Chapter 3 of Forest Friends is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Forest Friends is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Very strange!" Lady Trumpet remarked. "Almost impressive. But I'm glad I don't have to do it. My seed pods are elegance itself, and yet they do not obtrude themselves that way.
Chapter 3 of Forest Friends is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste
From this reading “My seed pods are elegance itself, and yet they do not obtrude themselves that way.”
making a strong or vivid impression
From this reading “"Almost impressive.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “My seed pods are elegance itself, and yet they do not obtrude themselves that way.”
push to thrust outward
From this reading “My seed pods are elegance itself, and yet they do not obtrude themselves that way.”
plural of “pod” — the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
From this reading “My seed pods are elegance itself, and yet they do not obtrude themselves that way.”
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “Lady Trumpet remarked.”
a small hard fruit
From this reading “My seed pods are elegance itself, and yet they do not obtrude themselves that way.”
proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet
From this reading “Lady Trumpet remarked.”
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(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "Almost impressive.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My seed pods are elegance itself, and yet they do not obtrude themselves that way.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My seed pods are elegance itself, and yet they do not obtrude themselves that way.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I'm glad I don't have to do it.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But I'm glad I don't have to do it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I'm glad I don't have to do it.
a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste
From this reading My seed pods are elegance itself, and yet they do not obtrude themselves that way.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading But I'm glad I don't have to do it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But I'm glad I don't have to do it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I'm glad I don't have to do it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I'm glad I don't have to do it.
making a strong or vivid impression
From this reading "Almost impressive.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But I'm glad I don't have to do it.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading My seed pods are elegance itself, and yet they do not obtrude themselves that way.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Lady Trumpet remarked.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My seed pods are elegance itself, and yet they do not obtrude themselves that way.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My seed pods are elegance itself, and yet they do not obtrude themselves that way.
push to thrust outward
From this reading My seed pods are elegance itself, and yet they do not obtrude themselves that way.
plural of “pod” — the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
From this reading My seed pods are elegance itself, and yet they do not obtrude themselves that way.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading Lady Trumpet remarked.
a small hard fruit
From this reading My seed pods are elegance itself, and yet they do not obtrude themselves that way.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading "Very strange!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My seed pods are elegance itself, and yet they do not obtrude themselves that way.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading My seed pods are elegance itself, and yet they do not obtrude themselves that way.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My seed pods are elegance itself, and yet they do not obtrude themselves that way.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But I'm glad I don't have to do it.
proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet
From this reading Lady Trumpet remarked.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Very strange!"
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading My seed pods are elegance itself, and yet they do not obtrude themselves that way.
but in spite of that
From this reading My seed pods are elegance itself, and yet they do not obtrude themselves that way.
Chapter 3 of Forest Friends by Royal Dixon holds 459 sentences, grouped into 92 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 459 sentences of Forest Friends, unabridged, divided into 92 reading sections.
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