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Mary Olivier: a Life
Mary Olivier: a Life

Chapter XXVI · Chapter 26

Chapter 26 of Mary Olivier: a Life is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Because Jimmy Ponsonby had gone away she had never known the awful thing he had done.
She would go through the Ilford fields for ever and ever with her hot hand in his; she happy and he innocent; innocent for ever and ever.
Harry Craven, her playmate of two hours, he would always be playing, always laughing, always holding her hand, like Roddy, without knowing that he held it.
Suppose Mr. Sutcliffe had come back.
She would have hurt them more and more.
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Mary Olivier: a Life

Chapter XXVI · Chapter 26

Chapter 26 of Mary Olivier: a Life is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Because Jimmy Ponsonby had gone away she had never known the awful thing he had done.
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She would go through the Ilford fields for ever and ever with her hot hand in his; she happy and he innocent; innocent for ever and ever.
Line 3
Harry Craven, her playmate of two hours, he would always be playing, always laughing, always holding her hand, like Roddy, without knowing that he held it.
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Suppose Mr. Sutcliffe had come back.
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She would have hurt them more and more.
/ʃiː wʊd hæv hɜːrt ðem mɔːr ənd mɔːr/

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.

awful adjective US /ˈɑːfəl/

exceptionally bad or displeasing

From this reading “Because Jimmy Ponsonby had gone away she had never known the awful thing he had done.”

Craven adjective US /ˈkreɪvən/

lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful

From this reading “Harry Craven, her playmate of two hours, he would always be playing, always laughing, always holding her hand, like Roddy, without knowing that he held it.”

fields noun US /fiːldz/

United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)

From this reading “She would go through the Ilford fields for ever and ever with her hot hand in his; she happy and he innocent; innocent for ever and ever.”

Harry verb US /ˈheri/

annoy continually or chronically

From this reading “Harry Craven, her playmate of two hours, he would always be playing, always laughing, always holding her hand, like Roddy, without knowing that he held it.”

innocent adjective US /ˈɪnəsənt/

free from evil or guilt

From this reading “She would go through the Ilford fields for ever and ever with her hot hand in his; she happy and he innocent; innocent for ever and ever.”

Jimmy verb US /ˈdʒɪmi/

to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open

From this reading “Because Jimmy Ponsonby had gone away she had never known the awful thing he had done.”

playing noun US /ˈpleɪɪŋ/

the act of playing a musical instrument

From this reading “Harry Craven, her playmate of two hours, he would always be playing, always laughing, always holding her hand, like Roddy, without knowing that he held it.”

playmate noun US /ˈpleɪmeɪt/

a companion at play

From this reading “Harry Craven, her playmate of two hours, he would always be playing, always laughing, always holding her hand, like Roddy, without knowing that he held it.”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading Harry Craven, her playmate of two hours, he would always be playing, always laughing, always holding her hand, like Roddy, without knowing that he held it.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading She would go through the Ilford fields for ever and ever with her hot hand in his; she happy and he innocent; innocent for ever and ever.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Because Jimmy Ponsonby had gone away she had never known the awful thing he had done.

awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/

exceptionally bad or displeasing

From this reading Because Jimmy Ponsonby had gone away she had never known the awful thing he had done.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Suppose Mr. Sutcliffe had come back.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading Harry Craven, her playmate of two hours, he would always be playing, always laughing, always holding her hand, like Roddy, without knowing that he held it.

BecauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading Because Jimmy Ponsonby had gone away she had never known the awful thing he had done.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

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

From this reading Suppose Mr. Sutcliffe had come back.

CravenadjectiveUS /ˈkreɪvən/

lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful

From this reading Harry Craven, her playmate of two hours, he would always be playing, always laughing, always holding her hand, like Roddy, without knowing that he held it.

doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading Because Jimmy Ponsonby had gone away she had never known the awful thing he had done.

everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

From this reading She would go through the Ilford fields for ever and ever with her hot hand in his; she happy and he innocent; innocent for ever and ever.

fieldsnounUS /fiːldz/

United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)

From this reading She would go through the Ilford fields for ever and ever with her hot hand in his; she happy and he innocent; innocent for ever and ever.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading She would go through the Ilford fields for ever and ever with her hot hand in his; she happy and he innocent; innocent for ever and ever.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading She would go through the Ilford fields for ever and ever with her hot hand in his; she happy and he innocent; innocent for ever and ever.

goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading Because Jimmy Ponsonby had gone away she had never known the awful thing he had done.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Because Jimmy Ponsonby had gone away she had never known the awful thing he had done.

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading She would go through the Ilford fields for ever and ever with her hot hand in his; she happy and he innocent; innocent for ever and ever.

happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading She would go through the Ilford fields for ever and ever with her hot hand in his; she happy and he innocent; innocent for ever and ever.

