A Young Man in a Hurry, and Other Short

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He laughed.

"I am so glad that you will accept him--" "But I can't," she said; ... "and thank you so much for asking me."

For a moment his expression touched her, but she could not permit expressions of men's faces to arouse her compunction, so she turned her eyes resolutely ahead towards the spire of the marble church.

He walked beside her in silence.

"I also am going north to-morrow," she said, politely.

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A Young Man in a Hurry, and Other Short

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Chapter 2 of A Young Man in a Hurry, and Other Short is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Line 1

He laughed.

/hiː læft/

Line 2

"I am so glad that you will accept him--" "But I can't," she said; ... "and thank you so much for asking me."

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For a moment his expression touched her, but she could not permit expressions of men's faces to arouse her compunction, so she turned her eyes resolutely ahead towards the spire of the marble church.

/fɔːr ə ˈmoʊmənt hɪz ɪkˈspreʃən tʌtʃt hɜːr bʌt ʃiː kʊd nɑːt pərˈmɪt ɪkˈspreʃənz ʌv menz ˈfeɪsəz tuː ərˈaʊz hɜːr kəmˈpʌŋkʃən soʊ ʃiː tɜːrnd hɜːr aɪz ˈresəluːtli əˈhed təˈwɔːrdz ðə spaɪr ʌv ðə ˈmɑːrbəl tʃɜːrtʃ/

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He walked beside her in silence.

/hiː wɔːkt bɪˈsaɪd hɜːr ɪn ˈsaɪ.ləns/

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"I also am going north to-morrow," she said, politely.

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arouse verb US /ərˈaʊz/

call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

From this reading “For a moment his expression touched her, but she could not permit expressions of men's faces to arouse her compunction, so she turned her eyes resolutely ahead towards the spire of the marble church.”

compunction noun US /kəmˈpʌŋkʃən/

a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)

expressions noun US /ɪkˈspreʃənz/

plural of “expression” — the feelings expressed on a person's face

marble noun US /ˈmɑːrbəl/

a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material

men's noun US /menz/

a public toilet for men

politely adverb US /pəˈlaɪtli/

in a polite manner

From this reading “"I also am going north to-morrow," she said, politely.”

resolutely adverb US /ˈresəluːtli/

showing firm determination or purpose

spire noun US /spaɪr/

a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top

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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 For a moment his expression touched her, but she could not permit expressions of men's faces to arouse her compunction, so she turned her eyes resolutely ahead towards the spire of the marble church.

acceptverbUS /ækˈsept/

consider or hold as true

From this reading "I am so glad that you will accept him--" "But I can't," she said; ... "and thank you so much for asking me."

aheadadverbUS /əˈhed/

at or in the front

alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/

in addition

From this reading "I also am going north to-morrow," she said, politely.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "I am so glad that you will accept him--" "But I can't," she said; ... "and thank you so much for asking me."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "I am so glad that you will accept him--" "But I can't," she said; ... "and thank you so much for asking me."

arouseverbUS /ərˈaʊz/

call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

askingnounUS /ˈæskɪŋ/

the verbal act of requesting

From this reading "I am so glad that you will accept him--" "But I can't," she said; ... "and thank you so much for asking me."

besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/

next to; at the side of

From this reading He walked beside her in silence.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "I am so glad that you will accept him--" "But I can't," she said; ... "and thank you so much for asking me."

can't

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From this reading "I am so glad that you will accept him--" "But I can't," she said; ... "and thank you so much for asking me."

churchnounUS /tʃɜːrtʃ/

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

compunctionnounUS /kəmˈpʌŋkʃən/

a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

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

expressionnounUS /ɪkˈspreʃən/

the feelings expressed on a person's face

expressionsnounUS /ɪkˈspreʃənz/

plural of “expression” — the feelings expressed on a person's face

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

facesnounUS /ˈfeɪsəz/

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

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "I am so glad that you will accept him--" "But I can't," she said; ... "and thank you so much for asking me."

gladadjectiveUS /ɡlæd/

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading "I am so glad that you will accept him--" "But I can't," she said; ... "and thank you so much for asking me."

goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading "I also am going north to-morrow," she said, politely.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He laughed.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading "I am so glad that you will accept him--" "But I can't," she said; ... "and thank you so much for asking me."

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 am so glad that you will accept him--" "But I can't," she said; ... "and thank you so much for asking me."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading He walked beside her in silence.

laughedverbUS /læft/

past form of “laugh” — produce laughter

From this reading He laughed.

marblenounUS /ˈmɑːrbəl/

a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading "I am so glad that you will accept him--" "But I can't," she said; ... "and thank you so much for asking me."

men'snounUS /menz/

a public toilet for men

momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/

a particular point in time

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading "I am so glad that you will accept him--" "But I can't," she said; ... "and thank you so much for asking me."

northnounUS /nɔːrθ/

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading "I also am going north to-morrow," she said, politely.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

permitnounUS /pərˈmɪt/

a legal document giving official permission to do something

politelyadverbUS /pəˈlaɪtli/

in a polite manner

From this reading "I also am going north to-morrow," she said, politely.

resolutelyadverbUS /ˈresəluːtli/

showing firm determination or purpose

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "I am so glad that you will accept him--" "But I can't," she said; ... "and thank you so much for asking me."

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading "I am so glad that you will accept him--" "But I can't," she said; ... "and thank you so much for asking me."

silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading He walked beside her in silence.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "I am so glad that you will accept him--" "But I can't," she said; ... "and thank you so much for asking me."

spirenounUS /spaɪr/

a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top

thankverbUS /θæŋk/

express gratitude or show appreciation to

From this reading "I am so glad that you will accept him--" "But I can't," she said; ... "and thank you so much for asking me."

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "I am so glad that you will accept him--" "But I can't," she said; ... "and thank you so much for asking me."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

to-morrow

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From this reading "I also am going north to-morrow," she said, politely.

touchedadjectiveUS /tʌtʃt/

having come into contact

towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/

moved around an axis or center

walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading He walked beside her in silence.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "I am so glad that you will accept him--" "But I can't," she said; ... "and thank you so much for asking me."

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I am so glad that you will accept him--" "But I can't," she said; ... "and thank you so much for asking me."

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