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Madge Morton's Trust

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Chapter 10 of Madge Morton's Trust is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Amy D. V. Chalmers • Curated US English Learning Edition
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A GHOST STORY "It all happened such a long time ago I can't zactly call to mind the whole story," confessed Sam.
"But they was two brothers that owned this here old place.
They was in the war and fought side by side.
Then they lived here together, peaceful, for a long time.
One of them was married and the other wasn't, but it didn't seem to make no difference.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Madge Morton's Trust

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of Madge Morton's Trust is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
A GHOST STORY "It all happened such a long time ago I can't zactly call to mind the whole story," confessed Sam.
Line 2
"But they was two brothers that owned this here old place.
/bʌt ðeɪ wɑːz tuː ˈbrʌðərz ðæt oʊnd ðɪs hiːr oʊld pleɪs/
Line 3
They was in the war and fought side by side.
/ðeɪ wɑːz ɪn ðə wɔːr ənd fɔːt saɪd baɪ saɪd/
Line 4
Then they lived here together, peaceful, for a long time.
/ðen ðeɪ lɪvd hiːr təˈɡeðər ˈpiːsfəl fɔːr ə lɔːŋ taɪm/
Line 5
One of them was married and the other wasn't, but it didn't seem to make no difference.

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.

brothers noun US /ˈbrʌðərz/

plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading “"But they was two brothers that owned this here old place.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
confessed verb US /kənˈfest/

past form of “confess” — confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure

From this reading “A GHOST STORY "It all happened such a long time ago I can't zactly call to mind the whole story," confessed Sam.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
difference noun US /ˈdɪfərəns/

the quality of being unlike or dissimilar

From this reading “One of them was married and the other wasn't, but it didn't seem to make no difference.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fought verb US /fɔːt/

inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading “They was in the war and fought side by side.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ghost noun US /ɡoʊst/

a mental representation of some haunting experience

From this reading “A GHOST STORY "It all happened such a long time ago I can't zactly call to mind the whole story," confessed Sam.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
owned adjective US /oʊnd/

having an owner; often used in combination

From this reading “"But they was two brothers that owned this here old place.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
peaceful adjective US /ˈpiːsfəl/

not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war

From this reading “Then they lived here together, peaceful, for a long time.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Sam noun US /sæm/

a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target

From this reading “A GHOST STORY "It all happened such a long time ago I can't zactly call to mind the whole story," confessed Sam.”

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.

GHOST STORY noun + noun

In this reading “A GHOST STORY "It all happened such a long time ago I can't zactly call to mind the whole story," confessed Sam.”

962 times in 225,867 chapters
whole story adjective + noun

In this reading “A GHOST STORY "It all happened such a long time ago I can't zactly call to mind the whole story," confessed Sam.”

6,990 times in 225,867 chapters
long time adjective + noun

a prolonged period of time

In this reading “A GHOST STORY "It all happened such a long time ago I can't zactly call to mind the whole story," confessed Sam.”

57,940 times in 225,867 chapters
lived here verb + particle counted as “live here”

In this reading “Then they lived here together, peaceful, for a long time.”

7,383 times in 225,867 chapters
two brothers noun + noun counted as “two brother”

In this reading “"But they was two brothers that owned this here old place.”

4,104 times in 225,867 chapters
by side preposition + noun

In this reading “They was in the war and fought side by side.”

14,594 times in 225,867 chapters
old place adjective + noun

In this reading “"But they was two brothers that owned this here old place.”

5,274 times in 225,867 chapters

All words in this reading · 53

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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 GHOST STORY "It all happened such a long time ago I can't zactly call to mind the whole story," confessed Sam.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/

in the past

From this reading A GHOST STORY "It all happened such a long time ago I can't zactly call to mind the whole story," confessed Sam.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
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 A GHOST STORY "It all happened such a long time ago I can't zactly call to mind the whole story," confessed Sam.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading They was in the war and fought side by side.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
brothersnounUS /ˈbrʌðərz/

plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading "But they was two brothers that owned this here old place.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "But they was two brothers that owned this here old place.

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byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading They was in the war and fought side by side.

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callverbUS /kɔːl/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading A GHOST STORY "It all happened such a long time ago I can't zactly call to mind the whole story," confessed Sam.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
can't

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

From this reading A GHOST STORY "It all happened such a long time ago I can't zactly call to mind the whole story," confessed Sam.

