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Journal 01, 1837-1846 — Volume 07
Journal 01, 1837-1846 — Volume 07

Chapter XIII

Chapter 13 of Journal 01, 1837-1846 — Volume 07 is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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They flow as glibly as mill-streams sucking under a race-way.
The flow is ofttimes in the poor reader who makes such haste over their pages, as to the traveller the walls and fences seem to travel.
But the most rapid trot is no flow after all.[373] If I cannot chop wood in the yard, can I not chop wood in my journal?
Can I not give vent to that appetite so?
I wish to relieve myself of superfluous energy.
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Journal 01, 1837-1846 — Volume 07

Chapter XIII

Chapter 13 of Journal 01, 1837-1846 — Volume 07 is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
They flow as glibly as mill-streams sucking under a race-way.
Line 2
The flow is ofttimes in the poor reader who makes such haste over their pages, as to the traveller the walls and fences seem to travel.
Line 3
But the most rapid trot is no flow after all.[373] If I cannot chop wood in the yard, can I not chop wood in my journal?
Line 4
Can I not give vent to that appetite so?
/kæn aɪ nɑːt ɡɪv vent tuː ðæt ˈæpətaɪt soʊ/
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I wish to relieve myself of superfluous energy.
/aɪ wɪʃ tuː rɪˈliːv ˌmaɪˈself ʌv ˈsuːpərflwʌs ˈenərdʒi/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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chop verb US /tʃɑːp/

cut into pieces

From this reading “But the most rapid trot is no flow after all.[373] If I cannot chop wood in the yard, can I not chop wood in my journal?”

fences noun US /ˈfensəz/

plural of “fence” — a barrier that serves to enclose an area

From this reading “The flow is ofttimes in the poor reader who makes such haste over their pages, as to the traveller the walls and fences seem to travel.”

glibly adverb US /ˈɡlɪbli/

with superficial plausibility

From this reading “They flow as glibly as mill-streams sucking under a race-way.”

relieve verb US /rɪˈliːv/

provide physical relief, as from pain

From this reading “I wish to relieve myself of superfluous energy.”

sucking noun US /ˈsʌkɪŋ/

the act of sucking

From this reading “They flow as glibly as mill-streams sucking under a race-way.”

superfluous adjective US /ˈsuːpərflwʌs/

serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being

From this reading “I wish to relieve myself of superfluous energy.”

trot verb US /trɑːt/

run at a moderately swift pace

From this reading “But the most rapid trot is no flow after all.[373] If I cannot chop wood in the yard, can I not chop wood in my journal?”

vent noun US /vent/

a hole for the escape of gas or air

From this reading “Can I not give vent to that appetite so?”

Word partnerships in these lines

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chop wood verb + noun

In this reading “But the most rapid trot is no flow after all.[373] If I cannot chop wood in the yard, can I not chop wood in my journal?”

give vent verb + noun

give expression or utterance to

In this reading “Can I not give vent to that appetite so?”

All words in this reading · 58

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373

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

From this reading But the most rapid trot is no flow after all.[373] If I cannot chop wood in the yard, can I not chop wood in my journal?

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading They flow as glibly as mill-streams sucking under a race-way.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading But the most rapid trot is no flow after all.[373] If I cannot chop wood in the yard, can I not chop wood in my journal?

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 But the most rapid trot is no flow after all.[373] If I cannot chop wood in the yard, can I not chop wood in my journal?

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The flow is ofttimes in the poor reader who makes such haste over their pages, as to the traveller the walls and fences seem to travel.

appetitenounUS /ˈæpətaɪt/

a feeling of craving something

From this reading Can I not give vent to that appetite so?

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading They flow as glibly as mill-streams sucking under a race-way.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But the most rapid trot is no flow after all.[373] If I cannot chop wood in the yard, can I not chop wood in my journal?

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading But the most rapid trot is no flow after all.[373] If I cannot chop wood in the yard, can I not chop wood in my journal?

cannot

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

From this reading But the most rapid trot is no flow after all.[373] If I cannot chop wood in the yard, can I not chop wood in my journal?

chopverbUS /tʃɑːp/

cut into pieces

From this reading But the most rapid trot is no flow after all.[373] If I cannot chop wood in the yard, can I not chop wood in my journal?

energynounUS /ˈenərdʒi/

(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs

From this reading I wish to relieve myself of superfluous energy.

fencesnounUS /ˈfensəz/

plural of “fence” — a barrier that serves to enclose an area

From this reading The flow is ofttimes in the poor reader who makes such haste over their pages, as to the traveller the walls and fences seem to travel.

flownounUS /floʊ/

the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

From this reading They flow as glibly as mill-streams sucking under a race-way.

giveverbUS /ɡɪv/

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Can I not give vent to that appetite so?

gliblyadverbUS /ˈɡlɪbli/

with superficial plausibility

From this reading They flow as glibly as mill-streams sucking under a race-way.

hastenounUS /heɪst/

overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)

From this reading The flow is ofttimes in the poor reader who makes such haste over their pages, as to the traveller the walls and fences seem to travel.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading But the most rapid trot is no flow after all.[373] If I cannot chop wood in the yard, can I not chop wood in my journal?

