Chapter 16 of The Woods-Rider is here in full — 269 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Woods-Rider is here in full — 269 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BEE RAFT “A raft?” said Joe, astonished. “Nonsense, Sam. Why, it would take a raft as big as the whole bee-yard.” “Plenty of dry cypress logs down yander, all ’long de bayou. We’d mighty soon make a big raft,” Sam persisted.
Chapter 16 of The Woods-Rider is here in full — 269 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading “THE BEE RAFT “A raft?” said Joe, astonished.”
a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana)
From this reading ““Plenty of dry cypress logs down yander, all ’long de bayou.”
any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading “THE BEE RAFT “A raft?” said Joe, astonished.”
wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus
From this reading ““Plenty of dry cypress logs down yander, all ’long de bayou.”
plural of “log” — a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
From this reading ““Plenty of dry cypress logs down yander, all ’long de bayou.”
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading ““Nonsense, Sam.”
past form of “persist” — continue to exist
From this reading “We’d mighty soon make a big raft,” Sam persisted.”
a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
From this reading “THE BEE RAFT “A raft?” said Joe, astonished.”
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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 BEE RAFT “A raft?” said Joe, astonished.
(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 “Plenty of dry cypress logs down yander, all ’long de bayou.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Why, it would take a raft as big as the whole bee-yard.”
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading THE BEE RAFT “A raft?” said Joe, astonished.
a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana)
From this reading “Plenty of dry cypress logs down yander, all ’long de bayou.
any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading THE BEE RAFT “A raft?” said Joe, astonished.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, it would take a raft as big as the whole bee-yard.”
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Why, it would take a raft as big as the whole bee-yard.”
wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus
From this reading “Plenty of dry cypress logs down yander, all ’long de bayou.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “Plenty of dry cypress logs down yander, all ’long de bayou.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Plenty of dry cypress logs down yander, all ’long de bayou.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading “Plenty of dry cypress logs down yander, all ’long de bayou.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Why, it would take a raft as big as the whole bee-yard.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BEE RAFT “A raft?” said Joe, astonished.
plural of “log” — a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
From this reading “Plenty of dry cypress logs down yander, all ’long de bayou.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “Plenty of dry cypress logs down yander, all ’long de bayou.
engage in
From this reading We’d mighty soon make a big raft,” Sam persisted.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading We’d mighty soon make a big raft,” Sam persisted.
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading “Nonsense, Sam.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Plenty of dry cypress logs down yander, all ’long de bayou.
past form of “persist” — continue to exist
From this reading We’d mighty soon make a big raft,” Sam persisted.
a full supply
From this reading “Plenty of dry cypress logs down yander, all ’long de bayou.
a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
From this reading THE BEE RAFT “A raft?” said Joe, astonished.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE BEE RAFT “A raft?” said Joe, astonished.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “Nonsense, Sam.
in the near future
From this reading We’d mighty soon make a big raft,” Sam persisted.
carry out
From this reading Why, it would take a raft as big as the whole bee-yard.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BEE RAFT “A raft?” said Joe, astonished.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’d mighty soon make a big raft,” Sam persisted.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Why, it would take a raft as big as the whole bee-yard.”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, it would take a raft as big as the whole bee-yard.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Why, it would take a raft as big as the whole bee-yard.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Plenty of dry cypress logs down yander, all ’long de bayou.
Chapter 16 of The Woods-Rider by Frank Lillie Pollock holds 269 sentences, grouped into 54 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 16 holds 269 sentences of The Woods-Rider, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.
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