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The Fighting Scrub
The Fighting Scrub

Chapter VIII

Chapter 8 of The Fighting Scrub is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Ralph Henry Barbour • Curated US English Learning Edition
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MR.
BINGHAM PAYS A VISIT That first feeling of exaltation didn’t last long, but it had served its purpose.
The Wyndham Scrub members had shared it together and, since the experience of a common emotion creates a bond, had become imbued with a solidarity that was to prove the foundation of greater unity and cohesion.
Which was all that Mr. Babcock had expected.
On Tuesday the Scrub had its first line-up and ran through a few formations.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Fighting Scrub

Chapter VIII

Chapter 8 of The Fighting Scrub is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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MR.
/ˈmɪstər/
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BINGHAM PAYS A VISIT That first feeling of exaltation didn’t last long, but it had served its purpose.
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The Wyndham Scrub members had shared it together and, since the experience of a common emotion creates a bond, had become imbued with a solidarity that was to prove the foundation of greater unity and cohesion.
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Which was all that Mr. Babcock had expected.
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On Tuesday the Scrub had its first line-up and ran through a few formations.

Learner Dictionary

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cohesion noun US /koʊˈhiːʒən/

the state of cohering or sticking together

From this reading “The Wyndham Scrub members had shared it together and, since the experience of a common emotion creates a bond, had become imbued with a solidarity that was to prove the foundation of greater unity and cohesion.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
creates verb US /kriˈeɪts/

third-person singular of “create” — make or cause to be or to become

From this reading “The Wyndham Scrub members had shared it together and, since the experience of a common emotion creates a bond, had become imbued with a solidarity that was to prove the foundation of greater unity and cohesion.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
formations noun US /fɔːrˈmeɪʃənz/

plural of “formation” — an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit

From this reading “On Tuesday the Scrub had its first line-up and ran through a few formations.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
imbued verb US /ˌɪmˈbjuːd/

past form of “imbue” — spread or diffuse through

From this reading “The Wyndham Scrub members had shared it together and, since the experience of a common emotion creates a bond, had become imbued with a solidarity that was to prove the foundation of greater unity and cohesion.”

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pays noun US /peɪz/

plural of “pay” — something that remunerates

From this reading “BINGHAM PAYS A VISIT That first feeling of exaltation didn’t last long, but it had served its purpose.”

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Scrub verb US /skrʌb/

clean with hard rubbing

From this reading “The Wyndham Scrub members had shared it together and, since the experience of a common emotion creates a bond, had become imbued with a solidarity that was to prove the foundation of greater unity and cohesion.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
solidarity noun US /ˌsɑːləˈderəti/

a union of interests or purposes or sympathies among members of a group

From this reading “The Wyndham Scrub members had shared it together and, since the experience of a common emotion creates a bond, had become imbued with a solidarity that was to prove the foundation of greater unity and cohesion.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
unity noun US /ˈjuːnəti/

an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting

From this reading “The Wyndham Scrub members had shared it together and, since the experience of a common emotion creates a bond, had become imbued with a solidarity that was to prove the foundation of greater unity and cohesion.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

imbued with verb + particle counted as “imbue with”

In this reading “The Wyndham Scrub members had shared it together and, since the experience of a common emotion creates a bond, had become imbued with a solidarity that was to prove the foundation of greater unity and cohesion.”

1,407 times in 225,867 chapters
ran through verb + particle counted as “run through”

apply thoroughly; think through

In this reading “On Tuesday the Scrub had its first line-up and ran through a few formations.”

12,002 times in 225,867 chapters
experience of verb + particle

In this reading “The Wyndham Scrub members had shared it together and, since the experience of a common emotion creates a bond, had become imbued with a solidarity that was to prove the foundation of greater unity and cohesion.”

13,755 times in 225,867 chapters

All words in this reading · 54

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

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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 BINGHAM PAYS A VISIT That first feeling of exaltation didn’t last long, but it had served its purpose.

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alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Which was all that Mr. Babcock had expected.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The Wyndham Scrub members had shared it together and, since the experience of a common emotion creates a bond, had become imbued with a solidarity that was to prove the foundation of greater unity and cohesion.

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Babcock

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From this reading Which was all that Mr. Babcock had expected.

