Chapter 3 of Ken Ward in the Jungle is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Ken Ward in the Jungle is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When they got above this fall the water was deep and still. Entering the boat again, they turned a curve into a long, beautiful stretch of river. “Ah! this ’s something like,” said Hal. The green, shady lane was alive with birds and water-fowl. Ducks of various kinds rose before the boat.
Chapter 3 of Ken Ward in the Jungle is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessing life
From this reading “The green, shady lane was alive with birds and water-fowl.”
the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
From this reading “Entering the boat again, they turned a curve into a long, beautiful stretch of river.”
plural of “duck” — small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
From this reading “Ducks of various kinds rose before the boat.”
a movement into or inward
From this reading “Entering the boat again, they turned a curve into a long, beautiful stretch of river.”
plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “Ducks of various kinds rose before the boat.”
a narrow way or road
From this reading “The green, shady lane was alive with birds and water-fowl.”
quiet, dark, or concealed
From this reading “The green, shady lane was alive with birds and water-fowl.”
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading “Entering the boat again, they turned a curve into a long, beautiful stretch of river.”
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.
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In this reading “The green, shady lane was alive with birds and water-fowl.”
In this reading “Entering the boat again, they turned a curve into a long, beautiful stretch of river.”
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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 Entering the boat again, they turned a curve into a long, beautiful stretch of river.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading When they got above this fall the water was deep and still.
anew
From this reading Entering the boat again, they turned a curve into a long, beautiful stretch of river.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah! this ’s something like,” said Hal.
possessing life
From this reading The green, shady lane was alive with birds and water-fowl.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When they got above this fall the water was deep and still.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Entering the boat again, they turned a curve into a long, beautiful stretch of river.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Ducks of various kinds rose before the boat.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading The green, shady lane was alive with birds and water-fowl.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Entering the boat again, they turned a curve into a long, beautiful stretch of river.
the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
From this reading Entering the boat again, they turned a curve into a long, beautiful stretch of river.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading When they got above this fall the water was deep and still.
plural of “duck” — small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
From this reading Ducks of various kinds rose before the boat.
a movement into or inward
From this reading Entering the boat again, they turned a curve into a long, beautiful stretch of river.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading When they got above this fall the water was deep and still.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading When they got above this fall the water was deep and still.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The green, shady lane was alive with birds and water-fowl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah! this ’s something like,” said Hal.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Entering the boat again, they turned a curve into a long, beautiful stretch of river.
plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Ducks of various kinds rose before the boat.
a narrow way or road
From this reading The green, shady lane was alive with birds and water-fowl.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Ah! this ’s something like,” said Hal.
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 Entering the boat again, they turned a curve into a long, beautiful stretch of river.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Entering the boat again, they turned a curve into a long, beautiful stretch of river.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Entering the boat again, they turned a curve into a long, beautiful stretch of river.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Ducks of various kinds rose before the boat.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “Ah! this ’s something like,” said Hal.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Ah! this ’s something like,” said Hal.
quiet, dark, or concealed
From this reading The green, shady lane was alive with birds and water-fowl.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Ah! this ’s something like,” said Hal.
not in physical motion
From this reading When they got above this fall the water was deep and still.
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading Entering the boat again, they turned a curve into a long, beautiful stretch of river.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When they got above this fall the water was deep and still.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they got above this fall the water was deep and still.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When they got above this fall the water was deep and still.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Entering the boat again, they turned a curve into a long, beautiful stretch of river.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading Ducks of various kinds rose before the boat.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When they got above this fall the water was deep and still.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading When they got above this fall the water was deep and still.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The green, shady lane was alive with birds and water-fowl.
at the time that
From this reading When they got above this fall the water was deep and still.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The green, shady lane was alive with birds and water-fowl.
Chapter 3 of Ken Ward in the Jungle by Zane Grey holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 411 sentences of Ken Ward in the Jungle, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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