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Emily of New Moon
Emily of New Moon

Chapter X

Chapter 10 of Emily of New Moon is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery • Curated US English Learning Edition
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GROWING PAINS There was a great deal of suppressed excitement in school during the last week in June, the cause thereof being Rhoda Stuart’s birthday party, which was to take place early in July.
The amount of heart burning was incredible.
Who was to be invited?
That was the great question.
There were some who knew they wouldn’t and some who knew they would; but there were more who were in truly horrible suspense.
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Emily of New Moon

Chapter X

Chapter 10 of Emily of New Moon is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
GROWING PAINS There was a great deal of suppressed excitement in school during the last week in June, the cause thereof being Rhoda Stuart’s birthday party, which was to take place early in July.
Line 2
The amount of heart burning was incredible.
/ðə əˈmaʊnt ʌv hɑːrt ˈbɜːrnɪŋ wɑːz ˌɪnˈkredəbəl/
Line 3
Who was to be invited?
/huː wɑːz tuː biː ˌɪnˈvaɪtəd/
Line 4
That was the great question.
/ðæt wɑːz ðə ɡreɪt ˈkwestʃən/
Line 5
There were some who knew they wouldn’t and some who knew they would; but there were more who were in truly horrible suspense.

Learner Dictionary

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birthday noun US /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/

an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)

From this reading “GROWING PAINS There was a great deal of suppressed excitement in school during the last week in June, the cause thereof being Rhoda Stuart’s birthday party, which was to take place early in July.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
incredible adjective US /ˌɪnˈkredəbəl/

beyond belief or understanding

From this reading “The amount of heart burning was incredible.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
July noun US /ˌdʒuːˈlaɪ/

the month following June and preceding August

From this reading “GROWING PAINS There was a great deal of suppressed excitement in school during the last week in June, the cause thereof being Rhoda Stuart’s birthday party, which was to take place early in July.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
pains noun US /peɪnz/

an effortful attempt to attain a goal

From this reading “GROWING PAINS There was a great deal of suppressed excitement in school during the last week in June, the cause thereof being Rhoda Stuart’s birthday party, which was to take place early in July.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Stuart's noun US /ˈstuːərts/

possessive form of “stuart” — United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828)

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
suppressed adjective US /səˈprest/

kept from public knowledge by various means

From this reading “GROWING PAINS There was a great deal of suppressed excitement in school during the last week in June, the cause thereof being Rhoda Stuart’s birthday party, which was to take place early in July.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
suspense noun US /səˈspens/

apprehension about what is going to happen

From this reading “There were some who knew they wouldn’t and some who knew they would; but there were more who were in truly horrible suspense.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thereof adverb US /ˌðeˈrʌv/

of or concerning this or that

From this reading “GROWING PAINS There was a great deal of suppressed excitement in school during the last week in June, the cause thereof being Rhoda Stuart’s birthday party, which was to take place early in July.”

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.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

suppressed excitement adjective + noun

In this reading “GROWING PAINS There was a great deal of suppressed excitement in school during the last week in June, the cause thereof being Rhoda Stuart’s birthday party, which was to take place early in July.”

819 times in 426,211 chapters
birthday party noun + noun

a party held on the anniversary of someone's birth

In this reading “GROWING PAINS There was a great deal of suppressed excitement in school during the last week in June, the cause thereof being Rhoda Stuart’s birthday party, which was to take place early in July.”

442 times in 426,211 chapters
last week adjective + noun

In this reading “GROWING PAINS There was a great deal of suppressed excitement in school during the last week in June, the cause thereof being Rhoda Stuart’s birthday party, which was to take place early in July.”

10,341 times in 426,211 chapters
take place verb + noun

come to pass

In this reading “GROWING PAINS There was a great deal of suppressed excitement in school during the last week in June, the cause thereof being Rhoda Stuart’s birthday party, which was to take place early in July.”

30,477 times in 426,211 chapters
deal of verb + particle

In this reading “GROWING PAINS There was a great deal of suppressed excitement in school during the last week in June, the cause thereof being Rhoda Stuart’s birthday party, which was to take place early in July.”

