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King Spruce, A Novel
King Spruce, A Novel

Chapter XIX

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THE OLD SOUBUNGO TRAIL "And never a knight in a tournament Rode lists with a jauntier mien, Than he of the drive who came alive Thro' the hell of the Hulling Machine."
--The Spike-sole Knight.
Larry Gorman, "the woodsman's poet," whose songs are known and sung in the camps from Holeb to Madawaska, was with Rodburd Ide's incoming crew.
His three most notable lyrics are these: "I feed P.I.'s on tarts and pies," "Bushmen all, your ear I call until I shall relate," and "The Old Soubungo Trail."
When Rodburd Ide's hundred men "met up" with the Honorable Pulaski D. Britt's hundred men at the foot of Pogey Notch, Larry Gorman displayed a true poet's obliviousness to the details of the wrangle between principals.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

King Spruce, A Novel

Chapter XIX

Reading 1/51 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE OLD SOUBUNGO TRAIL "And never a knight in a tournament Rode lists with a jauntier mien, Than he of the drive who came alive Thro' the hell of the Hulling Machine."
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--The Spike-sole Knight.
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Larry Gorman, "the woodsman's poet," whose songs are known and sung in the camps from Holeb to Madawaska, was with Rodburd Ide's incoming crew.
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His three most notable lyrics are these: "I feed P.I.'s on tarts and pies," "Bushmen all, your ear I call until I shall relate," and "The Old Soubungo Trail."
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When Rodburd Ide's hundred men "met up" with the Honorable Pulaski D. Britt's hundred men at the foot of Pogey Notch, Larry Gorman displayed a true poet's obliviousness to the details of the wrangle between principals.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Between preposition US /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading “When Rodburd Ide's hundred men "met up" with the Honorable Pulaski D. Britt's hundred men at the foot of Pogey Notch, Larry Gorman displayed a true poet's obliviousness to the details of the wrangle between principals.”

Crew noun US /crew/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Larry Gorman, "the woodsman's poet," whose songs are known and sung in the camps from Holeb to Madawaska, was with Rodburd Ide's incoming crew.”

Details noun US /ˈdetails/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “When Rodburd Ide's hundred men "met up" with the Honorable Pulaski D. Britt's hundred men at the foot of Pogey Notch, Larry Gorman displayed a true poet's obliviousness to the details of the wrangle between principals.”

Foot noun US /foot/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “When Rodburd Ide's hundred men "met up" with the Honorable Pulaski D. Britt's hundred men at the foot of Pogey Notch, Larry Gorman displayed a true poet's obliviousness to the details of the wrangle between principals.”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE OLD SOUBUNGO TRAIL "And never a knight in a tournament Rode lists with a jauntier mien, Than he of the drive who came alive Thro' the hell of the Hulling Machine."”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “His three most notable lyrics are these: "I feed P.I.'s on tarts and pies," "Bushmen all, your ear I call until I shall relate," and "The Old Soubungo Trail."”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “His three most notable lyrics are these: "I feed P.I.'s on tarts and pies," "Bushmen all, your ear I call until I shall relate," and "The Old Soubungo Trail."”

Until preposition US /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “His three most notable lyrics are these: "I feed P.I.'s on tarts and pies," "Bushmen all, your ear I call until I shall relate," and "The Old Soubungo Trail."”

Whose determiner US /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading “Larry Gorman, "the woodsman's poet," whose songs are known and sung in the camps from Holeb to Madawaska, was with Rodburd Ide's incoming crew.”

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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 OLD SOUBUNGO TRAIL "And never a knight in a tournament Rode lists with a jauntier mien, Than he of the drive who came alive Thro' the hell of the Hulling Machine."

alive

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From this reading THE OLD SOUBUNGO TRAIL "And never a knight in a tournament Rode lists with a jauntier mien, Than he of the drive who came alive Thro' the hell of the Hulling Machine."

all

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From this reading His three most notable lyrics are these: "I feed P.I.'s on tarts and pies," "Bushmen all, your ear I call until I shall relate," and "The Old Soubungo Trail."

