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The Timber Treasure

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of The Timber Treasure is here in full — 340 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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NOT TOO LATE Tom felt singularly inclined to shoot up the camp himself, but he restrained himself and paddled down the lake, almost without knowing where he was going.
He had, in fact, no plan in his mind.
All his plans had fallen into ruin together.
He thought of getting away from these woods; he thought of going back to the city.
It seemed the only thing left to do.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Timber Treasure

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of The Timber Treasure is here in full — 340 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/68 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
NOT TOO LATE Tom felt singularly inclined to shoot up the camp himself, but he restrained himself and paddled down the lake, almost without knowing where he was going.
/nɑːt tuː leɪt tɑːm felt ˈsɪŋɡjələrli ˌɪnˈklaɪnd tuː ʃuːt ʌp ðə kæmp hɪmˈself bʌt hiː riˈstreɪnd hɪmˈself ənd ˈpædəld daʊn ðə leɪk ˈɔːlmoʊst wɪˈθaʊt ˈnoʊɪŋ wer hiː wɑːz ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
Line 2
He had, in fact, no plan in his mind.
/hiː hæd ɪn fækt noʊ plæn ɪn hɪz maɪnd/
Line 3
All his plans had fallen into ruin together.
/ɔːl hɪz plænz hæd ˈfɑːlən ˈɪntuː ˈruːən təˈɡeðər/
Line 4
He thought of getting away from these woods; he thought of going back to the city.
/hiː θɔːt ʌv ˈɡetɪŋ əˈweɪ frʌm ðiːz wʊdz hiː θɔːt ʌv ˈɡoʊɪŋ bæk tuː ðə ˈsɪti/
Line 5
It seemed the only thing left to do.
/ɪt siːmd ðə ˈoʊnli θɪŋ left tuː duː/

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.

inclined adjective US /ˌɪnˈklaɪnd/

(often followed by “to”) having a preference, disposition, or tendency

From this reading “NOT TOO LATE Tom felt singularly inclined to shoot up the camp himself, but he restrained himself and paddled down the lake, almost without knowing where he was going.”

lake noun US /leɪk/

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading “NOT TOO LATE Tom felt singularly inclined to shoot up the camp himself, but he restrained himself and paddled down the lake, almost without knowing where he was going.”

paddled verb US /ˈpædəld/

past form of “paddle” — propel with a paddle

From this reading “NOT TOO LATE Tom felt singularly inclined to shoot up the camp himself, but he restrained himself and paddled down the lake, almost without knowing where he was going.”

plans noun US /plænz/

plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished

From this reading “All his plans had fallen into ruin together.”

restrained adjective US /riˈstreɪnd/

cool and formal in manner

From this reading “NOT TOO LATE Tom felt singularly inclined to shoot up the camp himself, but he restrained himself and paddled down the lake, almost without knowing where he was going.”

ruin noun US /ˈruːən/

an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

From this reading “All his plans had fallen into ruin together.”

shoot verb US /ʃuːt/

hit with a missile from a weapon

From this reading “NOT TOO LATE Tom felt singularly inclined to shoot up the camp himself, but he restrained himself and paddled down the lake, almost without knowing where he was going.”

singularly adverb US /ˈsɪŋɡjələrli/

in a singular manner or to a singular degree

From this reading “NOT TOO LATE Tom felt singularly inclined to shoot up the camp himself, but he restrained himself and paddled down the lake, almost without knowing where he was going.”

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.

TOO LATE adverb + adjective

In this reading “NOT TOO LATE Tom felt singularly inclined to shoot up the camp himself, but he restrained himself and paddled down the lake, almost without knowing where he was going.”

in fact preposition + noun

in reality or actuality

In this reading “He had, in fact, no plan in his mind.”

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.

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

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 All his plans had fallen into ruin together.

almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading NOT TOO LATE Tom felt singularly inclined to shoot up the camp himself, but he restrained himself and paddled down the lake, almost without knowing where he was going.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading NOT TOO LATE Tom felt singularly inclined to shoot up the camp himself, but he restrained himself and paddled down the lake, almost without knowing where he was going.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

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

From this reading He thought of getting away from these woods; he thought of going back to the city.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading He thought of getting away from these woods; he thought of going back to the city.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading NOT TOO LATE Tom felt singularly inclined to shoot up the camp himself, but he restrained himself and paddled down the lake, almost without knowing where he was going.

campnounUS /kæmp/

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading NOT TOO LATE Tom felt singularly inclined to shoot up the camp himself, but he restrained himself and paddled down the lake, almost without knowing where he was going.

citynounUS /ˈsɪti/

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading He thought of getting away from these woods; he thought of going back to the city.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading It seemed the only thing left to do.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading NOT TOO LATE Tom felt singularly inclined to shoot up the camp himself, but he restrained himself and paddled down the lake, almost without knowing where he was going.

factnounUS /fækt/

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading He had, in fact, no plan in his mind.

fallenadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlən/

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading All his plans had fallen into ruin together.

feltverbUS /felt/

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading NOT TOO LATE Tom felt singularly inclined to shoot up the camp himself, but he restrained himself and paddled down the lake, almost without knowing where he was going.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He thought of getting away from these woods; he thought of going back to the city.

