Chapter 15 of Lightfoot the Deer is here in full — 35 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XV
Chapter 15 of Lightfoot the Deer is here in full — 35 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
That hunter was a man of patience. Also he was a man who understood the little people of the Green Forest and the Green Meadows. He knew that if he would not be seen he must not move. So he didn't move. He kept as motionless as if he were a part of the very log on which he was sitting.
Chapter 15 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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the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “Also he was a man who understood the little people of the Green Forest and the Green Meadows.”
someone who hunts game
From this reading “That hunter was a man of patience.”
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading “He kept as motionless as if he were a part of the very log on which he was sitting.”
plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading “Also he was a man who understood the little people of the Green Forest and the Green Meadows.”
not in physical motion
From this reading “He kept as motionless as if he were a part of the very log on which he was sitting.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “He knew that if he would not be seen he must not move.”
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading “That hunter was a man of patience.”
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading “Also he was a man who understood the little people of the Green Forest and the Green Meadows.”
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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 That hunter was a man of patience.
in addition
From this reading Also he was a man who understood the little people of the Green Forest and the Green Meadows.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Also he was a man who understood the little people of the Green Forest and the Green Meadows.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He kept as motionless as if he were a part of the very log on which he was sitting.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He knew that if he would not be seen he must not move.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So he didn't move.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Also he was a man who understood the little people of the Green Forest and the Green Meadows.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Also he was a man who understood the little people of the Green Forest and the Green Meadows.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Also he was a man who understood the little people of the Green Forest and the Green Meadows.
someone who hunts game
From this reading That hunter was a man of patience.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He knew that if he would not be seen he must not move.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading He kept as motionless as if he were a part of the very log on which he was sitting.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He knew that if he would not be seen he must not move.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Also he was a man who understood the little people of the Green Forest and the Green Meadows.
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading He kept as motionless as if he were a part of the very log on which he was sitting.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading That hunter was a man of patience.
plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading Also he was a man who understood the little people of the Green Forest and the Green Meadows.
not in physical motion
From this reading He kept as motionless as if he were a part of the very log on which he was sitting.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He knew that if he would not be seen he must not move.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He knew that if he would not be seen he must not move.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He knew that if he would not be seen he must not move.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That hunter was a man of patience.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He kept as motionless as if he were a part of the very log on which he was sitting.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading He kept as motionless as if he were a part of the very log on which he was sitting.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading That hunter was a man of patience.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Also he was a man who understood the little people of the Green Forest and the Green Meadows.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He knew that if he would not be seen he must not move.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading He kept as motionless as if he were a part of the very log on which he was sitting.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he didn't move.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That hunter was a man of patience.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Also he was a man who understood the little people of the Green Forest and the Green Meadows.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading Also he was a man who understood the little people of the Green Forest and the Green Meadows.
precisely as stated
From this reading He kept as motionless as if he were a part of the very log on which he was sitting.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That hunter was a man of patience.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He kept as motionless as if he were a part of the very log on which he was sitting.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He kept as motionless as if he were a part of the very log on which he was sitting.
which person or people
From this reading Also he was a man who understood the little people of the Green Forest and the Green Meadows.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He knew that if he would not be seen he must not move.
Chapter 15 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 public-domain source, 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 15 holds 35 sentences of Lightfoot the Deer, unabridged, divided into 7 reading sections.
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