Chapter 6 of The Black Fawn is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Black Fawn is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I don't want any other farm," Bud said firmly. "I want that one." "It's sort of special, eh?" "It's very special." "Then what is your problem?"
Chapter 6 of The Black Fawn is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a partially opened flower
From this reading “"I don't want any other farm," Bud said firmly.”
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading “"I don't want any other farm," Bud said firmly.”
with resolute determination
From this reading “"I don't want any other farm," Bud said firmly.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"I want that one."”
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading “"Then what is your problem?"”
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “"It's sort of special, eh?"”
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading “"It's sort of special, eh?"”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “"I don't want any other farm," Bud said firmly.”
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In this reading “"I don't want any other farm," Bud said firmly.”
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one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "I don't want any other farm," Bud said firmly.
a partially opened flower
From this reading "I don't want any other farm," Bud said firmly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't want any other farm," Bud said firmly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's sort of special, eh?"
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading "I don't want any other farm," Bud said firmly.
with resolute determination
From this reading "I don't want any other farm," Bud said firmly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't want any other farm," Bud said firmly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Then what is your problem?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's sort of special, eh?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It's sort of special, eh?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I want that one."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "I don't want any other farm," Bud said firmly.
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading "Then what is your problem?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I don't want any other farm," Bud said firmly.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "It's sort of special, eh?"
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading "It's sort of special, eh?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I want that one."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then what is your problem?"
precisely as stated
From this reading "It's very special."
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I don't want any other farm," Bud said firmly.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Then what is your problem?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then what is your problem?"
Chapter 6 of The Black Fawn by Jim Kjelgaard holds 433 sentences, grouped into 87 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 433 sentences of The Black Fawn, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of The Black Fawn by Jim Kjelgaard exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 433 sentences, grouped into 87 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.
Work through the 87 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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About 248 minutes of reading across 597 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in The Black Fawn, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
