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The Roadmender

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of The Roadmender is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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AWHILE ago I took a holiday; mouched, played truant from my road.
Jem the waggoner hailed me as he passedhe was going to the millwould I ride with him and come back atop of the full sacks?
I hid my hammer in the hedge, climbed into the great waggon white and fragrant with the clean sweet meal, and flung myself down on the empty flour bags.
The looped-back tarpaulin framed the long vista of my road with the downs beyond; and I lay in the cool dark, caressed by the fresh breeze in its thoroughfare, soothed by the strong monotonous tramp of the great grey team and the music of the jangling harness.
Jem walked at the leaders heads; it is his rule when the waggon is empty, a rule no company will make him break.
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The Roadmender

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of The Roadmender is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/9 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
AWHILE ago I took a holiday; mouched, played truant from my road.
Line 2
Jem the waggoner hailed me as he passedhe was going to the millwould I ride with him and come back atop of the full sacks?
Line 3
I hid my hammer in the hedge, climbed into the great waggon white and fragrant with the clean sweet meal, and flung myself down on the empty flour bags.
Line 4
The looped-back tarpaulin framed the long vista of my road with the downs beyond; and I lay in the cool dark, caressed by the fresh breeze in its thoroughfare, soothed by the strong monotonous tramp of the great grey team and the music of the jangling harness.
Line 5
Jem walked at the leadersheads; it is his rule when the waggon is empty, a rule nocompanywill make him break.

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a

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From this reading AWHILE ago I took a holiday; mouched, played truant from my road.

ago

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From this reading AWHILE ago I took a holiday; mouched, played truant from my road.

and

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From this reading Jem the waggoner hailed me as he passed—he was going to the mill—would I ride with him and come back atop of the full sacks?

as

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From this reading Jem the waggoner hailed me as he passed—he was going to the mill—would I ride with him and come back atop of the full sacks?

at

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From this reading Jem walked at the leaders’ heads; it is his rule when the waggon is empty, a rule no “company” will make him break.

atop

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From this reading Jem the waggoner hailed me as he passed—he was going to the mill—would I ride with him and come back atop of the full sacks?

AWHILE

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From this reading AWHILE ago I took a holiday; mouched, played truant from my road.

back

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From this reading Jem the waggoner hailed me as he passed—he was going to the mill—would I ride with him and come back atop of the full sacks?

bags

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From this reading I hid my hammer in the hedge, climbed into the great waggon white and fragrant with the clean sweet meal, and flung myself down on the empty flour bags.

beyond

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From this reading The looped-back tarpaulin framed the long vista of my road with the downs beyond; and I lay in the cool dark, caressed by the fresh breeze in its thoroughfare, soothed by the strong monotonous tramp of the great grey team and the music of the jangling harness.

break

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From this reading Jem walked at the leaders’ heads; it is his rule when the waggon is empty, a rule no “company” will make him break.

breeze

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From this reading The looped-back tarpaulin framed the long vista of my road with the downs beyond; and I lay in the cool dark, caressed by the fresh breeze in its thoroughfare, soothed by the strong monotonous tramp of the great grey team and the music of the jangling harness.

by

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From this reading The looped-back tarpaulin framed the long vista of my road with the downs beyond; and I lay in the cool dark, caressed by the fresh breeze in its thoroughfare, soothed by the strong monotonous tramp of the great grey team and the music of the jangling harness.

caressed

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From this reading The looped-back tarpaulin framed the long vista of my road with the downs beyond; and I lay in the cool dark, caressed by the fresh breeze in its thoroughfare, soothed by the strong monotonous tramp of the great grey team and the music of the jangling harness.

clean

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climbed

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From this reading I hid my hammer in the hedge, climbed into the great waggon white and fragrant with the clean sweet meal, and flung myself down on the empty flour bags.

come

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From this reading Jem the waggoner hailed me as he passed—he was going to the mill—would I ride with him and come back atop of the full sacks?

company

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From this reading Jem walked at the leaders’ heads; it is his rule when the waggon is empty, a rule no “company” will make him break.