HarryverbUS /ˈheri/

annoy continually or chronically

From this reading Harry Craven, her playmate of two hours, he would always be playing, always laughing, always holding her hand, like Roddy, without knowing that he held it.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading She would have hurt them more and more.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Because Jimmy Ponsonby had gone away she had never known the awful thing he had done.

heldadjectiveUS /held/

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading Harry Craven, her playmate of two hours, he would always be playing, always laughing, always holding her hand, like Roddy, without knowing that he held it.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading She would go through the Ilford fields for ever and ever with her hot hand in his; she happy and he innocent; innocent for ever and ever.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading She would go through the Ilford fields for ever and ever with her hot hand in his; she happy and he innocent; innocent for ever and ever.

holdingnounUS /ˈhoʊldɪŋ/

the act of retaining something

From this reading Harry Craven, her playmate of two hours, he would always be playing, always laughing, always holding her hand, like Roddy, without knowing that he held it.

hotadjectiveUS /hɑːt/

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading She would go through the Ilford fields for ever and ever with her hot hand in his; she happy and he innocent; innocent for ever and ever.

hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading Harry Craven, her playmate of two hours, he would always be playing, always laughing, always holding her hand, like Roddy, without knowing that he held it.

hurtverbUS /hɜːrt/

be the source of pain

From this reading She would have hurt them more and more.

Ilford

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

From this reading She would go through the Ilford fields for ever and ever with her hot hand in his; she happy and he innocent; innocent for ever and ever.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading She would go through the Ilford fields for ever and ever with her hot hand in his; she happy and he innocent; innocent for ever and ever.

innocentadjectiveUS /ˈɪnəsənt/

free from evil or guilt

From this reading She would go through the Ilford fields for ever and ever with her hot hand in his; she happy and he innocent; innocent for ever and ever.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Harry Craven, her playmate of two hours, he would always be playing, always laughing, always holding her hand, like Roddy, without knowing that he held it.

JimmyverbUS /ˈdʒɪmi/

to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open

From this reading Because Jimmy Ponsonby had gone away she had never known the awful thing he had done.

knowingadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊɪŋ/

evidencing the possession of inside information

From this reading Harry Craven, her playmate of two hours, he would always be playing, always laughing, always holding her hand, like Roddy, without knowing that he held it.

knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/

apprehended with certainty

From this reading Because Jimmy Ponsonby had gone away she had never known the awful thing he had done.

laughingadjectiveUS /ˈlæfɪŋ/

showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness

From this reading Harry Craven, her playmate of two hours, he would always be playing, always laughing, always holding her hand, like Roddy, without knowing that he held it.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Harry Craven, her playmate of two hours, he would always be playing, always laughing, always holding her hand, like Roddy, without knowing that he held it.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading She would have hurt them more and more.

MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading Suppose Mr. Sutcliffe had come back.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Because Jimmy Ponsonby had gone away she had never known the awful thing he had done.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Harry Craven, her playmate of two hours, he would always be playing, always laughing, always holding her hand, like Roddy, without knowing that he held it.

playingnounUS /ˈpleɪɪŋ/

the act of playing a musical instrument

From this reading Harry Craven, her playmate of two hours, he would always be playing, always laughing, always holding her hand, like Roddy, without knowing that he held it.

playmatenounUS /ˈpleɪmeɪt/

a companion at play

From this reading Harry Craven, her playmate of two hours, he would always be playing, always laughing, always holding her hand, like Roddy, without knowing that he held it.

Ponsonby

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

From this reading Because Jimmy Ponsonby had gone away she had never known the awful thing he had done.

Roddy

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

From this reading Harry Craven, her playmate of two hours, he would always be playing, always laughing, always holding her hand, like Roddy, without knowing that he held it.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading Because Jimmy Ponsonby had gone away she had never known the awful thing he had done.

SupposeverbUS /səˈpoʊz/

express a supposition

From this reading Suppose Mr. Sutcliffe had come back.

Sutcliffe

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

From this reading Suppose Mr. Sutcliffe had come back.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Harry Craven, her playmate of two hours, he would always be playing, always laughing, always holding her hand, like Roddy, without knowing that he held it.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Because Jimmy Ponsonby had gone away she had never known the awful thing he had done.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading She would have hurt them more and more.

thingnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading Because Jimmy Ponsonby had gone away she had never known the awful thing he had done.

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading She would go through the Ilford fields for ever and ever with her hot hand in his; she happy and he innocent; innocent for ever and ever.

twonounUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Harry Craven, her playmate of two hours, he would always be playing, always laughing, always holding her hand, like Roddy, without knowing that he held it.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading She would go through the Ilford fields for ever and ever with her hot hand in his; she happy and he innocent; innocent for ever and ever.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Harry Craven, her playmate of two hours, he would always be playing, always laughing, always holding her hand, like Roddy, without knowing that he held it.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading She would go through the Ilford fields for ever and ever with her hot hand in his; she happy and he innocent; innocent for ever and ever.

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