Scott Burton in the Blue Ridge

Chapter XV

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By Edward G. (Edward Gheen) Cheyney • Curated US English Learning Edition

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SCOTT HEARS SOME RUMBLINGS OF THE OLD FEUD Scott stopped for a day in Asheville to make some business arrangements for starting the logging operations in case he was awarded the contract and then hurried back to Caspar.

He found Hopwood, who had constituted himself his faithful follower, waiting for him in the corner of the hotel yard.

“I knew you’d come back,” Hopwood remarked in a tone of extreme satisfaction.

“Why?”

Scott asked.

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Scott Burton in the Blue Ridge

Chapter XV

Chapter 15 of Scott Burton in the Blue Ridge is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

/skɑːt hiːrz sʌm ˈrʌmbəlɪŋz ʌv ðə oʊld fjuːd skɑːt stɑːpt fɔːr ə deɪ ɪn ˈæʃvɪl tuː meɪk sʌm ˈbɪznəs ərˈeɪndʒmənts fɔːr ˈstɑːrtɪŋ ðə ˈlɔːɡɪŋ ˌɑːpərˈeɪʃənz ɪn keɪs hiː wɑːz əˈwɔːrdɪd ðə ˈkɑːntrækt ənd ðen ˈhɜːrid bæk tuː ˈkæspər/

Line 2

He found Hopwood, who had constituted himself his faithful follower, waiting for him in the corner of the hotel yard.

Line 3

“I knew you’d come back,” Hopwood remarked in a tone of extreme satisfaction.

Line 4

“Why?”

/waɪ/

Line 5

Scott asked.

/skɑːt æskt/

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Asheville noun US /ˈæʃvɪl/

a town in western North Carolina in the Blue Ridge Mountains to the west of Charlotte

From this reading “SCOTT HEARS SOME RUMBLINGS OF THE OLD FEUD Scott stopped for a day in Asheville to make some business arrangements for starting the logging operations in case he was awarded the contract and then hurried back to Caspar.”

awarded verb US /əˈwɔːrdɪd/

past form of “award” — give, especially as an honor or reward

Caspar noun US /ˈkæspər/

(New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus

constituted adjective US /ˈkɑːnstətuːtəd/

brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established

From this reading “He found Hopwood, who had constituted himself his faithful follower, waiting for him in the corner of the hotel yard.”

feud noun US /fjuːd/

a bitter quarrel between two parties

follower noun US /ˈfɑːloʊər/

a person who accepts the leadership of another

From this reading “He found Hopwood, who had constituted himself his faithful follower, waiting for him in the corner of the hotel yard.”

logging noun US /ˈlɔːɡɪŋ/

the work of cutting down trees for timber

rumblings noun US /ˈrʌmbəlɪŋz/

plural of “rumbling” — a loud low dull continuous noise

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

faithful follower adjective + noun

In this reading “He found Hopwood, who had constituted himself his faithful follower, waiting for him in the corner of the hotel yard.”

extreme satisfaction adjective + noun

In this reading ““I knew you’d come back,” Hopwood remarked in a tone of extreme satisfaction.”

come back verb + particle

be restored

In this reading ““I knew you’d come back,” Hopwood remarked in a tone of extreme satisfaction.”

OLD FEUD adjective + noun

In this reading “SCOTT HEARS SOME RUMBLINGS OF THE OLD FEUD Scott stopped for a day in Asheville to make some business arrangements for starting the logging operations in case he was awarded the contract and then hurried back to Caspar.”

business arrangements noun + noun counted as “business arrangement”

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

In this reading “He found Hopwood, who had constituted himself his faithful follower, waiting for him in the corner of the hotel yard.”

in a tone preposition + article + noun counted as “in … tone”

In this reading ““I knew you’d come back,” Hopwood remarked in a tone of extreme satisfaction.”

some business adjective + noun

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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 SCOTT HEARS SOME RUMBLINGS OF THE OLD FEUD Scott stopped for a day in Asheville to make some business arrangements for starting the logging operations in case he was awarded the contract and then hurried back to Caspar.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

arrangementsnounUS /ərˈeɪndʒmənts/

plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to

AshevillenounUS /ˈæʃvɪl/

a town in western North Carolina in the Blue Ridge Mountains to the west of Charlotte

askedverbUS /æskt/

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading Scott asked.

