Chapter 1 of The Young Forester is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Young Forester is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I loved outdoor life and hunting. Some way a grizzly bear would come in when I tried to explain forestry to my brother. “Hunting grizzlies!” he cried. “Why, Ken, father says you've been reading dime novels.” “Just wait, Hal, till he comes out here.
Chapter 1 of The Young Forester is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a United States coin worth one tenth of a dollar
From this reading ““Why, Ken, father says you've been reading dime novels.””
the science of planting and caring for forests and the management of growing timber
From this reading “Some way a grizzly bear would come in when I tried to explain forestry to my brother.”
plural of “grizzly” — powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America
From this reading ““Hunting grizzlies!” he cried.”
powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America
From this reading “Some way a grizzly bear would come in when I tried to explain forestry to my brother.”
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading “I loved outdoor life and hunting.”
range of what one can know or understand
From this reading ““Why, Ken, father says you've been reading dime novels.””
plural of “novel” — an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading ““Why, Ken, father says you've been reading dime novels.””
located, suited for, or taking place in the open air
From this reading “I loved outdoor life and hunting.”
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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 Some way a grizzly bear would come in when I tried to explain forestry to my brother.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I loved outdoor life and hunting.
have
From this reading Some way a grizzly bear would come in when I tried to explain forestry to my brother.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Why, Ken, father says you've been reading dime novels.”
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Some way a grizzly bear would come in when I tried to explain forestry to my brother.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Some way a grizzly bear would come in when I tried to explain forestry to my brother.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “Just wait, Hal, till he comes out here.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Hunting grizzlies!” he cried.
a United States coin worth one tenth of a dollar
From this reading “Why, Ken, father says you've been reading dime novels.”
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading Some way a grizzly bear would come in when I tried to explain forestry to my brother.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Why, Ken, father says you've been reading dime novels.”
the science of planting and caring for forests and the management of growing timber
From this reading Some way a grizzly bear would come in when I tried to explain forestry to my brother.
plural of “grizzly” — powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America
From this reading “Hunting grizzlies!” he cried.
powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America
From this reading Some way a grizzly bear would come in when I tried to explain forestry to my brother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Just wait, Hal, till he comes out here.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Hunting grizzlies!” he cried.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Just wait, Hal, till he comes out here.
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading I loved outdoor life and hunting.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I loved outdoor life and hunting.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some way a grizzly bear would come in when I tried to explain forestry to my brother.
and nothing more
From this reading “Just wait, Hal, till he comes out here.
range of what one can know or understand
From this reading “Why, Ken, father says you've been reading dime novels.”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I loved outdoor life and hunting.
held dear
From this reading I loved outdoor life and hunting.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Some way a grizzly bear would come in when I tried to explain forestry to my brother.
plural of “novel” — an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading “Why, Ken, father says you've been reading dime novels.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Just wait, Hal, till he comes out here.
located, suited for, or taking place in the open air
From this reading I loved outdoor life and hunting.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading “Why, Ken, father says you've been reading dime novels.”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “Why, Ken, father says you've been reading dime novels.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some way a grizzly bear would come in when I tried to explain forestry to my brother.
up to a particular time
From this reading “Just wait, Hal, till he comes out here.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some way a grizzly bear would come in when I tried to explain forestry to my brother.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Some way a grizzly bear would come in when I tried to explain forestry to my brother.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “Just wait, Hal, till he comes out here.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Some way a grizzly bear would come in when I tried to explain forestry to my brother.
at the time that
From this reading Some way a grizzly bear would come in when I tried to explain forestry to my brother.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, Ken, father says you've been reading dime novels.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Some way a grizzly bear would come in when I tried to explain forestry to my brother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, Ken, father says you've been reading dime novels.”
Chapter 1 of The Young Forester by Zane Grey holds 233 sentences, grouped into 47 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 233 sentences of The Young Forester, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
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