Fathers of Men

Chapter VII

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REASSURANCE Jan went back to his house in a dull glow of injury and anger.

But he was angriest with himself, for the gratuitous and unwonted warmth with which he had grasped an unresponsive hand.

And the sense of injury abated with a little honest reflection upon its cause.

After all, with such a different relationship so fresh in his mind, the Master Evan of the other day could hardly have said more than he had said this afternoon; in any case he could not have promised more.

Jan remembered his worst fears; they at least would never be realised now.

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Fathers of Men E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of Fathers of Men is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

REASSURANCE Jan went back to his house in a dull glow of injury and anger. But he was angriest with himself, for the gratuitous and unwonted warmth with which he had grasped an unresponsive hand. And the sense of injury abated with a little honest reflection upon its cause. After all, with such a different relationship so fresh in his mind, the Master Evan of the other day could hardly have said more than he had said this afternoon; in any case he could not have promised more. Jan remembered his worst fears; they at least would never be realised now.

Fathers of Men

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of Fathers of Men is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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REASSURANCE Jan went back to his house in a dull glow of injury and anger.

/ˌriːəˈʃʊrəns dʒæn went bæk tuː hɪz haʊs ɪn ə dʌl ɡloʊ ʌv ˈɪndʒəri ənd ˈæŋɡər/

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But he was angriest with himself, for the gratuitous and unwonted warmth with which he had grasped an unresponsive hand.

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And the sense of injury abated with a little honest reflection upon its cause.

/ənd ðə sens ʌv ˈɪndʒəri əˈbeɪtɪd wɪð ə ˈlɪtəl ˈɑːnəst rɪˈflekʃən əˈpɑːn ɪts kɑːz/

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Jan remembered his worst fears; they at least would never be realised now.

/dʒæn rɪˈmembərd hɪz wɜːrst fɪrz ðeɪ æt liːst wʊd ˈnevər biː ˈriːəlaɪzd naʊ/

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abated verb US /əˈbeɪtɪd/

past form of “abate” — make less active or intense

From this reading “And the sense of injury abated with a little honest reflection upon its cause.”

angriest adjective US /ˈæŋɡriəst/

superlative of “angry” — feeling or showing anger

From this reading “But he was angriest with himself, for the gratuitous and unwonted warmth with which he had grasped an unresponsive hand.”

gratuitous adjective US /ɡrəˈtuːətəs/

without cause

From this reading “But he was angriest with himself, for the gratuitous and unwonted warmth with which he had grasped an unresponsive hand.”

Jan noun US /dʒæn/

the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice

From this reading “REASSURANCE Jan went back to his house in a dull glow of injury and anger.”

realised adjective US /ˈriːəlaɪzd/

successfully completed or brought to an end

From this reading “Jan remembered his worst fears; they at least would never be realised now.”

reassurance noun US /ˌriːəˈʃʊrəns/

the act of reassuring; restoring someone's confidence

From this reading “REASSURANCE Jan went back to his house in a dull glow of injury and anger.”

relationship noun US /riˈleɪʃənʃɪp/

a relation between people; (“relationship” is often used where “relation” would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of “relationship” is for human relations or states of relatedness)

From this reading “After all, with such a different relationship so fresh in his mind, the Master Evan of the other day could hardly have said more than he had said this afternoon; in any case he could not have promised more.”

unresponsive adjective US /ˌʌnriˈspɑːnsɪv/

not responding to some influence or stimulus

From this reading “But he was angriest with himself, for the gratuitous and unwonted warmth with which he had grasped an unresponsive hand.”

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dull glow adjective + noun

In this reading “REASSURANCE Jan went back to his house in a dull glow of injury and anger.”

went back verb + particle counted as “go back”

belong to an earlier time

In this reading “REASSURANCE Jan went back to his house in a dull glow of injury and anger.”

any case adjective + noun

In this reading “After all, with such a different relationship so fresh in his mind, the Master Evan of the other day could hardly have said more than he had said this afternoon; in any case he could not have promised more.”

other day adjective + noun

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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 REASSURANCE Jan went back to his house in a dull glow of injury and anger.

abatedverbUS /əˈbeɪtɪd/

past form of “abate” — make less active or intense

From this reading And the sense of injury abated with a little honest reflection upon its cause.

AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading After all, with such a different relationship so fresh in his mind, the Master Evan of the other day could hardly have said more than he had said this afternoon; in any case he could not have promised more.

afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/

the part of the day between noon and evening

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

andeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading But he was angriest with himself, for the gratuitous and unwonted warmth with which he had grasped an unresponsive hand.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading REASSURANCE Jan went back to his house in a dull glow of injury and anger.

angernounUS /ˈæŋɡər/

a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance

From this reading REASSURANCE Jan went back to his house in a dull glow of injury and anger.

angriestadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡriəst/

superlative of “angry” — feeling or showing anger

From this reading But he was angriest with himself, for the gratuitous and unwonted warmth with which he had grasped an unresponsive hand.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Jan remembered his worst fears; they at least would never be realised now.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading REASSURANCE Jan went back to his house in a dull glow of injury and anger.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading Jan remembered his worst fears; they at least would never be realised now.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But he was angriest with himself, for the gratuitous and unwonted warmth with which he had grasped an unresponsive hand.

casenounUS /keɪs/

an occurrence of something

causenounUS /kɑːz/

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

From this reading And the sense of injury abated with a little honest reflection upon its cause.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

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

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

differentadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfərənt/

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

dulladjectiveUS /dʌl/

lacking in liveliness or animation

From this reading REASSURANCE Jan went back to his house in a dull glow of injury and anger.