awardedverbUS /əˈwɔːrdɪd/

past form of “award” — give, especially as an honor or reward

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

casenounUS /keɪs/

an occurrence of something

CasparnounUS /ˈkæspər/

(New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading “I knew you’d come back,” Hopwood remarked in a tone of extreme satisfaction.

constitutedadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnstətuːtəd/

brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established

From this reading He found Hopwood, who had constituted himself his faithful follower, waiting for him in the corner of the hotel yard.

contractverbUS /ˈkɑːntrækt/

enter into a contractual arrangement

cornernounUS /ˈkɔːrnər/

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading He found Hopwood, who had constituted himself his faithful follower, waiting for him in the corner of the hotel yard.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

extremeadjectiveUS /ekˈstriːm/

of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity

From this reading “I knew you’d come back,” Hopwood remarked in a tone of extreme satisfaction.

faithfuladjectiveUS /ˈfeɪθfəl/

steadfast in affection or allegiance

From this reading He found Hopwood, who had constituted himself his faithful follower, waiting for him in the corner of the hotel yard.

FEUDnounUS /fjuːd/

a bitter quarrel between two parties

followernounUS /ˈfɑːloʊər/

a person who accepts the leadership of another

From this reading He found Hopwood, who had constituted himself his faithful follower, waiting for him in the corner of the hotel yard.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading He found Hopwood, who had constituted himself his faithful follower, waiting for him in the corner of the hotel yard.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading He found Hopwood, who had constituted himself his faithful follower, waiting for him in the corner of the hotel yard.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

HEARSverbUS /hiːrz/

third-person singular of “hear” — perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He found Hopwood, who had constituted himself his faithful follower, waiting for him in the corner of the hotel yard.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading He found Hopwood, who had constituted himself his faithful follower, waiting for him in the corner of the hotel yard.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading He found Hopwood, who had constituted himself his faithful follower, waiting for him in the corner of the hotel yard.

Hopwood

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From this reading He found Hopwood, who had constituted himself his faithful follower, waiting for him in the corner of the hotel yard.

hotelnounUS /hoʊˈtel/

a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading He found Hopwood, who had constituted himself his faithful follower, waiting for him in the corner of the hotel yard.

hurriedadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːrid/

moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading “I knew you’d come back,” Hopwood remarked in a tone of extreme satisfaction.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

knewverbUS /nuː/

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading “I knew you’d come back,” Hopwood remarked in a tone of extreme satisfaction.

loggingnounUS /ˈlɔːɡɪŋ/

the work of cutting down trees for timber

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

OLDadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

operationsnounUS /ˌɑːpərˈeɪʃənz/

financial transactions at a brokerage; having to do with the execution of trades and keeping customer records

remarkedverbUS /rɪˈmɑːrkt/

past form of “remark” — make mention of

From this reading “I knew you’d come back,” Hopwood remarked in a tone of extreme satisfaction.

RUMBLINGSnounUS /ˈrʌmbəlɪŋz/

plural of “rumbling” — a loud low dull continuous noise

satisfactionnounUS /ˌsætəˈsfækʃən/

the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation

From this reading “I knew you’d come back,” Hopwood remarked in a tone of extreme satisfaction.

SCOTTnounUS /skɑːt/

award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)

SOMEadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

startingadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːrtɪŋ/

(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear

stoppedadjectiveUS /stɑːpt/

(of a nose) blocked

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

tonenounUS /toʊn/

the quality of a person's voice

From this reading “I knew you’d come back,” Hopwood remarked in a tone of extreme satisfaction.

waitingnounUS /ˈweɪtɪŋ/

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading He found Hopwood, who had constituted himself his faithful follower, waiting for him in the corner of the hotel yard.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading He found Hopwood, who had constituted himself his faithful follower, waiting for him in the corner of the hotel yard.

WhynounUS /waɪ/

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading “Why?”

yardnounUS /jɑːrd/

a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

From this reading He found Hopwood, who had constituted himself his faithful follower, waiting for him in the corner of the hotel yard.

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From this reading “I knew you’d come back,” Hopwood remarked in a tone of extreme satisfaction.

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