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Miranda of the Balcony: A Story
Miranda of the Balcony: A Story

Chapter XV

Chapter 15 of Miranda of the Balcony: A Story is here in full — 291 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason • Curated US English Learning Edition
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IN WHICH THE MAJOR LOSES HIS TEMPER AND RECOVERS IT All that evening Miranda's imagination followed the 6.15 train from Ronda to Algeciras.
She looked at the clock at half-past ten.
The ferry would be crossing from Algeciras to Gibraltar, and no doubt Charnock was crossing upon it.
She felt a loneliness of which she had never had experience.
And when she woke up in the morning from a troubled sleep, it was only to picture some stately mail steamer marching out from Algeciras Bay.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Miranda of the Balcony: A Story

Chapter XV

Chapter 15 of Miranda of the Balcony: A Story is here in full — 291 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/58 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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IN WHICH THE MAJOR LOSES HIS TEMPER AND RECOVERS IT All that evening Miranda's imagination followed the 6.15 train from Ronda to Algeciras.
Line 2
She looked at the clock at half-past ten.
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The ferry would be crossing from Algeciras to Gibraltar, and no doubt Charnock was crossing upon it.
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She felt a loneliness of which she had never had experience.
/ʃiː felt ə ˈloʊnlinəs ʌv wɪtʃ ʃiː hæd ˈnevər hæd ɪkˈspɪriəns/
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And when she woke up in the morning from a troubled sleep, it was only to picture some stately mail steamer marching out from Algeciras Bay.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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ferry verb US /ˈferi/

transport from one place to another

From this reading “The ferry would be crossing from Algeciras to Gibraltar, and no doubt Charnock was crossing upon it.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Gibraltar noun US /dʒɪˈbrɔːltər/

location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules

From this reading “The ferry would be crossing from Algeciras to Gibraltar, and no doubt Charnock was crossing upon it.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
loneliness noun US /ˈloʊnlinəs/

the state of being alone in solitary isolation

From this reading “She felt a loneliness of which she had never had experience.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
loses verb US /ˈluːzəz/

third-person singular of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

From this reading “IN WHICH THE MAJOR LOSES HIS TEMPER AND RECOVERS IT All that evening Miranda's imagination followed the 6.15 train from Ronda to Algeciras.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
marching noun US /ˈmɑːrtʃɪŋ/

the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)

From this reading “And when she woke up in the morning from a troubled sleep, it was only to picture some stately mail steamer marching out from Algeciras Bay.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
recovers verb US /rɪˈkʌvərz/

third-person singular of “recover” — get or find back; recover the use of

From this reading “IN WHICH THE MAJOR LOSES HIS TEMPER AND RECOVERS IT All that evening Miranda's imagination followed the 6.15 train from Ronda to Algeciras.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
stately adjective US /ˈsteɪtli/

impressive in appearance

From this reading “And when she woke up in the morning from a troubled sleep, it was only to picture some stately mail steamer marching out from Algeciras Bay.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
woke verb US /woʊk/

inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there

From this reading “And when she woke up in the morning from a troubled sleep, it was only to picture some stately mail steamer marching out from Algeciras Bay.”

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.

mail steamer noun + noun

In this reading “And when she woke up in the morning from a troubled sleep, it was only to picture some stately mail steamer marching out from Algeciras Bay.”

284 times in 426,211 chapters
woke up verb + adjective counted as “wake up”

cause to become awake or conscious

In this reading “And when she woke up in the morning from a troubled sleep, it was only to picture some stately mail steamer marching out from Algeciras Bay.”

15,107 times in 426,211 chapters
troubled sleep adjective + noun

In this reading “And when she woke up in the morning from a troubled sleep, it was only to picture some stately mail steamer marching out from Algeciras Bay.”

380 times in 426,211 chapters
looked at verb + particle counted as “look at”

take into consideration for exemplifying purposes

In this reading “She looked at the clock at half-past ten.”

296,767 times in 426,211 chapters
at the clock preposition + article + noun counted as “at … clock”

In this reading “She looked at the clock at half-past ten.”

2,959 times in 426,211 chapters
in the morning preposition + article + noun counted as “in … morning”

In this reading “And when she woke up in the morning from a troubled sleep, it was only to picture some stately mail steamer marching out from Algeciras Bay.”

71,997 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 60

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

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6.15

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From this reading IN WHICH THE MAJOR LOSES HIS TEMPER AND RECOVERS IT All that evening Miranda's imagination followed the 6.15 train from Ronda to Algeciras.

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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 She felt a loneliness of which she had never had experience.

