Chapter 22 of The Man of the Forest is here in full — 360 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Man of the Forest is here in full — 360 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Listen!” Anson whispered tensely. His poise was motionless, his eyes roved everywhere. He held up a shaking, bludgy finger, to command silence. A third and stranger sound accompanied the low, weird moan of the wind, and the hollow mockery of the brook--and it seemed a barely perceptible, exquisitely delicate wail or whine.
Chapter 22 of The Man of the Forest is here in full — 360 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a delicate manner
From this reading “A third and stranger sound accompanied the low, weird moan of the wind, and the hollow mockery of the brook--and it seemed a barely perceptible, exquisitely delicate wail or whine.”
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading “A third and stranger sound accompanied the low, weird moan of the wind, and the hollow mockery of the brook--and it seemed a barely perceptible, exquisitely delicate wail or whine.”
showing your contempt by derision
From this reading “A third and stranger sound accompanied the low, weird moan of the wind, and the hollow mockery of the brook--and it seemed a barely perceptible, exquisitely delicate wail or whine.”
capable of being perceived by the mind or senses
From this reading “A third and stranger sound accompanied the low, weird moan of the wind, and the hollow mockery of the brook--and it seemed a barely perceptible, exquisitely delicate wail or whine.”
be motionless, in suspension
From this reading “His poise was motionless, his eyes roved everywhere.”
in a tense manner
From this reading “Anson whispered tensely.”
emit long loud cries
From this reading “A third and stranger sound accompanied the low, weird moan of the wind, and the hollow mockery of the brook--and it seemed a barely perceptible, exquisitely delicate wail or whine.”
move with a whining sound
From this reading “A third and stranger sound accompanied the low, weird moan of the wind, and the hollow mockery of the brook--and it seemed a barely perceptible, exquisitely delicate wail or whine.”
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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 He held up a shaking, bludgy finger, to command silence.
having companions or an escort
From this reading A third and stranger sound accompanied the low, weird moan of the wind, and the hollow mockery of the brook--and it seemed a barely perceptible, exquisitely delicate wail or whine.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A third and stranger sound accompanied the low, weird moan of the wind, and the hollow mockery of the brook--and it seemed a barely perceptible, exquisitely delicate wail or whine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anson whispered tensely.
only a very short time before
From this reading A third and stranger sound accompanied the low, weird moan of the wind, and the hollow mockery of the brook--and it seemed a barely perceptible, exquisitely delicate wail or whine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He held up a shaking, bludgy finger, to command silence.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading A third and stranger sound accompanied the low, weird moan of the wind, and the hollow mockery of the brook--and it seemed a barely perceptible, exquisitely delicate wail or whine.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading He held up a shaking, bludgy finger, to command silence.
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading A third and stranger sound accompanied the low, weird moan of the wind, and the hollow mockery of the brook--and it seemed a barely perceptible, exquisitely delicate wail or whine.
to or in any or all places
From this reading His poise was motionless, his eyes roved everywhere.
in a delicate manner
From this reading A third and stranger sound accompanied the low, weird moan of the wind, and the hollow mockery of the brook--and it seemed a barely perceptible, exquisitely delicate wail or whine.
opinion or judgment
From this reading His poise was motionless, his eyes roved everywhere.
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading He held up a shaking, bludgy finger, to command silence.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He held up a shaking, bludgy finger, to command silence.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading He held up a shaking, bludgy finger, to command silence.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His poise was motionless, his eyes roved everywhere.
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading A third and stranger sound accompanied the low, weird moan of the wind, and the hollow mockery of the brook--and it seemed a barely perceptible, exquisitely delicate wail or whine.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A third and stranger sound accompanied the low, weird moan of the wind, and the hollow mockery of the brook--and it seemed a barely perceptible, exquisitely delicate wail or whine.
hear with intention
From this reading “Listen!”
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading A third and stranger sound accompanied the low, weird moan of the wind, and the hollow mockery of the brook--and it seemed a barely perceptible, exquisitely delicate wail or whine.
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading A third and stranger sound accompanied the low, weird moan of the wind, and the hollow mockery of the brook--and it seemed a barely perceptible, exquisitely delicate wail or whine.
showing your contempt by derision
From this reading A third and stranger sound accompanied the low, weird moan of the wind, and the hollow mockery of the brook--and it seemed a barely perceptible, exquisitely delicate wail or whine.
not in physical motion
From this reading His poise was motionless, his eyes roved everywhere.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A third and stranger sound accompanied the low, weird moan of the wind, and the hollow mockery of the brook--and it seemed a barely perceptible, exquisitely delicate wail or whine.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A third and stranger sound accompanied the low, weird moan of the wind, and the hollow mockery of the brook--and it seemed a barely perceptible, exquisitely delicate wail or whine.
capable of being perceived by the mind or senses
From this reading A third and stranger sound accompanied the low, weird moan of the wind, and the hollow mockery of the brook--and it seemed a barely perceptible, exquisitely delicate wail or whine.
be motionless, in suspension
From this reading His poise was motionless, his eyes roved everywhere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His poise was motionless, his eyes roved everywhere.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading A third and stranger sound accompanied the low, weird moan of the wind, and the hollow mockery of the brook--and it seemed a barely perceptible, exquisitely delicate wail or whine.
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading He held up a shaking, bludgy finger, to command silence.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading He held up a shaking, bludgy finger, to command silence.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading A third and stranger sound accompanied the low, weird moan of the wind, and the hollow mockery of the brook--and it seemed a barely perceptible, exquisitely delicate wail or whine.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading A third and stranger sound accompanied the low, weird moan of the wind, and the hollow mockery of the brook--and it seemed a barely perceptible, exquisitely delicate wail or whine.
in a tense manner
From this reading Anson whispered tensely.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A third and stranger sound accompanied the low, weird moan of the wind, and the hollow mockery of the brook--and it seemed a barely perceptible, exquisitely delicate wail or whine.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading A third and stranger sound accompanied the low, weird moan of the wind, and the hollow mockery of the brook--and it seemed a barely perceptible, exquisitely delicate wail or whine.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He held up a shaking, bludgy finger, to command silence.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He held up a shaking, bludgy finger, to command silence.
emit long loud cries
From this reading A third and stranger sound accompanied the low, weird moan of the wind, and the hollow mockery of the brook--and it seemed a barely perceptible, exquisitely delicate wail or whine.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His poise was motionless, his eyes roved everywhere.
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
From this reading A third and stranger sound accompanied the low, weird moan of the wind, and the hollow mockery of the brook--and it seemed a barely perceptible, exquisitely delicate wail or whine.
move with a whining sound
From this reading A third and stranger sound accompanied the low, weird moan of the wind, and the hollow mockery of the brook--and it seemed a barely perceptible, exquisitely delicate wail or whine.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading Anson whispered tensely.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading A third and stranger sound accompanied the low, weird moan of the wind, and the hollow mockery of the brook--and it seemed a barely perceptible, exquisitely delicate wail or whine.
Chapter 22 of The Man of the Forest by Zane Grey holds 360 sentences, grouped into 72 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 22 holds 360 sentences of The Man of the Forest, unabridged, divided into 72 reading sections.
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