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

Chapter XXXI

Chapter 31 of When All the Woods Are Green: A Novel is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By S. Weir (Silas Weir) Mitchell • Curated US English Learning Edition
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Rose was in the boat alone with her aunt.
Neither being in the mood for talk, they ran silently down the broadening stream without a word.
The paddles dipped and rose; the evening shadows crept forth, as it were, out of the earlier darkness of the woods, and again, as once before, they sped along in the gloom of an overcast night.
The same soft odors of earth and spruce, the peculiar smell of broken water, were as they had been.
Once more the hills seemed closing in upon them.
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When All the Woods Are Green: A Novel

Chapter XXXI

Chapter 31 of When All the Woods Are Green: A Novel is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/15 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Rose was in the boat alone with her aunt.
/roʊz wɑːz ɪn ðə boʊt əˈloʊn wɪð hɜːr ænt/
Line 2
Neither being in the mood for talk, they ran silently down the broadening stream without a word.
/ˈniːðər ˈbiːɪŋ ɪn ðə muːd fɔːr tɔːk ðeɪ ræn ˈsaɪləntli daʊn ðə ˈbrɔːdənɪŋ striːm wɪˈθaʊt ə wɜːrd/
Line 3
The paddles dipped and rose; the evening shadows crept forth, as it were, out of the earlier darkness of the woods, and again, as once before, they sped along in the gloom of an overcast night.
/ðə ˈpædəlz dɪpt ənd roʊz ðə ˈiːvnɪŋ ˈʃædoʊz krept fɔːrθ æz ɪt wɜːr aʊt ʌv ðə ˈɜːrliər ˈdɑːrknəs ʌv ðə wʊdz ənd əˈɡen æz wʌns bɪˈfɔːr ðeɪ sped əˈlɔːŋ ɪn ðə ɡluːm ʌv æn ˈoʊvərkæst naɪt/
Line 4
The same soft odors of earth and spruce, the peculiar smell of broken water, were as they had been.
/ðə seɪm sɑːft ˈoʊdərz ʌv ɜːrθ ənd spruːs ðə pəˈkjuːljər smel ʌv ˈbroʊkən ˈwɔːtər wɜːr æz ðeɪ hæd bɪn/
Line 5
Once more the hills seemed closing in upon them.
/wʌns mɔːr ðə hɪlz siːmd ˈkloʊzɪŋ ɪn əˈpɑːn ðem/

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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.

broadening noun US /ˈbrɔːdənɪŋ/

the act of making something wider

From this reading “Neither being in the mood for talk, they ran silently down the broadening stream without a word.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
closing noun US /ˈkloʊzɪŋ/

the act of closing something

From this reading “Once more the hills seemed closing in upon them.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
dipped adjective US /dɪpt/

having abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses)

From this reading “The paddles dipped and rose; the evening shadows crept forth, as it were, out of the earlier darkness of the woods, and again, as once before, they sped along in the gloom of an overcast night.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
odors noun US /ˈoʊdərz/

plural of “odor” — any property detected by the olfactory system

From this reading “The same soft odors of earth and spruce, the peculiar smell of broken water, were as they had been.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
overcast noun US /ˈoʊvərkæst/

the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds

From this reading “The paddles dipped and rose; the evening shadows crept forth, as it were, out of the earlier darkness of the woods, and again, as once before, they sped along in the gloom of an overcast night.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
paddles noun US /ˈpædəlz/

plural of “paddle” — small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games

From this reading “The paddles dipped and rose; the evening shadows crept forth, as it were, out of the earlier darkness of the woods, and again, as once before, they sped along in the gloom of an overcast night.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sped verb US /sped/

inflected form of “speed” — move hurridly

From this reading “The paddles dipped and rose; the evening shadows crept forth, as it were, out of the earlier darkness of the woods, and again, as once before, they sped along in the gloom of an overcast night.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
spruce noun US /spruːs/

light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork

From this reading “The same soft odors of earth and spruce, the peculiar smell of broken water, were as they had been.”

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.

Once more adverb + adjective

anew

In this reading “Once more the hills seemed closing in upon them.”

110,081 times in 426,211 chapters
without a word preposition + article + noun counted as “without … word”

In this reading “Neither being in the mood for talk, they ran silently down the broadening stream without a word.”

13,193 times in 426,211 chapters
crept forth verb + particle counted as “creep forth”

In this reading “The paddles dipped and rose; the evening shadows crept forth, as it were, out of the earlier darkness of the woods, and again, as once before, they sped along in the gloom of an overcast night.”

