Here and Hereafter

Chapter XIV

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"'It has passed off now,' he said.

I had a long argument with him, but it was of no use.

He would not give up the bottle and he would not promise to leave it alone in the future, and he would not tell me what he called it.

To irritate him I said that the whole thing was a fraud from beginning to end; the bottle contained water, and nothing else.

I picked it up, took a long sniff at it, and went out.

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Here and Hereafter

Chapter XIV

Chapter 14 of Here and Hereafter is here in full — 352 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/70 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

"'It has passed off now,' he said.

/ɪt hæz pæst ɔːf naʊ hiː sed/

Line 2

I had a long argument with him, but it was of no use.

/aɪ hæd ə lɔːŋ ˈɑːrɡjəmənt wɪð hɪm bʌt ɪt wɑːz ʌv noʊ juːs/

Line 3

He would not give up the bottle and he would not promise to leave it alone in the future, and he would not tell me what he called it.

/hiː wʊd nɑːt ɡɪv ʌp ðə ˈbɑːtəl ənd hiː wʊd nɑːt ˈprɑːməs tuː liːv ɪt əˈloʊn ɪn ðə ˈfjuːtʃər ənd hiː wʊd nɑːt tel miː wʌt hiː kɔːld ɪt/

Line 4

To irritate him I said that the whole thing was a fraud from beginning to end; the bottle contained water, and nothing else.

Line 5

I picked it up, took a long sniff at it, and went out.

/aɪ pɪkt ɪt ʌp tʊk ə lɔːŋ snɪf æt ɪt ənd went aʊt/

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argument noun US /ˈɑːrɡjəmənt/

a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true

From this reading “I had a long argument with him, but it was of no use.”

bottle noun US /ˈbɑːtəl/

a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped

From this reading “He would not give up the bottle and he would not promise to leave it alone in the future, and he would not tell me what he called it.”

contained adjective US /kənˈteɪnd/

gotten under control

From this reading “To irritate him I said that the whole thing was a fraud from beginning to end; the bottle contained water, and nothing else.”

fraud noun US /frɔːd/

intentional deception resulting in injury to another person

From this reading “To irritate him I said that the whole thing was a fraud from beginning to end; the bottle contained water, and nothing else.”

irritate verb US /ˈɪrɪteɪt/

cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

From this reading “To irritate him I said that the whole thing was a fraud from beginning to end; the bottle contained water, and nothing else.”

picked verb US /pɪkt/

past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group

From this reading “I picked it up, took a long sniff at it, and went out.”

promise verb US /ˈprɑːməs/

make a promise or commitment

From this reading “He would not give up the bottle and he would not promise to leave it alone in the future, and he would not tell me what he called it.”

sniff verb US /snɪf/

perceive by inhaling through the nose

From this reading “I picked it up, took a long sniff at it, and went out.”

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.

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whole thing adjective + noun

In this reading “To irritate him I said that the whole thing was a fraud from beginning to end; the bottle contained water, and nothing else.”

went out verb + adjective counted as “go out”

move out of or depart from

In this reading “I picked it up, took a long sniff at it, and went out.”

sniff at verb + particle

In this reading “I picked it up, took a long sniff at it, and went out.”

give up verb + adjective

lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime

In this reading “He would not give up the bottle and he would not promise to leave it alone in the future, and he would not tell me what he called it.”

passed off verb + particle counted as “pass off”

be accepted as something or somebody in a false character or identity

In this reading “"'It has passed off now,' he said.”

from beginning preposition + noun

In this reading “To irritate him I said that the whole thing was a fraud from beginning to end; the bottle contained water, and nothing else.”

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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 I had a long argument with him, but it was of no use.

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading He would not give up the bottle and he would not promise to leave it alone in the future, and he would not tell me what he called it.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading He would not give up the bottle and he would not promise to leave it alone in the future, and he would not tell me what he called it.

argumentnounUS /ˈɑːrɡjəmənt/

a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true

From this reading I had a long argument with him, but it was of no use.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I picked it up, took a long sniff at it, and went out.

beginningnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading To irritate him I said that the whole thing was a fraud from beginning to end; the bottle contained water, and nothing else.

bottlenounUS /ˈbɑːtəl/

a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped

From this reading He would not give up the bottle and he would not promise to leave it alone in the future, and he would not tell me what he called it.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I had a long argument with him, but it was of no use.