cool

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From this reading The looped-back tarpaulin framed the long vista of my road with the downs beyond; and I lay in the cool dark, caressed by the fresh breeze in its thoroughfare, soothed by the strong monotonous tramp of the great grey team and the music of the jangling harness.

dark

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From this reading The looped-back tarpaulin framed the long vista of my road with the downs beyond; and I lay in the cool dark, caressed by the fresh breeze in its thoroughfare, soothed by the strong monotonous tramp of the great grey team and the music of the jangling harness.

down

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downs

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From this reading The looped-back tarpaulin framed the long vista of my road with the downs beyond; and I lay in the cool dark, caressed by the fresh breeze in its thoroughfare, soothed by the strong monotonous tramp of the great grey team and the music of the jangling harness.

empty

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From this reading I hid my hammer in the hedge, climbed into the great waggon white and fragrant with the clean sweet meal, and flung myself down on the empty flour bags.

flour

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flung

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From this reading I hid my hammer in the hedge, climbed into the great waggon white and fragrant with the clean sweet meal, and flung myself down on the empty flour bags.

fragrant

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From this reading I hid my hammer in the hedge, climbed into the great waggon white and fragrant with the clean sweet meal, and flung myself down on the empty flour bags.

framed

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From this reading The looped-back tarpaulin framed the long vista of my road with the downs beyond; and I lay in the cool dark, caressed by the fresh breeze in its thoroughfare, soothed by the strong monotonous tramp of the great grey team and the music of the jangling harness.

fresh

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From this reading The looped-back tarpaulin framed the long vista of my road with the downs beyond; and I lay in the cool dark, caressed by the fresh breeze in its thoroughfare, soothed by the strong monotonous tramp of the great grey team and the music of the jangling harness.

from

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From this reading AWHILE ago I took a holiday; mouched, played truant from my road.

full

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From this reading Jem the waggoner hailed me as he passed—he was going to the mill—would I ride with him and come back atop of the full sacks?

going

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From this reading Jem the waggoner hailed me as he passed—he was going to the mill—would I ride with him and come back atop of the full sacks?

great

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From this reading I hid my hammer in the hedge, climbed into the great waggon white and fragrant with the clean sweet meal, and flung myself down on the empty flour bags.

grey

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From this reading The looped-back tarpaulin framed the long vista of my road with the downs beyond; and I lay in the cool dark, caressed by the fresh breeze in its thoroughfare, soothed by the strong monotonous tramp of the great grey team and the music of the jangling harness.

hailed

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From this reading Jem the waggoner hailed me as he passed—he was going to the mill—would I ride with him and come back atop of the full sacks?

hammer

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From this reading I hid my hammer in the hedge, climbed into the great waggon white and fragrant with the clean sweet meal, and flung myself down on the empty flour bags.

harness

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From this reading The looped-back tarpaulin framed the long vista of my road with the downs beyond; and I lay in the cool dark, caressed by the fresh breeze in its thoroughfare, soothed by the strong monotonous tramp of the great grey team and the music of the jangling harness.

he

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From this reading Jem the waggoner hailed me as he passed—he was going to the mill—would I ride with him and come back atop of the full sacks?

heads

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From this reading Jem walked at the leaders’ heads; it is his rule when the waggon is empty, a rule no “company” will make him break.

hedge

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From this reading I hid my hammer in the hedge, climbed into the great waggon white and fragrant with the clean sweet meal, and flung myself down on the empty flour bags.

hid

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From this reading I hid my hammer in the hedge, climbed into the great waggon white and fragrant with the clean sweet meal, and flung myself down on the empty flour bags.

him

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From this reading Jem the waggoner hailed me as he passed—he was going to the mill—would I ride with him and come back atop of the full sacks?

his

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From this reading Jem walked at the leaders’ heads; it is his rule when the waggon is empty, a rule no “company” will make him break.

holiday

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From this reading AWHILE ago I took a holiday; mouched, played truant from my road.

