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Mrs. Geoffrey
Mrs. Geoffrey

Chapter IV

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HOW GEOFFREY AND MONA ENTER A CABIN AND SEE ONE OF THE RESULTS OF PARNELL'S ELOQUENCE.
But when to-morrow comes it brings to him a very different Mona from the one he saw yesterday.
A pale girl, with great large sombrous eyes and compressed lips, meets him, and places her hand in his without a word.
"What is it?" asks he, quick to notice any change in her.
"Oh! haven't you heard?" cries she.
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Mrs. Geoffrey

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of Mrs. Geoffrey is here in full — 288 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/57 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
HOW GEOFFREY AND MONA ENTER A CABIN AND SEE ONE OF THE RESULTS OF PARNELL'S ELOQUENCE.
Line 2
But when to-morrow comes it brings to him a very different Mona from the one he saw yesterday.
Line 3
A pale girl, with great large sombrous eyes and compressed lips, meets him, and places her hand in his without a word.
Line 4
"What is it?" asks he, quick to notice any change in her.
/wʌt ɪz ɪt æsks hiː kwɪk tuː ˈnoʊtəs ˈeni tʃeɪndʒ ɪn hɜːr/
Line 5
"Oh! haven't you heard?" cries she.

Learner Dictionary

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asks verb US /æsks/

third-person singular of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading “"What is it?" asks he, quick to notice any change in her.”

brings verb US /brɪŋz/

third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading “But when to-morrow comes it brings to him a very different Mona from the one he saw yesterday.”

compressed adjective US /kəmˈprest/

pressed tightly together

From this reading “A pale girl, with great large sombrous eyes and compressed lips, meets him, and places her hand in his without a word.”

cries noun US /kraɪz/

plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

From this reading “"Oh! haven't you heard?" cries she.”

eloquence noun US /ˈel.ə.kwəns/

Fluent, persuasive, and graceful speaking or writing. (Sự hùng biện, tài ăn nói lưu loát.)

From this reading “HOW GEOFFREY AND MONA ENTER A CABIN AND SEE ONE OF THE RESULTS OF PARNELL'S ELOQUENCE.”

meets noun US /miːts/

plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held

From this reading “A pale girl, with great large sombrous eyes and compressed lips, meets him, and places her hand in his without a word.”

mona noun US /ˈmoʊnə/

an island to the northwest of Wales

From this reading “HOW GEOFFREY AND MONA ENTER A CABIN AND SEE ONE OF THE RESULTS OF PARNELL'S ELOQUENCE.”

results noun US /rɪˈzʌlts/

plural of “result” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading “HOW GEOFFREY AND MONA ENTER A CABIN AND SEE ONE OF THE RESULTS OF PARNELL'S ELOQUENCE.”

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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compressed lips adjective + noun counted as “compressed lip”

In this reading “A pale girl, with great large sombrous eyes and compressed lips, meets him, and places her hand in his without a word.”

without a word preposition + article + noun counted as “without … word”

In this reading “A pale girl, with great large sombrous eyes and compressed lips, meets him, and places her hand in his without a word.”

ENTER A CABIN verb + article + noun counted as “enter … cabin”

In this reading “HOW GEOFFREY AND MONA ENTER A CABIN AND SEE ONE OF THE RESULTS OF PARNELL'S ELOQUENCE.”

change in verb + particle

In this reading “"What is it?" asks he, quick to notice any change in her.”

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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 HOW GEOFFREY AND MONA ENTER A CABIN AND SEE ONE OF THE RESULTS OF PARNELL'S ELOQUENCE.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading HOW GEOFFREY AND MONA ENTER A CABIN AND SEE ONE OF THE RESULTS OF PARNELL'S ELOQUENCE.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading "What is it?" asks he, quick to notice any change in her.

asksverbUS /æsks/

third-person singular of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading "What is it?" asks he, quick to notice any change in her.

bringsverbUS /brɪŋz/

third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading But when to-morrow comes it brings to him a very different Mona from the one he saw yesterday.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But when to-morrow comes it brings to him a very different Mona from the one he saw yesterday.

CABINnounUS /ˈkæbən/

small room on a ship or boat where people sleep

From this reading HOW GEOFFREY AND MONA ENTER A CABIN AND SEE ONE OF THE RESULTS OF PARNELL'S ELOQUENCE.

changeverbUS /tʃeɪndʒ/

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading "What is it?" asks he, quick to notice any change in her.

comesnounUS /kʌmz/

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading But when to-morrow comes it brings to him a very different Mona from the one he saw yesterday.

compressedadjectiveUS /kəmˈprest/

pressed tightly together

From this reading A pale girl, with great large sombrous eyes and compressed lips, meets him, and places her hand in his without a word.

criesnounUS /kraɪz/

plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

From this reading "Oh! haven't you heard?" cries she.

differentadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfərənt/

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading But when to-morrow comes it brings to him a very different Mona from the one he saw yesterday.

ELOQUENCEnounUS /ˈel.ə.kwəns/

Fluent, persuasive, and graceful speaking or writing. (Sự hùng biện, tài ăn nói lưu loát.)

From this reading HOW GEOFFREY AND MONA ENTER A CABIN AND SEE ONE OF THE RESULTS OF PARNELL'S ELOQUENCE.