calledverbUS /kɔːld/

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading He would not give up the bottle and he would not promise to leave it alone in the future, and he would not tell me what he called it.

containedadjectiveUS /kənˈteɪnd/

gotten under control

From this reading To irritate him I said that the whole thing was a fraud from beginning to end; the bottle contained water, and nothing else.

else

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

From this reading To irritate him I said that the whole thing was a fraud from beginning to end; the bottle contained water, and nothing else.

endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading To irritate him I said that the whole thing was a fraud from beginning to end; the bottle contained water, and nothing else.

fraudnounUS /frɔːd/

intentional deception resulting in injury to another person

From this reading To irritate him I said that the whole thing was a fraud from beginning to end; the bottle contained water, and nothing else.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading To irritate him I said that the whole thing was a fraud from beginning to end; the bottle contained water, and nothing else.

futureadjectiveUS /ˈfjuːtʃər/

yet to be or coming

From this reading He would not give up the bottle and he would not promise to leave it alone in the future, and he would not tell me what he called it.

giveverbUS /ɡɪv/

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading He would not give up the bottle and he would not promise to leave it alone in the future, and he would not tell me what he called it.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading I had a long argument with him, but it was of no use.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading "'It has passed off now,' he said.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading "'It has passed off now,' he said.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading I had a long argument with him, but it was of no use.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I had a long argument with him, but it was of no use.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading He would not give up the bottle and he would not promise to leave it alone in the future, and he would not tell me what he called it.

irritateverbUS /ˈɪrɪteɪt/

cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

From this reading To irritate him I said that the whole thing was a fraud from beginning to end; the bottle contained water, and nothing else.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "'It has passed off now,' he said.

leaveverbUS /liːv/

go away from a place

From this reading He would not give up the bottle and he would not promise to leave it alone in the future, and he would not tell me what he called it.

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading I had a long argument with him, but it was of no use.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He would not give up the bottle and he would not promise to leave it alone in the future, and he would not tell me what he called it.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading I had a long argument with him, but it was of no use.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading He would not give up the bottle and he would not promise to leave it alone in the future, and he would not tell me what he called it.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading To irritate him I said that the whole thing was a fraud from beginning to end; the bottle contained water, and nothing else.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading "'It has passed off now,' he said.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I had a long argument with him, but it was of no use.

offadverbUS /ɔːf/

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

From this reading "'It has passed off now,' he said.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading I picked it up, took a long sniff at it, and went out.

passedverbUS /pæst/

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading "'It has passed off now,' he said.

pickedverbUS /pɪkt/

past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group

From this reading I picked it up, took a long sniff at it, and went out.

promiseverbUS /ˈprɑːməs/

make a promise or commitment

From this reading He would not give up the bottle and he would not promise to leave it alone in the future, and he would not tell me what he called it.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "'It has passed off now,' he said.

sniffverbUS /snɪf/

perceive by inhaling through the nose

From this reading I picked it up, took a long sniff at it, and went out.

tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading He would not give up the bottle and he would not promise to leave it alone in the future, and he would not tell me what he called it.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading To irritate him I said that the whole thing was a fraud from beginning to end; the bottle contained water, and nothing else.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading He would not give up the bottle and he would not promise to leave it alone in the future, and he would not tell me what he called it.

thingnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading To irritate him I said that the whole thing was a fraud from beginning to end; the bottle contained water, and nothing else.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading He would not give up the bottle and he would not promise to leave it alone in the future, and he would not tell me what he called it.

tookverbUS /tʊk/

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading I picked it up, took a long sniff at it, and went out.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading He would not give up the bottle and he would not promise to leave it alone in the future, and he would not tell me what he called it.

usenounUS /juːs/

the act of using

From this reading I had a long argument with him, but it was of no use.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading I had a long argument with him, but it was of no use.

waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading To irritate him I said that the whole thing was a fraud from beginning to end; the bottle contained water, and nothing else.

wentverbUS /went/

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

From this reading I picked it up, took a long sniff at it, and went out.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading He would not give up the bottle and he would not promise to leave it alone in the future, and he would not tell me what he called it.

wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading To irritate him I said that the whole thing was a fraud from beginning to end; the bottle contained water, and nothing else.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I had a long argument with him, but it was of no use.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading He would not give up the bottle and he would not promise to leave it alone in the future, and he would not tell me what he called it.

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