Kate Bonnet

Chapter XXXIX · Chapter 39

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THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.

He had had a hard time to get there, having but little money and no friends to help him; but he had a strong heart and an earnest, and so he was bound to get there at last; and, although Kate saw no visitors, she saw him.

She was not dressed in mourning; she could not wear black for herself.

She greeted the Scotchman with earnestness; he was a friend out of the old past, but she gave him no chance to speak first.

"Ben," she exclaimed, "have you a message for me?"

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Kate Bonnet Frank R. Stockton

Chapter XXXIX

Chapter 39

Chapter 39 of Kate Bonnet is here in full — 30 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town. He had had a hard time to get there, having but little money and no friends to help him; but he had a strong heart and an earnest, and so he was bound to get there at last; and, although Kate saw no visitors, she saw him. She was not dressed in mourning; she could not wear black for herself. She greeted the Scotchman with earnestness; he was a friend out of the old past, but she gave him no chance to speak first. "Ben," she exclaimed, "have you a message for me?"

Kate Bonnet

Chapter XXXIX · Chapter 39

Chapter 39 of Kate Bonnet is here in full — 30 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.

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She was not dressed in mourning; she could not wear black for herself.

/ʃiː wɑːz nɑːt drest ɪn ˈmɔːrnɪŋ ʃiː kʊd nɑːt wer blæk fɔːr hərˈself/

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She greeted the Scotchman with earnestness; he was a friend out of the old past, but she gave him no chance to speak first.

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"Ben," she exclaimed, "have you a message for me?"

/ben ʃiː ɪkˈskleɪmd hæv juː ə ˈmesədʒ fɔːr miː/

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Ben noun US /ben/

a mountain or tall hill

From this reading “THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.”

blessings noun US /ˈblesɪŋz/

plural of “blessing” — the formal act of approving

From this reading “THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.”

earnestness noun US /ˈɜːrnəstnəs/

an earnest and sincere feeling

From this reading “She greeted the Scotchman with earnestness; he was a friend out of the old past, but she gave him no chance to speak first.”

Greenway noun US /ˈɡriːnweɪ/

a belt of parks or rural land surrounding a town or city

From this reading “THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.”

greeted verb US /ˈɡriːtəd/

past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone

From this reading “She greeted the Scotchman with earnestness; he was a friend out of the old past, but she gave him no chance to speak first.”

mourning noun US /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one

From this reading “She was not dressed in mourning; she could not wear black for herself.”

Spanish noun US /ˈspænɪʃ/

the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain

From this reading “THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.”

visitors noun US /ˈvɪzɪtərz/

plural of “visitor” — someone who visits

From this reading “He had had a hard time to get there, having but little money and no friends to help him; but he had a strong heart and an earnest, and so he was bound to get there at last; and, although Kate saw no visitors, she saw him.”

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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 He had had a hard time to get there, having but little money and no friends to help him; but he had a strong heart and an earnest, and so he was bound to get there at last; and, although Kate saw no visitors, she saw him.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.

althoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

andeterminerUS /æn/

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

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

arrivedverbUS /ərˈaɪvd/

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.

BennounUS /ben/

a mountain or tall hill

From this reading THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.

blackadjectiveUS /blæk/

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading She was not dressed in mourning; she could not wear black for herself.

BLESSINGSnounUS /ˈblesɪŋz/

plural of “blessing” — the formal act of approving

From this reading THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.

boundadjectiveUS /baʊnd/

confined by bonds

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.

chancenounUS /tʃæns/

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading She greeted the Scotchman with earnestness; he was a friend out of the old past, but she gave him no chance to speak first.

COMEverbUS /kʌm/

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

From this reading THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading She was not dressed in mourning; she could not wear black for herself.

DEATHnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.

dressedadjectiveUS /drest/

dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination

From this reading She was not dressed in mourning; she could not wear black for herself.

earnestadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrnɪst/

characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions

earnestnessnounUS /ˈɜːrnəstnəs/

an earnest and sincere feeling

From this reading She greeted the Scotchman with earnestness; he was a friend out of the old past, but she gave him no chance to speak first.

exclaimedverbUS /ɪkˈskleɪmd/

past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

From this reading "Ben," she exclaimed, "have you a message for me?"

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading She greeted the Scotchman with earnestness; he was a friend out of the old past, but she gave him no chance to speak first.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading She was not dressed in mourning; she could not wear black for herself.

friendnounUS /frend/

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading She greeted the Scotchman with earnestness; he was a friend out of the old past, but she gave him no chance to speak first.

friendsnounUS /frendz/

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.

gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading She greeted the Scotchman with earnestness; he was a friend out of the old past, but she gave him no chance to speak first.

getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

GreenwaynounUS /ˈɡriːnweɪ/

a belt of parks or rural land surrounding a town or city

From this reading THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.

greetedverbUS /ˈɡriːtəd/

past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone

From this reading She greeted the Scotchman with earnestness; he was a friend out of the old past, but she gave him no chance to speak first.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/

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

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "Ben," she exclaimed, "have you a message for me?"

havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

helpverbUS /help/

give help or assistance; be of service

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading She was not dressed in mourning; she could not wear black for herself.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.

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lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

letternounUS /ˈletər/

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

MartinnounUS /ˈmɑːrtən/

French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)

From this reading THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading "Ben," she exclaimed, "have you a message for me?"

messagenounUS /ˈmesədʒ/

a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled

From this reading "Ben," she exclaimed, "have you a message for me?"

moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

mourningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one

From this reading She was not dressed in mourning; she could not wear black for herself.

Newcombe's

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From this reading THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading She was not dressed in mourning; she could not wear black for herself.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading She greeted the Scotchman with earnestness; he was a friend out of the old past, but she gave him no chance to speak first.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading She greeted the Scotchman with earnestness; he was a friend out of the old past, but she gave him no chance to speak first.

pastnounUS /pæst/

the time that has elapsed

From this reading She greeted the Scotchman with earnestness; he was a friend out of the old past, but she gave him no chance to speak first.

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

Scotchmannoun

a native or inhabitant of Scotland

From this reading She greeted the Scotchman with earnestness; he was a friend out of the old past, but she gave him no chance to speak first.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

SpanishnounUS /ˈspænɪʃ/

the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain

From this reading THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.

speakverbUS /spiːk/

express in speech

From this reading She greeted the Scotchman with earnestness; he was a friend out of the old past, but she gave him no chance to speak first.

strongadjectiveUS /strɔːŋ/

having strength or power greater than average or expected

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

threenounUS /θriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

TownnounUS /taʊn/

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.

visitorsnounUS /ˈvɪzɪtərz/

plural of “visitor” — someone who visits

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.

wearverbUS /wer/

be dressed in

From this reading She was not dressed in mourning; she could not wear black for herself.

weeksnounUS /wiːks/

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.

WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.

WICKEDadjectiveUS /ˈwɪkəd/

morally bad in principle or practice

From this reading THE BLESSINGS WHICH COME FROM THE DEATH OF THE WICKED It was three weeks after Martin Newcombe's letter came before Ben Greenway arrived in Spanish Town.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading She greeted the Scotchman with earnestness; he was a friend out of the old past, but she gave him no chance to speak first.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Ben," she exclaimed, "have you a message for me?"

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