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Good for evil

Chapter II

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GOING HOME.
THE last day of the last term had come; and gone.
Paul Dudley with Edward Wallingford were candidates for the bar.
Paul had chosen the new and flourishing city of Chicago as the field in which he was to become famous, while Edward had decided to return to his native place.
The thought of the separation which their new lives involved, was painful to both.
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Good for evil

Chapter II

Chapter 2 of Good for evil is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/15 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
GOING HOME.
/ˈɡoʊɪŋ hoʊm/
Line 2
THE last day of the last term had come; and gone.
/ðə læst deɪ ʌv ðə læst tɜːrm hæd kʌm ənd ɡɔːn/
Line 3
Paul Dudley with Edward Wallingford were candidates for the bar.
Line 4
Paul had chosen the new and flourishing city of Chicago as the field in which he was to become famous, while Edward had decided to return to his native place.
/pɔːl hæd ˈtʃoʊzən ðə nuː ənd ˈflɜːrɪʃɪŋ ˈsɪti ʌv ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ æz ðə fiːld ɪn wɪtʃ hiː wɑːz tuː bɪˈkʌm ˈfeɪməs waɪl ˈedwərd hæd ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tuː rɪˈtɜːrn tuː hɪz ˈneɪtɪv pleɪs/
Line 5
The thought of the separation which their new lives involved, was painful to both.
/ðə θɔːt ʌv ðə ˌsepərˈeɪʃən wɪtʃ ðer nuː lɪvz ˌɪnˈvɑːlvd wɑːz ˈpeɪnfəl tuː boʊθ/

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

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candidates noun US /ˈkændədeɪts/

plural of “candidate” — a politician who is running for public office

From this reading “Paul Dudley with Edward Wallingford were candidates for the bar.”

Chicago noun US /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/

largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan

From this reading “Paul had chosen the new and flourishing city of Chicago as the field in which he was to become famous, while Edward had decided to return to his native place.”

chosen noun US /ˈtʃoʊzən/

one who is the object of choice; who is given preference

From this reading “Paul had chosen the new and flourishing city of Chicago as the field in which he was to become famous, while Edward had decided to return to his native place.”

flourishing adjective US /ˈflɜːrɪʃɪŋ/

very lively and profitable

From this reading “Paul had chosen the new and flourishing city of Chicago as the field in which he was to become famous, while Edward had decided to return to his native place.”

involved adjective US /ˌɪnˈvɑːlvd/

connected by participation or association or use

From this reading “The thought of the separation which their new lives involved, was painful to both.”

painful adjective US /ˈpeɪnfəl/

causing physical or psychological pain

From this reading “The thought of the separation which their new lives involved, was painful to both.”

separation noun US /ˌsepərˈeɪʃən/

the state of lacking unity

From this reading “The thought of the separation which their new lives involved, was painful to both.”

term noun US /tɜːrm/

a word or expression used for some particular thing

From this reading “THE last day of the last term had come; and gone.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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become famous verb + adjective

In this reading “Paul had chosen the new and flourishing city of Chicago as the field in which he was to become famous, while Edward had decided to return to his native place.”

last term adjective + noun

In this reading “THE last day of the last term had come; and gone.”

GOING HOME noun + noun

In this reading “GOING HOME.”

new lives adjective + noun counted as “new life”

In this reading “The thought of the separation which their new lives involved, was painful to both.”

last day adjective + noun

(New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives

In this reading “THE last day of the last term had come; and gone.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading THE last day of the last term had come; and gone.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Paul had chosen the new and flourishing city of Chicago as the field in which he was to become famous, while Edward had decided to return to his native place.

barnounUS /bɑːr/

a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter

From this reading Paul Dudley with Edward Wallingford were candidates for the bar.

becomeverbUS /bɪˈkʌm/

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading Paul had chosen the new and flourishing city of Chicago as the field in which he was to become famous, while Edward had decided to return to his native place.

bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading The thought of the separation which their new lives involved, was painful to both.

candidatesnounUS /ˈkændədeɪts/

plural of “candidate” — a politician who is running for public office

From this reading Paul Dudley with Edward Wallingford were candidates for the bar.

ChicagonounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/

largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan

From this reading Paul had chosen the new and flourishing city of Chicago as the field in which he was to become famous, while Edward had decided to return to his native place.

chosennounUS /ˈtʃoʊzən/

one who is the object of choice; who is given preference

From this reading Paul had chosen the new and flourishing city of Chicago as the field in which he was to become famous, while Edward had decided to return to his native place.

citynounUS /ˈsɪti/

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading Paul had chosen the new and flourishing city of Chicago as the field in which he was to become famous, while Edward had decided to return to his native place.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading THE last day of the last term had come; and gone.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading THE last day of the last term had come; and gone.

decidedadjectiveUS /ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd/

recognizable; marked

From this reading Paul had chosen the new and flourishing city of Chicago as the field in which he was to become famous, while Edward had decided to return to his native place.

Dudley

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

From this reading Paul Dudley with Edward Wallingford were candidates for the bar.

EdwardnounUS /ˈedwərd/

King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)

From this reading Paul Dudley with Edward Wallingford were candidates for the bar.

famousadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪməs/

widely known and esteemed

From this reading Paul had chosen the new and flourishing city of Chicago as the field in which he was to become famous, while Edward had decided to return to his native place.

fieldnounUS /fiːld/

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading Paul had chosen the new and flourishing city of Chicago as the field in which he was to become famous, while Edward had decided to return to his native place.

flourishingadjectiveUS /ˈflɜːrɪʃɪŋ/

very lively and profitable

From this reading Paul had chosen the new and flourishing city of Chicago as the field in which he was to become famous, while Edward had decided to return to his native place.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Paul Dudley with Edward Wallingford were candidates for the bar.

GOINGnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading GOING HOME.

goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading THE last day of the last term had come; and gone.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading THE last day of the last term had come; and gone.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Paul had chosen the new and flourishing city of Chicago as the field in which he was to become famous, while Edward had decided to return to his native place.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Paul had chosen the new and flourishing city of Chicago as the field in which he was to become famous, while Edward had decided to return to his native place.

HOMEnounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading GOING HOME.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Paul had chosen the new and flourishing city of Chicago as the field in which he was to become famous, while Edward had decided to return to his native place.

involvedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɑːlvd/

connected by participation or association or use

From this reading The thought of the separation which their new lives involved, was painful to both.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading THE last day of the last term had come; and gone.

livesnounUS /lɪvz/

plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading The thought of the separation which their new lives involved, was painful to both.

nativeadjectiveUS /ˈneɪtɪv/

characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

From this reading Paul had chosen the new and flourishing city of Chicago as the field in which he was to become famous, while Edward had decided to return to his native place.

newadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Paul had chosen the new and flourishing city of Chicago as the field in which he was to become famous, while Edward had decided to return to his native place.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE last day of the last term had come; and gone.

painfuladjectiveUS /ˈpeɪnfəl/

causing physical or psychological pain

From this reading The thought of the separation which their new lives involved, was painful to both.

PaulnounUS /pɔːl/

United States feminist (1885-1977)

From this reading Paul Dudley with Edward Wallingford were candidates for the bar.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Paul had chosen the new and flourishing city of Chicago as the field in which he was to become famous, while Edward had decided to return to his native place.

returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading Paul had chosen the new and flourishing city of Chicago as the field in which he was to become famous, while Edward had decided to return to his native place.

separationnounUS /ˌsepərˈeɪʃən/

the state of lacking unity

From this reading The thought of the separation which their new lives involved, was painful to both.

termnounUS /tɜːrm/

a word or expression used for some particular thing

From this reading THE last day of the last term had come; and gone.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE last day of the last term had come; and gone.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The thought of the separation which their new lives involved, was painful to both.

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

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

From this reading The thought of the separation which their new lives involved, was painful to both.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Paul had chosen the new and flourishing city of Chicago as the field in which he was to become famous, while Edward had decided to return to his native place.

Wallingford

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

From this reading Paul Dudley with Edward Wallingford were candidates for the bar.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Paul had chosen the new and flourishing city of Chicago as the field in which he was to become famous, while Edward had decided to return to his native place.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Paul Dudley with Edward Wallingford were candidates for the bar.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading Paul had chosen the new and flourishing city of Chicago as the field in which he was to become famous, while Edward had decided to return to his native place.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading Paul had chosen the new and flourishing city of Chicago as the field in which he was to become famous, while Edward had decided to return to his native place.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Paul Dudley with Edward Wallingford were candidates for the bar.

Chapter 2 of Good for evil by Madeline Leslie holds 79 sentences, grouped into 16 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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