Chapter 2 of The Flaming Forest is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Flaming Forest is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
After this he had no great desire to go back. He rolled himself over, so that his face was turned up to the sky. Under him the wet sand was soft, and it was comfortingly cool. The fire in his head died out. He could hear new sounds in the edge of the forest evening sounds.
Chapter 2 of The Flaming Forest is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 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.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading “Under him the wet sand was soft, and it was comfortingly cool.”
the boundary of a surface
From this reading “He could hear new sounds in the edge of the forest evening sounds.”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “He could hear new sounds in the edge of the forest evening sounds.”
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading “He rolled himself over, so that his face was turned up to the sky.”
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading “Under him the wet sand was soft, and it was comfortingly cool.”
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading “He rolled himself over, so that his face was turned up to the sky.”
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “He could hear new sounds in the edge of the forest evening sounds.”
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading “Under him the wet sand was soft, and it was comfortingly cool.”
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.
later than; following
From this reading After this he had no great desire to go back.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Under him the wet sand was soft, and it was comfortingly cool.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading After this he had no great desire to go back.
in a comforting or consoling manner
From this reading Under him the wet sand was soft, and it was comfortingly cool.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading Under him the wet sand was soft, and it was comfortingly cool.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could hear new sounds in the edge of the forest evening sounds.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading After this he had no great desire to go back.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading The fire in his head died out.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading He could hear new sounds in the edge of the forest evening sounds.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading He could hear new sounds in the edge of the forest evening sounds.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He rolled himself over, so that his face was turned up to the sky.
start firing a weapon
From this reading The fire in his head died out.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading He could hear new sounds in the edge of the forest evening sounds.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading After this he had no great desire to go back.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading After this he had no great desire to go back.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After this he had no great desire to go back.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After this he had no great desire to go back.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The fire in his head died out.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading He could hear new sounds in the edge of the forest evening sounds.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Under him the wet sand was soft, and it was comfortingly cool.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He rolled himself over, so that his face was turned up to the sky.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He rolled himself over, so that his face was turned up to the sky.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The fire in his head died out.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Under him the wet sand was soft, and it was comfortingly cool.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading He could hear new sounds in the edge of the forest evening sounds.
not any; not one
From this reading After this he had no great desire to go back.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He could hear new sounds in the edge of the forest evening sounds.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The fire in his head died out.
above and across; more than
From this reading He rolled himself over, so that his face was turned up to the sky.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading He rolled himself over, so that his face was turned up to the sky.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading Under him the wet sand was soft, and it was comfortingly cool.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading He rolled himself over, so that his face was turned up to the sky.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He rolled himself over, so that his face was turned up to the sky.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Under him the wet sand was soft, and it was comfortingly cool.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading He could hear new sounds in the edge of the forest evening sounds.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He rolled himself over, so that his face was turned up to the sky.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He rolled himself over, so that his face was turned up to the sky.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading After this he had no great desire to go back.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After this he had no great desire to go back.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He rolled himself over, so that his face was turned up to the sky.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under him the wet sand was soft, and it was comfortingly cool.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He rolled himself over, so that his face was turned up to the sky.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He rolled himself over, so that his face was turned up to the sky.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading Under him the wet sand was soft, and it was comfortingly cool.
Chapter 2 of The Flaming Forest by James Oliver Curwood holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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 2 holds 428 sentences of The Flaming Forest, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Flaming Forest by James Oliver Curwood exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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.
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