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A Mummer's Wife

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

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He had now been in the provinces for some years and had lived down the memory of many disastrous managements.
He had managed the tour of the Morton and Cox's Opera Company very successfully till the crash came.
'But it will be the success that will be remembered and not the crash when I return to London.
Many changes must have happened in town.
Many new faces and many old faces that absence will make new again.
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Mummer's Wife

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

Chapter 14 of A Mummer's Wife is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
He had now been in the provinces for some years and had lived down the memory of many disastrous managements.
/hiː hæd naʊ bɪn ɪn ðə ˈprɑːvənsəz fɔːr sʌm jɪrz ənd hæd lɪvd daʊn ðə ˈmem.ər.i ʌv ˈmeni dɪˈzæstrəs ˈmænɪdʒmənts/
Line 2
He had managed the tour of the Morton and Cox's Opera Company very successfully till the crash came.
/hiː hæd ˈmænədʒd ðə tʊr ʌv ðə ˈmɔːrtən ənd ˈkɑːksɪz ˈɑːprə ˈkʌmpəniː ˈveri səkˈsesfəli tɪl ðə kræʃ keɪm/
Line 3
'But it will be the success that will be remembered and not the crash when I return to London.
/bʌt ɪt wɪl biː ðə səkˈses ðæt wɪl biː rɪˈmembərd ənd nɑːt ðə kræʃ wen aɪ rɪˈtɜːrn tuː ˈlʌndən/
Line 4
Many changes must have happened in town.
/ˈmeni ˈtʃeɪndʒəz mʌst hæv ˈhæpənd ɪn taʊn/
Line 5
Many new faces and many old faces that absence will make new again.
/ˈmeni nuː ˈfeɪsəz ənd ˈmeni oʊld ˈfeɪsəz ðæt ˈæbsəns wɪl meɪk nuː əˈɡen/

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Cox's noun US /ˈkɑːksɪz/

possessive form of “cox” — either of two related enzymes that control the production of prostaglandins and are blocked by aspirin

From this reading “He had managed the tour of the Morton and Cox's Opera Company very successfully till the crash came.”

crash verb US /kræʃ/

fall or come down violently

From this reading “He had managed the tour of the Morton and Cox's Opera Company very successfully till the crash came.”

disastrous adjective US /dɪˈzæstrəs/

(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin

From this reading “He had now been in the provinces for some years and had lived down the memory of many disastrous managements.”

managements noun US /ˈmænɪdʒmənts/

plural of “management” — the act of managing something

From this reading “He had now been in the provinces for some years and had lived down the memory of many disastrous managements.”

Morton noun US /ˈmɔːrtən/

United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)

From this reading “He had managed the tour of the Morton and Cox's Opera Company very successfully till the crash came.”

provinces noun US /ˈprɑːvənsəz/

plural of “province” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading “He had now been in the provinces for some years and had lived down the memory of many disastrous managements.”

successfully adverb US /səkˈsesfəli/

with success; in a successful manner

From this reading “He had managed the tour of the Morton and Cox's Opera Company very successfully till the crash came.”

tour noun US /tʊr/

a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area

From this reading “He had managed the tour of the Morton and Cox's Opera Company very successfully till the crash came.”

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absencenounUS /ˈæbsəns/

the state of being absent

From this reading Many new faces and many old faces that absence will make new again.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading Many new faces and many old faces that absence will make new again.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading He had now been in the provinces for some years and had lived down the memory of many disastrous managements.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading 'But it will be the success that will be remembered and not the crash when I return to London.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading He had now been in the provinces for some years and had lived down the memory of many disastrous managements.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading 'But it will be the success that will be remembered and not the crash when I return to London.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading He had managed the tour of the Morton and Cox's Opera Company very successfully till the crash came.

changesnounUS /ˈtʃeɪndʒəz/

plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

From this reading Many changes must have happened in town.

CompanynounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading He had managed the tour of the Morton and Cox's Opera Company very successfully till the crash came.

