Chapter 1 of The Drama of the Forests is here in full — 559 sentences across 112 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Drama of the Forests is here in full — 559 sentences across 112 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PRINTED AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N, Y.. U. S. A. A strange apparition was seen crossing the lake. It appeared to have wings .
Chapter 1 of The Drama of the Forests is here in full — 559 sentences across 112 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a ghostly appearing figure
From this reading “A strange apparition was seen crossing the lake.”
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “It appeared to have wings .”
traveling across
From this reading “A strange apparition was seen crossing the lake.”
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading “PRINTED AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N, Y..”
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading “A strange apparition was seen crossing the lake.”
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading “PRINTED AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N, Y..”
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading “PRINTED AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N, Y..”
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading “It appeared to have wings .”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading U. S. A.
a ghostly appearing figure
From this reading A strange apparition was seen crossing the lake.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It appeared to have wings .
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading PRINTED AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N, Y..
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading PRINTED AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N, Y..
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading PRINTED AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N, Y..
traveling across
From this reading A strange apparition was seen crossing the lake.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading PRINTED AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N, Y..
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It appeared to have wings .
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It appeared to have wings .
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading A strange apparition was seen crossing the lake.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading PRINTED AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N, Y..
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading PRINTED AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N, Y..
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading PRINTED AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N, Y..
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading PRINTED AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N, Y..
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading U. S. A.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading A strange apparition was seen crossing the lake.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading A strange apparition was seen crossing the lake.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PRINTED AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N, Y..
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It appeared to have wings .
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading U. S. A.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A strange apparition was seen crossing the lake.
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading It appeared to have wings .
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
From this reading PRINTED AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N, Y..
Chapter 1 of The Drama of the Forests by Arthur Heming holds 559 sentences, grouped into 112 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 559 sentences of The Drama of the Forests, unabridged, divided into 112 reading sections.
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