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The Adventures of Kimble Bent
The Adventures of Kimble Bent

Chapter II

Chapter 2 of The Adventures of Kimble Bent is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By James Cowan • Curated US English Learning Edition
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THE DESERTER On the banks of the Tangahoé--The runaway soldier--A Maori scout--Off to the rebel camp.
On the banks of one of the many swift rivers that roll down to the Tasman Sea through the Taranaki Plains a young man in the blue undress uniform of a private soldier sat smoking his pipe.
He was dripping with water, and a little pool had collected where he crouched in the fern, a few feet from the bank of the stream.
He had plainly just emerged from the river.
His clothes were torn, and he was capless.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Adventures of Kimble Bent

Chapter II

Chapter 2 of The Adventures of Kimble Bent is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE DESERTER On the banks of the Tangahoé--The runaway soldier--A Maori scout--Off to the rebel camp.
Line 2
On the banks of one of the many swift rivers that roll down to the Tasman Sea through the Taranaki Plains a young man in the blue undress uniform of a private soldier sat smoking his pipe.
Line 3
He was dripping with water, and a little pool had collected where he crouched in the fern, a few feet from the bank of the stream.
/hiː wɑːz ˈdrɪpɪŋ wɪð ˈwɔːtər ənd ə ˈlɪtəl puːl hæd kəˈlektəd wer hiː kraʊtʃt ɪn ðə fɜːrn ə fjuː fiːt frʌm ðə bæŋk ʌv ðə striːm/
Line 4
He had plainly just emerged from the river.
/hiː hæd ˈpleɪnli dʒʌst ɪˈmɜːrdʒd frʌm ðə ˈrɪvər/
Line 5
His clothes were torn, and he was capless.

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.

deserter noun US /ˈdezərtər/

a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.

From this reading “THE DESERTER On the banks of the Tangahoé--The runaway soldier--A Maori scout--Off to the rebel camp.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
dripping noun US /ˈdrɪpɪŋ/

a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)

From this reading “He was dripping with water, and a little pool had collected where he crouched in the fern, a few feet from the bank of the stream.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fern noun US /fɜːrn/

any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores

From this reading “He was dripping with water, and a little pool had collected where he crouched in the fern, a few feet from the bank of the stream.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Maori noun US /ˈmaʊri/

an ethnic minority of Polynesian and Melanesian descent who speak Maori and live in New Zealand

From this reading “THE DESERTER On the banks of the Tangahoé--The runaway soldier--A Maori scout--Off to the rebel camp.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rebel noun US /ˈrebəl/

“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms

From this reading “THE DESERTER On the banks of the Tangahoé--The runaway soldier--A Maori scout--Off to the rebel camp.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
runaway noun US /ˈrʌnəweɪ/

an easy victory

From this reading “THE DESERTER On the banks of the Tangahoé--The runaway soldier--A Maori scout--Off to the rebel camp.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Tasman noun US /ˈtæzmən/

Dutch navigator who was the first European to discover Tasmania and New Zealand (1603-1659)

From this reading “On the banks of one of the many swift rivers that roll down to the Tasman Sea through the Taranaki Plains a young man in the blue undress uniform of a private soldier sat smoking his pipe.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
undress verb US /ənˈdres/

get undressed

From this reading “On the banks of one of the many swift rivers that roll down to the Tasman Sea through the Taranaki Plains a young man in the blue undress uniform of a private soldier sat smoking his pipe.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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.

undress uniform verb + adjective

In this reading “On the banks of one of the many swift rivers that roll down to the Tasman Sea through the Taranaki Plains a young man in the blue undress uniform of a private soldier sat smoking his pipe.”

212 times in 426,211 chapters
emerged from verb + particle counted as “emerge from”

In this reading “He had plainly just emerged from the river.”

9,434 times in 426,211 chapters
sat smoking noun + noun

In this reading “On the banks of one of the many swift rivers that roll down to the Tasman Sea through the Taranaki Plains a young man in the blue undress uniform of a private soldier sat smoking his pipe.”

