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Hagar

Chapter XIV

Chapter 14 of Hagar is here in full — 297 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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NEW YORK In August--the Ashendynes being back at Gilead Balm--the "Young People's Home Magazine" published Hagar's fairy story.
Gilead Balm was impressed, but not greatly impressed.
It had the aristocratic tradition as to writers; no Ashendyne had ever needed to be one.
There had been editor Ashendynes, in the old fiery, early, and mid-century times, but editorship came out naturally from the political stream, and the political, with law, planting, and soldiery, had been the Ashendyne stream.
The Ashendyne mind harked back to Early Georgian, even to Stuart times; when you said "writer" it saw something Grub Streetish.
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Hagar

Chapter XIV

Chapter 14 of Hagar 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

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NEW YORK In August--the Ashendynes being back at Gilead Balm--the "Young People's Home Magazine" published Hagar's fairy story.
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Gilead Balm was impressed, but not greatly impressed.
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It had the aristocratic tradition as to writers; no Ashendyne had ever needed to be one.
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There had been editor Ashendynes, in the old fiery, early, and mid-century times, but editorship came out naturally from the political stream, and the political, with law, planting, and soldiery, had been the Ashendyne stream.
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The Ashendyne mind harked back to Early Georgian, even to Stuart times; when you said "writer" it saw something Grub Streetish.

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.

aristocratic adjective US /ərˌɪstəˈkrætɪk/

belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy

From this reading “It had the aristocratic tradition as to writers; no Ashendyne had ever needed to be one.”

Balm noun US /bɑːm/

any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing

From this reading “NEW YORK In August--the Ashendynes being back at Gilead Balm--the "Young People's Home Magazine" published Hagar's fairy story.”

editorship noun US /ˈedətərʃɪp/

the position of editor

From this reading “There had been editor Ashendynes, in the old fiery, early, and mid-century times, but editorship came out naturally from the political stream, and the political, with law, planting, and soldiery, had been the Ashendyne stream.”

Georgian noun US /ˈdʒɔːrdʒən/

a native or resident of the American state of Georgia

From this reading “The Ashendyne mind harked back to Early Georgian, even to Stuart times; when you said "writer" it saw something Grub Streetish.”

Grub noun US /ɡrʌb/

informal terms for a meal

From this reading “The Ashendyne mind harked back to Early Georgian, even to Stuart times; when you said "writer" it saw something Grub Streetish.”

People's noun US /ˈpiːpəlz/

possessive form of “people” — (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading “NEW YORK In August--the Ashendynes being back at Gilead Balm--the "Young People's Home Magazine" published Hagar's fairy story.”

planting noun US /ˈplæntɪŋ/

the act of fixing firmly in place

From this reading “There had been editor Ashendynes, in the old fiery, early, and mid-century times, but editorship came out naturally from the political stream, and the political, with law, planting, and soldiery, had been the Ashendyne stream.”

Stuart noun US /ˈstuːərt/

United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828)

From this reading “The Ashendyne mind harked back to Early Georgian, even to Stuart times; when you said "writer" it saw something Grub Streetish.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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greatly impressed adverb + adjective

In this reading “Gilead Balm was impressed, but not greatly impressed.”

fairy story noun + noun

a story about fairies; told to amuse children

In this reading “NEW YORK In August--the Ashendynes being back at Gilead Balm--the "Young People's Home Magazine" published Hagar's fairy story.”

Young People's adjective + noun counted as “young people”

In this reading “NEW YORK In August--the Ashendynes being back at Gilead Balm--the "Young People's Home Magazine" published Hagar's fairy story.”

came out verb + adjective counted as “come out”

appear or become visible; make a showing

In this reading “There had been editor Ashendynes, in the old fiery, early, and mid-century times, but editorship came out naturally from the political stream, and the political, with law, planting, and soldiery, had been the Ashendyne stream.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading There had been editor Ashendynes, in the old fiery, early, and mid-century times, but editorship came out naturally from the political stream, and the political, with law, planting, and soldiery, had been the Ashendyne stream.

aristocraticadjectiveUS /ərˌɪstəˈkrætɪk/

belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy

From this reading It had the aristocratic tradition as to writers; no Ashendyne had ever needed to be one.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading It had the aristocratic tradition as to writers; no Ashendyne had ever needed to be one.

Ashendyne

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From this reading It had the aristocratic tradition as to writers; no Ashendyne had ever needed to be one.

Ashendynes

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From this reading NEW YORK In August--the Ashendynes being back at Gilead Balm--the "Young People's Home Magazine" published Hagar's fairy story.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading NEW YORK In August--the Ashendynes being back at Gilead Balm--the "Young People's Home Magazine" published Hagar's fairy story.

AugustnounUS /ˈɑːɡəst/

the month following July and preceding September

From this reading NEW YORK In August--the Ashendynes being back at Gilead Balm--the "Young People's Home Magazine" published Hagar's fairy story.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading NEW YORK In August--the Ashendynes being back at Gilead Balm--the "Young People's Home Magazine" published Hagar's fairy story.

