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Geoffrey Hampstead: A Novel
Geoffrey Hampstead: A Novel

Chapter XXVI

Chapter 26 of Geoffrey Hampstead: A Novel is here in full — 297 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The time is out of joint;--O cursed spite.
That I was ever born to set it right.
_Hamlet._ As the afternoon wore on, on that day when the bank lost its $50,000, Geoffrey Hampstead was back at his work as usual.
He did not change his waistcoat while at his rooms, because he thought this might be remarked.
He merely left the money there, and went back to his work as if nothing had happened.
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Geoffrey Hampstead: A Novel

Chapter XXVI

Chapter 26 of Geoffrey Hampstead: A Novel is here in full — 297 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/59 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The time is out of joint;--O cursed spite.
Line 2
That I was ever born to set it right.
/ðæt aɪ wɑːz ˈevər bɔːrn tuː set ɪt raɪt/
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_Hamlet._ As the afternoon wore on, on that day when the bank lost its $50,000, Geoffrey Hampstead was back at his work as usual.
Line 4
He did not change his waistcoat while at his rooms, because he thought this might be remarked.
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He merely left the money there, and went back to his work as if nothing had happened.
/hiː ˈmɪrli left ðə ˈmʌni ðer ənd went bæk tuː hɪz wɜːrk æz ɪf ˈnʌθɪŋ hæd ˈhæpənd/

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bank noun US /bæŋk/

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading “_Hamlet._ As the afternoon wore on, on that day when the bank lost its $50,000, Geoffrey Hampstead was back at his work as usual.”

cursed adjective US /kɜːrst/

deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier

From this reading “The time is out of joint;--O cursed spite.”

Hamlet noun US /ˈhæmlət/

a community of people smaller than a village

joint noun US /dʒɔɪnt/

(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)

From this reading “The time is out of joint;--O cursed spite.”

remarked verb US /rɪˈmɑːrkt/

past form of “remark” — make mention of

From this reading “He did not change his waistcoat while at his rooms, because he thought this might be remarked.”

rooms noun US /ruːmz/

apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)

From this reading “He did not change his waistcoat while at his rooms, because he thought this might be remarked.”

spite noun US /spaɪt/

feeling a need to see others suffer

From this reading “The time is out of joint;--O cursed spite.”

wore verb US /wɔːr/

inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in

From this reading “_Hamlet._ As the afternoon wore on, on that day when the bank lost its $50,000, Geoffrey Hampstead was back at his work as usual.”

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.

went back verb + particle counted as “go back”

belong to an earlier time

In this reading “He merely left the money there, and went back to his work as if nothing had happened.”

wore on verb + particle counted as “wear on”

pass slowly (of time)

In this reading “_Hamlet._ As the afternoon wore on, on that day when the bank lost its $50,000, Geoffrey Hampstead was back at his work as usual.”

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50,000

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From this reading _Hamlet._ As the afternoon wore on, on that day when the bank lost its $50,000, Geoffrey Hampstead was back at his work as usual.

afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading _Hamlet._ As the afternoon wore on, on that day when the bank lost its $50,000, Geoffrey Hampstead was back at his work as usual.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading He merely left the money there, and went back to his work as if nothing had happened.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading _Hamlet._ As the afternoon wore on, on that day when the bank lost its $50,000, Geoffrey Hampstead was back at his work as usual.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _Hamlet._ As the afternoon wore on, on that day when the bank lost its $50,000, Geoffrey Hampstead was back at his work as usual.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading _Hamlet._ As the afternoon wore on, on that day when the bank lost its $50,000, Geoffrey Hampstead was back at his work as usual.

banknounUS /bæŋk/

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading _Hamlet._ As the afternoon wore on, on that day when the bank lost its $50,000, Geoffrey Hampstead was back at his work as usual.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading He did not change his waistcoat while at his rooms, because he thought this might be remarked.

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading He did not change his waistcoat while at his rooms, because he thought this might be remarked.

bornadjectiveUS /bɔːrn/

brought into existence

From this reading That I was ever born to set it right.

changeverbUS /tʃeɪndʒ/

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading He did not change his waistcoat while at his rooms, because he thought this might be remarked.

cursedadjectiveUS /kɜːrst/

deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier

From this reading The time is out of joint;--O cursed spite.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading _Hamlet._ As the afternoon wore on, on that day when the bank lost its $50,000, Geoffrey Hampstead was back at his work as usual.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading He did not change his waistcoat while at his rooms, because he thought this might be remarked.

everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

From this reading That I was ever born to set it right.