792 times in 426,211 chapters
young man adjective + noun

a teenager or a young adult male

In this reading “On the banks of one of the many swift rivers that roll down to the Tasman Sea through the Taranaki Plains a young man in the blue undress uniform of a private soldier sat smoking his pipe.”

130,774 times in 426,211 chapters
private soldier adjective + noun

In this reading “On the banks of one of the many swift rivers that roll down to the Tasman Sea through the Taranaki Plains a young man in the blue undress uniform of a private soldier sat smoking his pipe.”

731 times in 426,211 chapters
On the banks preposition + article + noun counted as “on … banks”

In this reading “THE DESERTER On the banks of the Tangahoé--The runaway soldier--A Maori scout--Off to the rebel camp.”

5,511 times in 426,211 chapters
few feet adjective + noun counted as “few foot”

In this reading “He was dripping with water, and a little pool had collected where he crouched in the fern, a few feet from the bank of the stream.”

5,505 times in 426,211 chapters
swift rivers adjective + noun counted as “swift river”

In this reading “On the banks of one of the many swift rivers that roll down to the Tasman Sea through the Taranaki Plains a young man in the blue undress uniform of a private soldier sat smoking his pipe.”

213 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 64

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading THE DESERTER On the banks of the Tangahoé--The runaway soldier--A Maori scout--Off to the rebel camp.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading He was dripping with water, and a little pool had collected where he crouched in the fern, a few feet from the bank of the stream.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
banknounUS /bæŋk/

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading He was dripping with water, and a little pool had collected where he crouched in the fern, a few feet from the bank of the stream.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
banksnounUS /bæŋks/

English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)

From this reading THE DESERTER On the banks of the Tangahoé--The runaway soldier--A Maori scout--Off to the rebel camp.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
blueadjectiveUS /bluː/

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading On the banks of one of the many swift rivers that roll down to the Tasman Sea through the Taranaki Plains a young man in the blue undress uniform of a private soldier sat smoking his pipe.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
campnounUS /kæmp/

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading THE DESERTER On the banks of the Tangahoé--The runaway soldier--A Maori scout--Off to the rebel camp.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
capless

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

From this reading His clothes were torn, and he was capless.

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clothesnounUS /kloʊðz/

clothing in general

From this reading His clothes were torn, and he was capless.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
collectedadjectiveUS /kəˈlektəd/

brought together in one place

From this reading He was dripping with water, and a little pool had collected where he crouched in the fern, a few feet from the bank of the stream.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
crouchedverbUS /kraʊtʃt/

past form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down

From this reading He was dripping with water, and a little pool had collected where he crouched in the fern, a few feet from the bank of the stream.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
DESERTERnounUS /ˈdezərtər/

a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.

From this reading THE DESERTER On the banks of the Tangahoé--The runaway soldier--A Maori scout--Off to the rebel camp.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading On the banks of one of the many swift rivers that roll down to the Tasman Sea through the Taranaki Plains a young man in the blue undress uniform of a private soldier sat smoking his pipe.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
drippingnounUS /ˈdrɪpɪŋ/

a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)

From this reading He was dripping with water, and a little pool had collected where he crouched in the fern, a few feet from the bank of the stream.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
emergedverbUS /ɪˈmɜːrdʒd/

past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment

From this reading He had plainly just emerged from the river.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
feetnounUS /fiːt/