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading But the most rapid trot is no flow after all.[373] If I cannot chop wood in the yard, can I not chop wood in my journal?

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading The flow is ofttimes in the poor reader who makes such haste over their pages, as to the traveller the walls and fences seem to travel.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading The flow is ofttimes in the poor reader who makes such haste over their pages, as to the traveller the walls and fences seem to travel.

journalnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrnəl/

a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations

From this reading But the most rapid trot is no flow after all.[373] If I cannot chop wood in the yard, can I not chop wood in my journal?

makesnounUS /meɪks/

plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

From this reading The flow is ofttimes in the poor reader who makes such haste over their pages, as to the traveller the walls and fences seem to travel.

mill-streams

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

From this reading They flow as glibly as mill-streams sucking under a race-way.

mostadverbUS /moʊst/

used to form the superlative

From this reading But the most rapid trot is no flow after all.[373] If I cannot chop wood in the yard, can I not chop wood in my journal?

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading But the most rapid trot is no flow after all.[373] If I cannot chop wood in the yard, can I not chop wood in my journal?

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading I wish to relieve myself of superfluous energy.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading But the most rapid trot is no flow after all.[373] If I cannot chop wood in the yard, can I not chop wood in my journal?

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading But the most rapid trot is no flow after all.[373] If I cannot chop wood in the yard, can I not chop wood in my journal?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I wish to relieve myself of superfluous energy.

ofttimesadverb

many times at short intervals

From this reading The flow is ofttimes in the poor reader who makes such haste over their pages, as to the traveller the walls and fences seem to travel.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading The flow is ofttimes in the poor reader who makes such haste over their pages, as to the traveller the walls and fences seem to travel.

pagesnounUS /ˈpeɪdʒəz/

plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading The flow is ofttimes in the poor reader who makes such haste over their pages, as to the traveller the walls and fences seem to travel.

pooradjectiveUS /puːr/

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading The flow is ofttimes in the poor reader who makes such haste over their pages, as to the traveller the walls and fences seem to travel.

race-way

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

From this reading They flow as glibly as mill-streams sucking under a race-way.

rapidadjectiveUS /ˈræpəd/

done or occurring in a brief period of time

From this reading But the most rapid trot is no flow after all.[373] If I cannot chop wood in the yard, can I not chop wood in my journal?

readernounUS /ˈriːdər/

a person who enjoys reading

From this reading The flow is ofttimes in the poor reader who makes such haste over their pages, as to the traveller the walls and fences seem to travel.

relieveverbUS /rɪˈliːv/

provide physical relief, as from pain

From this reading I wish to relieve myself of superfluous energy.

seemverbUS /siːm/

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading The flow is ofttimes in the poor reader who makes such haste over their pages, as to the traveller the walls and fences seem to travel.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Can I not give vent to that appetite so?

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading The flow is ofttimes in the poor reader who makes such haste over their pages, as to the traveller the walls and fences seem to travel.

suckingnounUS /ˈsʌkɪŋ/

the act of sucking

From this reading They flow as glibly as mill-streams sucking under a race-way.

superfluousadjectiveUS /ˈsuːpərflwʌs/

serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being

From this reading I wish to relieve myself of superfluous energy.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Can I not give vent to that appetite so?

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The flow is ofttimes in the poor reader who makes such haste over their pages, as to the traveller the walls and fences seem to travel.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The flow is ofttimes in the poor reader who makes such haste over their pages, as to the traveller the walls and fences seem to travel.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They flow as glibly as mill-streams sucking under a race-way.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The flow is ofttimes in the poor reader who makes such haste over their pages, as to the traveller the walls and fences seem to travel.

travelverbUS /ˈtrævəl/

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

From this reading The flow is ofttimes in the poor reader who makes such haste over their pages, as to the traveller the walls and fences seem to travel.

travellernounUS /ˈtrævələr/

a person who changes location

From this reading The flow is ofttimes in the poor reader who makes such haste over their pages, as to the traveller the walls and fences seem to travel.

trotverbUS /trɑːt/

run at a moderately swift pace

From this reading But the most rapid trot is no flow after all.[373] If I cannot chop wood in the yard, can I not chop wood in my journal?

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading They flow as glibly as mill-streams sucking under a race-way.

ventnounUS /vent/

a hole for the escape of gas or air

From this reading Can I not give vent to that appetite so?

wallsnounUS /wɔːlz/

plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading The flow is ofttimes in the poor reader who makes such haste over their pages, as to the traveller the walls and fences seem to travel.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading The flow is ofttimes in the poor reader who makes such haste over their pages, as to the traveller the walls and fences seem to travel.

wishverbUS /wɪʃ/

hope for; have a wish

From this reading I wish to relieve myself of superfluous energy.

woodnounUS /wʊd/

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading But the most rapid trot is no flow after all.[373] If I cannot chop wood in the yard, can I not chop wood in my journal?

yardnounUS /jɑːrd/

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 But the most rapid trot is no flow after all.[373] If I cannot chop wood in the yard, can I not chop wood in my journal?

Chapter 13 of Journal 01, 1837-1846 — Volume 07 by Henry David Thoreau holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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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