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The Harvester
The Harvester

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of The Harvester is here in full — 276 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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We have reached the 'beginning of the end,' Ajax!” said the Harvester, as the peacock ceased screaming and came to seek food from his hand.
We have seen the Girl.
Now we must locate her and convince her that Medicine Woods is her happy home.
I feel quite equal to the latter proposition, Ajax, but how the nation to find her sticks me.
I can't make a search so open that she will know and resent it.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Harvester

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of The Harvester is here in full — 276 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/55 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
We have reached the 'beginning of the end,' Ajax!” said the Harvester, as the peacock ceased screaming and came to seek food from his hand.
Line 2
We have seen the Girl.
Line 3
Now we must locate her and convince her that Medicine Woods is her happy home.
Line 4
I feel quite equal to the latter proposition, Ajax, but how the nation to find her sticks me.
Line 5
I can't make a search so open that she will know and resent it.

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.

Open verb US /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading “I can't make a search so open that she will know and resent it.”

All words in this reading · 58

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.

a

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

From this reading I can't make a search so open that she will know and resent it.

Ajax

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

From this reading “We have reached the 'beginning of the end,' Ajax!” said the Harvester, as the peacock ceased screaming and came to seek food from his hand.

and

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

From this reading “We have reached the 'beginning of the end,' Ajax!” said the Harvester, as the peacock ceased screaming and came to seek food from his hand.

as

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

From this reading “We have reached the 'beginning of the end,' Ajax!” said the Harvester, as the peacock ceased screaming and came to seek food from his hand.

beginning

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

From this reading “We have reached the 'beginning of the end,' Ajax!” said the Harvester, as the peacock ceased screaming and came to seek food from his hand.

but

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

From this reading I feel quite equal to the latter proposition, Ajax, but how the nation to find her sticks me.

came

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

From this reading “We have reached the 'beginning of the end,' Ajax!” said the Harvester, as the peacock ceased screaming and came to seek food from his hand.

can't

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

From this reading I can't make a search so open that she will know and resent it.

ceased

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

From this reading “We have reached the 'beginning of the end,' Ajax!” said the Harvester, as the peacock ceased screaming and came to seek food from his hand.

convince

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

From this reading Now we must locate her and convince her that Medicine Woods is her happy home.

end

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

From this reading “We have reached the 'beginning of the end,' Ajax!” said the Harvester, as the peacock ceased screaming and came to seek food from his hand.

equal

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

From this reading I feel quite equal to the latter proposition, Ajax, but how the nation to find her sticks me.

feel

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

From this reading I feel quite equal to the latter proposition, Ajax, but how the nation to find her sticks me.

find

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

From this reading I feel quite equal to the latter proposition, Ajax, but how the nation to find her sticks me.

food

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

From this reading “We have reached the 'beginning of the end,' Ajax!” said the Harvester, as the peacock ceased screaming and came to seek food from his hand.

from

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

From this reading “We have reached the 'beginning of the end,' Ajax!” said the Harvester, as the peacock ceased screaming and came to seek food from his hand.

Girl

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

From this reading “We have seen the Girl.

hand

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

From this reading “We have reached the 'beginning of the end,' Ajax!” said the Harvester, as the peacock ceased screaming and came to seek food from his hand.

happy

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

From this reading Now we must locate her and convince her that Medicine Woods is her happy home.

Harvester

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

From this reading “We have reached the 'beginning of the end,' Ajax!” said the Harvester, as the peacock ceased screaming and came to seek food from his hand.

have

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

From this reading “We have reached the 'beginning of the end,' Ajax!” said the Harvester, as the peacock ceased screaming and came to seek food from his hand.

her

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

From this reading Now we must locate her and convince her that Medicine Woods is her happy home.

his

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

From this reading “We have reached the 'beginning of the end,' Ajax!” said the Harvester, as the peacock ceased screaming and came to seek food from his hand.

home

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

From this reading Now we must locate her and convince her that Medicine Woods is her happy home.

how

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

From this reading I feel quite equal to the latter proposition, Ajax, but how the nation to find her sticks me.

