Chapter VI of Lost Farm Camp, “Tramworth,” is here in full — 374 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VI
Chapter VI of Lost Farm Camp, “Tramworth,” is here in full — 374 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
David was awakened by the sound of chopping. He arose and dressed sleepily. After a brisk ablution at the river’s edge he came up the hill, where he found Avery making firewood. “Mornin’. Skeeters bother you some?”
Chapter VI of Lost Farm Camp, “Tramworth,” is here in full — 374 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels
From this reading “After a brisk ablution at the river’s edge he came up the hill, where he found Avery making firewood.”
aroused or activated
From this reading “David was awakened by the sound of chopping.”
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading “Skeeters bother you some?””
quick and energetic
From this reading “After a brisk ablution at the river’s edge he came up the hill, where he found Avery making firewood.”
inflected form of “chop” — cut into pieces
From this reading “David was awakened by the sound of chopping.”
wood used for fuel
From this reading “After a brisk ablution at the river’s edge he came up the hill, where he found Avery making firewood.”
possessive form of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
in a sleepy manner
From this reading “He arose and dressed sleepily.”
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.
bring forth, usually something desirable
In this reading “After a brisk ablution at the river’s edge he came up the hill, where he found Avery making firewood.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After a brisk ablution at the river’s edge he came up the hill, where he found Avery making firewood.
the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels
From this reading After a brisk ablution at the river’s edge he came up the hill, where he found Avery making firewood.
later than; following
From this reading After a brisk ablution at the river’s edge he came up the hill, where he found Avery making firewood.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He arose and dressed sleepily.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading He arose and dressed sleepily.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After a brisk ablution at the river’s edge he came up the hill, where he found Avery making firewood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After a brisk ablution at the river’s edge he came up the hill, where he found Avery making firewood.
aroused or activated
From this reading David was awakened by the sound of chopping.
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading Skeeters bother you some?”
quick and energetic
From this reading After a brisk ablution at the river’s edge he came up the hill, where he found Avery making firewood.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading David was awakened by the sound of chopping.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading After a brisk ablution at the river’s edge he came up the hill, where he found Avery making firewood.
inflected form of “chop” — cut into pieces
From this reading David was awakened by the sound of chopping.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading David was awakened by the sound of chopping.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading He arose and dressed sleepily.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading After a brisk ablution at the river’s edge he came up the hill, where he found Avery making firewood.
wood used for fuel
From this reading After a brisk ablution at the river’s edge he came up the hill, where he found Avery making firewood.
set up or found
From this reading After a brisk ablution at the river’s edge he came up the hill, where he found Avery making firewood.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He arose and dressed sleepily.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading After a brisk ablution at the river’s edge he came up the hill, where he found Avery making firewood.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading After a brisk ablution at the river’s edge he came up the hill, where he found Avery making firewood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mornin’.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading David was awakened by the sound of chopping.
possessive form of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading After a brisk ablution at the river’s edge he came up the hill, where he found Avery making firewood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Skeeters bother you some?”
in a sleepy manner
From this reading He arose and dressed sleepily.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Skeeters bother you some?”
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading David was awakened by the sound of chopping.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading David was awakened by the sound of chopping.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading After a brisk ablution at the river’s edge he came up the hill, where he found Avery making firewood.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading David was awakened by the sound of chopping.
in or at the place that
From this reading After a brisk ablution at the river’s edge he came up the hill, where he found Avery making firewood.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Skeeters bother you some?”
Chapter 6 of Lost Farm Camp by Henry Herbert Knibbs holds 374 sentences, grouped into 75 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.
Chapter 6 holds 374 sentences of Lost Farm Camp, unabridged, divided into 75 reading sections.
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