Learn English through classic literature • Five-line readings • Clear US narration
VELMORA ACADEMY
Academy of Archival Languages & Memory Studies
Menu Close
This Freedom
This Freedom

Chapter XXX · Chapter 30

Chapter 30 of This Freedom is here in full — 616 sentences across 124 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Cover illustration for This Freedom
Context Illustration Reading 1/123 · 5 lines
English subtitles · tap any word to listen 1 / 5
Her Doda!
The one that was her baby girl, that was her tiny daughter!
The one that was to be her woman treasury in which she’d pour her woman love; that was to be her self’s own self, her heart’s own heart, her tiny woman-bud to be a woman with her in the house of Harry and of Huggo!
Her Doda!
Look, there she is!
0:00 / 0:00
Speed 0.75x
AI-generated narration by OpenAI · Slow US English
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending

A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

This Freedom

Chapter XXX · Chapter 30

Chapter 30 of This Freedom is here in full — 616 sentences across 124 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/123 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Her Doda!
Line 2
The one that was her baby girl, that was her tiny daughter!
/ðə wʌn ðæt wɑːz hɜːr ˈbeɪbi ɡɜːrl ðæt wɑːz hɜːr ˈtaɪni ˈdɔːtər/
Line 3
The one that was to be her woman treasury in which she’d pour her woman love; that was to be her self’s own self, her heart’s own heart, her tiny woman-bud to be a woman with her in the house of Harry and of Huggo!
Line 4
Her Doda!
Line 5
Look, there she is!
/lʊk ðer ʃiː ɪz/

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.

baby noun US /ˈbeɪbi/

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading “The one that was her baby girl, that was her tiny daughter!”

Harry verb US /ˈheri/

annoy continually or chronically

From this reading “The one that was to be her woman treasury in which she’d pour her woman love; that was to be her self’s own self, her heart’s own heart, her tiny woman-bud to be a woman with her in the house of Harry and of Huggo!”

heart's noun US /hɑːrts/

possessive form of “heart” — the locus of feelings and intuitions

pour verb US /pɔːr/

cause to run

From this reading “The one that was to be her woman treasury in which she’d pour her woman love; that was to be her self’s own self, her heart’s own heart, her tiny woman-bud to be a woman with her in the house of Harry and of Huggo!”

self noun US /self/

your consciousness of your own identity

From this reading “The one that was to be her woman treasury in which she’d pour her woman love; that was to be her self’s own self, her heart’s own heart, her tiny woman-bud to be a woman with her in the house of Harry and of Huggo!”

self's noun US /selfs/

possessive form of “self” — your consciousness of your own identity

tiny adjective US /ˈtaɪni/

very small

From this reading “The one that was her baby girl, that was her tiny daughter!”

treasury noun US /ˈtreʒəri/

the funds of a government or institution or individual

From this reading “The one that was to be her woman treasury in which she’d pour her woman love; that was to be her self’s own self, her heart’s own heart, her tiny woman-bud to be a woman with her in the house of Harry and of Huggo!”

All words in this reading · 36

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.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The one that was to be her woman treasury in which she’d pour her woman love; that was to be her self’s own self, her heart’s own heart, her tiny woman-bud to be a woman with her in the house of Harry and of Huggo!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The one that was to be her woman treasury in which she’d pour her woman love; that was to be her self’s own self, her heart’s own heart, her tiny woman-bud to be a woman with her in the house of Harry and of Huggo!

babynounUS /ˈbeɪbi/

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading The one that was her baby girl, that was her tiny daughter!

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The one that was to be her woman treasury in which she’d pour her woman love; that was to be her self’s own self, her heart’s own heart, her tiny woman-bud to be a woman with her in the house of Harry and of Huggo!

daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/

a female human offspring

From this reading The one that was her baby girl, that was her tiny daughter!

Doda

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

From this reading Her Doda!

girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading The one that was her baby girl, that was her tiny daughter!

HarryverbUS /ˈheri/

annoy continually or chronically

From this reading The one that was to be her woman treasury in which she’d pour her woman love; that was to be her self’s own self, her heart’s own heart, her tiny woman-bud to be a woman with her in the house of Harry and of Huggo!

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading The one that was to be her woman treasury in which she’d pour her woman love; that was to be her self’s own self, her heart’s own heart, her tiny woman-bud to be a woman with her in the house of Harry and of Huggo!

heart'snounUS /hɑːrts/

possessive form of “heart” — the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading The one that was to be her woman treasury in which she’d pour her woman love; that was to be her self’s own self, her heart’s own heart, her tiny woman-bud to be a woman with her in the house of Harry and of Huggo!

HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Her Doda!

housenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading The one that was to be her woman treasury in which she’d pour her woman love; that was to be her self’s own self, her heart’s own heart, her tiny woman-bud to be a woman with her in the house of Harry and of Huggo!

