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Bonnie Prince Fetlar

Chapter I

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+-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ Come, walk the open road with us, Far out beyond the town, Where all the winds of Arcady Go wandering up and down.
If problems vex, if cares perplex, O leave them all behind.
Step lightly here, with vision clear, And free, inquiring mind.
LILIAN LEVERIDGE.
AUTHOR OF "BEAUTIFUL JOE," "THE WANDERING DOG," ETC.
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Bonnie Prince Fetlar

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Bonnie Prince Fetlar is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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+-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ Come, walk the open road with us, Far out beyond the town, Where all the winds of Arcady Go wandering up and down.
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If problems vex, if cares perplex, O leave them all behind.
/ɪf ˈprɑːbləmz veks ɪf kerz pərˈpleks oʊ liːv ðem ɔːl bɪˈhaɪnd/
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Step lightly here, with vision clear, And free, inquiring mind.
/step ˈlaɪtli hiːr wɪð ˈvɪʒən klɪr ənd friː ˌɪnˈkwaɪərɪŋ maɪnd/
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LILIAN LEVERIDGE.
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AUTHOR OF "BEAUTIFUL JOE," "THE WANDERING DOG," ETC.

Learner Dictionary

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.

cares noun US /kerz/

plural of “care” — the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading “If problems vex, if cares perplex, O leave them all behind.”

inquiring adjective US /ˌɪnˈkwaɪərɪŋ/

given to inquiry

From this reading “Step lightly here, with vision clear, And free, inquiring mind.”

lightly adverb US /ˈlaɪtli/

without good reason

From this reading “Step lightly here, with vision clear, And free, inquiring mind.”

perplex verb US /pərˈpleks/

be a mystery or bewildering to

From this reading “If problems vex, if cares perplex, O leave them all behind.”

problems noun US /ˈprɑːbləmz/

plural of “problem” — a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved

From this reading “If problems vex, if cares perplex, O leave them all behind.”

vex verb US /veks/

cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

From this reading “If problems vex, if cares perplex, O leave them all behind.”

wandering adjective US /ˈwɑːndərɪŋ/

migratory

From this reading “+-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ Come, walk the open road with us, Far out beyond the town, Where all the winds of Arcady Go wandering up and down.”

winds noun US /wɪndz/

plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading “+-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ Come, walk the open road with us, Far out beyond the town, Where all the winds of Arcady Go wandering up and down.”

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.

inquiring mind adjective + noun

In this reading “Step lightly here, with vision clear, And free, inquiring mind.”

Far out adverb + adjective

In this reading “+-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ Come, walk the open road with us, Far out beyond the town, Where all the winds of Arcady Go wandering up and down.”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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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 +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ Come, walk the open road with us, Far out beyond the town, Where all the winds of Arcady Go wandering up and down.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ Come, walk the open road with us, Far out beyond the town, Where all the winds of Arcady Go wandering up and down.

Arcady

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

From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ Come, walk the open road with us, Far out beyond the town, Where all the winds of Arcady Go wandering up and down.

AUTHORnounUS /ˈɔːθər/

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading AUTHOR OF "BEAUTIFUL JOE," "THE WANDERING DOG," ETC.

BEAUTIFULadjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading AUTHOR OF "BEAUTIFUL JOE," "THE WANDERING DOG," ETC.

behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading If problems vex, if cares perplex, O leave them all behind.

beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ Come, walk the open road with us, Far out beyond the town, Where all the winds of Arcady Go wandering up and down.

caresnounUS /kerz/

plural of “care” — the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading If problems vex, if cares perplex, O leave them all behind.

clearverbUS /klɪr/

rid of obstructions

From this reading Step lightly here, with vision clear, And free, inquiring mind.

ComeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ Come, walk the open road with us, Far out beyond the town, Where all the winds of Arcady Go wandering up and down.

DOGnounUS /dɔːɡ/

a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds

From this reading AUTHOR OF "BEAUTIFUL JOE," "THE WANDERING DOG," ETC.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ Come, walk the open road with us, Far out beyond the town, Where all the winds of Arcady Go wandering up and down.

