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Convict B 14: A Novel
Convict B 14: A Novel

Chapter XV

Chapter 15 of Convict B 14: A Novel is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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WANTED We took no tearful leaving, 'Twas time and time to go; Behind lay dock and Dartmoor, Ahead lay Callao!
_The Broken Men._ The hamlet of Woodlands is near Wrotham, in the county of Kent.
To reach it you must take the old Chatham and Dover at Victoria and get out at Otford, a sweet-scented village sitting at ease in the wide vale of the Darenth.
Leaving that behind, you will turn eastwards by the Pilgrims' Way, which winds along the lower spurs of the Downs, above Kemsing, Ightham, St. Clere, on its way to Canterbury.
That too you leave in half-a-mile, and strike into the hills on your left, up a perpendicular lane where the contour lines on the ordnance map jostle each other, four, five, six, seven hundred feet in the width of as many yards, the woods climbing with you, arching your road in a green tunnel.
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Convict B 14: A Novel

Chapter XV

Chapter 15 of Convict B 14: A Novel is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/40 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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WANTED We took no tearful leaving, 'Twas time and time to go; Behind lay dock and Dartmoor, Ahead lay Callao!
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_The Broken Men._ The hamlet of Woodlands is near Wrotham, in the county of Kent.
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To reach it you must take the old Chatham and Dover at Victoria and get out at Otford, a sweet-scented village sitting at ease in the wide vale of the Darenth.
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Leaving that behind, you will turn eastwards by the Pilgrims' Way, which winds along the lower spurs of the Downs, above Kemsing, Ightham, St. Clere, on its way to Canterbury.
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That too you leave in half-a-mile, and strike into the hills on your left, up a perpendicular lane where the contour lines on the ordnance map jostle each other, four, five, six, seven hundred feet in the width of as many yards, the woods climbing with you, arching your road in a green tunnel.

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.

arching adjective US /ˈɑːrtʃɪŋ/

forming or resembling an arch

From this reading “That too you leave in half-a-mile, and strike into the hills on your left, up a perpendicular lane where the contour lines on the ordnance map jostle each other, four, five, six, seven hundred feet in the width of as many yards, the woods climbing with you, arching your road in a green tunnel.”

Canterbury noun US /ˈkæntərberi/

a town in Kent in southeastern England; site of the cathedral where Thomas a Becket was martyred in 1170; seat of the archbishop and primate of the Anglican Church

From this reading “Leaving that behind, you will turn eastwards by the Pilgrims' Way, which winds along the lower spurs of the Downs, above Kemsing, Ightham, St. Clere, on its way to Canterbury.”

contour noun US /ˈkɑːntʊr/

a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height

From this reading “That too you leave in half-a-mile, and strike into the hills on your left, up a perpendicular lane where the contour lines on the ordnance map jostle each other, four, five, six, seven hundred feet in the width of as many yards, the woods climbing with you, arching your road in a green tunnel.”

Dover noun US /ˈdoʊvər/

the capital of the state of Delaware

From this reading “To reach it you must take the old Chatham and Dover at Victoria and get out at Otford, a sweet-scented village sitting at ease in the wide vale of the Darenth.”

jostle verb US /ˈdʒɑːsəl/

make one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving

From this reading “That too you leave in half-a-mile, and strike into the hills on your left, up a perpendicular lane where the contour lines on the ordnance map jostle each other, four, five, six, seven hundred feet in the width of as many yards, the woods climbing with you, arching your road in a green tunnel.”

ordnance noun US /ˈɔːrdnəns/

military supplies

From this reading “That too you leave in half-a-mile, and strike into the hills on your left, up a perpendicular lane where the contour lines on the ordnance map jostle each other, four, five, six, seven hundred feet in the width of as many yards, the woods climbing with you, arching your road in a green tunnel.”

tearful adjective US /ˈtɪrfəl/

filled with or marked by tears

From this reading “WANTED We took no tearful leaving, 'Twas time and time to go; Behind lay dock and Dartmoor, Ahead lay Callao!”