Huggo

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

From this reading The one that was to be her woman treasury in which she’d pour her woman love; that was to be her self’s own self, her heart’s own heart, her tiny woman-bud to be a woman with her in the house of Harry and of Huggo!

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading The one that was to be her woman treasury in which she’d pour her woman love; that was to be her self’s own self, her heart’s own heart, her tiny woman-bud to be a woman with her in the house of Harry and of Huggo!

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Look, there she is!

LookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Look, there she is!

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading The one that was to be her woman treasury in which she’d pour her woman love; that was to be her self’s own self, her heart’s own heart, her tiny woman-bud to be a woman with her in the house of Harry and of Huggo!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The one that was to be her woman treasury in which she’d pour her woman love; that was to be her self’s own self, her heart’s own heart, her tiny woman-bud to be a woman with her in the house of Harry and of Huggo!

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The one that was her baby girl, that was her tiny daughter!

ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading The one that was to be her woman treasury in which she’d pour her woman love; that was to be her self’s own self, her heart’s own heart, her tiny woman-bud to be a woman with her in the house of Harry and of Huggo!

pourverbUS /pɔːr/

cause to run

From this reading The one that was to be her woman treasury in which she’d pour her woman love; that was to be her self’s own self, her heart’s own heart, her tiny woman-bud to be a woman with her in the house of Harry and of Huggo!

selfnounUS /self/

your consciousness of your own identity

From this reading The one that was to be her woman treasury in which she’d pour her woman love; that was to be her self’s own self, her heart’s own heart, her tiny woman-bud to be a woman with her in the house of Harry and of Huggo!

self'snounUS /selfs/

possessive form of “self” — your consciousness of your own identity

From this reading The one that was to be her woman treasury in which she’d pour her woman love; that was to be her self’s own self, her heart’s own heart, her tiny woman-bud to be a woman with her in the house of Harry and of Huggo!

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Look, there she is!

she'd

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

From this reading The one that was to be her woman treasury in which she’d pour her woman love; that was to be her self’s own self, her heart’s own heart, her tiny woman-bud to be a woman with her in the house of Harry and of Huggo!

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The one that was her baby girl, that was her tiny daughter!

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The one that was her baby girl, that was her tiny daughter!

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading Look, there she is!

tinyadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪni/

very small

From this reading The one that was her baby girl, that was her tiny daughter!

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The one that was to be her woman treasury in which she’d pour her woman love; that was to be her self’s own self, her heart’s own heart, her tiny woman-bud to be a woman with her in the house of Harry and of Huggo!

treasurynounUS /ˈtreʒəri/

the funds of a government or institution or individual

From this reading The one that was to be her woman treasury in which she’d pour her woman love; that was to be her self’s own self, her heart’s own heart, her tiny woman-bud to be a woman with her in the house of Harry and of Huggo!

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading The one that was her baby girl, that was her tiny daughter!

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading The one that was to be her woman treasury in which she’d pour her woman love; that was to be her self’s own self, her heart’s own heart, her tiny woman-bud to be a woman with her in the house of Harry and of Huggo!

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The one that was to be her woman treasury in which she’d pour her woman love; that was to be her self’s own self, her heart’s own heart, her tiny woman-bud to be a woman with her in the house of Harry and of Huggo!

womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading The one that was to be her woman treasury in which she’d pour her woman love; that was to be her self’s own self, her heart’s own heart, her tiny woman-bud to be a woman with her in the house of Harry and of Huggo!

woman-bud

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

From this reading The one that was to be her woman treasury in which she’d pour her woman love; that was to be her self’s own self, her heart’s own heart, her tiny woman-bud to be a woman with her in the house of Harry and of Huggo!

Chapter 30 of This Freedom by A. S. M. (Arthur Stuart-Menteth) Hutchinson holds 616 sentences, grouped into 124 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 30 of This Freedom contain?

Chapter 30 holds 616 sentences of This Freedom, unabridged, divided into 124 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 30 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 616 sentences, grouped into 124 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 30 of This Freedom?

Work through the 124 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 124 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 30 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 30 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 This Freedom

Common questions about reading This Freedom by A. S. M. (Arthur Stuart-Menteth) Hutchinson on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of This Freedom?

Yes. All 7357 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #6415 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of This Freedom is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #6415, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does This Freedom take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1472 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read This Freedom section by section

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

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 31 chapters of This Freedom 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 This Freedom

Words and structures a reader meets early in This Freedom, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Flora
A word that appears in the opening chapter of This Freedom; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Sharp
A word that appears in the opening chapter of This Freedom; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Astounding
A word that appears in the opening chapter of This Freedom; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Reply
A word that appears in the opening chapter of This Freedom; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.