Mrs. Dorriman: A Novel. Volume 2 of 3

Chapter VI

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Margaret stared at the doctor, who so calmly announced this appalling fact to her, with widely opened eyes and a blanched face.

Ignorant of her history, he was startled to find so young a creature in such a position, and he said, impelled to respect by her whole air and manner, "This is news, and very unwelcome news, to you?"

"I have this moment arrived from nursing my sister in Scotland," she said, hurriedly.

"My husband has been alone....

All is very wretched; can you tell me where I could hear of a nurse, I suppose, and--servants?"

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Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of Mrs. Dorriman: A Novel. Volume 2 of 3 is here in full — 267 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Margaret stared at the doctor, who so calmly announced this appalling fact to her, with widely opened eyes and a blanched face. Ignorant of her history, he was startled to find so young a creature in such a position, and he said, impelled to respect by her whole air and manner, "This is news, and very unwelcome news, to you?" "I have this moment arrived from nursing my sister in Scotland," she said, hurriedly. "My husband has been alone.... All is very wretched; can you tell me where I could hear of a nurse, I suppose, and--servants?"

Mrs. Dorriman: A Novel. Volume 2 of 3

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of Mrs. Dorriman: A Novel. Volume 2 of 3 is here in full — 267 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/53 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Margaret stared at the doctor, who so calmly announced this appalling fact to her, with widely opened eyes and a blanched face.

Line 2

Ignorant of her history, he was startled to find so young a creature in such a position, and he said, impelled to respect by her whole air and manner, "This is news, and very unwelcome news, to you?"

/ˈɪɡnərənt ʌv hɜːr ˈhɪstəri hiː wɑːz ˈstɑːrtəld tuː faɪnd soʊ jʌŋ ə ˈkriːtʃər ɪn sʌtʃ ə pəˈzɪʃən ənd hiː sed ˌɪmˈpeld tuː rɪˈspekt baɪ hɜːr hoʊl er ənd ˈmænər ðɪs ɪz nuːz ənd ˈveri ənˈwelkəm nuːz tuː juː/

Line 3

"I have this moment arrived from nursing my sister in Scotland," she said, hurriedly.

/aɪ hæv ðɪs ˈmoʊmənt ərˈaɪvd frʌm ˈnɜːrsɪŋ maɪ ˈsɪstər ɪn ˈskɑːtlənd ʃiː sed ˈhɜːridli/

Line 4

"My husband has been alone....

/maɪ ˈhʌzbənd hæz bɪn əˈloʊn/

Line 5

All is very wretched; can you tell me where I could hear of a nurse, I suppose, and--servants?"

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appalling noun US /əˈpɔːlɪŋ/

an experience that appalls

From this reading “Margaret stared at the doctor, who so calmly announced this appalling fact to her, with widely opened eyes and a blanched face.”

hurriedly adverb US /ˈhɜːridli/

in a hurried or hasty manner

From this reading “"I have this moment arrived from nursing my sister in Scotland," she said, hurriedly.”

Ignorant adjective US /ˈɪɡnərənt/

uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication

From this reading “Ignorant of her history, he was startled to find so young a creature in such a position, and he said, impelled to respect by her whole air and manner, "This is news, and very unwelcome news, to you?"”

impelled adjective US /ˌɪmˈpeld/

urged or forced to action through moral pressure

nursing noun US /ˈnɜːrsɪŋ/

the work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm

From this reading “"I have this moment arrived from nursing my sister in Scotland," she said, hurriedly.”

Scotland noun US /ˈskɑːtlənd/

one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts

From this reading “"I have this moment arrived from nursing my sister in Scotland," she said, hurriedly.”

unwelcome adjective US /ənˈwelkəm/

not welcome; not giving pleasure or received with pleasure

widely adverb US /ˈwaɪdli/

to a great degree

From this reading “Margaret stared at the doctor, who so calmly announced this appalling fact to her, with widely opened eyes and a blanched face.”

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blanched face adjective + noun

In this reading “Margaret stared at the doctor, who so calmly announced this appalling fact to her, with widely opened eyes and a blanched face.”

widely opened adverb + adjective

In this reading “Margaret stared at the doctor, who so calmly announced this appalling fact to her, with widely opened eyes and a blanched face.”

stared at verb + particle counted as “stare at”

In this reading “Margaret stared at the doctor, who so calmly announced this appalling fact to her, with widely opened eyes and a blanched face.”

arrived from verb + particle counted as “arrive from”

In this reading “"I have this moment arrived from nursing my sister in Scotland," she said, hurriedly.”

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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 Margaret stared at the doctor, who so calmly announced this appalling fact to her, with widely opened eyes and a blanched face.

airnounUS /er/

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading Ignorant of her history, he was startled to find so young a creature in such a position, and he said, impelled to respect by her whole air and manner, "This is news, and very unwelcome news, to you?"

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 All is very wretched; can you tell me where I could hear of a nurse, I suppose, and--servants?"

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading "My husband has been alone....

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Margaret stared at the doctor, who so calmly announced this appalling fact to her, with widely opened eyes and a blanched face.

announcedadjectiveUS /əˈnaʊnst/

declared publicly; made widely known

From this reading Margaret stared at the doctor, who so calmly announced this appalling fact to her, with widely opened eyes and a blanched face.

appallingnounUS /əˈpɔːlɪŋ/

an experience that appalls

From this reading Margaret stared at the doctor, who so calmly announced this appalling fact to her, with widely opened eyes and a blanched face.

arrivedverbUS /ərˈaɪvd/

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading "I have this moment arrived from nursing my sister in Scotland," she said, hurriedly.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Margaret stared at the doctor, who so calmly announced this appalling fact to her, with widely opened eyes and a blanched face.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "My husband has been alone....

blanchedadjective

anemic looking from illness or emotion

From this reading Margaret stared at the doctor, who so calmly announced this appalling fact to her, with widely opened eyes and a blanched face.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

calmlyadverbUS /ˈkɑːmli/

with self-possession (especially in times of stress)

From this reading Margaret stared at the doctor, who so calmly announced this appalling fact to her, with widely opened eyes and a blanched face.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading All is very wretched; can you tell me where I could hear of a nurse, I suppose, and--servants?"