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fearsnounUS /fɪrz/

plural of “fear” — an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

From this reading Jan remembered his worst fears; they at least would never be realised now.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading But he was angriest with himself, for the gratuitous and unwonted warmth with which he had grasped an unresponsive hand.

freshadjectiveUS /freʃ/

recently made, produced, or harvested

glownounUS /ɡloʊ/

an alert and refreshed state

From this reading REASSURANCE Jan went back to his house in a dull glow of injury and anger.

graspedverbUS /ɡræspt/

past form of “grasp” — hold firmly

From this reading But he was angriest with himself, for the gratuitous and unwonted warmth with which he had grasped an unresponsive hand.

gratuitousadjectiveUS /ɡrəˈtuːətəs/

without cause

From this reading But he was angriest with himself, for the gratuitous and unwonted warmth with which he had grasped an unresponsive hand.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading But he was angriest with himself, for the gratuitous and unwonted warmth with which he had grasped an unresponsive hand.

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading But he was angriest with himself, for the gratuitous and unwonted warmth with which he had grasped an unresponsive hand.

hardlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/

only a very short time before

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading But he was angriest with himself, for the gratuitous and unwonted warmth with which he had grasped an unresponsive hand.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading But he was angriest with himself, for the gratuitous and unwonted warmth with which he had grasped an unresponsive hand.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading REASSURANCE Jan went back to his house in a dull glow of injury and anger.

honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑːnəst/

not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent

From this reading And the sense of injury abated with a little honest reflection upon its cause.

housenounUS /haʊs/

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

From this reading REASSURANCE Jan went back to his house in a dull glow of injury and anger.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading REASSURANCE Jan went back to his house in a dull glow of injury and anger.

injurynounUS /ˈɪndʒəri/

any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

From this reading REASSURANCE Jan went back to his house in a dull glow of injury and anger.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading And the sense of injury abated with a little honest reflection upon its cause.

JannounUS /dʒæn/

the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice

From this reading REASSURANCE Jan went back to his house in a dull glow of injury and anger.

leastadjectiveUS /liːst/

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading Jan remembered his worst fears; they at least would never be realised now.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading And the sense of injury abated with a little honest reflection upon its cause.

MasternounUS /ˈmæstər/

an artist of consummate skill

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

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

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Jan remembered his worst fears; they at least would never be realised now.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

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

From this reading Jan remembered his worst fears; they at least would never be realised now.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading REASSURANCE Jan went back to his house in a dull glow of injury and anger.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

promisedverbUS /ˈprɑːməst/

past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment

realisedadjectiveUS /ˈriːəlaɪzd/

successfully completed or brought to an end

From this reading Jan remembered his worst fears; they at least would never be realised now.

REASSURANCEnounUS /ˌriːəˈʃʊrəns/

the act of reassuring; restoring someone's confidence

From this reading REASSURANCE Jan went back to his house in a dull glow of injury and anger.

reflectionnounUS /rɪˈflekʃən/

a calm, lengthy, intent consideration

From this reading And the sense of injury abated with a little honest reflection upon its cause.

relationshipnounUS /riˈleɪʃənʃɪp/

rememberedverbUS /rɪˈmembərd/

past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading Jan remembered his worst fears; they at least would never be realised now.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

sensenounUS /sens/

a general conscious awareness

From this reading And the sense of injury abated with a little honest reflection upon its cause.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading But he was angriest with himself, for the gratuitous and unwonted warmth with which he had grasped an unresponsive hand.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading Jan remembered his worst fears; they at least would never be realised now.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading REASSURANCE Jan went back to his house in a dull glow of injury and anger.

unresponsiveadjectiveUS /ˌʌnriˈspɑːnsɪv/

not responding to some influence or stimulus

From this reading But he was angriest with himself, for the gratuitous and unwonted warmth with which he had grasped an unresponsive hand.

unwontedadjective

unaccustomed or unusual

From this reading But he was angriest with himself, for the gratuitous and unwonted warmth with which he had grasped an unresponsive hand.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading And the sense of injury abated with a little honest reflection upon its cause.

warmthnounUS /wɔːrmθ/

the sensation caused by heat energy

From this reading But he was angriest with himself, for the gratuitous and unwonted warmth with which he had grasped an unresponsive hand.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading But he was angriest with himself, for the gratuitous and unwonted warmth with which he had grasped an unresponsive hand.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading REASSURANCE Jan went back to his house in a dull glow of injury and anger.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading But he was angriest with himself, for the gratuitous and unwonted warmth with which he had grasped an unresponsive hand.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading But he was angriest with himself, for the gratuitous and unwonted warmth with which he had grasped an unresponsive hand.

worstnounUS /wɜːrst/

the least favorable outcome

From this reading Jan remembered his worst fears; they at least would never be realised now.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

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

From this reading Jan remembered his worst fears; they at least would never be realised now.

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