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Journal 02, 1850-September 15, 1851 — Volume 08
Journal 02, 1850-September 15, 1851 — Volume 08

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of Journal 02, 1850-September 15, 1851 — Volume 08 is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Henry David Thoreau • Curated US English Learning Edition
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And as I walked, she followed me, and took an apple from my hand, and seemed to care more for the hand than apple.
So innocent a face as I have rarely seen on any creature, and I have looked in face of many heifers.
And as she took the apple from my hand, I caught the apple of her eye.
She smelled as sweet as the clethra blossom.
There was no sinister expression.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Journal 02, 1850-September 15, 1851 — Volume 08

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of Journal 02, 1850-September 15, 1851 — Volume 08 is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
And as I walked, she followed me, and took an apple from my hand, and seemed to care more for the hand than apple.
/ənd æz aɪ wɔːkt ʃiː ˈfɑːloʊd miː ənd tʊk æn ˈæpəl frʌm maɪ hænd ənd siːmd tuː ker mɔːr fɔːr ðə hænd ðæn ˈæpəl/
Line 2
So innocent a face as I have rarely seen on any creature, and I have looked in face of many heifers.
/soʊ ˈɪnəsənt ə feɪs æz aɪ hæv ˈrerli siːn ɑːn ˈeni ˈkriːtʃər ənd aɪ hæv lʊkt ɪn feɪs ʌv ˈmeni ˈhefərz/
Line 3
And as she took the apple from my hand, I caught the apple of her eye.
/ənd æz ʃiː tʊk ðə ˈæpəl frʌm maɪ hænd aɪ kɑːt ðə ˈæpəl ʌv hɜːr aɪ/
Line 4
She smelled as sweet as the clethra blossom.
Line 5
There was no sinister expression.
/ðer wɑːz noʊ ˈsɪnɪstər ɪkˈspreʃən/

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.

apple noun US /ˈæpəl/

fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh

From this reading “And as I walked, she followed me, and took an apple from my hand, and seemed to care more for the hand than apple.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
blossom verb US /ˈblɑːsəm/

produce or yield flowers

From this reading “She smelled as sweet as the clethra blossom.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
creature noun US /ˈkriːtʃər/

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading “So innocent a face as I have rarely seen on any creature, and I have looked in face of many heifers.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
heifers noun US /ˈhefərz/

plural of “heifer” — young cow

From this reading “So innocent a face as I have rarely seen on any creature, and I have looked in face of many heifers.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
innocent adjective US /ˈɪnəsənt/

free from evil or guilt

From this reading “So innocent a face as I have rarely seen on any creature, and I have looked in face of many heifers.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rarely adverb US /ˈrerli/

not often

From this reading “So innocent a face as I have rarely seen on any creature, and I have looked in face of many heifers.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sinister adjective US /ˈsɪnɪstər/

threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

From this reading “There was no sinister expression.”

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smelled verb US /smeld/

past form of “smell” — inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense

From this reading “She smelled as sweet as the clethra blossom.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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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 So innocent a face as I have rarely seen on any creature, and I have looked in face of many heifers.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
andeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading And as I walked, she followed me, and took an apple from my hand, and seemed to care more for the hand than apple.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading And as I walked, she followed me, and took an apple from my hand, and seemed to care more for the hand than apple.

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anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading So innocent a face as I have rarely seen on any creature, and I have looked in face of many heifers.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
applenounUS /ˈæpəl/

fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh

From this reading And as I walked, she followed me, and took an apple from my hand, and seemed to care more for the hand than apple.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading And as I walked, she followed me, and took an apple from my hand, and seemed to care more for the hand than apple.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
blossomverbUS /ˈblɑːsəm/

produce or yield flowers

From this reading She smelled as sweet as the clethra blossom.

