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Dwellers in the Hills
Dwellers in the Hills

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of Dwellers in the Hills is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Melville Davisson Post • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 5 of Dwellers in the Hills by Melville Davisson Post holds 119 sentences, grouped into 24 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.

What does chapter 5 of Dwellers in the Hills contain?

Chapter 5 holds 119 sentences of Dwellers in the Hills, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 5 of Dwellers in the Hills by Melville Davisson Post exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 119 sentences, grouped into 24 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.

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THE WAGGON-MAKER A spring of eternal youthfulness gushing somewhere under the bed of the mountains, was a dream of the Spanish Main, sought long and found not, as the legends run.
But it is no dream that some of us carry our inheritance of youthfulness shoulder to shoulder with Eld into No Man's Country.
Such an one was Simon Betts the waggon-maker.
I sat by his smouldering fire of shavings and hickory splinters, and wondered at the old man in the chimney corner.
He was eighty, and yet his back was straight, his hair was scarcely grey, and his hands, resting on the arms of his huge wooden chair, were as unshrunken and powerful, it seemed to me, as the hands of any man of middle life.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Dwellers in the Hills

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of Dwellers in the Hills is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE WAGGON-MAKER A spring of eternal youthfulness gushing somewhere under the bed of the mountains, was a dream of the Spanish Main, sought long and found not, as the legends run.
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But it is no dream that some of us carry our inheritance of youthfulness shoulder to shoulder with Eld into No Man's Country.
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Such an one was Simon Betts the waggon-maker.
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I sat by his smouldering fire of shavings and hickory splinters, and wondered at the old man in the chimney corner.
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He was eighty, and yet his back was straight, his hair was scarcely grey, and his hands, resting on the arms of his huge wooden chair, were as unshrunken and powerful, it seemed to me, as the hands of any man of middle life.

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Dream noun US /driːm/

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading “THE WAGGON-MAKER A spring of eternal youthfulness gushing somewhere under the bed of the mountains, was a dream of the Spanish Main, sought long and found not, as the legends run.”

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One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Such an one was Simon Betts the waggon-maker.”

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Under preposition US /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “THE WAGGON-MAKER A spring of eternal youthfulness gushing somewhere under the bed of the mountains, was a dream of the Spanish Main, sought long and found not, as the legends run.”

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Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “He was eighty, and yet his back was straight, his hair was scarcely grey, and his hands, resting on the arms of his huge wooden chair, were as unshrunken and powerful, it seemed to me, as the hands of any man of middle life.”

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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 THE WAGGON-MAKER A spring of eternal youthfulness gushing somewhere under the bed of the mountains, was a dream of the Spanish Main, sought long and found not, as the legends run.

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andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Such an one was Simon Betts the waggon-maker.

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading THE WAGGON-MAKER A spring of eternal youthfulness gushing somewhere under the bed of the mountains, was a dream of the Spanish Main, sought long and found not, as the legends run.

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any

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From this reading He was eighty, and yet his back was straight, his hair was scarcely grey, and his hands, resting on the arms of his huge wooden chair, were as unshrunken and powerful, it seemed to me, as the hands of any man of middle life.

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arms

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From this reading He was eighty, and yet his back was straight, his hair was scarcely grey, and his hands, resting on the arms of his huge wooden chair, were as unshrunken and powerful, it seemed to me, as the hands of any man of middle life.

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asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading THE WAGGON-MAKER A spring of eternal youthfulness gushing somewhere under the bed of the mountains, was a dream of the Spanish Main, sought long and found not, as the legends run.

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atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I sat by his smouldering fire of shavings and hickory splinters, and wondered at the old man in the chimney corner.

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back

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From this reading He was eighty, and yet his back was straight, his hair was scarcely grey, and his hands, resting on the arms of his huge wooden chair, were as unshrunken and powerful, it seemed to me, as the hands of any man of middle life.

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bed

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From this reading THE WAGGON-MAKER A spring of eternal youthfulness gushing somewhere under the bed of the mountains, was a dream of the Spanish Main, sought long and found not, as the legends run.

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Betts

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From this reading Such an one was Simon Betts the waggon-maker.