Woodlands noun US /ˈwʊdlændz/

plural of “woodland” — land that is covered with trees and shrubs

From this reading “_The Broken Men._ The hamlet of Woodlands is near Wrotham, in the county of Kent.”

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.

seven hundred noun + noun

In this reading “That too you leave in half-a-mile, and strike into the hills on your left, up a perpendicular lane where the contour lines on the ordnance map jostle each other, four, five, six, seven hundred feet in the width of as many yards, the woods climbing with you, arching your road in a green tunnel.”

hundred feet noun + noun counted as “hundred foot”

In this reading “That too you leave in half-a-mile, and strike into the hills on your left, up a perpendicular lane where the contour lines on the ordnance map jostle each other, four, five, six, seven hundred feet in the width of as many yards, the woods climbing with you, arching your road in a green tunnel.”

get out verb + adjective

move out of or depart from

In this reading “To reach it you must take the old Chatham and Dover at Victoria and get out at Otford, a sweet-scented village sitting at ease in the wide vale of the Darenth.”

in the county preposition + article + noun counted as “in … county”

In this reading “_The Broken Men._ The hamlet of Woodlands is near Wrotham, in the county of Kent.”

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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 To reach it you must take the old Chatham and Dover at Victoria and get out at Otford, a sweet-scented village sitting at ease in the wide vale of the Darenth.

aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading Leaving that behind, you will turn eastwards by the Pilgrims' Way, which winds along the lower spurs of the Downs, above Kemsing, Ightham, St. Clere, on its way to Canterbury.

AheadadverbUS /əˈhed/

at or in the front

From this reading WANTED We took no tearful leaving, 'Twas time and time to go; Behind lay dock and Dartmoor, Ahead lay Callao!

alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Leaving that behind, you will turn eastwards by the Pilgrims' Way, which winds along the lower spurs of the Downs, above Kemsing, Ightham, St. Clere, on its way to Canterbury.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading WANTED We took no tearful leaving, 'Twas time and time to go; Behind lay dock and Dartmoor, Ahead lay Callao!

archingadjectiveUS /ˈɑːrtʃɪŋ/

forming or resembling an arch

From this reading That too you leave in half-a-mile, and strike into the hills on your left, up a perpendicular lane where the contour lines on the ordnance map jostle each other, four, five, six, seven hundred feet in the width of as many yards, the woods climbing with you, arching your road in a green tunnel.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading That too you leave in half-a-mile, and strike into the hills on your left, up a perpendicular lane where the contour lines on the ordnance map jostle each other, four, five, six, seven hundred feet in the width of as many yards, the woods climbing with you, arching your road in a green tunnel.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading To reach it you must take the old Chatham and Dover at Victoria and get out at Otford, a sweet-scented village sitting at ease in the wide vale of the Darenth.

BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading WANTED We took no tearful leaving, 'Twas time and time to go; Behind lay dock and Dartmoor, Ahead lay Callao!

BrokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading _The Broken Men._ The hamlet of Woodlands is near Wrotham, in the county of Kent.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Leaving that behind, you will turn eastwards by the Pilgrims' Way, which winds along the lower spurs of the Downs, above Kemsing, Ightham, St. Clere, on its way to Canterbury.

Callao

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

From this reading WANTED We took no tearful leaving, 'Twas time and time to go; Behind lay dock and Dartmoor, Ahead lay Callao!

CanterburynounUS /ˈkæntərberi/

a town in Kent in southeastern England; site of the cathedral where Thomas a Becket was martyred in 1170; seat of the archbishop and primate of the Anglican Church

From this reading Leaving that behind, you will turn eastwards by the Pilgrims' Way, which winds along the lower spurs of the Downs, above Kemsing, Ightham, St. Clere, on its way to Canterbury.

Chatham

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

From this reading To reach it you must take the old Chatham and Dover at Victoria and get out at Otford, a sweet-scented village sitting at ease in the wide vale of the Darenth.

