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Joyce's Investments: A Story for Girls

Chapter XXI · Chapter 21

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A VISIT TO LOZCOSKI.
Joyce was called into the city by the Lozcoski affair the very next day.
She was accompanied by George Dalton, also by a tablet filled with memoranda.
There were things to buy for the Bonnivels, the Hapgoods, and for her own household.
There was counsel to secure for Nate, some business to transact with Mr. Barrington, and, lastly, the Lozcoski matter.
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Joyce's Investments: A Story for Girls

Chapter XXI · Chapter 21

Chapter 21 of Joyce's Investments: A Story for Girls is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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A VISIT TO LOZCOSKI.
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Joyce was called into the city by the Lozcoski affair the very next day.
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She was accompanied by George Dalton, also by a tablet filled with memoranda.
/ʃiː wɑːz əˈkʌmpənid baɪ dʒɔːrdʒ ˈdɔːltən ˈɔːlsoʊ baɪ ə ˈtæblət fɪld wɪð ˌmemərˈændə/
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There were things to buy for the Bonnivels, the Hapgoods, and for her own household.
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There was counsel to secure for Nate, some business to transact with Mr. Barrington, and, lastly, the Lozcoski matter.

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.

counsel noun US /ˈkaʊnsəl/

a lawyer who pleads cases in court

From this reading “There was counsel to secure for Nate, some business to transact with Mr. Barrington, and, lastly, the Lozcoski matter.”

Dalton noun US /ˈdɔːltən/

English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures; gave the first description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844)

From this reading “She was accompanied by George Dalton, also by a tablet filled with memoranda.”

Joyce noun US /dʒɔɪs/

influential Irish writer noted for his many innovations (such as stream of consciousness writing) (1882-1941)

From this reading “Joyce was called into the city by the Lozcoski affair the very next day.”

lastly adverb US /ˈlæstli/

the item at the end

From this reading “There was counsel to secure for Nate, some business to transact with Mr. Barrington, and, lastly, the Lozcoski matter.”

memoranda noun US /ˌmemərˈændə/

a written proposal or reminder

From this reading “She was accompanied by George Dalton, also by a tablet filled with memoranda.”

secure verb US /sɪˈkjʊr/

get by special effort

From this reading “There was counsel to secure for Nate, some business to transact with Mr. Barrington, and, lastly, the Lozcoski matter.”

tablet noun US /ˈtæblət/

a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription

From this reading “She was accompanied by George Dalton, also by a tablet filled with memoranda.”

transact verb US /trænˈzækt/

conduct business

From this reading “There was counsel to secure for Nate, some business to transact with Mr. Barrington, and, lastly, the Lozcoski matter.”

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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 A VISIT TO LOZCOSKI.

accompaniedadjectiveUS /əˈkʌmpənid/

having companions or an escort

From this reading She was accompanied by George Dalton, also by a tablet filled with memoranda.

affairnounUS /əˈfer/

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading Joyce was called into the city by the Lozcoski affair the very next day.

alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/

in addition

From this reading She was accompanied by George Dalton, also by a tablet filled with memoranda.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading There were things to buy for the Bonnivels, the Hapgoods, and for her own household.

Barrington

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

From this reading There was counsel to secure for Nate, some business to transact with Mr. Barrington, and, lastly, the Lozcoski matter.

Bonnivels

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

From this reading There were things to buy for the Bonnivels, the Hapgoods, and for her own household.

businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading There was counsel to secure for Nate, some business to transact with Mr. Barrington, and, lastly, the Lozcoski matter.

buyverbUS /baɪ/

obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

From this reading There were things to buy for the Bonnivels, the Hapgoods, and for her own household.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Joyce was called into the city by the Lozcoski affair the very next day.

calledverbUS /kɔːld/

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Joyce was called into the city by the Lozcoski affair the very next day.

citynounUS /ˈsɪti/

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading Joyce was called into the city by the Lozcoski affair the very next day.

counselnounUS /ˈkaʊnsəl/

a lawyer who pleads cases in court

From this reading There was counsel to secure for Nate, some business to transact with Mr. Barrington, and, lastly, the Lozcoski matter.