I

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From this reading AWHILE ago I took a holiday; mouched, played truant from my road.

in

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From this reading I hid my hammer in the hedge, climbed into the great waggon white and fragrant with the clean sweet meal, and flung myself down on the empty flour bags.

into

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From this reading I hid my hammer in the hedge, climbed into the great waggon white and fragrant with the clean sweet meal, and flung myself down on the empty flour bags.

is

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From this reading Jem walked at the leaders’ heads; it is his rule when the waggon is empty, a rule no “company” will make him break.

it

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From this reading Jem walked at the leaders’ heads; it is his rule when the waggon is empty, a rule no “company” will make him break.

its

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From this reading The looped-back tarpaulin framed the long vista of my road with the downs beyond; and I lay in the cool dark, caressed by the fresh breeze in its thoroughfare, soothed by the strong monotonous tramp of the great grey team and the music of the jangling harness.

jangling

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From this reading The looped-back tarpaulin framed the long vista of my road with the downs beyond; and I lay in the cool dark, caressed by the fresh breeze in its thoroughfare, soothed by the strong monotonous tramp of the great grey team and the music of the jangling harness.

Jem

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From this reading Jem the waggoner hailed me as he passed—he was going to the mill—would I ride with him and come back atop of the full sacks?

lay

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From this reading The looped-back tarpaulin framed the long vista of my road with the downs beyond; and I lay in the cool dark, caressed by the fresh breeze in its thoroughfare, soothed by the strong monotonous tramp of the great grey team and the music of the jangling harness.

leaders

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From this reading Jem walked at the leaders’ heads; it is his rule when the waggon is empty, a rule no “company” will make him break.

long

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From this reading The looped-back tarpaulin framed the long vista of my road with the downs beyond; and I lay in the cool dark, caressed by the fresh breeze in its thoroughfare, soothed by the strong monotonous tramp of the great grey team and the music of the jangling harness.

looped-back

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From this reading The looped-back tarpaulin framed the long vista of my road with the downs beyond; and I lay in the cool dark, caressed by the fresh breeze in its thoroughfare, soothed by the strong monotonous tramp of the great grey team and the music of the jangling harness.

make

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From this reading Jem walked at the leaders’ heads; it is his rule when the waggon is empty, a rule no “company” will make him break.

me

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From this reading Jem the waggoner hailed me as he passed—he was going to the mill—would I ride with him and come back atop of the full sacks?

meal

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From this reading I hid my hammer in the hedge, climbed into the great waggon white and fragrant with the clean sweet meal, and flung myself down on the empty flour bags.

mill

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From this reading Jem the waggoner hailed me as he passed—he was going to the mill—would I ride with him and come back atop of the full sacks?

monotonous

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From this reading The looped-back tarpaulin framed the long vista of my road with the downs beyond; and I lay in the cool dark, caressed by the fresh breeze in its thoroughfare, soothed by the strong monotonous tramp of the great grey team and the music of the jangling harness.

mouched

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From this reading AWHILE ago I took a holiday; mouched, played truant from my road.

music

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From this reading The looped-back tarpaulin framed the long vista of my road with the downs beyond; and I lay in the cool dark, caressed by the fresh breeze in its thoroughfare, soothed by the strong monotonous tramp of the great grey team and the music of the jangling harness.

my

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From this reading AWHILE ago I took a holiday; mouched, played truant from my road.

myself

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From this reading I hid my hammer in the hedge, climbed into the great waggon white and fragrant with the clean sweet meal, and flung myself down on the empty flour bags.

no

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From this reading Jem walked at the leaders’ heads; it is his rule when the waggon is empty, a rule no “company” will make him break.

of

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From this reading Jem the waggoner hailed me as he passed—he was going to the mill—would I ride with him and come back atop of the full sacks?

on

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From this reading I hid my hammer in the hedge, climbed into the great waggon white and fragrant with the clean sweet meal, and flung myself down on the empty flour bags.

passed

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From this reading Jem the waggoner hailed me as he passed—he was going to the mill—would I ride with him and come back atop of the full sacks?

played

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From this reading AWHILE ago I took a holiday; mouched, played truant from my road.

ride

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From this reading Jem the waggoner hailed me as he passed—he was going to the mill—would I ride with him and come back atop of the full sacks?

