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Aunt Patty's paying guests
Aunt Patty's paying guests

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of Aunt Patty's paying guests is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Eglanton Thorne • Curated US English Learning Edition
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LAYING OUR PLANS THE journey and the excitement of my arrival had exhausted me more than I imagined.
I woke the next morning with a terrible headache and was unable to leave my bed all day.
Nor could I quit my room on the following day, but when it was over, I enjoyed such a long, restful night as I had not known for months.
On the following morning I felt like a new creature, and by mid-day I was seated by the fire in the dining-room, enjoying a glass of delicious milk and such sponge cake as was never bought in London, for aunt's cook had made it specially for me.
The windows of the dining-room looked on to the large garden at the back of the house.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Aunt Patty's paying guests

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of Aunt Patty's paying guests is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
LAYING OUR PLANS THE journey and the excitement of my arrival had exhausted me more than I imagined.
/ˈleɪɪŋ ˈaʊər plænz ðə ˈdʒɜːrni ənd ðə ɪkˈsaɪtmənt ʌv maɪ ərˈaɪvəl hæd ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd miː mɔːr ðæn aɪ ˌɪˈmædʒənd/
Line 2
I woke the next morning with a terrible headache and was unable to leave my bed all day.
/aɪ woʊk ðə nekst ˈmɔːrnɪŋ wɪð ə ˈterəbəl ˈhedeɪk ənd wɑːz əˈneɪbəl tuː liːv maɪ bed ɔːl deɪ/
Line 3
Nor could I quit my room on the following day, but when it was over, I enjoyed such a long, restful night as I had not known for months.
/nɔːr kʊd aɪ kwɪt maɪ ruːm ɑːn ðə ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ deɪ bʌt wen ɪt wɑːz ˈoʊvər aɪ ˌenˈdʒɔɪd sʌtʃ ə lɔːŋ ˈrestfəl naɪt æz aɪ hæd nɑːt noʊn fɔːr mʌnθs/
Line 4
On the following morning I felt like a new creature, and by mid-day I was seated by the fire in the dining-room, enjoying a glass of delicious milk and such sponge cake as was never bought in London, for aunt's cook had made it specially for me.
Line 5
The windows of the dining-room looked on to the large garden at the back of the house.

Learner Dictionary

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

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aunt's noun US /ænts/

possessive form of “aunt” — the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading “On the following morning I felt like a new creature, and by mid-day I was seated by the fire in the dining-room, enjoying a glass of delicious milk and such sponge cake as was never bought in London, for aunt's cook had made it specially for me.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
cake noun US /keɪk/

a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)

From this reading “On the following morning I felt like a new creature, and by mid-day I was seated by the fire in the dining-room, enjoying a glass of delicious milk and such sponge cake as was never bought in London, for aunt's cook had made it specially for me.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
enjoying verb US /ˌenˈdʒɔɪɪŋ/

-ing form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

From this reading “On the following morning I felt like a new creature, and by mid-day I was seated by the fire in the dining-room, enjoying a glass of delicious milk and such sponge cake as was never bought in London, for aunt's cook had made it specially for me.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
headache noun US /ˈhedeɪk/

something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness

From this reading “I woke the next morning with a terrible headache and was unable to leave my bed all day.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
restful adjective US /ˈrestfəl/

affording physical or mental rest

From this reading “Nor could I quit my room on the following day, but when it was over, I enjoyed such a long, restful night as I had not known for months.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
specially adverb US /ˈspeʃəli/

in a special manner

From this reading “On the following morning I felt like a new creature, and by mid-day I was seated by the fire in the dining-room, enjoying a glass of delicious milk and such sponge cake as was never bought in London, for aunt's cook had made it specially for me.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sponge verb US /spʌndʒ/

wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten

From this reading “On the following morning I felt like a new creature, and by mid-day I was seated by the fire in the dining-room, enjoying a glass of delicious milk and such sponge cake as was never bought in London, for aunt's cook had made it specially for me.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
woke verb US /woʊk/

inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there

From this reading “I woke the next morning with a terrible headache and was unable to leave my bed all day.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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sponge cake verb + noun

a light porous cake made with eggs and flour and sugar without shortening

In this reading “On the following morning I felt like a new creature, and by mid-day I was seated by the fire in the dining-room, enjoying a glass of delicious milk and such sponge cake as was never bought in London, for aunt's cook had made it specially for me.”

235 times in 426,211 chapters
next morning adjective + noun

In this reading “I woke the next morning with a terrible headache and was unable to leave my bed all day.”