46,725 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 51

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 GROWING PAINS There was a great deal of suppressed excitement in school during the last week in June, the cause thereof being Rhoda Stuart’s birthday party, which was to take place early in July.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
amountnounUS /əˈmaʊnt/

a quantity of money

From this reading The amount of heart burning was incredible.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading There were some who knew they wouldn’t and some who knew they would; but there were more who were in truly horrible suspense.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Who was to be invited?

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading GROWING PAINS There was a great deal of suppressed excitement in school during the last week in June, the cause thereof being Rhoda Stuart’s birthday party, which was to take place early in July.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
birthdaynounUS /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/

an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)

From this reading GROWING PAINS There was a great deal of suppressed excitement in school during the last week in June, the cause thereof being Rhoda Stuart’s birthday party, which was to take place early in July.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
burningnounUS /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/

the act of burning something

From this reading The amount of heart burning was incredible.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading There were some who knew they wouldn’t and some who knew they would; but there were more who were in truly horrible suspense.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
causenounUS /kɑːz/

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

From this reading GROWING PAINS There was a great deal of suppressed excitement in school during the last week in June, the cause thereof being Rhoda Stuart’s birthday party, which was to take place early in July.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
dealverbUS /diːl/

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading GROWING PAINS There was a great deal of suppressed excitement in school during the last week in June, the cause thereof being Rhoda Stuart’s birthday party, which was to take place early in July.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading GROWING PAINS There was a great deal of suppressed excitement in school during the last week in June, the cause thereof being Rhoda Stuart’s birthday party, which was to take place early in July.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
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 GROWING PAINS There was a great deal of suppressed excitement in school during the last week in June, the cause thereof being Rhoda Stuart’s birthday party, which was to take place early in July.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
excitementnounUS /ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/

the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

From this reading GROWING PAINS There was a great deal of suppressed excitement in school during the last week in June, the cause thereof being Rhoda Stuart’s birthday party, which was to take place early in July.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading GROWING PAINS There was a great deal of suppressed excitement in school during the last week in June, the cause thereof being Rhoda Stuart’s birthday party, which was to take place early in July.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
GROWINGnounUS /ˈɡroʊɪŋ/

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading GROWING PAINS There was a great deal of suppressed excitement in school during the last week in June, the cause thereof being Rhoda Stuart’s birthday party, which was to take place early in July.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading The amount of heart burning was incredible.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
horribleadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːrəbəl/

provoking horror

From this reading There were some who knew they wouldn’t and some who knew they would; but there were more who were in truly horrible suspense.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading GROWING PAINS There was a great deal of suppressed excitement in school during the last week in June, the cause thereof being Rhoda Stuart’s birthday party, which was to take place early in July.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
incredibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkredəbəl/

beyond belief or understanding

From this reading The amount of heart burning was incredible.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
invitedverbUS /ˌɪnˈvaɪtəd/

past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of

From this reading Who was to be invited?

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
JulynounUS /ˌdʒuːˈlaɪ/

the month following June and preceding August

From this reading GROWING PAINS There was a great deal of suppressed excitement in school during the last week in June, the cause thereof being Rhoda Stuart’s birthday party, which was to take place early in July.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
JunenounUS /dʒuːn/

the month following May and preceding July

From this reading GROWING PAINS There was a great deal of suppressed excitement in school during the last week in June, the cause thereof being Rhoda Stuart’s birthday party, which was to take place early in July.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
knewverbUS /nuː/

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading There were some who knew they wouldn’t and some who knew they would; but there were more who were in truly horrible suspense.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading GROWING PAINS There was a great deal of suppressed excitement in school during the last week in June, the cause thereof being Rhoda Stuart’s birthday party, which was to take place early in July.

