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Katy Gaumer

Chapter XX

Chapter 20 of Katy Gaumer is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Elsie Singmaster • Curated US English Learning Edition
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THE MYSTERY DEEPENS FOR a long time neither the squire nor David spoke or moved.
David sat on the bench where he had sat, a little boy at Sunday School, and the squire remained kneeling, forgetting his aching bones.
When sharp pain reminded him of his years and his rheumatism, he rose and sat by David on the low, shallow bench.
"I can't understand it," said he again and again.
"One cannot believe it.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Katy Gaumer

Chapter XX

Chapter 20 of Katy Gaumer is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE MYSTERY DEEPENS FOR a long time neither the squire nor David spoke or moved.
/ðə ˈmɪstəri ˈdiːpənz fɔːr ə lɔːŋ taɪm ˈniːðər ðə skwaɪr nɔːr ˈdeɪvɪd spoʊk ɔːr muːvd/
Line 2
David sat on the bench where he had sat, a little boy at Sunday School, and the squire remained kneeling, forgetting his aching bones.
/ˈdeɪvɪd sæt ɑːn ðə bentʃ wer hiː hæd sæt ə ˈlɪtəl bɔɪ æt ˈsʌndeɪ skuːl ənd ðə skwaɪr rɪˈmeɪnd ˈniːlɪŋ fərˈɡetɪŋ hɪz ˈeɪkɪŋ boʊnz/
Line 3
When sharp pain reminded him of his years and his rheumatism, he rose and sat by David on the low, shallow bench.
/wen ʃɑːrp peɪn riˈmaɪndɪd hɪm ʌv hɪz jɪrz ənd hɪz ˈruːmətɪzəm hiː roʊz ənd sæt baɪ ˈdeɪvɪd ɑːn ðə loʊ ˈʃæloʊ bentʃ/
Line 4
"I can't understand it," said he again and again.
Line 5
"One cannot believe it.

Learner Dictionary

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aching adjective US /ˈeɪkɪŋ/

causing a dull and steady pain

From this reading “David sat on the bench where he had sat, a little boy at Sunday School, and the squire remained kneeling, forgetting his aching bones.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
bench noun US /bentʃ/

a long seat for more than one person

From this reading “David sat on the bench where he had sat, a little boy at Sunday School, and the squire remained kneeling, forgetting his aching bones.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
deepens verb US /ˈdiːpənz/

third-person singular of “deepen” — make more intense, stronger, or more marked

From this reading “THE MYSTERY DEEPENS FOR a long time neither the squire nor David spoke or moved.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
forgetting verb US /fərˈɡetɪŋ/

inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading “David sat on the bench where he had sat, a little boy at Sunday School, and the squire remained kneeling, forgetting his aching bones.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
kneeling noun US /ˈniːlɪŋ/

supporting yourself on your knees

From this reading “David sat on the bench where he had sat, a little boy at Sunday School, and the squire remained kneeling, forgetting his aching bones.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
reminded verb US /riˈmaɪndɪd/

past form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone

From this reading “When sharp pain reminded him of his years and his rheumatism, he rose and sat by David on the low, shallow bench.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rheumatism noun US /ˈruːmətɪzəm/

any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues

From this reading “When sharp pain reminded him of his years and his rheumatism, he rose and sat by David on the low, shallow bench.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shallow adjective US /ˈʃæloʊ/

lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center

From this reading “When sharp pain reminded him of his years and his rheumatism, he rose and sat by David on the low, shallow bench.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

sharp pain adjective + noun

In this reading “When sharp pain reminded him of his years and his rheumatism, he rose and sat by David on the low, shallow bench.”

766 times in 426,212 chapters
on the bench preposition + article + noun counted as “on … bench”

In this reading “David sat on the bench where he had sat, a little boy at Sunday School, and the squire remained kneeling, forgetting his aching bones.”

8,058 times in 426,212 chapters
long time adjective + noun

a prolonged period of time

In this reading “THE MYSTERY DEEPENS FOR a long time neither the squire nor David spoke or moved.”

57,940 times in 426,212 chapters
little boy adjective + noun

In this reading “David sat on the bench where he had sat, a little boy at Sunday School, and the squire remained kneeling, forgetting his aching bones.”

27,379 times in 426,212 chapters

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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 THE MYSTERY DEEPENS FOR a long time neither the squire nor David spoke or moved.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
achingadjectiveUS /ˈeɪkɪŋ/

causing a dull and steady pain

From this reading David sat on the bench where he had sat, a little boy at Sunday School, and the squire remained kneeling, forgetting his aching bones.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading "I can't understand it," said he again and again.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading David sat on the bench where he had sat, a little boy at Sunday School, and the squire remained kneeling, forgetting his aching bones.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading David sat on the bench where he had sat, a little boy at Sunday School, and the squire remained kneeling, forgetting his aching bones.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading "One cannot believe it.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
benchnounUS /bentʃ/

a long seat for more than one person

From this reading David sat on the bench where he had sat, a little boy at Sunday School, and the squire remained kneeling, forgetting his aching bones.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
bonesnounUS /boʊnz/

(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance

From this reading David sat on the bench where he had sat, a little boy at Sunday School, and the squire remained kneeling, forgetting his aching bones.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
boynounUS /bɔɪ/

a youthful male person

From this reading David sat on the bench where he had sat, a little boy at Sunday School, and the squire remained kneeling, forgetting his aching bones.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading When sharp pain reminded him of his years and his rheumatism, he rose and sat by David on the low, shallow bench.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
can't

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From this reading "I can't understand it," said he again and again.

