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Chapter XXXIV · Chapter 34

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THE CO-OPERATIVE FARM TRIUMPHANT.
The beginning of the second decade of the twentieth century, saw the final triumph of the co-operative farm at Solaris.
The five years of trial and probation, have swiftly passed into history.
The labors of the colony, have been crowned with a rich harvest of success.
A great work for humanity, has been accomplished.
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Solaris Farm

Chapter XXXIV · Chapter 34

Chapter 34 of Solaris Farm is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE CO-OPERATIVE FARM TRIUMPHANT.
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The beginning of the second decade of the twentieth century, saw the final triumph of the co-operative farm at Solaris.
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The five years of trial and probation, have swiftly passed into history.
/ðə faɪv jɪrz ʌv ˈtraɪəl ənd proʊˈbeɪʃən hæv ˈswɪftli pæst ˈɪntuː ˈhɪstəri/
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The labors of the colony, have been crowned with a rich harvest of success.
/ðə ˈleɪbərz ʌv ðə ˈkɑːləni hæv bɪn kraʊnd wɪð ə rɪtʃ ˈhɑːrvəst ʌv səkˈses/
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A great work for humanity, has been accomplished.
/ə ɡreɪt wɜːrk fɔːr hjuːˈmænɪti hæz bɪn əˈkɑːmplɪʃt/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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

colony noun US /ˈkɑːləni/

a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

From this reading “The labors of the colony, have been crowned with a rich harvest of success.”

crowned adjective US /kraʊnd/

having an (artificial) crown on a tooth

From this reading “The labors of the colony, have been crowned with a rich harvest of success.”

decade noun US /deˈkeɪd/

a period of 10 years

From this reading “The beginning of the second decade of the twentieth century, saw the final triumph of the co-operative farm at Solaris.”

harvest noun US /ˈhɑːrvəst/

the yield from plants in a single growing season

From this reading “The labors of the colony, have been crowned with a rich harvest of success.”

labors noun US /ˈleɪbərz/

plural of “labor” — a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

From this reading “The labors of the colony, have been crowned with a rich harvest of success.”

probation noun US /proʊˈbeɪʃən/

a trial period during which your character and abilities are tested to see whether you are suitable for work or for membership

From this reading “The five years of trial and probation, have swiftly passed into history.”

triumphant adjective US /traɪˈʌmfənt/

joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success

From this reading “THE CO-OPERATIVE FARM TRIUMPHANT.”

twentieth noun US /ˈtwentiəθ/

position 20 in a countable series of things

From this reading “The beginning of the second decade of the twentieth century, saw the final triumph of the co-operative farm at Solaris.”

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.

twentieth century noun + noun

the century from 1901 to 2000

In this reading “The beginning of the second decade of the twentieth century, saw the final triumph of the co-operative farm at Solaris.”

rich harvest adjective + noun

In this reading “The labors of the colony, have been crowned with a rich harvest of success.”

five years noun + noun

In this reading “The five years of trial and probation, have swiftly passed into history.”

final triumph adjective + noun

In this reading “The beginning of the second decade of the twentieth century, saw the final triumph of the co-operative farm at Solaris.”

passed into verb + particle counted as “pass into”

In this reading “The five years of trial and probation, have swiftly passed into history.”

work for verb + particle

In this reading “A great work for humanity, has been accomplished.”

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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 labors of the colony, have been crowned with a rich harvest of success.

accomplishedadjectiveUS /əˈkɑːmplɪʃt/

highly skilled

From this reading A great work for humanity, has been accomplished.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The five years of trial and probation, have swiftly passed into history.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The beginning of the second decade of the twentieth century, saw the final triumph of the co-operative farm at Solaris.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The labors of the colony, have been crowned with a rich harvest of success.

beginningnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading The beginning of the second decade of the twentieth century, saw the final triumph of the co-operative farm at Solaris.

centurynounUS /ˈsentʃəri/

a period of 100 years

From this reading The beginning of the second decade of the twentieth century, saw the final triumph of the co-operative farm at Solaris.

