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Rose of Dutcher's Coolly
Rose of Dutcher's Coolly

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of Rose of Dutcher's Coolly is here in full — 265 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Hamlin Garland • Curated US English Learning Edition
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ROSE MEETS DR.
THATCHER The school-house in Dutcher's coule, like most country school-houses, was a squalid little den.
It was as gray as a rock and as devoid of beauty as a dry goods box.
It sat in the midst of the valley and had no trees, to speak of, about it, and in winter it was almost as snow-swept as the school-houses of the prairie.
Its gray clap-boarding was hacked and scarred with knife and stone, and covered with mud and foul marks.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Rose of Dutcher's Coolly

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of Rose of Dutcher's Coolly is here in full — 265 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/53 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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ROSE MEETS DR.
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THATCHER The school-house in Dutcher's coule, like most country school-houses, was a squalid little den.
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It was as gray as a rock and as devoid of beauty as a dry goods box.
/ɪt wɑːz æz ɡreɪ æz ə rɑːk ənd æz dɪˈvɔɪd ʌv ˈbjuːti æz ə draɪ ɡʊdz bɑːks/
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It sat in the midst of the valley and had no trees, to speak of, about it, and in winter it was almost as snow-swept as the school-houses of the prairie.
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Its gray clap-boarding was hacked and scarred with knife and stone, and covered with mud and foul marks.

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devoid adjective US /dɪˈvɔɪd/

completely wanting or lacking

From this reading “It was as gray as a rock and as devoid of beauty as a dry goods box.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
foul adjective US /faʊl/

highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

From this reading “Its gray clap-boarding was hacked and scarred with knife and stone, and covered with mud and foul marks.”

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hacked verb US /hækt/

past form of “hack” — cut with a hacking tool

From this reading “Its gray clap-boarding was hacked and scarred with knife and stone, and covered with mud and foul marks.”

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meets noun US /miːts/

plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held

From this reading “ROSE MEETS DR.”

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prairie noun US /ˈpreri/

a treeless grassy plain

From this reading “It sat in the midst of the valley and had no trees, to speak of, about it, and in winter it was almost as snow-swept as the school-houses of the prairie.”

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scarred adjective US /skɑːrd/

deeply affected or marked by mental or physical pain or injury

From this reading “Its gray clap-boarding was hacked and scarred with knife and stone, and covered with mud and foul marks.”

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squalid adjective US /ˈskwɑːləd/

morally degraded

From this reading “THATCHER The school-house in Dutcher's coule, like most country school-houses, was a squalid little den.”

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thatcher noun US /ˈθætʃər/

British stateswoman; first woman to serve as Prime Minister (born in 1925)

From this reading “THATCHER The school-house in Dutcher's coule, like most country school-houses, was a squalid little den.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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in the midst preposition + article + noun counted as “in … midst”

the middle or central part or point

In this reading “It sat in the midst of the valley and had no trees, to speak of, about it, and in winter it was almost as snow-swept as the school-houses of the prairie.”

42,254 times in 426,211 chapters
with mud preposition + noun

In this reading “Its gray clap-boarding was hacked and scarred with knife and stone, and covered with mud and foul marks.”

2,317 times in 426,211 chapters

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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 THATCHER The school-house in Dutcher's coule, like most country school-houses, was a squalid little den.

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading It sat in the midst of the valley and had no trees, to speak of, about it, and in winter it was almost as snow-swept as the school-houses of the prairie.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/

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

From this reading It sat in the midst of the valley and had no trees, to speak of, about it, and in winter it was almost as snow-swept as the school-houses of the prairie.

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading It was as gray as a rock and as devoid of beauty as a dry goods box.

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asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading It was as gray as a rock and as devoid of beauty as a dry goods box.

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beautynounUS /ˈbjuːti/

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading It was as gray as a rock and as devoid of beauty as a dry goods box.

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boxnounUS /bɑːks/

a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid

From this reading It was as gray as a rock and as devoid of beauty as a dry goods box.

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clap-boarding

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From this reading Its gray clap-boarding was hacked and scarred with knife and stone, and covered with mud and foul marks.

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coule

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From this reading THATCHER The school-house in Dutcher's coule, like most country school-houses, was a squalid little den.

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countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading THATCHER The school-house in Dutcher's coule, like most country school-houses, was a squalid little den.

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coveredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌvərd/

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading Its gray clap-boarding was hacked and scarred with knife and stone, and covered with mud and foul marks.

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dennounUS /den/

the habitation of wild animals

From this reading THATCHER The school-house in Dutcher's coule, like most country school-houses, was a squalid little den.

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devoidadjectiveUS /dɪˈvɔɪd/

completely wanting or lacking

From this reading It was as gray as a rock and as devoid of beauty as a dry goods box.

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DR

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From this reading ROSE MEETS DR.

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dryadjectiveUS /draɪ/

free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet

From this reading It was as gray as a rock and as devoid of beauty as a dry goods box.

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Dutcher's

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From this reading THATCHER The school-house in Dutcher's coule, like most country school-houses, was a squalid little den.

Pending verification
fouladjectiveUS /faʊl/

highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

From this reading Its gray clap-boarding was hacked and scarred with knife and stone, and covered with mud and foul marks.

