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A Fair Jewess

Chapter X · The Vision in the Churchyard

Chapter X of A Fair Jewess, “The Vision in the Churchyard,” is here in full — 46 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon • Curated US English Learning Edition
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Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.
He was accompanied by his wife Rachel.
They had no family, and their home was a home of love.
They were comparatively young, Aaron being twenty-eight and Rachel twenty-three, and they had been married five years.
Hitherto they had lived in London, and the cause of their taking up their residence in Gosport was that Aaron had conceived the idea that he could establish himself there in a good way of business.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Fair Jewess

Chapter X · The Vision in the Churchyard

Chapter X of A Fair Jewess, “The Vision in the Churchyard,” is here in full — 46 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/9 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.
Line 2
He was accompanied by his wife Rachel.
/hiː wɑːz əˈkʌmpənid baɪ hɪz waɪf ˈreɪtʃəl/
Line 3
They had no family, and their home was a home of love.
/ðeɪ hæd noʊ ˈfæməli ənd ðer hoʊm wɑːz ə hoʊm ʌv lʌv/
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They were comparatively young, Aaron being twenty-eight and Rachel twenty-three, and they had been married five years.
Line 5
Hitherto they had lived in London, and the cause of their taking up their residence in Gosport was that Aaron had conceived the idea that he could establish himself there in a good way of business.

Learner Dictionary

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

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Aaron noun US /ˈerən/

United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)

From this reading “Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
chapters noun US /ˈtʃæptərz/

plural of “chapter” — a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading “Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.”

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establish verb US /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/

set up or found

From this reading “Hitherto they had lived in London, and the cause of their taking up their residence in Gosport was that Aaron had conceived the idea that he could establish himself there in a good way of business.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
occurrence noun US /əˈkɜːrəns/

an event that happens

From this reading “Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.”

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preceding adjective US /priˈsiːdɪŋ/

existing or coming before

From this reading “Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.”

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recorded adjective US /rəˈkɔːrdɪd/

set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction

From this reading “Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
reside verb US /rɪˈzaɪd/

make one's home in a particular place or community

From this reading “Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.”

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twenty-three noun US /ˈtwentiθriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-two and one

From this reading “They were comparatively young, Aaron being twenty-eight and Rachel twenty-three, and they had been married five years.”

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.

preceding chapters adjective + noun counted as “preceding chapter”

In this reading “Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.”

543 times in 426,211 chapters
twelve months noun + noun counted as “twelve month”

In this reading “Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.”

2,446 times in 426,211 chapters
five years noun + noun

In this reading “They were comparatively young, Aaron being twenty-eight and Rachel twenty-three, and they had been married five years.”

14,760 times in 426,211 chapters
conceived the idea verb + article + noun counted as “conceive … idea”

In this reading “Hitherto they had lived in London, and the cause of their taking up their residence in Gosport was that Aaron had conceived the idea that he could establish himself there in a good way of business.”

1,039 times in 426,211 chapters
ancient town adjective + noun

In this reading “Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.”

350 times in 426,211 chapters
reside in verb + particle

In this reading “Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.”

3,464 times in 426,211 chapters
comparatively young adverb + adjective

In this reading “They were comparatively young, Aaron being twenty-eight and Rachel twenty-three, and they had been married five years.”

199 times in 426,211 chapters
lived in verb + particle counted as “live in”

live in the house where one works

In this reading “Hitherto they had lived in London, and the cause of their taking up their residence in Gosport was that Aaron had conceived the idea that he could establish himself there in a good way of business.”

64,539 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 66

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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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 Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.

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AaronnounUS /ˈerən/

United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)

From this reading Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
accompaniedadjectiveUS /əˈkʌmpənid/

having companions or an escort

From this reading He was accompanied by his wife Rachel.

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ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading They had no family, and their home was a home of love.

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bearingnounUS /ˈberɪŋ/

relevant relation or interconnection

From this reading Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.

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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading They were comparatively young, Aaron being twenty-eight and Rachel twenty-three, and they had been married five years.

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beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.

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beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading They were comparatively young, Aaron being twenty-eight and Rachel twenty-three, and they had been married five years.

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businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading Hitherto they had lived in London, and the cause of their taking up their residence in Gosport was that Aaron had conceived the idea that he could establish himself there in a good way of business.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading He was accompanied by his wife Rachel.

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causenounUS /kɑːz/

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading Hitherto they had lived in London, and the cause of their taking up their residence in Gosport was that Aaron had conceived the idea that he could establish himself there in a good way of business.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
chaptersnounUS /ˈtʃæptərz/

plural of “chapter” — a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.

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Cohen

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From this reading Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.

Pending verification
comeverbUS /kʌm/

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

From this reading Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.

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comparativelyadverbUS /kəmˈperətɪvli/

in a relative manner; by comparison to something else

From this reading They were comparatively young, Aaron being twenty-eight and Rachel twenty-three, and they had been married five years.