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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But it is no dream that some of us carry our inheritance of youthfulness shoulder to shoulder with Eld into No Man's Country.

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byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I sat by his smouldering fire of shavings and hickory splinters, and wondered at the old man in the chimney corner.

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carry

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From this reading But it is no dream that some of us carry our inheritance of youthfulness shoulder to shoulder with Eld into No Man's Country.

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chair

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From this reading He was eighty, and yet his back was straight, his hair was scarcely grey, and his hands, resting on the arms of his huge wooden chair, were as unshrunken and powerful, it seemed to me, as the hands of any man of middle life.

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chimney

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From this reading I sat by his smouldering fire of shavings and hickory splinters, and wondered at the old man in the chimney corner.

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corner

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From this reading I sat by his smouldering fire of shavings and hickory splinters, and wondered at the old man in the chimney corner.

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Country

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From this reading But it is no dream that some of us carry our inheritance of youthfulness shoulder to shoulder with Eld into No Man's Country.

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dreamnounUS /driːm/

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading THE WAGGON-MAKER A spring of eternal youthfulness gushing somewhere under the bed of the mountains, was a dream of the Spanish Main, sought long and found not, as the legends run.

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eighty

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From this reading He was eighty, and yet his back was straight, his hair was scarcely grey, and his hands, resting on the arms of his huge wooden chair, were as unshrunken and powerful, it seemed to me, as the hands of any man of middle life.

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Eld

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From this reading But it is no dream that some of us carry our inheritance of youthfulness shoulder to shoulder with Eld into No Man's Country.

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eternal

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From this reading THE WAGGON-MAKER A spring of eternal youthfulness gushing somewhere under the bed of the mountains, was a dream of the Spanish Main, sought long and found not, as the legends run.

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fire

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From this reading I sat by his smouldering fire of shavings and hickory splinters, and wondered at the old man in the chimney corner.

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found

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From this reading THE WAGGON-MAKER A spring of eternal youthfulness gushing somewhere under the bed of the mountains, was a dream of the Spanish Main, sought long and found not, as the legends run.

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grey

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From this reading He was eighty, and yet his back was straight, his hair was scarcely grey, and his hands, resting on the arms of his huge wooden chair, were as unshrunken and powerful, it seemed to me, as the hands of any man of middle life.

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gushing

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From this reading THE WAGGON-MAKER A spring of eternal youthfulness gushing somewhere under the bed of the mountains, was a dream of the Spanish Main, sought long and found not, as the legends run.

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hair

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From this reading He was eighty, and yet his back was straight, his hair was scarcely grey, and his hands, resting on the arms of his huge wooden chair, were as unshrunken and powerful, it seemed to me, as the hands of any man of middle life.

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hands

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From this reading He was eighty, and yet his back was straight, his hair was scarcely grey, and his hands, resting on the arms of his huge wooden chair, were as unshrunken and powerful, it seemed to me, as the hands of any man of middle life.

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HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He was eighty, and yet his back was straight, his hair was scarcely grey, and his hands, resting on the arms of his huge wooden chair, were as unshrunken and powerful, it seemed to me, as the hands of any man of middle life.

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hickory

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From this reading I sat by his smouldering fire of shavings and hickory splinters, and wondered at the old man in the chimney corner.

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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading I sat by his smouldering fire of shavings and hickory splinters, and wondered at the old man in the chimney corner.

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huge

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From this reading He was eighty, and yet his back was straight, his hair was scarcely grey, and his hands, resting on the arms of his huge wooden chair, were as unshrunken and powerful, it seemed to me, as the hands of any man of middle life.

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IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I sat by his smouldering fire of shavings and hickory splinters, and wondered at the old man in the chimney corner.

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading I sat by his smouldering fire of shavings and hickory splinters, and wondered at the old man in the chimney corner.

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inheritance

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From this reading But it is no dream that some of us carry our inheritance of youthfulness shoulder to shoulder with Eld into No Man's Country.

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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading But it is no dream that some of us carry our inheritance of youthfulness shoulder to shoulder with Eld into No Man's Country.

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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading But it is no dream that some of us carry our inheritance of youthfulness shoulder to shoulder with Eld into No Man's Country.

