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This Freedom

Chapter XXIX · Chapter 29

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The thing goes now at a most frightful pace for Rosalie.
One hates the slow, laborious written word that tries to show it.
There needs a pen with wings or that by leaping violence of script, by characters blotched, huge and run together, would symbolise the pace at which the thing now goes.
There’s no procession of the days.
Immersed in work or lost in pleasure, there never is procession of the days, so hurtling fast goes life.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

This Freedom

Chapter XXIX · Chapter 29

Chapter 29 of This Freedom is here in full — 664 sentences across 133 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/132 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The thing goes now at a most frightful pace for Rosalie.
Line 2
One hates the slow, laborious written word that tries to show it.
/wʌn heɪts ðə sloʊ ləˈbɔːriəs ˈrɪtən wɜːrd ðæt traɪz tuː ʃoʊ ɪt/
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There needs a pen with wings or that by leaping violence of script, by characters blotched, huge and run together, would symbolise the pace at which the thing now goes.
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There’s no procession of the days.
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Immersed in work or lost in pleasure, there never is procession of the days, so hurtling fast goes life.
/ˌɪˈmɜːrst ɪn wɜːrk ɔːr lɔːst ɪn ˈpleʒər ðer ˈnevər ɪz prəˈseʃən ʌv ðə deɪz soʊ ˈhɜːrtlɪŋ fæst ɡoʊz laɪf/

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.

blotched adjective US /blɑːttʃt/

marked with irregularly shaped spots or blots

From this reading “There needs a pen with wings or that by leaping violence of script, by characters blotched, huge and run together, would symbolise the pace at which the thing now goes.”

hates noun US /heɪts/

plural of “hate” — the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

From this reading “One hates the slow, laborious written word that tries to show it.”

hurtling verb US /ˈhɜːrtlɪŋ/

-ing form of “hurtle” — move with or as if with a rushing sound

From this reading “Immersed in work or lost in pleasure, there never is procession of the days, so hurtling fast goes life.”

Immersed verb US /ˌɪˈmɜːrst/

past form of “immerse” — thrust or throw into

From this reading “Immersed in work or lost in pleasure, there never is procession of the days, so hurtling fast goes life.”

laborious adjective US /ləˈbɔːriəs/

characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort

From this reading “One hates the slow, laborious written word that tries to show it.”

leaping noun US /ˈliːpɪŋ/

a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

From this reading “There needs a pen with wings or that by leaping violence of script, by characters blotched, huge and run together, would symbolise the pace at which the thing now goes.”

script noun US /skrɪpt/

a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance

From this reading “There needs a pen with wings or that by leaping violence of script, by characters blotched, huge and run together, would symbolise the pace at which the thing now goes.”

tries noun US /traɪz/

plural of “try” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading “One hates the slow, laborious written word that tries to show it.”

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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 The thing goes now at a most frightful pace for Rosalie.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading There needs a pen with wings or that by leaping violence of script, by characters blotched, huge and run together, would symbolise the pace at which the thing now goes.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The thing goes now at a most frightful pace for Rosalie.

blotchedadjectiveUS /blɑːttʃt/

marked with irregularly shaped spots or blots

From this reading There needs a pen with wings or that by leaping violence of script, by characters blotched, huge and run together, would symbolise the pace at which the thing now goes.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading There needs a pen with wings or that by leaping violence of script, by characters blotched, huge and run together, would symbolise the pace at which the thing now goes.

charactersnounUS /ˈkærəktərz/

plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading There needs a pen with wings or that by leaping violence of script, by characters blotched, huge and run together, would symbolise the pace at which the thing now goes.

daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading There’s no procession of the days.

fastadverbUS /fæst/

quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

From this reading Immersed in work or lost in pleasure, there never is procession of the days, so hurtling fast goes life.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The thing goes now at a most frightful pace for Rosalie.

frightfuladjectiveUS /ˈfraɪtfəl/

provoking horror

From this reading The thing goes now at a most frightful pace for Rosalie.

goesnounUS /ɡoʊz/

plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

From this reading The thing goes now at a most frightful pace for Rosalie.

hatesnounUS /heɪts/

plural of “hate” — the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

From this reading One hates the slow, laborious written word that tries to show it.

hugeadjectiveUS /hjuːdʒ/

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading There needs a pen with wings or that by leaping violence of script, by characters blotched, huge and run together, would symbolise the pace at which the thing now goes.

hurtlingverbUS /ˈhɜːrtlɪŋ/

-ing form of “hurtle” — move with or as if with a rushing sound

From this reading Immersed in work or lost in pleasure, there never is procession of the days, so hurtling fast goes life.

ImmersedverbUS /ˌɪˈmɜːrst/

past form of “immerse” — thrust or throw into

From this reading Immersed in work or lost in pleasure, there never is procession of the days, so hurtling fast goes life.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Immersed in work or lost in pleasure, there never is procession of the days, so hurtling fast goes life.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Immersed in work or lost in pleasure, there never is procession of the days, so hurtling fast goes life.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading One hates the slow, laborious written word that tries to show it.

laboriousadjectiveUS /ləˈbɔːriəs/

characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort

From this reading One hates the slow, laborious written word that tries to show it.

leapingnounUS /ˈliːpɪŋ/

a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

From this reading There needs a pen with wings or that by leaping violence of script, by characters blotched, huge and run together, would symbolise the pace at which the thing now goes.