52,521 times in 426,211 chapters
following morning adjective + noun

In this reading “On the following morning I felt like a new creature, and by mid-day I was seated by the fire in the dining-room, enjoying a glass of delicious milk and such sponge cake as was never bought in London, for aunt's cook had made it specially for me.”

8,391 times in 426,211 chapters
following day adjective + noun

In this reading “Nor could I quit my room on the following day, but when it was over, I enjoyed such a long, restful night as I had not known for months.”

9,998 times in 426,211 chapters
in the dining-room preposition + article + noun counted as “in … dining-room”

In this reading “On the following morning I felt like a new creature, and by mid-day I was seated by the fire in the dining-room, enjoying a glass of delicious milk and such sponge cake as was never bought in London, for aunt's cook had made it specially for me.”

4,336 times in 426,211 chapters
all day adjective + noun

In this reading “I woke the next morning with a terrible headache and was unable to leave my bed all day.”

34,224 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 81

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

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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 I woke the next morning with a terrible headache and was unable to leave my bed all day.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
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 woke the next morning with a terrible headache and was unable to leave my bed all day.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading LAYING OUR PLANS THE journey and the excitement of my arrival had exhausted me more than I imagined.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
arrivalnounUS /ərˈaɪvəl/

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading LAYING OUR PLANS THE journey and the excitement of my arrival had exhausted me more than I imagined.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Nor could I quit my room on the following day, but when it was over, I enjoyed such a long, restful night as I had not known for months.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The windows of the dining-room looked on to the large garden at the back of the house.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
aunt'snounUS /ænts/

possessive form of “aunt” — the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading On the following morning I felt like a new creature, and by mid-day I was seated by the fire in the dining-room, enjoying a glass of delicious milk and such sponge cake as was never bought in London, for aunt's cook had made it specially for me.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading The windows of the dining-room looked on to the large garden at the back of the house.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
bednounUS /bed/

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading I woke the next morning with a terrible headache and was unable to leave my bed all day.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
boughtverbUS /bɑːt/

inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

From this reading On the following morning I felt like a new creature, and by mid-day I was seated by the fire in the dining-room, enjoying a glass of delicious milk and such sponge cake as was never bought in London, for aunt's cook had made it specially for me.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Nor could I quit my room on the following day, but when it was over, I enjoyed such a long, restful night as I had not known for months.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading On the following morning I felt like a new creature, and by mid-day I was seated by the fire in the dining-room, enjoying a glass of delicious milk and such sponge cake as was never bought in London, for aunt's cook had made it specially for me.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
cakenounUS /keɪk/

a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)

From this reading On the following morning I felt like a new creature, and by mid-day I was seated by the fire in the dining-room, enjoying a glass of delicious milk and such sponge cake as was never bought in London, for aunt's cook had made it specially for me.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
cookverbUS /kʊk/

prepare a hot meal

From this reading On the following morning I felt like a new creature, and by mid-day I was seated by the fire in the dining-room, enjoying a glass of delicious milk and such sponge cake as was never bought in London, for aunt's cook had made it specially for me.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

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

From this reading Nor could I quit my room on the following day, but when it was over, I enjoyed such a long, restful night as I had not known for months.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
creaturenounUS /ˈkriːtʃər/

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading On the following morning I felt like a new creature, and by mid-day I was seated by the fire in the dining-room, enjoying a glass of delicious milk and such sponge cake as was never bought in London, for aunt's cook had made it specially for me.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading I woke the next morning with a terrible headache and was unable to leave my bed all day.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
deliciousadjectiveUS /dɪˈlɪʃəs/

greatly pleasing or entertaining

From this reading On the following morning I felt like a new creature, and by mid-day I was seated by the fire in the dining-room, enjoying a glass of delicious milk and such sponge cake as was never bought in London, for aunt's cook had made it specially for me.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
dining-roomnoun

a room used for dining

From this reading On the following morning I felt like a new creature, and by mid-day I was seated by the fire in the dining-room, enjoying a glass of delicious milk and such sponge cake as was never bought in London, for aunt's cook had made it specially for me.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
enjoyedverbUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪd/

past form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

From this reading Nor could I quit my room on the following day, but when it was over, I enjoyed such a long, restful night as I had not known for months.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
enjoyingverbUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪɪŋ/

