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Chapter XIV

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By Burford Delannoy • Curated US English Learning Edition
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THE METHOD IN SUSAN TODD'S MADNESS The next day the farmer's daughter went into Oakville shopping.
She had arranged to have tea with a friend and be back before dusk.
Danvers had been sent in another direction in the early morning, and knew nothing of this.
He was back early in the afternoon, and wondered at seeing nothing of the girl of his heart.
Susan spoke to him presently.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Chapter XIV

Chapter 14 of £19,000 is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE METHOD IN SUSAN TODD'S MADNESS The next day the farmer's daughter went into Oakville shopping.
Line 2
She had arranged to have tea with a friend and be back before dusk.
/ʃiː hæd ərˈeɪndʒd tuː hæv tiː wɪð ə frend ənd biː bæk bɪˈfɔːr dʌsk/
Line 3
Danvers had been sent in another direction in the early morning, and knew nothing of this.
Line 4
He was back early in the afternoon, and wondered at seeing nothing of the girl of his heart.
/hiː wɑːz bæk ˈɜːrli ɪn ðə ˌæftərˈnuːn ənd ˈwʌndərd æt ˈsiːɪŋ ˈnʌθɪŋ ʌv ðə ɡɜːrl ʌv hɪz hɑːrt/
Line 5
Susan spoke to him presently.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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arranged adjective US /ərˈeɪndʒd/

disposed or placed in a particular kind of order

From this reading “She had arranged to have tea with a friend and be back before dusk.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
dusk noun US /dʌsk/

the time of day immediately following sunset

From this reading “She had arranged to have tea with a friend and be back before dusk.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
farmer's noun US /ˈfɑːrmərz/

possessive form of “farmer” — a person who operates a farm

From this reading “THE METHOD IN SUSAN TODD'S MADNESS The next day the farmer's daughter went into Oakville shopping.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
madness noun US /ˈmædnəs/

obsolete terms for legal insanity

From this reading “THE METHOD IN SUSAN TODD'S MADNESS The next day the farmer's daughter went into Oakville shopping.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
method noun US /ˈmeθəd/

a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)

From this reading “THE METHOD IN SUSAN TODD'S MADNESS The next day the farmer's daughter went into Oakville shopping.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shopping noun US /ˈʃɑːpɪŋ/

searching for or buying goods or services

From this reading “THE METHOD IN SUSAN TODD'S MADNESS The next day the farmer's daughter went into Oakville shopping.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
todd's noun US /tɑːdz/

possessive form of “todd” — Scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907)

From this reading “THE METHOD IN SUSAN TODD'S MADNESS The next day the farmer's daughter went into Oakville shopping.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wondered verb US /ˈwʌndərd/

past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something

From this reading “He was back early in the afternoon, and wondered at seeing nothing of the girl of his heart.”

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.

next day adjective + noun

In this reading “THE METHOD IN SUSAN TODD'S MADNESS The next day the farmer's daughter went into Oakville shopping.”

60,103 times in 225,867 chapters
early morning adjective + noun

In this reading “Danvers had been sent in another direction in the early morning, and knew nothing of this.”

7,183 times in 225,867 chapters
farmer's daughter noun + noun counted as “farmer daughter”

In this reading “THE METHOD IN SUSAN TODD'S MADNESS The next day the farmer's daughter went into Oakville shopping.”

363 times in 225,867 chapters
went into verb + particle counted as “go into”

to come or go into

In this reading “THE METHOD IN SUSAN TODD'S MADNESS The next day the farmer's daughter went into Oakville shopping.”

63,620 times in 225,867 chapters
before dusk preposition + noun

In this reading “She had arranged to have tea with a friend and be back before dusk.”

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

In this reading “He was back early in the afternoon, and wondered at seeing nothing of the girl of his heart.”

23,409 times in 225,867 chapters
at seeing preposition + noun

In this reading “He was back early in the afternoon, and wondered at seeing nothing of the girl of his heart.”

5,231 times in 225,867 chapters

All words in this reading · 51

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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 She had arranged to have tea with a friend and be back before dusk.

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afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading He was back early in the afternoon, and wondered at seeing nothing of the girl of his heart.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading She had arranged to have tea with a friend and be back before dusk.

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anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Danvers had been sent in another direction in the early morning, and knew nothing of this.

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arrangedadjectiveUS /ərˈeɪndʒd/

disposed or placed in a particular kind of order

From this reading She had arranged to have tea with a friend and be back before dusk.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He was back early in the afternoon, and wondered at seeing nothing of the girl of his heart.

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backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading She had arranged to have tea with a friend and be back before dusk.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading She had arranged to have tea with a friend and be back before dusk.

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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Danvers had been sent in another direction in the early morning, and knew nothing of this.