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading He was dripping with water, and a little pool had collected where he crouched in the fern, a few feet from the bank of the stream.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fernnounUS /fɜːrn/

any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores

From this reading He was dripping with water, and a little pool had collected where he crouched in the fern, a few feet from the bank of the stream.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading He was dripping with water, and a little pool had collected where he crouched in the fern, a few feet from the bank of the stream.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He was dripping with water, and a little pool had collected where he crouched in the fern, a few feet from the bank of the stream.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading He was dripping with water, and a little pool had collected where he crouched in the fern, a few feet from the bank of the stream.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He was dripping with water, and a little pool had collected where he crouched in the fern, a few feet from the bank of the stream.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading On the banks of one of the many swift rivers that roll down to the Tasman Sea through the Taranaki Plains a young man in the blue undress uniform of a private soldier sat smoking his pipe.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading On the banks of one of the many swift rivers that roll down to the Tasman Sea through the Taranaki Plains a young man in the blue undress uniform of a private soldier sat smoking his pipe.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading He had plainly just emerged from the river.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

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

From this reading He was dripping with water, and a little pool had collected where he crouched in the fern, a few feet from the bank of the stream.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading On the banks of one of the many swift rivers that roll down to the Tasman Sea through the Taranaki Plains a young man in the blue undress uniform of a private soldier sat smoking his pipe.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading On the banks of one of the many swift rivers that roll down to the Tasman Sea through the Taranaki Plains a young man in the blue undress uniform of a private soldier sat smoking his pipe.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MaorinounUS /ˈmaʊri/

an ethnic minority of Polynesian and Melanesian descent who speak Maori and live in New Zealand

From this reading THE DESERTER On the banks of the Tangahoé--The runaway soldier--A Maori scout--Off to the rebel camp.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE DESERTER On the banks of the Tangahoé--The runaway soldier--A Maori scout--Off to the rebel camp.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
OffadverbUS /ɔːf/

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

From this reading THE DESERTER On the banks of the Tangahoé--The runaway soldier--A Maori scout--Off to the rebel camp.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE DESERTER On the banks of the Tangahoé--The runaway soldier--A Maori scout--Off to the rebel camp.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading On the banks of one of the many swift rivers that roll down to the Tasman Sea through the Taranaki Plains a young man in the blue undress uniform of a private soldier sat smoking his pipe.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
pipenounUS /paɪp/

a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco

From this reading On the banks of one of the many swift rivers that roll down to the Tasman Sea through the Taranaki Plains a young man in the blue undress uniform of a private soldier sat smoking his pipe.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
plainlyadverbUS /ˈpleɪnli/

unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)

From this reading He had plainly just emerged from the river.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
PlainsnounUS /pleɪnz/

plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land

From this reading On the banks of one of the many swift rivers that roll down to the Tasman Sea through the Taranaki Plains a young man in the blue undress uniform of a private soldier sat smoking his pipe.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
poolnounUS /puːl/

an excavation that is (usually) filled with water

From this reading He was dripping with water, and a little pool had collected where he crouched in the fern, a few feet from the bank of the stream.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
privateadjectiveUS /ˈpraɪvət/

confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy

From this reading On the banks of one of the many swift rivers that roll down to the Tasman Sea through the Taranaki Plains a young man in the blue undress uniform of a private soldier sat smoking his pipe.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rebelnounUS /ˈrebəl/

“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms

From this reading THE DESERTER On the banks of the Tangahoé--The runaway soldier--A Maori scout--Off to the rebel camp.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading He had plainly just emerged from the river.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
riversnounUS /ˈrɪvərz/

plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading On the banks of one of the many swift rivers that roll down to the Tasman Sea through the Taranaki Plains a young man in the blue undress uniform of a private soldier sat smoking his pipe.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rollverbUS /roʊl/

move by turning over or rotating

From this reading On the banks of one of the many swift rivers that roll down to the Tasman Sea through the Taranaki Plains a young man in the blue undress uniform of a private soldier sat smoking his pipe.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
runawaynounUS /ˈrʌnəweɪ/

an easy victory

From this reading THE DESERTER On the banks of the Tangahoé--The runaway soldier--A Maori scout--Off to the rebel camp.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
satnounUS /sæt/

