Hiram in the Middle West

Chapter XIII

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WHEAT It was about this time that Hiram received his first letter since leaving Scoville from Sister.

He was glad to hear personally from her, and about her wonderful fortune as well; but it must be confessed that had the letter been from a certain other girl he would have been equally pleased.

He had heard of Lettie Bronson frequently from her father.

She would graduate from St. Beris in June and come home to Plympton.

Then, Hiram hoped, he would see her occasionally at Sunnyside Farm.

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Hiram in the Middle West

Chapter XIII

Chapter 13 of Hiram in the Middle West is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

WHEAT It was about this time that Hiram received his first letter since leaving Scoville from Sister.

Line 2

He was glad to hear personally from her, and about her wonderful fortune as well; but it must be confessed that had the letter been from a certain other girl he would have been equally pleased.

/hiː wɑːz ɡlæd tuː hiːr ˈpɜːrsənəli frʌm hɜːr ənd əˈbaʊt hɜːr ˈwʌndərfəl ˈfɔːrtʃən æz wel bʌt ɪt mʌst biː kənˈfest ðæt hæd ðə ˈletər bɪn frʌm ə ˈsɜːrtən ˈʌðər ɡɜːrl hiː wʊd hæv bɪn ˈiːkwəli pliːzd/

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He had heard of Lettie Bronson frequently from her father.

Line 4

She would graduate from St. Beris in June and come home to Plympton.

Line 5

Then, Hiram hoped, he would see her occasionally at Sunnyside Farm.

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confessed verb US /kənˈfest/

past form of “confess” — confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure

From this reading “He was glad to hear personally from her, and about her wonderful fortune as well; but it must be confessed that had the letter been from a certain other girl he would have been equally pleased.”

equally adverb US /ˈiːkwəli/

to the same degree (often followed by “as”)

frequently adverb US /ˈfriːkwəntli/

many times at short intervals

From this reading “He had heard of Lettie Bronson frequently from her father.”

graduate verb US /ˈɡrædʒəwət/

receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies

From this reading “She would graduate from St. Beris in June and come home to Plympton.”

June noun US /dʒuːn/

the month following May and preceding July

From this reading “She would graduate from St. Beris in June and come home to Plympton.”

occasionally adverb US /əˈkeɪʒənəli/

sporadically and infrequently

From this reading “Then, Hiram hoped, he would see her occasionally at Sunnyside Farm.”

personally adverb US /ˈpɜːrsənəli/

as yourself

wheat noun US /wiːt/

annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains

From this reading “WHEAT It was about this time that Hiram received his first letter since leaving Scoville from Sister.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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since leaving preposition + noun

In this reading “WHEAT It was about this time that Hiram received his first letter since leaving Scoville from Sister.”

come home verb + noun

become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions

In this reading “She would graduate from St. Beris in June and come home to Plympton.”

other girl adjective + noun

In this reading “He was glad to hear personally from her, and about her wonderful fortune as well; but it must be confessed that had the letter been from a certain other girl he would have been equally pleased.”

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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 He was glad to hear personally from her, and about her wonderful fortune as well; but it must be confessed that had the letter been from a certain other girl he would have been equally pleased.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading WHEAT It was about this time that Hiram received his first letter since leaving Scoville from Sister.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Then, Hiram hoped, he would see her occasionally at Sunnyside Farm.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

Beris

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From this reading She would graduate from St. Beris in June and come home to Plympton.

Bronson

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From this reading He had heard of Lettie Bronson frequently from her father.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

certainadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtən/

definite but not specified or identified

comeverbUS /kʌm/

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

From this reading She would graduate from St. Beris in June and come home to Plympton.

confessedverbUS /kənˈfest/

past form of “confess” — confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure

equallyadverbUS /ˈiːkwəli/

to the same degree (often followed by “as”)

FarmverbUS /fɑːrm/

be a farmer; work as a farmer

From this reading Then, Hiram hoped, he would see her occasionally at Sunnyside Farm.

fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading He had heard of Lettie Bronson frequently from her father.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading WHEAT It was about this time that Hiram received his first letter since leaving Scoville from Sister.

fortunenounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃən/

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

frequentlyadverbUS /ˈfriːkwəntli/

many times at short intervals

From this reading He had heard of Lettie Bronson frequently from her father.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading WHEAT It was about this time that Hiram received his first letter since leaving Scoville from Sister.

girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

gladadjectiveUS /ɡlæd/

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

graduateverbUS /ˈɡrædʒəwət/

receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies

From this reading She would graduate from St. Beris in June and come home to Plympton.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

hearverbUS /hiːr/

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading He had heard of Lettie Bronson frequently from her father.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

Hiram

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From this reading WHEAT It was about this time that Hiram received his first letter since leaving Scoville from Sister.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading WHEAT It was about this time that Hiram received his first letter since leaving Scoville from Sister.

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading She would graduate from St. Beris in June and come home to Plympton.

hopedverbUS /hoʊpt/

past form of “hope” — expect and wish

From this reading Then, Hiram hoped, he would see her occasionally at Sunnyside Farm.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading She would graduate from St. Beris in June and come home to Plympton.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading WHEAT It was about this time that Hiram received his first letter since leaving Scoville from Sister.

JunenounUS /dʒuːn/

the month following May and preceding July

From this reading She would graduate from St. Beris in June and come home to Plympton.

leavingnounUS /ˈliːvɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading WHEAT It was about this time that Hiram received his first letter since leaving Scoville from Sister.

letternounUS /ˈletər/

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading WHEAT It was about this time that Hiram received his first letter since leaving Scoville from Sister.

Lettie

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

From this reading He had heard of Lettie Bronson frequently from her father.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

occasionallyadverbUS /əˈkeɪʒənəli/

sporadically and infrequently

From this reading Then, Hiram hoped, he would see her occasionally at Sunnyside Farm.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He had heard of Lettie Bronson frequently from her father.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

personallyadverbUS /ˈpɜːrsənəli/

as yourself

pleasedadjectiveUS /pliːzd/

experiencing or manifesting pleasure

Plympton

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

From this reading She would graduate from St. Beris in June and come home to Plympton.

receivedadjectiveUS /rəˈsiːvd/

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading WHEAT It was about this time that Hiram received his first letter since leaving Scoville from Sister.

Scoville

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From this reading WHEAT It was about this time that Hiram received his first letter since leaving Scoville from Sister.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Then, Hiram hoped, he would see her occasionally at Sunnyside Farm.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading She would graduate from St. Beris in June and come home to Plympton.

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading WHEAT It was about this time that Hiram received his first letter since leaving Scoville from Sister.

SisternounUS /ˈsɪstər/

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading WHEAT It was about this time that Hiram received his first letter since leaving Scoville from Sister.

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

From this reading She would graduate from St. Beris in June and come home to Plympton.

Sunnyside

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

From this reading Then, Hiram hoped, he would see her occasionally at Sunnyside Farm.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading WHEAT It was about this time that Hiram received his first letter since leaving Scoville from Sister.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

ThenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then, Hiram hoped, he would see her occasionally at Sunnyside Farm.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading WHEAT It was about this time that Hiram received his first letter since leaving Scoville from Sister.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading WHEAT It was about this time that Hiram received his first letter since leaving Scoville from Sister.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading WHEAT It was about this time that Hiram received his first letter since leaving Scoville from Sister.

welladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

WHEATnounUS /wiːt/

annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains

From this reading WHEAT It was about this time that Hiram received his first letter since leaving Scoville from Sister.

wonderfuladjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərfəl/

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

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

Chapter 13 of Hiram in the Middle West by Burbank L. Todd holds 101 sentences, grouped into 21 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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