Clere

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

From this reading Leaving that behind, you will turn eastwards by the Pilgrims' Way, which winds along the lower spurs of the Downs, above Kemsing, Ightham, St. Clere, on its way to Canterbury.

climbingnounUS /ˈklaɪmɪŋ/

an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)

From this reading That too you leave in half-a-mile, and strike into the hills on your left, up a perpendicular lane where the contour lines on the ordnance map jostle each other, four, five, six, seven hundred feet in the width of as many yards, the woods climbing with you, arching your road in a green tunnel.

contournounUS /ˈkɑːntʊr/

a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height

From this reading That too you leave in half-a-mile, and strike into the hills on your left, up a perpendicular lane where the contour lines on the ordnance map jostle each other, four, five, six, seven hundred feet in the width of as many yards, the woods climbing with you, arching your road in a green tunnel.

countynounUS /ˈkaʊnti/

(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government

From this reading _The Broken Men._ The hamlet of Woodlands is near Wrotham, in the county of Kent.

Darenth

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

From this reading To reach it you must take the old Chatham and Dover at Victoria and get out at Otford, a sweet-scented village sitting at ease in the wide vale of the Darenth.

Dartmoor

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

From this reading WANTED We took no tearful leaving, 'Twas time and time to go; Behind lay dock and Dartmoor, Ahead lay Callao!

docknounUS /dɑːk/

an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial

From this reading WANTED We took no tearful leaving, 'Twas time and time to go; Behind lay dock and Dartmoor, Ahead lay Callao!

DovernounUS /ˈdoʊvər/

the capital of the state of Delaware

From this reading To reach it you must take the old Chatham and Dover at Victoria and get out at Otford, a sweet-scented village sitting at ease in the wide vale of the Darenth.

DownsnounUS /daʊnz/

plural of “down” — soft fine feathers

From this reading Leaving that behind, you will turn eastwards by the Pilgrims' Way, which winds along the lower spurs of the Downs, above Kemsing, Ightham, St. Clere, on its way to Canterbury.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading That too you leave in half-a-mile, and strike into the hills on your left, up a perpendicular lane where the contour lines on the ordnance map jostle each other, four, five, six, seven hundred feet in the width of as many yards, the woods climbing with you, arching your road in a green tunnel.

easeverbUS /iːz/

move gently or carefully

From this reading To reach it you must take the old Chatham and Dover at Victoria and get out at Otford, a sweet-scented village sitting at ease in the wide vale of the Darenth.

eastwardsadverb

toward the east

From this reading Leaving that behind, you will turn eastwards by the Pilgrims' Way, which winds along the lower spurs of the Downs, above Kemsing, Ightham, St. Clere, on its way to Canterbury.

feetnounUS /fiːt/

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading That too you leave in half-a-mile, and strike into the hills on your left, up a perpendicular lane where the contour lines on the ordnance map jostle each other, four, five, six, seven hundred feet in the width of as many yards, the woods climbing with you, arching your road in a green tunnel.

fivenounUS /faɪv/

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading That too you leave in half-a-mile, and strike into the hills on your left, up a perpendicular lane where the contour lines on the ordnance map jostle each other, four, five, six, seven hundred feet in the width of as many yards, the woods climbing with you, arching your road in a green tunnel.

fournounUS /fɔːr/

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading That too you leave in half-a-mile, and strike into the hills on your left, up a perpendicular lane where the contour lines on the ordnance map jostle each other, four, five, six, seven hundred feet in the width of as many yards, the woods climbing with you, arching your road in a green tunnel.

getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading To reach it you must take the old Chatham and Dover at Victoria and get out at Otford, a sweet-scented village sitting at ease in the wide vale of the Darenth.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

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

From this reading WANTED We took no tearful leaving, 'Twas time and time to go; Behind lay dock and Dartmoor, Ahead lay Callao!

greennounUS /ɡriːn/

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading That too you leave in half-a-mile, and strike into the hills on your left, up a perpendicular lane where the contour lines on the ordnance map jostle each other, four, five, six, seven hundred feet in the width of as many yards, the woods climbing with you, arching your road in a green tunnel.