Geoffrey

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

From this reading _Hamlet._ As the afternoon wore on, on that day when the bank lost its $50,000, Geoffrey Hampstead was back at his work as usual.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading He merely left the money there, and went back to his work as if nothing had happened.

HamletnounUS /ˈhæmlət/

a community of people smaller than a village

From this reading _Hamlet._ As the afternoon wore on, on that day when the bank lost its $50,000, Geoffrey Hampstead was back at his work as usual.

Hampstead

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

From this reading _Hamlet._ As the afternoon wore on, on that day when the bank lost its $50,000, Geoffrey Hampstead was back at his work as usual.

happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading He merely left the money there, and went back to his work as if nothing had happened.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He did not change his waistcoat while at his rooms, because he thought this might be remarked.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading _Hamlet._ As the afternoon wore on, on that day when the bank lost its $50,000, Geoffrey Hampstead was back at his work as usual.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading That I was ever born to set it right.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading He merely left the money there, and went back to his work as if nothing had happened.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading The time is out of joint;--O cursed spite.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading That I was ever born to set it right.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading _Hamlet._ As the afternoon wore on, on that day when the bank lost its $50,000, Geoffrey Hampstead was back at his work as usual.

jointnounUS /dʒɔɪnt/

(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)

From this reading The time is out of joint;--O cursed spite.

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading He merely left the money there, and went back to his work as if nothing had happened.

lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/

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

From this reading _Hamlet._ As the afternoon wore on, on that day when the bank lost its $50,000, Geoffrey Hampstead was back at his work as usual.

merelyadverbUS /ˈmɪrli/

and nothing more

From this reading He merely left the money there, and went back to his work as if nothing had happened.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading He did not change his waistcoat while at his rooms, because he thought this might be remarked.

moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading He merely left the money there, and went back to his work as if nothing had happened.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading He did not change his waistcoat while at his rooms, because he thought this might be remarked.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading He merely left the money there, and went back to his work as if nothing had happened.

OnounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading The time is out of joint;--O cursed spite.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The time is out of joint;--O cursed spite.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _Hamlet._ As the afternoon wore on, on that day when the bank lost its $50,000, Geoffrey Hampstead was back at his work as usual.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The time is out of joint;--O cursed spite.

remarkedverbUS /rɪˈmɑːrkt/

past form of “remark” — make mention of

From this reading He did not change his waistcoat while at his rooms, because he thought this might be remarked.

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading That I was ever born to set it right.

roomsnounUS /ruːmz/

apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)

From this reading He did not change his waistcoat while at his rooms, because he thought this might be remarked.

setverbUS /set/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading That I was ever born to set it right.

spitenounUS /spaɪt/

feeling a need to see others suffer

From this reading The time is out of joint;--O cursed spite.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That I was ever born to set it right.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The time is out of joint;--O cursed spite.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading He merely left the money there, and went back to his work as if nothing had happened.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading He did not change his waistcoat while at his rooms, because he thought this might be remarked.

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

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

From this reading He did not change his waistcoat while at his rooms, because he thought this might be remarked.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading The time is out of joint;--O cursed spite.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading That I was ever born to set it right.

usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/

occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure

From this reading _Hamlet._ As the afternoon wore on, on that day when the bank lost its $50,000, Geoffrey Hampstead was back at his work as usual.

waistcoatnoun

a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat

From this reading He did not change his waistcoat while at his rooms, because he thought this might be remarked.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading That I was ever born to set it right.

wentverbUS /went/

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

From this reading He merely left the money there, and went back to his work as if nothing had happened.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading _Hamlet._ As the afternoon wore on, on that day when the bank lost its $50,000, Geoffrey Hampstead was back at his work as usual.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading He did not change his waistcoat while at his rooms, because he thought this might be remarked.

woreverbUS /wɔːr/

inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in

From this reading _Hamlet._ As the afternoon wore on, on that day when the bank lost its $50,000, Geoffrey Hampstead was back at his work as usual.

workverbUS /wɜːrk/

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading _Hamlet._ As the afternoon wore on, on that day when the bank lost its $50,000, Geoffrey Hampstead was back at his work as usual.

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