Complete classic literature • Five-line readings • Clear US narration
VELMORA ACADEMY
Academy of Archival Languages & Memory Studies
Menu Close
After Long Years and Other Stories
After Long Years and Other Stories

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of After Long Years and Other Stories is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Cover illustration for After Long Years and Other Stories
Context Illustration Reading 1/7 · 5 lines
English subtitles · tap any word to listen 1 / 5
IN THE TURKISH FAMILY A year had slowly passed.
One day Jesseph called Antonio to him and said: "I have some good news to impart.
I have secured a very desirable position for you, and I am certain that you will meet all the requirements."
Jesseph bade Antonio gather together his things, and provided him with a suitable outfit.
At the end of the week, he conducted Antonio to a Turkish house in the heart of the city.
0:00 / 0:00
Speed 0.75x
AI-generated narration by OpenAI · Slow US English
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending

A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

After Long Years and Other Stories

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of After Long Years and Other Stories is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/7 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
IN THE TURKISH FAMILY A year had slowly passed.
/ɪn ðə ˈtɜːrkɪʃ ˈfæməli ə jɪr hæd ˈsloʊli pæst/
Line 2
One day Jesseph called Antonio to him and said: "I have some good news to impart.
Line 3
I have secured a very desirable position for you, and I am certain that you will meet all the requirements."
/aɪ hæv sɪˈkjʊrd ə ˈveri dɪˈzaɪrəbəl pəˈzɪʃən fɔːr juː ənd aɪ æm ˈsɜːrtən ðæt juː wɪl miːt ɔːl ðə rɪˈkwaɪrmənts/
Line 4
Jesseph bade Antonio gather together his things, and provided him with a suitable outfit.
Line 5
At the end of the week, he conducted Antonio to a Turkish house in the heart of the city.

Learner Dictionary

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

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

conducted verb US /kənˈdʌktəd/

past form of “conduct” — direct the course of; manage or control

From this reading “At the end of the week, he conducted Antonio to a Turkish house in the heart of the city.”

desirable adjective US /dɪˈzaɪrəbəl/

worth having or seeking or achieving

From this reading “I have secured a very desirable position for you, and I am certain that you will meet all the requirements."”

impart verb US /ˌɪmˈpɑːrt/

transmit (knowledge or skills)

From this reading “One day Jesseph called Antonio to him and said: "I have some good news to impart.”

outfit noun US /ˈaʊtfɪt/

any cohesive unit such as a military company

From this reading “Jesseph bade Antonio gather together his things, and provided him with a suitable outfit.”

requirements noun US /rɪˈkwaɪrmənts/

plural of “requirement” — required activity

From this reading “I have secured a very desirable position for you, and I am certain that you will meet all the requirements."”

secured verb US /sɪˈkjʊrd/

past form of “secure” — get by special effort

From this reading “I have secured a very desirable position for you, and I am certain that you will meet all the requirements."”

suitable adjective US /ˈsuːtəbəl/

meant or adapted for an occasion or use

From this reading “Jesseph bade Antonio gather together his things, and provided him with a suitable outfit.”

turkish adjective US /ˈtɜːrkɪʃ/

of or relating to or characteristic of Turkey or its people or language

From this reading “IN THE TURKISH FAMILY A year had slowly passed.”

All words in this reading · 55

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

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading IN THE TURKISH FAMILY A year had slowly passed.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading I have secured a very desirable position for you, and I am certain that you will meet all the requirements."

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I have secured a very desirable position for you, and I am certain that you will meet all the requirements."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading One day Jesseph called Antonio to him and said: "I have some good news to impart.

Antonio

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

From this reading One day Jesseph called Antonio to him and said: "I have some good news to impart.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At the end of the week, he conducted Antonio to a Turkish house in the heart of the city.

badenounUS /beɪd/

a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria

From this reading Jesseph bade Antonio gather together his things, and provided him with a suitable outfit.

calledverbUS /kɔːld/

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading One day Jesseph called Antonio to him and said: "I have some good news to impart.

certainadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtən/

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading I have secured a very desirable position for you, and I am certain that you will meet all the requirements."

citynounUS /ˈsɪti/

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

From this reading At the end of the week, he conducted Antonio to a Turkish house in the heart of the city.

conductedverbUS /kənˈdʌktəd/

past form of “conduct” — direct the course of; manage or control

From this reading At the end of the week, he conducted Antonio to a Turkish house in the heart of the city.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading One day Jesseph called Antonio to him and said: "I have some good news to impart.

desirableadjectiveUS /dɪˈzaɪrəbəl/

worth having or seeking or achieving

From this reading I have secured a very desirable position for you, and I am certain that you will meet all the requirements."

endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading At the end of the week, he conducted Antonio to a Turkish house in the heart of the city.

FAMILYnounUS /ˈfæməli/

a social unit living together

From this reading IN THE TURKISH FAMILY A year had slowly passed.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I have secured a very desirable position for you, and I am certain that you will meet all the requirements."

gatherverbUS /ˈɡæðər/

assemble or get together

From this reading Jesseph bade Antonio gather together his things, and provided him with a suitable outfit.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

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

From this reading One day Jesseph called Antonio to him and said: "I have some good news to impart.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading IN THE TURKISH FAMILY A year had slowly passed.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading One day Jesseph called Antonio to him and said: "I have some good news to impart.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading At the end of the week, he conducted Antonio to a Turkish house in the heart of the city.