half-a-mile

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

From this reading That too you leave in half-a-mile, and strike into the hills on your left, up a perpendicular lane where the contour lines on the ordnance map jostle each other, four, five, six, seven hundred feet in the width of as many yards, the woods climbing with you, arching your road in a green tunnel.

hamletnounUS /ˈhæmlət/

a community of people smaller than a village

From this reading _The Broken Men._ The hamlet of Woodlands is near Wrotham, in the county of Kent.

hillsnounUS /hɪlz/

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading That too you leave in half-a-mile, and strike into the hills on your left, up a perpendicular lane where the contour lines on the ordnance map jostle each other, four, five, six, seven hundred feet in the width of as many yards, the woods climbing with you, arching your road in a green tunnel.

hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/

ten 10s

From this reading That too you leave in half-a-mile, and strike into the hills on your left, up a perpendicular lane where the contour lines on the ordnance map jostle each other, four, five, six, seven hundred feet in the width of as many yards, the woods climbing with you, arching your road in a green tunnel.

Ightham

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

From this reading Leaving that behind, you will turn eastwards by the Pilgrims' Way, which winds along the lower spurs of the Downs, above Kemsing, Ightham, St. Clere, on its way to Canterbury.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading _The Broken Men._ The hamlet of Woodlands is near Wrotham, in the county of Kent.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading That too you leave in half-a-mile, and strike into the hills on your left, up a perpendicular lane where the contour lines on the ordnance map jostle each other, four, five, six, seven hundred feet in the width of as many yards, the woods climbing with you, arching your road in a green tunnel.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _The Broken Men._ The hamlet of Woodlands is near Wrotham, in the county of Kent.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading To reach it you must take the old Chatham and Dover at Victoria and get out at Otford, a sweet-scented village sitting at ease in the wide vale of the Darenth.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Leaving that behind, you will turn eastwards by the Pilgrims' Way, which winds along the lower spurs of the Downs, above Kemsing, Ightham, St. Clere, on its way to Canterbury.

jostleverbUS /ˈdʒɑːsəl/

make one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving

From this reading That too you leave in half-a-mile, and strike into the hills on your left, up a perpendicular lane where the contour lines on the ordnance map jostle each other, four, five, six, seven hundred feet in the width of as many yards, the woods climbing with you, arching your road in a green tunnel.

Kemsing

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

From this reading Leaving that behind, you will turn eastwards by the Pilgrims' Way, which winds along the lower spurs of the Downs, above Kemsing, Ightham, St. Clere, on its way to Canterbury.

KentnounUS /kent/

a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans

From this reading _The Broken Men._ The hamlet of Woodlands is near Wrotham, in the county of Kent.

lanenounUS /leɪn/

a narrow way or road

From this reading That too you leave in half-a-mile, and strike into the hills on your left, up a perpendicular lane where the contour lines on the ordnance map jostle each other, four, five, six, seven hundred feet in the width of as many yards, the woods climbing with you, arching your road in a green tunnel.

layverbUS /leɪ/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading WANTED We took no tearful leaving, 'Twas time and time to go; Behind lay dock and Dartmoor, Ahead lay Callao!

leaveverbUS /liːv/

go away from a place

From this reading That too you leave in half-a-mile, and strike into the hills on your left, up a perpendicular lane where the contour lines on the ordnance map jostle each other, four, five, six, seven hundred feet in the width of as many yards, the woods climbing with you, arching your road in a green tunnel.

leavingnounUS /ˈliːvɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading WANTED We took no tearful leaving, 'Twas time and time to go; Behind lay dock and Dartmoor, Ahead lay Callao!