I

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

From this reading I feel quite equal to the latter proposition, Ajax, but how the nation to find her sticks me.

is

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

From this reading Now we must locate her and convince her that Medicine Woods is her happy home.

it

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

From this reading I can't make a search so open that she will know and resent it.

know

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

From this reading I can't make a search so open that she will know and resent it.

latter

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

From this reading I feel quite equal to the latter proposition, Ajax, but how the nation to find her sticks me.

locate

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

From this reading Now we must locate her and convince her that Medicine Woods is her happy home.

make

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

From this reading I can't make a search so open that she will know and resent it.

me

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

From this reading I feel quite equal to the latter proposition, Ajax, but how the nation to find her sticks me.

Medicine

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

From this reading Now we must locate her and convince her that Medicine Woods is her happy home.

must

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

From this reading Now we must locate her and convince her that Medicine Woods is her happy home.

nation

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

From this reading I feel quite equal to the latter proposition, Ajax, but how the nation to find her sticks me.

Now

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

From this reading Now we must locate her and convince her that Medicine Woods is her happy home.

of

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

From this reading “We have reached the 'beginning of the end,' Ajax!” said the Harvester, as the peacock ceased screaming and came to seek food from his hand.

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading I can't make a search so open that she will know and resent it.

peacock

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

From this reading “We have reached the 'beginning of the end,' Ajax!” said the Harvester, as the peacock ceased screaming and came to seek food from his hand.

proposition

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

From this reading I feel quite equal to the latter proposition, Ajax, but how the nation to find her sticks me.

quite

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

From this reading I feel quite equal to the latter proposition, Ajax, but how the nation to find her sticks me.

reached

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

From this reading “We have reached the 'beginning of the end,' Ajax!” said the Harvester, as the peacock ceased screaming and came to seek food from his hand.

resent

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

From this reading I can't make a search so open that she will know and resent it.

said

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

From this reading “We have reached the 'beginning of the end,' Ajax!” said the Harvester, as the peacock ceased screaming and came to seek food from his hand.

screaming

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

From this reading “We have reached the 'beginning of the end,' Ajax!” said the Harvester, as the peacock ceased screaming and came to seek food from his hand.

search

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

From this reading I can't make a search so open that she will know and resent it.

seek

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

From this reading “We have reached the 'beginning of the end,' Ajax!” said the Harvester, as the peacock ceased screaming and came to seek food from his hand.

seen

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

From this reading “We have seen the Girl.

she

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

From this reading I can't make a search so open that she will know and resent it.

so

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

From this reading I can't make a search so open that she will know and resent it.

sticks

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

From this reading I feel quite equal to the latter proposition, Ajax, but how the nation to find her sticks me.

that

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

From this reading Now we must locate her and convince her that Medicine Woods is her happy home.

the

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

From this reading “We have reached the 'beginning of the end,' Ajax!” said the Harvester, as the peacock ceased screaming and came to seek food from his hand.

to

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

From this reading “We have reached the 'beginning of the end,' Ajax!” said the Harvester, as the peacock ceased screaming and came to seek food from his hand.

We

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

From this reading “We have reached the 'beginning of the end,' Ajax!” said the Harvester, as the peacock ceased screaming and came to seek food from his hand.

will

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

From this reading I can't make a search so open that she will know and resent it.

Woods

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

From this reading Now we must locate her and convince her that Medicine Woods is her happy home.

Chapter 6 of The Harvester by Gene Stratton-Porter holds 276 sentences, grouped into 56 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

What does chapter 6 of The Harvester contain?

Chapter 6 holds 276 sentences of The Harvester, unabridged, divided into 56 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 6 of The Harvester by Gene Stratton-Porter exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 276 sentences, grouped into 56 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.

How do I study chapter 6 of The Harvester?

Work through the 56 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 56 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 6 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 6 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading The Harvester

Common questions about reading The Harvester by Gene Stratton-Porter on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Harvester?

Yes. All 10411 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #349 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Harvester is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #349, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Harvester take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 2083 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Harvester section by section

How to work through The Harvester section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 21 chapters of The Harvester to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in The Harvester

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Harvester, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Harvester
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Harvester; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Hollow
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Harvester; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Hewed
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Harvester; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Stoop
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Harvester; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.