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A farewell to arms
A farewell to arms

Chapter XXIV

Chapter 24 of A farewell to arms is here in full — 545 sentences across 109 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Ernest Hemingway • Curated US English Learning Edition
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Now in the fall the trees were all bare and the roads were muddy.
I rode to Gorizia from Udine on a camion.
We passed other camions on the road and I looked at the country.
The mulberry trees were bare and the fields were brown.
There were wet dead leaves on the road from the rows of bare trees and men were working on the road, tamping stone in the ruts from piles of crushed stone along the side of the road between the trees.
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A farewell to arms

Chapter XXIV

Chapter 24 of A farewell to arms is here in full — 545 sentences across 109 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/109 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Now in the fall the trees were all bare and the roads were muddy.
/naʊ ɪn ðə fɔːl ðə triːz wɜːr ɔːl ber ənd ðə roʊdz wɜːr ˈmʌdi/
Line 2
I rode to Gorizia from Udine on a camion.
Line 3
We passed other camions on the road and I looked at the country.
Line 4
The mulberry trees were bare and the fields were brown.
/ðə ˈmʌlberi triːz wɜːr ber ənd ðə fiːldz wɜːr braʊn/
Line 5
There were wet dead leaves on the road from the rows of bare trees and men were working on the road, tamping stone in the ruts from piles of crushed stone along the side of the road between the trees.
/ðer wɜːr wet ded liːvz ɑːn ðə roʊd frʌm ðə roʊz ʌv ber triːz ənd men wɜːr ˈwɜːrkɪŋ ɑːn ðə roʊd ˈtæmpɪŋ stoʊn ɪn ðə rʌts frʌm paɪlz ʌv krʌʃt stoʊn əˈlɔːŋ ðə saɪd ʌv ðə roʊd bɪˈtwiːn ðə triːz/

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crushed adjective US /krʌʃt/

treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance

From this reading “There were wet dead leaves on the road from the rows of bare trees and men were working on the road, tamping stone in the ruts from piles of crushed stone along the side of the road between the trees.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
muddy adjective US /ˈmʌdi/

(of soil) soft and watery

From this reading “Now in the fall the trees were all bare and the roads were muddy.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mulberry noun US /ˈmʌlberi/

any of several trees of the genus Morus having edible fruit that resembles the blackberry

From this reading “The mulberry trees were bare and the fields were brown.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
piles noun US /paɪlz/

venous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter

From this reading “There were wet dead leaves on the road from the rows of bare trees and men were working on the road, tamping stone in the ruts from piles of crushed stone along the side of the road between the trees.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
roads noun US /roʊdz/

a partly sheltered anchorage

From this reading “Now in the fall the trees were all bare and the roads were muddy.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rows noun US /roʊz/

plural of “row” — an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line

From this reading “There were wet dead leaves on the road from the rows of bare trees and men were working on the road, tamping stone in the ruts from piles of crushed stone along the side of the road between the trees.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ruts noun US /rʌts/

plural of “rut” — a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels)

From this reading “There were wet dead leaves on the road from the rows of bare trees and men were working on the road, tamping stone in the ruts from piles of crushed stone along the side of the road between the trees.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
tamping verb US /ˈtæmpɪŋ/

-ing form of “tamp” — press down tightly

From this reading “There were wet dead leaves on the road from the rows of bare trees and men were working on the road, tamping stone in the ruts from piles of crushed stone along the side of the road between the trees.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

mulberry trees noun + noun counted as “mulberry tree”

any of several trees of the genus Morus having edible fruit that resembles the blackberry

In this reading “The mulberry trees were bare and the fields were brown.”

394 times in 426,211 chapters
dead leaves adjective + noun counted as “dead leaf”

In this reading “There were wet dead leaves on the road from the rows of bare trees and men were working on the road, tamping stone in the ruts from piles of crushed stone along the side of the road between the trees.”

2,202 times in 426,211 chapters
looked at verb + particle counted as “look at”

take into consideration for exemplifying purposes

In this reading “We passed other camions on the road and I looked at the country.”

296,767 times in 426,211 chapters
bare trees adjective + noun counted as “bare tree”

In this reading “There were wet dead leaves on the road from the rows of bare trees and men were working on the road, tamping stone in the ruts from piles of crushed stone along the side of the road between the trees.”

345 times in 426,211 chapters
on the road preposition + article + noun counted as “on … road”

travelling about

In this reading “We passed other camions on the road and I looked at the country.”

18,540 times in 426,211 chapters
along the side preposition + article + noun counted as “along … side”

In this reading “There were wet dead leaves on the road from the rows of bare trees and men were working on the road, tamping stone in the ruts from piles of crushed stone along the side of the road between the trees.”

2,116 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 47

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading I rode to Gorizia from Udine on a camion.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 Now in the fall the trees were all bare and the roads were muddy.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading There were wet dead leaves on the road from the rows of bare trees and men were working on the road, tamping stone in the ruts from piles of crushed stone along the side of the road between the trees.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Now in the fall the trees were all bare and the roads were muddy.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading We passed other camions on the road and I looked at the country.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
bareadjectiveUS /ber/

completely unclothed

From this reading Now in the fall the trees were all bare and the roads were muddy.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading There were wet dead leaves on the road from the rows of bare trees and men were working on the road, tamping stone in the ruts from piles of crushed stone along the side of the road between the trees.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
brownnounUS /braʊn/

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading The mulberry trees were bare and the fields were brown.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
camionnoun

a large truck designed to carry heavy loads; usually without sides

From this reading I rode to Gorizia from Udine on a camion.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
camions

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From this reading We passed other camions on the road and I looked at the country.