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itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading But it is no dream that some of us carry our inheritance of youthfulness shoulder to shoulder with Eld into No Man's Country.

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legends

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From this reading THE WAGGON-MAKER A spring of eternal youthfulness gushing somewhere under the bed of the mountains, was a dream of the Spanish Main, sought long and found not, as the legends run.

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life

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From this reading He was eighty, and yet his back was straight, his hair was scarcely grey, and his hands, resting on the arms of his huge wooden chair, were as unshrunken and powerful, it seemed to me, as the hands of any man of middle life.

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long

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From this reading THE WAGGON-MAKER A spring of eternal youthfulness gushing somewhere under the bed of the mountains, was a dream of the Spanish Main, sought long and found not, as the legends run.

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Main

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From this reading THE WAGGON-MAKER A spring of eternal youthfulness gushing somewhere under the bed of the mountains, was a dream of the Spanish Main, sought long and found not, as the legends run.

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man

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From this reading I sat by his smouldering fire of shavings and hickory splinters, and wondered at the old man in the chimney corner.

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Man's

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From this reading But it is no dream that some of us carry our inheritance of youthfulness shoulder to shoulder with Eld into No Man's Country.

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mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He was eighty, and yet his back was straight, his hair was scarcely grey, and his hands, resting on the arms of his huge wooden chair, were as unshrunken and powerful, it seemed to me, as the hands of any man of middle life.

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middle

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From this reading He was eighty, and yet his back was straight, his hair was scarcely grey, and his hands, resting on the arms of his huge wooden chair, were as unshrunken and powerful, it seemed to me, as the hands of any man of middle life.

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mountains

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From this reading THE WAGGON-MAKER A spring of eternal youthfulness gushing somewhere under the bed of the mountains, was a dream of the Spanish Main, sought long and found not, as the legends run.

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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading But it is no dream that some of us carry our inheritance of youthfulness shoulder to shoulder with Eld into No Man's Country.

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notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading THE WAGGON-MAKER A spring of eternal youthfulness gushing somewhere under the bed of the mountains, was a dream of the Spanish Main, sought long and found not, as the legends run.

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE WAGGON-MAKER A spring of eternal youthfulness gushing somewhere under the bed of the mountains, was a dream of the Spanish Main, sought long and found not, as the legends run.

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old

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From this reading I sat by his smouldering fire of shavings and hickory splinters, and wondered at the old man in the chimney corner.

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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He was eighty, and yet his back was straight, his hair was scarcely grey, and his hands, resting on the arms of his huge wooden chair, were as unshrunken and powerful, it seemed to me, as the hands of any man of middle life.

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onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Such an one was Simon Betts the waggon-maker.

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ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading But it is no dream that some of us carry our inheritance of youthfulness shoulder to shoulder with Eld into No Man's Country.

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powerful

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From this reading He was eighty, and yet his back was straight, his hair was scarcely grey, and his hands, resting on the arms of his huge wooden chair, were as unshrunken and powerful, it seemed to me, as the hands of any man of middle life.

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resting

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From this reading He was eighty, and yet his back was straight, his hair was scarcely grey, and his hands, resting on the arms of his huge wooden chair, were as unshrunken and powerful, it seemed to me, as the hands of any man of middle life.

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run

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From this reading THE WAGGON-MAKER A spring of eternal youthfulness gushing somewhere under the bed of the mountains, was a dream of the Spanish Main, sought long and found not, as the legends run.

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sat

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From this reading I sat by his smouldering fire of shavings and hickory splinters, and wondered at the old man in the chimney corner.

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scarcely

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From this reading He was eighty, and yet his back was straight, his hair was scarcely grey, and his hands, resting on the arms of his huge wooden chair, were as unshrunken and powerful, it seemed to me, as the hands of any man of middle life.

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seemed

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From this reading He was eighty, and yet his back was straight, his hair was scarcely grey, and his hands, resting on the arms of his huge wooden chair, were as unshrunken and powerful, it seemed to me, as the hands of any man of middle life.

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shavings

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From this reading I sat by his smouldering fire of shavings and hickory splinters, and wondered at the old man in the chimney corner.

