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King Spruce, A Novel

Chapter IX

Chapter 9 of King Spruce, A Novel is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Holman Day • Curated US English Learning Edition
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THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."
--Leeboomook Song.
The sheriff and his men tramped into the little clearing and gave the usual greeting of woods wayfarers--the nod and the almost voiceless grunt.
The Honorable Pulaski was a little more talkative.
He was also in excellent humor.
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

King Spruce, A Novel

Chapter IX

Chapter 9 of King Spruce, A Novel is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/49 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."
Line 2
--Leeboomook Song.
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The sheriff and his men tramped into the little clearing and gave the usual greeting of woods wayfarers--the nod and the almost voiceless grunt.
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The Honorable Pulaski was a little more talkative.
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He was also in excellent humor.
/hiː wɑːz ˈɔːlsoʊ ɪn ˈeksələnt ˈhjuːmər/

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grunt noun US /ɡrʌnt/

the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs

From this reading “The sheriff and his men tramped into the little clearing and gave the usual greeting of woods wayfarers--the nod and the almost voiceless grunt.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
jam verb US /dʒæm/

press tightly together or cram

From this reading “THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
riffle verb US /ˈrɪfəl/

twitch or flutter

From this reading “THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
talkative adjective US /ˈtɔːkətɪv/

full of trivial conversation

From this reading “The Honorable Pulaski was a little more talkative.”

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tangled adjective US /ˈtæŋɡəld/

in a confused mass

From this reading “THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
torch noun US /tɔːrtʃ/

a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance

From this reading “THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
tramped verb US /træmpt/

past form of “tramp” — travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition

From this reading “The sheriff and his men tramped into the little clearing and gave the usual greeting of woods wayfarers--the nod and the almost voiceless grunt.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
voiceless adjective US /ˈvɔɪsləs/

produced without vibration of the vocal cords

From this reading “The sheriff and his men tramped into the little clearing and gave the usual greeting of woods wayfarers--the nod and the almost voiceless grunt.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

usual greeting adjective + noun

In this reading “The sheriff and his men tramped into the little clearing and gave the usual greeting of woods wayfarers--the nod and the almost voiceless grunt.”

190 times in 426,211 chapters
never learned adverb + adjective

In this reading “THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."”

1,494 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 58

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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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 TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading The sheriff and his men tramped into the little clearing and gave the usual greeting of woods wayfarers--the nod and the almost voiceless grunt.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/

in addition

From this reading He was also in excellent humor.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
apartadverbUS /əˈpɑːrt/

separated or at a distance in place or position or time

From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
clearingnounUS /ˈklɪrɪŋ/

a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area

From this reading The sheriff and his men tramped into the little clearing and gave the usual greeting of woods wayfarers--the nod and the almost voiceless grunt.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
excellentadjectiveUS /ˈeksələnt/

very good; of the highest quality

From this reading He was also in excellent humor.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading The sheriff and his men tramped into the little clearing and gave the usual greeting of woods wayfarers--the nod and the almost voiceless grunt.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
greetingnounUS /ˈɡriːtɪŋ/

(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)

From this reading The sheriff and his men tramped into the little clearing and gave the usual greeting of woods wayfarers--the nod and the almost voiceless grunt.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
gruntnounUS /ɡrʌnt/

the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs

From this reading The sheriff and his men tramped into the little clearing and gave the usual greeting of woods wayfarers--the nod and the almost voiceless grunt.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He was also in excellent humor.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading The sheriff and his men tramped into the little clearing and gave the usual greeting of woods wayfarers--the nod and the almost voiceless grunt.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
HonorableadjectiveUS /ˈɑːnərəbəl/

not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent

From this reading The Honorable Pulaski was a little more talkative.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
how

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

From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."

Pending verification
humornounUS /ˈhjuːmər/

a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

From this reading He was also in excellent humor.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading He was also in excellent humor.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The sheriff and his men tramped into the little clearing and gave the usual greeting of woods wayfarers--the nod and the almost voiceless grunt.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ITpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
it's

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

From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."

Pending verification
jamverbUS /dʒæm/

press tightly together or cram

From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
learnedadjectiveUS /lɜːrnd/

having or showing profound knowledge

From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Leeboomook

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From this reading --Leeboomook Song.

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LIGHTINGnounUS /ˈlaɪtɪŋ/

having abundant light or illumination

From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The sheriff and his men tramped into the little clearing and gave the usual greeting of woods wayfarers--the nod and the almost voiceless grunt.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
logverbUS /lɔːɡ/

enter into a log, as on ships and planes

From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading The sheriff and his men tramped into the little clearing and gave the usual greeting of woods wayfarers--the nod and the almost voiceless grunt.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

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

From this reading The Honorable Pulaski was a little more talkative.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nodverbUS /nɑːd/

express or signify by nodding

From this reading The sheriff and his men tramped into the little clearing and gave the usual greeting of woods wayfarers--the nod and the almost voiceless grunt.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
Pulaski

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From this reading The Honorable Pulaski was a little more talkative.

Pending verification
riffleverbUS /ˈrɪfəl/

twitch or flutter

From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sheriffnounUS /ˈʃerəf/

the principal law-enforcement officer in a county

From this reading The sheriff and his men tramped into the little clearing and gave the usual greeting of woods wayfarers--the nod and the almost voiceless grunt.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SongnounUS /sɔːŋ/

a short musical composition with words

From this reading --Leeboomook Song.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
talkativeadjectiveUS /ˈtɔːkətɪv/

full of trivial conversation

From this reading The Honorable Pulaski was a little more talkative.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
tangledadjectiveUS /ˈtæŋɡəld/

in a confused mass

From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."

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 THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
TORCHnounUS /tɔːrtʃ/

a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance

From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
trampedverbUS /træmpt/

past form of “tramp” — travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition

From this reading The sheriff and his men tramped into the little clearing and gave the usual greeting of woods wayfarers--the nod and the almost voiceless grunt.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/

moved around an axis or center

From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
twistedadjectiveUS /ˈtwɪstɪd/

having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented

From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/

occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure

From this reading The sheriff and his men tramped into the little clearing and gave the usual greeting of woods wayfarers--the nod and the almost voiceless grunt.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
voicelessadjectiveUS /ˈvɔɪsləs/

produced without vibration of the vocal cords

From this reading The sheriff and his men tramped into the little clearing and gave the usual greeting of woods wayfarers--the nod and the almost voiceless grunt.

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 The Honorable Pulaski was a little more talkative.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wayfarers

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

From this reading The sheriff and his men tramped into the little clearing and gave the usual greeting of woods wayfarers--the nod and the almost voiceless grunt.

Pending verification
waysnounUS /weɪz/

structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading THE TORCH, AND THE LIGHTING OF IT "We know how to riffle a log jam apart, Though it's tangled and twisted and turned; But the love of a woman and ways of the heart Are things that we never learned."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
woodsnounUS /wʊdz/

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading The sheriff and his men tramped into the little clearing and gave the usual greeting of woods wayfarers--the nod and the almost voiceless grunt.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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