Hope Mills

Chapter XII

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"WHERE is grandmother?"

Jack asked one morning late in May, as he came in from the garden, and found her place at the table vacant.

"She does not feel very well this morning, and I told her there was no need of rising with the lark," answered cousin Jane; but, though her voice was cheerful, there was a new gravity in her face.

"It is something unusual"-- "She is getting to be an old lady, Jack.

There, sit down to your breakfast while it is nice and hot.

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Chapter XII Reading 1/43

Hope Mills

Chapter XII

Chapter 12 of Hope Mills is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/43 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

"WHERE is grandmother?"

/wer ɪz ˈɡrændmʌðər/

Line 2

Jack asked one morning late in May, as he came in from the garden, and found her place at the table vacant.

/dʒæk æskt wʌn ˈmɔːrnɪŋ leɪt ɪn meɪ æz hiː keɪm ɪn frʌm ðə ˈɡɑːrdən ənd faʊnd hɜːr pleɪs æt ðə ˈteɪbəl ˈveɪkənt/

Line 3

"She does not feel very well this morning, and I told her there was no need of rising with the lark," answered cousin Jane; but, though her voice was cheerful, there was a new gravity in her face.

Line 4

"It is something unusual"-- "She is getting to be an old lady, Jack.

/ɪt ɪz ˈsʌmθɪŋ əˈnjuːʒuːəl ʃiː ɪz ˈɡetɪŋ tuː biː æn oʊld ˈleɪdi dʒæk/

Line 5

There, sit down to your breakfast while it is nice and hot.

/ðer sɪt daʊn tuː jɔːr ˈbrekfəst waɪl ɪt ɪz naɪs ənd hɑːt/

Learner Dictionary

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

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breakfast verb US /ˈbrekfəst/

eat an early morning meal

From this reading “There, sit down to your breakfast while it is nice and hot.”

cheerful adjective US /ˈtʃɪrfəl/

being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits

From this reading “"She does not feel very well this morning, and I told her there was no need of rising with the lark," answered cousin Jane; but, though her voice was cheerful, there was a new gravity in her face.”

grandmother noun US /ˈɡrændmʌðər/

the mother of your father or mother

From this reading “"WHERE is grandmother?"”

gravity noun US /ˈɡrævəti/

(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface

lark noun US /lɑːrk/

North American songbirds having a yellow breast

rising adjective US /ˈraɪzɪŋ/

advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status

unusual adjective US /əˈnjuːʒuːəl/

not usual or common or ordinary

From this reading “"It is something unusual"-- "She is getting to be an old lady, Jack.”

vacant adjective US /ˈveɪkənt/

void of intelligence or thought

From this reading “Jack asked one morning late in May, as he came in from the garden, and found her place at the table vacant.”

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.

sit down verb + adjective

take a seat

In this reading “There, sit down to your breakfast while it is nice and hot.”

old lady adjective + noun

your own wife

In this reading “"It is something unusual"-- "She is getting to be an old lady, Jack.”

at the table preposition + article + noun counted as “at … table”

In this reading “Jack asked one morning late in May, as he came in from the garden, and found her place at the table vacant.”

feel very verb + adjective

In this reading “"She does not feel very well this morning, and I told her there was no need of rising with the lark," answered cousin Jane; but, though her voice was cheerful, there was a new gravity in her face.”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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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 "She does not feel very well this morning, and I told her there was no need of rising with the lark," answered cousin Jane; but, though her voice was cheerful, there was a new gravity in her face.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading "It is something unusual"-- "She is getting to be an old lady, Jack.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Jack asked one morning late in May, as he came in from the garden, and found her place at the table vacant.

answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/

past form of “answer” — react verbally

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Jack asked one morning late in May, as he came in from the garden, and found her place at the table vacant.