-ing form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

From this reading On the following morning I felt like a new creature, and by mid-day I was seated by the fire in the dining-room, enjoying a glass of delicious milk and such sponge cake as was never bought in London, for aunt's cook had made it specially for me.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
excitementnounUS /ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/

the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

From this reading LAYING OUR PLANS THE journey and the excitement of my arrival had exhausted me more than I imagined.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
exhaustedadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/

drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted

From this reading LAYING OUR PLANS THE journey and the excitement of my arrival had exhausted me more than I imagined.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
feltverbUS /felt/

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading On the following morning I felt like a new creature, and by mid-day I was seated by the fire in the dining-room, enjoying a glass of delicious milk and such sponge cake as was never bought in London, for aunt's cook had made it specially for me.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/

start firing a weapon

From this reading On the following morning I felt like a new creature, and by mid-day I was seated by the fire in the dining-room, enjoying a glass of delicious milk and such sponge cake as was never bought in London, for aunt's cook had made it specially for me.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
followingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading Nor could I quit my room on the following day, but when it was over, I enjoyed such a long, restful night as I had not known for months.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Nor could I quit my room on the following day, but when it was over, I enjoyed such a long, restful night as I had not known for months.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading The windows of the dining-room looked on to the large garden at the back of the house.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
glassnounUS /ɡlæs/

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

From this reading On the following morning I felt like a new creature, and by mid-day I was seated by the fire in the dining-room, enjoying a glass of delicious milk and such sponge cake as was never bought in London, for aunt's cook had made it specially for me.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading LAYING OUR PLANS THE journey and the excitement of my arrival had exhausted me more than I imagined.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
headachenounUS /ˈhedeɪk/

something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness

From this reading I woke the next morning with a terrible headache and was unable to leave my bed all day.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
housenounUS /haʊs/

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

From this reading The windows of the dining-room looked on to the large garden at the back of the house.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading LAYING OUR PLANS THE journey and the excitement of my arrival had exhausted me more than I imagined.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
imaginedverbUS /ˌɪˈmædʒənd/

past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

From this reading LAYING OUR PLANS THE journey and the excitement of my arrival had exhausted me more than I imagined.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading On the following morning I felt like a new creature, and by mid-day I was seated by the fire in the dining-room, enjoying a glass of delicious milk and such sponge cake as was never bought in London, for aunt's cook had made it specially for me.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Nor could I quit my room on the following day, but when it was over, I enjoyed such a long, restful night as I had not known for months.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
journeyverbUS /ˈdʒɜːrni/

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading LAYING OUR PLANS THE journey and the excitement of my arrival had exhausted me more than I imagined.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/

apprehended with certainty

From this reading Nor could I quit my room on the following day, but when it was over, I enjoyed such a long, restful night as I had not known for months.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The windows of the dining-room looked on to the large garden at the back of the house.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
LAYINGnounUS /ˈleɪɪŋ/

the production of eggs (especially in birds)

From this reading LAYING OUR PLANS THE journey and the excitement of my arrival had exhausted me more than I imagined.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
leaveverbUS /liːv/

go away from a place

From this reading I woke the next morning with a terrible headache and was unable to leave my bed all day.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading On the following morning I felt like a new creature, and by mid-day I was seated by the fire in the dining-room, enjoying a glass of delicious milk and such sponge cake as was never bought in London, for aunt's cook had made it specially for me.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
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 On the following morning I felt like a new creature, and by mid-day I was seated by the fire in the dining-room, enjoying a glass of delicious milk and such sponge cake as was never bought in London, for aunt's cook had made it specially for me.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Nor could I quit my room on the following day, but when it was over, I enjoyed such a long, restful night as I had not known for months.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading The windows of the dining-room looked on to the large garden at the back of the house.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading On the following morning I felt like a new creature, and by mid-day I was seated by the fire in the dining-room, enjoying a glass of delicious milk and such sponge cake as was never bought in London, for aunt's cook had made it specially for me.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading LAYING OUR PLANS THE journey and the excitement of my arrival had exhausted me more than I imagined.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
mid-day

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From this reading On the following morning I felt like a new creature, and by mid-day I was seated by the fire in the dining-room, enjoying a glass of delicious milk and such sponge cake as was never bought in London, for aunt's cook had made it specially for me.

