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Illustrations of political economy, Volume 2 (of 9)

Chapter XXXII

Chapter 32 of Illustrations of political economy, Volume 2 (of 9) is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Harriet Martineau • Curated US English Learning Edition
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THE DISCIPLINE OF THE TEACHABLE.
As Ella slowly took her way homewards, she caught a glimpse of two men coming up the winding path she was descending.
Forgetting the impossibility that Angus should be already returned, and seeing that one was Fergus, she supposed that her husband and brother were coming to meet her.
On her turning a point, they were in full view.
It was Ronald instead of Angus.
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Illustrations of political economy, Volume 2 (of 9)

Chapter XXXII

Chapter 32 of Illustrations of political economy, Volume 2 (of 9) is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/50 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE DISCIPLINE OF THE TEACHABLE.
/ðə ˈdɪsəplən ʌv ðə ˈtiːtʃəbəl/
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As Ella slowly took her way homewards, she caught a glimpse of two men coming up the winding path she was descending.
Line 3
Forgetting the impossibility that Angus should be already returned, and seeing that one was Fergus, she supposed that her husband and brother were coming to meet her.
Line 4
On her turning a point, they were in full view.
/ɑːn hɜːr ˈtɜːrnɪŋ ə pɔɪnt ðeɪ wɜːr ɪn fʊl vjuː/
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It was Ronald instead of Angus.

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Angus noun US /ˈæŋɡəs/

Celtic god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women

From this reading “Forgetting the impossibility that Angus should be already returned, and seeing that one was Fergus, she supposed that her husband and brother were coming to meet her.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
descending adjective US /dɪˈsendɪŋ/

coming down or downward

From this reading “As Ella slowly took her way homewards, she caught a glimpse of two men coming up the winding path she was descending.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
discipline noun US /ˈdɪsəplən/

a branch of knowledge

From this reading “THE DISCIPLINE OF THE TEACHABLE.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Forgetting verb US /fərˈɡetɪŋ/

inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading “Forgetting the impossibility that Angus should be already returned, and seeing that one was Fergus, she supposed that her husband and brother were coming to meet her.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
glimpse noun US /ɡlɪmps/

a quick look

From this reading “As Ella slowly took her way homewards, she caught a glimpse of two men coming up the winding path she was descending.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
impossibility noun US /ˌɪmpɔːsɪˈbɪlɪti/

incapability of existing or occurring

From this reading “Forgetting the impossibility that Angus should be already returned, and seeing that one was Fergus, she supposed that her husband and brother were coming to meet her.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
teachable adjective US /ˈtiːtʃəbəl/

ready and willing to be taught

From this reading “THE DISCIPLINE OF THE TEACHABLE.”

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winding adjective US /ˈwaɪndɪŋ/

marked by repeated turns and bends

From this reading “As Ella slowly took her way homewards, she caught a glimpse of two men coming up the winding path she was descending.”

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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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caught a glimpse verb + article + noun counted as “catch … glimpse”

see something for a brief time

In this reading “As Ella slowly took her way homewards, she caught a glimpse of two men coming up the winding path she was descending.”

6,916 times in 426,211 chapters
winding path adjective + noun

In this reading “As Ella slowly took her way homewards, she caught a glimpse of two men coming up the winding path she was descending.”

973 times in 426,211 chapters
full view adjective + noun

In this reading “On her turning a point, they were in full view.”

2,960 times in 426,211 chapters
two men noun + noun

In this reading “As Ella slowly took her way homewards, she caught a glimpse of two men coming up the winding path she was descending.”

39,966 times in 426,211 chapters

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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 As Ella slowly took her way homewards, she caught a glimpse of two men coming up the winding path she was descending.

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alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading Forgetting the impossibility that Angus should be already returned, and seeing that one was Fergus, she supposed that her husband and brother were coming to meet her.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Forgetting the impossibility that Angus should be already returned, and seeing that one was Fergus, she supposed that her husband and brother were coming to meet her.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
AngusnounUS /ˈæŋɡəs/

Celtic god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women

From this reading Forgetting the impossibility that Angus should be already returned, and seeing that one was Fergus, she supposed that her husband and brother were coming to meet her.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
AsconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading As Ella slowly took her way homewards, she caught a glimpse of two men coming up the winding path she was descending.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading Forgetting the impossibility that Angus should be already returned, and seeing that one was Fergus, she supposed that her husband and brother were coming to meet her.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading Forgetting the impossibility that Angus should be already returned, and seeing that one was Fergus, she supposed that her husband and brother were coming to meet her.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
caughtverbUS /kɑːt/

inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading As Ella slowly took her way homewards, she caught a glimpse of two men coming up the winding path she was descending.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading As Ella slowly took her way homewards, she caught a glimpse of two men coming up the winding path she was descending.

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descendingadjectiveUS /dɪˈsendɪŋ/

coming down or downward

From this reading As Ella slowly took her way homewards, she caught a glimpse of two men coming up the winding path she was descending.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
DISCIPLINEnounUS /ˈdɪsəplən/

a branch of knowledge

From this reading THE DISCIPLINE OF THE TEACHABLE.