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading All is very wretched; can you tell me where I could hear of a nurse, I suppose, and--servants?"

creaturenounUS /ˈkriːtʃər/

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

doctornounUS /ˈdɑːktər/

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading Margaret stared at the doctor, who so calmly announced this appalling fact to her, with widely opened eyes and a blanched face.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading Margaret stared at the doctor, who so calmly announced this appalling fact to her, with widely opened eyes and a blanched face.

facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Margaret stared at the doctor, who so calmly announced this appalling fact to her, with widely opened eyes and a blanched face.

factnounUS /fækt/

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading Margaret stared at the doctor, who so calmly announced this appalling fact to her, with widely opened eyes and a blanched face.

findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "I have this moment arrived from nursing my sister in Scotland," she said, hurriedly.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading "My husband has been alone....

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "I have this moment arrived from nursing my sister in Scotland," she said, hurriedly.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

hearverbUS /hiːr/

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading All is very wretched; can you tell me where I could hear of a nurse, I suppose, and--servants?"

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Margaret stared at the doctor, who so calmly announced this appalling fact to her, with widely opened eyes and a blanched face.

historynounUS /ˈhɪstəri/

the aggregate of past events

hurriedlyadverbUS /ˈhɜːridli/

in a hurried or hasty manner

From this reading "I have this moment arrived from nursing my sister in Scotland," she said, hurriedly.

husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading "My husband has been alone....

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I have this moment arrived from nursing my sister in Scotland," she said, hurriedly.

IgnorantadjectiveUS /ˈɪɡnərənt/

uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication

impelledadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpeld/

urged or forced to action through moral pressure

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

mannernounUS /ˈmænər/

how something is done or how it happens

Margaret

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From this reading Margaret stared at the doctor, who so calmly announced this appalling fact to her, with widely opened eyes and a blanched face.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading All is very wretched; can you tell me where I could hear of a nurse, I suppose, and--servants?"

momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/

a particular point in time

From this reading "I have this moment arrived from nursing my sister in Scotland," she said, hurriedly.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "I have this moment arrived from nursing my sister in Scotland," she said, hurriedly.

newsnounUS /nuːz/

information about recent and important events

nurseverbUS /nɜːrs/

try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury

From this reading All is very wretched; can you tell me where I could hear of a nurse, I suppose, and--servants?"

nursingnounUS /ˈnɜːrsɪŋ/

the work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm

From this reading "I have this moment arrived from nursing my sister in Scotland," she said, hurriedly.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

openedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊpənd/

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading Margaret stared at the doctor, who so calmly announced this appalling fact to her, with widely opened eyes and a blanched face.

positionnounUS /pəˈzɪʃən/

the particular portion of space occupied by something

respectnounUS /rɪˈspekt/

(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

ScotlandnounUS /ˈskɑːtlənd/

one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts

From this reading "I have this moment arrived from nursing my sister in Scotland," she said, hurriedly.

servantsnounUS /ˈsɜːrvənts/

plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading All is very wretched; can you tell me where I could hear of a nurse, I suppose, and--servants?"

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading "I have this moment arrived from nursing my sister in Scotland," she said, hurriedly.

sisternounUS /ˈsɪstər/

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading "I have this moment arrived from nursing my sister in Scotland," she said, hurriedly.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Margaret stared at the doctor, who so calmly announced this appalling fact to her, with widely opened eyes and a blanched face.

staredverbUS /sterd/

past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes

From this reading Margaret stared at the doctor, who so calmly announced this appalling fact to her, with widely opened eyes and a blanched face.

startledadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːrtəld/

excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

supposeverbUS /səˈpoʊz/

express a supposition

From this reading All is very wretched; can you tell me where I could hear of a nurse, I suppose, and--servants?"

tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading All is very wretched; can you tell me where I could hear of a nurse, I suppose, and--servants?"

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Margaret stared at the doctor, who so calmly announced this appalling fact to her, with widely opened eyes and a blanched face.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading Margaret stared at the doctor, who so calmly announced this appalling fact to her, with widely opened eyes and a blanched face.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Margaret stared at the doctor, who so calmly announced this appalling fact to her, with widely opened eyes and a blanched face.

unwelcomeadjectiveUS /ənˈwelkəm/

not welcome; not giving pleasure or received with pleasure

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading All is very wretched; can you tell me where I could hear of a nurse, I suppose, and--servants?"

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Margaret stared at the doctor, who so calmly announced this appalling fact to her, with widely opened eyes and a blanched face.

wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/

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

widelyadverbUS /ˈwaɪdli/

to a great degree

From this reading Margaret stared at the doctor, who so calmly announced this appalling fact to her, with widely opened eyes and a blanched face.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Margaret stared at the doctor, who so calmly announced this appalling fact to her, with widely opened eyes and a blanched face.

wretchedadjectiveUS /ˈretʃɪd/

of very poor quality or condition

From this reading All is very wretched; can you tell me where I could hear of a nurse, I suppose, and--servants?"

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

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