Chapter 6 of Lodrix, the Little Lake Dweller is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Lodrix, the Little Lake Dweller is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CAPTURE Lodrix had no fear as he chased the deer into the thick forest. He forgot that his father had told him not to stray far from the men. On and on he ran, thinking of nothing but the deer. At last he saw the beautiful deer not far away. Softly he knelt down.
Chapter 6 of Lodrix, the Little Lake Dweller is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading “THE CAPTURE Lodrix had no fear as he chased the deer into the thick forest.”
a person who is being chased
From this reading “THE CAPTURE Lodrix had no fear as he chased the deer into the thick forest.”
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading “THE CAPTURE Lodrix had no fear as he chased the deer into the thick forest.”
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “He forgot that his father had told him not to stray far from the men.”
inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading “Softly he knelt down.”
with low volume
From this reading “Softly he knelt down.”
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading “He forgot that his father had told him not to stray far from the men.”
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading “THE CAPTURE Lodrix had no fear as he chased the deer into the thick forest.”
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In this reading “Softly he knelt down.”
In this reading “THE CAPTURE Lodrix had no fear as he chased the deer into the thick forest.”
In this reading “He forgot that his father had told him not to stray far from the men.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On and on he ran, thinking of nothing but the deer.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE CAPTURE Lodrix had no fear as he chased the deer into the thick forest.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last he saw the beautiful deer not far away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading At last he saw the beautiful deer not far away.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading At last he saw the beautiful deer not far away.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading On and on he ran, thinking of nothing but the deer.
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading THE CAPTURE Lodrix had no fear as he chased the deer into the thick forest.
a person who is being chased
From this reading THE CAPTURE Lodrix had no fear as he chased the deer into the thick forest.
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading THE CAPTURE Lodrix had no fear as he chased the deer into the thick forest.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Softly he knelt down.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading He forgot that his father had told him not to stray far from the men.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading He forgot that his father had told him not to stray far from the men.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading THE CAPTURE Lodrix had no fear as he chased the deer into the thick forest.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading THE CAPTURE Lodrix had no fear as he chased the deer into the thick forest.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading He forgot that his father had told him not to stray far from the men.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He forgot that his father had told him not to stray far from the men.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE CAPTURE Lodrix had no fear as he chased the deer into the thick forest.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE CAPTURE Lodrix had no fear as he chased the deer into the thick forest.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He forgot that his father had told him not to stray far from the men.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He forgot that his father had told him not to stray far from the men.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE CAPTURE Lodrix had no fear as he chased the deer into the thick forest.
inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading Softly he knelt down.
immediately past
From this reading At last he saw the beautiful deer not far away.
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From this reading THE CAPTURE Lodrix had no fear as he chased the deer into the thick forest.
the force of workers available
From this reading He forgot that his father had told him not to stray far from the men.
not any; not one
From this reading THE CAPTURE Lodrix had no fear as he chased the deer into the thick forest.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He forgot that his father had told him not to stray far from the men.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading On and on he ran, thinking of nothing but the deer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On and on he ran, thinking of nothing but the deer.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On and on he ran, thinking of nothing but the deer.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading On and on he ran, thinking of nothing but the deer.
cut with a saw
From this reading At last he saw the beautiful deer not far away.
with low volume
From this reading Softly he knelt down.
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading He forgot that his father had told him not to stray far from the men.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He forgot that his father had told him not to stray far from the men.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CAPTURE Lodrix had no fear as he chased the deer into the thick forest.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading THE CAPTURE Lodrix had no fear as he chased the deer into the thick forest.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading On and on he ran, thinking of nothing but the deer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He forgot that his father had told him not to stray far from the men.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading He forgot that his father had told him not to stray far from the men.
Chapter 6 of Lodrix, the Little Lake Dweller by Belle Wiley holds 45 sentences, grouped into 9 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 6 holds 45 sentences of Lodrix, the Little Lake Dweller, unabridged, divided into 9 reading sections.
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