Pending verification
confessedverbUS /kənˈfest/

past form of “confess” — confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure

From this reading A GHOST STORY "It all happened such a long time ago I can't zactly call to mind the whole story," confessed Sam.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
didn't

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From this reading One of them was married and the other wasn't, but it didn't seem to make no difference.

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differencenounUS /ˈdɪfərəns/

the quality of being unlike or dissimilar

From this reading One of them was married and the other wasn't, but it didn't seem to make no difference.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Then they lived here together, peaceful, for a long time.

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foughtverbUS /fɔːt/

inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading They was in the war and fought side by side.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
GHOSTnounUS /ɡoʊst/

a mental representation of some haunting experience

From this reading A GHOST STORY "It all happened such a long time ago I can't zactly call to mind the whole story," confessed Sam.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading A GHOST STORY "It all happened such a long time ago I can't zactly call to mind the whole story," confessed Sam.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading "But they was two brothers that owned this here old place.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading A GHOST STORY "It all happened such a long time ago I can't zactly call to mind the whole story," confessed Sam.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading They was in the war and fought side by side.

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ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading A GHOST STORY "It all happened such a long time ago I can't zactly call to mind the whole story," confessed Sam.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
livedverbUS /lɪvd/

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading Then they lived here together, peaceful, for a long time.

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 A GHOST STORY "It all happened such a long time ago I can't zactly call to mind the whole story," confessed Sam.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading One of them was married and the other wasn't, but it didn't seem to make no difference.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
marriedadjectiveUS /ˈmerid/

joined in matrimony

From this reading One of them was married and the other wasn't, but it didn't seem to make no difference.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading A GHOST STORY "It all happened such a long time ago I can't zactly call to mind the whole story," confessed Sam.

Velmora curated lexicon
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading One of them was married and the other wasn't, but it didn't seem to make no difference.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading One of them was married and the other wasn't, but it didn't seem to make no difference.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

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

From this reading "But they was two brothers that owned this here old place.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One of them was married and the other wasn't, but it didn't seem to make no difference.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading One of them was married and the other wasn't, but it didn't seem to make no difference.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ownedadjectiveUS /oʊnd/

having an owner; often used in combination

From this reading "But they was two brothers that owned this here old place.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
peacefuladjectiveUS /ˈpiːsfəl/

not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war

From this reading Then they lived here together, peaceful, for a long time.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading "But they was two brothers that owned this here old place.

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SamnounUS /sæm/

a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target

From this reading A GHOST STORY "It all happened such a long time ago I can't zactly call to mind the whole story," confessed Sam.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
seemverbUS /siːm/

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading One of them was married and the other wasn't, but it didn't seem to make no difference.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sidenounUS /saɪd/

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading They was in the war and fought side by side.

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STORYnounUS /ˈstɔːri/

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading A GHOST STORY "It all happened such a long time ago I can't zactly call to mind the whole story," confessed Sam.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading A GHOST STORY "It all happened such a long time ago I can't zactly call to mind the whole story," confessed Sam.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "But they was two brothers that owned this here old place.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading A GHOST STORY "It all happened such a long time ago I can't zactly call to mind the whole story," confessed Sam.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading One of them was married and the other wasn't, but it didn't seem to make no difference.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ThenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then they lived here together, peaceful, for a long time.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "But they was two brothers that owned this here old place.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "But they was two brothers that owned this here old place.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading A GHOST STORY "It all happened such a long time ago I can't zactly call to mind the whole story," confessed Sam.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading A GHOST STORY "It all happened such a long time ago I can't zactly call to mind the whole story," confessed Sam.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading Then they lived here together, peaceful, for a long time.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
twonounUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "But they was two brothers that owned this here old place.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
warnounUS /wɔːr/

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading They was in the war and fought side by side.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading "But they was two brothers that owned this here old place.

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wasn't

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

From this reading One of them was married and the other wasn't, but it didn't seem to make no difference.

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wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading A GHOST STORY "It all happened such a long time ago I can't zactly call to mind the whole story," confessed Sam.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
zactly

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

From this reading A GHOST STORY "It all happened such a long time ago I can't zactly call to mind the whole story," confessed Sam.

Pending verification

Chapter 10 of Madge Morton's Trust by Amy D. V. Chalmers holds 108 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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Author
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Madge
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Morton
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