Chapter 5 of Woodland Tales is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter V
Chapter 5 of Woodland Tales is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I don't sleep much, though I have a comfortable bed." "In the house?" "Yes, of course." "Listen, then, O foolish white man. The Great Spirit set Big Medicine in the sky to cure our ills.
Chapter 5 of Woodland Tales is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading “"I don't sleep much, though I have a comfortable bed."”
provide a cure for, make healthy again
From this reading “The Great Spirit set Big Medicine in the sky to cure our ills.”
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading “"Listen, then, O foolish white man.”
plural of “ill” — an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading “The Great Spirit set Big Medicine in the sky to cure our ills.”
hear with intention
From this reading “"Listen, then, O foolish white man.”
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading “The Great Spirit set Big Medicine in the sky to cure our ills.”
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading “The Great Spirit set Big Medicine in the sky to cure our ills.”
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading “The Great Spirit set Big Medicine in the sky to cure our ills.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I don't sleep much, though I have a comfortable bed."
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading "I don't sleep much, though I have a comfortable bed."
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The Great Spirit set Big Medicine in the sky to cure our ills.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading "I don't sleep much, though I have a comfortable bed."
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Yes, of course."
provide a cure for, make healthy again
From this reading The Great Spirit set Big Medicine in the sky to cure our ills.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't sleep much, though I have a comfortable bed."
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading "Listen, then, O foolish white man.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The Great Spirit set Big Medicine in the sky to cure our ills.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I don't sleep much, though I have a comfortable bed."
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "In the house?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't sleep much, though I have a comfortable bed."
plural of “ill” — an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading The Great Spirit set Big Medicine in the sky to cure our ills.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In the house?"
hear with intention
From this reading "Listen, then, O foolish white man.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Listen, then, O foolish white man.
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading The Great Spirit set Big Medicine in the sky to cure our ills.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "I don't sleep much, though I have a comfortable bed."
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "Listen, then, O foolish white man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes, of course."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The Great Spirit set Big Medicine in the sky to cure our ills.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The Great Spirit set Big Medicine in the sky to cure our ills.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The Great Spirit set Big Medicine in the sky to cure our ills.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading "I don't sleep much, though I have a comfortable bed."
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading The Great Spirit set Big Medicine in the sky to cure our ills.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "In the house?"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Listen, then, O foolish white man.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "I don't sleep much, though I have a comfortable bed."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Great Spirit set Big Medicine in the sky to cure our ills.
a Caucasian
From this reading "Listen, then, O foolish white man.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, of course."
Chapter 5 of Woodland Tales by Ernest Thompson Seton holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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 5 holds 404 sentences of Woodland Tales, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Woodland Tales by Ernest Thompson Seton exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
Work through the 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 81 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 5 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Woodland Tales by Ernest Thompson Seton on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 2477 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #23667 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #23667, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 206 minutes of reading across 496 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Woodland Tales section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 6 chapters of Woodland Tales to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Woodland Tales, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