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

From this reading On the banks of one of the many swift rivers that roll down to the Tasman Sea through the Taranaki Plains a young man in the blue undress uniform of a private soldier sat smoking his pipe.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
scoutnounUS /skaʊt/

a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

From this reading THE DESERTER On the banks of the Tangahoé--The runaway soldier--A Maori scout--Off to the rebel camp.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SeanounUS /siː/

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading On the banks of one of the many swift rivers that roll down to the Tasman Sea through the Taranaki Plains a young man in the blue undress uniform of a private soldier sat smoking his pipe.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoʊkɪŋ/

the act of smoking tobacco or other substances

From this reading On the banks of one of the many swift rivers that roll down to the Tasman Sea through the Taranaki Plains a young man in the blue undress uniform of a private soldier sat smoking his pipe.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
soldiernounUS /ˈsoʊldʒər/

an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading THE DESERTER On the banks of the Tangahoé--The runaway soldier--A Maori scout--Off to the rebel camp.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
streamnounUS /striːm/

a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading He was dripping with water, and a little pool had collected where he crouched in the fern, a few feet from the bank of the stream.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
swiftadjectiveUS /swɪft/

moving very fast

From this reading On the banks of one of the many swift rivers that roll down to the Tasman Sea through the Taranaki Plains a young man in the blue undress uniform of a private soldier sat smoking his pipe.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Tangahoé

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

From this reading THE DESERTER On the banks of the Tangahoé--The runaway soldier--A Maori scout--Off to the rebel camp.

Pending verification
Taranaki

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

From this reading On the banks of one of the many swift rivers that roll down to the Tasman Sea through the Taranaki Plains a young man in the blue undress uniform of a private soldier sat smoking his pipe.

Pending verification
TasmannounUS /ˈtæzmən/

Dutch navigator who was the first European to discover Tasmania and New Zealand (1603-1659)

From this reading On the banks of one of the many swift rivers that roll down to the Tasman Sea through the Taranaki Plains a young man in the blue undress uniform of a private soldier sat smoking his pipe.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading On the banks of one of the many swift rivers that roll down to the Tasman Sea through the Taranaki Plains a young man in the blue undress uniform of a private soldier sat smoking his pipe.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE DESERTER On the banks of the Tangahoé--The runaway soldier--A Maori scout--Off to the rebel camp.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading On the banks of one of the many swift rivers that roll down to the Tasman Sea through the Taranaki Plains a young man in the blue undress uniform of a private soldier sat smoking his pipe.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading THE DESERTER On the banks of the Tangahoé--The runaway soldier--A Maori scout--Off to the rebel camp.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
tornadjectiveUS /tɔːrn/

having edges that are jagged from injury

From this reading His clothes were torn, and he was capless.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
undressverbUS /ənˈdres/

get undressed

From this reading On the banks of one of the many swift rivers that roll down to the Tasman Sea through the Taranaki Plains a young man in the blue undress uniform of a private soldier sat smoking his pipe.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
uniformadjectiveUS /ˈjuːnəfɔːrm/

always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences

From this reading On the banks of one of the many swift rivers that roll down to the Tasman Sea through the Taranaki Plains a young man in the blue undress uniform of a private soldier sat smoking his pipe.

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 He was dripping with water, and a little pool had collected where he crouched in the fern, a few feet from the bank of the stream.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading He was dripping with water, and a little pool had collected where he crouched in the fern, a few feet from the bank of the stream.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading His clothes were torn, and he was capless.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading He was dripping with water, and a little pool had collected where he crouched in the fern, a few feet from the bank of the stream.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading He was dripping with water, and a little pool had collected where he crouched in the fern, a few feet from the bank of the stream.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading On the banks of one of the many swift rivers that roll down to the Tasman Sea through the Taranaki Plains a young man in the blue undress uniform of a private soldier sat smoking his pipe.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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Bound
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Adventures of Kimble Bent; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Hazell
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Adventures of Kimble Bent; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Watson
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Adventures of Kimble Bent; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.