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From One Generation to Another

Chapter XX · Chapter 20

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IN A SIDE PATH To sum up all, he has the worst fault-a husband can have, he's not my choice.”
There is something doubtful in a love-making that is in more than two pairs of hands.
This is a day of syndicates.
The strength that lies in union is cultivated nowadays with much assiduity.
But in matters of love the case is not yet altered, and never will be.
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From One Generation to Another

Chapter XX · Chapter 20

Chapter 20 of From One Generation to Another is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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IN A SIDE PATHTo sum up all, he has the worst fault-a husband can have, he's not my choice.”
Line 2
There is something doubtful in a love-making that is in more than two pairs of hands.
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This is a day of syndicates.
/ðɪs ɪz ə deɪ ʌv ˈsɪndɪkeɪts/
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The strength that lies in union is cultivated nowadays with much assiduity.
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But in matters of love the case is not yet altered, and never will be.
/bʌt ɪn ˈmætərz ʌv lʌv ðə keɪs ɪz nɑːt jet ˈɔːltərd ənd ˈnevər wɪl biː/

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

altered adjective US /ˈɔːltərd/

changed in form or character without becoming something else

From this reading “But in matters of love the case is not yet altered, and never will be.”

choice noun US /tʃɔɪs/

the person or thing chosen or selected

From this reading “IN A SIDE PATH “To sum up all, he has the worst fault-a husband can have, he's not my choice.””

cultivated adjective US /ˈkʌltəveɪtɪd/

(of land or fields) prepared for raising crops by plowing or fertilizing

From this reading “The strength that lies in union is cultivated nowadays with much assiduity.”

doubtful adjective US /ˈdaʊtfəl/

open to doubt or suspicion

From this reading “There is something doubtful in a love-making that is in more than two pairs of hands.”

nowadays noun US /ˈnaʊədeɪz/

the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech

From this reading “The strength that lies in union is cultivated nowadays with much assiduity.”

pairs noun US /perz/

plural of “pair” — a set of two similar things considered as a unit

From this reading “There is something doubtful in a love-making that is in more than two pairs of hands.”

syndicates noun US /ˈsɪndɪkeɪts/

plural of “syndicate” — a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities

From this reading “This is a day of syndicates.”

union noun US /ˈjuːnjən/

an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer

From this reading “The strength that lies in union is cultivated nowadays with much assiduity.”

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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 IN A SIDE PATH “To sum up all, he has the worst fault-a husband can have, he's not my choice.”

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 IN A SIDE PATH “To sum up all, he has the worst fault-a husband can have, he's not my choice.”

alteredadjectiveUS /ˈɔːltərd/

changed in form or character without becoming something else

From this reading But in matters of love the case is not yet altered, and never will be.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading But in matters of love the case is not yet altered, and never will be.

assiduitynoun

great and constant diligence and attention

From this reading The strength that lies in union is cultivated nowadays with much assiduity.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading But in matters of love the case is not yet altered, and never will be.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But in matters of love the case is not yet altered, and never will be.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading IN A SIDE PATH “To sum up all, he has the worst fault-a husband can have, he's not my choice.”

casenounUS /keɪs/

an occurrence of something

From this reading But in matters of love the case is not yet altered, and never will be.

choicenounUS /tʃɔɪs/

the person or thing chosen or selected

From this reading IN A SIDE PATH “To sum up all, he has the worst fault-a husband can have, he's not my choice.”

cultivatedadjectiveUS /ˈkʌltəveɪtɪd/

(of land or fields) prepared for raising crops by plowing or fertilizing

From this reading The strength that lies in union is cultivated nowadays with much assiduity.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading This is a day of syndicates.

doubtfuladjectiveUS /ˈdaʊtfəl/

open to doubt or suspicion

From this reading There is something doubtful in a love-making that is in more than two pairs of hands.

fault-a

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

From this reading IN A SIDE PATH “To sum up all, he has the worst fault-a husband can have, he's not my choice.”

handsnounUS /hændz/

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading There is something doubtful in a love-making that is in more than two pairs of hands.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading IN A SIDE PATH “To sum up all, he has the worst fault-a husband can have, he's not my choice.”

