Deep Moat Grange

Chapter XVII

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DREAR-NIGHTED DECEMBER Then happened that event which in an hour, as it were, made a man out of a rather foolish boy.

The postman comes twice to our doors during the day with letters--once for those from the neighbourhood of Breckonside, once for the mails that come in from London and all the countries of the world.

Not that there were many of these, save now and then one or two for my father, about hams and flour.

I used to annex the stamps, of course--generally from the United States they were, but once in a while from France.

One dullish December morning, in the early part of the month, my father got a letter which seemed to cause him some annoyance.

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Chapter XVII

Chapter 17 of Deep Moat Grange is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

DREAR-NIGHTED DECEMBER Then happened that event which in an hour, as it were, made a man out of a rather foolish boy. The postman comes twice to our doors during the day with letters--once for those from the neighbourhood of Breckonside, once for the mails that come in from London and all the countries of the world. Not that there were many of these, save now and then one or two for my father, about hams and flour. I used to annex the stamps, of course--generally from the United States they were, but once in a while from France. One dullish December morning, in the early part of the month, my father got a letter which seemed to cause him some annoyance.

Deep Moat Grange

Chapter XVII

Chapter 17 of Deep Moat Grange is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

DREAR-NIGHTED DECEMBER Then happened that event which in an hour, as it were, made a man out of a rather foolish boy.

Line 2

The postman comes twice to our doors during the day with letters--once for those from the neighbourhood of Breckonside, once for the mails that come in from London and all the countries of the world.

Line 3

Not that there were many of these, save now and then one or two for my father, about hams and flour.

/nɑːt ðæt ðer wɜːr ˈmeni ʌv ðiːz seɪv naʊ ənd ðen wʌn ɔːr tuː fɔːr maɪ ˈfɑːðər əˈbaʊt hæmz ənd ˈflaʊər/

Line 4

I used to annex the stamps, of course--generally from the United States they were, but once in a while from France.

Line 5

One dullish December morning, in the early part of the month, my father got a letter which seemed to cause him some annoyance.

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annex verb US /ˈæneks/

take (territory) as if by conquest

From this reading “I used to annex the stamps, of course--generally from the United States they were, but once in a while from France.”

annoyance noun US /əˈnɔɪəns/

the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed

From this reading “One dullish December morning, in the early part of the month, my father got a letter which seemed to cause him some annoyance.”

december noun US /dɪˈsembər/

the last (12th) month of the year

From this reading “DREAR-NIGHTED DECEMBER Then happened that event which in an hour, as it were, made a man out of a rather foolish boy.”

flour noun US /ˈflaʊər/

fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain

From this reading “Not that there were many of these, save now and then one or two for my father, about hams and flour.”

hams noun US /hæmz/

plural of “ham” — meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)

From this reading “Not that there were many of these, save now and then one or two for my father, about hams and flour.”

mails noun US /meɪlz/

plural of “mail” — the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service

From this reading “The postman comes twice to our doors during the day with letters--once for those from the neighbourhood of Breckonside, once for the mails that come in from London and all the countries of the world.”

postman noun US /ˈpoʊstmən/

a man who delivers the mail

stamps noun US /stæmps/

plural of “stamp” — the distinctive form in which a thing is made

From this reading “I used to annex the stamps, of course--generally from the United States they were, but once in a while from France.”

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early part adjective + noun

In this reading “One dullish December morning, in the early part of the month, my father got a letter which seemed to cause him some annoyance.”

during the day preposition + article + noun counted as “during … day”

In this reading “The postman comes twice to our doors during the day with letters--once for those from the neighbourhood of Breckonside, once for the mails that come in from London and all the countries of the world.”

foolish boy adjective + noun

In this reading “DREAR-NIGHTED DECEMBER Then happened that event which in an hour, as it were, made a man out of a rather foolish boy.”

rather foolish adverb + adjective

In this reading “DREAR-NIGHTED DECEMBER Then happened that event which in an hour, as it were, made a man out of a rather foolish boy.”

some annoyance adjective + noun

In this reading “One dullish December morning, in the early part of the month, my father got a letter which seemed to cause him some annoyance.”

got a letter verb + article + noun counted as “get … letter”

In this reading “One dullish December morning, in the early part of the month, my father got a letter which seemed to cause him some annoyance.”

come in verb + particle

to come or go into

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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 DREAR-NIGHTED DECEMBER Then happened that event which in an hour, as it were, made a man out of a rather foolish boy.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Not that there were many of these, save now and then one or two for my father, about hams and flour.

