Chapter 18 of Rolf in the Woods is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Rolf in the Woods is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They were returning to the cabin, one day, when Quonab stopped and pointed. Away off on the snow of the far shore was a moving shape to be seen. “Fox, and I think silver fox; he so black. I think he lives there.” “Why?”
Chapter 18 of Rolf in the Woods is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading “They were returning to the cabin, one day, when Quonab stopped and pointed.”
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading ““Fox, and I think silver fox; he so black.”
in motion
From this reading “Away off on the snow of the far shore was a moving shape to be seen.”
having a point
From this reading “They were returning to the cabin, one day, when Quonab stopped and pointed.”
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading “They were returning to the cabin, one day, when Quonab stopped and pointed.”
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading “Away off on the snow of the far shore was a moving shape to be seen.”
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading ““Fox, and I think silver fox; he so black.”
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading “Away off on the snow of the far shore was a moving shape to be seen.”
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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 Away off on the snow of the far shore was a moving shape to be seen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were returning to the cabin, one day, when Quonab stopped and pointed.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Away off on the snow of the far shore was a moving shape to be seen.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Away off on the snow of the far shore was a moving shape to be seen.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading “Fox, and I think silver fox; he so black.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading They were returning to the cabin, one day, when Quonab stopped and pointed.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading They were returning to the cabin, one day, when Quonab stopped and pointed.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Away off on the snow of the far shore was a moving shape to be seen.
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading “Fox, and I think silver fox; he so black.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Fox, and I think silver fox; he so black.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Fox, and I think silver fox; he so black.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I think he lives there.”
in motion
From this reading Away off on the snow of the far shore was a moving shape to be seen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Away off on the snow of the far shore was a moving shape to be seen.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Away off on the snow of the far shore was a moving shape to be seen.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Away off on the snow of the far shore was a moving shape to be seen.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They were returning to the cabin, one day, when Quonab stopped and pointed.
having a point
From this reading They were returning to the cabin, one day, when Quonab stopped and pointed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were returning to the cabin, one day, when Quonab stopped and pointed.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading They were returning to the cabin, one day, when Quonab stopped and pointed.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Away off on the snow of the far shore was a moving shape to be seen.
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading Away off on the snow of the far shore was a moving shape to be seen.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Away off on the snow of the far shore was a moving shape to be seen.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading “Fox, and I think silver fox; he so black.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Away off on the snow of the far shore was a moving shape to be seen.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Fox, and I think silver fox; he so black.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading They were returning to the cabin, one day, when Quonab stopped and pointed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They were returning to the cabin, one day, when Quonab stopped and pointed.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I think he lives there.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were returning to the cabin, one day, when Quonab stopped and pointed.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Fox, and I think silver fox; he so black.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were returning to the cabin, one day, when Quonab stopped and pointed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Away off on the snow of the far shore was a moving shape to be seen.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were returning to the cabin, one day, when Quonab stopped and pointed.
at the time that
From this reading They were returning to the cabin, one day, when Quonab stopped and pointed.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why?”
Chapter 18 of Rolf in the Woods by Ernest Thompson Seton holds 89 sentences, grouped into 18 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 18 holds 89 sentences of Rolf in the Woods, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
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