Chapter 1 of Greene Ferne Farm is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Greene Ferne Farm is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
________________________________________________________________________ GREENE FERNE FARM, BY RICHARD JEFFERIES. CHAPTER ONE. "UP TO CHURCH." "Fine growing marning, you." "Ay, casualty weather, though."
Chapter 1 of Greene Ferne Farm is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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someone injured or killed or captured or missing in a military engagement
From this reading “"Ay, casualty weather, though."”
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading “"UP TO CHURCH."”
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading “________________________________________________________________________ GREENE FERNE FARM, BY RICHARD JEFFERIES.”
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “"Fine growing marning, you."”
English novelist and Catholic (1904-1991)
From this reading “________________________________________________________________________ GREENE FERNE FARM, BY RICHARD JEFFERIES.”
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading “"Fine growing marning, you."”
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading “"Ay, casualty weather, though."”
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From this reading "Ay, casualty weather, though."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ GREENE FERNE FARM, BY RICHARD JEFFERIES.
someone injured or killed or captured or missing in a military engagement
From this reading "Ay, casualty weather, though."
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading "UP TO CHURCH."
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ GREENE FERNE FARM, BY RICHARD JEFFERIES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ GREENE FERNE FARM, BY RICHARD JEFFERIES.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "Fine growing marning, you."
English novelist and Catholic (1904-1991)
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ GREENE FERNE FARM, BY RICHARD JEFFERIES.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading "Fine growing marning, you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ GREENE FERNE FARM, BY RICHARD JEFFERIES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Fine growing marning, you."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ GREENE FERNE FARM, BY RICHARD JEFFERIES.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Ay, casualty weather, though."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "UP TO CHURCH."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "UP TO CHURCH."
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading "Ay, casualty weather, though."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Fine growing marning, you."
Chapter 1 of Greene Ferne Farm by Richard Jefferies holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 1 holds 406 sentences of Greene Ferne Farm, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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