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 There were some who knew they wouldn’t and some who knew they would; but there were more who were in truly horrible suspense.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading GROWING PAINS There was a great deal of suppressed excitement in school during the last week in June, the cause thereof being Rhoda Stuart’s birthday party, which was to take place early in July.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
PAINSnounUS /peɪnz/

an effortful attempt to attain a goal

From this reading GROWING PAINS There was a great deal of suppressed excitement in school during the last week in June, the cause thereof being Rhoda Stuart’s birthday party, which was to take place early in July.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
partynounUS /ˈpɑːrti/

an organization to gain political power

From this reading GROWING PAINS There was a great deal of suppressed excitement in school during the last week in June, the cause thereof being Rhoda Stuart’s birthday party, which was to take place early in July.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading GROWING PAINS There was a great deal of suppressed excitement in school during the last week in June, the cause thereof being Rhoda Stuart’s birthday party, which was to take place early in July.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
questionverbUS /ˈkwestʃən/

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading That was the great question.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Rhoda

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

From this reading GROWING PAINS There was a great deal of suppressed excitement in school during the last week in June, the cause thereof being Rhoda Stuart’s birthday party, which was to take place early in July.

Pending verification
schoolnounUS /skuːl/

an educational institution

From this reading GROWING PAINS There was a great deal of suppressed excitement in school during the last week in June, the cause thereof being Rhoda Stuart’s birthday party, which was to take place early in July.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

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

From this reading There were some who knew they wouldn’t and some who knew they would; but there were more who were in truly horrible suspense.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Stuart'snounUS /ˈstuːərts/

possessive form of “stuart” — United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828)

From this reading GROWING PAINS There was a great deal of suppressed excitement in school during the last week in June, the cause thereof being Rhoda Stuart’s birthday party, which was to take place early in July.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
suppressedadjectiveUS /səˈprest/

kept from public knowledge by various means

From this reading GROWING PAINS There was a great deal of suppressed excitement in school during the last week in June, the cause thereof being Rhoda Stuart’s birthday party, which was to take place early in July.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
suspensenounUS /səˈspens/

apprehension about what is going to happen

From this reading There were some who knew they wouldn’t and some who knew they would; but there were more who were in truly horrible suspense.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading GROWING PAINS There was a great deal of suppressed excitement in school during the last week in June, the cause thereof being Rhoda Stuart’s birthday party, which was to take place early in July.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That was the great question.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading GROWING PAINS There was a great deal of suppressed excitement in school during the last week in June, the cause thereof being Rhoda Stuart’s birthday party, which was to take place early in July.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading GROWING PAINS There was a great deal of suppressed excitement in school during the last week in June, the cause thereof being Rhoda Stuart’s birthday party, which was to take place early in July.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thereofadverbUS /ˌðeˈrʌv/

of or concerning this or that

From this reading GROWING PAINS There was a great deal of suppressed excitement in school during the last week in June, the cause thereof being Rhoda Stuart’s birthday party, which was to take place early in July.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading There were some who knew they wouldn’t and some who knew they would; but there were more who were in truly horrible suspense.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading GROWING PAINS There was a great deal of suppressed excitement in school during the last week in June, the cause thereof being Rhoda Stuart’s birthday party, which was to take place early in July.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
trulyadverbUS /ˈtruːli/

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading There were some who knew they wouldn’t and some who knew they would; but there were more who were in truly horrible suspense.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading GROWING PAINS There was a great deal of suppressed excitement in school during the last week in June, the cause thereof being Rhoda Stuart’s birthday party, which was to take place early in July.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
weeknounUS /wiːk/

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading GROWING PAINS There was a great deal of suppressed excitement in school during the last week in June, the cause thereof being Rhoda Stuart’s birthday party, which was to take place early in July.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading There were some who knew they wouldn’t and some who knew they would; but there were more who were in truly horrible suspense.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading GROWING PAINS There was a great deal of suppressed excitement in school during the last week in June, the cause thereof being Rhoda Stuart’s birthday party, which was to take place early in July.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
WhopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Who was to be invited?

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

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

From this reading There were some who knew they wouldn’t and some who knew they would; but there were more who were in truly horrible suspense.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wouldn't

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

From this reading There were some who knew they wouldn’t and some who knew they would; but there were more who were in truly horrible suspense.

Pending verification

Chapter 10 of Emily of New Moon by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery holds 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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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