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Aunt Crete's Emancipation
Aunt Crete's Emancipation

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Aunt Crete's Emancipation is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Grace Livingston Hill • Curated US English Learning Edition
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BY GRACE LIVINGSTON HILL-LUTZ Author of “The Girl from Montana,” “The Story of a Whim,” Etc.
THE GOLDEN RULE COMPANY TREMONT TEMPLE BOSTON, MASS.
“WHO’S at the front door?” asked Luella’s mother, coming in from the kitchen with a dish-towel in her hand.
“I thought I heard the door-bell.”
“Luella’s gone to the door,” said her sister from her vantage-point at the crack of the sitting-room door.
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Aunt Crete's Emancipation

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Aunt Crete's Emancipation is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/40 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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BY GRACE LIVINGSTON HILL-LUTZ Author of “The Girl from Montana,” “The Story of a Whim,” Etc.
Line 2
THE GOLDEN RULE COMPANY TREMONT TEMPLE BOSTON, MASS.
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“WHO’S at the front door?” asked Luella’s mother, coming in from the kitchen with a dish-towel in her hand.
Line 4
“I thought I heard the door-bell.”
Line 5
“Luella’s gone to the door,” said her sister from her vantage-point at the crack of the sitting-room door.

Learner Dictionary

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boston noun US /ˈbɑːstən/

state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services

From this reading “THE GOLDEN RULE COMPANY TREMONT TEMPLE BOSTON, MASS.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
crack verb US /kræk/

become fractured; break or crack on the surface only

From this reading ““Luella’s gone to the door,” said her sister from her vantage-point at the crack of the sitting-room door.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
livingston noun US /ˈlɪvɪŋstən/

American Revolutionary leader who served in the Continental Congress and as minister to France (1746-1813)

From this reading “BY GRACE LIVINGSTON HILL-LUTZ Author of “The Girl from Montana,” “The Story of a Whim,” Etc.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mass noun US /mæs/

the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field

From this reading “THE GOLDEN RULE COMPANY TREMONT TEMPLE BOSTON, MASS.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Montana noun US /mɑːnˈtænə/

a state in northwestern United States on the Canadian border

From this reading “BY GRACE LIVINGSTON HILL-LUTZ Author of “The Girl from Montana,” “The Story of a Whim,” Etc.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rule noun US /ruːl/

a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

From this reading “THE GOLDEN RULE COMPANY TREMONT TEMPLE BOSTON, MASS.”

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temple noun US /ˈtempəl/

place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity

From this reading “THE GOLDEN RULE COMPANY TREMONT TEMPLE BOSTON, MASS.”

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Whim noun US /wɪm/

a sudden desire

From this reading “BY GRACE LIVINGSTON HILL-LUTZ Author of “The Girl from Montana,” “The Story of a Whim,” Etc.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

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front door noun + noun

exterior door (at the entrance) at the front of a building

In this reading ““WHO’S at the front door?” asked Luella’s mother, coming in from the kitchen with a dish-towel in her hand.”

13,813 times in 225,867 chapters
GOLDEN RULE adjective + noun

any important rule

In this reading “THE GOLDEN RULE COMPANY TREMONT TEMPLE BOSTON, MASS.”

582 times in 225,867 chapters
from the kitchen preposition + article + noun counted as “from … kitchen”

In this reading ““WHO’S at the front door?” asked Luella’s mother, coming in from the kitchen with a dish-towel in her hand.”

2,951 times in 225,867 chapters
crack of verb + particle

In this reading ““Luella’s gone to the door,” said her sister from her vantage-point at the crack of the sitting-room door.”

3,828 times in 225,867 chapters
at the front preposition + article + noun counted as “at … front”

In this reading ““WHO’S at the front door?” asked Luella’s mother, coming in from the kitchen with a dish-towel in her hand.”

5,033 times in 225,867 chapters

All words in this reading · 46

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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 BY GRACE LIVINGSTON HILL-LUTZ Author of “The Girl from Montana,” “The Story of a Whim,” Etc.

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askedverbUS /æskt/

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading “WHO’S at the front door?” asked Luella’s mother, coming in from the kitchen with a dish-towel in her hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “WHO’S at the front door?” asked Luella’s mother, coming in from the kitchen with a dish-towel in her hand.

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AuthornounUS /ˈɔːθər/

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading BY GRACE LIVINGSTON HILL-LUTZ Author of “The Girl from Montana,” “The Story of a Whim,” Etc.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
BOSTONnounUS /ˈbɑːstən/

state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services

From this reading THE GOLDEN RULE COMPANY TREMONT TEMPLE BOSTON, MASS.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading BY GRACE LIVINGSTON HILL-LUTZ Author of “The Girl from Montana,” “The Story of a Whim,” Etc.

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comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading “WHO’S at the front door?” asked Luella’s mother, coming in from the kitchen with a dish-towel in her hand.

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COMPANYnounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading THE GOLDEN RULE COMPANY TREMONT TEMPLE BOSTON, MASS.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
crackverbUS /kræk/

become fractured; break or crack on the surface only

From this reading “Luella’s gone to the door,” said her sister from her vantage-point at the crack of the sitting-room door.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
dish-towel

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From this reading “WHO’S at the front door?” asked Luella’s mother, coming in from the kitchen with a dish-towel in her hand.

