Chapter 13 of The Boy With the U. S. Foresters is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Boy With the U. S. Foresters is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOW THE FOREST WON A GREAT DOCTOR In the middle of the night the telephone bell rang. Instantly Wilbur heard the doctor's voice responding. "Yes, where is it?" he queried. "Where? Oh, just beyond Basco Aleck's place.
Chapter 13 of The Boy With the U. S. Foresters is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading “HOW THE FOREST WON A GREAT DOCTOR In the middle of the night the telephone bell rang.”
possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “Instantly Wilbur heard the doctor's voice responding.”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading “Instantly Wilbur heard the doctor's voice responding.”
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading “"Yes, where is it?" he queried.”
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “HOW THE FOREST WON A GREAT DOCTOR In the middle of the night the telephone bell rang.”
-ing form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading “Instantly Wilbur heard the doctor's voice responding.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “HOW THE FOREST WON A GREAT DOCTOR In the middle of the night the telephone bell rang.”
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading “HOW THE FOREST WON A GREAT DOCTOR In the middle of the night the telephone bell rang.”
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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 HOW THE FOREST WON A GREAT DOCTOR In the middle of the night the telephone bell rang.
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From this reading Oh, just beyond Basco Aleck's place.
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From this reading Oh, just beyond Basco Aleck's place.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading HOW THE FOREST WON A GREAT DOCTOR In the middle of the night the telephone bell rang.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Oh, just beyond Basco Aleck's place.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading HOW THE FOREST WON A GREAT DOCTOR In the middle of the night the telephone bell rang.
possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Instantly Wilbur heard the doctor's voice responding.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading HOW THE FOREST WON A GREAT DOCTOR In the middle of the night the telephone bell rang.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading HOW THE FOREST WON A GREAT DOCTOR In the middle of the night the telephone bell rang.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes, where is it?" he queried.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Instantly Wilbur heard the doctor's voice responding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW THE FOREST WON A GREAT DOCTOR In the middle of the night the telephone bell rang.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOW THE FOREST WON A GREAT DOCTOR In the middle of the night the telephone bell rang.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Instantly Wilbur heard the doctor's voice responding.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes, where is it?" he queried.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, where is it?" he queried.
and nothing more
From this reading Oh, just beyond Basco Aleck's place.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading HOW THE FOREST WON A GREAT DOCTOR In the middle of the night the telephone bell rang.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading HOW THE FOREST WON A GREAT DOCTOR In the middle of the night the telephone bell rang.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW THE FOREST WON A GREAT DOCTOR In the middle of the night the telephone bell rang.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, just beyond Basco Aleck's place.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Oh, just beyond Basco Aleck's place.
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading "Yes, where is it?" he queried.
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading HOW THE FOREST WON A GREAT DOCTOR In the middle of the night the telephone bell rang.
-ing form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading Instantly Wilbur heard the doctor's voice responding.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading HOW THE FOREST WON A GREAT DOCTOR In the middle of the night the telephone bell rang.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW THE FOREST WON A GREAT DOCTOR In the middle of the night the telephone bell rang.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Instantly Wilbur heard the doctor's voice responding.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Yes, where is it?" he queried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Instantly Wilbur heard the doctor's voice responding.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading HOW THE FOREST WON A GREAT DOCTOR In the middle of the night the telephone bell rang.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, where is it?" he queried.
Chapter 13 of The Boy With the U. S. Foresters by Francis Rolt-Wheeler holds 224 sentences, grouped into 45 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 13 holds 224 sentences of The Boy With the U. S. Foresters, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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