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When All the Woods Are Green: A Novel
When All the Woods Are Green: A Novel

Chapter XXVI

Chapter 26 of When All the Woods Are Green: A Novel is here in full — 291 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By S. Weir (Silas Weir) Mitchell • Curated US English Learning Edition
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After two or three weeks in the forest, where “the slow-growing trees do patience teach,” and the strong, effortless waters go by and seem only merry and idle, there comes to some men a sense of being at home.
It does not come at once.
We are all of us, in our busier lives of varied work or pleasure, actors in ever-changing rôles.
It can hardly be otherwise.
Almost the simplest lives involve some use of the art of the actor.
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When All the Woods Are Green: A Novel

Chapter XXVI

Chapter 26 of When All the Woods Are Green: A Novel is here in full — 291 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/58 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
After two or three weeks in the forest, where “the slow-growing trees do patience teach,” and the strong, effortless waters go by and seem only merry and idle, there comes to some men a sense of being at home.
Line 2
It does not come at once.
/ɪt dʌz nɑːt kʌm æt wʌns/
Line 3
We are all of us, in our busier lives of varied work or pleasure, actors in ever-changing rôles.
Line 4
It can hardly be otherwise.
/ɪt kæn ˈhɑːrdli biː ˈʌðərwaɪz/
Line 5
Almost the simplest lives involve some use of the art of the actor.
/ˈɔːlmoʊst ðə ˈsɪmpləst lɪvz ˌɪnˈvɑːlv sʌm juːs ʌv ðə ɑːrt ʌv ðə ˈæktər/

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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.

actor noun US /ˈæktər/

a theatrical performer

From this reading “Almost the simplest lives involve some use of the art of the actor.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
actors noun US /ˈæktərz/

plural of “actor” — a theatrical performer

From this reading “We are all of us, in our busier lives of varied work or pleasure, actors in ever-changing rôles.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
busier adjective US /ˈbɪziər/

comparative of “busy” — actively or fully engaged or occupied

From this reading “We are all of us, in our busier lives of varied work or pleasure, actors in ever-changing rôles.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
effortless adjective US /ˈefərtləs/

requiring or apparently requiring no effort

From this reading “After two or three weeks in the forest, where “the slow-growing trees do patience teach,” and the strong, effortless waters go by and seem only merry and idle, there comes to some men a sense of being at home.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
idle adjective US /ˈaɪdəl/

not in action or at work

From this reading “After two or three weeks in the forest, where “the slow-growing trees do patience teach,” and the strong, effortless waters go by and seem only merry and idle, there comes to some men a sense of being at home.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
involve verb US /ˌɪnˈvɑːlv/

connect closely and often incriminatingly

From this reading “Almost the simplest lives involve some use of the art of the actor.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
simplest adjective US /ˈsɪmpləst/

superlative of “simple” — having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

From this reading “Almost the simplest lives involve some use of the art of the actor.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
varied adjective US /ˈverid/

characterized by variety

From this reading “We are all of us, in our busier lives of varied work or pleasure, actors in ever-changing rôles.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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.

three weeks noun + noun counted as “three week”

In this reading “After two or three weeks in the forest, where “the slow-growing trees do patience teach,” and the strong, effortless waters go by and seem only merry and idle, there comes to some men a sense of being at home.”

13,168 times in 225,867 chapters
at once preposition + adverb

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

In this reading “It does not come at once.”

257,448 times in 225,867 chapters
at home preposition + noun

a reception held in your own home

In this reading “After two or three weeks in the forest, where “the slow-growing trees do patience teach,” and the strong, effortless waters go by and seem only merry and idle, there comes to some men a sense of being at home.”

94,709 times in 225,867 chapters
busier lives verb + noun counted as “busy life”

In this reading “We are all of us, in our busier lives of varied work or pleasure, actors in ever-changing rôles.”

779 times in 225,867 chapters
simplest lives adjective + noun counted as “simple life”

In this reading “Almost the simplest lives involve some use of the art of the actor.”

889 times in 225,867 chapters
in the forest preposition + article + noun counted as “in … forest”

In this reading “After two or three weeks in the forest, where “the slow-growing trees do patience teach,” and the strong, effortless waters go by and seem only merry and idle, there comes to some men a sense of being at home.”

13,525 times in 225,867 chapters
some men adjective + noun

In this reading “After two or three weeks in the forest, where “the slow-growing trees do patience teach,” and the strong, effortless waters go by and seem only merry and idle, there comes to some men a sense of being at home.”

