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Garside's Career: A Comedy in Four Acts
Garside's Career: A Comedy in Four Acts

Chapter II

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Peter.
Rest!
I shan't rest till after the election.
Jones.
You've to keep your strength for the street corners.
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Garside's Career: A Comedy in Four Acts

Chapter II

Chapter 2 of Garside's Career: A Comedy in Four Acts is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Peter.
/ˈpiːtər/
Line 2
Rest!
/rest/
Line 3
I shan't rest till after the election.
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Jones.
/dʒoʊnz/
Line 5
You've to keep your strength for the street corners.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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

corners noun US /ˈkɔːrnərz/

plural of “corner” — a place off to the side of an area

From this reading “You've to keep your strength for the street corners.”

election noun US /ɪˈlekʃən/

a vote to select the winner of a position or political office

From this reading “I shan't rest till after the election.”

Jones noun US /dʒoʊnz/

United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)

From this reading “Jones.”

Peter noun US /ˈpiːtər/

disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope

From this reading “Peter.”

rest verb US /rest/

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading “Rest!”

street noun US /striːt/

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading “You've to keep your strength for the street corners.”

strength noun US /streŋkθ/

the property of being physically or mentally strong

From this reading “You've to keep your strength for the street corners.”

till preposition US /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “I shan't rest till after the election.”

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.

street corners noun + noun counted as “street corner”

the intersection of two streets

In this reading “You've to keep your strength for the street corners.”

rest till verb + particle

In this reading “I shan't rest till after the election.”

All words in this reading · 17

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading I shan't rest till after the election.

cornersnounUS /ˈkɔːrnərz/

plural of “corner” — a place off to the side of an area

From this reading You've to keep your strength for the street corners.

electionnounUS /ɪˈlekʃən/

a vote to select the winner of a position or political office

From this reading I shan't rest till after the election.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading You've to keep your strength for the street corners.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I shan't rest till after the election.

JonesnounUS /dʒoʊnz/

United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)

From this reading Jones.

keepverbUS /kiːp/

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading You've to keep your strength for the street corners.

PeternounUS /ˈpiːtər/

disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope

From this reading Peter.

RestverbUS /rest/

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading Rest!

shan't

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

From this reading I shan't rest till after the election.

streetnounUS /striːt/

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading You've to keep your strength for the street corners.

strengthnounUS /streŋkθ/

the property of being physically or mentally strong

From this reading You've to keep your strength for the street corners.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading I shan't rest till after the election.

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading I shan't rest till after the election.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading You've to keep your strength for the street corners.

You've

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

From this reading You've to keep your strength for the street corners.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You've to keep your strength for the street corners.

Chapter 2 of Garside's Career: A Comedy in Four Acts by Harold Brighouse holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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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