A Journey from This World to the Next

Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

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The life of alderman Julian.

“I now revisited England, and was born at London.

My father was one of the magistrates of that city.

He had eleven children, of whom I was the eldest.

He had great success in trade, and grew extremely rich, but the largeness of his family rendered it impossible for him to leave me a fortune sufficient to live well on independent of business.

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A Journey from This World to the Next

Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

Chapter 19 of A Journey from This World to the Next is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/12 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

The life of alderman Julian.

/ðə laɪf ʌv ˈɔːldərmən ˈdʒuːliən/

Line 2

“I now revisited England, and was born at London.

/aɪ naʊ riˈvɪzətɪd ˈɪŋɡlənd ənd wɑːz bɔːrn æt ˈlʌndən/

Line 3

My father was one of the magistrates of that city.

/maɪ ˈfɑːðər wɑːz wʌn ʌv ðə ˈmædʒɪstreɪts ʌv ðæt ˈsɪti/

Line 4

He had eleven children, of whom I was the eldest.

/hiː hæd ɪˈlevən ˈtʃɪldrən ʌv huːm aɪ wɑːz ðə ˈeldəst/

Line 5

He had great success in trade, and grew extremely rich, but the largeness of his family rendered it impossible for him to leave me a fortune sufficient to live well on independent of business.

/hiː hæd ɡreɪt səkˈses ɪn treɪd ənd ɡruː ekˈstriːmli rɪtʃ bʌt ðə ˈlɑːrdʒnɪs ʌv hɪz ˈfæməli ˈrendərd ɪt ˌɪmˈpɑːsəbəl fɔːr hɪm tuː liːv miː ə ˈfɔːrtʃən səˈfɪʃənt tuː laɪv wel ɑːn ˌɪndɪˈpendənt ʌv ˈbɪznəs/

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alderman noun US /ˈɔːldərmən/

a member of a municipal legislative body (as a city council)

From this reading “The life of alderman Julian.”

eldest adjective US /ˈeldəst/

first in order of birth

From this reading “He had eleven children, of whom I was the eldest.”

independent adjective US /ˌɪndɪˈpendənt/

free from external control and constraint

From this reading “He had great success in trade, and grew extremely rich, but the largeness of his family rendered it impossible for him to leave me a fortune sufficient to live well on independent of business.”

Julian noun US /ˈdʒuːliən/

Roman Emperor and nephew of Constantine; he restored paganism as the official religion of the Roman Empire and destroyed Christian temples but his decision was reversed after his death (331?-363)

From this reading “The life of alderman Julian.”

largeness noun US /ˈlɑːrdʒnɪs/

the capacity to understand a broad range of topics

magistrates noun US /ˈmædʒɪstreɪts/

plural of “magistrate” — a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)

From this reading “My father was one of the magistrates of that city.”

rendered verb US /ˈrendərd/

past form of “render” — cause to become

revisited verb US /riˈvɪzətɪd/

past form of “revisit” — visit again

From this reading ““I now revisited England, and was born at London.”

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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 He had great success in trade, and grew extremely rich, but the largeness of his family rendered it impossible for him to leave me a fortune sufficient to live well on independent of business.

aldermannounUS /ˈɔːldərmən/

a member of a municipal legislative body (as a city council)

From this reading The life of alderman Julian.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading “I now revisited England, and was born at London.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “I now revisited England, and was born at London.

bornadjectiveUS /bɔːrn/

brought into existence

From this reading “I now revisited England, and was born at London.

businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading He had eleven children, of whom I was the eldest.

citynounUS /ˈsɪti/

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading My father was one of the magistrates of that city.

eldestadjectiveUS /ˈeldəst/

first in order of birth

From this reading He had eleven children, of whom I was the eldest.

elevenadjectiveUS /ɪˈlevən/

being one more than ten

From this reading He had eleven children, of whom I was the eldest.

EnglandnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlənd/

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading “I now revisited England, and was born at London.

extremelyadverbUS /ekˈstriːmli/

to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect

familynounUS /ˈfæməli/

a social unit living together

fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading My father was one of the magistrates of that city.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

fortunenounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃən/

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

grewverbUS /ɡruː/

inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading He had eleven children, of whom I was the eldest.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He had eleven children, of whom I was the eldest.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “I now revisited England, and was born at London.

impossibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpɑːsəbəl/

not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

independentadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈpendənt/

free from external control and constraint

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

JuliannounUS /ˈdʒuːliən/

Roman Emperor and nephew of Constantine; he restored paganism as the official religion of the Roman Empire and destroyed Christian temples but his decision was reversed after his death (331?-363)

From this reading The life of alderman Julian.

largenessnounUS /ˈlɑːrdʒnɪs/

the capacity to understand a broad range of topics

leaveverbUS /liːv/

go away from a place

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading The life of alderman Julian.

liveverbUS /laɪv/

be an inhabitant of or reside in

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 “I now revisited England, and was born at London.

magistratesnounUS /ˈmædʒɪstreɪts/

plural of “magistrate” — a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)

From this reading My father was one of the magistrates of that city.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My father was one of the magistrates of that city.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading “I now revisited England, and was born at London.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The life of alderman Julian.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading My father was one of the magistrates of that city.

renderedverbUS /ˈrendərd/

past form of “render” — cause to become

revisitedverbUS /riˈvɪzətɪd/

past form of “revisit” — visit again

From this reading “I now revisited England, and was born at London.

richadjectiveUS /rɪtʃ/

possessing material wealth

successnounUS /səkˈses/

an event that accomplishes its intended purpose

sufficientadjectiveUS /səˈfɪʃənt/

of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading My father was one of the magistrates of that city.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The life of alderman Julian.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

tradenounUS /treɪd/

the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading “I now revisited England, and was born at London.

welladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He had eleven children, of whom I was the eldest.

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