB.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "How big is this house, Phil?" asked Lieutenant Jackson, as I rowed him up to Paradise Island.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "How big is this house, Phil?" asked Lieutenant Jackson, as I rowed him up to Paradise Island.
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From this reading "How big is this house, Phil?" asked Lieutenant Jackson, as I rowed him up to Paradise Island.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "How big is this house, Phil?" asked Lieutenant Jackson, as I rowed him up to Paradise Island.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL UNDERTAKES A HEAVY JOB.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How big is this house, Phil?" asked Lieutenant Jackson, as I rowed him up to Paradise Island.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading "How big is this house, Phil?" asked Lieutenant Jackson, as I rowed him up to Paradise Island.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is thirty feet long and fifteen wide."
English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
From this reading "How big is this house, Phil?" asked Lieutenant Jackson, as I rowed him up to Paradise Island.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL UNDERTAKES A HEAVY JOB.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading "How big is this house, Phil?" asked Lieutenant Jackson, as I rowed him up to Paradise Island.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "It is thirty feet long and fifteen wide."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "I haven't heard anything said about the manner of transporting it," added the officer.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "We must raft it down.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I haven't heard anything said about the manner of transporting it," added the officer.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading "I haven't heard anything said about the manner of transporting it," added the officer.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading "How big is this house, Phil?" asked Lieutenant Jackson, as I rowed him up to Paradise Island.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL UNDERTAKES A HEAVY JOB.
a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
From this reading "We must raft it down.
past form of “row” — propel with oars
From this reading "How big is this house, Phil?" asked Lieutenant Jackson, as I rowed him up to Paradise Island.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I haven't heard anything said about the manner of transporting it," added the officer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I haven't heard anything said about the manner of transporting it," added the officer.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading "It is thirty feet long and fifteen wide."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "How big is this house, Phil?" asked Lieutenant Jackson, as I rowed him up to Paradise Island.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "How big is this house, Phil?" asked Lieutenant Jackson, as I rowed him up to Paradise Island.
-ing form of “transport” — move something or somebody around; usually over long distances
From this reading "I haven't heard anything said about the manner of transporting it," added the officer.
third-person singular of “undertake” — enter upon an activity or enterprise
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL UNDERTAKES A HEAVY JOB.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "How big is this house, Phil?" asked Lieutenant Jackson, as I rowed him up to Paradise Island.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We must raft it down.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL UNDERTAKES A HEAVY JOB.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading "It is thirty feet long and fifteen wide."
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