askedverbUS /æskt/

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading Jack asked one morning late in May, as he came in from the garden, and found her place at the table vacant.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Jack asked one morning late in May, as he came in from the garden, and found her place at the table vacant.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading "It is something unusual"-- "She is getting to be an old lady, Jack.

breakfastverbUS /ˈbrekfəst/

eat an early morning meal

From this reading There, sit down to your breakfast while it is nice and hot.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

cameverbUS /keɪm/

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

From this reading Jack asked one morning late in May, as he came in from the garden, and found her place at the table vacant.

cheerfuladjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪrfəl/

being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits

cousinnounUS /ˈkʌzən/

the child of your aunt or uncle

doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/

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

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading There, sit down to your breakfast while it is nice and hot.

facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

feelverbUS /fiːl/

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading Jack asked one morning late in May, as he came in from the garden, and found her place at the table vacant.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Jack asked one morning late in May, as he came in from the garden, and found her place at the table vacant.

gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading Jack asked one morning late in May, as he came in from the garden, and found her place at the table vacant.

gettingnounUS /ˈɡetɪŋ/

the act of acquiring something

From this reading "It is something unusual"-- "She is getting to be an old lady, Jack.

grandmothernounUS /ˈɡrændmʌðər/

the mother of your father or mother

From this reading "WHERE is grandmother?"

gravitynounUS /ˈɡrævəti/

(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Jack asked one morning late in May, as he came in from the garden, and found her place at the table vacant.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Jack asked one morning late in May, as he came in from the garden, and found her place at the table vacant.

hotadjectiveUS /hɑːt/

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading There, sit down to your breakfast while it is nice and hot.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Jack asked one morning late in May, as he came in from the garden, and found her place at the table vacant.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "WHERE is grandmother?"

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "It is something unusual"-- "She is getting to be an old lady, Jack.

JacknounUS /dʒæk/

a small worthless amount

From this reading Jack asked one morning late in May, as he came in from the garden, and found her place at the table vacant.

Jane

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ladynounUS /ˈleɪdi/

a polite name for any woman

From this reading "It is something unusual"-- "She is getting to be an old lady, Jack.

larknounUS /lɑːrk/

North American songbirds having a yellow breast

lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading Jack asked one morning late in May, as he came in from the garden, and found her place at the table vacant.

Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Jack asked one morning late in May, as he came in from the garden, and found her place at the table vacant.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Jack asked one morning late in May, as he came in from the garden, and found her place at the table vacant.

neednounUS /niːd/

a condition requiring relief

newadjectiveUS /nuː/

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

niceadjectiveUS /naɪs/

pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance

From this reading There, sit down to your breakfast while it is nice and hot.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

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

From this reading "It is something unusual"-- "She is getting to be an old lady, Jack.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Jack asked one morning late in May, as he came in from the garden, and found her place at the table vacant.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Jack asked one morning late in May, as he came in from the garden, and found her place at the table vacant.

risingadjectiveUS /ˈraɪzɪŋ/

advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

sitverbUS /sɪt/

be seated

From this reading There, sit down to your breakfast while it is nice and hot.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading "It is something unusual"-- "She is getting to be an old lady, Jack.

tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading Jack asked one morning late in May, as he came in from the garden, and found her place at the table vacant.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Jack asked one morning late in May, as he came in from the garden, and found her place at the table vacant.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "It is something unusual"-- "She is getting to be an old lady, Jack.

toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

unusualadjectiveUS /əˈnjuːʒuːəl/

not usual or common or ordinary

From this reading "It is something unusual"-- "She is getting to be an old lady, Jack.

vacantadjectiveUS /ˈveɪkənt/

void of intelligence or thought

From this reading Jack asked one morning late in May, as he came in from the garden, and found her place at the table vacant.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

voicenounUS /vɔɪs/

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

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”)

WHEREconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading "WHERE is grandmother?"

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading There, sit down to your breakfast while it is nice and hot.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading There, sit down to your breakfast while it is nice and hot.

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