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Chapter 5 of Tramping With a Poet in the Rockies is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“They do not die,” said the poet. “They only seem to die; they go on, like ideas, into the invisible world. I’d like to write a volume of adventures, the story of the adventures of, say, twelve different sparks.” It was very white wood and very red fire. And it was slow-burning, for the resin had been washed out of all their boles.
Chapter 5 of Tramping With a Poet in the Rockies is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading “I’d like to write a volume of adventures, the story of the adventures of, say, twelve different sparks.””
plural of “bole” — a soft oily clay used as a pigment (especially a reddish brown pigment)
From this reading “And it was slow-burning, for the resin had been washed out of all their boles.”
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading ““They only seem to die; they go on, like ideas, into the invisible world.”
impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye
From this reading ““They only seem to die; they go on, like ideas, into the invisible world.”
any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules
From this reading “And it was slow-burning, for the resin had been washed out of all their boles.”
plural of “spark” — a momentary flash of light
From this reading “I’d like to write a volume of adventures, the story of the adventures of, say, twelve different sparks.””
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “I’d like to write a volume of adventures, the story of the adventures of, say, twelve different sparks.””
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading “And it was slow-burning, for the resin had been washed out of all their boles.”
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In this reading ““They only seem to die; they go on, like ideas, into the invisible world.”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading ““They only seem to die; they go on, like ideas, into the invisible world.”
In this reading “It was very white wood and very red fire.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I’d like to write a volume of adventures, the story of the adventures of, say, twelve different sparks.”
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading I’d like to write a volume of adventures, the story of the adventures of, say, twelve different sparks.”
(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 And it was slow-burning, for the resin had been washed out of all their boles.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was very white wood and very red fire.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And it was slow-burning, for the resin had been washed out of all their boles.
plural of “bole” — a soft oily clay used as a pigment (especially a reddish brown pigment)
From this reading And it was slow-burning, for the resin had been washed out of all their boles.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “They do not die,” said the poet.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading I’d like to write a volume of adventures, the story of the adventures of, say, twelve different sparks.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “They do not die,” said the poet.
start firing a weapon
From this reading It was very white wood and very red fire.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And it was slow-burning, for the resin had been washed out of all their boles.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “They only seem to die; they go on, like ideas, into the invisible world.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And it was slow-burning, for the resin had been washed out of all their boles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’d like to write a volume of adventures, the story of the adventures of, say, twelve different sparks.”
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “They only seem to die; they go on, like ideas, into the invisible world.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “They only seem to die; they go on, like ideas, into the invisible world.
impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye
From this reading “They only seem to die; they go on, like ideas, into the invisible world.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was very white wood and very red fire.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “They only seem to die; they go on, like ideas, into the invisible world.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “They do not die,” said the poet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I’d like to write a volume of adventures, the story of the adventures of, say, twelve different sparks.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “They only seem to die; they go on, like ideas, into the invisible world.
and nothing more
From this reading “They only seem to die; they go on, like ideas, into the invisible world.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And it was slow-burning, for the resin had been washed out of all their boles.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading “They do not die,” said the poet.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading It was very white wood and very red fire.
any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules
From this reading And it was slow-burning, for the resin had been washed out of all their boles.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “They do not die,” said the poet.
express in words
From this reading I’d like to write a volume of adventures, the story of the adventures of, say, twelve different sparks.”
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “They only seem to die; they go on, like ideas, into the invisible world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And it was slow-burning, for the resin had been washed out of all their boles.
plural of “spark” — a momentary flash of light
From this reading I’d like to write a volume of adventures, the story of the adventures of, say, twelve different sparks.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading I’d like to write a volume of adventures, the story of the adventures of, say, twelve different sparks.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “They do not die,” said the poet.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And it was slow-burning, for the resin had been washed out of all their boles.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They do not die,” said the poet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “They only seem to die; they go on, like ideas, into the invisible world.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading I’d like to write a volume of adventures, the story of the adventures of, say, twelve different sparks.”
precisely as stated
From this reading It was very white wood and very red fire.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading I’d like to write a volume of adventures, the story of the adventures of, say, twelve different sparks.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was very white wood and very red fire.
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading And it was slow-burning, for the resin had been washed out of all their boles.
a Caucasian
From this reading It was very white wood and very red fire.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading It was very white wood and very red fire.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “They only seem to die; they go on, like ideas, into the invisible world.
produce a literary work
From this reading I’d like to write a volume of adventures, the story of the adventures of, say, twelve different sparks.”
Chapter 5 of Tramping With a Poet in the Rockies by Stephen Graham holds 441 sentences, grouped into 89 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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