Comrade Yetta

Chapter XXIII

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THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.

As long as he had been an abstraction she had been perfectly free to love him according to her fancy.

Evidently she would have to treat the real person differently.

Of course she was glad that he was coming back, but there was an undercurrent of sadness to the thought.

It is very hard to give up habits which have become dear.

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Comrade Yetta

Chapter XXIII

Chapter 23 of Comrade Yetta is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.

Line 2

As long as he had been an abstraction she had been perfectly free to love him according to her fancy.

/æz lɔːŋ æz hiː hæd bɪn æn æbˈstrækʃən ʃiː hæd bɪn ˈpɜːrfəktli friː tuː lʌv hɪm əˈkɔːrdɪŋ tuː hɜːr ˈfænsi/

Line 3

Evidently she would have to treat the real person differently.

/ˈevədəntli ʃiː wʊd hæv tuː triːt ðə riːl ˈpɜːrsən ˈdɪfrəntli/

Line 4

Of course she was glad that he was coming back, but there was an undercurrent of sadness to the thought.

/ʌv kɔːrs ʃiː wɑːz ɡlæd ðæt hiː wɑːz ˈkʌmɪŋ bæk bʌt ðer wɑːz æn ˈʌndərkɜːrənt ʌv ˈsædnəs tuː ðə θɔːt/

Line 5

It is very hard to give up habits which have become dear.

/ɪt ɪz ˈveri hɑːrd tuː ɡɪv ʌp ˈhæbəts wɪtʃ hæv bɪˈkʌm dɪr/

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abstraction noun US /æbˈstrækʃən/

a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance

From this reading “As long as he had been an abstraction she had been perfectly free to love him according to her fancy.”

cablegram noun US /ˈkeɪbəlɡræm/

a telegram sent abroad

From this reading “THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.”

differently adverb US /ˈdɪfrəntli/

in another and different manner

From this reading “Evidently she would have to treat the real person differently.”

homeward adverb US /ˈhoʊmwərd/

toward home

From this reading “THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.”

rearrange verb US /ˌriːərˈeɪndʒ/

put into a new order or arrangement

From this reading “THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.”

sadness noun US /ˈsædnəs/

emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being

From this reading “Of course she was glad that he was coming back, but there was an undercurrent of sadness to the thought.”

Teheran noun US /ˌtehərˈɑːn/

the capital and largest city of Iran; located in northern Iran

From this reading “THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.”

undercurrent noun US /ˈʌndərkɜːrənt/

a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning

From this reading “Of course she was glad that he was coming back, but there was an undercurrent of sadness to the thought.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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became necessary verb + adjective counted as “become necessary”

In this reading “THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.”

Of course preposition + noun

as might be expected

In this reading “Of course she was glad that he was coming back, but there was an undercurrent of sadness to the thought.”

give up verb + adjective

lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime

In this reading “It is very hard to give up habits which have become dear.”

real person adjective + noun

In this reading “Evidently she would have to treat the real person differently.”

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abstractionnounUS /æbˈstrækʃən/

a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance

From this reading As long as he had been an abstraction she had been perfectly free to love him according to her fancy.

accordingadjectiveUS /əˈkɔːrdɪŋ/

(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with

From this reading As long as he had been an abstraction she had been perfectly free to love him according to her fancy.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading As long as he had been an abstraction she had been perfectly free to love him according to her fancy.

announcedadjectiveUS /əˈnaʊnst/

declared publicly; made widely known

From this reading THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading As long as he had been an abstraction she had been perfectly free to love him according to her fancy.

attitudenounUS /ˈætətuːd/

a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways

From this reading THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Of course she was glad that he was coming back, but there was an undercurrent of sadness to the thought.

becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.

becomeverbUS /bɪˈkʌm/

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading It is very hard to give up habits which have become dear.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading As long as he had been an abstraction she had been perfectly free to love him according to her fancy.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Of course she was glad that he was coming back, but there was an undercurrent of sadness to the thought.

cablegramnounUS /ˈkeɪbəlɡræm/

a telegram sent abroad

From this reading THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.

comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading Of course she was glad that he was coming back, but there was an undercurrent of sadness to the thought.

coursenounUS /kɔːrs/

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading Of course she was glad that he was coming back, but there was an undercurrent of sadness to the thought.

dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/

dearly loved

From this reading It is very hard to give up habits which have become dear.

differentlyadverbUS /ˈdɪfrəntli/

in another and different manner

From this reading Evidently she would have to treat the real person differently.

DREAMSnounUS /driːmz/

plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep

From this reading THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.

EvidentlyadverbUS /ˈevədəntli/

unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)

From this reading Evidently she would have to treat the real person differently.

fancynounUS /ˈfænsi/

something many people believe that is false

From this reading As long as he had been an abstraction she had been perfectly free to love him according to her fancy.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.

freeverbUS /friː/

grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading As long as he had been an abstraction she had been perfectly free to love him according to her fancy.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.

giveverbUS /ɡɪv/

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading It is very hard to give up habits which have become dear.

gladadjectiveUS /ɡlæd/

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading Of course she was glad that he was coming back, but there was an undercurrent of sadness to the thought.

habitsnounUS /ˈhæbəts/

plural of “habit” — an established custom

From this reading It is very hard to give up habits which have become dear.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.

hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading It is very hard to give up habits which have become dear.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Evidently she would have to treat the real person differently.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading As long as he had been an abstraction she had been perfectly free to love him according to her fancy.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.

homewardadverbUS /ˈhoʊmwərd/

toward home

From this reading THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading It is very hard to give up habits which have become dear.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.

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 As long as he had been an abstraction she had been perfectly free to love him according to her fancy.

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading As long as he had been an abstraction she had been perfectly free to love him according to her fancy.

necessaryadjectiveUS /ˈnesəseri/

absolutely essential

From this reading THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.

PALACEnounUS /ˈpæləs/

a large and stately mansion

From this reading THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.

perfectlyadverbUS /ˈpɜːrfəktli/

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading As long as he had been an abstraction she had been perfectly free to love him according to her fancy.

personnounUS /ˈpɜːrsən/

a human being

From this reading Evidently she would have to treat the real person differently.

realadjectiveUS /riːl/

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading Evidently she would have to treat the real person differently.

rearrangeverbUS /ˌriːərˈeɪndʒ/

put into a new order or arrangement

From this reading THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.

sadnessnounUS /ˈsædnəs/

emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being

From this reading Of course she was glad that he was coming back, but there was an undercurrent of sadness to the thought.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading As long as he had been an abstraction she had been perfectly free to love him according to her fancy.

startingadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːrtɪŋ/

(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear

From this reading THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.

TeherannounUS /ˌtehərˈɑːn/

the capital and largest city of Iran; located in northern Iran

From this reading THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading Of course she was glad that he was coming back, but there was an undercurrent of sadness to the thought.

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

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

From this reading Of course she was glad that he was coming back, but there was an undercurrent of sadness to the thought.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.

towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.

treatverbUS /triːt/

interact in a certain way

From this reading Evidently she would have to treat the real person differently.

undercurrentnounUS /ˈʌndərkɜːrənt/

a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning

From this reading Of course she was glad that he was coming back, but there was an undercurrent of sadness to the thought.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading It is very hard to give up habits which have become dear.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading It is very hard to give up habits which have become dear.

WalternounUS /ˈwɔːltər/

German conductor (1876-1962)

From this reading THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading It is very hard to give up habits which have become dear.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Evidently she would have to treat the real person differently.

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From this reading THE PALACE OF DREAMS When the cablegram from Teheran had announced that Walter was starting homeward, it became necessary for Yetta to rearrange her attitude towards him.

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