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 The postman comes twice to our doors during the day with letters--once for those from the neighbourhood of Breckonside, once for the mails that come in from London and all the countries of the world.

andeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading DREAR-NIGHTED DECEMBER Then happened that event which in an hour, as it were, made a man out of a rather foolish boy.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

annexverbUS /ˈæneks/

take (territory) as if by conquest

From this reading I used to annex the stamps, of course--generally from the United States they were, but once in a while from France.

annoyancenounUS /əˈnɔɪəns/

the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed

From this reading One dullish December morning, in the early part of the month, my father got a letter which seemed to cause him some annoyance.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading DREAR-NIGHTED DECEMBER Then happened that event which in an hour, as it were, made a man out of a rather foolish boy.

boynounUS /bɔɪ/

a youthful male person

From this reading DREAR-NIGHTED DECEMBER Then happened that event which in an hour, as it were, made a man out of a rather foolish boy.

Breckonside

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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I used to annex the stamps, of course--generally from the United States they were, but once in a while from France.

causenounUS /kɑːz/

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading One dullish December morning, in the early part of the month, my father got a letter which seemed to cause him some annoyance.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

comesnounUS /kʌmz/

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

countriesnounUS /ˈkʌntriz/

plural of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government

coursenounUS /kɔːrs/

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading I used to annex the stamps, of course--generally from the United States they were, but once in a while from France.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

DECEMBERnounUS /dɪˈsembər/

the last (12th) month of the year

From this reading DREAR-NIGHTED DECEMBER Then happened that event which in an hour, as it were, made a man out of a rather foolish boy.

doorsnounUS /dɔːrz/

plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

DREAR-NIGHTED

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From this reading DREAR-NIGHTED DECEMBER Then happened that event which in an hour, as it were, made a man out of a rather foolish boy.

dullish

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From this reading One dullish December morning, in the early part of the month, my father got a letter which seemed to cause him some annoyance.

duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading One dullish December morning, in the early part of the month, my father got a letter which seemed to cause him some annoyance.

eventnounUS /ɪˈvent/

something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading DREAR-NIGHTED DECEMBER Then happened that event which in an hour, as it were, made a man out of a rather foolish boy.

fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Not that there were many of these, save now and then one or two for my father, about hams and flour.

flournounUS /ˈflaʊər/

fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain

From this reading Not that there were many of these, save now and then one or two for my father, about hams and flour.

foolishadjectiveUS /ˈfuːlɪʃ/

devoid of good sense or judgment

From this reading DREAR-NIGHTED DECEMBER Then happened that event which in an hour, as it were, made a man out of a rather foolish boy.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

FrancenounUS /fræns/

a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe

From this reading I used to annex the stamps, of course--generally from the United States they were, but once in a while from France.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

generallyadverbUS /ˈdʒenərəli/

usually; as a rule

From this reading I used to annex the stamps, of course--generally from the United States they were, but once in a while from France.

gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading One dullish December morning, in the early part of the month, my father got a letter which seemed to cause him some annoyance.

hamsnounUS /hæmz/

plural of “ham” — meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)

From this reading Not that there were many of these, save now and then one or two for my father, about hams and flour.

happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading DREAR-NIGHTED DECEMBER Then happened that event which in an hour, as it were, made a man out of a rather foolish boy.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading One dullish December morning, in the early part of the month, my father got a letter which seemed to cause him some annoyance.

