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The Confessions of a Poacher

Chapter V

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HARE POACHING.
The merry brown hares came leaping Over the crest of the hill, Where the clover and corn lay sleeping Under the moonlight still.
Our hare season generally began with partridge poaching, so that the coming of the hunter's moon was always an interesting autumnal event.
By its aid the first big bag of the season was made.
When a field is sown down, which it is intended to bring back to grass, clover is invariably sown with the grain.
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The Confessions of a Poacher

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of The Confessions of a Poacher is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
HARE POACHING.
/her ˈpoʊtʃɪŋ/
Line 2
The merry brown hares came leaping Over the crest of the hill, Where the clover and corn lay sleeping Under the moonlight still.
/ðə ˈmeri braʊn herz keɪm ˈliːpɪŋ ˈoʊvər ðə krest ʌv ðə hɪl wer ðə ˈkloʊvər ənd kɔːrn leɪ ˈsliːpɪŋ ˈʌndər ðə ˈmuːnlaɪt stɪl/
Line 3
Our hare season generally began with partridge poaching, so that the coming of the hunter's moon was always an interesting autumnal event.
/ˈaʊər her ˈsiːzən ˈdʒenərəli bɪˈɡæn wɪð ˈpɑːrtrədʒ ˈpoʊtʃɪŋ soʊ ðæt ðə ˈkʌmɪŋ ʌv ðə ˈhʌntərz muːn wɑːz ˈɔːlweɪz æn ˈɪntrəstɪŋ ɔːˈtʌmnəl ɪˈvent/
Line 4
By its aid the first big bag of the season was made.
/baɪ ɪts eɪd ðə fɜːrst bɪɡ bæɡ ʌv ðə ˈsiːzən wɑːz meɪd/
Line 5
When a field is sown down, which it is intended to bring back to grass, clover is invariably sown with the grain.
/wen ə fiːld ɪz soʊn daʊn wɪtʃ ɪt ɪz ˌɪnˈtendɪd tuː brɪŋ bæk tuː ɡræs ˈkloʊvər ɪz ˌɪnˈveriəbli soʊn wɪð ðə ɡreɪn/

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

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autumnal adjective US /ɔːˈtʌmnəl/

of or characteristic of or occurring in autumn

From this reading “Our hare season generally began with partridge poaching, so that the coming of the hunter's moon was always an interesting autumnal event.”

clover noun US /ˈkloʊvər/

a plant of the genus Trifolium

From this reading “The merry brown hares came leaping Over the crest of the hill, Where the clover and corn lay sleeping Under the moonlight still.”

hare noun US /her/

swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes

From this reading “HARE POACHING.”

hares noun US /herz/

plural of “hare” — swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes

From this reading “The merry brown hares came leaping Over the crest of the hill, Where the clover and corn lay sleeping Under the moonlight still.”

hunter's noun US /ˈhʌntərz/

possessive form of “hunter” — someone who hunts game

From this reading “Our hare season generally began with partridge poaching, so that the coming of the hunter's moon was always an interesting autumnal event.”

partridge noun US /ˈpɑːrtrədʒ/

flesh of either quail or grouse

From this reading “Our hare season generally began with partridge poaching, so that the coming of the hunter's moon was always an interesting autumnal event.”

poaching noun US /ˈpoʊtʃɪŋ/

cooking in simmering liquid

From this reading “HARE POACHING.”

sown adjective US /soʊn/

sprinkled with seed

From this reading “When a field is sown down, which it is intended to bring back to grass, clover is invariably sown with the grain.”

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.

lay sleeping verb + noun

In this reading “The merry brown hares came leaping Over the crest of the hill, Where the clover and corn lay sleeping Under the moonlight still.”

Over the crest preposition + article + noun counted as “over … crest”

In this reading “The merry brown hares came leaping Over the crest of the hill, Where the clover and corn lay sleeping Under the moonlight still.”

bring back verb + particle

bring back to the point of departure

In this reading “When a field is sown down, which it is intended to bring back to grass, clover is invariably sown with the grain.”

big bag adjective + noun

In this reading “By its aid the first big bag of the season was made.”