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becomeverbUS /bɪˈkʌm/

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading The Wyndham Scrub members had shared it together and, since the experience of a common emotion creates a bond, had become imbued with a solidarity that was to prove the foundation of greater unity and cohesion.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
BINGHAM

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From this reading BINGHAM PAYS A VISIT That first feeling of exaltation didn’t last long, but it had served its purpose.

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bondnounUS /bɑːnd/

an electrical force linking atoms

From this reading The Wyndham Scrub members had shared it together and, since the experience of a common emotion creates a bond, had become imbued with a solidarity that was to prove the foundation of greater unity and cohesion.

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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading BINGHAM PAYS A VISIT That first feeling of exaltation didn’t last long, but it had served its purpose.

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cohesionnounUS /koʊˈhiːʒən/

the state of cohering or sticking together

From this reading The Wyndham Scrub members had shared it together and, since the experience of a common emotion creates a bond, had become imbued with a solidarity that was to prove the foundation of greater unity and cohesion.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
commonadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmən/

belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

From this reading The Wyndham Scrub members had shared it together and, since the experience of a common emotion creates a bond, had become imbued with a solidarity that was to prove the foundation of greater unity and cohesion.

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createsverbUS /kriˈeɪts/

third-person singular of “create” — make or cause to be or to become

From this reading The Wyndham Scrub members had shared it together and, since the experience of a common emotion creates a bond, had become imbued with a solidarity that was to prove the foundation of greater unity and cohesion.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
didn't

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

From this reading BINGHAM PAYS A VISIT That first feeling of exaltation didn’t last long, but it had served its purpose.

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emotionnounUS /ɪˈmoʊʃən/

any strong feeling

From this reading The Wyndham Scrub members had shared it together and, since the experience of a common emotion creates a bond, had become imbued with a solidarity that was to prove the foundation of greater unity and cohesion.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
exaltationnoun

a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion

From this reading BINGHAM PAYS A VISIT That first feeling of exaltation didn’t last long, but it had served its purpose.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
expectedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspektəd/

considered likely or probable to happen or arrive

From this reading Which was all that Mr. Babcock had expected.

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experienceverbUS /ɪkˈspɪriəns/

undergo or live through a difficult experience

From this reading The Wyndham Scrub members had shared it together and, since the experience of a common emotion creates a bond, had become imbued with a solidarity that was to prove the foundation of greater unity and cohesion.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
feelingnounUS /ˈfiːlɪŋ/

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading BINGHAM PAYS A VISIT That first feeling of exaltation didn’t last long, but it had served its purpose.

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 On Tuesday the Scrub had its first line-up and ran through a few formations.

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firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading BINGHAM PAYS A VISIT That first feeling of exaltation didn’t last long, but it had served its purpose.

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formationsnounUS /fɔːrˈmeɪʃənz/

plural of “formation” — an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit

From this reading On Tuesday the Scrub had its first line-up and ran through a few formations.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
foundationnounUS /faʊnˈdeɪʃən/

the basis on which something is grounded

From this reading The Wyndham Scrub members had shared it together and, since the experience of a common emotion creates a bond, had become imbued with a solidarity that was to prove the foundation of greater unity and cohesion.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
greateradjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪtər/

greater in size or importance or degree

From this reading The Wyndham Scrub members had shared it together and, since the experience of a common emotion creates a bond, had become imbued with a solidarity that was to prove the foundation of greater unity and cohesion.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading BINGHAM PAYS A VISIT That first feeling of exaltation didn’t last long, but it had served its purpose.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
imbuedverbUS /ˌɪmˈbjuːd/

past form of “imbue” — spread or diffuse through

From this reading The Wyndham Scrub members had shared it together and, since the experience of a common emotion creates a bond, had become imbued with a solidarity that was to prove the foundation of greater unity and cohesion.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading BINGHAM PAYS A VISIT That first feeling of exaltation didn’t last long, but it had served its purpose.

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itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading BINGHAM PAYS A VISIT That first feeling of exaltation didn’t last long, but it had served its purpose.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading BINGHAM PAYS A VISIT That first feeling of exaltation didn’t last long, but it had served its purpose.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
line-up

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From this reading On Tuesday the Scrub had its first line-up and ran through a few formations.