hournounUS /ˈaʊər/

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading DREAR-NIGHTED DECEMBER Then happened that event which in an hour, as it were, made a man out of a rather foolish boy.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I used to annex the stamps, of course--generally from the United States they were, but once in a while from France.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading DREAR-NIGHTED DECEMBER Then happened that event which in an hour, as it were, made a man out of a rather foolish boy.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading DREAR-NIGHTED DECEMBER Then happened that event which in an hour, as it were, made a man out of a rather foolish boy.

letternounUS /ˈletər/

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading One dullish December morning, in the early part of the month, my father got a letter which seemed to cause him some annoyance.

lettersnounUS /ˈletərz/

the literary culture

LondonnounUS /ˈlʌndən/

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading DREAR-NIGHTED DECEMBER Then happened that event which in an hour, as it were, made a man out of a rather foolish boy.

mailsnounUS /meɪlz/

plural of “mail” — the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading DREAR-NIGHTED DECEMBER Then happened that event which in an hour, as it were, made a man out of a rather foolish boy.

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 Not that there were many of these, save now and then one or two for my father, about hams and flour.

monthnounUS /mʌnθ/

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading One dullish December morning, in the early part of the month, my father got a letter which seemed to cause him some annoyance.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading One dullish December morning, in the early part of the month, my father got a letter which seemed to cause him some annoyance.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Not that there were many of these, save now and then one or two for my father, about hams and flour.

neighbourhoodnounUS /ˈneɪbərhʊd/

a surrounding or nearby region

NotadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Not that there were many of these, save now and then one or two for my father, about hams and flour.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Not that there were many of these, save now and then one or two for my father, about hams and flour.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading DREAR-NIGHTED DECEMBER Then happened that event which in an hour, as it were, made a man out of a rather foolish boy.

onceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Not that there were many of these, save now and then one or two for my father, about hams and flour.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Not that there were many of these, save now and then one or two for my father, about hams and flour.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading DREAR-NIGHTED DECEMBER Then happened that event which in an hour, as it were, made a man out of a rather foolish boy.

partnounUS /pɑːrt/

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading One dullish December morning, in the early part of the month, my father got a letter which seemed to cause him some annoyance.

postmannounUS /ˈpoʊstmən/

a man who delivers the mail

ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/

on the contrary

From this reading DREAR-NIGHTED DECEMBER Then happened that event which in an hour, as it were, made a man out of a rather foolish boy.

saveprepositionUS /seɪv/

except for; apart from

From this reading Not that there were many of these, save now and then one or two for my father, about hams and flour.

seemedverbUS /siːmd/

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading One dullish December morning, in the early part of the month, my father got a letter which seemed to cause him some annoyance.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading One dullish December morning, in the early part of the month, my father got a letter which seemed to cause him some annoyance.

stampsnounUS /stæmps/

plural of “stamp” — the distinctive form in which a thing is made

From this reading I used to annex the stamps, of course--generally from the United States they were, but once in a while from France.

StatesnounUS /steɪts/

plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading I used to annex the stamps, of course--generally from the United States they were, but once in a while from France.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading DREAR-NIGHTED DECEMBER Then happened that event which in an hour, as it were, made a man out of a rather foolish boy.

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 DREAR-NIGHTED DECEMBER Then happened that event which in an hour, as it were, made a man out of a rather foolish boy.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading Not that there were many of these, save now and then one or two for my father, about hams and flour.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Not that there were many of these, save now and then one or two for my father, about hams and flour.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading I used to annex the stamps, of course--generally from the United States they were, but once in a while from France.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

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

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

twiceadverbUS /twaɪs/

two times

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Not that there were many of these, save now and then one or two for my father, about hams and flour.

UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/

characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity

From this reading I used to annex the stamps, of course--generally from the United States they were, but once in a while from France.

usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading I used to annex the stamps, of course--generally from the United States they were, but once in a while from France.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading DREAR-NIGHTED DECEMBER Then happened that event which in an hour, as it were, made a man out of a rather foolish boy.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading DREAR-NIGHTED DECEMBER Then happened that event which in an hour, as it were, made a man out of a rather foolish boy.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading I used to annex the stamps, of course--generally from the United States they were, but once in a while from France.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

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