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Ella

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

From this reading As Ella slowly took her way homewards, she caught a glimpse of two men coming up the winding path she was descending.

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Fergus

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

From this reading Forgetting the impossibility that Angus should be already returned, and seeing that one was Fergus, she supposed that her husband and brother were coming to meet her.

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ForgettingverbUS /fərˈɡetɪŋ/

inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading Forgetting the impossibility that Angus should be already returned, and seeing that one was Fergus, she supposed that her husband and brother were coming to meet her.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading On her turning a point, they were in full view.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
glimpsenounUS /ɡlɪmps/

a quick look

From this reading As Ella slowly took her way homewards, she caught a glimpse of two men coming up the winding path she was descending.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading As Ella slowly took her way homewards, she caught a glimpse of two men coming up the winding path she was descending.

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homewardsadverb

toward home

From this reading As Ella slowly took her way homewards, she caught a glimpse of two men coming up the winding path she was descending.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading Forgetting the impossibility that Angus should be already returned, and seeing that one was Fergus, she supposed that her husband and brother were coming to meet her.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
impossibilitynounUS /ˌɪmpɔːsɪˈbɪlɪti/

incapability of existing or occurring

From this reading Forgetting the impossibility that Angus should be already returned, and seeing that one was Fergus, she supposed that her husband and brother were coming to meet her.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading On her turning a point, they were in full view.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
insteadadverbUS /ˌɪnˈsted/

in place of, or as an alternative to

From this reading It was Ronald instead of Angus.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was Ronald instead of Angus.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
meetverbUS /miːt/

come together

From this reading Forgetting the impossibility that Angus should be already returned, and seeing that one was Fergus, she supposed that her husband and brother were coming to meet her.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading As Ella slowly took her way homewards, she caught a glimpse of two men coming up the winding path she was descending.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE DISCIPLINE OF THE TEACHABLE.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On her turning a point, they were in full view.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Forgetting the impossibility that Angus should be already returned, and seeing that one was Fergus, she supposed that her husband and brother were coming to meet her.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
pathnounUS /pæθ/

a course of conduct

From this reading As Ella slowly took her way homewards, she caught a glimpse of two men coming up the winding path she was descending.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading On her turning a point, they were in full view.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading Forgetting the impossibility that Angus should be already returned, and seeing that one was Fergus, she supposed that her husband and brother were coming to meet her.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Ronald

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

From this reading It was Ronald instead of Angus.

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seeingnounUS /ˈsiːɪŋ/

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading Forgetting the impossibility that Angus should be already returned, and seeing that one was Fergus, she supposed that her husband and brother were coming to meet her.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading As Ella slowly took her way homewards, she caught a glimpse of two men coming up the winding path she was descending.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Forgetting the impossibility that Angus should be already returned, and seeing that one was Fergus, she supposed that her husband and brother were coming to meet her.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
slowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading As Ella slowly took her way homewards, she caught a glimpse of two men coming up the winding path she was descending.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
supposedadjectiveUS /səˈpoʊzd/

required or under orders

From this reading Forgetting the impossibility that Angus should be already returned, and seeing that one was Fergus, she supposed that her husband and brother were coming to meet her.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
TEACHABLEadjectiveUS /ˈtiːtʃəbəl/

ready and willing to be taught

From this reading THE DISCIPLINE OF THE TEACHABLE.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Forgetting the impossibility that Angus should be already returned, and seeing that one was Fergus, she supposed that her husband and brother were coming to meet her.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE DISCIPLINE OF THE TEACHABLE.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading On her turning a point, they were in full view.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Forgetting the impossibility that Angus should be already returned, and seeing that one was Fergus, she supposed that her husband and brother were coming to meet her.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
tookverbUS /tʊk/

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading As Ella slowly took her way homewards, she caught a glimpse of two men coming up the winding path she was descending.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
turningnounUS /ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/

the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

From this reading On her turning a point, they were in full view.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading As Ella slowly took her way homewards, she caught a glimpse of two men coming up the winding path she was descending.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

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

From this reading As Ella slowly took her way homewards, she caught a glimpse of two men coming up the winding path she was descending.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
viewnounUS /vjuː/

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading On her turning a point, they were in full view.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading As Ella slowly took her way homewards, she caught a glimpse of two men coming up the winding path she was descending.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading As Ella slowly took her way homewards, she caught a glimpse of two men coming up the winding path she was descending.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Forgetting the impossibility that Angus should be already returned, and seeing that one was Fergus, she supposed that her husband and brother were coming to meet her.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
windingadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪndɪŋ/

marked by repeated turns and bends

From this reading As Ella slowly took her way homewards, she caught a glimpse of two men coming up the winding path she was descending.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Chapter 32 of Illustrations of political economy, Volume 2 (of 9) by Harriet Martineau holds 250 sentences, grouped into 50 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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