ETC

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

From this reading AUTHOR OF "BEAUTIFUL JOE," "THE WANDERING DOG," ETC.

FaradverbUS /fɑːr/

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ Come, walk the open road with us, Far out beyond the town, Where all the winds of Arcady Go wandering up and down.

freeverbUS /friː/

grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading Step lightly here, with vision clear, And free, inquiring mind.

GoverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ Come, walk the open road with us, Far out beyond the town, Where all the winds of Arcady Go wandering up and down.

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Step lightly here, with vision clear, And free, inquiring mind.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If problems vex, if cares perplex, O leave them all behind.

inquiringadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkwaɪərɪŋ/

given to inquiry

From this reading Step lightly here, with vision clear, And free, inquiring mind.

JOE

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

From this reading AUTHOR OF "BEAUTIFUL JOE," "THE WANDERING DOG," ETC.

leaveverbUS /liːv/

go away from a place

From this reading If problems vex, if cares perplex, O leave them all behind.

LEVERIDGE

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

From this reading LILIAN LEVERIDGE.

lightlyadverbUS /ˈlaɪtli/

without good reason

From this reading Step lightly here, with vision clear, And free, inquiring mind.

LILIAN

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

From this reading LILIAN LEVERIDGE.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading Step lightly here, with vision clear, And free, inquiring mind.

OnounUS /oʊ/

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 If problems vex, if cares perplex, O leave them all behind.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ Come, walk the open road with us, Far out beyond the town, Where all the winds of Arcady Go wandering up and down.

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ Come, walk the open road with us, Far out beyond the town, Where all the winds of Arcady Go wandering up and down.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ Come, walk the open road with us, Far out beyond the town, Where all the winds of Arcady Go wandering up and down.

perplexverbUS /pərˈpleks/

be a mystery or bewildering to

From this reading If problems vex, if cares perplex, O leave them all behind.

problemsnounUS /ˈprɑːbləmz/

plural of “problem” — a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved

From this reading If problems vex, if cares perplex, O leave them all behind.

roadnounUS /roʊd/

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ Come, walk the open road with us, Far out beyond the town, Where all the winds of Arcady Go wandering up and down.

StepnounUS /step/

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

From this reading Step lightly here, with vision clear, And free, inquiring mind.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ Come, walk the open road with us, Far out beyond the town, Where all the winds of Arcady Go wandering up and down.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading If problems vex, if cares perplex, O leave them all behind.

townnounUS /taʊn/

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ Come, walk the open road with us, Far out beyond the town, Where all the winds of Arcady Go wandering up and down.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ Come, walk the open road with us, Far out beyond the town, Where all the winds of Arcady Go wandering up and down.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ Come, walk the open road with us, Far out beyond the town, Where all the winds of Arcady Go wandering up and down.

vexverbUS /veks/

cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

From this reading If problems vex, if cares perplex, O leave them all behind.

visionnounUS /ˈvɪʒən/

a vivid mental image

From this reading Step lightly here, with vision clear, And free, inquiring mind.

walknounUS /wɔːk/

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ Come, walk the open road with us, Far out beyond the town, Where all the winds of Arcady Go wandering up and down.

wanderingadjectiveUS /ˈwɑːndərɪŋ/

migratory

From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ Come, walk the open road with us, Far out beyond the town, Where all the winds of Arcady Go wandering up and down.

WhereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ Come, walk the open road with us, Far out beyond the town, Where all the winds of Arcady Go wandering up and down.

windsnounUS /wɪndz/

plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ Come, walk the open road with us, Far out beyond the town, Where all the winds of Arcady Go wandering up and down.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading +-------------------------------------------------+ | | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ Come, walk the open road with us, Far out beyond the town, Where all the winds of Arcady Go wandering up and down.

Chapter 1 of Bonnie Prince Fetlar by Marshall Saunders holds 170 sentences, grouped into 34 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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Beyond
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Where
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Winds
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Arcady
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