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In Pastures New

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of In Pastures New is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By George Ade • Curated US English Learning Edition
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HOW IT FEELS TO GET INTO LONDON AND THEN BE ENGULFED.
One good thing about London is that, in spite of its enormous size, you are there when you arrive.
Take Chicago, by way of contrast.
If you arrive in Chicago along about the middle of the afternoon you may be at the station by night.
The stranger heading into Chicago looks out of the window at a country station and sees a policeman standing on the platform.
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In Pastures New

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of In Pastures New is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
HOW IT FEELS TO GET INTO LONDON AND THEN BE ENGULFED.
Line 2
One good thing about London is that, in spite of its enormous size, you are there when you arrive.
/wʌn ɡʊd θɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈlʌndən ɪz ðæt ɪn spaɪt ʌv ɪts ɪˈnɔːrməs saɪz juː ɑːr ðer wen juː ərˈaɪv/
Line 3
Take Chicago, by way of contrast.
/teɪk ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ baɪ weɪ ʌv ˈkɑːntræst/
Line 4
If you arrive in Chicago along about the middle of the afternoon you may be at the station by night.
/ɪf juː ərˈaɪv ɪn ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ əˈlɔːŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈmɪdəl ʌv ðə ˌæftərˈnuːn juː meɪ biː æt ðə ˈsteɪʃən baɪ naɪt/
Line 5
The stranger heading into Chicago looks out of the window at a country station and sees a policeman standing on the platform.
/ðə ˈstreɪndʒər ˈhedɪŋ ˈɪntuː ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ lʊks aʊt ʌv ðə ˈwɪndoʊ æt ə ˈkʌntri ˈsteɪʃən ənd siːz ə pəˈliːsmən ˈstændɪŋ ɑːn ðə ˈplætfɔːrm/

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arrive verb US /ərˈaɪv/

reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading “One good thing about London is that, in spite of its enormous size, you are there when you arrive.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Chicago noun US /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/

largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan

From this reading “Take Chicago, by way of contrast.”

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contrast noun US /ˈkɑːntræst/

the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared

From this reading “Take Chicago, by way of contrast.”

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engulfed verb US /ɪnˈɡʌlft/

past form of “engulf” — devote (oneself) fully to

From this reading “HOW IT FEELS TO GET INTO LONDON AND THEN BE ENGULFED.”

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enormous adjective US /ɪˈnɔːrməs/

extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree

From this reading “One good thing about London is that, in spite of its enormous size, you are there when you arrive.”

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feels noun US /fiːlz/

plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness

From this reading “HOW IT FEELS TO GET INTO LONDON AND THEN BE ENGULFED.”

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heading noun US /ˈhedɪŋ/

a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about

From this reading “The stranger heading into Chicago looks out of the window at a country station and sees a policeman standing on the platform.”

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policeman noun US /pəˈliːsmən/

a member of a police force

From this reading “The stranger heading into Chicago looks out of the window at a country station and sees a policeman standing on the platform.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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.

enormous size adjective + noun

In this reading “One good thing about London is that, in spite of its enormous size, you are there when you arrive.”

592 times in 426,211 chapters
in spite preposition + noun

In this reading “One good thing about London is that, in spite of its enormous size, you are there when you arrive.”

78,764 times in 426,211 chapters
on the platform preposition + article + noun counted as “on … platform”

In this reading “The stranger heading into Chicago looks out of the window at a country station and sees a policeman standing on the platform.”

6,205 times in 426,211 chapters
about the middle preposition + article + noun counted as “about … middle”

In this reading “If you arrive in Chicago along about the middle of the afternoon you may be at the station by night.”

2,663 times in 426,211 chapters
good thing adjective + noun

In this reading “One good thing about London is that, in spite of its enormous size, you are there when you arrive.”

12,447 times in 426,211 chapters
GET INTO verb + particle

get involved in or with

In this reading “HOW IT FEELS TO GET INTO LONDON AND THEN BE ENGULFED.”

46,585 times in 426,211 chapters
at the station preposition + article + noun counted as “at … station”

In this reading “If you arrive in Chicago along about the middle of the afternoon you may be at the station by night.”

5,980 times in 426,211 chapters
looks out verb + adjective counted as “look out”

be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful

In this reading “The stranger heading into Chicago looks out of the window at a country station and sees a policeman standing on the platform.”

41,892 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 54

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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 The stranger heading into Chicago looks out of the window at a country station and sees a policeman standing on the platform.

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading One good thing about London is that, in spite of its enormous size, you are there when you arrive.

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afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading If you arrive in Chicago along about the middle of the afternoon you may be at the station by night.

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alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading If you arrive in Chicago along about the middle of the afternoon you may be at the station by night.

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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading HOW IT FEELS TO GET INTO LONDON AND THEN BE ENGULFED.

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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading One good thing about London is that, in spite of its enormous size, you are there when you arrive.

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arriveverbUS /ərˈaɪv/

reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading One good thing about London is that, in spite of its enormous size, you are there when you arrive.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading If you arrive in Chicago along about the middle of the afternoon you may be at the station by night.

