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From Chart House to Bush Hut
From Chart House to Bush Hut

Chapter XV

Chapter 15 of From Chart House to Bush Hut is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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MORE IMPROVEMENTS--BULLOCKYS.
The weather had fined up and remained so for months.
Beautiful warm sun, tempered by the cool breeze by day, and cold, sometimes frosty, nights.
It was ideal weather for work; and Len and I worked well, ate well, slept well, and for the first time I started to throw off the effects of all that worry and nerve-strain I had undergone at sea.
Those glorious days!
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From Chart House to Bush Hut

Chapter XV

Chapter 15 of From Chart House to Bush Hut is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
MORE IMPROVEMENTS--BULLOCKYS.
Line 2
The weather had fined up and remained so for months.
/ðə ˈweðər hæd faɪnd ʌp ənd rɪˈmeɪnd soʊ fɔːr mʌnθs/
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Beautiful warm sun, tempered by the cool breeze by day, and cold, sometimes frosty, nights.
/ˈbjuːtəfəl wɔːrm sʌn ˈtempərd baɪ ðə kuːl briːz baɪ deɪ ənd koʊld səmˈtaɪmz ˈfrɔːsti naɪts/
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It was ideal weather for work; and Len and I worked well, ate well, slept well, and for the first time I started to throw off the effects of all that worry and nerve-strain I had undergone at sea.
Line 5
Those glorious days!
/ðoʊz ˈɡlɔːriəs deɪz/

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effects noun US /ɪˈfekts/

property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business

From this reading “It was ideal weather for work; and Len and I worked well, ate well, slept well, and for the first time I started to throw off the effects of all that worry and nerve-strain I had undergone at sea.”

fined verb US /faɪnd/

past form of “fine” — issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty

From this reading “The weather had fined up and remained so for months.”

frosty adjective US /ˈfrɔːsti/

devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain

From this reading “Beautiful warm sun, tempered by the cool breeze by day, and cold, sometimes frosty, nights.”

ideal adjective US /aɪˈdiːl/

conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal

From this reading “It was ideal weather for work; and Len and I worked well, ate well, slept well, and for the first time I started to throw off the effects of all that worry and nerve-strain I had undergone at sea.”

improvements noun US /ˌɪmˈpruːvmənts/

plural of “improvement” — a change for the better; progress in development

From this reading “MORE IMPROVEMENTS--BULLOCKYS.”

tempered adjective US /ˈtempərd/

made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment

From this reading “Beautiful warm sun, tempered by the cool breeze by day, and cold, sometimes frosty, nights.”

undergone verb US /ˌʌndərˈɡɔːn/

inflected form of “undergo” — pass through

From this reading “It was ideal weather for work; and Len and I worked well, ate well, slept well, and for the first time I started to throw off the effects of all that worry and nerve-strain I had undergone at sea.”

worry verb US /ˈwɜːri/

be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy

From this reading “It was ideal weather for work; and Len and I worked well, ate well, slept well, and for the first time I started to throw off the effects of all that worry and nerve-strain I had undergone at sea.”

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.

cool breeze adjective + noun

In this reading “Beautiful warm sun, tempered by the cool breeze by day, and cold, sometimes frosty, nights.”

first time adjective + noun

In this reading “It was ideal weather for work; and Len and I worked well, ate well, slept well, and for the first time I started to throw off the effects of all that worry and nerve-strain I had undergone at sea.”

throw off verb + particle

get rid of

In this reading “It was ideal weather for work; and Len and I worked well, ate well, slept well, and for the first time I started to throw off the effects of all that worry and nerve-strain I had undergone at sea.”

warm sun adjective + noun

In this reading “Beautiful warm sun, tempered by the cool breeze by day, and cold, sometimes frosty, nights.”

glorious days adjective + noun

In this reading “Those glorious days!”

at sea preposition + noun

perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment

In this reading “It was ideal weather for work; and Len and I worked well, ate well, slept well, and for the first time I started to throw off the effects of all that worry and nerve-strain I had undergone at sea.”

