Ideala

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

Chapter 16 of Ideala is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Sarah Grand • Curated US English Learning Edition

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The following week Ideala came to London, but not to us--she had promised to stay with some other people first.

She wrote three times to Lorrimer while she was with them--first to thank him for his kindness, to which he replied briefly, begging her to confide in him, and let him help her.

In her second letter Ideala told him what had occurred.

His reply was business-like.

He urged her to let him consult his legal friends about her case; pointed out that she could not be expected to remain with her husband now; and showed her that she would not have to suffer much from all the publicity which was necessary to free her from him.

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Ideala Sarah Grand

Chapter XVI

Chapter 16

Chapter 16 of Ideala is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

The following week Ideala came to London, but not to us--she had promised to stay with some other people first. She wrote three times to Lorrimer while she was with them--first to thank him for his kindness, to which he replied briefly, begging her to confide in him, and let him help her. In her second letter Ideala told him what had occurred. His reply was business-like. He urged her to let him consult his legal friends about her case; pointed out that she could not be expected to remain with her husband now; and showed her that she would not have to suffer much from all the publicity which was necessary to free her from him.

Ideala

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

Chapter 16 of Ideala is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/15 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The following week Ideala came to London, but not to us--she had promised to stay with some other people first.

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She wrote three times to Lorrimer while she was with them--first to thank him for his kindness, to which he replied briefly, begging her to confide in him, and let him help her.

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In her second letter Ideala told him what had occurred.

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His reply was business-like.

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/hiː ɜːrdʒd hɜːr tuː let hɪm kənˈsʌlt hɪz ˈliːɡəl frendz əˈbaʊt hɜːr keɪs ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ðæt ʃiː kʊd nɑːt biː ɪkˈspektəd tuː rɪˈmeɪn wɪð hɜːr ˈhʌzbənd naʊ ənd ʃoʊd hɜːr ðæt ʃiː wʊd nɑːt hæv tuː ˈsʌfər mʌtʃ frʌm ɔːl ðə pəˈblɪsəti wɪtʃ wɑːz ˈnesəseri tuː friː hɜːr frʌm hɪm/

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begging noun US /ˈbeɡɪŋ/

a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)

From this reading “She wrote three times to Lorrimer while she was with them--first to thank him for his kindness, to which he replied briefly, begging her to confide in him, and let him help her.”

briefly adverb US /ˈbriːfli/

for a short time

confide verb US /kənˈfaɪd/

reveal in private; tell confidentially

consult verb US /kənˈsʌlt/

get or ask advice from

From this reading “He urged her to let him consult his legal friends about her case; pointed out that she could not be expected to remain with her husband now; and showed her that she would not have to suffer much from all the publicity which was necessary to free her from him.”

kindness noun US /ˈkaɪndnəs/

the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic

legal adjective US /ˈliːɡəl/

established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules

publicity noun US /pəˈblɪsəti/

a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution

urged verb US /ɜːrdʒd/

past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading He urged her to let him consult his legal friends about her case; pointed out that she could not be expected to remain with her husband now; and showed her that she would not have to suffer much from all the publicity which was necessary to free her from him.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading She wrote three times to Lorrimer while she was with them--first to thank him for his kindness, to which he replied briefly, begging her to confide in him, and let him help her.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

beggingnounUS /ˈbeɡɪŋ/

a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)

From this reading She wrote three times to Lorrimer while she was with them--first to thank him for his kindness, to which he replied briefly, begging her to confide in him, and let him help her.

brieflyadverbUS /ˈbriːfli/

for a short time

From this reading She wrote three times to Lorrimer while she was with them--first to thank him for his kindness, to which he replied briefly, begging her to confide in him, and let him help her.

business-like

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

From this reading His reply was business-like.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The following week Ideala came to London, but not to us--she had promised to stay with some other people first.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

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

From this reading The following week Ideala came to London, but not to us--she had promised to stay with some other people first.

casenounUS /keɪs/

an occurrence of something

confideverbUS /kənˈfaɪd/

reveal in private; tell confidentially

From this reading She wrote three times to Lorrimer while she was with them--first to thank him for his kindness, to which he replied briefly, begging her to confide in him, and let him help her.

consultverbUS /kənˈsʌlt/

get or ask advice from

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

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

expectedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspektəd/

considered likely or probable to happen or arrive

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading The following week Ideala came to London, but not to us--she had promised to stay with some other people first.

followingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading The following week Ideala came to London, but not to us--she had promised to stay with some other people first.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading She wrote three times to Lorrimer while she was with them--first to thank him for his kindness, to which he replied briefly, begging her to confide in him, and let him help her.

freeverbUS /friː/

grant freedom to; free from confinement

friendsnounUS /frendz/

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading The following week Ideala came to London, but not to us--she had promised to stay with some other people first.