ENTERverbUS /ˈentər/

to come or go into

From this reading HOW GEOFFREY AND MONA ENTER A CABIN AND SEE ONE OF THE RESULTS OF PARNELL'S ELOQUENCE.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading A pale girl, with great large sombrous eyes and compressed lips, meets him, and places her hand in his without a word.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading But when to-morrow comes it brings to him a very different Mona from the one he saw yesterday.

GEOFFREY

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

From this reading HOW GEOFFREY AND MONA ENTER A CABIN AND SEE ONE OF THE RESULTS OF PARNELL'S ELOQUENCE.

girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading A pale girl, with great large sombrous eyes and compressed lips, meets him, and places her hand in his without a word.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading A pale girl, with great large sombrous eyes and compressed lips, meets him, and places her hand in his without a word.

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading A pale girl, with great large sombrous eyes and compressed lips, meets him, and places her hand in his without a word.

haven't

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

From this reading "Oh! haven't you heard?" cries she.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading But when to-morrow comes it brings to him a very different Mona from the one he saw yesterday.

heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading "Oh! haven't you heard?" cries she.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading A pale girl, with great large sombrous eyes and compressed lips, meets him, and places her hand in his without a word.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But when to-morrow comes it brings to him a very different Mona from the one he saw yesterday.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading A pale girl, with great large sombrous eyes and compressed lips, meets him, and places her hand in his without a word.

HOW

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

From this reading HOW GEOFFREY AND MONA ENTER A CABIN AND SEE ONE OF THE RESULTS OF PARNELL'S ELOQUENCE.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading A pale girl, with great large sombrous eyes and compressed lips, meets him, and places her hand in his without a word.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "What is it?" asks he, quick to notice any change in her.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading But when to-morrow comes it brings to him a very different Mona from the one he saw yesterday.

largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading A pale girl, with great large sombrous eyes and compressed lips, meets him, and places her hand in his without a word.

lipsnounUS /lɪps/

plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking

From this reading A pale girl, with great large sombrous eyes and compressed lips, meets him, and places her hand in his without a word.

meetsnounUS /miːts/

plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held

From this reading A pale girl, with great large sombrous eyes and compressed lips, meets him, and places her hand in his without a word.

MONAnounUS /ˈmoʊnə/

an island to the northwest of Wales

From this reading HOW GEOFFREY AND MONA ENTER A CABIN AND SEE ONE OF THE RESULTS OF PARNELL'S ELOQUENCE.

noticenounUS /ˈnoʊtəs/

an announcement containing information about an event

From this reading "What is it?" asks he, quick to notice any change in her.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading HOW GEOFFREY AND MONA ENTER A CABIN AND SEE ONE OF THE RESULTS OF PARNELL'S ELOQUENCE.

OhnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading "Oh! haven't you heard?" cries she.

ONEpronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading HOW GEOFFREY AND MONA ENTER A CABIN AND SEE ONE OF THE RESULTS OF PARNELL'S ELOQUENCE.

paleadjectiveUS /peɪl/

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading A pale girl, with great large sombrous eyes and compressed lips, meets him, and places her hand in his without a word.

PARNELL'S

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

From this reading HOW GEOFFREY AND MONA ENTER A CABIN AND SEE ONE OF THE RESULTS OF PARNELL'S ELOQUENCE.

placesnounUS /ˈpleɪsəz/

plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading A pale girl, with great large sombrous eyes and compressed lips, meets him, and places her hand in his without a word.

quickadjectiveUS /kwɪk/

accomplished rapidly and without delay

From this reading "What is it?" asks he, quick to notice any change in her.

RESULTSnounUS /rɪˈzʌlts/

plural of “result” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading HOW GEOFFREY AND MONA ENTER A CABIN AND SEE ONE OF THE RESULTS OF PARNELL'S ELOQUENCE.

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading But when to-morrow comes it brings to him a very different Mona from the one he saw yesterday.

SEEverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading HOW GEOFFREY AND MONA ENTER A CABIN AND SEE ONE OF THE RESULTS OF PARNELL'S ELOQUENCE.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading "Oh! haven't you heard?" cries she.

sombrous

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

From this reading A pale girl, with great large sombrous eyes and compressed lips, meets him, and places her hand in his without a word.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading HOW GEOFFREY AND MONA ENTER A CABIN AND SEE ONE OF THE RESULTS OF PARNELL'S ELOQUENCE.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading But when to-morrow comes it brings to him a very different Mona from the one he saw yesterday.

to-morrow

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

From this reading But when to-morrow comes it brings to him a very different Mona from the one he saw yesterday.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading But when to-morrow comes it brings to him a very different Mona from the one he saw yesterday.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "What is it?" asks he, quick to notice any change in her.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading But when to-morrow comes it brings to him a very different Mona from the one he saw yesterday.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading A pale girl, with great large sombrous eyes and compressed lips, meets him, and places her hand in his without a word.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading A pale girl, with great large sombrous eyes and compressed lips, meets him, and places her hand in his without a word.

wordnounUS /wɜːrd/

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading A pale girl, with great large sombrous eyes and compressed lips, meets him, and places her hand in his without a word.

yesterdaynounUS /ˈjestərdeɪ/

the day immediately before today

From this reading But when to-morrow comes it brings to him a very different Mona from the one he saw yesterday.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Oh! haven't you heard?" cries she.

Chapter 4 of Mrs. Geoffrey by Duchess holds 288 sentences, grouped into 58 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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Geoffrey
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