Cox'snounUS /ˈkɑːksɪz/

possessive form of “cox” — either of two related enzymes that control the production of prostaglandins and are blocked by aspirin

From this reading He had managed the tour of the Morton and Cox's Opera Company very successfully till the crash came.

crashverbUS /kræʃ/

fall or come down violently

From this reading He had managed the tour of the Morton and Cox's Opera Company very successfully till the crash came.

disastrousadjectiveUS /dɪˈzæstrəs/

(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin

From this reading He had now been in the provinces for some years and had lived down the memory of many disastrous managements.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading He had now been in the provinces for some years and had lived down the memory of many disastrous managements.

facesnounUS /ˈfeɪsəz/

plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Many new faces and many old faces that absence will make new again.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He had now been in the provinces for some years and had lived down the memory of many disastrous managements.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading He had now been in the provinces for some years and had lived down the memory of many disastrous managements.

happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading Many changes must have happened in town.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Many changes must have happened in town.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He had now been in the provinces for some years and had lived down the memory of many disastrous managements.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading 'But it will be the success that will be remembered and not the crash when I return to London.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading He had now been in the provinces for some years and had lived down the memory of many disastrous managements.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading 'But it will be the success that will be remembered and not the crash when I return to London.

livedverbUS /lɪvd/

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

From this reading He had now been in the provinces for some years and had lived down the memory of many disastrous managements.

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 'But it will be the success that will be remembered and not the crash when I return to London.

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading Many new faces and many old faces that absence will make new again.

managedverbUS /ˈmænədʒd/

past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal

From this reading He had managed the tour of the Morton and Cox's Opera Company very successfully till the crash came.

managementsnounUS /ˈmænɪdʒmənts/

plural of “management” — the act of managing something

From this reading He had now been in the provinces for some years and had lived down the memory of many disastrous managements.

manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading He had now been in the provinces for some years and had lived down the memory of many disastrous managements.

memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading He had now been in the provinces for some years and had lived down the memory of many disastrous managements.

MortonnounUS /ˈmɔːrtən/

United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)

From this reading He had managed the tour of the Morton and Cox's Opera Company very successfully till the crash came.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Many changes must have happened in town.

newadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Many new faces and many old faces that absence will make new again.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading 'But it will be the success that will be remembered and not the crash when I return to London.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

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

From this reading He had now been in the provinces for some years and had lived down the memory of many disastrous managements.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He had now been in the provinces for some years and had lived down the memory of many disastrous managements.

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Many new faces and many old faces that absence will make new again.

OperanounUS /ˈɑːprə/

a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes

From this reading He had managed the tour of the Morton and Cox's Opera Company very successfully till the crash came.

provincesnounUS /ˈprɑːvənsəz/

plural of “province” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading He had now been in the provinces for some years and had lived down the memory of many disastrous managements.

rememberedverbUS /rɪˈmembərd/

past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading 'But it will be the success that will be remembered and not the crash when I return to London.

returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading 'But it will be the success that will be remembered and not the crash when I return to London.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

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

From this reading He had now been in the provinces for some years and had lived down the memory of many disastrous managements.

successnounUS /səkˈses/

an event that accomplishes its intended purpose

From this reading 'But it will be the success that will be remembered and not the crash when I return to London.

successfullyadverbUS /səkˈsesfəli/

with success; in a successful manner

From this reading He had managed the tour of the Morton and Cox's Opera Company very successfully till the crash came.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading 'But it will be the success that will be remembered and not the crash when I return to London.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading He had now been in the provinces for some years and had lived down the memory of many disastrous managements.

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading He had managed the tour of the Morton and Cox's Opera Company very successfully till the crash came.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading 'But it will be the success that will be remembered and not the crash when I return to London.

tournounUS /tʊr/

a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area

From this reading He had managed the tour of the Morton and Cox's Opera Company very successfully till the crash came.

townnounUS /taʊn/

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

From this reading Many changes must have happened in town.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading He had managed the tour of the Morton and Cox's Opera Company very successfully till the crash came.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading 'But it will be the success that will be remembered and not the crash when I return to London.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading 'But it will be the success that will be remembered and not the crash when I return to London.

yearsnounUS /jɪrz/

a late time of life

From this reading He had now been in the provinces for some years and had lived down the memory of many disastrous managements.

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