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Immersed in work or lost in pleasure, there never is procession of the days, so hurtling fast goes life.

lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading Immersed in work or lost in pleasure, there never is procession of the days, so hurtling fast goes life.

mostadverbUS /moʊst/

used to form the superlative

From this reading The thing goes now at a most frightful pace for Rosalie.

needsadverbUS /niːdz/

in such a manner as could not be otherwise

From this reading There needs a pen with wings or that by leaping violence of script, by characters blotched, huge and run together, would symbolise the pace at which the thing now goes.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Immersed in work or lost in pleasure, there never is procession of the days, so hurtling fast goes life.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading There’s no procession of the days.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading The thing goes now at a most frightful pace for Rosalie.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There needs a pen with wings or that by leaping violence of script, by characters blotched, huge and run together, would symbolise the pace at which the thing now goes.

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One hates the slow, laborious written word that tries to show it.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading There needs a pen with wings or that by leaping violence of script, by characters blotched, huge and run together, would symbolise the pace at which the thing now goes.

pacenounUS /peɪs/

the rate of moving (especially walking or running)

From this reading The thing goes now at a most frightful pace for Rosalie.

pennounUS /pen/

a writing implement with a point from which ink flows

From this reading There needs a pen with wings or that by leaping violence of script, by characters blotched, huge and run together, would symbolise the pace at which the thing now goes.

pleasurenounUS /ˈpleʒər/

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading Immersed in work or lost in pleasure, there never is procession of the days, so hurtling fast goes life.

processionnounUS /prəˈseʃən/

(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost

From this reading There’s no procession of the days.

Rosalie

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

From this reading The thing goes now at a most frightful pace for Rosalie.

runverbUS /rʌn/

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading There needs a pen with wings or that by leaping violence of script, by characters blotched, huge and run together, would symbolise the pace at which the thing now goes.

scriptnounUS /skrɪpt/

a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance

From this reading There needs a pen with wings or that by leaping violence of script, by characters blotched, huge and run together, would symbolise the pace at which the thing now goes.

showverbUS /ʃoʊ/

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading One hates the slow, laborious written word that tries to show it.

slowadjectiveUS /sloʊ/

not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time

From this reading One hates the slow, laborious written word that tries to show it.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Immersed in work or lost in pleasure, there never is procession of the days, so hurtling fast goes life.

symboliseverb

represent or identify by using a symbol; use symbols

From this reading There needs a pen with wings or that by leaping violence of script, by characters blotched, huge and run together, would symbolise the pace at which the thing now goes.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading One hates the slow, laborious written word that tries to show it.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The thing goes now at a most frightful pace for Rosalie.

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There needs a pen with wings or that by leaping violence of script, by characters blotched, huge and run together, would symbolise the pace at which the thing now goes.

There's

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

From this reading There’s no procession of the days.

thingnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading The thing goes now at a most frightful pace for Rosalie.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading One hates the slow, laborious written word that tries to show it.

togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading There needs a pen with wings or that by leaping violence of script, by characters blotched, huge and run together, would symbolise the pace at which the thing now goes.

triesnounUS /traɪz/

plural of “try” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading One hates the slow, laborious written word that tries to show it.

violencenounUS /ˈvaɪələns/

an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)

From this reading There needs a pen with wings or that by leaping violence of script, by characters blotched, huge and run together, would symbolise the pace at which the thing now goes.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading There needs a pen with wings or that by leaping violence of script, by characters blotched, huge and run together, would symbolise the pace at which the thing now goes.

wingsnounUS /wɪŋz/

a means of flight or ascent

From this reading There needs a pen with wings or that by leaping violence of script, by characters blotched, huge and run together, would symbolise the pace at which the thing now goes.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading There needs a pen with wings or that by leaping violence of script, by characters blotched, huge and run together, would symbolise the pace at which the thing now goes.

wordnounUS /wɜːrd/

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading One hates the slow, laborious written word that tries to show it.

workverbUS /wɜːrk/

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading Immersed in work or lost in pleasure, there never is procession of the days, so hurtling fast goes life.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading There needs a pen with wings or that by leaping violence of script, by characters blotched, huge and run together, would symbolise the pace at which the thing now goes.

writtenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪtən/

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading One hates the slow, laborious written word that tries to show it.

Chapter 29 of This Freedom by A. S. M. (Arthur Stuart-Menteth) Hutchinson holds 664 sentences, grouped into 133 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 29 of This Freedom contain?

Chapter 29 holds 664 sentences of This Freedom, unabridged, divided into 133 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 29 of This Freedom by A. S. M. (Arthur Stuart-Menteth) Hutchinson exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 664 sentences, grouped into 133 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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Each of the 133 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.

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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 29 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.

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Flora
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Reply
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