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading THE OLD SOUBUNGO TRAIL "And never a knight in a tournament Rode lists with a jauntier mien, Than he of the drive who came alive Thro' the hell of the Hulling Machine."

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading Larry Gorman, "the woodsman's poet," whose songs are known and sung in the camps from Holeb to Madawaska, was with Rodburd Ide's incoming crew.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading When Rodburd Ide's hundred men "met up" with the Honorable Pulaski D. Britt's hundred men at the foot of Pogey Notch, Larry Gorman displayed a true poet's obliviousness to the details of the wrangle between principals.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading When Rodburd Ide's hundred men "met up" with the Honorable Pulaski D. Britt's hundred men at the foot of Pogey Notch, Larry Gorman displayed a true poet's obliviousness to the details of the wrangle between principals.

Britt's

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From this reading When Rodburd Ide's hundred men "met up" with the Honorable Pulaski D. Britt's hundred men at the foot of Pogey Notch, Larry Gorman displayed a true poet's obliviousness to the details of the wrangle between principals.

Bushmen

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From this reading His three most notable lyrics are these: "I feed P.I.'s on tarts and pies," "Bushmen all, your ear I call until I shall relate," and "The Old Soubungo Trail."

call

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From this reading His three most notable lyrics are these: "I feed P.I.'s on tarts and pies," "Bushmen all, your ear I call until I shall relate," and "The Old Soubungo Trail."

came

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From this reading THE OLD SOUBUNGO TRAIL "And never a knight in a tournament Rode lists with a jauntier mien, Than he of the drive who came alive Thro' the hell of the Hulling Machine."

camps

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From this reading Larry Gorman, "the woodsman's poet," whose songs are known and sung in the camps from Holeb to Madawaska, was with Rodburd Ide's incoming crew.

crewnounUS /crew/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Larry Gorman, "the woodsman's poet," whose songs are known and sung in the camps from Holeb to Madawaska, was with Rodburd Ide's incoming crew.

D

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From this reading When Rodburd Ide's hundred men "met up" with the Honorable Pulaski D. Britt's hundred men at the foot of Pogey Notch, Larry Gorman displayed a true poet's obliviousness to the details of the wrangle between principals.

detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading When Rodburd Ide's hundred men "met up" with the Honorable Pulaski D. Britt's hundred men at the foot of Pogey Notch, Larry Gorman displayed a true poet's obliviousness to the details of the wrangle between principals.

displayed

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From this reading When Rodburd Ide's hundred men "met up" with the Honorable Pulaski D. Britt's hundred men at the foot of Pogey Notch, Larry Gorman displayed a true poet's obliviousness to the details of the wrangle between principals.

drive

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From this reading THE OLD SOUBUNGO TRAIL "And never a knight in a tournament Rode lists with a jauntier mien, Than he of the drive who came alive Thro' the hell of the Hulling Machine."

ear

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From this reading His three most notable lyrics are these: "I feed P.I.'s on tarts and pies," "Bushmen all, your ear I call until I shall relate," and "The Old Soubungo Trail."

feed

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From this reading His three most notable lyrics are these: "I feed P.I.'s on tarts and pies," "Bushmen all, your ear I call until I shall relate," and "The Old Soubungo Trail."

footnounUS /foot/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading When Rodburd Ide's hundred men "met up" with the Honorable Pulaski D. Britt's hundred men at the foot of Pogey Notch, Larry Gorman displayed a true poet's obliviousness to the details of the wrangle between principals.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Larry Gorman, "the woodsman's poet," whose songs are known and sung in the camps from Holeb to Madawaska, was with Rodburd Ide's incoming crew.

Gorman

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From this reading Larry Gorman, "the woodsman's poet," whose songs are known and sung in the camps from Holeb to Madawaska, was with Rodburd Ide's incoming crew.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading THE OLD SOUBUNGO TRAIL "And never a knight in a tournament Rode lists with a jauntier mien, Than he of the drive who came alive Thro' the hell of the Hulling Machine."

hell

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From this reading THE OLD SOUBUNGO TRAIL "And never a knight in a tournament Rode lists with a jauntier mien, Than he of the drive who came alive Thro' the hell of the Hulling Machine."

