Chapter 3 of The Tree-Dwellers is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Tree-Dwellers is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
* * * Several years passed by. Once again a fire broke out on the wooded hills. Once again the wild animals ran. The Tree-dwellers ran, for they still were afraid. Bodo ran; for he, too, was afraid.
Chapter 3 of The Tree-Dwellers is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “The Tree-dwellers ran, for they still were afraid.”
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “Once again the wild animals ran.”
lacking funds
From this reading “Once again a fire broke out on the wooded hills.”
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading “Once again a fire broke out on the wooded hills.”
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “Once again the wild animals ran.”
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading “* * * Several years passed by.”
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading “Once again the wild animals ran.”
covered with growing trees and bushes etc
From this reading “Once again a fire broke out on the wooded hills.”
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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 Once again a fire broke out on the wooded hills.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading The Tree-dwellers ran, for they still were afraid.
anew
From this reading Once again a fire broke out on the wooded hills.
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Once again the wild animals ran.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bodo ran; for he, too, was afraid.
lacking funds
From this reading Once again a fire broke out on the wooded hills.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading * * * Several years passed by.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Once again a fire broke out on the wooded hills.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Tree-dwellers ran, for they still were afraid.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bodo ran; for he, too, was afraid.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Once again a fire broke out on the wooded hills.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Once again a fire broke out on the wooded hills.
on one occasion
From this reading Once again a fire broke out on the wooded hills.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Once again a fire broke out on the wooded hills.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading * * * Several years passed by.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Once again the wild animals ran.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading * * * Several years passed by.
not in physical motion
From this reading The Tree-dwellers ran, for they still were afraid.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Once again a fire broke out on the wooded hills.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Tree-dwellers ran, for they still were afraid.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Bodo ran; for he, too, was afraid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Tree-dwellers ran, for they still were afraid.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bodo ran; for he, too, was afraid.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Tree-dwellers ran, for they still were afraid.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Once again the wild animals ran.
covered with growing trees and bushes etc
From this reading Once again a fire broke out on the wooded hills.
a late time of life
From this reading * * * Several years passed by.
Chapter 3 of The Tree-Dwellers by Katharine Elizabeth Dopp holds 435 sentences, grouped into 87 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 3 holds 435 sentences of The Tree-Dwellers, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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