Chapter 1 of Winning the Wilderness is here in full — 35 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Winning the Wilderness is here in full — 35 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
In all the story of the world of man, Who blazed the way to greater, better things? Who stopped the long migration of wild men, And set the noble task of building human homes? The learned recluse? The forum teacher? The poet-singer?
Chapter 1 of Winning the Wilderness is here in full — 35 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “blaze” — shine brightly and intensively
From this reading “In all the story of the world of man, Who blazed the way to greater, better things?”
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading “Who stopped the long migration of wild men, And set the noble task of building human homes?”
a public meeting or assembly for open discussion
From this reading “The forum teacher?”
plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time
From this reading “Who stopped the long migration of wild men, And set the noble task of building human homes?”
the movement of persons from one country or locality to another
From this reading “Who stopped the long migration of wild men, And set the noble task of building human homes?”
one who lives in solitude
From this reading “The learned recluse?”
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading “Who stopped the long migration of wild men, And set the noble task of building human homes?”
a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading “The forum teacher?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 In all the story of the world of man, Who blazed the way to greater, better things?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Who stopped the long migration of wild men, And set the noble task of building human homes?
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading In all the story of the world of man, Who blazed the way to greater, better things?
past form of “blaze” — shine brightly and intensively
From this reading In all the story of the world of man, Who blazed the way to greater, better things?
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading Who stopped the long migration of wild men, And set the noble task of building human homes?
a public meeting or assembly for open discussion
From this reading The forum teacher?
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading In all the story of the world of man, Who blazed the way to greater, better things?
plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time
From this reading Who stopped the long migration of wild men, And set the noble task of building human homes?
characteristic of humanity
From this reading Who stopped the long migration of wild men, And set the noble task of building human homes?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In all the story of the world of man, Who blazed the way to greater, better things?
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading The learned recluse?
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 Who stopped the long migration of wild men, And set the noble task of building human homes?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading In all the story of the world of man, Who blazed the way to greater, better things?
the force of workers available
From this reading Who stopped the long migration of wild men, And set the noble task of building human homes?
the movement of persons from one country or locality to another
From this reading Who stopped the long migration of wild men, And set the noble task of building human homes?
impressive in appearance
From this reading Who stopped the long migration of wild men, And set the noble task of building human homes?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In all the story of the world of man, Who blazed the way to greater, better things?
a singer of folk songs
From this reading The poet-singer?
one who lives in solitude
From this reading The learned recluse?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Who stopped the long migration of wild men, And set the noble task of building human homes?
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Who stopped the long migration of wild men, And set the noble task of building human homes?
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading In all the story of the world of man, Who blazed the way to greater, better things?
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading Who stopped the long migration of wild men, And set the noble task of building human homes?
a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading The forum teacher?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In all the story of the world of man, Who blazed the way to greater, better things?
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading In all the story of the world of man, Who blazed the way to greater, better things?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In all the story of the world of man, Who blazed the way to greater, better things?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading In all the story of the world of man, Who blazed the way to greater, better things?
which person or people
From this reading In all the story of the world of man, Who blazed the way to greater, better things?
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Who stopped the long migration of wild men, And set the noble task of building human homes?
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading In all the story of the world of man, Who blazed the way to greater, better things?
Chapter 1 of Winning the Wilderness by Margaret Hill McCarter holds 35 sentences, grouped into 7 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 35 sentences of Winning the Wilderness, unabridged, divided into 7 reading sections.
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