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Garthowen: A Story of a Welsh Homestead
Garthowen: A Story of a Welsh Homestead

Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

Chapter 18 of Garthowen: A Story of a Welsh Homestead is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Allen Raine • Curated US English Learning Edition
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THE "SCIET" "Art going to chapel to-night, Morva?" said Ebben Owens on the following Sunday afternoon, as he sat smoking in the chimney-corner, Tudor beside him gazing rather mournfully into the fire.
He was looking ill and worn, and spoke in a low, husky voice.
He had sat there lost in thought ever since he had pushed away his almost untasted dinner.
"Yes," said Morva, "I am going; but mother is not coming to-night; she doesn't like the Sciet, you know."
"She is an odd woman," said Ann.
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Garthowen: A Story of a Welsh Homestead

Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

Chapter 18 of Garthowen: A Story of a Welsh Homestead is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE "SCIET" "Art going to chapel to-night, Morva?" said Ebben Owens on the following Sunday afternoon, as he sat smoking in the chimney-corner, Tudor beside him gazing rather mournfully into the fire.
Line 2
He was looking ill and worn, and spoke in a low, husky voice.
/hiː wɑːz ˈlʊkɪŋ ɪl ənd wɔːrn ənd spoʊk ɪn ə loʊ ˈhʌski vɔɪs/
Line 3
He had sat there lost in thought ever since he had pushed away his almost untasted dinner.
Line 4
"Yes," said Morva, "I am going; but mother is not coming to-night; she doesn't like the Sciet, you know."
Line 5
"She is an odd woman," said Ann.

Learner Dictionary

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chapel noun US /ˈtʃæpəl/

a place of worship that has its own altar

From this reading “THE "SCIET" "Art going to chapel to-night, Morva?" said Ebben Owens on the following Sunday afternoon, as he sat smoking in the chimney-corner, Tudor beside him gazing rather mournfully into the fire.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
gazing verb US /ˈɡeɪzɪŋ/

-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes

From this reading “THE "SCIET" "Art going to chapel to-night, Morva?" said Ebben Owens on the following Sunday afternoon, as he sat smoking in the chimney-corner, Tudor beside him gazing rather mournfully into the fire.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
husky adjective US /ˈhʌski/

muscular and heavily built

From this reading “He was looking ill and worn, and spoke in a low, husky voice.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
odd adjective US /ɑːd/

not divisible by two

From this reading “"She is an odd woman," said Ann.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Owens noun US /ˈoʊənz/

United States athlete and Black American whose success in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin outraged Hitler (1913-1980)

From this reading “THE "SCIET" "Art going to chapel to-night, Morva?" said Ebben Owens on the following Sunday afternoon, as he sat smoking in the chimney-corner, Tudor beside him gazing rather mournfully into the fire.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
pushed verb US /pʊʃt/

past form of “push” — move with force

From this reading “He had sat there lost in thought ever since he had pushed away his almost untasted dinner.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
smoking noun US /ˈsmoʊkɪŋ/

the act of smoking tobacco or other substances

From this reading “THE "SCIET" "Art going to chapel to-night, Morva?" said Ebben Owens on the following Sunday afternoon, as he sat smoking in the chimney-corner, Tudor beside him gazing rather mournfully into the fire.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Tudor noun US /ˈtuːdər/

an English dynasty descended from Henry Tudor; Tudor monarchs ruled from Henry VII to Elizabeth I (from 1485 to 1603)

From this reading “THE "SCIET" "Art going to chapel to-night, Morva?" said Ebben Owens on the following Sunday afternoon, as he sat smoking in the chimney-corner, Tudor beside him gazing rather mournfully into the fire.”

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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 He was looking ill and worn, and spoke in a low, husky voice.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading THE "SCIET" "Art going to chapel to-night, Morva?" said Ebben Owens on the following Sunday afternoon, as he sat smoking in the chimney-corner, Tudor beside him gazing rather mournfully into the fire.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading He had sat there lost in thought ever since he had pushed away his almost untasted dinner.

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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "Yes," said Morva, "I am going; but mother is not coming to-night; she doesn't like the Sciet, you know."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
andeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading "She is an odd woman," said Ann.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading He was looking ill and worn, and spoke in a low, husky voice.

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Ann

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From this reading "She is an odd woman," said Ann.