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading His three most notable lyrics are these: "I feed P.I.'s on tarts and pies," "Bushmen all, your ear I call until I shall relate," and "The Old Soubungo Trail."

Holeb

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From this reading Larry Gorman, "the woodsman's poet," whose songs are known and sung in the camps from Holeb to Madawaska, was with Rodburd Ide's incoming crew.

Honorable

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From this reading When Rodburd Ide's hundred men "met up" with the Honorable Pulaski D. Britt's hundred men at the foot of Pogey Notch, Larry Gorman displayed a true poet's obliviousness to the details of the wrangle between principals.

Hulling

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From this reading THE OLD SOUBUNGO TRAIL "And never a knight in a tournament Rode lists with a jauntier mien, Than he of the drive who came alive Thro' the hell of the Hulling Machine."

hundred

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From this reading When Rodburd Ide's hundred men "met up" with the Honorable Pulaski D. Britt's hundred men at the foot of Pogey Notch, Larry Gorman displayed a true poet's obliviousness to the details of the wrangle between principals.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading His three most notable lyrics are these: "I feed P.I.'s on tarts and pies," "Bushmen all, your ear I call until I shall relate," and "The Old Soubungo Trail."

Ide's

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From this reading Larry Gorman, "the woodsman's poet," whose songs are known and sung in the camps from Holeb to Madawaska, was with Rodburd Ide's incoming crew.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading THE OLD SOUBUNGO TRAIL "And never a knight in a tournament Rode lists with a jauntier mien, Than he of the drive who came alive Thro' the hell of the Hulling Machine."

incoming

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From this reading Larry Gorman, "the woodsman's poet," whose songs are known and sung in the camps from Holeb to Madawaska, was with Rodburd Ide's incoming crew.

jauntier

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From this reading THE OLD SOUBUNGO TRAIL "And never a knight in a tournament Rode lists with a jauntier mien, Than he of the drive who came alive Thro' the hell of the Hulling Machine."

knight

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From this reading THE OLD SOUBUNGO TRAIL "And never a knight in a tournament Rode lists with a jauntier mien, Than he of the drive who came alive Thro' the hell of the Hulling Machine."

known

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From this reading Larry Gorman, "the woodsman's poet," whose songs are known and sung in the camps from Holeb to Madawaska, was with Rodburd Ide's incoming crew.

Larry

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From this reading Larry Gorman, "the woodsman's poet," whose songs are known and sung in the camps from Holeb to Madawaska, was with Rodburd Ide's incoming crew.

lists

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From this reading THE OLD SOUBUNGO TRAIL "And never a knight in a tournament Rode lists with a jauntier mien, Than he of the drive who came alive Thro' the hell of the Hulling Machine."

lyrics

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From this reading His three most notable lyrics are these: "I feed P.I.'s on tarts and pies," "Bushmen all, your ear I call until I shall relate," and "The Old Soubungo Trail."

Machine

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From this reading THE OLD SOUBUNGO TRAIL "And never a knight in a tournament Rode lists with a jauntier mien, Than he of the drive who came alive Thro' the hell of the Hulling Machine."

Madawaska

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From this reading Larry Gorman, "the woodsman's poet," whose songs are known and sung in the camps from Holeb to Madawaska, was with Rodburd Ide's incoming crew.

men

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From this reading When Rodburd Ide's hundred men "met up" with the Honorable Pulaski D. Britt's hundred men at the foot of Pogey Notch, Larry Gorman displayed a true poet's obliviousness to the details of the wrangle between principals.

met

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From this reading When Rodburd Ide's hundred men "met up" with the Honorable Pulaski D. Britt's hundred men at the foot of Pogey Notch, Larry Gorman displayed a true poet's obliviousness to the details of the wrangle between principals.

mien

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From this reading THE OLD SOUBUNGO TRAIL "And never a knight in a tournament Rode lists with a jauntier mien, Than he of the drive who came alive Thro' the hell of the Hulling Machine."

most

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From this reading His three most notable lyrics are these: "I feed P.I.'s on tarts and pies," "Bushmen all, your ear I call until I shall relate," and "The Old Soubungo Trail."