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longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading BINGHAM PAYS A VISIT That first feeling of exaltation didn’t last long, but it had served its purpose.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
membersnounUS /ˈmembərz/

plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)

From this reading The Wyndham Scrub members had shared it together and, since the experience of a common emotion creates a bond, had become imbued with a solidarity that was to prove the foundation of greater unity and cohesion.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MRnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading MR.

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading BINGHAM PAYS A VISIT That first feeling of exaltation didn’t last long, but it had served its purpose.

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OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On Tuesday the Scrub had its first line-up and ran through a few formations.

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PAYSnounUS /peɪz/

plural of “pay” — something that remunerates

From this reading BINGHAM PAYS A VISIT That first feeling of exaltation didn’t last long, but it had served its purpose.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
proveverbUS /pruːv/

be shown or be found to be

From this reading The Wyndham Scrub members had shared it together and, since the experience of a common emotion creates a bond, had become imbued with a solidarity that was to prove the foundation of greater unity and cohesion.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
purposenounUS /ˈpɜːrpəs/

an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

From this reading BINGHAM PAYS A VISIT That first feeling of exaltation didn’t last long, but it had served its purpose.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ranverbUS /ræn/

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading On Tuesday the Scrub had its first line-up and ran through a few formations.

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ScrubverbUS /skrʌb/

clean with hard rubbing

From this reading The Wyndham Scrub members had shared it together and, since the experience of a common emotion creates a bond, had become imbued with a solidarity that was to prove the foundation of greater unity and cohesion.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
servedverbUS /sɜːrvd/

past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function

From this reading BINGHAM PAYS A VISIT That first feeling of exaltation didn’t last long, but it had served its purpose.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sharedadjectiveUS /ʃerd/

have in common; held or experienced in common

From this reading The Wyndham Scrub members had shared it together and, since the experience of a common emotion creates a bond, had become imbued with a solidarity that was to prove the foundation of greater unity and cohesion.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading The Wyndham Scrub members had shared it together and, since the experience of a common emotion creates a bond, had become imbued with a solidarity that was to prove the foundation of greater unity and cohesion.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
solidaritynounUS /ˌsɑːləˈderəti/

a union of interests or purposes or sympathies among members of a group

From this reading The Wyndham Scrub members had shared it together and, since the experience of a common emotion creates a bond, had become imbued with a solidarity that was to prove the foundation of greater unity and cohesion.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading BINGHAM PAYS A VISIT That first feeling of exaltation didn’t last long, but it had served its purpose.

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 Wyndham Scrub members had shared it together and, since the experience of a common emotion creates a bond, had become imbued with a solidarity that was to prove the foundation of greater unity and cohesion.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading On Tuesday the Scrub had its first line-up and ran through a few formations.

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toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The Wyndham Scrub members had shared it together and, since the experience of a common emotion creates a bond, had become imbued with a solidarity that was to prove the foundation of greater unity and cohesion.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading The Wyndham Scrub members had shared it together and, since the experience of a common emotion creates a bond, had become imbued with a solidarity that was to prove the foundation of greater unity and cohesion.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
TuesdaynounUS /ˈtuːzdi/

the third day of the week; the second working day

From this reading On Tuesday the Scrub had its first line-up and ran through a few formations.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
unitynounUS /ˈjuːnəti/

an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting

From this reading The Wyndham Scrub members had shared it together and, since the experience of a common emotion creates a bond, had become imbued with a solidarity that was to prove the foundation of greater unity and cohesion.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
VISITverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading BINGHAM PAYS A VISIT That first feeling of exaltation didn’t last long, but it had served its purpose.

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 The Wyndham Scrub members had shared it together and, since the experience of a common emotion creates a bond, had become imbued with a solidarity that was to prove the foundation of greater unity and cohesion.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading Which was all that Mr. Babcock had expected.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The Wyndham Scrub members had shared it together and, since the experience of a common emotion creates a bond, had become imbued with a solidarity that was to prove the foundation of greater unity and cohesion.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
Wyndham

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From this reading The Wyndham Scrub members had shared it together and, since the experience of a common emotion creates a bond, had become imbued with a solidarity that was to prove the foundation of greater unity and cohesion.

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Chapter 8 of The Fighting Scrub by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 165 sentences, grouped into 33 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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