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Artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading THE "SCIET" "Art going to chapel to-night, Morva?" said Ebben Owens on the following Sunday afternoon, as he sat smoking in the chimney-corner, Tudor beside him gazing rather mournfully into the fire.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading THE "SCIET" "Art going to chapel to-night, Morva?" said Ebben Owens on the following Sunday afternoon, as he sat smoking in the chimney-corner, Tudor beside him gazing rather mournfully into the fire.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading He had sat there lost in thought ever since he had pushed away his almost untasted dinner.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/

next to; at the side of

From this reading THE "SCIET" "Art going to chapel to-night, Morva?" said Ebben Owens on the following Sunday afternoon, as he sat smoking in the chimney-corner, Tudor beside him gazing rather mournfully into the fire.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "Yes," said Morva, "I am going; but mother is not coming to-night; she doesn't like the Sciet, you know."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
chapelnounUS /ˈtʃæpəl/

a place of worship that has its own altar

From this reading THE "SCIET" "Art going to chapel to-night, Morva?" said Ebben Owens on the following Sunday afternoon, as he sat smoking in the chimney-corner, Tudor beside him gazing rather mournfully into the fire.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
chimney-corner

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From this reading THE "SCIET" "Art going to chapel to-night, Morva?" said Ebben Owens on the following Sunday afternoon, as he sat smoking in the chimney-corner, Tudor beside him gazing rather mournfully into the fire.

Pending verification
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading "Yes," said Morva, "I am going; but mother is not coming to-night; she doesn't like the Sciet, you know."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
dinnernounUS /ˈdɪnər/

the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday

From this reading He had sat there lost in thought ever since he had pushed away his almost untasted dinner.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
doesn't

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From this reading "Yes," said Morva, "I am going; but mother is not coming to-night; she doesn't like the Sciet, you know."

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Ebben

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From this reading THE "SCIET" "Art going to chapel to-night, Morva?" said Ebben Owens on the following Sunday afternoon, as he sat smoking in the chimney-corner, Tudor beside him gazing rather mournfully into the fire.

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everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

From this reading He had sat there lost in thought ever since he had pushed away his almost untasted dinner.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/

start firing a weapon

From this reading THE "SCIET" "Art going to chapel to-night, Morva?" said Ebben Owens on the following Sunday afternoon, as he sat smoking in the chimney-corner, Tudor beside him gazing rather mournfully into the fire.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
followingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading THE "SCIET" "Art going to chapel to-night, Morva?" said Ebben Owens on the following Sunday afternoon, as he sat smoking in the chimney-corner, Tudor beside him gazing rather mournfully into the fire.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
gazingverbUS /ˈɡeɪzɪŋ/

-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes

From this reading THE "SCIET" "Art going to chapel to-night, Morva?" said Ebben Owens on the following Sunday afternoon, as he sat smoking in the chimney-corner, Tudor beside him gazing rather mournfully into the fire.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading THE "SCIET" "Art going to chapel to-night, Morva?" said Ebben Owens on the following Sunday afternoon, as he sat smoking in the chimney-corner, Tudor beside him gazing rather mournfully into the fire.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading He had sat there lost in thought ever since he had pushed away his almost untasted dinner.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading THE "SCIET" "Art going to chapel to-night, Morva?" said Ebben Owens on the following Sunday afternoon, as he sat smoking in the chimney-corner, Tudor beside him gazing rather mournfully into the fire.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading THE "SCIET" "Art going to chapel to-night, Morva?" said Ebben Owens on the following Sunday afternoon, as he sat smoking in the chimney-corner, Tudor beside him gazing rather mournfully into the fire.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading He had sat there lost in thought ever since he had pushed away his almost untasted dinner.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
huskyadjectiveUS /ˈhʌski/

muscular and heavily built

From this reading He was looking ill and worn, and spoke in a low, husky voice.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "Yes," said Morva, "I am going; but mother is not coming to-night; she doesn't like the Sciet, you know."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
illadjectiveUS /ɪl/

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading He was looking ill and worn, and spoke in a low, husky voice.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading THE "SCIET" "Art going to chapel to-night, Morva?" said Ebben Owens on the following Sunday afternoon, as he sat smoking in the chimney-corner, Tudor beside him gazing rather mournfully into the fire.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading THE "SCIET" "Art going to chapel to-night, Morva?" said Ebben Owens on the following Sunday afternoon, as he sat smoking in the chimney-corner, Tudor beside him gazing rather mournfully into the fire.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "Yes," said Morva, "I am going; but mother is not coming to-night; she doesn't like the Sciet, you know."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading "Yes," said Morva, "I am going; but mother is not coming to-night; she doesn't like the Sciet, you know."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading "Yes," said Morva, "I am going; but mother is not coming to-night; she doesn't like the Sciet, you know."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading He was looking ill and worn, and spoke in a low, husky voice.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading He had sat there lost in thought ever since he had pushed away his almost untasted dinner.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lowadjectiveUS /loʊ/

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading He was looking ill and worn, and spoke in a low, husky voice.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Morva

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

From this reading THE "SCIET" "Art going to chapel to-night, Morva?" said Ebben Owens on the following Sunday afternoon, as he sat smoking in the chimney-corner, Tudor beside him gazing rather mournfully into the fire.

