Charles Peace

Chapter XXXVI

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THE UNEXPECTED MEETING――LAURA AND MRS.

GROVER.

We are again in London――it is night――the day’s work is over with many of the inhabitants of this mighty human hive.

But there are thousands, however, whose work commences after dark.

Journalists, reporters, printers, and those who minister to the pleasure of the public as entertainers, have each and all to ply their vocation after what are the recognised working hours of the great body of the people.

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Archivist

/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/

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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Charles Peace

Chapter XXXVI

Chapter 36 of Charles Peace is here in full — 1683 sentences across 337 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE UNEXPECTED MEETING――LAURA AND MRS.

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GROVER.

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We are again in London――it is night――the day’s work is over with many of the inhabitants of this mighty human hive.

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But there are thousands, however, whose work commences after dark.

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After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “But there are thousands, however, whose work commences after dark.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Journalists, reporters, printers, and those who minister to the pleasure of the public as entertainers, have each and all to ply their vocation after what are the recognised working hours of the great body of the people.”

However adverb US /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading “But there are thousands, however, whose work commences after dark.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “We are again in London――it is night――the day’s work is over with many of the inhabitants of this mighty human hive.”

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

Whose determiner US /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading “But there are thousands, however, whose work commences after dark.”

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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading But there are thousands, however, whose work commences after dark.

again

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From this reading We are again in London――it is night――the day’s work is over with many of the inhabitants of this mighty human hive.

all

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From this reading Journalists, reporters, printers, and those who minister to the pleasure of the public as entertainers, have each and all to ply their vocation after what are the recognised working hours of the great body of the people.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading THE UNEXPECTED MEETING――LAURA AND MRS.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading We are again in London――it is night――the day’s work is over with many of the inhabitants of this mighty human hive.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

body

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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But there are thousands, however, whose work commences after dark.

commences

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From this reading But there are thousands, however, whose work commences after dark.

dark

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From this reading But there are thousands, however, whose work commences after dark.

day's

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From this reading We are again in London――it is night――the day’s work is over with many of the inhabitants of this mighty human hive.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

entertainers

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great

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GROVER

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From this reading GROVER.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

hive

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From this reading We are again in London――it is night――the day’s work is over with many of the inhabitants of this mighty human hive.

hours

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howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading But there are thousands, however, whose work commences after dark.

human

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From this reading We are again in London――it is night――the day’s work is over with many of the inhabitants of this mighty human hive.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading We are again in London――it is night――the day’s work is over with many of the inhabitants of this mighty human hive.

inhabitants

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From this reading We are again in London――it is night――the day’s work is over with many of the inhabitants of this mighty human hive.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading We are again in London――it is night――the day’s work is over with many of the inhabitants of this mighty human hive.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading We are again in London――it is night――the day’s work is over with many of the inhabitants of this mighty human hive.

Journalists

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LAURA

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From this reading THE UNEXPECTED MEETING――LAURA AND MRS.

London

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From this reading We are again in London――it is night――the day’s work is over with many of the inhabitants of this mighty human hive.

many

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From this reading We are again in London――it is night――the day’s work is over with many of the inhabitants of this mighty human hive.

MEETING

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From this reading THE UNEXPECTED MEETING――LAURA AND MRS.

mighty

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From this reading We are again in London――it is night――the day’s work is over with many of the inhabitants of this mighty human hive.

minister

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MRS

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From this reading THE UNEXPECTED MEETING――LAURA AND MRS.

night

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From this reading We are again in London――it is night――the day’s work is over with many of the inhabitants of this mighty human hive.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading We are again in London――it is night――the day’s work is over with many of the inhabitants of this mighty human hive.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading We are again in London――it is night――the day’s work is over with many of the inhabitants of this mighty human hive.

people

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pleasure

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ply

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printers

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public

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recognised

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reporters

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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 THE UNEXPECTED MEETING――LAURA AND MRS.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

there

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From this reading But there are thousands, however, whose work commences after dark.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading We are again in London――it is night――the day’s work is over with many of the inhabitants of this mighty human hive.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

thousands

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From this reading But there are thousands, however, whose work commences after dark.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

UNEXPECTED

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From this reading THE UNEXPECTED MEETING――LAURA AND MRS.

vocation

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WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We are again in London――it is night――the day’s work is over with many of the inhabitants of this mighty human hive.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

whosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading But there are thousands, however, whose work commences after dark.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading We are again in London――it is night――the day’s work is over with many of the inhabitants of this mighty human hive.

work

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From this reading We are again in London――it is night――the day’s work is over with many of the inhabitants of this mighty human hive.

working

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