Chapter 17 of The Young Forester is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 17 of The Young Forester is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Which way now?” asked Herky. Bill shook his head. Far to our right a pall of smoke moved over the tree-tops, to our left was foggy gloom, behind rolled the unceasing roar. We all looked straight across. Probably each of us harbored the same thought.
Chapter 17 of The Young Forester is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)
From this reading “Far to our right a pall of smoke moved over the tree-tops, to our left was foggy gloom, behind rolled the unceasing roar.”
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading “Far to our right a pall of smoke moved over the tree-tops, to our left was foggy gloom, behind rolled the unceasing roar.”
past form of “harbor” — maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
From this reading “Probably each of us harbored the same thought.”
become less interesting or attractive
From this reading “Far to our right a pall of smoke moved over the tree-tops, to our left was foggy gloom, behind rolled the unceasing roar.”
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading “Far to our right a pall of smoke moved over the tree-tops, to our left was foggy gloom, behind rolled the unceasing roar.”
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading “Far to our right a pall of smoke moved over the tree-tops, to our left was foggy gloom, behind rolled the unceasing roar.”
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading “Far to our right a pall of smoke moved over the tree-tops, to our left was foggy gloom, behind rolled the unceasing roar.”
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading “Far to our right a pall of smoke moved over the tree-tops, to our left was foggy gloom, behind rolled the unceasing roar.”
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 Far to our right a pall of smoke moved over the tree-tops, to our left was foggy gloom, behind rolled the unceasing roar.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading We all looked straight across.
(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 We all looked straight across.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Which way now?” asked Herky.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Far to our right a pall of smoke moved over the tree-tops, to our left was foggy gloom, behind rolled the unceasing roar.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Bill shook his head.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Probably each of us harbored the same thought.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Far to our right a pall of smoke moved over the tree-tops, to our left was foggy gloom, behind rolled the unceasing roar.
stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)
From this reading Far to our right a pall of smoke moved over the tree-tops, to our left was foggy gloom, behind rolled the unceasing roar.
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading Far to our right a pall of smoke moved over the tree-tops, to our left was foggy gloom, behind rolled the unceasing roar.
past form of “harbor” — maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
From this reading Probably each of us harbored the same thought.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Bill shook his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Which way now?” asked Herky.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bill shook his head.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Far to our right a pall of smoke moved over the tree-tops, to our left was foggy gloom, behind rolled the unceasing roar.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading We all looked straight across.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Far to our right a pall of smoke moved over the tree-tops, to our left was foggy gloom, behind rolled the unceasing roar.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Which way now?” asked Herky.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Far to our right a pall of smoke moved over the tree-tops, to our left was foggy gloom, behind rolled the unceasing roar.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Far to our right a pall of smoke moved over the tree-tops, to our left was foggy gloom, behind rolled the unceasing roar.
above and across; more than
From this reading Far to our right a pall of smoke moved over the tree-tops, to our left was foggy gloom, behind rolled the unceasing roar.
become less interesting or attractive
From this reading Far to our right a pall of smoke moved over the tree-tops, to our left was foggy gloom, behind rolled the unceasing roar.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading Probably each of us harbored the same thought.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Far to our right a pall of smoke moved over the tree-tops, to our left was foggy gloom, behind rolled the unceasing roar.
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading Far to our right a pall of smoke moved over the tree-tops, to our left was foggy gloom, behind rolled the unceasing roar.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading Far to our right a pall of smoke moved over the tree-tops, to our left was foggy gloom, behind rolled the unceasing roar.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Probably each of us harbored the same thought.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Bill shook his head.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading Far to our right a pall of smoke moved over the tree-tops, to our left was foggy gloom, behind rolled the unceasing roar.
successive (without a break)
From this reading We all looked straight across.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Far to our right a pall of smoke moved over the tree-tops, to our left was foggy gloom, behind rolled the unceasing roar.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Probably each of us harbored the same thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Far to our right a pall of smoke moved over the tree-tops, to our left was foggy gloom, behind rolled the unceasing roar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Far to our right a pall of smoke moved over the tree-tops, to our left was foggy gloom, behind rolled the unceasing roar.
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading Far to our right a pall of smoke moved over the tree-tops, to our left was foggy gloom, behind rolled the unceasing roar.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Probably each of us harbored the same thought.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Far to our right a pall of smoke moved over the tree-tops, to our left was foggy gloom, behind rolled the unceasing roar.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Which way now?” asked Herky.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We all looked straight across.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Which way now?” asked Herky.
Chapter 17 of The Young Forester by Zane Grey holds 239 sentences, grouped into 48 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 17 holds 239 sentences of The Young Forester, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
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