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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 When a field is sown down, which it is intended to bring back to grass, clover is invariably sown with the grain.

aidnounUS /eɪd/

a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do

From this reading By its aid the first big bag of the season was made.

alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading Our hare season generally began with partridge poaching, so that the coming of the hunter's moon was always an interesting autumnal event.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Our hare season generally began with partridge poaching, so that the coming of the hunter's moon was always an interesting autumnal event.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The merry brown hares came leaping Over the crest of the hill, Where the clover and corn lay sleeping Under the moonlight still.

autumnaladjectiveUS /ɔːˈtʌmnəl/

of or characteristic of or occurring in autumn

From this reading Our hare season generally began with partridge poaching, so that the coming of the hunter's moon was always an interesting autumnal event.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading When a field is sown down, which it is intended to bring back to grass, clover is invariably sown with the grain.

bagnounUS /bæɡ/

a flexible container with a single opening

From this reading By its aid the first big bag of the season was made.

beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Our hare season generally began with partridge poaching, so that the coming of the hunter's moon was always an interesting autumnal event.

bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading By its aid the first big bag of the season was made.

bringverbUS /brɪŋ/

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading When a field is sown down, which it is intended to bring back to grass, clover is invariably sown with the grain.

brownnounUS /braʊn/

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading The merry brown hares came leaping Over the crest of the hill, Where the clover and corn lay sleeping Under the moonlight still.

ByprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By its aid the first big bag of the season was made.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The merry brown hares came leaping Over the crest of the hill, Where the clover and corn lay sleeping Under the moonlight still.

clovernounUS /ˈkloʊvər/

a plant of the genus Trifolium

From this reading The merry brown hares came leaping Over the crest of the hill, Where the clover and corn lay sleeping Under the moonlight still.

comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading Our hare season generally began with partridge poaching, so that the coming of the hunter's moon was always an interesting autumnal event.

cornnounUS /kɔːrn/

tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times

From this reading The merry brown hares came leaping Over the crest of the hill, Where the clover and corn lay sleeping Under the moonlight still.

crestnounUS /krest/

the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave

From this reading The merry brown hares came leaping Over the crest of the hill, Where the clover and corn lay sleeping Under the moonlight still.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading When a field is sown down, which it is intended to bring back to grass, clover is invariably sown with the grain.

eventnounUS /ɪˈvent/

something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading Our hare season generally began with partridge poaching, so that the coming of the hunter's moon was always an interesting autumnal event.

fieldnounUS /fiːld/

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading When a field is sown down, which it is intended to bring back to grass, clover is invariably sown with the grain.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading By its aid the first big bag of the season was made.

generallyadverbUS /ˈdʒenərəli/

usually; as a rule

From this reading Our hare season generally began with partridge poaching, so that the coming of the hunter's moon was always an interesting autumnal event.

grainnounUS /ɡreɪn/

a relatively small granular particle of a substance

From this reading When a field is sown down, which it is intended to bring back to grass, clover is invariably sown with the grain.

grassverbUS /ɡræs/

shoot down, of birds

From this reading When a field is sown down, which it is intended to bring back to grass, clover is invariably sown with the grain.

HAREnounUS /her/

swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes

From this reading HARE POACHING.

haresnounUS /herz/

plural of “hare” — swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes

From this reading The merry brown hares came leaping Over the crest of the hill, Where the clover and corn lay sleeping Under the moonlight still.

hillnounUS /hɪl/

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading The merry brown hares came leaping Over the crest of the hill, Where the clover and corn lay sleeping Under the moonlight still.

hunter'snounUS /ˈhʌntərz/

possessive form of “hunter” — someone who hunts game

From this reading Our hare season generally began with partridge poaching, so that the coming of the hunter's moon was always an interesting autumnal event.

intendedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtendɪd/

resulting from one's intentions

From this reading When a field is sown down, which it is intended to bring back to grass, clover is invariably sown with the grain.

interestingadjectiveUS /ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/

arousing or holding the attention

From this reading Our hare season generally began with partridge poaching, so that the coming of the hunter's moon was always an interesting autumnal event.

invariablyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈveriəbli/

without variation or change, in every case

From this reading When a field is sown down, which it is intended to bring back to grass, clover is invariably sown with the grain.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading When a field is sown down, which it is intended to bring back to grass, clover is invariably sown with the grain.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading When a field is sown down, which it is intended to bring back to grass, clover is invariably sown with the grain.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading By its aid the first big bag of the season was made.

layverbUS /leɪ/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading The merry brown hares came leaping Over the crest of the hill, Where the clover and corn lay sleeping Under the moonlight still.

leapingnounUS /ˈliːpɪŋ/

a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

From this reading The merry brown hares came leaping Over the crest of the hill, Where the clover and corn lay sleeping Under the moonlight still.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading By its aid the first big bag of the season was made.

merryadjectiveUS /ˈmeri/

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading The merry brown hares came leaping Over the crest of the hill, Where the clover and corn lay sleeping Under the moonlight still.

moonnounUS /muːn/

the natural satellite of the Earth

From this reading Our hare season generally began with partridge poaching, so that the coming of the hunter's moon was always an interesting autumnal event.

moonlightnounUS /ˈmuːnlaɪt/

the light of the Moon

From this reading The merry brown hares came leaping Over the crest of the hill, Where the clover and corn lay sleeping Under the moonlight still.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The merry brown hares came leaping Over the crest of the hill, Where the clover and corn lay sleeping Under the moonlight still.

OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Our hare season generally began with partridge poaching, so that the coming of the hunter's moon was always an interesting autumnal event.

OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading The merry brown hares came leaping Over the crest of the hill, Where the clover and corn lay sleeping Under the moonlight still.

partridgenounUS /ˈpɑːrtrədʒ/

flesh of either quail or grouse

From this reading Our hare season generally began with partridge poaching, so that the coming of the hunter's moon was always an interesting autumnal event.

POACHINGnounUS /ˈpoʊtʃɪŋ/

cooking in simmering liquid

From this reading HARE POACHING.

seasonnounUS /ˈsiːzən/

a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field

From this reading Our hare season generally began with partridge poaching, so that the coming of the hunter's moon was always an interesting autumnal event.

sleepingnounUS /ˈsliːpɪŋ/

the state of being asleep

From this reading The merry brown hares came leaping Over the crest of the hill, Where the clover and corn lay sleeping Under the moonlight still.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Our hare season generally began with partridge poaching, so that the coming of the hunter's moon was always an interesting autumnal event.

sownadjectiveUS /soʊn/

sprinkled with seed

From this reading When a field is sown down, which it is intended to bring back to grass, clover is invariably sown with the grain.

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading The merry brown hares came leaping Over the crest of the hill, Where the clover and corn lay sleeping Under the moonlight still.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Our hare season generally began with partridge poaching, so that the coming of the hunter's moon was always an interesting autumnal event.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The merry brown hares came leaping Over the crest of the hill, Where the clover and corn lay sleeping Under the moonlight still.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading When a field is sown down, which it is intended to bring back to grass, clover is invariably sown with the grain.

UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading The merry brown hares came leaping Over the crest of the hill, Where the clover and corn lay sleeping Under the moonlight still.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Our hare season generally began with partridge poaching, so that the coming of the hunter's moon was always an interesting autumnal event.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When a field is sown down, which it is intended to bring back to grass, clover is invariably sown with the grain.

WhereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading The merry brown hares came leaping Over the crest of the hill, Where the clover and corn lay sleeping Under the moonlight still.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading When a field is sown down, which it is intended to bring back to grass, clover is invariably sown with the grain.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Our hare season generally began with partridge poaching, so that the coming of the hunter's moon was always an interesting autumnal event.

Chapter 5 of The Confessions of a Poacher by John, F.L.S., -1928 Watson holds 132 sentences, grouped into 27 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 5 holds 132 sentences of The Confessions of a Poacher, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 5 of The Confessions of a Poacher by John, F.L.S., -1928 Watson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 132 sentences, grouped into 27 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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Poaching
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