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading That too you leave in half-a-mile, and strike into the hills on your left, up a perpendicular lane where the contour lines on the ordnance map jostle each other, four, five, six, seven hundred feet in the width of as many yards, the woods climbing with you, arching your road in a green tunnel.

linesnounUS /laɪnz/

plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading That too you leave in half-a-mile, and strike into the hills on your left, up a perpendicular lane where the contour lines on the ordnance map jostle each other, four, five, six, seven hundred feet in the width of as many yards, the woods climbing with you, arching your road in a green tunnel.

lowerverbUS /ˈloʊər/

move something or somebody to a lower position

From this reading Leaving that behind, you will turn eastwards by the Pilgrims' Way, which winds along the lower spurs of the Downs, above Kemsing, Ightham, St. Clere, on its way to Canterbury.

manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading That too you leave in half-a-mile, and strike into the hills on your left, up a perpendicular lane where the contour lines on the ordnance map jostle each other, four, five, six, seven hundred feet in the width of as many yards, the woods climbing with you, arching your road in a green tunnel.

mapverbUS /mæp/

make a map of; show or establish the features of details of

From this reading That too you leave in half-a-mile, and strike into the hills on your left, up a perpendicular lane where the contour lines on the ordnance map jostle each other, four, five, six, seven hundred feet in the width of as many yards, the woods climbing with you, arching your road in a green tunnel.

MennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading _The Broken Men._ The hamlet of Woodlands is near Wrotham, in the county of Kent.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading To reach it you must take the old Chatham and Dover at Victoria and get out at Otford, a sweet-scented village sitting at ease in the wide vale of the Darenth.

nearadverbUS /nɪr/

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading _The Broken Men._ The hamlet of Woodlands is near Wrotham, in the county of Kent.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading WANTED We took no tearful leaving, 'Twas time and time to go; Behind lay dock and Dartmoor, Ahead lay Callao!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _The Broken Men._ The hamlet of Woodlands is near Wrotham, in the county of Kent.

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading To reach it you must take the old Chatham and Dover at Victoria and get out at Otford, a sweet-scented village sitting at ease in the wide vale of the Darenth.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Leaving that behind, you will turn eastwards by the Pilgrims' Way, which winds along the lower spurs of the Downs, above Kemsing, Ightham, St. Clere, on its way to Canterbury.

ordnancenounUS /ˈɔːrdnəns/

military supplies

From this reading That too you leave in half-a-mile, and strike into the hills on your left, up a perpendicular lane where the contour lines on the ordnance map jostle each other, four, five, six, seven hundred feet in the width of as many yards, the woods climbing with you, arching your road in a green tunnel.

Otford

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

From this reading To reach it you must take the old Chatham and Dover at Victoria and get out at Otford, a sweet-scented village sitting at ease in the wide vale of the Darenth.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading That too you leave in half-a-mile, and strike into the hills on your left, up a perpendicular lane where the contour lines on the ordnance map jostle each other, four, five, six, seven hundred feet in the width of as many yards, the woods climbing with you, arching your road in a green tunnel.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading To reach it you must take the old Chatham and Dover at Victoria and get out at Otford, a sweet-scented village sitting at ease in the wide vale of the Darenth.

perpendicularnounUS /ˌpɜːrpənˈdɪkjələr/

a straight line at right angles to another line

From this reading That too you leave in half-a-mile, and strike into the hills on your left, up a perpendicular lane where the contour lines on the ordnance map jostle each other, four, five, six, seven hundred feet in the width of as many yards, the woods climbing with you, arching your road in a green tunnel.

PilgrimsnounUS /ˈpɪlɡrəmz/

plural of “pilgrim” — someone who journeys in foreign lands

From this reading Leaving that behind, you will turn eastwards by the Pilgrims' Way, which winds along the lower spurs of the Downs, above Kemsing, Ightham, St. Clere, on its way to Canterbury.

reachverbUS /riːtʃ/

reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading To reach it you must take the old Chatham and Dover at Victoria and get out at Otford, a sweet-scented village sitting at ease in the wide vale of the Darenth.

roadnounUS /roʊd/

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading That too you leave in half-a-mile, and strike into the hills on your left, up a perpendicular lane where the contour lines on the ordnance map jostle each other, four, five, six, seven hundred feet in the width of as many yards, the woods climbing with you, arching your road in a green tunnel.