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BEauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading HOW IT FEELS TO GET INTO LONDON AND THEN BE ENGULFED.

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byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Take Chicago, by way of contrast.

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ChicagonounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/

largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan

From this reading Take Chicago, by way of contrast.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
contrastnounUS /ˈkɑːntræst/

the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared

From this reading Take Chicago, by way of contrast.

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countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading The stranger heading into Chicago looks out of the window at a country station and sees a policeman standing on the platform.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ENGULFEDverbUS /ɪnˈɡʌlft/

past form of “engulf” — devote (oneself) fully to

From this reading HOW IT FEELS TO GET INTO LONDON AND THEN BE ENGULFED.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
enormousadjectiveUS /ɪˈnɔːrməs/

extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree

From this reading One good thing about London is that, in spite of its enormous size, you are there when you arrive.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
FEELSnounUS /fiːlz/

plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness

From this reading HOW IT FEELS TO GET INTO LONDON AND THEN BE ENGULFED.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
GETverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading HOW IT FEELS TO GET INTO LONDON AND THEN BE ENGULFED.

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goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading One good thing about London is that, in spite of its enormous size, you are there when you arrive.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
headingnounUS /ˈhedɪŋ/

a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about

From this reading The stranger heading into Chicago looks out of the window at a country station and sees a policeman standing on the platform.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
HOW

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From this reading HOW IT FEELS TO GET INTO LONDON AND THEN BE ENGULFED.

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IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If you arrive in Chicago along about the middle of the afternoon you may be at the station by night.

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading One good thing about London is that, in spite of its enormous size, you are there when you arrive.

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INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading HOW IT FEELS TO GET INTO LONDON AND THEN BE ENGULFED.

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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading One good thing about London is that, in spite of its enormous size, you are there when you arrive.

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ITpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading HOW IT FEELS TO GET INTO LONDON AND THEN BE ENGULFED.

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itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading One good thing about London is that, in spite of its enormous size, you are there when you arrive.

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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 HOW IT FEELS TO GET INTO LONDON AND THEN BE ENGULFED.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
looksnounUS /lʊks/

plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading The stranger heading into Chicago looks out of the window at a country station and sees a policeman standing on the platform.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading If you arrive in Chicago along about the middle of the afternoon you may be at the station by night.

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middlenounUS /ˈmɪdəl/

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading If you arrive in Chicago along about the middle of the afternoon you may be at the station by night.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading If you arrive in Chicago along about the middle of the afternoon you may be at the station by night.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading One good thing about London is that, in spite of its enormous size, you are there when you arrive.

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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The stranger heading into Chicago looks out of the window at a country station and sees a policeman standing on the platform.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One good thing about London is that, in spite of its enormous size, you are there when you arrive.

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outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The stranger heading into Chicago looks out of the window at a country station and sees a policeman standing on the platform.

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platformnounUS /ˈplætfɔːrm/

a raised horizontal surface

From this reading The stranger heading into Chicago looks out of the window at a country station and sees a policeman standing on the platform.

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policemannounUS /pəˈliːsmən/

a member of a police force

From this reading The stranger heading into Chicago looks out of the window at a country station and sees a policeman standing on the platform.

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seesnounUS /siːz/

plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located

From this reading The stranger heading into Chicago looks out of the window at a country station and sees a policeman standing on the platform.

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sizenounUS /saɪz/

the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)

From this reading One good thing about London is that, in spite of its enormous size, you are there when you arrive.

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spitenounUS /spaɪt/

feeling a need to see others suffer

From this reading One good thing about London is that, in spite of its enormous size, you are there when you arrive.

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standingadjectiveUS /ˈstændɪŋ/

having a supporting base

From this reading The stranger heading into Chicago looks out of the window at a country station and sees a policeman standing on the platform.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
stationnounUS /ˈsteɪʃən/

a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose

From this reading If you arrive in Chicago along about the middle of the afternoon you may be at the station by night.

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strangernounUS /ˈstreɪndʒər/

anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading The stranger heading into Chicago looks out of the window at a country station and sees a policeman standing on the platform.

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TakeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading Take Chicago, by way of contrast.

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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading One good thing about London is that, in spite of its enormous size, you are there when you arrive.

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thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading If you arrive in Chicago along about the middle of the afternoon you may be at the station by night.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
THENadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading HOW IT FEELS TO GET INTO LONDON AND THEN BE ENGULFED.

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thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading One good thing about London is that, in spite of its enormous size, you are there when you arrive.

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thingnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading One good thing about London is that, in spite of its enormous size, you are there when you arrive.

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TOparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading HOW IT FEELS TO GET INTO LONDON AND THEN BE ENGULFED.

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waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Take Chicago, by way of contrast.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading One good thing about London is that, in spite of its enormous size, you are there when you arrive.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
windownounUS /ˈwɪndoʊ/

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading The stranger heading into Chicago looks out of the window at a country station and sees a policeman standing on the platform.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading One good thing about London is that, in spite of its enormous size, you are there when you arrive.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Chapter 4 of In Pastures New by George Ade holds 83 sentences, grouped into 17 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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