Chapter 1 of The Backwoodsmen is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Backwoodsmen is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MACMILLAN CO. OF CANADA, Ltd. AUTHOR OF "THE KINDRED OF THE WILD," "THE HOUSE IN THE WATER," "THE HEART OF THE ANCIENT WOOD," ETC. By THE MACMILLAN COMPANY. Set up and electrotyped.
Chapter 1 of The Backwoodsmen is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "THE KINDRED OF THE WILD," "THE HOUSE IN THE WATER," "THE HEART OF THE ANCIENT WOOD," ETC.”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "THE KINDRED OF THE WILD," "THE HOUSE IN THE WATER," "THE HEART OF THE ANCIENT WOOD," ETC.”
a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada
From this reading “OF CANADA, Ltd.”
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “By THE MACMILLAN COMPANY.”
similar in quality or character
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "THE KINDRED OF THE WILD," "THE HOUSE IN THE WATER," "THE HEART OF THE ANCIENT WOOD," ETC.”
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 “AUTHOR OF "THE KINDRED OF THE WILD," "THE HOUSE IN THE WATER," "THE HEART OF THE ANCIENT WOOD," ETC.”
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "THE KINDRED OF THE WILD," "THE HOUSE IN THE WATER," "THE HEART OF THE ANCIENT WOOD," ETC.”
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "THE KINDRED OF THE WILD," "THE HOUSE IN THE WATER," "THE HEART OF THE ANCIENT WOOD," ETC.”
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Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE KINDRED OF THE WILD," "THE HOUSE IN THE WATER," "THE HEART OF THE ANCIENT WOOD," ETC.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE KINDRED OF THE WILD," "THE HOUSE IN THE WATER," "THE HEART OF THE ANCIENT WOOD," ETC.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By THE MACMILLAN COMPANY.
a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada
From this reading OF CANADA, Ltd.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading THE MACMILLAN CO.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading By THE MACMILLAN COMPANY.
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From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE KINDRED OF THE WILD," "THE HOUSE IN THE WATER," "THE HEART OF THE ANCIENT WOOD," ETC.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE KINDRED OF THE WILD," "THE HOUSE IN THE WATER," "THE HEART OF THE ANCIENT WOOD," ETC.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE KINDRED OF THE WILD," "THE HOUSE IN THE WATER," "THE HEART OF THE ANCIENT WOOD," ETC.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE KINDRED OF THE WILD," "THE HOUSE IN THE WATER," "THE HEART OF THE ANCIENT WOOD," ETC.
similar in quality or character
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE KINDRED OF THE WILD," "THE HOUSE IN THE WATER," "THE HEART OF THE ANCIENT WOOD," ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OF CANADA, Ltd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MACMILLAN CO.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF CANADA, Ltd.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MACMILLAN CO.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
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 AUTHOR OF "THE KINDRED OF THE WILD," "THE HOUSE IN THE WATER," "THE HEART OF THE ANCIENT WOOD," ETC.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE KINDRED OF THE WILD," "THE HOUSE IN THE WATER," "THE HEART OF THE ANCIENT WOOD," ETC.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE KINDRED OF THE WILD," "THE HOUSE IN THE WATER," "THE HEART OF THE ANCIENT WOOD," ETC.
Chapter 1 of The Backwoodsmen by Charles G. D., Sir Roberts holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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 1 holds 428 sentences of The Backwoodsmen, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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