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carenounUS /ker/

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading And as I walked, she followed me, and took an apple from my hand, and seemed to care more for the hand than apple.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
caughtverbUS /kɑːt/

inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading And as she took the apple from my hand, I caught the apple of her eye.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
clethranoun

type and sole genus of the Clethraceae; deciduous shrubs or small trees: white alder, summer-sweet

From this reading She smelled as sweet as the clethra blossom.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
creaturenounUS /ˈkriːtʃər/

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading So innocent a face as I have rarely seen on any creature, and I have looked in face of many heifers.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
expressionnounUS /ɪkˈspreʃən/

the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading There was no sinister expression.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
eyenounUS /aɪ/

the organ of sight

From this reading And as she took the apple from my hand, I caught the apple of her eye.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading So innocent a face as I have rarely seen on any creature, and I have looked in face of many heifers.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
followedverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊd/

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading And as I walked, she followed me, and took an apple from my hand, and seemed to care more for the hand than apple.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading And as I walked, she followed me, and took an apple from my hand, and seemed to care more for the hand than apple.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading And as I walked, she followed me, and took an apple from my hand, and seemed to care more for the hand than apple.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading And as I walked, she followed me, and took an apple from my hand, and seemed to care more for the hand than apple.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading So innocent a face as I have rarely seen on any creature, and I have looked in face of many heifers.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
heifersnounUS /ˈhefərz/

plural of “heifer” — young cow

From this reading So innocent a face as I have rarely seen on any creature, and I have looked in face of many heifers.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading And as she took the apple from my hand, I caught the apple of her eye.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading And as I walked, she followed me, and took an apple from my hand, and seemed to care more for the hand than apple.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading So innocent a face as I have rarely seen on any creature, and I have looked in face of many heifers.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
innocentadjectiveUS /ˈɪnəsənt/

free from evil or guilt

From this reading So innocent a face as I have rarely seen on any creature, and I have looked in face of many heifers.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading So innocent a face as I have rarely seen on any creature, and I have looked in face of many heifers.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
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 So innocent a face as I have rarely seen on any creature, and I have looked in face of many heifers.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading And as I walked, she followed me, and took an apple from my hand, and seemed to care more for the hand than apple.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

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

From this reading And as I walked, she followed me, and took an apple from my hand, and seemed to care more for the hand than apple.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading And as I walked, she followed me, and took an apple from my hand, and seemed to care more for the hand than apple.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading There was no sinister expression.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading So innocent a face as I have rarely seen on any creature, and I have looked in face of many heifers.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading So innocent a face as I have rarely seen on any creature, and I have looked in face of many heifers.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
rarelyadverbUS /ˈrerli/

not often

From this reading So innocent a face as I have rarely seen on any creature, and I have looked in face of many heifers.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
seemedverbUS /siːmd/

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading And as I walked, she followed me, and took an apple from my hand, and seemed to care more for the hand than apple.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
seenverbUS /siːn/

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading So innocent a face as I have rarely seen on any creature, and I have looked in face of many heifers.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading And as I walked, she followed me, and took an apple from my hand, and seemed to care more for the hand than apple.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
sinisteradjectiveUS /ˈsɪnɪstər/

threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

From this reading There was no sinister expression.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
smelledverbUS /smeld/

past form of “smell” — inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense

From this reading She smelled as sweet as the clethra blossom.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So innocent a face as I have rarely seen on any creature, and I have looked in face of many heifers.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading She smelled as sweet as the clethra blossom.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading And as I walked, she followed me, and took an apple from my hand, and seemed to care more for the hand than apple.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading And as I walked, she followed me, and took an apple from my hand, and seemed to care more for the hand than apple.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was no sinister expression.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading And as I walked, she followed me, and took an apple from my hand, and seemed to care more for the hand than apple.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
tookverbUS /tʊk/

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading And as I walked, she followed me, and took an apple from my hand, and seemed to care more for the hand than apple.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading And as I walked, she followed me, and took an apple from my hand, and seemed to care more for the hand than apple.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading There was no sinister expression.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Chapter 3 of Journal 02, 1850-September 15, 1851 — Volume 08 by Henry David Thoreau holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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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