Chapter 9 of The Forest Beyond the Woodlands: A Fairy Tale is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 9 of The Forest Beyond the Woodlands: A Fairy Tale is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE HUT IN THE FOREST Now that he was safe and away from the Lions, David looked about for the Blue Bird. He looked and looked in vain. “Must I lose you again?” he said to himself. “Well, I will not forget you again, my Blue Bird! I will keep you in my memory.
Chapter 9 of The Forest Beyond the Woodlands: A Fairy Tale is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading “THE HUT IN THE FOREST Now that he was safe and away from the Lions, David looked about for the Blue Bird.”
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading “THE HUT IN THE FOREST Now that he was safe and away from the Lions, David looked about for the Blue Bird.”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “THE HUT IN THE FOREST Now that he was safe and away from the Lions, David looked about for the Blue Bird.”
temporary military shelter
From this reading “THE HUT IN THE FOREST Now that he was safe and away from the Lions, David looked about for the Blue Bird.”
plural of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading “THE HUT IN THE FOREST Now that he was safe and away from the Lions, David looked about for the Blue Bird.”
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading ““Must I lose you again?” he said to himself.”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “I will keep you in my memory.”
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading “He looked and looked in vain.”
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In this reading “THE HUT IN THE FOREST Now that he was safe and away from the Lions, David looked about for the Blue Bird.”
In this reading “THE HUT IN THE FOREST Now that he was safe and away from the Lions, David looked about for the Blue Bird.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE HUT IN THE FOREST Now that he was safe and away from the Lions, David looked about for the Blue Bird.
anew
From this reading “Must I lose you again?” he said to himself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE HUT IN THE FOREST Now that he was safe and away from the Lions, David looked about for the Blue Bird.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE HUT IN THE FOREST Now that he was safe and away from the Lions, David looked about for the Blue Bird.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading THE HUT IN THE FOREST Now that he was safe and away from the Lions, David looked about for the Blue Bird.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading THE HUT IN THE FOREST Now that he was safe and away from the Lions, David looked about for the Blue Bird.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading THE HUT IN THE FOREST Now that he was safe and away from the Lions, David looked about for the Blue Bird.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE HUT IN THE FOREST Now that he was safe and away from the Lions, David looked about for the Blue Bird.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading THE HUT IN THE FOREST Now that he was safe and away from the Lions, David looked about for the Blue Bird.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “Well, I will not forget you again, my Blue Bird!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE HUT IN THE FOREST Now that he was safe and away from the Lions, David looked about for the Blue Bird.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE HUT IN THE FOREST Now that he was safe and away from the Lions, David looked about for the Blue Bird.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Must I lose you again?” he said to himself.
temporary military shelter
From this reading THE HUT IN THE FOREST Now that he was safe and away from the Lions, David looked about for the Blue Bird.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Must I lose you again?” he said to himself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE HUT IN THE FOREST Now that he was safe and away from the Lions, David looked about for the Blue Bird.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I will keep you in my memory.
plural of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading THE HUT IN THE FOREST Now that he was safe and away from the Lions, David looked about for the Blue Bird.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading THE HUT IN THE FOREST Now that he was safe and away from the Lions, David looked about for the Blue Bird.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “Must I lose you again?” he said to himself.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading I will keep you in my memory.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Must I lose you again?” he said to himself.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Well, I will not forget you again, my Blue Bird!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Well, I will not forget you again, my Blue Bird!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE HUT IN THE FOREST Now that he was safe and away from the Lions, David looked about for the Blue Bird.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading THE HUT IN THE FOREST Now that he was safe and away from the Lions, David looked about for the Blue Bird.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Must I lose you again?” he said to himself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE HUT IN THE FOREST Now that he was safe and away from the Lions, David looked about for the Blue Bird.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HUT IN THE FOREST Now that he was safe and away from the Lions, David looked about for the Blue Bird.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Must I lose you again?” he said to himself.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading He looked and looked in vain.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE HUT IN THE FOREST Now that he was safe and away from the Lions, David looked about for the Blue Bird.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, I will not forget you again, my Blue Bird!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Well, I will not forget you again, my Blue Bird!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Must I lose you again?” he said to himself.
Chapter 9 of The Forest Beyond the Woodlands: A Fairy Tale by Mildred Kennedy holds 97 sentences, grouped into 20 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 9 holds 97 sentences of The Forest Beyond the Woodlands: A Fairy Tale, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.
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