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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 It was ideal weather for work; and Len and I worked well, ate well, slept well, and for the first time I started to throw off the effects of all that worry and nerve-strain I had undergone at sea.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The weather had fined up and remained so for months.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It was ideal weather for work; and Len and I worked well, ate well, slept well, and for the first time I started to throw off the effects of all that worry and nerve-strain I had undergone at sea.

atenounUS /eɪt/

goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment

From this reading It was ideal weather for work; and Len and I worked well, ate well, slept well, and for the first time I started to throw off the effects of all that worry and nerve-strain I had undergone at sea.

BeautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading Beautiful warm sun, tempered by the cool breeze by day, and cold, sometimes frosty, nights.

breezenounUS /briːz/

a slight wind (usually refreshing)

From this reading Beautiful warm sun, tempered by the cool breeze by day, and cold, sometimes frosty, nights.

BULLOCKYS

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

From this reading MORE IMPROVEMENTS--BULLOCKYS.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Beautiful warm sun, tempered by the cool breeze by day, and cold, sometimes frosty, nights.

coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading Beautiful warm sun, tempered by the cool breeze by day, and cold, sometimes frosty, nights.

cooladjectiveUS /kuːl/

neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat

From this reading Beautiful warm sun, tempered by the cool breeze by day, and cold, sometimes frosty, nights.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Beautiful warm sun, tempered by the cool breeze by day, and cold, sometimes frosty, nights.

daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Those glorious days!

effectsnounUS /ɪˈfekts/

property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business

From this reading It was ideal weather for work; and Len and I worked well, ate well, slept well, and for the first time I started to throw off the effects of all that worry and nerve-strain I had undergone at sea.

finedverbUS /faɪnd/

past form of “fine” — issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty

From this reading The weather had fined up and remained so for months.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading It was ideal weather for work; and Len and I worked well, ate well, slept well, and for the first time I started to throw off the effects of all that worry and nerve-strain I had undergone at sea.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The weather had fined up and remained so for months.

frostyadjectiveUS /ˈfrɔːsti/

devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain

From this reading Beautiful warm sun, tempered by the cool breeze by day, and cold, sometimes frosty, nights.

gloriousadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɔːriəs/

having or deserving or conferring glory

From this reading Those glorious days!

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The weather had fined up and remained so for months.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading It was ideal weather for work; and Len and I worked well, ate well, slept well, and for the first time I started to throw off the effects of all that worry and nerve-strain I had undergone at sea.

idealadjectiveUS /aɪˈdiːl/

conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal

From this reading It was ideal weather for work; and Len and I worked well, ate well, slept well, and for the first time I started to throw off the effects of all that worry and nerve-strain I had undergone at sea.

IMPROVEMENTSnounUS /ˌɪmˈpruːvmənts/

plural of “improvement” — a change for the better; progress in development

From this reading MORE IMPROVEMENTS--BULLOCKYS.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was ideal weather for work; and Len and I worked well, ate well, slept well, and for the first time I started to throw off the effects of all that worry and nerve-strain I had undergone at sea.

Len

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

From this reading It was ideal weather for work; and Len and I worked well, ate well, slept well, and for the first time I started to throw off the effects of all that worry and nerve-strain I had undergone at sea.

monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading The weather had fined up and remained so for months.

MOREadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading MORE IMPROVEMENTS--BULLOCKYS.

nerve-strain

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

From this reading It was ideal weather for work; and Len and I worked well, ate well, slept well, and for the first time I started to throw off the effects of all that worry and nerve-strain I had undergone at sea.

nightsnounUS /naɪts/

Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

From this reading Beautiful warm sun, tempered by the cool breeze by day, and cold, sometimes frosty, nights.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was ideal weather for work; and Len and I worked well, ate well, slept well, and for the first time I started to throw off the effects of all that worry and nerve-strain I had undergone at sea.

offadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading It was ideal weather for work; and Len and I worked well, ate well, slept well, and for the first time I started to throw off the effects of all that worry and nerve-strain I had undergone at sea.

remainedverbUS /rɪˈmeɪnd/

past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading The weather had fined up and remained so for months.

seanounUS /siː/

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading It was ideal weather for work; and Len and I worked well, ate well, slept well, and for the first time I started to throw off the effects of all that worry and nerve-strain I had undergone at sea.

sleptverbUS /slept/

inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep

From this reading It was ideal weather for work; and Len and I worked well, ate well, slept well, and for the first time I started to throw off the effects of all that worry and nerve-strain I had undergone at sea.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The weather had fined up and remained so for months.

sometimesadverbUS /səmˈtaɪmz/

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading Beautiful warm sun, tempered by the cool breeze by day, and cold, sometimes frosty, nights.

startedverbUS /ˈstɑːrtɪd/

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading It was ideal weather for work; and Len and I worked well, ate well, slept well, and for the first time I started to throw off the effects of all that worry and nerve-strain I had undergone at sea.

sunnounUS /sʌn/

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading Beautiful warm sun, tempered by the cool breeze by day, and cold, sometimes frosty, nights.

temperedadjectiveUS /ˈtempərd/

made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment

From this reading Beautiful warm sun, tempered by the cool breeze by day, and cold, sometimes frosty, nights.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was ideal weather for work; and Len and I worked well, ate well, slept well, and for the first time I started to throw off the effects of all that worry and nerve-strain I had undergone at sea.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The weather had fined up and remained so for months.

ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Those glorious days!

throwverbUS /θroʊ/

propel through the air

From this reading It was ideal weather for work; and Len and I worked well, ate well, slept well, and for the first time I started to throw off the effects of all that worry and nerve-strain I had undergone at sea.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading It was ideal weather for work; and Len and I worked well, ate well, slept well, and for the first time I started to throw off the effects of all that worry and nerve-strain I had undergone at sea.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading It was ideal weather for work; and Len and I worked well, ate well, slept well, and for the first time I started to throw off the effects of all that worry and nerve-strain I had undergone at sea.

undergoneverbUS /ˌʌndərˈɡɔːn/

inflected form of “undergo” — pass through

From this reading It was ideal weather for work; and Len and I worked well, ate well, slept well, and for the first time I started to throw off the effects of all that worry and nerve-strain I had undergone at sea.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

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

From this reading The weather had fined up and remained so for months.

warmadjectiveUS /wɔːrm/

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

From this reading Beautiful warm sun, tempered by the cool breeze by day, and cold, sometimes frosty, nights.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading It was ideal weather for work; and Len and I worked well, ate well, slept well, and for the first time I started to throw off the effects of all that worry and nerve-strain I had undergone at sea.

weathernounUS /ˈweðər/

the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

From this reading The weather had fined up and remained so for months.

welladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading It was ideal weather for work; and Len and I worked well, ate well, slept well, and for the first time I started to throw off the effects of all that worry and nerve-strain I had undergone at sea.

workverbUS /wɜːrk/

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading It was ideal weather for work; and Len and I worked well, ate well, slept well, and for the first time I started to throw off the effects of all that worry and nerve-strain I had undergone at sea.

workedverbUS /wɜːrkt/

past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading It was ideal weather for work; and Len and I worked well, ate well, slept well, and for the first time I started to throw off the effects of all that worry and nerve-strain I had undergone at sea.

worryverbUS /ˈwɜːri/

be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy

From this reading It was ideal weather for work; and Len and I worked well, ate well, slept well, and for the first time I started to throw off the effects of all that worry and nerve-strain I had undergone at sea.

Chapter 15 of From Chart House to Bush Hut by C. W. Bryde holds 102 sentences, grouped into 21 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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