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Algeciras

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From this reading IN WHICH THE MAJOR LOSES HIS TEMPER AND RECOVERS IT All that evening Miranda's imagination followed the 6.15 train from Ronda to Algeciras.

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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 IN WHICH THE MAJOR LOSES HIS TEMPER AND RECOVERS IT All that evening Miranda's imagination followed the 6.15 train from Ronda to Algeciras.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading IN WHICH THE MAJOR LOSES HIS TEMPER AND RECOVERS IT All that evening Miranda's imagination followed the 6.15 train from Ronda to Algeciras.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She looked at the clock at half-past ten.

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BaynounUS /beɪ/

an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

From this reading And when she woke up in the morning from a troubled sleep, it was only to picture some stately mail steamer marching out from Algeciras Bay.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading The ferry would be crossing from Algeciras to Gibraltar, and no doubt Charnock was crossing upon it.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
Charnock

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From this reading The ferry would be crossing from Algeciras to Gibraltar, and no doubt Charnock was crossing upon it.

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clocknounUS /klɑːk/

a timepiece that shows the time of day

From this reading She looked at the clock at half-past ten.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
crossingnounUS /ˈkrɔːsɪŋ/

traveling across

From this reading The ferry would be crossing from Algeciras to Gibraltar, and no doubt Charnock was crossing upon it.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
doubtnounUS /daʊt/

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading The ferry would be crossing from Algeciras to Gibraltar, and no doubt Charnock was crossing upon it.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading IN WHICH THE MAJOR LOSES HIS TEMPER AND RECOVERS IT All that evening Miranda's imagination followed the 6.15 train from Ronda to Algeciras.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
experienceverbUS /ɪkˈspɪriəns/

undergo or live through a difficult experience

From this reading She felt a loneliness of which she had never had experience.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
feltverbUS /felt/

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading She felt a loneliness of which she had never had experience.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ferryverbUS /ˈferi/

transport from one place to another

From this reading The ferry would be crossing from Algeciras to Gibraltar, and no doubt Charnock was crossing upon it.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
followedverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊd/

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

From this reading IN WHICH THE MAJOR LOSES HIS TEMPER AND RECOVERS IT All that evening Miranda's imagination followed the 6.15 train from Ronda to Algeciras.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading IN WHICH THE MAJOR LOSES HIS TEMPER AND RECOVERS IT All that evening Miranda's imagination followed the 6.15 train from Ronda to Algeciras.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
GibraltarnounUS /dʒɪˈbrɔːltər/

location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules

From this reading The ferry would be crossing from Algeciras to Gibraltar, and no doubt Charnock was crossing upon it.

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

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

From this reading She felt a loneliness of which she had never had experience.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
half-past

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

From this reading She looked at the clock at half-past ten.

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HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading IN WHICH THE MAJOR LOSES HIS TEMPER AND RECOVERS IT All that evening Miranda's imagination followed the 6.15 train from Ronda to Algeciras.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
imaginationnounUS /ˌɪmædʒəˈneɪʃən/

the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses

From this reading IN WHICH THE MAJOR LOSES HIS TEMPER AND RECOVERS IT All that evening Miranda's imagination followed the 6.15 train from Ronda to Algeciras.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading IN WHICH THE MAJOR LOSES HIS TEMPER AND RECOVERS IT All that evening Miranda's imagination followed the 6.15 train from Ronda to Algeciras.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ITpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading IN WHICH THE MAJOR LOSES HIS TEMPER AND RECOVERS IT All that evening Miranda's imagination followed the 6.15 train from Ronda to Algeciras.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
lonelinessnounUS /ˈloʊnlinəs/

the state of being alone in solitary isolation

From this reading She felt a loneliness of which she had never had experience.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading She looked at the clock at half-past ten.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
LOSESverbUS /ˈluːzəz/

third-person singular of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

From this reading IN WHICH THE MAJOR LOSES HIS TEMPER AND RECOVERS IT All that evening Miranda's imagination followed the 6.15 train from Ronda to Algeciras.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mailnounUS /meɪl/

the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service

From this reading And when she woke up in the morning from a troubled sleep, it was only to picture some stately mail steamer marching out from Algeciras Bay.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MAJORadjectiveUS /ˈmeɪdʒər/

of greater importance or stature or rank

From this reading IN WHICH THE MAJOR LOSES HIS TEMPER AND RECOVERS IT All that evening Miranda's imagination followed the 6.15 train from Ronda to Algeciras.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
marchingnounUS /ˈmɑːrtʃɪŋ/

the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)

From this reading And when she woke up in the morning from a troubled sleep, it was only to picture some stately mail steamer marching out from Algeciras Bay.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Miranda's

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From this reading IN WHICH THE MAJOR LOSES HIS TEMPER AND RECOVERS IT All that evening Miranda's imagination followed the 6.15 train from Ronda to Algeciras.