sevennounUS /ˈsevən/

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading That too you leave in half-a-mile, and strike into the hills on your left, up a perpendicular lane where the contour lines on the ordnance map jostle each other, four, five, six, seven hundred feet in the width of as many yards, the woods climbing with you, arching your road in a green tunnel.

sittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading To reach it you must take the old Chatham and Dover at Victoria and get out at Otford, a sweet-scented village sitting at ease in the wide vale of the Darenth.

sixnounUS /sɪks/

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading That too you leave in half-a-mile, and strike into the hills on your left, up a perpendicular lane where the contour lines on the ordnance map jostle each other, four, five, six, seven hundred feet in the width of as many yards, the woods climbing with you, arching your road in a green tunnel.

spursnounUS /spɜːrz/

plural of “spur” — a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something

From this reading Leaving that behind, you will turn eastwards by the Pilgrims' Way, which winds along the lower spurs of the Downs, above Kemsing, Ightham, St. Clere, on its way to Canterbury.

St

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

From this reading Leaving that behind, you will turn eastwards by the Pilgrims' Way, which winds along the lower spurs of the Downs, above Kemsing, Ightham, St. Clere, on its way to Canterbury.

strikeverbUS /straɪk/

deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon

From this reading That too you leave in half-a-mile, and strike into the hills on your left, up a perpendicular lane where the contour lines on the ordnance map jostle each other, four, five, six, seven hundred feet in the width of as many yards, the woods climbing with you, arching your road in a green tunnel.

sweet-scentedadjective

having a natural fragrance

From this reading To reach it you must take the old Chatham and Dover at Victoria and get out at Otford, a sweet-scented village sitting at ease in the wide vale of the Darenth.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading To reach it you must take the old Chatham and Dover at Victoria and get out at Otford, a sweet-scented village sitting at ease in the wide vale of the Darenth.

tearfuladjectiveUS /ˈtɪrfəl/

filled with or marked by tears

From this reading WANTED We took no tearful leaving, 'Twas time and time to go; Behind lay dock and Dartmoor, Ahead lay Callao!

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Leaving that behind, you will turn eastwards by the Pilgrims' Way, which winds along the lower spurs of the Downs, above Kemsing, Ightham, St. Clere, on its way to Canterbury.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _The Broken Men._ The hamlet of Woodlands is near Wrotham, in the county of Kent.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading WANTED We took no tearful leaving, 'Twas time and time to go; Behind lay dock and Dartmoor, Ahead lay Callao!

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading WANTED We took no tearful leaving, 'Twas time and time to go; Behind lay dock and Dartmoor, Ahead lay Callao!

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading That too you leave in half-a-mile, and strike into the hills on your left, up a perpendicular lane where the contour lines on the ordnance map jostle each other, four, five, six, seven hundred feet in the width of as many yards, the woods climbing with you, arching your road in a green tunnel.

tookverbUS /tʊk/

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading WANTED We took no tearful leaving, 'Twas time and time to go; Behind lay dock and Dartmoor, Ahead lay Callao!

tunnelverbUS /ˈtʌnəl/

move through by or as by digging

From this reading That too you leave in half-a-mile, and strike into the hills on your left, up a perpendicular lane where the contour lines on the ordnance map jostle each other, four, five, six, seven hundred feet in the width of as many yards, the woods climbing with you, arching your road in a green tunnel.

turnverbUS /tɜːrn/

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading Leaving that behind, you will turn eastwards by the Pilgrims' Way, which winds along the lower spurs of the Downs, above Kemsing, Ightham, St. Clere, on its way to Canterbury.

Twas

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From this reading WANTED We took no tearful leaving, 'Twas time and time to go; Behind lay dock and Dartmoor, Ahead lay Callao!

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

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

From this reading That too you leave in half-a-mile, and strike into the hills on your left, up a perpendicular lane where the contour lines on the ordnance map jostle each other, four, five, six, seven hundred feet in the width of as many yards, the woods climbing with you, arching your road in a green tunnel.

valenounUS /veɪl/

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading To reach it you must take the old Chatham and Dover at Victoria and get out at Otford, a sweet-scented village sitting at ease in the wide vale of the Darenth.