6,642 times in 225,867 chapters

All words in this reading · 63

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 After two or three weeks in the forest, where “the slow-growing trees do patience teach,” and the strong, effortless waters go by and seem only merry and idle, there comes to some men a sense of being at home.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
actornounUS /ˈæktər/

a theatrical performer

From this reading Almost the simplest lives involve some use of the art of the actor.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
actorsnounUS /ˈæktərz/

plural of “actor” — a theatrical performer

From this reading We are all of us, in our busier lives of varied work or pleasure, actors in ever-changing rôles.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading After two or three weeks in the forest, where “the slow-growing trees do patience teach,” and the strong, effortless waters go by and seem only merry and idle, there comes to some men a sense of being at home.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
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 We are all of us, in our busier lives of varied work or pleasure, actors in ever-changing rôles.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
AlmostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/

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

From this reading Almost the simplest lives involve some use of the art of the actor.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading After two or three weeks in the forest, where “the slow-growing trees do patience teach,” and the strong, effortless waters go by and seem only merry and idle, there comes to some men a sense of being at home.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading We are all of us, in our busier lives of varied work or pleasure, actors in ever-changing rôles.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading Almost the simplest lives involve some use of the art of the actor.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading After two or three weeks in the forest, where “the slow-growing trees do patience teach,” and the strong, effortless waters go by and seem only merry and idle, there comes to some men a sense of being at home.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading It can hardly be otherwise.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading After two or three weeks in the forest, where “the slow-growing trees do patience teach,” and the strong, effortless waters go by and seem only merry and idle, there comes to some men a sense of being at home.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
busieradjectiveUS /ˈbɪziər/

comparative of “busy” — actively or fully engaged or occupied

From this reading We are all of us, in our busier lives of varied work or pleasure, actors in ever-changing rôles.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading After two or three weeks in the forest, where “the slow-growing trees do patience teach,” and the strong, effortless waters go by and seem only merry and idle, there comes to some men a sense of being at home.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading It can hardly be otherwise.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading It does not come at once.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
comesnounUS /kʌmz/

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading After two or three weeks in the forest, where “the slow-growing trees do patience teach,” and the strong, effortless waters go by and seem only merry and idle, there comes to some men a sense of being at home.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading After two or three weeks in the forest, where “the slow-growing trees do patience teach,” and the strong, effortless waters go by and seem only merry and idle, there comes to some men a sense of being at home.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/

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

From this reading It does not come at once.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
effortlessadjectiveUS /ˈefərtləs/

requiring or apparently requiring no effort

From this reading After two or three weeks in the forest, where “the slow-growing trees do patience teach,” and the strong, effortless waters go by and seem only merry and idle, there comes to some men a sense of being at home.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ever-changingadjective

marked by continuous change or effective action

From this reading We are all of us, in our busier lives of varied work or pleasure, actors in ever-changing rôles.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
forestnounUS /ˈfɔːrəst/

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading After two or three weeks in the forest, where “the slow-growing trees do patience teach,” and the strong, effortless waters go by and seem only merry and idle, there comes to some men a sense of being at home.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading After two or three weeks in the forest, where “the slow-growing trees do patience teach,” and the strong, effortless waters go by and seem only merry and idle, there comes to some men a sense of being at home.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hardlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/

only a very short time before

From this reading It can hardly be otherwise.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading After two or three weeks in the forest, where “the slow-growing trees do patience teach,” and the strong, effortless waters go by and seem only merry and idle, there comes to some men a sense of being at home.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
idleadjectiveUS /ˈaɪdəl/

not in action or at work

From this reading After two or three weeks in the forest, where “the slow-growing trees do patience teach,” and the strong, effortless waters go by and seem only merry and idle, there comes to some men a sense of being at home.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading After two or three weeks in the forest, where “the slow-growing trees do patience teach,” and the strong, effortless waters go by and seem only merry and idle, there comes to some men a sense of being at home.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
involveverbUS /ˌɪnˈvɑːlv/

connect closely and often incriminatingly

From this reading Almost the simplest lives involve some use of the art of the actor.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It does not come at once.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
livesnounUS /lɪvz/

plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading We are all of us, in our busier lives of varied work or pleasure, actors in ever-changing rôles.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading After two or three weeks in the forest, where “the slow-growing trees do patience teach,” and the strong, effortless waters go by and seem only merry and idle, there comes to some men a sense of being at home.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
merryadjectiveUS /ˈmeri/

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading After two or three weeks in the forest, where “the slow-growing trees do patience teach,” and the strong, effortless waters go by and seem only merry and idle, there comes to some men a sense of being at home.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It does not come at once.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading After two or three weeks in the forest, where “the slow-growing trees do patience teach,” and the strong, effortless waters go by and seem only merry and idle, there comes to some men a sense of being at home.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