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goodsnounUS /ɡʊdz/

plural of “good” — benefit

From this reading It was as gray as a rock and as devoid of beauty as a dry goods box.

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graynounUS /ɡreɪ/

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading It was as gray as a rock and as devoid of beauty as a dry goods box.

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hackedverbUS /hækt/

past form of “hack” — cut with a hacking tool

From this reading Its gray clap-boarding was hacked and scarred with knife and stone, and covered with mud and foul marks.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading It sat in the midst of the valley and had no trees, to speak of, about it, and in winter it was almost as snow-swept as the school-houses of the prairie.

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading THATCHER The school-house in Dutcher's coule, like most country school-houses, was a squalid little den.

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ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was as gray as a rock and as devoid of beauty as a dry goods box.

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ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Its gray clap-boarding was hacked and scarred with knife and stone, and covered with mud and foul marks.

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knifenounUS /naɪf/

edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle

From this reading Its gray clap-boarding was hacked and scarred with knife and stone, and covered with mud and foul marks.

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likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading THATCHER The school-house in Dutcher's coule, like most country school-houses, was a squalid little den.

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littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

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

From this reading THATCHER The school-house in Dutcher's coule, like most country school-houses, was a squalid little den.

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marksnounUS /mɑːrks/

English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)

From this reading Its gray clap-boarding was hacked and scarred with knife and stone, and covered with mud and foul marks.

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MEETSnounUS /miːts/

plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held

From this reading ROSE MEETS DR.

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midstnounUS /mɪdst/

the location of something surrounded by other things

From this reading It sat in the midst of the valley and had no trees, to speak of, about it, and in winter it was almost as snow-swept as the school-houses of the prairie.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mostadverbUS /moʊst/

used to form the superlative

From this reading THATCHER The school-house in Dutcher's coule, like most country school-houses, was a squalid little den.

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mudnounUS /mʌd/

water soaked soil; soft wet earth

From this reading Its gray clap-boarding was hacked and scarred with knife and stone, and covered with mud and foul marks.

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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading It sat in the midst of the valley and had no trees, to speak of, about it, and in winter it was almost as snow-swept as the school-houses of the prairie.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was as gray as a rock and as devoid of beauty as a dry goods box.

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prairienounUS /ˈpreri/

a treeless grassy plain

From this reading It sat in the midst of the valley and had no trees, to speak of, about it, and in winter it was almost as snow-swept as the school-houses of the prairie.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rocknounUS /rɑːk/

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading It was as gray as a rock and as devoid of beauty as a dry goods box.

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ROSEnounUS /roʊz/

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading ROSE MEETS DR.

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satnounUS /sæt/

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading It sat in the midst of the valley and had no trees, to speak of, about it, and in winter it was almost as snow-swept as the school-houses of the prairie.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
scarredadjectiveUS /skɑːrd/

deeply affected or marked by mental or physical pain or injury

From this reading Its gray clap-boarding was hacked and scarred with knife and stone, and covered with mud and foul marks.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
school-house

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

From this reading THATCHER The school-house in Dutcher's coule, like most country school-houses, was a squalid little den.

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school-houses

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

From this reading THATCHER The school-house in Dutcher's coule, like most country school-houses, was a squalid little den.

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snow-swept

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

From this reading It sat in the midst of the valley and had no trees, to speak of, about it, and in winter it was almost as snow-swept as the school-houses of the prairie.

Pending verification
speakverbUS /spiːk/

express in speech

From this reading It sat in the midst of the valley and had no trees, to speak of, about it, and in winter it was almost as snow-swept as the school-houses of the prairie.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
squalidadjectiveUS /ˈskwɑːləd/

morally degraded

From this reading THATCHER The school-house in Dutcher's coule, like most country school-houses, was a squalid little den.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
stonenounUS /stoʊn/

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading Its gray clap-boarding was hacked and scarred with knife and stone, and covered with mud and foul marks.

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THATCHERnounUS /ˈθætʃər/

British stateswoman; first woman to serve as Prime Minister (born in 1925)

From this reading THATCHER The school-house in Dutcher's coule, like most country school-houses, was a squalid little den.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THATCHER The school-house in Dutcher's coule, like most country school-houses, was a squalid little den.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading It sat in the midst of the valley and had no trees, to speak of, about it, and in winter it was almost as snow-swept as the school-houses of the prairie.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
treesnounUS /triːz/

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading It sat in the midst of the valley and had no trees, to speak of, about it, and in winter it was almost as snow-swept as the school-houses of the prairie.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
valleynounUS /ˈvæli/

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading It sat in the midst of the valley and had no trees, to speak of, about it, and in winter it was almost as snow-swept as the school-houses of the prairie.

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 THATCHER The school-house in Dutcher's coule, like most country school-houses, was a squalid little den.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
winternounUS /ˈwɪntər/

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading It sat in the midst of the valley and had no trees, to speak of, about it, and in winter it was almost as snow-swept as the school-houses of the prairie.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Its gray clap-boarding was hacked and scarred with knife and stone, and covered with mud and foul marks.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Chapter 7 of Rose of Dutcher's Coolly by Hamlin Garland holds 265 sentences, grouped into 53 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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Chapter 7 holds 265 sentences of Rose of Dutcher's Coolly, unabridged, divided into 53 reading sections.

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