The Tale of the Three Apples

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

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To this obliging discourse, I replied, Patron, God preserve you.

Your giving me liberty is enough to discharge what you owe me; and I desire no other reward for the service I have had the good fortune to do to you and your city, but leave to return to my own country.

Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.

I will send you home then, and give you wherewith to bear your charges.

I thanked him for my liberty, and his good intention towards me.

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Chapter VIII

Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of The Tale of the Three Apples is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

To this obliging discourse, I replied, Patron, God preserve you. Your giving me liberty is enough to discharge what you owe me; and I desire no other reward for the service I have had the good fortune to do to you and your city, but leave to return to my own country. Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory. I will send you home then, and give you wherewith to bear your charges. I thanked him for my liberty, and his good intention towards me.

The Tale of the Three Apples

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of The Tale of the Three Apples is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Line 1

To this obliging discourse, I replied, Patron, God preserve you.

/tuː ðɪs əˈblaɪdʒɪŋ ˈdɪskɔːrs aɪ rɪˈplaɪd ˈpeɪtrən ɡɑːd prəˈzɜːrv juː/

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/jɔːr ˈɡɪvɪŋ miː ˈlɪb.ər.ti ɪz ɪˈnʌf tuː dɪsˈtʃɑːrdʒ wʌt juː oʊ miː ənd aɪ dɪˈzaɪər noʊ ˈʌðər rɪˈwɔːrd fɔːr ðə ˈsɜːrvəs aɪ hæv hæd ðə ɡʊd ˈfɔːrtʃən tuː duː tuː juː ənd jɔːr ˈsɪti bʌt liːv tuː rɪˈtɜːrn tuː maɪ oʊn ˈkʌntri/

Line 3

Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.

Line 4

I will send you home then, and give you wherewith to bear your charges.

Line 5

I thanked him for my liberty, and his good intention towards me.

/aɪ θæŋkt hɪm fɔːr maɪ ˈlɪb.ər.ti ənd hɪz ɡʊd ˌɪnˈtentʃən təˈwɔːrdz miː/

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charges noun US /ˈtʃɑːrdʒəz/

plural of “charge” — an impetuous rush toward someone or something

From this reading “I will send you home then, and give you wherewith to bear your charges.”

discharge verb US /dɪsˈtʃɑːrdʒ/

complete or carry out

From this reading “Your giving me liberty is enough to discharge what you owe me; and I desire no other reward for the service I have had the good fortune to do to you and your city, but leave to return to my own country.”

discourse noun US /ˈdɪskɔːrs/

extended verbal expression in speech or writing

From this reading “To this obliging discourse, I replied, Patron, God preserve you.”

Footnote noun US /ˈfʊtnoʊt/

a printed note placed below the text on a printed page

From this reading “Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.”

ivory noun US /ˈaɪvəri/

a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses

From this reading “Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.”

obliging adjective US /əˈblaɪdʒɪŋ/

showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others

From this reading “To this obliging discourse, I replied, Patron, God preserve you.”

Patron noun US /ˈpeɪtrən/

a regular customer

From this reading “To this obliging discourse, I replied, Patron, God preserve you.”

preserve verb US /prəˈzɜːrv/

keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last

From this reading “To this obliging discourse, I replied, Patron, God preserve you.”

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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 Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Your giving me liberty is enough to discharge what you owe me; and I desire no other reward for the service I have had the good fortune to do to you and your city, but leave to return to my own country.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.

bearverbUS /ber/

have

From this reading I will send you home then, and give you wherewith to bear your charges.

bringverbUS /brɪŋ/

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

chargesnounUS /ˈtʃɑːrdʒəz/

plural of “charge” — an impetuous rush toward someone or something

From this reading I will send you home then, and give you wherewith to bear your charges.

citynounUS /ˈsɪti/

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

comesnounUS /kʌmz/

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.

countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/

a politically organized body of people under a single government

desirenounUS /dɪˈzaɪər/

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

dischargeverbUS /dɪsˈtʃɑːrdʒ/

complete or carry out

discoursenounUS /ˈdɪskɔːrs/

extended verbal expression in speech or writing

From this reading To this obliging discourse, I replied, Patron, God preserve you.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

eastnounUS /iːst/

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.

enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

FootnotenounUS /ˈfʊtnoʊt/

a printed note placed below the text on a printed page

From this reading Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.

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

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.

giveverbUS /ɡɪv/

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading I will send you home then, and give you wherewith to bear your charges.

givingnounUS /ˈɡɪvɪŋ/

the act of giving

GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading To this obliging discourse, I replied, Patron, God preserve you.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

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

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading I thanked him for my liberty, and his good intention towards me.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading I thanked him for my liberty, and his good intention towards me.

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading I will send you home then, and give you wherewith to bear your charges.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading To this obliging discourse, I replied, Patron, God preserve you.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.

intentionnounUS /ˌɪnˈtentʃən/

an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

From this reading I thanked him for my liberty, and his good intention towards me.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

ivorynounUS /ˈaɪvəri/

a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses

From this reading Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.

leaveverbUS /liːv/

go away from a place

libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/

The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.

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 Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

Mocon

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From this reading Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.

monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/

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

From this reading Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

obligingadjectiveUS /əˈblaɪdʒɪŋ/

showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others

From this reading To this obliging discourse, I replied, Patron, God preserve you.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

oweverbUS /oʊ/

be obliged to pay or repay

ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

PatronnounUS /ˈpeɪtrən/

a regular customer

From this reading To this obliging discourse, I replied, Patron, God preserve you.

preserveverbUS /prəˈzɜːrv/

keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last

From this reading To this obliging discourse, I replied, Patron, God preserve you.

regularadjectiveUS /ˈreɡjələr/

in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle

From this reading Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.

repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/

inflected form of “reply” — react verbally

From this reading To this obliging discourse, I replied, Patron, God preserve you.

returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/

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

rewardnounUS /rɪˈwɔːrd/

a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing

saysnounUS /sez/

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.

sendverbUS /send/

cause to go somewhere

From this reading I will send you home then, and give you wherewith to bear your charges.

servicenounUS /ˈsɜːrvəs/

work done by one person or group that benefits another

shipsnounUS /ʃɪps/

plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight

From this reading Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.

sixnounUS /sɪks/

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.

thankedverbUS /θæŋkt/

past form of “thank” — express gratitude or show appreciation to

From this reading I thanked him for my liberty, and his good intention towards me.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading I will send you home then, and give you wherewith to bear your charges.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading To this obliging discourse, I replied, Patron, God preserve you.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.

ToparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading To this obliging discourse, I replied, Patron, God preserve you.

towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading I thanked him for my liberty, and his good intention towards me.

VeryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.

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”)

From this reading Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.

westnounUS /west/

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

wherewith

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From this reading I will send you home then, and give you wherewith to bear your charges.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.

windnounUS /waɪnd/

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading Very well, says he, the Mocon [Footnote: A regular wind that comes six months from the east, and as many from the west.] will in a little time bring ships for ivory.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading To this obliging discourse, I replied, Patron, God preserve you.

YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

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