Chapter 8 of The Man of the Forest is here in full — 473 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of The Man of the Forest is here in full — 473 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A silence ensued, fraught with poignant fear for Helen, as she gazed into Bo's whitening face. She read her sister's mind. Bo was remembering tales of lost people who never were found. “Me an' Milt get lost every day,” said Roy. “You don't suppose any man can know all this big country.
Chapter 8 of The Man of the Forest is here in full — 473 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “ensue” — issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
From this reading “A silence ensued, fraught with poignant fear for Helen, as she gazed into Bo's whitening face.”
marked by distress
From this reading “A silence ensued, fraught with poignant fear for Helen, as she gazed into Bo's whitening face.”
fish sperm or sperm-filled reproductive gland; having a creamy texture
From this reading ““Me an' Milt get lost every day,” said Roy.”
arousing affect
From this reading “A silence ensued, fraught with poignant fear for Helen, as she gazed into Bo's whitening face.”
the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
From this reading “Bo was remembering tales of lost people who never were found.”
possessive form of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “She read her sister's mind.”
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “Bo was remembering tales of lost people who never were found.”
changing to a lighter color
From this reading “A silence ensued, fraught with poignant fear for Helen, as she gazed into Bo's whitening face.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A silence ensued, fraught with poignant fear for Helen, as she gazed into Bo's whitening face.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “You don't suppose any man can know all this big country.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Me an' Milt get lost every day,” said Roy.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “You don't suppose any man can know all this big country.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A silence ensued, fraught with poignant fear for Helen, as she gazed into Bo's whitening face.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “You don't suppose any man can know all this big country.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bo was remembering tales of lost people who never were found.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A silence ensued, fraught with poignant fear for Helen, as she gazed into Bo's whitening face.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “You don't suppose any man can know all this big country.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “You don't suppose any man can know all this big country.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “Me an' Milt get lost every day,” said Roy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You don't suppose any man can know all this big country.
past form of “ensue” — issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
From this reading A silence ensued, fraught with poignant fear for Helen, as she gazed into Bo's whitening face.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Me an' Milt get lost every day,” said Roy.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading A silence ensued, fraught with poignant fear for Helen, as she gazed into Bo's whitening face.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading A silence ensued, fraught with poignant fear for Helen, as she gazed into Bo's whitening face.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A silence ensued, fraught with poignant fear for Helen, as she gazed into Bo's whitening face.
set up or found
From this reading Bo was remembering tales of lost people who never were found.
marked by distress
From this reading A silence ensued, fraught with poignant fear for Helen, as she gazed into Bo's whitening face.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading A silence ensued, fraught with poignant fear for Helen, as she gazed into Bo's whitening face.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Me an' Milt get lost every day,” said Roy.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading A silence ensued, fraught with poignant fear for Helen, as she gazed into Bo's whitening face.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She read her sister's mind.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A silence ensued, fraught with poignant fear for Helen, as she gazed into Bo's whitening face.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “You don't suppose any man can know all this big country.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Bo was remembering tales of lost people who never were found.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “You don't suppose any man can know all this big country.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Me an' Milt get lost every day,” said Roy.
fish sperm or sperm-filled reproductive gland; having a creamy texture
From this reading “Me an' Milt get lost every day,” said Roy.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading She read her sister's mind.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Bo was remembering tales of lost people who never were found.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bo was remembering tales of lost people who never were found.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Bo was remembering tales of lost people who never were found.
arousing affect
From this reading A silence ensued, fraught with poignant fear for Helen, as she gazed into Bo's whitening face.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading She read her sister's mind.
the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
From this reading Bo was remembering tales of lost people who never were found.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Me an' Milt get lost every day,” said Roy.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Me an' Milt get lost every day,” said Roy.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A silence ensued, fraught with poignant fear for Helen, as she gazed into Bo's whitening face.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading A silence ensued, fraught with poignant fear for Helen, as she gazed into Bo's whitening face.
possessive form of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading She read her sister's mind.
express a supposition
From this reading “You don't suppose any man can know all this big country.
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Bo was remembering tales of lost people who never were found.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “You don't suppose any man can know all this big country.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bo was remembering tales of lost people who never were found.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Bo was remembering tales of lost people who never were found.
changing to a lighter color
From this reading A silence ensued, fraught with poignant fear for Helen, as she gazed into Bo's whitening face.
which person or people
From this reading Bo was remembering tales of lost people who never were found.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A silence ensued, fraught with poignant fear for Helen, as she gazed into Bo's whitening face.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You don't suppose any man can know all this big country.
Chapter 8 of The Man of the Forest by Zane Grey holds 473 sentences, grouped into 95 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 8 holds 473 sentences of The Man of the Forest, unabridged, divided into 95 reading sections.
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