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cannot

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From this reading "One cannot believe it.

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DavidnounUS /ˈdeɪvɪd/

patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)

From this reading THE MYSTERY DEEPENS FOR a long time neither the squire nor David spoke or moved.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
DEEPENSverbUS /ˈdiːpənz/

third-person singular of “deepen” — make more intense, stronger, or more marked

From this reading THE MYSTERY DEEPENS FOR a long time neither the squire nor David spoke or moved.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE MYSTERY DEEPENS FOR a long time neither the squire nor David spoke or moved.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
forgettingverbUS /fərˈɡetɪŋ/

inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading David sat on the bench where he had sat, a little boy at Sunday School, and the squire remained kneeling, forgetting his aching bones.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading David sat on the bench where he had sat, a little boy at Sunday School, and the squire remained kneeling, forgetting his aching bones.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading David sat on the bench where he had sat, a little boy at Sunday School, and the squire remained kneeling, forgetting his aching bones.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading When sharp pain reminded him of his years and his rheumatism, he rose and sat by David on the low, shallow bench.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading David sat on the bench where he had sat, a little boy at Sunday School, and the squire remained kneeling, forgetting his aching bones.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I can't understand it," said he again and again.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "I can't understand it," said he again and again.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
kneelingnounUS /ˈniːlɪŋ/

supporting yourself on your knees

From this reading David sat on the bench where he had sat, a little boy at Sunday School, and the squire remained kneeling, forgetting his aching bones.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

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

From this reading David sat on the bench where he had sat, a little boy at Sunday School, and the squire remained kneeling, forgetting his aching bones.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading THE MYSTERY DEEPENS FOR a long time neither the squire nor David spoke or moved.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lowadjectiveUS /loʊ/

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading When sharp pain reminded him of his years and his rheumatism, he rose and sat by David on the low, shallow bench.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
movedadjectiveUS /muːvd/

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading THE MYSTERY DEEPENS FOR a long time neither the squire nor David spoke or moved.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MYSTERYnounUS /ˈmɪstəri/

something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

From this reading THE MYSTERY DEEPENS FOR a long time neither the squire nor David spoke or moved.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/

not one and not the other of two

From this reading THE MYSTERY DEEPENS FOR a long time neither the squire nor David spoke or moved.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading THE MYSTERY DEEPENS FOR a long time neither the squire nor David spoke or moved.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading When sharp pain reminded him of his years and his rheumatism, he rose and sat by David on the low, shallow bench.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading David sat on the bench where he had sat, a little boy at Sunday School, and the squire remained kneeling, forgetting his aching bones.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "One cannot believe it.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading THE MYSTERY DEEPENS FOR a long time neither the squire nor David spoke or moved.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
painnounUS /peɪn/

a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder

From this reading When sharp pain reminded him of his years and his rheumatism, he rose and sat by David on the low, shallow bench.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
remainedverbUS /rɪˈmeɪnd/

past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading David sat on the bench where he had sat, a little boy at Sunday School, and the squire remained kneeling, forgetting his aching bones.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
remindedverbUS /riˈmaɪndɪd/

past form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone

From this reading When sharp pain reminded him of his years and his rheumatism, he rose and sat by David on the low, shallow bench.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rheumatismnounUS /ˈruːmətɪzəm/

any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues

From this reading When sharp pain reminded him of his years and his rheumatism, he rose and sat by David on the low, shallow bench.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rosenounUS /roʊz/

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading When sharp pain reminded him of his years and his rheumatism, he rose and sat by David on the low, shallow bench.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "I can't understand it," said he again and again.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
satnounUS /sæt/

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading David sat on the bench where he had sat, a little boy at Sunday School, and the squire remained kneeling, forgetting his aching bones.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SchoolnounUS /skuːl/

an educational institution

From this reading David sat on the bench where he had sat, a little boy at Sunday School, and the squire remained kneeling, forgetting his aching bones.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shallowadjectiveUS /ˈʃæloʊ/

lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center

From this reading When sharp pain reminded him of his years and his rheumatism, he rose and sat by David on the low, shallow bench.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sharpadjectiveUS /ʃɑːrp/

(of something seen or heard) clearly defined

From this reading When sharp pain reminded him of his years and his rheumatism, he rose and sat by David on the low, shallow bench.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
spokenounUS /spoʊk/

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading THE MYSTERY DEEPENS FOR a long time neither the squire nor David spoke or moved.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
squirenounUS /skwaɪr/

young nobleman attendant on a knight

From this reading THE MYSTERY DEEPENS FOR a long time neither the squire nor David spoke or moved.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SundaynounUS /ˈsʌndeɪ/

first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

From this reading David sat on the bench where he had sat, a little boy at Sunday School, and the squire remained kneeling, forgetting his aching bones.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE MYSTERY DEEPENS FOR a long time neither the squire nor David spoke or moved.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading THE MYSTERY DEEPENS FOR a long time neither the squire nor David spoke or moved.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
understandverbUS /ˌʌndərˈstænd/

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

From this reading "I can't understand it," said he again and again.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When sharp pain reminded him of his years and his rheumatism, he rose and sat by David on the low, shallow bench.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading David sat on the bench where he had sat, a little boy at Sunday School, and the squire remained kneeling, forgetting his aching bones.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/

a late time of life

From this reading When sharp pain reminded him of his years and his rheumatism, he rose and sat by David on the low, shallow bench.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Chapter 20 of Katy Gaumer by Elsie Singmaster holds 110 sentences, grouped into 22 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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