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE OLD SOUBUNGO TRAIL "And never a knight in a tournament Rode lists with a jauntier mien, Than he of the drive who came alive Thro' the hell of the Hulling Machine."

notable

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From this reading His three most notable lyrics are these: "I feed P.I.'s on tarts and pies," "Bushmen all, your ear I call until I shall relate," and "The Old Soubungo Trail."

Notch

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From this reading When Rodburd Ide's hundred men "met up" with the Honorable Pulaski D. Britt's hundred men at the foot of Pogey Notch, Larry Gorman displayed a true poet's obliviousness to the details of the wrangle between principals.

obliviousness

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From this reading When Rodburd Ide's hundred men "met up" with the Honorable Pulaski D. Britt's hundred men at the foot of Pogey Notch, Larry Gorman displayed a true poet's obliviousness to the details of the wrangle between principals.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE OLD SOUBUNGO TRAIL "And never a knight in a tournament Rode lists with a jauntier mien, Than he of the drive who came alive Thro' the hell of the Hulling Machine."

OLD

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From this reading THE OLD SOUBUNGO TRAIL "And never a knight in a tournament Rode lists with a jauntier mien, Than he of the drive who came alive Thro' the hell of the Hulling Machine."

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading His three most notable lyrics are these: "I feed P.I.'s on tarts and pies," "Bushmen all, your ear I call until I shall relate," and "The Old Soubungo Trail."

P

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From this reading His three most notable lyrics are these: "I feed P.I.'s on tarts and pies," "Bushmen all, your ear I call until I shall relate," and "The Old Soubungo Trail."

pies

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From this reading His three most notable lyrics are these: "I feed P.I.'s on tarts and pies," "Bushmen all, your ear I call until I shall relate," and "The Old Soubungo Trail."

poet

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From this reading Larry Gorman, "the woodsman's poet," whose songs are known and sung in the camps from Holeb to Madawaska, was with Rodburd Ide's incoming crew.

poet's

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From this reading When Rodburd Ide's hundred men "met up" with the Honorable Pulaski D. Britt's hundred men at the foot of Pogey Notch, Larry Gorman displayed a true poet's obliviousness to the details of the wrangle between principals.

Pogey

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From this reading When Rodburd Ide's hundred men "met up" with the Honorable Pulaski D. Britt's hundred men at the foot of Pogey Notch, Larry Gorman displayed a true poet's obliviousness to the details of the wrangle between principals.

principals

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From this reading When Rodburd Ide's hundred men "met up" with the Honorable Pulaski D. Britt's hundred men at the foot of Pogey Notch, Larry Gorman displayed a true poet's obliviousness to the details of the wrangle between principals.

Pulaski

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From this reading When Rodburd Ide's hundred men "met up" with the Honorable Pulaski D. Britt's hundred men at the foot of Pogey Notch, Larry Gorman displayed a true poet's obliviousness to the details of the wrangle between principals.

relate

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From this reading His three most notable lyrics are these: "I feed P.I.'s on tarts and pies," "Bushmen all, your ear I call until I shall relate," and "The Old Soubungo Trail."

Rodburd

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From this reading Larry Gorman, "the woodsman's poet," whose songs are known and sung in the camps from Holeb to Madawaska, was with Rodburd Ide's incoming crew.

Rode

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From this reading THE OLD SOUBUNGO TRAIL "And never a knight in a tournament Rode lists with a jauntier mien, Than he of the drive who came alive Thro' the hell of the Hulling Machine."

s

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From this reading His three most notable lyrics are these: "I feed P.I.'s on tarts and pies," "Bushmen all, your ear I call until I shall relate," and "The Old Soubungo Trail."

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading His three most notable lyrics are these: "I feed P.I.'s on tarts and pies," "Bushmen all, your ear I call until I shall relate," and "The Old Soubungo Trail."

songs

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From this reading Larry Gorman, "the woodsman's poet," whose songs are known and sung in the camps from Holeb to Madawaska, was with Rodburd Ide's incoming crew.

SOUBUNGO

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From this reading THE OLD SOUBUNGO TRAIL "And never a knight in a tournament Rode lists with a jauntier mien, Than he of the drive who came alive Thro' the hell of the Hulling Machine."