VictorianounUS /vɪkˈtɔːriə/

queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)

From this reading To reach it you must take the old Chatham and Dover at Victoria and get out at Otford, a sweet-scented village sitting at ease in the wide vale of the Darenth.

villagenounUS /ˈvɪlədʒ/

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading To reach it you must take the old Chatham and Dover at Victoria and get out at Otford, a sweet-scented village sitting at ease in the wide vale of the Darenth.

WANTEDadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːntɪd/

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading WANTED We took no tearful leaving, 'Twas time and time to go; Behind lay dock and Dartmoor, Ahead lay Callao!

WaynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Leaving that behind, you will turn eastwards by the Pilgrims' Way, which winds along the lower spurs of the Downs, above Kemsing, Ightham, St. Clere, on its way to Canterbury.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading WANTED We took no tearful leaving, 'Twas time and time to go; Behind lay dock and Dartmoor, Ahead lay Callao!

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading That too you leave in half-a-mile, and strike into the hills on your left, up a perpendicular lane where the contour lines on the ordnance map jostle each other, four, five, six, seven hundred feet in the width of as many yards, the woods climbing with you, arching your road in a green tunnel.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Leaving that behind, you will turn eastwards by the Pilgrims' Way, which winds along the lower spurs of the Downs, above Kemsing, Ightham, St. Clere, on its way to Canterbury.

wideadjectiveUS /waɪd/

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading To reach it you must take the old Chatham and Dover at Victoria and get out at Otford, a sweet-scented village sitting at ease in the wide vale of the Darenth.

widthnounUS /wɪdθ/

the extent of something from side to side

From this reading That too you leave in half-a-mile, and strike into the hills on your left, up a perpendicular lane where the contour lines on the ordnance map jostle each other, four, five, six, seven hundred feet in the width of as many yards, the woods climbing with you, arching your road in a green tunnel.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Leaving that behind, you will turn eastwards by the Pilgrims' Way, which winds along the lower spurs of the Downs, above Kemsing, Ightham, St. Clere, on its way to Canterbury.

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 Leaving that behind, you will turn eastwards by the Pilgrims' Way, which winds along the lower spurs of the Downs, above Kemsing, Ightham, St. Clere, on its way to Canterbury.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading That too you leave in half-a-mile, and strike into the hills on your left, up a perpendicular lane where the contour lines on the ordnance map jostle each other, four, five, six, seven hundred feet in the width of as many yards, the woods climbing with you, arching your road in a green tunnel.

WoodlandsnounUS /ˈwʊdlændz/

plural of “woodland” — land that is covered with trees and shrubs

From this reading _The Broken Men._ The hamlet of Woodlands is near Wrotham, in the county of Kent.

woodsnounUS /wʊdz/

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading That too you leave in half-a-mile, and strike into the hills on your left, up a perpendicular lane where the contour lines on the ordnance map jostle each other, four, five, six, seven hundred feet in the width of as many yards, the woods climbing with you, arching your road in a green tunnel.

Wrotham

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

From this reading _The Broken Men._ The hamlet of Woodlands is near Wrotham, in the county of Kent.

yardsnounUS /jɑːrdz/

plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

From this reading That too you leave in half-a-mile, and strike into the hills on your left, up a perpendicular lane where the contour lines on the ordnance map jostle each other, four, five, six, seven hundred feet in the width of as many yards, the woods climbing with you, arching your road in a green tunnel.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading To reach it you must take the old Chatham and Dover at Victoria and get out at Otford, a sweet-scented village sitting at ease in the wide vale of the Darenth.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading That too you leave in half-a-mile, and strike into the hills on your left, up a perpendicular lane where the contour lines on the ordnance map jostle each other, four, five, six, seven hundred feet in the width of as many yards, the woods climbing with you, arching your road in a green tunnel.

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