Pending verification
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading "Yes," said Morva, "I am going; but mother is not coming to-night; she doesn't like the Sciet, you know."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mournfullyadverb

in a mournful manner

From this reading THE "SCIET" "Art going to chapel to-night, Morva?" said Ebben Owens on the following Sunday afternoon, as he sat smoking in the chimney-corner, Tudor beside him gazing rather mournfully into the fire.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Yes," said Morva, "I am going; but mother is not coming to-night; she doesn't like the Sciet, you know."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
oddadjectiveUS /ɑːd/

not divisible by two

From this reading "She is an odd woman," said Ann.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE "SCIET" "Art going to chapel to-night, Morva?" said Ebben Owens on the following Sunday afternoon, as he sat smoking in the chimney-corner, Tudor beside him gazing rather mournfully into the fire.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
OwensnounUS /ˈoʊənz/

United States athlete and Black American whose success in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin outraged Hitler (1913-1980)

From this reading THE "SCIET" "Art going to chapel to-night, Morva?" said Ebben Owens on the following Sunday afternoon, as he sat smoking in the chimney-corner, Tudor beside him gazing rather mournfully into the fire.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
pushedverbUS /pʊʃt/

past form of “push” — move with force

From this reading He had sat there lost in thought ever since he had pushed away his almost untasted dinner.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/

on the contrary

From this reading THE "SCIET" "Art going to chapel to-night, Morva?" said Ebben Owens on the following Sunday afternoon, as he sat smoking in the chimney-corner, Tudor beside him gazing rather mournfully into the fire.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading THE "SCIET" "Art going to chapel to-night, Morva?" said Ebben Owens on the following Sunday afternoon, as he sat smoking in the chimney-corner, Tudor beside him gazing rather mournfully into the fire.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
satnounUS /sæt/

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading THE "SCIET" "Art going to chapel to-night, Morva?" said Ebben Owens on the following Sunday afternoon, as he sat smoking in the chimney-corner, Tudor beside him gazing rather mournfully into the fire.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SCIET

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

From this reading THE "SCIET" "Art going to chapel to-night, Morva?" said Ebben Owens on the following Sunday afternoon, as he sat smoking in the chimney-corner, Tudor beside him gazing rather mournfully into the fire.

Pending verification
shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Yes," said Morva, "I am going; but mother is not coming to-night; she doesn't like the Sciet, you know."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading He had sat there lost in thought ever since he had pushed away his almost untasted dinner.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoʊkɪŋ/

the act of smoking tobacco or other substances

From this reading THE "SCIET" "Art going to chapel to-night, Morva?" said Ebben Owens on the following Sunday afternoon, as he sat smoking in the chimney-corner, Tudor beside him gazing rather mournfully into the fire.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
spokenounUS /spoʊk/

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading He was looking ill and worn, and spoke in a low, husky voice.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SundaynounUS /ˈsʌndeɪ/

first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

From this reading THE "SCIET" "Art going to chapel to-night, Morva?" said Ebben Owens on the following Sunday afternoon, as he sat smoking in the chimney-corner, Tudor beside him gazing rather mournfully into the fire.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE "SCIET" "Art going to chapel to-night, Morva?" said Ebben Owens on the following Sunday afternoon, as he sat smoking in the chimney-corner, Tudor beside him gazing rather mournfully into the fire.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading He had sat there lost in thought ever since he had pushed away his almost untasted dinner.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading He had sat there lost in thought ever since he had pushed away his almost untasted dinner.

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toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading THE "SCIET" "Art going to chapel to-night, Morva?" said Ebben Owens on the following Sunday afternoon, as he sat smoking in the chimney-corner, Tudor beside him gazing rather mournfully into the fire.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
to-night

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From this reading THE "SCIET" "Art going to chapel to-night, Morva?" said Ebben Owens on the following Sunday afternoon, as he sat smoking in the chimney-corner, Tudor beside him gazing rather mournfully into the fire.

Pending verification
TudornounUS /ˈtuːdər/

an English dynasty descended from Henry Tudor; Tudor monarchs ruled from Henry VII to Elizabeth I (from 1485 to 1603)

From this reading THE "SCIET" "Art going to chapel to-night, Morva?" said Ebben Owens on the following Sunday afternoon, as he sat smoking in the chimney-corner, Tudor beside him gazing rather mournfully into the fire.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
untastedadjective

still full

From this reading He had sat there lost in thought ever since he had pushed away his almost untasted dinner.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading He was looking ill and worn, and spoke in a low, husky voice.

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 He was looking ill and worn, and spoke in a low, husky voice.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading "She is an odd woman," said Ann.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/

Damaged or thinned by continuous use.

From this reading He was looking ill and worn, and spoke in a low, husky voice.

Velmora curated lexicon
YesnounUS /jes/

an affirmative

From this reading "Yes," said Morva, "I am going; but mother is not coming to-night; she doesn't like the Sciet, you know."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Yes," said Morva, "I am going; but mother is not coming to-night; she doesn't like the Sciet, you know."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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