Complete classic literature • Five-line readings • Clear US narration
VELMORA ACADEMY
Academy of Archival Languages & Memory Studies
Menu Close
Jerome, A Poor Man: A Novel
Jerome, A Poor Man: A Novel

Chapter XXXIX · Chapter 39

Chapter 39 of Jerome, A Poor Man: A Novel is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Cover illustration for Jerome, A Poor Man: A Novel
Context Illustration Reading 1/48 · 5 lines
English subtitles · tap any word to listen 1 / 5
The next morning Jerome was just going out of the yard when he met Paulina Maria Judd and Henry coming in.
Paulina Maria held her blind son by the hand, but he walked with an air of resisting her guidance.
"J'rome, I've come to see you about that money," said Paulina Maria.
"I hear you're goin' to give us two hundred and fifty dollars.
I told you once we wouldn't take your money."
0:00 / 0:00
Speed 0.75x
AI-generated narration by OpenAI · Slow US English
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending

A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Jerome, A Poor Man: A Novel

Chapter XXXIX · Chapter 39

Chapter 39 of Jerome, A Poor Man: A Novel is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/48 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The next morning Jerome was just going out of the yard when he met Paulina Maria Judd and Henry coming in.
Line 2
Paulina Maria held her blind son by the hand, but he walked with an air of resisting her guidance.
Line 3
"J'rome, I've come to see you about that money," said Paulina Maria.
Line 4
"I hear you're goin' to give us two hundred and fifty dollars.
Line 5
I told you once we wouldn't take your money."

Learner Dictionary

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

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

blind noun US /blaɪnd/

people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group

From this reading “Paulina Maria held her blind son by the hand, but he walked with an air of resisting her guidance.”

dollars noun US /ˈdɑːlərz/

plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents

From this reading “"I hear you're goin' to give us two hundred and fifty dollars.”

guidance noun US /ˈɡaɪdəns/

something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

From this reading “Paulina Maria held her blind son by the hand, but he walked with an air of resisting her guidance.”

Henry noun US /ˈhenri/

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading “The next morning Jerome was just going out of the yard when he met Paulina Maria Judd and Henry coming in.”

Jerome noun US /dʒərˈoʊm/

(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420)

From this reading “The next morning Jerome was just going out of the yard when he met Paulina Maria Judd and Henry coming in.”

Maria noun US /mərˈiːə/

a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon

From this reading “The next morning Jerome was just going out of the yard when he met Paulina Maria Judd and Henry coming in.”

resisting verb US /rɪˈzɪstɪŋ/

-ing form of “resist” — elude, especially in a baffling way

From this reading “Paulina Maria held her blind son by the hand, but he walked with an air of resisting her guidance.”

yard noun US /jɑːrd/

a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

From this reading “The next morning Jerome was just going out of the yard when he met Paulina Maria Judd and Henry coming in.”

All words in this reading · 59

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

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "J'rome, I've come to see you about that money," said Paulina Maria.

airnounUS /er/

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading Paulina Maria held her blind son by the hand, but he walked with an air of resisting her guidance.

andeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading Paulina Maria held her blind son by the hand, but he walked with an air of resisting her guidance.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The next morning Jerome was just going out of the yard when he met Paulina Maria Judd and Henry coming in.

blindnounUS /blaɪnd/

people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group

From this reading Paulina Maria held her blind son by the hand, but he walked with an air of resisting her guidance.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Paulina Maria held her blind son by the hand, but he walked with an air of resisting her guidance.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Paulina Maria held her blind son by the hand, but he walked with an air of resisting her guidance.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

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

From this reading "J'rome, I've come to see you about that money," said Paulina Maria.

comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading The next morning Jerome was just going out of the yard when he met Paulina Maria Judd and Henry coming in.

dollarsnounUS /ˈdɑːlərz/

plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents

From this reading "I hear you're goin' to give us two hundred and fifty dollars.

fiftynounUS /ˈfɪfti/

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five

From this reading "I hear you're goin' to give us two hundred and fifty dollars.

giveverbUS /ɡɪv/

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading "I hear you're goin' to give us two hundred and fifty dollars.

goin

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

From this reading "I hear you're goin' to give us two hundred and fifty dollars.

goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading The next morning Jerome was just going out of the yard when he met Paulina Maria Judd and Henry coming in.

guidancenounUS /ˈɡaɪdəns/

something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

From this reading Paulina Maria held her blind son by the hand, but he walked with an air of resisting her guidance.

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Paulina Maria held her blind son by the hand, but he walked with an air of resisting her guidance.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading The next morning Jerome was just going out of the yard when he met Paulina Maria Judd and Henry coming in.

hearverbUS /hiːr/

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading "I hear you're goin' to give us two hundred and fifty dollars.

heldadjectiveUS /held/

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading Paulina Maria held her blind son by the hand, but he walked with an air of resisting her guidance.