BalmnounUS /bɑːm/

any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing

From this reading NEW YORK In August--the Ashendynes being back at Gilead Balm--the "Young People's Home Magazine" published Hagar's fairy story.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading It had the aristocratic tradition as to writers; no Ashendyne had ever needed to be one.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading There had been editor Ashendynes, in the old fiery, early, and mid-century times, but editorship came out naturally from the political stream, and the political, with law, planting, and soldiery, had been the Ashendyne stream.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading NEW YORK In August--the Ashendynes being back at Gilead Balm--the "Young People's Home Magazine" published Hagar's fairy story.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Gilead Balm was impressed, but not greatly impressed.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading There had been editor Ashendynes, in the old fiery, early, and mid-century times, but editorship came out naturally from the political stream, and the political, with law, planting, and soldiery, had been the Ashendyne stream.

earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading There had been editor Ashendynes, in the old fiery, early, and mid-century times, but editorship came out naturally from the political stream, and the political, with law, planting, and soldiery, had been the Ashendyne stream.

editornounUS /ˈedətər/

a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)

From this reading There had been editor Ashendynes, in the old fiery, early, and mid-century times, but editorship came out naturally from the political stream, and the political, with law, planting, and soldiery, had been the Ashendyne stream.

editorshipnounUS /ˈedətərʃɪp/

the position of editor

From this reading There had been editor Ashendynes, in the old fiery, early, and mid-century times, but editorship came out naturally from the political stream, and the political, with law, planting, and soldiery, had been the Ashendyne stream.

evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/

divisible by two

From this reading The Ashendyne mind harked back to Early Georgian, even to Stuart times; when you said "writer" it saw something Grub Streetish.

everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

From this reading It had the aristocratic tradition as to writers; no Ashendyne had ever needed to be one.

fairynounUS /ˈferi/

a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers

From this reading NEW YORK In August--the Ashendynes being back at Gilead Balm--the "Young People's Home Magazine" published Hagar's fairy story.

fieryadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪəri/

characterized by intense emotion

From this reading There had been editor Ashendynes, in the old fiery, early, and mid-century times, but editorship came out naturally from the political stream, and the political, with law, planting, and soldiery, had been the Ashendyne stream.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading There had been editor Ashendynes, in the old fiery, early, and mid-century times, but editorship came out naturally from the political stream, and the political, with law, planting, and soldiery, had been the Ashendyne stream.

GeorgiannounUS /ˈdʒɔːrdʒən/

a native or resident of the American state of Georgia

From this reading The Ashendyne mind harked back to Early Georgian, even to Stuart times; when you said "writer" it saw something Grub Streetish.

Gilead

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

From this reading NEW YORK In August--the Ashendynes being back at Gilead Balm--the "Young People's Home Magazine" published Hagar's fairy story.

greatlyadverbUS /ˈɡreɪtli/

to an extraordinary extent or degree

From this reading Gilead Balm was impressed, but not greatly impressed.

GrubnounUS /ɡrʌb/

informal terms for a meal

From this reading The Ashendyne mind harked back to Early Georgian, even to Stuart times; when you said "writer" it saw something Grub Streetish.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading It had the aristocratic tradition as to writers; no Ashendyne had ever needed to be one.

Hagar's

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

From this reading NEW YORK In August--the Ashendynes being back at Gilead Balm--the "Young People's Home Magazine" published Hagar's fairy story.

harked

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

From this reading The Ashendyne mind harked back to Early Georgian, even to Stuart times; when you said "writer" it saw something Grub Streetish.

HomenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading NEW YORK In August--the Ashendynes being back at Gilead Balm--the "Young People's Home Magazine" published Hagar's fairy story.

impressedadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈprest/

deeply or markedly affected or influenced

From this reading Gilead Balm was impressed, but not greatly impressed.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading NEW YORK In August--the Ashendynes being back at Gilead Balm--the "Young People's Home Magazine" published Hagar's fairy story.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It had the aristocratic tradition as to writers; no Ashendyne had ever needed to be one.

lawnounUS /lɔː/

the collection of rules imposed by authority

From this reading There had been editor Ashendynes, in the old fiery, early, and mid-century times, but editorship came out naturally from the political stream, and the political, with law, planting, and soldiery, had been the Ashendyne stream.

MagazinenounUS /ˈmæɡəziːn/

a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it

From this reading NEW YORK In August--the Ashendynes being back at Gilead Balm--the "Young People's Home Magazine" published Hagar's fairy story.

mid-century

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

From this reading There had been editor Ashendynes, in the old fiery, early, and mid-century times, but editorship came out naturally from the political stream, and the political, with law, planting, and soldiery, had been the Ashendyne stream.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading The Ashendyne mind harked back to Early Georgian, even to Stuart times; when you said "writer" it saw something Grub Streetish.

naturallyadverbUS /ˈnætʃərəli/

as might be expected

From this reading There had been editor Ashendynes, in the old fiery, early, and mid-century times, but editorship came out naturally from the political stream, and the political, with law, planting, and soldiery, had been the Ashendyne stream.

neededadjectiveUS /ˈniːdəd/

necessary for relief or supply

From this reading It had the aristocratic tradition as to writers; no Ashendyne had ever needed to be one.