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milknounUS /mɪlk/

a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings

From this reading On the following morning I felt like a new creature, and by mid-day I was seated by the fire in the dining-room, enjoying a glass of delicious milk and such sponge cake as was never bought in London, for aunt's cook had made it specially for me.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/

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

From this reading Nor could I quit my room on the following day, but when it was over, I enjoyed such a long, restful night as I had not known for months.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading LAYING OUR PLANS THE journey and the excitement of my arrival had exhausted me more than I imagined.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading I woke the next morning with a terrible headache and was unable to leave my bed all day.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading LAYING OUR PLANS THE journey and the excitement of my arrival had exhausted me more than I imagined.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading On the following morning I felt like a new creature, and by mid-day I was seated by the fire in the dining-room, enjoying a glass of delicious milk and such sponge cake as was never bought in London, for aunt's cook had made it specially for me.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
newadjectiveUS /nuː/

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

From this reading On the following morning I felt like a new creature, and by mid-day I was seated by the fire in the dining-room, enjoying a glass of delicious milk and such sponge cake as was never bought in London, for aunt's cook had made it specially for me.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading I woke the next morning with a terrible headache and was unable to leave my bed all day.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Nor could I quit my room on the following day, but when it was over, I enjoyed such a long, restful night as I had not known for months.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading Nor could I quit my room on the following day, but when it was over, I enjoyed such a long, restful night as I had not known for months.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Nor could I quit my room on the following day, but when it was over, I enjoyed such a long, restful night as I had not known for months.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading LAYING OUR PLANS THE journey and the excitement of my arrival had exhausted me more than I imagined.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Nor could I quit my room on the following day, but when it was over, I enjoyed such a long, restful night as I had not known for months.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
OURdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading LAYING OUR PLANS THE journey and the excitement of my arrival had exhausted me more than I imagined.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading Nor could I quit my room on the following day, but when it was over, I enjoyed such a long, restful night as I had not known for months.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
PLANSnounUS /plænz/

plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished

From this reading LAYING OUR PLANS THE journey and the excitement of my arrival had exhausted me more than I imagined.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
quitverbUS /kwɪt/

put an end to a state or an activity

From this reading Nor could I quit my room on the following day, but when it was over, I enjoyed such a long, restful night as I had not known for months.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
restfuladjectiveUS /ˈrestfəl/

affording physical or mental rest

From this reading Nor could I quit my room on the following day, but when it was over, I enjoyed such a long, restful night as I had not known for months.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
roomnounUS /ruːm/

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading Nor could I quit my room on the following day, but when it was over, I enjoyed such a long, restful night as I had not known for months.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
seatedadjectiveUS /ˈsiːtɪd/

(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks

From this reading On the following morning I felt like a new creature, and by mid-day I was seated by the fire in the dining-room, enjoying a glass of delicious milk and such sponge cake as was never bought in London, for aunt's cook had made it specially for me.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
speciallyadverbUS /ˈspeʃəli/

in a special manner

From this reading On the following morning I felt like a new creature, and by mid-day I was seated by the fire in the dining-room, enjoying a glass of delicious milk and such sponge cake as was never bought in London, for aunt's cook had made it specially for me.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
spongeverbUS /spʌndʒ/

wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten

From this reading On the following morning I felt like a new creature, and by mid-day I was seated by the fire in the dining-room, enjoying a glass of delicious milk and such sponge cake as was never bought in London, for aunt's cook had made it specially for me.

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suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Nor could I quit my room on the following day, but when it was over, I enjoyed such a long, restful night as I had not known for months.

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terribleadjectiveUS /ˈterəbəl/

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading I woke the next morning with a terrible headache and was unable to leave my bed all day.

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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading LAYING OUR PLANS THE journey and the excitement of my arrival had exhausted me more than I imagined.

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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading LAYING OUR PLANS THE journey and the excitement of my arrival had exhausted me more than I imagined.

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toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading I woke the next morning with a terrible headache and was unable to leave my bed all day.

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unableadjectiveUS /əˈneɪbəl/

(usually followed by “to”) not having the necessary means or skill or know-how

From this reading I woke the next morning with a terrible headache and was unable to leave my bed all day.

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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading I woke the next morning with a terrible headache and was unable to leave my bed all day.

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whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Nor could I quit my room on the following day, but when it was over, I enjoyed such a long, restful night as I had not known for months.

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windowsnounUS /ˈwɪndoʊz/

(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

From this reading The windows of the dining-room looked on to the large garden at the back of the house.

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withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I woke the next morning with a terrible headache and was unable to leave my bed all day.

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wokeverbUS /woʊk/

inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there

From this reading I woke the next morning with a terrible headache and was unable to leave my bed all day.

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Chapter 4 of Aunt Patty's paying guests by Eglanton Thorne holds 135 sentences, grouped into 27 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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