HenrynounUS /ˈhenri/

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading The next morning Jerome was just going out of the yard when he met Paulina Maria Judd and Henry coming in.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Paulina Maria held her blind son by the hand, but he walked with an air of resisting her guidance.

hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/

ten 10s

From this reading "I hear you're goin' to give us two hundred and fifty dollars.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I hear you're goin' to give us two hundred and fifty dollars.

I've

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

From this reading "J'rome, I've come to see you about that money," said Paulina Maria.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading The next morning Jerome was just going out of the yard when he met Paulina Maria Judd and Henry coming in.

J'rome

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

From this reading "J'rome, I've come to see you about that money," said Paulina Maria.

JeromenounUS /dʒərˈoʊm/

(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420)

From this reading The next morning Jerome was just going out of the yard when he met Paulina Maria Judd and Henry coming in.

Judd

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

From this reading The next morning Jerome was just going out of the yard when he met Paulina Maria Judd and Henry coming in.

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading The next morning Jerome was just going out of the yard when he met Paulina Maria Judd and Henry coming in.

MarianounUS /mərˈiːə/

a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon

From this reading The next morning Jerome was just going out of the yard when he met Paulina Maria Judd and Henry coming in.

metverbUS /met/

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading The next morning Jerome was just going out of the yard when he met Paulina Maria Judd and Henry coming in.

moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading "J'rome, I've come to see you about that money," said Paulina Maria.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading The next morning Jerome was just going out of the yard when he met Paulina Maria Judd and Henry coming in.

nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading The next morning Jerome was just going out of the yard when he met Paulina Maria Judd and Henry coming in.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The next morning Jerome was just going out of the yard when he met Paulina Maria Judd and Henry coming in.

onceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

From this reading I told you once we wouldn't take your money."

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The next morning Jerome was just going out of the yard when he met Paulina Maria Judd and Henry coming in.

Paulina

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

From this reading The next morning Jerome was just going out of the yard when he met Paulina Maria Judd and Henry coming in.

resistingverbUS /rɪˈzɪstɪŋ/

-ing form of “resist” — elude, especially in a baffling way

From this reading Paulina Maria held her blind son by the hand, but he walked with an air of resisting her guidance.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "J'rome, I've come to see you about that money," said Paulina Maria.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "J'rome, I've come to see you about that money," said Paulina Maria.

sonnounUS /sʌn/

a male human offspring

From this reading Paulina Maria held her blind son by the hand, but he walked with an air of resisting her guidance.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading I told you once we wouldn't take your money."

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "J'rome, I've come to see you about that money," said Paulina Maria.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The next morning Jerome was just going out of the yard when he met Paulina Maria Judd and Henry coming in.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "J'rome, I've come to see you about that money," said Paulina Maria.

toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading I told you once we wouldn't take your money."

twonounUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "I hear you're goin' to give us two hundred and fifty dollars.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

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

From this reading "I hear you're goin' to give us two hundred and fifty dollars.

walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading Paulina Maria held her blind son by the hand, but he walked with an air of resisting her guidance.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading The next morning Jerome was just going out of the yard when he met Paulina Maria Judd and Henry coming in.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading I told you once we wouldn't take your money."

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading The next morning Jerome was just going out of the yard when he met Paulina Maria Judd and Henry coming in.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Paulina Maria held her blind son by the hand, but he walked with an air of resisting her guidance.

wouldn't

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

From this reading I told you once we wouldn't take your money."

yardnounUS /jɑːrd/

a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

From this reading The next morning Jerome was just going out of the yard when he met Paulina Maria Judd and Henry coming in.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "J'rome, I've come to see you about that money," said Paulina Maria.

you're

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

From this reading "I hear you're goin' to give us two hundred and fifty dollars.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I told you once we wouldn't take your money."

Chapter 39 of Jerome, A Poor Man: A Novel by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman holds 241 sentences, grouped into 49 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.

What does chapter 39 of Jerome, A Poor Man: A Novel contain?

Chapter 39 holds 241 sentences of Jerome, A Poor Man: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 39 of Jerome, A Poor Man: A Novel by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 241 sentences, grouped into 49 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 39 of Jerome, A Poor Man: A Novel?

Work through the 49 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 49 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 39 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 39 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading Jerome, A Poor Man: A Novel

Common questions about reading Jerome, A Poor Man: A Novel by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Jerome, A Poor Man: A Novel?

Yes. All 7667 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #17886 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Jerome, A Poor Man: A Novel is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #17886, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Jerome, A Poor Man: A Novel take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1534 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Jerome, A Poor Man: A Novel section by section

How to work through Jerome, A Poor Man: A Novel section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 40 chapters of Jerome, A Poor Man: A Novel to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Jerome, A Poor Man: A Novel

Words and structures a reader meets early in Jerome, A Poor Man: A Novel, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Morning
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Jerome, A Poor Man: A Novel; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Early
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Jerome, A Poor Man: A Novel; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Jerome
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Jerome, A Poor Man: A Novel; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Twelve
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Jerome, A Poor Man: A Novel; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.