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading At the end of the week, he conducted Antonio to a Turkish house in the heart of the city.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading One day Jesseph called Antonio to him and said: "I have some good news to impart.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Jesseph bade Antonio gather together his things, and provided him with a suitable outfit.

housenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading At the end of the week, he conducted Antonio to a Turkish house in the heart of the city.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading One day Jesseph called Antonio to him and said: "I have some good news to impart.

impartverbUS /ˌɪmˈpɑːrt/

transmit (knowledge or skills)

From this reading One day Jesseph called Antonio to him and said: "I have some good news to impart.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading IN THE TURKISH FAMILY A year had slowly passed.

Jesseph

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

From this reading One day Jesseph called Antonio to him and said: "I have some good news to impart.

meetverbUS /miːt/

come together

From this reading I have secured a very desirable position for you, and I am certain that you will meet all the requirements."

newsnounUS /nuːz/

information about recent and important events

From this reading One day Jesseph called Antonio to him and said: "I have some good news to impart.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading At the end of the week, he conducted Antonio to a Turkish house in the heart of the city.

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One day Jesseph called Antonio to him and said: "I have some good news to impart.

outfitnounUS /ˈaʊtfɪt/

any cohesive unit such as a military company

From this reading Jesseph bade Antonio gather together his things, and provided him with a suitable outfit.

passedverbUS /pæst/

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading IN THE TURKISH FAMILY A year had slowly passed.

positionnounUS /pəˈzɪʃən/

the particular portion of space occupied by something

From this reading I have secured a very desirable position for you, and I am certain that you will meet all the requirements."

providedverbUS /prəˈvaɪdɪd/

past form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to

From this reading Jesseph bade Antonio gather together his things, and provided him with a suitable outfit.

requirementsnounUS /rɪˈkwaɪrmənts/

plural of “requirement” — required activity

From this reading I have secured a very desirable position for you, and I am certain that you will meet all the requirements."

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading One day Jesseph called Antonio to him and said: "I have some good news to impart.

securedverbUS /sɪˈkjʊrd/

past form of “secure” — get by special effort

From this reading I have secured a very desirable position for you, and I am certain that you will meet all the requirements."

slowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading IN THE TURKISH FAMILY A year had slowly passed.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

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

From this reading One day Jesseph called Antonio to him and said: "I have some good news to impart.

suitableadjectiveUS /ˈsuːtəbəl/

meant or adapted for an occasion or use

From this reading Jesseph bade Antonio gather together his things, and provided him with a suitable outfit.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I have secured a very desirable position for you, and I am certain that you will meet all the requirements."

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading IN THE TURKISH FAMILY A year had slowly passed.

thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading Jesseph bade Antonio gather together his things, and provided him with a suitable outfit.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading One day Jesseph called Antonio to him and said: "I have some good news to impart.

togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading Jesseph bade Antonio gather together his things, and provided him with a suitable outfit.

TURKISHadjectiveUS /ˈtɜːrkɪʃ/

of or relating to or characteristic of Turkey or its people or language

From this reading IN THE TURKISH FAMILY A year had slowly passed.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading I have secured a very desirable position for you, and I am certain that you will meet all the requirements."

weeknounUS /wiːk/

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading At the end of the week, he conducted Antonio to a Turkish house in the heart of the city.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading I have secured a very desirable position for you, and I am certain that you will meet all the requirements."

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Jesseph bade Antonio gather together his things, and provided him with a suitable outfit.

yearnounUS /jɪr/

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading IN THE TURKISH FAMILY A year had slowly passed.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I have secured a very desirable position for you, and I am certain that you will meet all the requirements."

Chapter 6 of After Long Years and Other Stories by Sophie Antoinette[Translator] Miller holds 37 sentences, grouped into 8 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

What does chapter 6 of After Long Years and Other Stories contain?

Chapter 6 holds 37 sentences of After Long Years and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 8 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 6 of After Long Years and Other Stories by Sophie Antoinette[Translator] Miller exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 37 sentences, grouped into 8 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 6 of After Long Years and Other Stories?

Work through the 8 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 8 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 6 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 6 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading After Long Years and Other Stories

Common questions about reading After Long Years and Other Stories by Sophie Antoinette[Translator] Miller on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of After Long Years and Other Stories?

Yes. All 2732 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #8111 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of After Long Years and Other Stories is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #8111, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does After Long Years and Other Stories take to read?

About 227 minutes of reading across 547 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read After Long Years and Other Stories section by section

How to work through After Long Years and Other Stories section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 40 chapters of After Long Years and Other Stories to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in After Long Years and Other Stories

Words and structures a reader meets early in After Long Years and Other Stories, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Little
A word that appears in the opening chapter of After Long Years and Other Stories; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Stable-boy
A word that appears in the opening chapter of After Long Years and Other Stories; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Michael
A word that appears in the opening chapter of After Long Years and Other Stories; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Warden
A word that appears in the opening chapter of After Long Years and Other Stories; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.