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shoulder

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From this reading But it is no dream that some of us carry our inheritance of youthfulness shoulder to shoulder with Eld into No Man's Country.

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Simon

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From this reading Such an one was Simon Betts the waggon-maker.

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smouldering

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From this reading I sat by his smouldering fire of shavings and hickory splinters, and wondered at the old man in the chimney corner.

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some

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From this reading But it is no dream that some of us carry our inheritance of youthfulness shoulder to shoulder with Eld into No Man's Country.

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somewhere

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From this reading THE WAGGON-MAKER A spring of eternal youthfulness gushing somewhere under the bed of the mountains, was a dream of the Spanish Main, sought long and found not, as the legends run.

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sought

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From this reading THE WAGGON-MAKER A spring of eternal youthfulness gushing somewhere under the bed of the mountains, was a dream of the Spanish Main, sought long and found not, as the legends run.

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Spanish

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From this reading THE WAGGON-MAKER A spring of eternal youthfulness gushing somewhere under the bed of the mountains, was a dream of the Spanish Main, sought long and found not, as the legends run.

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splinters

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From this reading I sat by his smouldering fire of shavings and hickory splinters, and wondered at the old man in the chimney corner.

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spring

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From this reading THE WAGGON-MAKER A spring of eternal youthfulness gushing somewhere under the bed of the mountains, was a dream of the Spanish Main, sought long and found not, as the legends run.

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straight

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From this reading He was eighty, and yet his back was straight, his hair was scarcely grey, and his hands, resting on the arms of his huge wooden chair, were as unshrunken and powerful, it seemed to me, as the hands of any man of middle life.

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SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Such an one was Simon Betts the waggon-maker.

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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But it is no dream that some of us carry our inheritance of youthfulness shoulder to shoulder with Eld into No Man's Country.

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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE WAGGON-MAKER A spring of eternal youthfulness gushing somewhere under the bed of the mountains, was a dream of the Spanish Main, sought long and found not, as the legends run.

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toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading But it is no dream that some of us carry our inheritance of youthfulness shoulder to shoulder with Eld into No Man's Country.

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underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading THE WAGGON-MAKER A spring of eternal youthfulness gushing somewhere under the bed of the mountains, was a dream of the Spanish Main, sought long and found not, as the legends run.

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unshrunken

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From this reading He was eighty, and yet his back was straight, his hair was scarcely grey, and his hands, resting on the arms of his huge wooden chair, were as unshrunken and powerful, it seemed to me, as the hands of any man of middle life.

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uspronounUS /ʌs/

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

From this reading But it is no dream that some of us carry our inheritance of youthfulness shoulder to shoulder with Eld into No Man's Country.

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WAGGON-MAKER

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From this reading THE WAGGON-MAKER A spring of eternal youthfulness gushing somewhere under the bed of the mountains, was a dream of the Spanish Main, sought long and found not, as the legends run.

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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading THE WAGGON-MAKER A spring of eternal youthfulness gushing somewhere under the bed of the mountains, was a dream of the Spanish Main, sought long and found not, as the legends run.

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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading He was eighty, and yet his back was straight, his hair was scarcely grey, and his hands, resting on the arms of his huge wooden chair, were as unshrunken and powerful, it seemed to me, as the hands of any man of middle life.

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withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading But it is no dream that some of us carry our inheritance of youthfulness shoulder to shoulder with Eld into No Man's Country.

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wondered

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From this reading I sat by his smouldering fire of shavings and hickory splinters, and wondered at the old man in the chimney corner.

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wooden

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From this reading He was eighty, and yet his back was straight, his hair was scarcely grey, and his hands, resting on the arms of his huge wooden chair, were as unshrunken and powerful, it seemed to me, as the hands of any man of middle life.

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yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading He was eighty, and yet his back was straight, his hair was scarcely grey, and his hands, resting on the arms of his huge wooden chair, were as unshrunken and powerful, it seemed to me, as the hands of any man of middle life.

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youthfulness

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From this reading THE WAGGON-MAKER A spring of eternal youthfulness gushing somewhere under the bed of the mountains, was a dream of the Spanish Main, sought long and found not, as the legends run.

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