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Old Kensington

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of Old Kensington is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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IMMORTELLES.
O lieb so lang du lieben kannst, O lieb so lang du lieben magst, Die Stunde kommt, die Stunde kommt.
Wo du am Graben stehst und klagst.
Frank Raban, having left the three standing silent and sorry in the calm sunset room, ran down to his own apartment on the floor beneath.
He was to go back to England that night: he felt he could not stay in that place any longer; the memories seemed to choke him, and to rise up and madden him.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Old Kensington

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of Old Kensington is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
IMMORTELLES.
Line 2
O lieb so lang du lieben kannst, O lieb so lang du lieben magst, Die Stunde kommt, die Stunde kommt.
Line 3
Wo du am Graben stehst und klagst.
Line 4
Frank Raban, having left the three standing silent and sorry in the calm sunset room, ran down to his own apartment on the floor beneath.
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He was to go back to England that night: he felt he could not stay in that place any longer; the memories seemed to choke him, and to rise up and madden him.
/hiː wɑːz tuː ɡoʊ bæk tuː ˈɪŋɡlənd ðæt naɪt hiː felt hiː kʊd nɑːt steɪ ɪn ðæt pleɪs ˈeni ˈlɔːŋɡər ðə ˈmɛm.ə.riz siːmd tuː tʃoʊk hɪm ənd tuː raɪz ʌp ənd ˈmædən hɪm/

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.

apartment noun US /əˈpɑːrtmənt/

a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

From this reading “Frank Raban, having left the three standing silent and sorry in the calm sunset room, ran down to his own apartment on the floor beneath.”

calm verb US /kɑːm/

make calm or still

From this reading “Frank Raban, having left the three standing silent and sorry in the calm sunset room, ran down to his own apartment on the floor beneath.”

choke verb US /tʃoʊk/

breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion

From this reading “He was to go back to England that night: he felt he could not stay in that place any longer; the memories seemed to choke him, and to rise up and madden him.”

Frank adjective US /fræŋk/

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

From this reading “Frank Raban, having left the three standing silent and sorry in the calm sunset room, ran down to his own apartment on the floor beneath.”

madden verb US /ˈmædən/

cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind

From this reading “He was to go back to England that night: he felt he could not stay in that place any longer; the memories seemed to choke him, and to rise up and madden him.”

memories noun US /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/

Recollections of past events.

From this reading “He was to go back to England that night: he felt he could not stay in that place any longer; the memories seemed to choke him, and to rise up and madden him.”

rise verb US /raɪz/

move upward

From this reading “He was to go back to England that night: he felt he could not stay in that place any longer; the memories seemed to choke him, and to rise up and madden him.”

sunset noun US /ˈsʌnset/

the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon

From this reading “Frank Raban, having left the three standing silent and sorry in the calm sunset room, ran down to his own apartment on the floor beneath.”

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.

own apartment verb + noun

In this reading “Frank Raban, having left the three standing silent and sorry in the calm sunset room, ran down to his own apartment on the floor beneath.”

on the floor preposition + article + noun counted as “on … floor”

In this reading “Frank Raban, having left the three standing silent and sorry in the calm sunset room, ran down to his own apartment on the floor beneath.”

go back verb + particle

belong to an earlier time

In this reading “He was to go back to England that night: he felt he could not stay in that place any longer; the memories seemed to choke him, and to rise up and madden him.”

ran down verb + adjective counted as “run down”

trace

In this reading “Frank Raban, having left the three standing silent and sorry in the calm sunset room, ran down to his own apartment on the floor beneath.”

rise up verb + adjective

come to the surface

In this reading “He was to go back to England that night: he felt he could not stay in that place any longer; the memories seemed to choke him, and to rise up and madden him.”

stay in verb + particle

In this reading “He was to go back to England that night: he felt he could not stay in that place any longer; the memories seemed to choke him, and to rise up and madden him.”

