Samantha at Saratoga

Chapter XVII · Chapter 17

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A TRIP TO SCHUYLERVILLE.

It wuz a lovely mornin’ when my companion and me sot out to visit Schuylerville to see the monument that is stood up there in honor of the Battle of Saratoga, one of 7 great decisive battles of the world.

Wall, the cars rolled on peacefully, though screechin’ occasionally, for, as the poet says, “It is their nater to,” and rolled us away from Saratoga.

And at first there wuzn’t nothin’ particularly insperin’ in the looks of the landscape, or ruther woodscape.

It wuz mostly woods and rather hombly woods too, kinder flat lookin’.

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Samantha at Saratoga Marietta Holley

Chapter XVII

Chapter 17

Chapter 17 of Samantha at Saratoga is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

A TRIP TO SCHUYLERVILLE. It wuz a lovely mornin’ when my companion and me sot out to visit Schuylerville to see the monument that is stood up there in honor of the Battle of Saratoga, one of 7 great decisive battles of the world. Wall, the cars rolled on peacefully, though screechin’ occasionally, for, as the poet says, “It is their nater to,” and rolled us away from Saratoga. And at first there wuzn’t nothin’ particularly insperin’ in the looks of the landscape, or ruther woodscape. It wuz mostly woods and rather hombly woods too, kinder flat lookin’.

Samantha at Saratoga

Chapter XVII · Chapter 17

Chapter 17 of Samantha at Saratoga is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

A TRIP TO SCHUYLERVILLE.

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Line 3

Wall, the cars rolled on peacefully, though screechin’ occasionally, for, as the poet says, “It is their nater to,” and rolled us away from Saratoga.

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And at first there wuzn’t nothin’ particularly insperin’ in the looks of the landscape, or ruther woodscape.

Line 5

It wuz mostly woods and rather hombly woods too, kinder flat lookin’.

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battles noun US /ˈbætəlz/

plural of “battle” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading “It wuz a lovely mornin’ when my companion and me sot out to visit Schuylerville to see the monument that is stood up there in honor of the Battle of Saratoga, one of 7 great decisive battles of the world.”

cars noun US /kɑːrz/

plural of “car” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading “Wall, the cars rolled on peacefully, though screechin’ occasionally, for, as the poet says, “It is their nater to,” and rolled us away from Saratoga.”

decisive adjective US /dɪˈsaɪsɪv/

determining or having the power to determine an outcome

kinder adjective US /ˈkaɪndər/

comparative of “kind” — having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading “It wuz mostly woods and rather hombly woods too, kinder flat lookin’.”

monument noun US /ˈmɑːnjuːmənt/

a structure erected to commemorate persons or events

peacefully adverb US /ˈpiːsfəli/

in a peaceful manner

From this reading “Wall, the cars rolled on peacefully, though screechin’ occasionally, for, as the poet says, “It is their nater to,” and rolled us away from Saratoga.”

Saratoga noun US /ˌserəˈtoʊɡə/

a species of large fish found in Australian rivers

sot noun US /sɔːt/

a chronic drinker

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From this reading It wuz a lovely mornin’ when my companion and me sot out to visit Schuylerville to see the monument that is stood up there in honor of the Battle of Saratoga, one of 7 great decisive battles of the world.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A TRIP TO SCHUYLERVILLE.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Wall, the cars rolled on peacefully, though screechin’ occasionally, for, as the poet says, “It is their nater to,” and rolled us away from Saratoga.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading And at first there wuzn’t nothin’ particularly insperin’ in the looks of the landscape, or ruther woodscape.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Wall, the cars rolled on peacefully, though screechin’ occasionally, for, as the poet says, “It is their nater to,” and rolled us away from Saratoga.

BattlenounUS /ˈbætəl/

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

battlesnounUS /ˈbætəlz/

plural of “battle” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

carsnounUS /kɑːrz/

plural of “car” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading Wall, the cars rolled on peacefully, though screechin’ occasionally, for, as the poet says, “It is their nater to,” and rolled us away from Saratoga.

companionnounUS /kəmˈpænjən/

a friend who is frequently in the company of another

decisiveadjectiveUS /dɪˈsaɪsɪv/

determining or having the power to determine an outcome

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading And at first there wuzn’t nothin’ particularly insperin’ in the looks of the landscape, or ruther woodscape.

flatadjectiveUS /flæt/

having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

From this reading It wuz mostly woods and rather hombly woods too, kinder flat lookin’.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Wall, the cars rolled on peacefully, though screechin’ occasionally, for, as the poet says, “It is their nater to,” and rolled us away from Saratoga.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Wall, the cars rolled on peacefully, though screechin’ occasionally, for, as the poet says, “It is their nater to,” and rolled us away from Saratoga.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

hombly

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From this reading It wuz mostly woods and rather hombly woods too, kinder flat lookin’.