road

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From this reading AWHILE ago I took a holiday; mouched, played truant from my road.

rule

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From this reading Jem walked at the leaders’ heads; it is his rule when the waggon is empty, a rule no “company” will make him break.

sacks

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From this reading Jem the waggoner hailed me as he passed—he was going to the mill—would I ride with him and come back atop of the full sacks?

soothed

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From this reading The looped-back tarpaulin framed the long vista of my road with the downs beyond; and I lay in the cool dark, caressed by the fresh breeze in its thoroughfare, soothed by the strong monotonous tramp of the great grey team and the music of the jangling harness.

strong

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From this reading The looped-back tarpaulin framed the long vista of my road with the downs beyond; and I lay in the cool dark, caressed by the fresh breeze in its thoroughfare, soothed by the strong monotonous tramp of the great grey team and the music of the jangling harness.

sweet

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From this reading I hid my hammer in the hedge, climbed into the great waggon white and fragrant with the clean sweet meal, and flung myself down on the empty flour bags.

tarpaulin

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From this reading The looped-back tarpaulin framed the long vista of my road with the downs beyond; and I lay in the cool dark, caressed by the fresh breeze in its thoroughfare, soothed by the strong monotonous tramp of the great grey team and the music of the jangling harness.

team

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From this reading The looped-back tarpaulin framed the long vista of my road with the downs beyond; and I lay in the cool dark, caressed by the fresh breeze in its thoroughfare, soothed by the strong monotonous tramp of the great grey team and the music of the jangling harness.

the

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From this reading Jem the waggoner hailed me as he passed—he was going to the mill—would I ride with him and come back atop of the full sacks?

thoroughfare

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From this reading The looped-back tarpaulin framed the long vista of my road with the downs beyond; and I lay in the cool dark, caressed by the fresh breeze in its thoroughfare, soothed by the strong monotonous tramp of the great grey team and the music of the jangling harness.

to

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From this reading Jem the waggoner hailed me as he passed—he was going to the mill—would I ride with him and come back atop of the full sacks?

took

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From this reading AWHILE ago I took a holiday; mouched, played truant from my road.

tramp

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From this reading The looped-back tarpaulin framed the long vista of my road with the downs beyond; and I lay in the cool dark, caressed by the fresh breeze in its thoroughfare, soothed by the strong monotonous tramp of the great grey team and the music of the jangling harness.

truant

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From this reading AWHILE ago I took a holiday; mouched, played truant from my road.

vista

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From this reading The looped-back tarpaulin framed the long vista of my road with the downs beyond; and I lay in the cool dark, caressed by the fresh breeze in its thoroughfare, soothed by the strong monotonous tramp of the great grey team and the music of the jangling harness.

waggon

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From this reading I hid my hammer in the hedge, climbed into the great waggon white and fragrant with the clean sweet meal, and flung myself down on the empty flour bags.

waggoner

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From this reading Jem the waggoner hailed me as he passed—he was going to the mill—would I ride with him and come back atop of the full sacks?

walked

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From this reading Jem walked at the leaders’ heads; it is his rule when the waggon is empty, a rule no “company” will make him break.

was

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From this reading Jem the waggoner hailed me as he passed—he was going to the mill—would I ride with him and come back atop of the full sacks?

when

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From this reading Jem walked at the leaders’ heads; it is his rule when the waggon is empty, a rule no “company” will make him break.

white

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From this reading I hid my hammer in the hedge, climbed into the great waggon white and fragrant with the clean sweet meal, and flung myself down on the empty flour bags.

will

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From this reading Jem walked at the leaders’ heads; it is his rule when the waggon is empty, a rule no “company” will make him break.

with

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From this reading Jem the waggoner hailed me as he passed—he was going to the mill—would I ride with him and come back atop of the full sacks?

would

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From this reading Jem the waggoner hailed me as he passed—he was going to the mill—would I ride with him and come back atop of the full sacks?

Chapter 6 of The Roadmender by Michael Fairless holds 49 sentences, grouped into 10 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.

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Vocabulary met early in The Roadmender

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Attained
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Ideal
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Roadmender
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Stonebreaker
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