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conceivedverbUS /kənˈsiːvd/

past form of “conceive” — have the idea for

From this reading Hitherto they had lived in London, and the cause of their taking up their residence in Gosport was that Aaron had conceived the idea that he could establish himself there in a good way of business.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Hitherto they had lived in London, and the cause of their taking up their residence in Gosport was that Aaron had conceived the idea that he could establish himself there in a good way of business.

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establishverbUS /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/

set up or found

From this reading Hitherto they had lived in London, and the cause of their taking up their residence in Gosport was that Aaron had conceived the idea that he could establish himself there in a good way of business.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
eventsnounUS /ɪˈvents/

plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
familynounUS /ˈfæməli/

a social unit living together

From this reading They had no family, and their home was a home of love.

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fivenounUS /faɪv/

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading They were comparatively young, Aaron being twenty-eight and Rachel twenty-three, and they had been married five years.

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goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Hitherto they had lived in London, and the cause of their taking up their residence in Gosport was that Aaron had conceived the idea that he could establish himself there in a good way of business.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Gosport

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From this reading Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.

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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.

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HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He was accompanied by his wife Rachel.

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himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Hitherto they had lived in London, and the cause of their taking up their residence in Gosport was that Aaron had conceived the idea that he could establish himself there in a good way of business.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading He was accompanied by his wife Rachel.

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HithertoadverbUS /ˈhɪðɜːrˈtuː/

used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time

From this reading Hitherto they had lived in London, and the cause of their taking up their residence in Gosport was that Aaron had conceived the idea that he could establish himself there in a good way of business.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading They had no family, and their home was a home of love.

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ideanounUS /aɪˈdiːə/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Hitherto they had lived in London, and the cause of their taking up their residence in Gosport was that Aaron had conceived the idea that he could establish himself there in a good way of business.

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.

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JewnounUS /dʒuː/

a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties

From this reading Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.

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livedverbUS /lɪvd/

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading Hitherto they had lived in London, and the cause of their taking up their residence in Gosport was that Aaron had conceived the idea that he could establish himself there in a good way of business.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
LondonnounUS /ˈlʌndən/

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading Hitherto they had lived in London, and the cause of their taking up their residence in Gosport was that Aaron had conceived the idea that he could establish himself there in a good way of business.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading They had no family, and their home was a home of love.

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marriedadjectiveUS /ˈmerid/

joined in matrimony

From this reading They were comparatively young, Aaron being twenty-eight and Rachel twenty-three, and they had been married five years.

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monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.

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nameverbUS /neɪm/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.

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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading They had no family, and their home was a home of love.

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occurrencenounUS /əˈkɜːrəns/

an event that happens

From this reading Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.

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precedingadjectiveUS /priˈsiːdɪŋ/

existing or coming before

From this reading Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
RachelnounUS /ˈreɪtʃəl/

(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin

From this reading He was accompanied by his wife Rachel.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
recordedadjectiveUS /rəˈkɔːrdɪd/

set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction

From this reading Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
resideverbUS /rɪˈzaɪd/

make one's home in a particular place or community

From this reading Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
residencenounUS /ˈrezɪdəns/

any address at which you dwell more than temporarily

From this reading Hitherto they had lived in London, and the cause of their taking up their residence in Gosport was that Aaron had conceived the idea that he could establish himself there in a good way of business.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SomeadjectiveUS /sʌm/

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

From this reading Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
takingnounUS /ˈteɪkɪŋ/

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading Hitherto they had lived in London, and the cause of their taking up their residence in Gosport was that Aaron had conceived the idea that he could establish himself there in a good way of business.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Hitherto they had lived in London, and the cause of their taking up their residence in Gosport was that Aaron had conceived the idea that he could establish himself there in a good way of business.

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thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading They had no family, and their home was a home of love.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading Hitherto they had lived in London, and the cause of their taking up their residence in Gosport was that Aaron had conceived the idea that he could establish himself there in a good way of business.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading They had no family, and their home was a home of love.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
townnounUS /taʊn/

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
twelvenounUS /twelv/

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
twenty-eightnoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-seven and one

From this reading They were comparatively young, Aaron being twenty-eight and Rachel twenty-three, and they had been married five years.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
twenty-threenounUS /ˈtwentiθriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-two and one

From this reading They were comparatively young, Aaron being twenty-eight and Rachel twenty-three, and they had been married five years.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Hitherto they had lived in London, and the cause of their taking up their residence in Gosport was that Aaron had conceived the idea that he could establish himself there in a good way of business.

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 accompanied by his wife Rachel.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Hitherto they had lived in London, and the cause of their taking up their residence in Gosport was that Aaron had conceived the idea that he could establish himself there in a good way of business.

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 They were comparatively young, Aaron being twenty-eight and Rachel twenty-three, and they had been married five years.

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wifenounUS /waɪf/

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading He was accompanied by his wife Rachel.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/

a late time of life

From this reading They were comparatively young, Aaron being twenty-eight and Rachel twenty-three, and they had been married five years.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading They were comparatively young, Aaron being twenty-eight and Rachel twenty-three, and they had been married five years.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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