269 times in 426,211 chapters
sped along verb + particle counted as “speed along”

In this reading “The paddles dipped and rose; the evening shadows crept forth, as it were, out of the earlier darkness of the woods, and again, as once before, they sped along in the gloom of an overcast night.”

905 times in 426,211 chapters
in the gloom preposition + article + noun counted as “in … gloom”

In this reading “The paddles dipped and rose; the evening shadows crept forth, as it were, out of the earlier darkness of the woods, and again, as once before, they sped along in the gloom of an overcast night.”

3,739 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 64

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 Neither being in the mood for talk, they ran silently down the broadening stream without a word.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading The paddles dipped and rose; the evening shadows crept forth, as it were, out of the earlier darkness of the woods, and again, as once before, they sped along in the gloom of an overcast night.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading Rose was in the boat alone with her aunt.

Velmora curated lexicon
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading The paddles dipped and rose; the evening shadows crept forth, as it were, out of the earlier darkness of the woods, and again, as once before, they sped along in the gloom of an overcast night.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The paddles dipped and rose; the evening shadows crept forth, as it were, out of the earlier darkness of the woods, and again, as once before, they sped along in the gloom of an overcast night.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The paddles dipped and rose; the evening shadows crept forth, as it were, out of the earlier darkness of the woods, and again, as once before, they sped along in the gloom of an overcast night.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The paddles dipped and rose; the evening shadows crept forth, as it were, out of the earlier darkness of the woods, and again, as once before, they sped along in the gloom of an overcast night.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
auntnounUS /ænt/

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading Rose was in the boat alone with her aunt.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The same soft odors of earth and spruce, the peculiar smell of broken water, were as they had been.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The paddles dipped and rose; the evening shadows crept forth, as it were, out of the earlier darkness of the woods, and again, as once before, they sped along in the gloom of an overcast night.

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

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Neither being in the mood for talk, they ran silently down the broadening stream without a word.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
boatnounUS /boʊt/

a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading Rose was in the boat alone with her aunt.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
broadeningnounUS /ˈbrɔːdənɪŋ/

the act of making something wider

From this reading Neither being in the mood for talk, they ran silently down the broadening stream without a word.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading The same soft odors of earth and spruce, the peculiar smell of broken water, were as they had been.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
closingnounUS /ˈkloʊzɪŋ/

the act of closing something

From this reading Once more the hills seemed closing in upon them.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
creptverbUS /krept/

inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground

From this reading The paddles dipped and rose; the evening shadows crept forth, as it were, out of the earlier darkness of the woods, and again, as once before, they sped along in the gloom of an overcast night.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
darknessnounUS /ˈdɑːrknəs/

absence of light or illumination

From this reading The paddles dipped and rose; the evening shadows crept forth, as it were, out of the earlier darkness of the woods, and again, as once before, they sped along in the gloom of an overcast night.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
dippedadjectiveUS /dɪpt/

having abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses)

From this reading The paddles dipped and rose; the evening shadows crept forth, as it were, out of the earlier darkness of the woods, and again, as once before, they sped along in the gloom of an overcast night.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Neither being in the mood for talk, they ran silently down the broadening stream without a word.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
earlieradverbUS /ˈɜːrliər/

earlier in time; previously

From this reading The paddles dipped and rose; the evening shadows crept forth, as it were, out of the earlier darkness of the woods, and again, as once before, they sped along in the gloom of an overcast night.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading The same soft odors of earth and spruce, the peculiar smell of broken water, were as they had been.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading The paddles dipped and rose; the evening shadows crept forth, as it were, out of the earlier darkness of the woods, and again, as once before, they sped along in the gloom of an overcast night.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Neither being in the mood for talk, they ran silently down the broadening stream without a word.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/

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

From this reading The paddles dipped and rose; the evening shadows crept forth, as it were, out of the earlier darkness of the woods, and again, as once before, they sped along in the gloom of an overcast night.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
gloomnounUS /ɡluːm/

a state of partial or total darkness

From this reading The paddles dipped and rose; the evening shadows crept forth, as it were, out of the earlier darkness of the woods, and again, as once before, they sped along in the gloom of an overcast night.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading The same soft odors of earth and spruce, the peculiar smell of broken water, were as they had been.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Rose was in the boat alone with her aunt.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hillsnounUS /hɪlz/

