Chapter 32 of Through Forest and Fire Wild-Woods Series No. 1 is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of Through Forest and Fire Wild-Woods Series No. 1 is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BURNING FOREST. "It is growing darker all the time." "So it seems; I never saw anything like it." "Maybe it is really night, Nick, and we have lost our reckoning. Isn't there any way by which the world might swing out of its--what do you call it?"
Chapter 32 of Through Forest and Fire Wild-Woods Series No. 1 is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of burning something
From this reading “THE BURNING FOREST.”
comparative of “dark” — devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
From this reading “"It is growing darker all the time."”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “THE BURNING FOREST.”
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading “"It is growing darker all the time."”
by chance
From this reading “"Maybe it is really night, Nick, and we have lost our reckoning.”
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading “"Maybe it is really night, Nick, and we have lost our reckoning.”
problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
From this reading “"Maybe it is really night, Nick, and we have lost our reckoning.”
move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading “Isn't there any way by which the world might swing out of its--what do you call it?"”
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(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 "It is growing darker all the time."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Maybe it is really night, Nick, and we have lost our reckoning.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Isn't there any way by which the world might swing out of its--what do you call it?"
any thing at all
From this reading "So it seems; I never saw anything like it."
the act of burning something
From this reading THE BURNING FOREST.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Isn't there any way by which the world might swing out of its--what do you call it?"
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Isn't there any way by which the world might swing out of its--what do you call it?"
comparative of “dark” — devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
From this reading "It is growing darker all the time."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Isn't there any way by which the world might swing out of its--what do you call it?"
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading THE BURNING FOREST.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading "It is growing darker all the time."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Maybe it is really night, Nick, and we have lost our reckoning.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "So it seems; I never saw anything like it."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is growing darker all the time."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isn't there any way by which the world might swing out of its--what do you call it?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is growing darker all the time."
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Isn't there any way by which the world might swing out of its--what do you call it?"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "So it seems; I never saw anything like it."
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading "Maybe it is really night, Nick, and we have lost our reckoning.
by chance
From this reading "Maybe it is really night, Nick, and we have lost our reckoning.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Isn't there any way by which the world might swing out of its--what do you call it?"
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "So it seems; I never saw anything like it."
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading "Maybe it is really night, Nick, and we have lost our reckoning.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "Maybe it is really night, Nick, and we have lost our reckoning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Isn't there any way by which the world might swing out of its--what do you call it?"
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Maybe it is really night, Nick, and we have lost our reckoning.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Isn't there any way by which the world might swing out of its--what do you call it?"
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "Maybe it is really night, Nick, and we have lost our reckoning.
problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
From this reading "Maybe it is really night, Nick, and we have lost our reckoning.
cut with a saw
From this reading "So it seems; I never saw anything like it."
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "So it seems; I never saw anything like it."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So it seems; I never saw anything like it."
move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading Isn't there any way by which the world might swing out of its--what do you call it?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BURNING FOREST.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Isn't there any way by which the world might swing out of its--what do you call it?"
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "It is growing darker all the time."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Isn't there any way by which the world might swing out of its--what do you call it?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Maybe it is really night, Nick, and we have lost our reckoning.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Isn't there any way by which the world might swing out of its--what do you call it?"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Isn't there any way by which the world might swing out of its--what do you call it?"
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Isn't there any way by which the world might swing out of its--what do you call it?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Isn't there any way by which the world might swing out of its--what do you call it?"
Chapter 32 of Through Forest and Fire Wild-Woods Series No. 1 by Edward Sylvester Ellis holds 65 sentences, grouped into 13 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 32 holds 65 sentences of Through Forest and Fire Wild-Woods Series No. 1, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.
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