Pending verification
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading We passed other camions on the road and I looked at the country.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
crushedadjectiveUS /krʌʃt/

treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance

From this reading There were wet dead leaves on the road from the rows of bare trees and men were working on the road, tamping stone in the ruts from piles of crushed stone along the side of the road between the trees.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
deadadjectiveUS /ded/

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading There were wet dead leaves on the road from the rows of bare trees and men were working on the road, tamping stone in the ruts from piles of crushed stone along the side of the road between the trees.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fallverbUS /fɔːl/

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading Now in the fall the trees were all bare and the roads were muddy.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fieldsnounUS /fiːldz/

United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)

From this reading The mulberry trees were bare and the fields were brown.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I rode to Gorizia from Udine on a camion.

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Gorizia

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From this reading I rode to Gorizia from Udine on a camion.

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IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I rode to Gorizia from Udine on a camion.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Now in the fall the trees were all bare and the roads were muddy.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
leavesnounUS /liːvz/

plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading There were wet dead leaves on the road from the rows of bare trees and men were working on the road, tamping stone in the ruts from piles of crushed stone along the side of the road between the trees.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading We passed other camions on the road and I looked at the country.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading There were wet dead leaves on the road from the rows of bare trees and men were working on the road, tamping stone in the ruts from piles of crushed stone along the side of the road between the trees.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
muddyadjectiveUS /ˈmʌdi/

(of soil) soft and watery

From this reading Now in the fall the trees were all bare and the roads were muddy.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mulberrynounUS /ˈmʌlberi/

any of several trees of the genus Morus having edible fruit that resembles the blackberry

From this reading The mulberry trees were bare and the fields were brown.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
NowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Now in the fall the trees were all bare and the roads were muddy.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There were wet dead leaves on the road from the rows of bare trees and men were working on the road, tamping stone in the ruts from piles of crushed stone along the side of the road between the trees.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I rode to Gorizia from Udine on a camion.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading We passed other camions on the road and I looked at the country.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
passedverbUS /pæst/

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading We passed other camions on the road and I looked at the country.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
pilesnounUS /paɪlz/

venous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter

From this reading There were wet dead leaves on the road from the rows of bare trees and men were working on the road, tamping stone in the ruts from piles of crushed stone along the side of the road between the trees.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
roadnounUS /roʊd/

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading We passed other camions on the road and I looked at the country.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
roadsnounUS /roʊdz/

a partly sheltered anchorage

From this reading Now in the fall the trees were all bare and the roads were muddy.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rodeverbUS /roʊd/

inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading I rode to Gorizia from Udine on a camion.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rowsnounUS /roʊz/

plural of “row” — an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line

From this reading There were wet dead leaves on the road from the rows of bare trees and men were working on the road, tamping stone in the ruts from piles of crushed stone along the side of the road between the trees.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rutsnounUS /rʌts/

plural of “rut” — a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels)

From this reading There were wet dead leaves on the road from the rows of bare trees and men were working on the road, tamping stone in the ruts from piles of crushed stone along the side of the road between the trees.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sidenounUS /saɪd/

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading There were wet dead leaves on the road from the rows of bare trees and men were working on the road, tamping stone in the ruts from piles of crushed stone along the side of the road between the trees.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
stonenounUS /stoʊn/

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading There were wet dead leaves on the road from the rows of bare trees and men were working on the road, tamping stone in the ruts from piles of crushed stone along the side of the road between the trees.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
tampingverbUS /ˈtæmpɪŋ/

-ing form of “tamp” — press down tightly

From this reading There were wet dead leaves on the road from the rows of bare trees and men were working on the road, tamping stone in the ruts from piles of crushed stone along the side of the road between the trees.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Now in the fall the trees were all bare and the roads were muddy.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There were wet dead leaves on the road from the rows of bare trees and men were working on the road, tamping stone in the ruts from piles of crushed stone along the side of the road between the trees.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I rode to Gorizia from Udine on a camion.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
treesnounUS /triːz/

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading Now in the fall the trees were all bare and the roads were muddy.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Udine

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I rode to Gorizia from Udine on a camion.

Pending verification
WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We passed other camions on the road and I looked at the country.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Now in the fall the trees were all bare and the roads were muddy.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wetadjectiveUS /wet/

covered or soaked with a liquid such as water

From this reading There were wet dead leaves on the road from the rows of bare trees and men were working on the road, tamping stone in the ruts from piles of crushed stone along the side of the road between the trees.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
workingadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrkɪŋ/

actively engaged in paid work

From this reading There were wet dead leaves on the road from the rows of bare trees and men were working on the road, tamping stone in the ruts from piles of crushed stone along the side of the road between the trees.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Chapter 24 of A farewell to arms by Ernest Hemingway holds 545 sentences, grouped into 109 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.

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Chapter 24 holds 545 sentences of A farewell to arms, unabridged, divided into 109 reading sections.

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