gettingnounUS /ˈɡetɪŋ/

the act of acquiring something

From this reading He thought of getting away from these woods; he thought of going back to the city.

goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading NOT TOO LATE Tom felt singularly inclined to shoot up the camp himself, but he restrained himself and paddled down the lake, almost without knowing where he was going.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading He had, in fact, no plan in his mind.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading NOT TOO LATE Tom felt singularly inclined to shoot up the camp himself, but he restrained himself and paddled down the lake, almost without knowing where he was going.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading NOT TOO LATE Tom felt singularly inclined to shoot up the camp himself, but he restrained himself and paddled down the lake, almost without knowing where he was going.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading He had, in fact, no plan in his mind.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading He had, in fact, no plan in his mind.

inclinedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈklaɪnd/

(often followed by “to”) having a preference, disposition, or tendency

From this reading NOT TOO LATE Tom felt singularly inclined to shoot up the camp himself, but he restrained himself and paddled down the lake, almost without knowing where he was going.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading All his plans had fallen into ruin together.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It seemed the only thing left to do.

knowingadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊɪŋ/

evidencing the possession of inside information

From this reading NOT TOO LATE Tom felt singularly inclined to shoot up the camp himself, but he restrained himself and paddled down the lake, almost without knowing where he was going.

lakenounUS /leɪk/

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading NOT TOO LATE Tom felt singularly inclined to shoot up the camp himself, but he restrained himself and paddled down the lake, almost without knowing where he was going.

LATEadjectiveUS /leɪt/

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading NOT TOO LATE Tom felt singularly inclined to shoot up the camp himself, but he restrained himself and paddled down the lake, almost without knowing where he was going.

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading It seemed the only thing left to do.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading He had, in fact, no plan in his mind.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading He had, in fact, no plan in his mind.

NOTadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading NOT TOO LATE Tom felt singularly inclined to shoot up the camp himself, but he restrained himself and paddled down the lake, almost without knowing where he was going.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He thought of getting away from these woods; he thought of going back to the city.

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading It seemed the only thing left to do.

paddledverbUS /ˈpædəld/

past form of “paddle” — propel with a paddle

From this reading NOT TOO LATE Tom felt singularly inclined to shoot up the camp himself, but he restrained himself and paddled down the lake, almost without knowing where he was going.

planverbUS /plæn/

have the will and intention to carry out some action

From this reading He had, in fact, no plan in his mind.

plansnounUS /plænz/

plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished

From this reading All his plans had fallen into ruin together.

restrainedadjectiveUS /riˈstreɪnd/

cool and formal in manner

From this reading NOT TOO LATE Tom felt singularly inclined to shoot up the camp himself, but he restrained himself and paddled down the lake, almost without knowing where he was going.

ruinnounUS /ˈruːən/

an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

From this reading All his plans had fallen into ruin together.

seemedverbUS /siːmd/

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading It seemed the only thing left to do.

shootverbUS /ʃuːt/

hit with a missile from a weapon

From this reading NOT TOO LATE Tom felt singularly inclined to shoot up the camp himself, but he restrained himself and paddled down the lake, almost without knowing where he was going.

singularlyadverbUS /ˈsɪŋɡjələrli/

in a singular manner or to a singular degree

From this reading NOT TOO LATE Tom felt singularly inclined to shoot up the camp himself, but he restrained himself and paddled down the lake, almost without knowing where he was going.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading NOT TOO LATE Tom felt singularly inclined to shoot up the camp himself, but he restrained himself and paddled down the lake, almost without knowing where he was going.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading He thought of getting away from these woods; he thought of going back to the city.

thingnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading It seemed the only thing left to do.

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading He thought of getting away from these woods; he thought of going back to the city.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading NOT TOO LATE Tom felt singularly inclined to shoot up the camp himself, but he restrained himself and paddled down the lake, almost without knowing where he was going.

togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading All his plans had fallen into ruin together.

TomnounUS /tɑːm/

male cat

From this reading NOT TOO LATE Tom felt singularly inclined to shoot up the camp himself, but he restrained himself and paddled down the lake, almost without knowing where he was going.

TOOadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading NOT TOO LATE Tom felt singularly inclined to shoot up the camp himself, but he restrained himself and paddled down the lake, almost without knowing where he was going.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading NOT TOO LATE Tom felt singularly inclined to shoot up the camp himself, but he restrained himself and paddled down the lake, almost without knowing where he was going.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading NOT TOO LATE Tom felt singularly inclined to shoot up the camp himself, but he restrained himself and paddled down the lake, almost without knowing where he was going.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading NOT TOO LATE Tom felt singularly inclined to shoot up the camp himself, but he restrained himself and paddled down the lake, almost without knowing where he was going.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading NOT TOO LATE Tom felt singularly inclined to shoot up the camp himself, but he restrained himself and paddled down the lake, almost without knowing where he was going.

woodsnounUS /wʊdz/

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading He thought of getting away from these woods; he thought of going back to the city.

Chapter 7 of The Timber Treasure by Frank Lillie Pollock holds 340 sentences, grouped into 68 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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Heavy
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Spruce
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Forest
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Broke
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