Chapter 1 of The Plant Hunters is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Plant Hunters is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Plant Hunters, by Captain Mayne Reid. The Plant Hunters--by Captain Mayne Reid CHAPTER ONE. THE PLANT-HUNTER. "A Plant-Hunter! what is that? "We have heard of fox-hunters, of deer-hunters, of bear and buffalo-hunters, of lion-hunters, and of `boy-hunters;' of a plant-hunter never.
Chapter 1 of The Plant Hunters is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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have
From this reading “"We have heard of fox-hunters, of deer-hunters, of bear and buffalo-hunters, of lion-hunters, and of `boy-hunters;' of a plant-hunter never.”
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “The Plant Hunters, by Captain Mayne Reid.”
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “The Plant Hunters--by Captain Mayne Reid CHAPTER ONE.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “"We have heard of fox-hunters, of deer-hunters, of bear and buffalo-hunters, of lion-hunters, and of `boy-hunters;' of a plant-hunter never.”
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading “The Plant Hunters, by Captain Mayne Reid.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “"We have heard of fox-hunters, of deer-hunters, of bear and buffalo-hunters, of lion-hunters, and of `boy-hunters;' of a plant-hunter never.”
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
From this reading “The Plant Hunters, by Captain Mayne Reid.”
Scottish philosopher of common sense who opposed the ideas of David Hume (1710-1796)
From this reading “The Plant Hunters, by Captain Mayne Reid.”
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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 Plant-Hunter! what is that?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We have heard of fox-hunters, of deer-hunters, of bear and buffalo-hunters, of lion-hunters, and of `boy-hunters;' of a plant-hunter never.
have
From this reading "We have heard of fox-hunters, of deer-hunters, of bear and buffalo-hunters, of lion-hunters, and of `boy-hunters;' of a plant-hunter never.
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From this reading "We have heard of fox-hunters, of deer-hunters, of bear and buffalo-hunters, of lion-hunters, and of `boy-hunters;' of a plant-hunter never.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We have heard of fox-hunters, of deer-hunters, of bear and buffalo-hunters, of lion-hunters, and of `boy-hunters;' of a plant-hunter never.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Plant Hunters, by Captain Mayne Reid.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The Plant Hunters, by Captain Mayne Reid.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading The Plant Hunters--by Captain Mayne Reid CHAPTER ONE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We have heard of fox-hunters, of deer-hunters, of bear and buffalo-hunters, of lion-hunters, and of `boy-hunters;' of a plant-hunter never.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We have heard of fox-hunters, of deer-hunters, of bear and buffalo-hunters, of lion-hunters, and of `boy-hunters;' of a plant-hunter never.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We have heard of fox-hunters, of deer-hunters, of bear and buffalo-hunters, of lion-hunters, and of `boy-hunters;' of a plant-hunter never.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "We have heard of fox-hunters, of deer-hunters, of bear and buffalo-hunters, of lion-hunters, and of `boy-hunters;' of a plant-hunter never.
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading The Plant Hunters, by Captain Mayne Reid.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "A Plant-Hunter! what is that?
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From this reading "We have heard of fox-hunters, of deer-hunters, of bear and buffalo-hunters, of lion-hunters, and of `boy-hunters;' of a plant-hunter never.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Plant Hunters, by Captain Mayne Reid.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "We have heard of fox-hunters, of deer-hunters, of bear and buffalo-hunters, of lion-hunters, and of `boy-hunters;' of a plant-hunter never.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "We have heard of fox-hunters, of deer-hunters, of bear and buffalo-hunters, of lion-hunters, and of `boy-hunters;' of a plant-hunter never.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Plant Hunters--by Captain Mayne Reid CHAPTER ONE.
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
From this reading The Plant Hunters, by Captain Mayne Reid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PLANT-HUNTER.
Scottish philosopher of common sense who opposed the ideas of David Hume (1710-1796)
From this reading The Plant Hunters, by Captain Mayne Reid.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "A Plant-Hunter! what is that?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Plant Hunters, by Captain Mayne Reid.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We have heard of fox-hunters, of deer-hunters, of bear and buffalo-hunters, of lion-hunters, and of `boy-hunters;' of a plant-hunter never.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "A Plant-Hunter! what is that?
Chapter 1 of The Plant Hunters by Mayne Reid holds 443 sentences, grouped into 89 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 1 holds 443 sentences of The Plant Hunters, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Plant Hunters by Mayne Reid exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 443 sentences, grouped into 89 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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Words and structures a reader meets early in The Plant Hunters, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