Spike-sole

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From this reading --The Spike-sole Knight.

sung

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From this reading Larry Gorman, "the woodsman's poet," whose songs are known and sung in the camps from Holeb to Madawaska, was with Rodburd Ide's incoming crew.

tarts

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From this reading His three most notable lyrics are these: "I feed P.I.'s on tarts and pies," "Bushmen all, your ear I call until I shall relate," and "The Old Soubungo Trail."

ThanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading THE OLD SOUBUNGO TRAIL "And never a knight in a tournament Rode lists with a jauntier mien, Than he of the drive who came alive Thro' the hell of the Hulling Machine."

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE OLD SOUBUNGO TRAIL "And never a knight in a tournament Rode lists with a jauntier mien, Than he of the drive who came alive Thro' the hell of the Hulling Machine."

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading His three most notable lyrics are these: "I feed P.I.'s on tarts and pies," "Bushmen all, your ear I call until I shall relate," and "The Old Soubungo Trail."

three

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From this reading His three most notable lyrics are these: "I feed P.I.'s on tarts and pies," "Bushmen all, your ear I call until I shall relate," and "The Old Soubungo Trail."

Thro

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From this reading THE OLD SOUBUNGO TRAIL "And never a knight in a tournament Rode lists with a jauntier mien, Than he of the drive who came alive Thro' the hell of the Hulling Machine."

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Larry Gorman, "the woodsman's poet," whose songs are known and sung in the camps from Holeb to Madawaska, was with Rodburd Ide's incoming crew.

tournament

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From this reading THE OLD SOUBUNGO TRAIL "And never a knight in a tournament Rode lists with a jauntier mien, Than he of the drive who came alive Thro' the hell of the Hulling Machine."

TRAIL

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From this reading THE OLD SOUBUNGO TRAIL "And never a knight in a tournament Rode lists with a jauntier mien, Than he of the drive who came alive Thro' the hell of the Hulling Machine."

true

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From this reading When Rodburd Ide's hundred men "met up" with the Honorable Pulaski D. Britt's hundred men at the foot of Pogey Notch, Larry Gorman displayed a true poet's obliviousness to the details of the wrangle between principals.

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading His three most notable lyrics are these: "I feed P.I.'s on tarts and pies," "Bushmen all, your ear I call until I shall relate," and "The Old Soubungo Trail."

up

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From this reading When Rodburd Ide's hundred men "met up" with the Honorable Pulaski D. Britt's hundred men at the foot of Pogey Notch, Larry Gorman displayed a true poet's obliviousness to the details of the wrangle between principals.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Larry Gorman, "the woodsman's poet," whose songs are known and sung in the camps from Holeb to Madawaska, was with Rodburd Ide's incoming crew.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When Rodburd Ide's hundred men "met up" with the Honorable Pulaski D. Britt's hundred men at the foot of Pogey Notch, Larry Gorman displayed a true poet's obliviousness to the details of the wrangle between principals.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading THE OLD SOUBUNGO TRAIL "And never a knight in a tournament Rode lists with a jauntier mien, Than he of the drive who came alive Thro' the hell of the Hulling Machine."

whosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading Larry Gorman, "the woodsman's poet," whose songs are known and sung in the camps from Holeb to Madawaska, was with Rodburd Ide's incoming crew.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE OLD SOUBUNGO TRAIL "And never a knight in a tournament Rode lists with a jauntier mien, Than he of the drive who came alive Thro' the hell of the Hulling Machine."

woodsman's

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From this reading Larry Gorman, "the woodsman's poet," whose songs are known and sung in the camps from Holeb to Madawaska, was with Rodburd Ide's incoming crew.

wrangle

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From this reading When Rodburd Ide's hundred men "met up" with the Honorable Pulaski D. Britt's hundred men at the foot of Pogey Notch, Larry Gorman displayed a true poet's obliviousness to the details of the wrangle between principals.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading His three most notable lyrics are these: "I feed P.I.'s on tarts and pies," "Bushmen all, your ear I call until I shall relate," and "The Old Soubungo Trail."