NEWadjectiveUS /nuː/

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

From this reading NEW YORK In August--the Ashendynes being back at Gilead Balm--the "Young People's Home Magazine" published Hagar's fairy story.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading It had the aristocratic tradition as to writers; no Ashendyne had ever needed to be one.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Gilead Balm was impressed, but not greatly impressed.

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading There had been editor Ashendynes, in the old fiery, early, and mid-century times, but editorship came out naturally from the political stream, and the political, with law, planting, and soldiery, had been the Ashendyne stream.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading It had the aristocratic tradition as to writers; no Ashendyne had ever needed to be one.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading There had been editor Ashendynes, in the old fiery, early, and mid-century times, but editorship came out naturally from the political stream, and the political, with law, planting, and soldiery, had been the Ashendyne stream.

People'snounUS /ˈpiːpəlz/

possessive form of “people” — (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading NEW YORK In August--the Ashendynes being back at Gilead Balm--the "Young People's Home Magazine" published Hagar's fairy story.

plantingnounUS /ˈplæntɪŋ/

the act of fixing firmly in place

From this reading There had been editor Ashendynes, in the old fiery, early, and mid-century times, but editorship came out naturally from the political stream, and the political, with law, planting, and soldiery, had been the Ashendyne stream.

politicaladjectiveUS /pəˈlɪtəkəl/

involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians

From this reading There had been editor Ashendynes, in the old fiery, early, and mid-century times, but editorship came out naturally from the political stream, and the political, with law, planting, and soldiery, had been the Ashendyne stream.

publishedadjectiveUS /ˈpʌblɪʃt/

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading NEW YORK In August--the Ashendynes being back at Gilead Balm--the "Young People's Home Magazine" published Hagar's fairy story.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading The Ashendyne mind harked back to Early Georgian, even to Stuart times; when you said "writer" it saw something Grub Streetish.

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading The Ashendyne mind harked back to Early Georgian, even to Stuart times; when you said "writer" it saw something Grub Streetish.

soldierynoun

soldiers collectively

From this reading There had been editor Ashendynes, in the old fiery, early, and mid-century times, but editorship came out naturally from the political stream, and the political, with law, planting, and soldiery, had been the Ashendyne stream.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading The Ashendyne mind harked back to Early Georgian, even to Stuart times; when you said "writer" it saw something Grub Streetish.

storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading NEW YORK In August--the Ashendynes being back at Gilead Balm--the "Young People's Home Magazine" published Hagar's fairy story.

streamnounUS /striːm/

a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading There had been editor Ashendynes, in the old fiery, early, and mid-century times, but editorship came out naturally from the political stream, and the political, with law, planting, and soldiery, had been the Ashendyne stream.

Streetish

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

From this reading The Ashendyne mind harked back to Early Georgian, even to Stuart times; when you said "writer" it saw something Grub Streetish.

StuartnounUS /ˈstuːərt/

United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828)

From this reading The Ashendyne mind harked back to Early Georgian, even to Stuart times; when you said "writer" it saw something Grub Streetish.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading NEW YORK In August--the Ashendynes being back at Gilead Balm--the "Young People's Home Magazine" published Hagar's fairy story.

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There had been editor Ashendynes, in the old fiery, early, and mid-century times, but editorship came out naturally from the political stream, and the political, with law, planting, and soldiery, had been the Ashendyne stream.

timesnounUS /taɪmz/

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading There had been editor Ashendynes, in the old fiery, early, and mid-century times, but editorship came out naturally from the political stream, and the political, with law, planting, and soldiery, had been the Ashendyne stream.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading It had the aristocratic tradition as to writers; no Ashendyne had ever needed to be one.

traditionnounUS /trəˈdɪʃən/

an inherited pattern of thought or action

From this reading It had the aristocratic tradition as to writers; no Ashendyne had ever needed to be one.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Gilead Balm was impressed, but not greatly impressed.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading The Ashendyne mind harked back to Early Georgian, even to Stuart times; when you said "writer" it saw something Grub Streetish.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading There had been editor Ashendynes, in the old fiery, early, and mid-century times, but editorship came out naturally from the political stream, and the political, with law, planting, and soldiery, had been the Ashendyne stream.

writernounUS /ˈraɪtər/

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading The Ashendyne mind harked back to Early Georgian, even to Stuart times; when you said "writer" it saw something Grub Streetish.

writersnounUS /ˈraɪtərz/

plural of “writer” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading It had the aristocratic tradition as to writers; no Ashendyne had ever needed to be one.

YORKnounUS /jɔːrk/

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading NEW YORK In August--the Ashendynes being back at Gilead Balm--the "Young People's Home Magazine" published Hagar's fairy story.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading The Ashendyne mind harked back to Early Georgian, even to Stuart times; when you said "writer" it saw something Grub Streetish.

YoungadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading NEW YORK In August--the Ashendynes being back at Gilead Balm--the "Young People's Home Magazine" published Hagar's fairy story.

Chapter 14 of Hagar by Mary Johnston holds 297 sentences, grouped into 60 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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People
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Until
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Heads
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Touched
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