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

From this reading She wrote three times to Lorrimer while she was with them--first to thank him for his kindness, to which he replied briefly, begging her to confide in him, and let him help her.

helpverbUS /help/

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading She wrote three times to Lorrimer while she was with them--first to thank him for his kindness, to which he replied briefly, begging her to confide in him, and let him help her.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading She wrote three times to Lorrimer while she was with them--first to thank him for his kindness, to which he replied briefly, begging her to confide in him, and let him help her.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading She wrote three times to Lorrimer while she was with them--first to thank him for his kindness, to which he replied briefly, begging her to confide in him, and let him help her.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading She wrote three times to Lorrimer while she was with them--first to thank him for his kindness, to which he replied briefly, begging her to confide in him, and let him help her.

husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

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From this reading The following week Ideala came to London, but not to us--she had promised to stay with some other people first.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading She wrote three times to Lorrimer while she was with them--first to thank him for his kindness, to which he replied briefly, begging her to confide in him, and let him help her.

kindnessnounUS /ˈkaɪndnəs/

the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic

From this reading She wrote three times to Lorrimer while she was with them--first to thank him for his kindness, to which he replied briefly, begging her to confide in him, and let him help her.

legaladjectiveUS /ˈliːɡəl/

established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading She wrote three times to Lorrimer while she was with them--first to thank him for his kindness, to which he replied briefly, begging her to confide in him, and let him help her.

letternounUS /ˈletər/

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading In her second letter Ideala told him what had occurred.

LondonnounUS /ˈlʌndən/

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading The following week Ideala came to London, but not to us--she had promised to stay with some other people first.

Lorrimer

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From this reading She wrote three times to Lorrimer while she was with them--first to thank him for his kindness, to which he replied briefly, begging her to confide in him, and let him help her.

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

necessaryadjectiveUS /ˈnesəseri/

absolutely essential

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The following week Ideala came to London, but not to us--she had promised to stay with some other people first.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

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

occurredverbUS /əˈkɜːrd/

inflected form of “occur” — come to pass

From this reading In her second letter Ideala told him what had occurred.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading The following week Ideala came to London, but not to us--she had promised to stay with some other people first.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading The following week Ideala came to London, but not to us--she had promised to stay with some other people first.

pointedadjectiveUS /ˈpɔɪntɪd/

having a point

promisedverbUS /ˈprɑːməst/

past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment

From this reading The following week Ideala came to London, but not to us--she had promised to stay with some other people first.

publicitynounUS /pəˈblɪsəti/

a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution

remainverbUS /rɪˈmeɪn/

stay the same; remain in a certain state

repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/

inflected form of “reply” — react verbally

From this reading She wrote three times to Lorrimer while she was with them--first to thank him for his kindness, to which he replied briefly, begging her to confide in him, and let him help her.

replynounUS /rɪˈplaɪ/

a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

From this reading His reply was business-like.

secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading In her second letter Ideala told him what had occurred.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading The following week Ideala came to London, but not to us--she had promised to stay with some other people first.

showedverbUS /ʃoʊd/

past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

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

From this reading The following week Ideala came to London, but not to us--she had promised to stay with some other people first.

stayverbUS /steɪ/

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading The following week Ideala came to London, but not to us--she had promised to stay with some other people first.

sufferverbUS /ˈsʌfər/

undergo or be subjected to

thankverbUS /θæŋk/

express gratitude or show appreciation to

From this reading She wrote three times to Lorrimer while she was with them--first to thank him for his kindness, to which he replied briefly, begging her to confide in him, and let him help her.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The following week Ideala came to London, but not to us--she had promised to stay with some other people first.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading She wrote three times to Lorrimer while she was with them--first to thank him for his kindness, to which he replied briefly, begging her to confide in him, and let him help her.

threenounUS /θriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading She wrote three times to Lorrimer while she was with them--first to thank him for his kindness, to which he replied briefly, begging her to confide in him, and let him help her.

timesnounUS /taɪmz/

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

From this reading She wrote three times to Lorrimer while she was with them--first to thank him for his kindness, to which he replied briefly, begging her to confide in him, and let him help her.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The following week Ideala came to London, but not to us--she had promised to stay with some other people first.

toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading In her second letter Ideala told him what had occurred.

urgedverbUS /ɜːrdʒd/

past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The following week Ideala came to London, but not to us--she had promised to stay with some other people first.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading She wrote three times to Lorrimer while she was with them--first to thank him for his kindness, to which he replied briefly, begging her to confide in him, and let him help her.

weeknounUS /wiːk/

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading The following week Ideala came to London, but not to us--she had promised to stay with some other people first.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading In her second letter Ideala told him what had occurred.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading She wrote three times to Lorrimer while she was with them--first to thank him for his kindness, to which he replied briefly, begging her to confide in him, and let him help her.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading She wrote three times to Lorrimer while she was with them--first to thank him for his kindness, to which he replied briefly, begging her to confide in him, and let him help her.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The following week Ideala came to London, but not to us--she had promised to stay with some other people first.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

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

wroteverbUS /roʊt/

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading She wrote three times to Lorrimer while she was with them--first to thank him for his kindness, to which he replied briefly, begging her to confide in him, and let him help her.

Chapter 16 of Ideala by Sarah Grand holds 76 sentences, grouped into 16 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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