Chapter 21 of The Heart of Unaga is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Heart of Unaga is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE KING OF THE FOREST A roar of fury echoes through the primeval forest. It plays amidst the countless aisles of jack-pine. It loses itself in the dense growing tamarack, or dies amidst the softer plumage of spruce. It is no mere bellow of impotent rage. It is a note of defiance.
Chapter 21 of The Heart of Unaga is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “aisle” — a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)
From this reading “It plays amidst the countless aisles of jack-pine.”
a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
From this reading “It is no mere bellow of impotent rage.”
lacking power or ability
From this reading “It is no mere bellow of impotent rage.”
third-person singular of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “It loses itself in the dense growing tamarack, or dies amidst the softer plumage of spruce.”
the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
From this reading “It loses itself in the dense growing tamarack, or dies amidst the softer plumage of spruce.”
having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state
From this reading “THE KING OF THE FOREST A roar of fury echoes through the primeval forest.”
comparative of “soft” — yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading “It loses itself in the dense growing tamarack, or dies amidst the softer plumage of spruce.”
light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork
From this reading “It loses itself in the dense growing tamarack, or dies amidst the softer plumage of spruce.”
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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 THE KING OF THE FOREST A roar of fury echoes through the primeval forest.
plural of “aisle” — a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)
From this reading It plays amidst the countless aisles of jack-pine.
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading It plays amidst the countless aisles of jack-pine.
a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
From this reading It is no mere bellow of impotent rage.
too numerous to be counted
From this reading It plays amidst the countless aisles of jack-pine.
intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
From this reading It is a note of defiance.
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
From this reading It loses itself in the dense growing tamarack, or dies amidst the softer plumage of spruce.
plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading It loses itself in the dense growing tamarack, or dies amidst the softer plumage of spruce.
plural of “echo” — the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
From this reading THE KING OF THE FOREST A roar of fury echoes through the primeval forest.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading THE KING OF THE FOREST A roar of fury echoes through the primeval forest.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading THE KING OF THE FOREST A roar of fury echoes through the primeval forest.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading It loses itself in the dense growing tamarack, or dies amidst the softer plumage of spruce.
lacking power or ability
From this reading It is no mere bellow of impotent rage.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It loses itself in the dense growing tamarack, or dies amidst the softer plumage of spruce.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is no mere bellow of impotent rage.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It plays amidst the countless aisles of jack-pine.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading It loses itself in the dense growing tamarack, or dies amidst the softer plumage of spruce.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It plays amidst the countless aisles of jack-pine.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading THE KING OF THE FOREST A roar of fury echoes through the primeval forest.
third-person singular of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading It loses itself in the dense growing tamarack, or dies amidst the softer plumage of spruce.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading It is no mere bellow of impotent rage.
not any; not one
From this reading It is no mere bellow of impotent rage.
a brief written record
From this reading It is a note of defiance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE KING OF THE FOREST A roar of fury echoes through the primeval forest.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It loses itself in the dense growing tamarack, or dies amidst the softer plumage of spruce.
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading It plays amidst the countless aisles of jack-pine.
the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
From this reading It loses itself in the dense growing tamarack, or dies amidst the softer plumage of spruce.
having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state
From this reading THE KING OF THE FOREST A roar of fury echoes through the primeval forest.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading It is no mere bellow of impotent rage.
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading THE KING OF THE FOREST A roar of fury echoes through the primeval forest.
comparative of “soft” — yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading It loses itself in the dense growing tamarack, or dies amidst the softer plumage of spruce.
light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork
From this reading It loses itself in the dense growing tamarack, or dies amidst the softer plumage of spruce.
medium-sized larch of Canada and northern United States including Alaska having a broad conic crown and rust-brown scaly bark
From this reading It loses itself in the dense growing tamarack, or dies amidst the softer plumage of spruce.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE KING OF THE FOREST A roar of fury echoes through the primeval forest.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THE KING OF THE FOREST A roar of fury echoes through the primeval forest.
Chapter 21 of The Heart of Unaga by Ridgwell Cullum holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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 21 holds 426 sentences of The Heart of Unaga, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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