Katy Gaumer

Chapter XXII

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Millerstown was usually excited over something.

By the end of two months Sarah Ann and Bevy and Susannah Kuhns had ceased to gather on one another's porches or in one another's houses to discuss the strange Hartmans.

By the end of three months all possible explanations had been offered, all possible questions answered, or proved unanswerable.

Had Cassie known of the hiding-place of the silver service?

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Chapter XXII Reading 1/57

Katy Gaumer Elsie Singmaster

Chapter XXII

Chapter 22 of Katy Gaumer is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

KATY IS TO BE EDUCATED AT LAST TWO months passed before Millerstown settled down, from the excited speculation which followed Katy Gaumer's flash of memory and its remarkable effects, into its usual level of excitement. Millerstown was usually excited over something. By the end of two months Sarah Ann and Bevy and Susannah Kuhns had ceased to gather on one another's porches or in one another's houses to discuss the strange Hartmans. By the end of three months all possible explanations had been offered, all possible questions answered, or proved unanswerable. Had Cassie known of the hiding-place of the silver service?

Katy Gaumer

Chapter XXII

Chapter 22 of Katy Gaumer is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Millerstown was usually excited over something.

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By the end of two months Sarah Ann and Bevy and Susannah Kuhns had ceased to gather on one another's porches or in one another's houses to discuss the strange Hartmans.

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By the end of three months all possible explanations had been offered, all possible questions answered, or proved unanswerable.

/baɪ ðə end ʌv θriː mʌnθs ɔːl ˈpɑːsəbəl ˌekspləˈneɪʃənz hæd bɪn ˈɔːfərd ɔːl ˈpɑːsəbəl ˈkwestʃənz ˈænsərd ɔːr pruːvd ˌʌˈnænsərəbəl/

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Had Cassie known of the hiding-place of the silver service?

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Bevy noun US /ˈbevi/

a large gathering of people of a particular type

From this reading “By the end of two months Sarah Ann and Bevy and Susannah Kuhns had ceased to gather on one another's porches or in one another's houses to discuss the strange Hartmans.”

Cassie noun US /ˈkæsi/

tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery

From this reading “Had Cassie known of the hiding-place of the silver service?”

educated adjective US /ˈedʒəkeɪtɪd/

possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge)

From this reading “KATY IS TO BE EDUCATED AT LAST TWO months passed before Millerstown settled down, from the excited speculation which followed Katy Gaumer's flash of memory and its remarkable effects, into its usual level of excitement.”

explanations noun US /ˌekspləˈneɪʃənz/

plural of “explanation” — a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.

From this reading “By the end of three months all possible explanations had been offered, all possible questions answered, or proved unanswerable.”

Kuhns noun US /kuːnz/

plural of “kuhn” — Austrian chemist who did research on carotenoids and vitamins (1900-1967)

From this reading “By the end of two months Sarah Ann and Bevy and Susannah Kuhns had ceased to gather on one another's porches or in one another's houses to discuss the strange Hartmans.”

porches noun US /ˈpɔːrtʃəz/

plural of “porch” — a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance

From this reading “By the end of two months Sarah Ann and Bevy and Susannah Kuhns had ceased to gather on one another's porches or in one another's houses to discuss the strange Hartmans.”

speculation noun US /ˌspekjəˈleɪʃən/

a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

unanswerable adjective US /ˌʌˈnænsərəbəl/

impossible to answer

From this reading “By the end of three months all possible explanations had been offered, all possible questions answered, or proved unanswerable.”

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.

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three months noun + noun counted as “three month”

In this reading “By the end of three months all possible explanations had been offered, all possible questions answered, or proved unanswerable.”

TWO months noun + noun counted as “two month”

In this reading “KATY IS TO BE EDUCATED AT LAST TWO months passed before Millerstown settled down, from the excited speculation which followed Katy Gaumer's flash of memory and its remarkable effects, into its usual level of excitement.”

possible explanations adjective + noun counted as “possible explanation”

In this reading “By the end of three months all possible explanations had been offered, all possible questions answered, or proved unanswerable.”

passed before verb + particle counted as “pass before”

flash of verb + particle

LAST TWO adjective + noun

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alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading By the end of three months all possible explanations had been offered, all possible questions answered, or proved unanswerable.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading KATY IS TO BE EDUCATED AT LAST TWO months passed before Millerstown settled down, from the excited speculation which followed Katy Gaumer's flash of memory and its remarkable effects, into its usual level of excitement.

Ann

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From this reading By the end of two months Sarah Ann and Bevy and Susannah Kuhns had ceased to gather on one another's porches or in one another's houses to discuss the strange Hartmans.

another's

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From this reading By the end of two months Sarah Ann and Bevy and Susannah Kuhns had ceased to gather on one another's porches or in one another's houses to discuss the strange Hartmans.

answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading By the end of three months all possible explanations had been offered, all possible questions answered, or proved unanswerable.

ATprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

BEauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading By the end of three months all possible explanations had been offered, all possible questions answered, or proved unanswerable.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

BevynounUS /ˈbevi/

a large gathering of people of a particular type

From this reading By the end of two months Sarah Ann and Bevy and Susannah Kuhns had ceased to gather on one another's porches or in one another's houses to discuss the strange Hartmans.

ByprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By the end of two months Sarah Ann and Bevy and Susannah Kuhns had ceased to gather on one another's porches or in one another's houses to discuss the strange Hartmans.

CassienounUS /ˈkæsi/

tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery

From this reading Had Cassie known of the hiding-place of the silver service?

ceasedverbUS /siːst/

past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity

From this reading By the end of two months Sarah Ann and Bevy and Susannah Kuhns had ceased to gather on one another's porches or in one another's houses to discuss the strange Hartmans.

discussverbUS /dɪˈskʌs/

to consider or examine in speech or writing

From this reading By the end of two months Sarah Ann and Bevy and Susannah Kuhns had ceased to gather on one another's porches or in one another's houses to discuss the strange Hartmans.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

EDUCATEDadjectiveUS /ˈedʒəkeɪtɪd/

possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge)

effectsnounUS /ɪˈfekts/

property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business

endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading By the end of two months Sarah Ann and Bevy and Susannah Kuhns had ceased to gather on one another's porches or in one another's houses to discuss the strange Hartmans.

excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtəd/

(of persons) excessively affected by emotion

excitementnounUS /ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/

the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

explanationsnounUS /ˌekspləˈneɪʃənz/

plural of “explanation” — a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.

From this reading By the end of three months all possible explanations had been offered, all possible questions answered, or proved unanswerable.

flashverbUS /flæʃ/

gleam or glow intermittently

followedverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊd/

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

gatherverbUS /ˈɡæðər/

assemble or get together

From this reading By the end of two months Sarah Ann and Bevy and Susannah Kuhns had ceased to gather on one another's porches or in one another's houses to discuss the strange Hartmans.

Gaumer's

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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading By the end of two months Sarah Ann and Bevy and Susannah Kuhns had ceased to gather on one another's porches or in one another's houses to discuss the strange Hartmans.

Hartmans

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From this reading By the end of two months Sarah Ann and Bevy and Susannah Kuhns had ceased to gather on one another's porches or in one another's houses to discuss the strange Hartmans.

hiding-place

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From this reading Had Cassie known of the hiding-place of the silver service?

housesnounUS /ˈhaʊsəz/

plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading By the end of two months Sarah Ann and Bevy and Susannah Kuhns had ceased to gather on one another's porches or in one another's houses to discuss the strange Hartmans.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading By the end of two months Sarah Ann and Bevy and Susannah Kuhns had ceased to gather on one another's porches or in one another's houses to discuss the strange Hartmans.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

KATY

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knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/

apprehended with certainty

From this reading Had Cassie known of the hiding-place of the silver service?

KuhnsnounUS /kuːnz/

plural of “kuhn” — Austrian chemist who did research on carotenoids and vitamins (1900-1967)

From this reading By the end of two months Sarah Ann and Bevy and Susannah Kuhns had ceased to gather on one another's porches or in one another's houses to discuss the strange Hartmans.

LASTadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

levelnounUS /ˈlevəl/

a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

Millerstown

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monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

offeredverbUS /ˈɔːfərd/

past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish

From this reading By the end of three months all possible explanations had been offered, all possible questions answered, or proved unanswerable.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading By the end of two months Sarah Ann and Bevy and Susannah Kuhns had ceased to gather on one another's porches or in one another's houses to discuss the strange Hartmans.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading By the end of two months Sarah Ann and Bevy and Susannah Kuhns had ceased to gather on one another's porches or in one another's houses to discuss the strange Hartmans.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading By the end of two months Sarah Ann and Bevy and Susannah Kuhns had ceased to gather on one another's porches or in one another's houses to discuss the strange Hartmans.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading Millerstown was usually excited over something.

passedverbUS /pæst/

past form of “pass” — go across or through

porchesnounUS /ˈpɔːrtʃəz/

plural of “porch” — a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance

From this reading By the end of two months Sarah Ann and Bevy and Susannah Kuhns had ceased to gather on one another's porches or in one another's houses to discuss the strange Hartmans.

possibleadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːsəbəl/

capable of happening or existing

From this reading By the end of three months all possible explanations had been offered, all possible questions answered, or proved unanswerable.

provedadjectiveUS /pruːvd/

established beyond doubt

From this reading By the end of three months all possible explanations had been offered, all possible questions answered, or proved unanswerable.

questionsnounUS /ˈkwestʃənz/

plural of “question” — an instance of questioning

From this reading By the end of three months all possible explanations had been offered, all possible questions answered, or proved unanswerable.

remarkableadjectiveUS /rɪˈmɑːrkəbəl/

unusual or striking

SarahnounUS /ˈserə/

(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac

From this reading By the end of two months Sarah Ann and Bevy and Susannah Kuhns had ceased to gather on one another's porches or in one another's houses to discuss the strange Hartmans.

servicenounUS /ˈsɜːrvəs/

work done by one person or group that benefits another

From this reading Had Cassie known of the hiding-place of the silver service?

settledadjectiveUS /ˈsetəld/

established or decided beyond dispute or doubt

silvernounUS /ˈsɪlvər/

a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

From this reading Had Cassie known of the hiding-place of the silver service?

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Millerstown was usually excited over something.

speculationnounUS /ˌspekjəˈleɪʃən/

a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading By the end of two months Sarah Ann and Bevy and Susannah Kuhns had ceased to gather on one another's porches or in one another's houses to discuss the strange Hartmans.

Susannah

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From this reading By the end of two months Sarah Ann and Bevy and Susannah Kuhns had ceased to gather on one another's porches or in one another's houses to discuss the strange Hartmans.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

threenounUS /θriː/

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

From this reading By the end of three months all possible explanations had been offered, all possible questions answered, or proved unanswerable.

TOparticleUS /tuː/

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

TWOnounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

unanswerableadjectiveUS /ˌʌˈnænsərəbəl/

impossible to answer

From this reading By the end of three months all possible explanations had been offered, all possible questions answered, or proved unanswerable.

usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/

occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure

usuallyadverbUS /ˈjuːʒəwəli/

under normal conditions

From this reading Millerstown was usually excited over something.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Millerstown was usually excited over something.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

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