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John Deane of Nottingham

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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"I am obliged to you," said Jack.
"I knew you, Master Pearson, the moment I saw you."
"So I thought," was the answer.
"When we parted at Cambridge, I was not certain in which character I should come to Saint Faith's.
However, you might have found it difficult to come north without me, and I therefore have made arrangements to accompany you."
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John Deane of Nottingham

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of John Deane of Nottingham is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"I am obliged to you," said Jack.
/aɪ æm əˈblaɪdʒd tuː juː sed dʒæk/
Line 2
"I knew you, Master Pearson, the moment I saw you."
Line 3
"So I thought," was the answer.
/soʊ aɪ θɔːt wɑːz ðə ˈænsər/
Line 4
"When we parted at Cambridge, I was not certain in which character I should come to Saint Faith's.
Line 5
However, you might have found it difficult to come north without me, and I therefore have made arrangements to accompany you."
/ˌhaʊˈevər juː maɪt hæv faʊnd ɪt ˈdɪfəkəlt tuː kʌm nɔːrθ wɪˈθaʊt miː ənd aɪ ˈðerfɔːr hæv meɪd ərˈeɪndʒmənts tuː əˈkʌmpəni juː/

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accompany verb US /əˈkʌmpəni/

be present or associated with an event or entity

From this reading “However, you might have found it difficult to come north without me, and I therefore have made arrangements to accompany you."”

arrangements noun US /ərˈeɪndʒmənts/

plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to

From this reading “However, you might have found it difficult to come north without me, and I therefore have made arrangements to accompany you."”

Cambridge noun US /ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ/

a university in England

From this reading “"When we parted at Cambridge, I was not certain in which character I should come to Saint Faith's.”

difficult adjective US /ˈdɪfəkəlt/

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading “However, you might have found it difficult to come north without me, and I therefore have made arrangements to accompany you."”

north noun US /nɔːrθ/

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading “However, you might have found it difficult to come north without me, and I therefore have made arrangements to accompany you."”

obliged adjective US /əˈblaɪdʒd/

under a moral obligation to do something

From this reading “"I am obliged to you," said Jack.”

parted adjective US /ˈpɑːrtɪd/

having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes

From this reading “"When we parted at Cambridge, I was not certain in which character I should come to Saint Faith's.”

Saint noun US /seɪnt/

a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization

From this reading “"When we parted at Cambridge, I was not certain in which character I should come to Saint Faith's.”

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accompanyverbUS /əˈkʌmpəni/

be present or associated with an event or entity

From this reading However, you might have found it difficult to come north without me, and I therefore have made arrangements to accompany you."

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "I am obliged to you," said Jack.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading However, you might have found it difficult to come north without me, and I therefore have made arrangements to accompany you."

answerverbUS /ˈænsər/

react verbally

From this reading "So I thought," was the answer.

arrangementsnounUS /ərˈeɪndʒmənts/

plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to

From this reading However, you might have found it difficult to come north without me, and I therefore have made arrangements to accompany you."

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "When we parted at Cambridge, I was not certain in which character I should come to Saint Faith's.

CambridgenounUS /ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ/

a university in England

From this reading "When we parted at Cambridge, I was not certain in which character I should come to Saint Faith's.

certainadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtən/

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading "When we parted at Cambridge, I was not certain in which character I should come to Saint Faith's.

characternounUS /ˈkerɪktər/

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading "When we parted at Cambridge, I was not certain in which character I should come to Saint Faith's.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

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

From this reading "When we parted at Cambridge, I was not certain in which character I should come to Saint Faith's.

difficultadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfəkəlt/

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading However, you might have found it difficult to come north without me, and I therefore have made arrangements to accompany you."

Faith's

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

From this reading "When we parted at Cambridge, I was not certain in which character I should come to Saint Faith's.

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading However, you might have found it difficult to come north without me, and I therefore have made arrangements to accompany you."

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading However, you might have found it difficult to come north without me, and I therefore have made arrangements to accompany you."

HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading However, you might have found it difficult to come north without me, and I therefore have made arrangements to accompany you."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I am obliged to you," said Jack.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "When we parted at Cambridge, I was not certain in which character I should come to Saint Faith's.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading However, you might have found it difficult to come north without me, and I therefore have made arrangements to accompany you."

JacknounUS /dʒæk/

a small worthless amount

From this reading "I am obliged to you," said Jack.

knewverbUS /nuː/

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading "I knew you, Master Pearson, the moment I saw you."

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading However, you might have found it difficult to come north without me, and I therefore have made arrangements to accompany you."

MasternounUS /ˈmæstər/

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading "I knew you, Master Pearson, the moment I saw you."

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading However, you might have found it difficult to come north without me, and I therefore have made arrangements to accompany you."

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading However, you might have found it difficult to come north without me, and I therefore have made arrangements to accompany you."

momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/

a particular point in time

From this reading "I knew you, Master Pearson, the moment I saw you."

northnounUS /nɔːrθ/

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading However, you might have found it difficult to come north without me, and I therefore have made arrangements to accompany you."

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "When we parted at Cambridge, I was not certain in which character I should come to Saint Faith's.

obligedadjectiveUS /əˈblaɪdʒd/

under a moral obligation to do something

From this reading "I am obliged to you," said Jack.

partedadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːrtɪd/

having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes

From this reading "When we parted at Cambridge, I was not certain in which character I should come to Saint Faith's.

Pearson

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

From this reading "I knew you, Master Pearson, the moment I saw you."

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "I am obliged to you," said Jack.

SaintnounUS /seɪnt/

a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization

From this reading "When we parted at Cambridge, I was not certain in which character I should come to Saint Faith's.

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading "I knew you, Master Pearson, the moment I saw you."

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading "When we parted at Cambridge, I was not certain in which character I should come to Saint Faith's.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "So I thought," was the answer.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "I knew you, Master Pearson, the moment I saw you."

thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/

for that reason; as a result

From this reading However, you might have found it difficult to come north without me, and I therefore have made arrangements to accompany you."

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading "So I thought," was the answer.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "I am obliged to you," said Jack.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading "So I thought," was the answer.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "When we parted at Cambridge, I was not certain in which character I should come to Saint Faith's.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading "When we parted at Cambridge, I was not certain in which character I should come to Saint Faith's.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading "When we parted at Cambridge, I was not certain in which character I should come to Saint Faith's.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading However, you might have found it difficult to come north without me, and I therefore have made arrangements to accompany you."

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I am obliged to you," said Jack.

Chapter 4 of John Deane of Nottingham by William Henry Giles Kingston holds 431 sentences, grouped into 87 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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Deane
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Nottingham--historic
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Kingston
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