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doornounUS /dɔːr/

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading “WHO’S at the front door?” asked Luella’s mother, coming in from the kitchen with a dish-towel in her hand.

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door-bell

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From this reading “I thought I heard the door-bell.”

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Etc

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From this reading BY GRACE LIVINGSTON HILL-LUTZ Author of “The Girl from Montana,” “The Story of a Whim,” Etc.

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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading BY GRACE LIVINGSTON HILL-LUTZ Author of “The Girl from Montana,” “The Story of a Whim,” Etc.

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frontnounUS /frʌnt/

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading “WHO’S at the front door?” asked Luella’s mother, coming in from the kitchen with a dish-towel in her hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
GirlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading BY GRACE LIVINGSTON HILL-LUTZ Author of “The Girl from Montana,” “The Story of a Whim,” Etc.

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GOLDENadjectiveUS /ˈɡoʊldən/

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading THE GOLDEN RULE COMPANY TREMONT TEMPLE BOSTON, MASS.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading “Luella’s gone to the door,” said her sister from her vantage-point at the crack of the sitting-room door.

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GRACEnounUS /ɡreɪs/

(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

From this reading BY GRACE LIVINGSTON HILL-LUTZ Author of “The Girl from Montana,” “The Story of a Whim,” Etc.

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handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading “WHO’S at the front door?” asked Luella’s mother, coming in from the kitchen with a dish-towel in her hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading “I thought I heard the door-bell.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading “WHO’S at the front door?” asked Luella’s mother, coming in from the kitchen with a dish-towel in her hand.

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HILL-LUTZ

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From this reading BY GRACE LIVINGSTON HILL-LUTZ Author of “The Girl from Montana,” “The Story of a Whim,” Etc.

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IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading “I thought I heard the door-bell.”

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading “WHO’S at the front door?” asked Luella’s mother, coming in from the kitchen with a dish-towel in her hand.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
kitchennounUS /ˈkɪtʃən/

a room equipped for preparing meals

From this reading “WHO’S at the front door?” asked Luella’s mother, coming in from the kitchen with a dish-towel in her hand.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
LIVINGSTONnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋstən/

American Revolutionary leader who served in the Continental Congress and as minister to France (1746-1813)

From this reading BY GRACE LIVINGSTON HILL-LUTZ Author of “The Girl from Montana,” “The Story of a Whim,” Etc.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Luella's

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From this reading “WHO’S at the front door?” asked Luella’s mother, coming in from the kitchen with a dish-towel in her hand.

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MASSnounUS /mæs/

the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field

From this reading THE GOLDEN RULE COMPANY TREMONT TEMPLE BOSTON, MASS.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MontananounUS /mɑːnˈtænə/

a state in northwestern United States on the Canadian border

From this reading BY GRACE LIVINGSTON HILL-LUTZ Author of “The Girl from Montana,” “The Story of a Whim,” Etc.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading “WHO’S at the front door?” asked Luella’s mother, coming in from the kitchen with a dish-towel in her hand.

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading BY GRACE LIVINGSTON HILL-LUTZ Author of “The Girl from Montana,” “The Story of a Whim,” Etc.

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RULEnounUS /ruːl/

a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

From this reading THE GOLDEN RULE COMPANY TREMONT TEMPLE BOSTON, MASS.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Luella’s gone to the door,” said her sister from her vantage-point at the crack of the sitting-room door.

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sisternounUS /ˈsɪstər/

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading “Luella’s gone to the door,” said her sister from her vantage-point at the crack of the sitting-room door.

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sitting-room

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From this reading “Luella’s gone to the door,” said her sister from her vantage-point at the crack of the sitting-room door.

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StorynounUS /ˈstɔːri/

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading BY GRACE LIVINGSTON HILL-LUTZ Author of “The Girl from Montana,” “The Story of a Whim,” Etc.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
TEMPLEnounUS /ˈtempəl/

place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity

From this reading THE GOLDEN RULE COMPANY TREMONT TEMPLE BOSTON, MASS.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading BY GRACE LIVINGSTON HILL-LUTZ Author of “The Girl from Montana,” “The Story of a Whim,” Etc.

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thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading “I thought I heard the door-bell.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading “Luella’s gone to the door,” said her sister from her vantage-point at the crack of the sitting-room door.

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TREMONT

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From this reading THE GOLDEN RULE COMPANY TREMONT TEMPLE BOSTON, MASS.

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vantage-point

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From this reading “Luella’s gone to the door,” said her sister from her vantage-point at the crack of the sitting-room door.

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WhimnounUS /wɪm/

a sudden desire

From this reading BY GRACE LIVINGSTON HILL-LUTZ Author of “The Girl from Montana,” “The Story of a Whim,” Etc.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
WHO'S

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

From this reading “WHO’S at the front door?” asked Luella’s mother, coming in from the kitchen with a dish-towel in her hand.

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withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading “WHO’S at the front door?” asked Luella’s mother, coming in from the kitchen with a dish-towel in her hand.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Chapter 1 of Aunt Crete's Emancipation by Grace Livingston Hill holds 200 sentences, grouped into 40 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.

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