Joan Haste

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By H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 39 of Joan Haste by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard holds 177 sentences, grouped into 36 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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HUSBAND AND WIFE.

When Joan parted from Henry she walked quickly to Monk’s Vale station to catch the train.

Arriving just in time, she bought a third-class ticket to Bradmouth, and got into an empty carriage.

Already they were starting, when the door opened, and a man entered the compartment.

At first she did not look at him, so intent was she upon her own thoughts, till some curious influence caused her to raise her eyes, and she saw that the man was her husband, Samuel Rock.

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Joan Haste

Chapter XXXIX

Chapter 39 of Joan Haste is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

HUSBAND AND WIFE.

Line 2

When Joan parted from Henry she walked quickly to Monk’s Vale station to catch the train.

Line 3

Arriving just in time, she bought a third-class ticket to Bradmouth, and got into an empty carriage.

Line 4

Already they were starting, when the door opened, and a man entered the compartment.

Line 5

At first she did not look at him, so intent was she upon her own thoughts, till some curious influence caused her to raise her eyes, and she saw that the man was her husband, Samuel Rock.

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Till preposition US /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “At first she did not look at him, so intent was she upon her own thoughts, till some curious influence caused her to raise her eyes, and she saw that the man was her husband, Samuel Rock.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

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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 Arriving just in time, she bought a third-class ticket to Bradmouth, and got into an empty carriage.

Already

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From this reading Already they were starting, when the door opened, and a man entered the compartment.

andeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading Arriving just in time, she bought a third-class ticket to Bradmouth, and got into an empty carriage.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE.

Arriving

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From this reading Arriving just in time, she bought a third-class ticket to Bradmouth, and got into an empty carriage.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At first she did not look at him, so intent was she upon her own thoughts, till some curious influence caused her to raise her eyes, and she saw that the man was her husband, Samuel Rock.

bought

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From this reading Arriving just in time, she bought a third-class ticket to Bradmouth, and got into an empty carriage.

Bradmouth

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From this reading Arriving just in time, she bought a third-class ticket to Bradmouth, and got into an empty carriage.

carriage

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From this reading Arriving just in time, she bought a third-class ticket to Bradmouth, and got into an empty carriage.

catch

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From this reading When Joan parted from Henry she walked quickly to Monk’s Vale station to catch the train.

caused

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compartment

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From this reading Already they were starting, when the door opened, and a man entered the compartment.

curious

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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

door

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From this reading Already they were starting, when the door opened, and a man entered the compartment.

empty

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From this reading Arriving just in time, she bought a third-class ticket to Bradmouth, and got into an empty carriage.

entered

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From this reading Already they were starting, when the door opened, and a man entered the compartment.

eyes

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first

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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading When Joan parted from Henry she walked quickly to Monk’s Vale station to catch the train.

got

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From this reading Arriving just in time, she bought a third-class ticket to Bradmouth, and got into an empty carriage.

Henry

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From this reading When Joan parted from Henry she walked quickly to Monk’s Vale station to catch the train.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

HUSBAND

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From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Arriving just in time, she bought a third-class ticket to Bradmouth, and got into an empty carriage.

influence

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intent

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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Arriving just in time, she bought a third-class ticket to Bradmouth, and got into an empty carriage.

Joan

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From this reading When Joan parted from Henry she walked quickly to Monk’s Vale station to catch the train.

just

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From this reading Arriving just in time, she bought a third-class ticket to Bradmouth, and got into an empty carriage.

look

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man

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From this reading Already they were starting, when the door opened, and a man entered the compartment.

Monk's

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From this reading When Joan parted from Henry she walked quickly to Monk’s Vale station to catch the train.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

opened

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From this reading Already they were starting, when the door opened, and a man entered the compartment.

own

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parted

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From this reading When Joan parted from Henry she walked quickly to Monk’s Vale station to catch the train.

quickly

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From this reading When Joan parted from Henry she walked quickly to Monk’s Vale station to catch the train.

raise

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Rock

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Samuel

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saw

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shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading When Joan parted from Henry she walked quickly to Monk’s Vale station to catch the train.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

some

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starting

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From this reading Already they were starting, when the door opened, and a man entered the compartment.

station

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From this reading When Joan parted from Henry she walked quickly to Monk’s Vale station to catch the train.

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 When Joan parted from Henry she walked quickly to Monk’s Vale station to catch the train.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading Already they were starting, when the door opened, and a man entered the compartment.

third-class

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From this reading Arriving just in time, she bought a third-class ticket to Bradmouth, and got into an empty carriage.

thoughts

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ticket

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From this reading Arriving just in time, she bought a third-class ticket to Bradmouth, and got into an empty carriage.

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

time

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From this reading Arriving just in time, she bought a third-class ticket to Bradmouth, and got into an empty carriage.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading When Joan parted from Henry she walked quickly to Monk’s Vale station to catch the train.

train

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From this reading When Joan parted from Henry she walked quickly to Monk’s Vale station to catch the train.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

Vale

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From this reading When Joan parted from Henry she walked quickly to Monk’s Vale station to catch the train.

walked

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From this reading When Joan parted from Henry she walked quickly to Monk’s Vale station to catch the train.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading Already they were starting, when the door opened, and a man entered the compartment.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When Joan parted from Henry she walked quickly to Monk’s Vale station to catch the train.

WIFE

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From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE.

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