Chapter 10 of The Young Forester is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Young Forester is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Then the whip-like crack of a rifle riveted me where I stood. One of the deer fell, and the others bounded away. I saw a tall man stride down the slope and into the glade. He was not like any of the loggers or lumbermen. They were mostly brawny and round-shouldered.
Chapter 10 of The Young Forester is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having the limits or boundaries established
From this reading “One of the deer fell, and the others bounded away.”
(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
From this reading “They were mostly brawny and round-shouldered.”
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading “Then the whip-like crack of a rifle riveted me where I stood.”
a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading “I saw a tall man stride down the slope and into the glade.”
plural of “logger” — a person who fells trees
From this reading “He was not like any of the loggers or lumbermen.”
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading “They were mostly brawny and round-shouldered.”
past form of “rivet” — direct one's attention on something
From this reading “Then the whip-like crack of a rifle riveted me where I stood.”
a step in walking or running
From this reading “I saw a tall man stride down the slope and into the glade.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Then the whip-like crack of a rifle riveted me where I stood.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One of the deer fell, and the others bounded away.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He was not like any of the loggers or lumbermen.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading One of the deer fell, and the others bounded away.
having the limits or boundaries established
From this reading One of the deer fell, and the others bounded away.
(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
From this reading They were mostly brawny and round-shouldered.
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading Then the whip-like crack of a rifle riveted me where I stood.
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading One of the deer fell, and the others bounded away.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I saw a tall man stride down the slope and into the glade.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading One of the deer fell, and the others bounded away.
a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading I saw a tall man stride down the slope and into the glade.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was not like any of the loggers or lumbermen.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then the whip-like crack of a rifle riveted me where I stood.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I saw a tall man stride down the slope and into the glade.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He was not like any of the loggers or lumbermen.
plural of “logger” — a person who fells trees
From this reading He was not like any of the loggers or lumbermen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was not like any of the loggers or lumbermen.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I saw a tall man stride down the slope and into the glade.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then the whip-like crack of a rifle riveted me where I stood.
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading They were mostly brawny and round-shouldered.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not like any of the loggers or lumbermen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then the whip-like crack of a rifle riveted me where I stood.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the deer fell, and the others bounded away.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He was not like any of the loggers or lumbermen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of the deer fell, and the others bounded away.
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading Then the whip-like crack of a rifle riveted me where I stood.
past form of “rivet” — direct one's attention on something
From this reading Then the whip-like crack of a rifle riveted me where I stood.
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading They were mostly brawny and round-shouldered.
cut with a saw
From this reading I saw a tall man stride down the slope and into the glade.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading I saw a tall man stride down the slope and into the glade.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Then the whip-like crack of a rifle riveted me where I stood.
a step in walking or running
From this reading I saw a tall man stride down the slope and into the glade.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading I saw a tall man stride down the slope and into the glade.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then the whip-like crack of a rifle riveted me where I stood.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the whip-like crack of a rifle riveted me where I stood.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were mostly brawny and round-shouldered.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was not like any of the loggers or lumbermen.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were mostly brawny and round-shouldered.
in or at the place that
From this reading Then the whip-like crack of a rifle riveted me where I stood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then the whip-like crack of a rifle riveted me where I stood.
Chapter 10 of The Young Forester by Zane Grey holds 241 sentences, grouped into 49 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 10 holds 241 sentences of The Young Forester, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of The Young Forester by Zane Grey exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 241 sentences, grouped into 49 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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