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading Once more the hills seemed closing in upon them.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Rose was in the boat alone with her aunt.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The paddles dipped and rose; the evening shadows crept forth, as it were, out of the earlier darkness of the woods, and again, as once before, they sped along in the gloom of an overcast night.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
moodnounUS /muːd/

a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

From this reading Neither being in the mood for talk, they ran silently down the broadening stream without a word.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Once more the hills seemed closing in upon them.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/

not one and not the other of two

From this reading Neither being in the mood for talk, they ran silently down the broadening stream without a word.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading The paddles dipped and rose; the evening shadows crept forth, as it were, out of the earlier darkness of the woods, and again, as once before, they sped along in the gloom of an overcast night.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
odorsnounUS /ˈoʊdərz/

plural of “odor” — any property detected by the olfactory system

From this reading The same soft odors of earth and spruce, the peculiar smell of broken water, were as they had been.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The paddles dipped and rose; the evening shadows crept forth, as it were, out of the earlier darkness of the woods, and again, as once before, they sped along in the gloom of an overcast night.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

From this reading The paddles dipped and rose; the evening shadows crept forth, as it were, out of the earlier darkness of the woods, and again, as once before, they sped along in the gloom of an overcast night.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The paddles dipped and rose; the evening shadows crept forth, as it were, out of the earlier darkness of the woods, and again, as once before, they sped along in the gloom of an overcast night.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
overcastnounUS /ˈoʊvərkæst/

the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds

From this reading The paddles dipped and rose; the evening shadows crept forth, as it were, out of the earlier darkness of the woods, and again, as once before, they sped along in the gloom of an overcast night.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
paddlesnounUS /ˈpædəlz/

plural of “paddle” — small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games

From this reading The paddles dipped and rose; the evening shadows crept forth, as it were, out of the earlier darkness of the woods, and again, as once before, they sped along in the gloom of an overcast night.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
peculiaradjectiveUS /pəˈkjuːljər/

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading The same soft odors of earth and spruce, the peculiar smell of broken water, were as they had been.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ranverbUS /ræn/

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading Neither being in the mood for talk, they ran silently down the broadening stream without a word.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
RosenounUS /roʊz/

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading Rose was in the boat alone with her aunt.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading The same soft odors of earth and spruce, the peculiar smell of broken water, were as they had been.

Velmora curated lexicon
seemedverbUS /siːmd/

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

From this reading Once more the hills seemed closing in upon them.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shadowsnounUS /ˈʃædoʊz/

plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries

From this reading The paddles dipped and rose; the evening shadows crept forth, as it were, out of the earlier darkness of the woods, and again, as once before, they sped along in the gloom of an overcast night.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
silentlyadverbUS /ˈsaɪləntli/

without speaking

From this reading Neither being in the mood for talk, they ran silently down the broadening stream without a word.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
smellnounUS /smel/

the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

From this reading The same soft odors of earth and spruce, the peculiar smell of broken water, were as they had been.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
softadjectiveUS /sɑːft/

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading The same soft odors of earth and spruce, the peculiar smell of broken water, were as they had been.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
spedverbUS /sped/

inflected form of “speed” — move hurridly

From this reading The paddles dipped and rose; the evening shadows crept forth, as it were, out of the earlier darkness of the woods, and again, as once before, they sped along in the gloom of an overcast night.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sprucenounUS /spruːs/

light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork

From this reading The same soft odors of earth and spruce, the peculiar smell of broken water, were as they had been.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
streamnounUS /striːm/

a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading Neither being in the mood for talk, they ran silently down the broadening stream without a word.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
talkverbUS /tɔːk/

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading Neither being in the mood for talk, they ran silently down the broadening stream without a word.

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 Rose was in the boat alone with her aunt.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Once more the hills seemed closing in upon them.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Neither being in the mood for talk, they ran silently down the broadening stream without a word.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Once more the hills seemed closing in upon them.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Rose was in the boat alone with her aunt.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading The same soft odors of earth and spruce, the peculiar smell of broken water, were as they had been.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading The paddles dipped and rose; the evening shadows crept forth, as it were, out of the earlier darkness of the woods, and again, as once before, they sped along in the gloom of an overcast night.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Rose was in the boat alone with her aunt.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Neither being in the mood for talk, they ran silently down the broadening stream without a word.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
woodsnounUS /wʊdz/

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading The paddles dipped and rose; the evening shadows crept forth, as it were, out of the earlier darkness of the woods, and again, as once before, they sped along in the gloom of an overcast night.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wordnounUS /wɜːrd/

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading Neither being in the mood for talk, they ran silently down the broadening stream without a word.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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