DaltonnounUS /ˈdɔːltən/

English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures; gave the first description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844)

From this reading She was accompanied by George Dalton, also by a tablet filled with memoranda.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Joyce was called into the city by the Lozcoski affair the very next day.

filledadjectiveUS /fɪld/

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading She was accompanied by George Dalton, also by a tablet filled with memoranda.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading There were things to buy for the Bonnivels, the Hapgoods, and for her own household.

GeorgenounUS /dʒɔːrdʒ/

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading She was accompanied by George Dalton, also by a tablet filled with memoranda.

Hapgoods

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

From this reading There were things to buy for the Bonnivels, the Hapgoods, and for her own household.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading There were things to buy for the Bonnivels, the Hapgoods, and for her own household.

householdnounUS /ˈhaʊshoʊld/

a social unit living together

From this reading There were things to buy for the Bonnivels, the Hapgoods, and for her own household.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Joyce was called into the city by the Lozcoski affair the very next day.

JoycenounUS /dʒɔɪs/

influential Irish writer noted for his many innovations (such as stream of consciousness writing) (1882-1941)

From this reading Joyce was called into the city by the Lozcoski affair the very next day.

lastlyadverbUS /ˈlæstli/

the item at the end

From this reading There was counsel to secure for Nate, some business to transact with Mr. Barrington, and, lastly, the Lozcoski matter.

LOZCOSKI

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

From this reading A VISIT TO LOZCOSKI.

matternounUS /ˈmætər/

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading There was counsel to secure for Nate, some business to transact with Mr. Barrington, and, lastly, the Lozcoski matter.

memorandanounUS /ˌmemərˈændə/

a written proposal or reminder

From this reading She was accompanied by George Dalton, also by a tablet filled with memoranda.

MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading There was counsel to secure for Nate, some business to transact with Mr. Barrington, and, lastly, the Lozcoski matter.

Nate

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

From this reading There was counsel to secure for Nate, some business to transact with Mr. Barrington, and, lastly, the Lozcoski matter.

nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading Joyce was called into the city by the Lozcoski affair the very next day.

ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading There were things to buy for the Bonnivels, the Hapgoods, and for her own household.

secureverbUS /sɪˈkjʊr/

get by special effort

From this reading There was counsel to secure for Nate, some business to transact with Mr. Barrington, and, lastly, the Lozcoski matter.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading She was accompanied by George Dalton, also by a tablet filled with memoranda.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading There was counsel to secure for Nate, some business to transact with Mr. Barrington, and, lastly, the Lozcoski matter.

tabletnounUS /ˈtæblət/

a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription

From this reading She was accompanied by George Dalton, also by a tablet filled with memoranda.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Joyce was called into the city by the Lozcoski affair the very next day.

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There were things to buy for the Bonnivels, the Hapgoods, and for her own household.

thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading There were things to buy for the Bonnivels, the Hapgoods, and for her own household.

TOparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading A VISIT TO LOZCOSKI.

transactverbUS /trænˈzækt/

conduct business

From this reading There was counsel to secure for Nate, some business to transact with Mr. Barrington, and, lastly, the Lozcoski matter.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading Joyce was called into the city by the Lozcoski affair the very next day.

VISITverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading A VISIT TO LOZCOSKI.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Joyce was called into the city by the Lozcoski affair the very next day.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading There were things to buy for the Bonnivels, the Hapgoods, and for her own household.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading She was accompanied by George Dalton, also by a tablet filled with memoranda.

Chapter 21 of Joyce's Investments: A Story for Girls by Fannie E. (Fannie Ellsworth) Newberry holds 170 sentences, grouped into 34 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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