CO-OPERATIVE

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

From this reading THE CO-OPERATIVE FARM TRIUMPHANT.

colonynounUS /ˈkɑːləni/

a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

From this reading The labors of the colony, have been crowned with a rich harvest of success.

crownedadjectiveUS /kraʊnd/

having an (artificial) crown on a tooth

From this reading The labors of the colony, have been crowned with a rich harvest of success.

decadenounUS /deˈkeɪd/

a period of 10 years

From this reading The beginning of the second decade of the twentieth century, saw the final triumph of the co-operative farm at Solaris.

FARMverbUS /fɑːrm/

be a farmer; work as a farmer

From this reading THE CO-OPERATIVE FARM TRIUMPHANT.

finaladjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəl/

occurring at or forming an end or termination

From this reading The beginning of the second decade of the twentieth century, saw the final triumph of the co-operative farm at Solaris.

fivenounUS /faɪv/

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading The five years of trial and probation, have swiftly passed into history.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading A great work for humanity, has been accomplished.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

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

From this reading A great work for humanity, has been accomplished.

harvestnounUS /ˈhɑːrvəst/

the yield from plants in a single growing season

From this reading The labors of the colony, have been crowned with a rich harvest of success.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading A great work for humanity, has been accomplished.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The five years of trial and probation, have swiftly passed into history.

historynounUS /ˈhɪstəri/

the aggregate of past events

From this reading The five years of trial and probation, have swiftly passed into history.

humanitynounUS /hjuːˈmænɪti/

the quality of being humane

From this reading A great work for humanity, has been accomplished.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The five years of trial and probation, have swiftly passed into history.

laborsnounUS /ˈleɪbərz/

plural of “labor” — a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

From this reading The labors of the colony, have been crowned with a rich harvest of success.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The beginning of the second decade of the twentieth century, saw the final triumph of the co-operative farm at Solaris.

passedverbUS /pæst/

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading The five years of trial and probation, have swiftly passed into history.

probationnounUS /proʊˈbeɪʃən/

a trial period during which your character and abilities are tested to see whether you are suitable for work or for membership

From this reading The five years of trial and probation, have swiftly passed into history.

richadjectiveUS /rɪtʃ/

possessing material wealth

From this reading The labors of the colony, have been crowned with a rich harvest of success.

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading The beginning of the second decade of the twentieth century, saw the final triumph of the co-operative farm at Solaris.

secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading The beginning of the second decade of the twentieth century, saw the final triumph of the co-operative farm at Solaris.

Solaris

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

From this reading The beginning of the second decade of the twentieth century, saw the final triumph of the co-operative farm at Solaris.

successnounUS /səkˈses/

an event that accomplishes its intended purpose

From this reading The labors of the colony, have been crowned with a rich harvest of success.

swiftlyadverbUS /ˈswɪftli/

in a swift manner

From this reading The five years of trial and probation, have swiftly passed into history.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE CO-OPERATIVE FARM TRIUMPHANT.

trialnounUS /ˈtraɪəl/

the act of testing something

From this reading The five years of trial and probation, have swiftly passed into history.

triumphnounUS /ˈtraɪəmf/

a successful ending of a struggle or contest

From this reading The beginning of the second decade of the twentieth century, saw the final triumph of the co-operative farm at Solaris.

TRIUMPHANTadjectiveUS /traɪˈʌmfənt/

joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success

From this reading THE CO-OPERATIVE FARM TRIUMPHANT.

twentiethnounUS /ˈtwentiəθ/

position 20 in a countable series of things

From this reading The beginning of the second decade of the twentieth century, saw the final triumph of the co-operative farm at Solaris.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The labors of the colony, have been crowned with a rich harvest of success.

workverbUS /wɜːrk/

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading A great work for humanity, has been accomplished.

yearsnounUS /jɪrz/

a late time of life

From this reading The five years of trial and probation, have swiftly passed into history.

Chapter 34 of Solaris Farm by Milan C. (Milan Chappel) Edson holds 196 sentences, grouped into 40 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 34 holds 196 sentences of Solaris Farm, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 34 of Solaris Farm by Milan C. (Milan Chappel) Edson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 196 sentences, grouped into 40 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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