honornounUS /ˈɑːnər/

a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

insperin

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From this reading And at first there wuzn’t nothin’ particularly insperin’ in the looks of the landscape, or ruther woodscape.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

kinderadjectiveUS /ˈkaɪndər/

comparative of “kind” — having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading It wuz mostly woods and rather hombly woods too, kinder flat lookin’.

landscapenounUS /ˈlændskeɪp/

an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view

From this reading And at first there wuzn’t nothin’ particularly insperin’ in the looks of the landscape, or ruther woodscape.

lookin

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From this reading It wuz mostly woods and rather hombly woods too, kinder flat lookin’.

looksnounUS /lʊks/

plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading And at first there wuzn’t nothin’ particularly insperin’ in the looks of the landscape, or ruther woodscape.

lovelyadjectiveUS /ˈlʌvli/

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

mepronounUS /miː/

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

monumentnounUS /ˈmɑːnjuːmənt/

a structure erected to commemorate persons or events

mornin

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mostlyadverbUS /ˈmoʊstli/

in large part; mainly or chiefly

From this reading It wuz mostly woods and rather hombly woods too, kinder flat lookin’.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

nater

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From this reading Wall, the cars rolled on peacefully, though screechin’ occasionally, for, as the poet says, “It is their nater to,” and rolled us away from Saratoga.

nothin

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From this reading And at first there wuzn’t nothin’ particularly insperin’ in the looks of the landscape, or ruther woodscape.

occasionallyadverbUS /əˈkeɪʒənəli/

sporadically and infrequently

From this reading Wall, the cars rolled on peacefully, though screechin’ occasionally, for, as the poet says, “It is their nater to,” and rolled us away from Saratoga.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Wall, the cars rolled on peacefully, though screechin’ occasionally, for, as the poet says, “It is their nater to,” and rolled us away from Saratoga.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading And at first there wuzn’t nothin’ particularly insperin’ in the looks of the landscape, or ruther woodscape.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

particularlyadverbUS /ˌpɑːrˈtɪkjələrli/

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading And at first there wuzn’t nothin’ particularly insperin’ in the looks of the landscape, or ruther woodscape.

peacefullyadverbUS /ˈpiːsfəli/

in a peaceful manner

From this reading Wall, the cars rolled on peacefully, though screechin’ occasionally, for, as the poet says, “It is their nater to,” and rolled us away from Saratoga.

poetnounUS /ˈpoʊət/

a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading Wall, the cars rolled on peacefully, though screechin’ occasionally, for, as the poet says, “It is their nater to,” and rolled us away from Saratoga.

ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/

on the contrary

From this reading It wuz mostly woods and rather hombly woods too, kinder flat lookin’.

rolledadjectiveUS /roʊld/

especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward

From this reading Wall, the cars rolled on peacefully, though screechin’ occasionally, for, as the poet says, “It is their nater to,” and rolled us away from Saratoga.

ruther

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From this reading And at first there wuzn’t nothin’ particularly insperin’ in the looks of the landscape, or ruther woodscape.

SaratoganounUS /ˌserəˈtoʊɡə/

a species of large fish found in Australian rivers

saysnounUS /sez/

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading Wall, the cars rolled on peacefully, though screechin’ occasionally, for, as the poet says, “It is their nater to,” and rolled us away from Saratoga.

SCHUYLERVILLE

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From this reading A TRIP TO SCHUYLERVILLE.

screechin

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From this reading Wall, the cars rolled on peacefully, though screechin’ occasionally, for, as the poet says, “It is their nater to,” and rolled us away from Saratoga.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

sotnounUS /sɔːt/

a chronic drinker

stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Wall, the cars rolled on peacefully, though screechin’ occasionally, for, as the poet says, “It is their nater to,” and rolled us away from Saratoga.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Wall, the cars rolled on peacefully, though screechin’ occasionally, for, as the poet says, “It is their nater to,” and rolled us away from Saratoga.

TOparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading A TRIP TO SCHUYLERVILLE.

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading It wuz mostly woods and rather hombly woods too, kinder flat lookin’.

TRIPnounUS /trɪp/

a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)

From this reading A TRIP TO SCHUYLERVILLE.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Wall, the cars rolled on peacefully, though screechin’ occasionally, for, as the poet says, “It is their nater to,” and rolled us away from Saratoga.

visitverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/

go to see a place, as for entertainment

WallnounUS /wɔːl/

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading Wall, the cars rolled on peacefully, though screechin’ occasionally, for, as the poet says, “It is their nater to,” and rolled us away from Saratoga.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

woodsnounUS /wʊdz/

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading It wuz mostly woods and rather hombly woods too, kinder flat lookin’.

woodscape

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From this reading And at first there wuzn’t nothin’ particularly insperin’ in the looks of the landscape, or ruther woodscape.

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

wuz

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wuzn't

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From this reading And at first there wuzn’t nothin’ particularly insperin’ in the looks of the landscape, or ruther woodscape.

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