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morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading And when she woke up in the morning from a troubled sleep, it was only to picture some stately mail steamer marching out from Algeciras Bay.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading She felt a loneliness of which she had never had experience.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading The ferry would be crossing from Algeciras to Gibraltar, and no doubt Charnock was crossing upon it.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She felt a loneliness of which she had never had experience.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading And when she woke up in the morning from a troubled sleep, it was only to picture some stately mail steamer marching out from Algeciras Bay.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading And when she woke up in the morning from a troubled sleep, it was only to picture some stately mail steamer marching out from Algeciras Bay.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
picturenounUS /ˈpɪktʃər/

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading And when she woke up in the morning from a troubled sleep, it was only to picture some stately mail steamer marching out from Algeciras Bay.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
RECOVERSverbUS /rɪˈkʌvərz/

third-person singular of “recover” — get or find back; recover the use of

From this reading IN WHICH THE MAJOR LOSES HIS TEMPER AND RECOVERS IT All that evening Miranda's imagination followed the 6.15 train from Ronda to Algeciras.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Ronda

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

From this reading IN WHICH THE MAJOR LOSES HIS TEMPER AND RECOVERS IT All that evening Miranda's imagination followed the 6.15 train from Ronda to Algeciras.

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ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading She looked at the clock at half-past ten.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
sleepnounUS /sliːp/

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading And when she woke up in the morning from a troubled sleep, it was only to picture some stately mail steamer marching out from Algeciras Bay.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading And when she woke up in the morning from a troubled sleep, it was only to picture some stately mail steamer marching out from Algeciras Bay.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
statelyadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪtli/

impressive in appearance

From this reading And when she woke up in the morning from a troubled sleep, it was only to picture some stately mail steamer marching out from Algeciras Bay.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
steamernounUS /ˈstiːmər/

a clam that is usually steamed in the shell

From this reading And when she woke up in the morning from a troubled sleep, it was only to picture some stately mail steamer marching out from Algeciras Bay.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
TEMPERnounUS /ˈtempər/

a sudden outburst of anger

From this reading IN WHICH THE MAJOR LOSES HIS TEMPER AND RECOVERS IT All that evening Miranda's imagination followed the 6.15 train from Ronda to Algeciras.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
tennounUS /ten/

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading She looked at the clock at half-past ten.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading IN WHICH THE MAJOR LOSES HIS TEMPER AND RECOVERS IT All that evening Miranda's imagination followed the 6.15 train from Ronda to Algeciras.

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 IN WHICH THE MAJOR LOSES HIS TEMPER AND RECOVERS IT All that evening Miranda's imagination followed the 6.15 train from Ronda to Algeciras.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading IN WHICH THE MAJOR LOSES HIS TEMPER AND RECOVERS IT All that evening Miranda's imagination followed the 6.15 train from Ronda to Algeciras.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
trainverbUS /treɪn/

create by training and teaching

From this reading IN WHICH THE MAJOR LOSES HIS TEMPER AND RECOVERS IT All that evening Miranda's imagination followed the 6.15 train from Ronda to Algeciras.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
troubledadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌbəld/

characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need

From this reading And when she woke up in the morning from a troubled sleep, it was only to picture some stately mail steamer marching out from Algeciras Bay.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading And when she woke up in the morning from a troubled sleep, it was only to picture some stately mail steamer marching out from Algeciras Bay.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The ferry would be crossing from Algeciras to Gibraltar, and no doubt Charnock was crossing upon it.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading The ferry would be crossing from Algeciras to Gibraltar, and no doubt Charnock was crossing upon it.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading And when she woke up in the morning from a troubled sleep, it was only to picture some stately mail steamer marching out from Algeciras Bay.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading IN WHICH THE MAJOR LOSES HIS TEMPER AND RECOVERS IT All that evening Miranda's imagination followed the 6.15 train from Ronda to Algeciras.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wokeverbUS /woʊk/

inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there

From this reading And when she woke up in the morning from a troubled sleep, it was only to picture some stately mail steamer marching out from Algeciras Bay.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

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

From this reading The ferry would be crossing from Algeciras to Gibraltar, and no doubt Charnock was crossing upon it.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Chapter 15 of Miranda of the Balcony: A Story by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason holds 291 sentences, grouped into 59 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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