From this reading It does not come at once.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading After two or three weeks in the forest, where “the slow-growing trees do patience teach,” and the strong, effortless waters go by and seem only merry and idle, there comes to some men a sense of being at home.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading After two or three weeks in the forest, where “the slow-growing trees do patience teach,” and the strong, effortless waters go by and seem only merry and idle, there comes to some men a sense of being at home.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
otherwiseadverbUS /ˈʌðərwaɪz/

in other respects or ways

From this reading It can hardly be otherwise.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading We are all of us, in our busier lives of varied work or pleasure, actors in ever-changing rôles.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
patiencenounUS /ˈpeɪʃəns/

good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence

From this reading After two or three weeks in the forest, where “the slow-growing trees do patience teach,” and the strong, effortless waters go by and seem only merry and idle, there comes to some men a sense of being at home.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
pleasurenounUS /ˈpleʒər/

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

From this reading We are all of us, in our busier lives of varied work or pleasure, actors in ever-changing rôles.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rôles

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

From this reading We are all of us, in our busier lives of varied work or pleasure, actors in ever-changing rôles.

Pending verification
seemverbUS /siːm/

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading After two or three weeks in the forest, where “the slow-growing trees do patience teach,” and the strong, effortless waters go by and seem only merry and idle, there comes to some men a sense of being at home.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sensenounUS /sens/

a general conscious awareness

From this reading After two or three weeks in the forest, where “the slow-growing trees do patience teach,” and the strong, effortless waters go by and seem only merry and idle, there comes to some men a sense of being at home.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
simplestadjectiveUS /ˈsɪmpləst/

superlative of “simple” — having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

From this reading Almost the simplest lives involve some use of the art of the actor.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
slow-growing

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

From this reading After two or three weeks in the forest, where “the slow-growing trees do patience teach,” and the strong, effortless waters go by and seem only merry and idle, there comes to some men a sense of being at home.

Pending verification
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading After two or three weeks in the forest, where “the slow-growing trees do patience teach,” and the strong, effortless waters go by and seem only merry and idle, there comes to some men a sense of being at home.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
strongadjectiveUS /strɔːŋ/

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading After two or three weeks in the forest, where “the slow-growing trees do patience teach,” and the strong, effortless waters go by and seem only merry and idle, there comes to some men a sense of being at home.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
teachverbUS /tiːtʃ/

impart skills or knowledge to

From this reading After two or three weeks in the forest, where “the slow-growing trees do patience teach,” and the strong, effortless waters go by and seem only merry and idle, there comes to some men a sense of being at home.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading After two or three weeks in the forest, where “the slow-growing trees do patience teach,” and the strong, effortless waters go by and seem only merry and idle, there comes to some men a sense of being at home.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading After two or three weeks in the forest, where “the slow-growing trees do patience teach,” and the strong, effortless waters go by and seem only merry and idle, there comes to some men a sense of being at home.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
threenounUS /θriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading After two or three weeks in the forest, where “the slow-growing trees do patience teach,” and the strong, effortless waters go by and seem only merry and idle, there comes to some men a sense of being at home.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading After two or three weeks in the forest, where “the slow-growing trees do patience teach,” and the strong, effortless waters go by and seem only merry and idle, there comes to some men a sense of being at home.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
treesnounUS /triːz/

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading After two or three weeks in the forest, where “the slow-growing trees do patience teach,” and the strong, effortless waters go by and seem only merry and idle, there comes to some men a sense of being at home.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading After two or three weeks in the forest, where “the slow-growing trees do patience teach,” and the strong, effortless waters go by and seem only merry and idle, there comes to some men a sense of being at home.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading We are all of us, in our busier lives of varied work or pleasure, actors in ever-changing rôles.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
usenounUS /juːs/

the act of using

From this reading Almost the simplest lives involve some use of the art of the actor.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
variedadjectiveUS /ˈverid/

characterized by variety

From this reading We are all of us, in our busier lives of varied work or pleasure, actors in ever-changing rôles.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
watersnounUS /ˈwɔːtərz/

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading After two or three weeks in the forest, where “the slow-growing trees do patience teach,” and the strong, effortless waters go by and seem only merry and idle, there comes to some men a sense of being at home.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We are all of us, in our busier lives of varied work or pleasure, actors in ever-changing rôles.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
weeksnounUS /wiːks/

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading After two or three weeks in the forest, where “the slow-growing trees do patience teach,” and the strong, effortless waters go by and seem only merry and idle, there comes to some men a sense of being at home.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading After two or three weeks in the forest, where “the slow-growing trees do patience teach,” and the strong, effortless waters go by and seem only merry and idle, there comes to some men a sense of being at home.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
workverbUS /wɜːrk/

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

From this reading We are all of us, in our busier lives of varied work or pleasure, actors in ever-changing rôles.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Chapter 26 of When All the Woods Are Green: A Novel by S. Weir (Silas Weir) Mitchell holds 291 sentences, grouped into 59 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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Night
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