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading IN A SIDE PATH “To sum up all, he has the worst fault-a husband can have, he's not my choice.”

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading IN A SIDE PATH “To sum up all, he has the worst fault-a husband can have, he's not my choice.”

he's

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

From this reading IN A SIDE PATH “To sum up all, he has the worst fault-a husband can have, he's not my choice.”

husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading IN A SIDE PATH “To sum up all, he has the worst fault-a husband can have, he's not my choice.”

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading IN A SIDE PATH “To sum up all, he has the worst fault-a husband can have, he's not my choice.”

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading There is something doubtful in a love-making that is in more than two pairs of hands.

liesnounUS /laɪz/

plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth

From this reading The strength that lies in union is cultivated nowadays with much assiduity.

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading But in matters of love the case is not yet altered, and never will be.

love-making

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

From this reading There is something doubtful in a love-making that is in more than two pairs of hands.

mattersnounUS /ˈmætərz/

plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern

From this reading But in matters of love the case is not yet altered, and never will be.

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 is something doubtful in a love-making that is in more than two pairs of hands.

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading The strength that lies in union is cultivated nowadays with much assiduity.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading IN A SIDE PATH “To sum up all, he has the worst fault-a husband can have, he's not my choice.”

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading But in matters of love the case is not yet altered, and never will be.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading IN A SIDE PATH “To sum up all, he has the worst fault-a husband can have, he's not my choice.”

nowadaysnounUS /ˈnaʊədeɪz/

the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech

From this reading The strength that lies in union is cultivated nowadays with much assiduity.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There is something doubtful in a love-making that is in more than two pairs of hands.

pairsnounUS /perz/

plural of “pair” — a set of two similar things considered as a unit

From this reading There is something doubtful in a love-making that is in more than two pairs of hands.

PATHnounUS /pæθ/

a course of conduct

From this reading IN A SIDE PATH “To sum up all, he has the worst fault-a husband can have, he's not my choice.”

SIDEnounUS /saɪd/

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading IN A SIDE PATH “To sum up all, he has the worst fault-a husband can have, he's not my choice.”

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading There is something doubtful in a love-making that is in more than two pairs of hands.

strengthnounUS /streŋkθ/

the property of being physically or mentally strong

From this reading The strength that lies in union is cultivated nowadays with much assiduity.

sumnounUS /sʌm/

a quantity of money

From this reading IN A SIDE PATH “To sum up all, he has the worst fault-a husband can have, he's not my choice.”

syndicatesnounUS /ˈsɪndɪkeɪts/

plural of “syndicate” — a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities

From this reading This is a day of syndicates.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading There is something doubtful in a love-making that is in more than two pairs of hands.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading There is something doubtful in a love-making that is in more than two pairs of hands.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading IN A SIDE PATH “To sum up all, he has the worst fault-a husband can have, he's not my choice.”

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There is something doubtful in a love-making that is in more than two pairs of hands.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading This is a day of syndicates.

ToparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading IN A SIDE PATH “To sum up all, he has the worst fault-a husband can have, he's not my choice.”

twonounUS /tuː/

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

From this reading There is something doubtful in a love-making that is in more than two pairs of hands.

unionnounUS /ˈjuːnjən/

an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer

From this reading The strength that lies in union is cultivated nowadays with much assiduity.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

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

From this reading IN A SIDE PATH “To sum up all, he has the worst fault-a husband can have, he's not my choice.”

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading But in matters of love the case is not yet altered, and never will be.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The strength that lies in union is cultivated nowadays with much assiduity.

worstnounUS /wɜːrst/

the least favorable outcome

From this reading IN A SIDE PATH “To sum up all, he has the worst fault-a husband can have, he's not my choice.”

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading But in matters of love the case is not yet altered, and never will be.

Chapter 20 of From One Generation to Another by Henry Seton Merriman holds 143 sentences, grouped into 29 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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