Chapter 9 of Lightfoot the Deer is here in full — 35 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of Lightfoot the Deer is here in full — 35 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Lightfoot the Deer is smart. Yes, Sir, Lightfoot the Deer is smart. He has to be, especially in the hunting season, to save his life. If he were not smart he would have been killed long ago. He never makes the foolish mistake of thinking that other people are not smart.
Chapter 9 of Lightfoot the Deer is here in full — 35 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading “Lightfoot the Deer is smart.”
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading “He has to be, especially in the hunting season, to save his life.”
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading “He never makes the foolish mistake of thinking that other people are not smart.”
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading “He has to be, especially in the hunting season, to save his life.”
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “If he were not smart he would have been killed long ago.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “He never makes the foolish mistake of thinking that other people are not smart.”
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading “He has to be, especially in the hunting season, to save his life.”
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading “Lightfoot the Deer is smart.”
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in the past
From this reading If he were not smart he would have been killed long ago.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He never makes the foolish mistake of thinking that other people are not smart.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He has to be, especially in the hunting season, to save his life.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If he were not smart he would have been killed long ago.
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading Lightfoot the Deer is smart.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading He has to be, especially in the hunting season, to save his life.
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading He never makes the foolish mistake of thinking that other people are not smart.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has to be, especially in the hunting season, to save his life.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If he were not smart he would have been killed long ago.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He has to be, especially in the hunting season, to save his life.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He has to be, especially in the hunting season, to save his life.
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading He has to be, especially in the hunting season, to save his life.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he were not smart he would have been killed long ago.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He has to be, especially in the hunting season, to save his life.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lightfoot the Deer is smart.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading If he were not smart he would have been killed long ago.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading He has to be, especially in the hunting season, to save his life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lightfoot the Deer is smart.
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 If he were not smart he would have been killed long ago.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading He never makes the foolish mistake of thinking that other people are not smart.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading He never makes the foolish mistake of thinking that other people are not smart.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He never makes the foolish mistake of thinking that other people are not smart.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If he were not smart he would have been killed long ago.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He never makes the foolish mistake of thinking that other people are not smart.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He never makes the foolish mistake of thinking that other people are not smart.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading He never makes the foolish mistake of thinking that other people are not smart.
except for; apart from
From this reading He has to be, especially in the hunting season, to save his life.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading He has to be, especially in the hunting season, to save his life.
term of address for a man
From this reading Yes, Sir, Lightfoot the Deer is smart.
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading Lightfoot the Deer is smart.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He never makes the foolish mistake of thinking that other people are not smart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lightfoot the Deer is smart.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading He never makes the foolish mistake of thinking that other people are not smart.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He has to be, especially in the hunting season, to save his life.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If he were not smart he would have been killed long ago.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If he were not smart he would have been killed long ago.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, Sir, Lightfoot the Deer is smart.
Chapter 9 of Lightfoot the Deer by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess holds 35 sentences, grouped into 7 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 9 holds 35 sentences of Lightfoot the Deer, unabridged, divided into 7 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Lightfoot the Deer by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 35 sentences, grouped into 7 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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