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Helena Brett's Career
Helena Brett's Career

Chapter XIX

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BUSINESS Helena's oppression, as of some impending blow, refused to disappear.
She could not believe, whatever Geoffrey Alison might say, that their secret could be kept until the end.
Every fresh notice of the book caused fresh alarm.
With one accord reviewers harped upon the authorship, some of the less reputed papers embarking upon guesses.
That, to Mr. Blatchley's genuine delight, began denials.
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Helena Brett's Career

Chapter XIX

Chapter 19 of Helena Brett's Career is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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BUSINESS Helena's oppression, as of some impending blow, refused to disappear.
/ˈbɪznəs ˈhelɪnəz əˈpreʃən æz ʌv sʌm ˌɪmˈpendɪŋ bloʊ rəˈfjuːzd tuː ˌdɪsəˈpɪr/
Line 2
She could not believe, whatever Geoffrey Alison might say, that their secret could be kept until the end.
Line 3
Every fresh notice of the book caused fresh alarm.
/ˈevəri freʃ ˈnoʊtəs ʌv ðə bʊk kɑːzd freʃ əˈlɑːrm/
Line 4
With one accord reviewers harped upon the authorship, some of the less reputed papers embarking upon guesses.
/wɪð wʌn əˈkɔːrd riˈvjuːərz hɑːrpt əˈpɑːn ðə ˈɔːθərʃɪp sʌm ʌv ðə les rɪˈpjuːtɪd ˈpeɪpərz emˈbɑːrkɪŋ əˈpɑːn ˈɡesəz/
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That, to Mr. Blatchley's genuine delight, began denials.

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.

authorship noun US /ˈɔːθərʃɪp/

the act of creating written works

From this reading “With one accord reviewers harped upon the authorship, some of the less reputed papers embarking upon guesses.”

denials noun US /dɪˈnaɪəlz/

plural of “denial” — the act of refusing to comply (as with a request)

From this reading “That, to Mr. Blatchley's genuine delight, began denials.”

embarking verb US /emˈbɑːrkɪŋ/

-ing form of “embark” — go on board

From this reading “With one accord reviewers harped upon the authorship, some of the less reputed papers embarking upon guesses.”

guesses noun US /ˈɡesəz/

plural of “guess” — a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

From this reading “With one accord reviewers harped upon the authorship, some of the less reputed papers embarking upon guesses.”

harped verb US /hɑːrpt/

past form of “harp” — come back to

From this reading “With one accord reviewers harped upon the authorship, some of the less reputed papers embarking upon guesses.”

Helena's noun US /ˈhelɪnəz/

possessive form of “helena” — capital of the state of Montana; located in western Montana

From this reading “BUSINESS Helena's oppression, as of some impending blow, refused to disappear.”

reputed verb US /rɪˈpjuːtɪd/

past form of “repute” — look on as or consider

From this reading “With one accord reviewers harped upon the authorship, some of the less reputed papers embarking upon guesses.”

reviewers noun US /riˈvjuːərz/

plural of “reviewer” — someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication

From this reading “With one accord reviewers harped upon the authorship, some of the less reputed papers embarking upon guesses.”

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.

embarking upon verb + particle counted as “embark upon”

In this reading “With one accord reviewers harped upon the authorship, some of the less reputed papers embarking upon guesses.”

until the end preposition + article + noun counted as “until … end”

In this reading “She could not believe, whatever Geoffrey Alison might say, that their secret could be kept until the end.”

All words in this reading · 52

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.

accordverbUS /əˈkɔːrd/

go together

From this reading With one accord reviewers harped upon the authorship, some of the less reputed papers embarking upon guesses.

alarmnounUS /əˈlɑːrm/

fear resulting from the awareness of danger

From this reading Every fresh notice of the book caused fresh alarm.

Alison

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

From this reading She could not believe, whatever Geoffrey Alison might say, that their secret could be kept until the end.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading BUSINESS Helena's oppression, as of some impending blow, refused to disappear.

authorshipnounUS /ˈɔːθərʃɪp/

the act of creating written works

From this reading With one accord reviewers harped upon the authorship, some of the less reputed papers embarking upon guesses.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading She could not believe, whatever Geoffrey Alison might say, that their secret could be kept until the end.

beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading That, to Mr. Blatchley's genuine delight, began denials.

believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading She could not believe, whatever Geoffrey Alison might say, that their secret could be kept until the end.

Blatchley's

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

From this reading That, to Mr. Blatchley's genuine delight, began denials.

blowverbUS /bloʊ/

exhale hard

From this reading BUSINESS Helena's oppression, as of some impending blow, refused to disappear.

booknounUS /bʊk/

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading Every fresh notice of the book caused fresh alarm.

BUSINESSnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading BUSINESS Helena's oppression, as of some impending blow, refused to disappear.

causedverbUS /kɑːzd/

past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally

From this reading Every fresh notice of the book caused fresh alarm.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading She could not believe, whatever Geoffrey Alison might say, that their secret could be kept until the end.

delightverbUS /dɪˈlaɪt/

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading That, to Mr. Blatchley's genuine delight, began denials.

denialsnounUS /dɪˈnaɪəlz/

plural of “denial” — the act of refusing to comply (as with a request)

From this reading That, to Mr. Blatchley's genuine delight, began denials.

disappearverbUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪr/

get lost, as without warning or explanation

From this reading BUSINESS Helena's oppression, as of some impending blow, refused to disappear.

embarkingverbUS /emˈbɑːrkɪŋ/

-ing form of “embark” — go on board

From this reading With one accord reviewers harped upon the authorship, some of the less reputed papers embarking upon guesses.

endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading She could not believe, whatever Geoffrey Alison might say, that their secret could be kept until the end.

EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Every fresh notice of the book caused fresh alarm.

freshadjectiveUS /freʃ/

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading Every fresh notice of the book caused fresh alarm.

genuineadjectiveUS /ˈdʒenjəwən/

not fake or counterfeit

From this reading That, to Mr. Blatchley's genuine delight, began denials.

Geoffrey

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

From this reading She could not believe, whatever Geoffrey Alison might say, that their secret could be kept until the end.

guessesnounUS /ˈɡesəz/

plural of “guess” — a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

From this reading With one accord reviewers harped upon the authorship, some of the less reputed papers embarking upon guesses.

harpedverbUS /hɑːrpt/

past form of “harp” — come back to

From this reading With one accord reviewers harped upon the authorship, some of the less reputed papers embarking upon guesses.

Helena'snounUS /ˈhelɪnəz/

possessive form of “helena” — capital of the state of Montana; located in western Montana

From this reading BUSINESS Helena's oppression, as of some impending blow, refused to disappear.

impendingadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpendɪŋ/

close in time; about to occur

From this reading BUSINESS Helena's oppression, as of some impending blow, refused to disappear.

keptadjectiveUS /kept/

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading She could not believe, whatever Geoffrey Alison might say, that their secret could be kept until the end.

lessadverbUS /les/

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading With one accord reviewers harped upon the authorship, some of the less reputed papers embarking upon guesses.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading She could not believe, whatever Geoffrey Alison might say, that their secret could be kept until the end.

MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading That, to Mr. Blatchley's genuine delight, began denials.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading She could not believe, whatever Geoffrey Alison might say, that their secret could be kept until the end.

noticenounUS /ˈnoʊtəs/

an announcement containing information about an event

From this reading Every fresh notice of the book caused fresh alarm.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading BUSINESS Helena's oppression, as of some impending blow, refused to disappear.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading With one accord reviewers harped upon the authorship, some of the less reputed papers embarking upon guesses.

oppressionnounUS /əˈpreʃən/

the act of subjugating by cruelty

From this reading BUSINESS Helena's oppression, as of some impending blow, refused to disappear.

papersnounUS /ˈpeɪpərz/

writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

From this reading With one accord reviewers harped upon the authorship, some of the less reputed papers embarking upon guesses.

refusedverbUS /rəˈfjuːzd/

past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards

From this reading BUSINESS Helena's oppression, as of some impending blow, refused to disappear.

reputedverbUS /rɪˈpjuːtɪd/

past form of “repute” — look on as or consider

From this reading With one accord reviewers harped upon the authorship, some of the less reputed papers embarking upon guesses.

reviewersnounUS /riˈvjuːərz/

plural of “reviewer” — someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication

From this reading With one accord reviewers harped upon the authorship, some of the less reputed papers embarking upon guesses.

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading She could not believe, whatever Geoffrey Alison might say, that their secret could be kept until the end.

secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading She could not believe, whatever Geoffrey Alison might say, that their secret could be kept until the end.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading She could not believe, whatever Geoffrey Alison might say, that their secret could be kept until the end.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading BUSINESS Helena's oppression, as of some impending blow, refused to disappear.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She could not believe, whatever Geoffrey Alison might say, that their secret could be kept until the end.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading She could not believe, whatever Geoffrey Alison might say, that their secret could be kept until the end.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading She could not believe, whatever Geoffrey Alison might say, that their secret could be kept until the end.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading BUSINESS Helena's oppression, as of some impending blow, refused to disappear.

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading She could not believe, whatever Geoffrey Alison might say, that their secret could be kept until the end.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading With one accord reviewers harped upon the authorship, some of the less reputed papers embarking upon guesses.

whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading She could not believe, whatever Geoffrey Alison might say, that their secret could be kept until the end.

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading With one accord reviewers harped upon the authorship, some of the less reputed papers embarking upon guesses.

Chapter 19 of Helena Brett's Career by Desmond Coke holds 125 sentences, grouped into 25 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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