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beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading She had arranged to have tea with a friend and be back before dusk.

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Danvers

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From this reading Danvers had been sent in another direction in the early morning, and knew nothing of this.

Pending verification
daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/

a female human offspring

From this reading THE METHOD IN SUSAN TODD'S MADNESS The next day the farmer's daughter went into Oakville shopping.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading THE METHOD IN SUSAN TODD'S MADNESS The next day the farmer's daughter went into Oakville shopping.

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directionnounUS /dərˈekʃən/

a line leading to a place or point

From this reading Danvers had been sent in another direction in the early morning, and knew nothing of this.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
dusknounUS /dʌsk/

the time of day immediately following sunset

From this reading She had arranged to have tea with a friend and be back before dusk.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading Danvers had been sent in another direction in the early morning, and knew nothing of this.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
farmer'snounUS /ˈfɑːrmərz/

possessive form of “farmer” — a person who operates a farm

From this reading THE METHOD IN SUSAN TODD'S MADNESS The next day the farmer's daughter went into Oakville shopping.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
friendnounUS /frend/

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading She had arranged to have tea with a friend and be back before dusk.

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girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading He was back early in the afternoon, and wondered at seeing nothing of the girl of his heart.

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

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

From this reading She had arranged to have tea with a friend and be back before dusk.

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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading She had arranged to have tea with a friend and be back before dusk.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He was back early in the afternoon, and wondered at seeing nothing of the girl of his heart.

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heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading He was back early in the afternoon, and wondered at seeing nothing of the girl of his heart.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Susan spoke to him presently.

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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading He was back early in the afternoon, and wondered at seeing nothing of the girl of his heart.

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INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading THE METHOD IN SUSAN TODD'S MADNESS The next day the farmer's daughter went into Oakville shopping.

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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading THE METHOD IN SUSAN TODD'S MADNESS The next day the farmer's daughter went into Oakville shopping.

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knewverbUS /nuː/

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Danvers had been sent in another direction in the early morning, and knew nothing of this.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MADNESSnounUS /ˈmædnəs/

obsolete terms for legal insanity

From this reading THE METHOD IN SUSAN TODD'S MADNESS The next day the farmer's daughter went into Oakville shopping.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
METHODnounUS /ˈmeθəd/

a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)

From this reading THE METHOD IN SUSAN TODD'S MADNESS The next day the farmer's daughter went into Oakville shopping.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Danvers had been sent in another direction in the early morning, and knew nothing of this.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading THE METHOD IN SUSAN TODD'S MADNESS The next day the farmer's daughter went into Oakville shopping.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Danvers had been sent in another direction in the early morning, and knew nothing of this.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
Oakville

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From this reading THE METHOD IN SUSAN TODD'S MADNESS The next day the farmer's daughter went into Oakville shopping.

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Danvers had been sent in another direction in the early morning, and knew nothing of this.

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presentlyadverbUS /ˈprezəntli/

in the near future

From this reading Susan spoke to him presently.

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seeingnounUS /ˈsiːɪŋ/

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading He was back early in the afternoon, and wondered at seeing nothing of the girl of his heart.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sentnounUS /sent/

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading Danvers had been sent in another direction in the early morning, and knew nothing of this.

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ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading She had arranged to have tea with a friend and be back before dusk.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
shoppingnounUS /ˈʃɑːpɪŋ/

searching for or buying goods or services

From this reading THE METHOD IN SUSAN TODD'S MADNESS The next day the farmer's daughter went into Oakville shopping.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
spokenounUS /spoʊk/

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading Susan spoke to him presently.

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SUSAN

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

From this reading THE METHOD IN SUSAN TODD'S MADNESS The next day the farmer's daughter went into Oakville shopping.

Pending verification
teanounUS /tiː/

a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water

From this reading She had arranged to have tea with a friend and be back before dusk.

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 THE METHOD IN SUSAN TODD'S MADNESS The next day the farmer's daughter went into Oakville shopping.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Danvers had been sent in another direction in the early morning, and knew nothing of this.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading She had arranged to have tea with a friend and be back before dusk.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
TODD'SnounUS /tɑːdz/

possessive form of “todd” — Scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907)

From this reading THE METHOD IN SUSAN TODD'S MADNESS The next day the farmer's daughter went into Oakville shopping.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading He was back early in the afternoon, and wondered at seeing nothing of the girl of his heart.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading THE METHOD IN SUSAN TODD'S MADNESS The next day the farmer's daughter went into Oakville shopping.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading She had arranged to have tea with a friend and be back before dusk.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wonderedverbUS /ˈwʌndərd/

past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something

From this reading He was back early in the afternoon, and wondered at seeing nothing of the girl of his heart.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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