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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading Wo du am Graben stehst und klagst.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Frank Raban, having left the three standing silent and sorry in the calm sunset room, ran down to his own apartment on the floor beneath.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading He was to go back to England that night: he felt he could not stay in that place any longer; the memories seemed to choke him, and to rise up and madden him.

apartmentnounUS /əˈpɑːrtmənt/

a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

From this reading Frank Raban, having left the three standing silent and sorry in the calm sunset room, ran down to his own apartment on the floor beneath.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading He was to go back to England that night: he felt he could not stay in that place any longer; the memories seemed to choke him, and to rise up and madden him.

beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading Frank Raban, having left the three standing silent and sorry in the calm sunset room, ran down to his own apartment on the floor beneath.

calmverbUS /kɑːm/

make calm or still

From this reading Frank Raban, having left the three standing silent and sorry in the calm sunset room, ran down to his own apartment on the floor beneath.

chokeverbUS /tʃoʊk/

breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion

From this reading He was to go back to England that night: he felt he could not stay in that place any longer; the memories seemed to choke him, and to rise up and madden him.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

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

From this reading He was to go back to England that night: he felt he could not stay in that place any longer; the memories seemed to choke him, and to rise up and madden him.

DieverbUS /daɪ/

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading O lieb so lang du lieben kannst, O lieb so lang du lieben magst, Die Stunde kommt, die Stunde kommt.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Frank Raban, having left the three standing silent and sorry in the calm sunset room, ran down to his own apartment on the floor beneath.

du

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From this reading O lieb so lang du lieben kannst, O lieb so lang du lieben magst, Die Stunde kommt, die Stunde kommt.

EnglandnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlənd/

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading He was to go back to England that night: he felt he could not stay in that place any longer; the memories seemed to choke him, and to rise up and madden him.

feltverbUS /felt/

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading He was to go back to England that night: he felt he could not stay in that place any longer; the memories seemed to choke him, and to rise up and madden him.

floornounUS /flɔːr/

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading Frank Raban, having left the three standing silent and sorry in the calm sunset room, ran down to his own apartment on the floor beneath.

FrankadjectiveUS /fræŋk/

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

From this reading Frank Raban, having left the three standing silent and sorry in the calm sunset room, ran down to his own apartment on the floor beneath.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

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

From this reading He was to go back to England that night: he felt he could not stay in that place any longer; the memories seemed to choke him, and to rise up and madden him.

Graben

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

From this reading Wo du am Graben stehst und klagst.

havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Frank Raban, having left the three standing silent and sorry in the calm sunset room, ran down to his own apartment on the floor beneath.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He was to go back to England that night: he felt he could not stay in that place any longer; the memories seemed to choke him, and to rise up and madden him.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading He was to go back to England that night: he felt he could not stay in that place any longer; the memories seemed to choke him, and to rise up and madden him.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Frank Raban, having left the three standing silent and sorry in the calm sunset room, ran down to his own apartment on the floor beneath.

IMMORTELLES

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

From this reading IMMORTELLES.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Frank Raban, having left the three standing silent and sorry in the calm sunset room, ran down to his own apartment on the floor beneath.

kannst

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

From this reading O lieb so lang du lieben kannst, O lieb so lang du lieben magst, Die Stunde kommt, die Stunde kommt.

klagst

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

From this reading Wo du am Graben stehst und klagst.

kommt

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

From this reading O lieb so lang du lieben kannst, O lieb so lang du lieben magst, Die Stunde kommt, die Stunde kommt.

lang

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

From this reading O lieb so lang du lieben kannst, O lieb so lang du lieben magst, Die Stunde kommt, die Stunde kommt.

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Frank Raban, having left the three standing silent and sorry in the calm sunset room, ran down to his own apartment on the floor beneath.

lieb

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

From this reading O lieb so lang du lieben kannst, O lieb so lang du lieben magst, Die Stunde kommt, die Stunde kommt.

lieben

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

From this reading O lieb so lang du lieben kannst, O lieb so lang du lieben magst, Die Stunde kommt, die Stunde kommt.

longeradverbUS /ˈlɔːŋɡər/

for more time

From this reading He was to go back to England that night: he felt he could not stay in that place any longer; the memories seemed to choke him, and to rise up and madden him.

maddenverbUS /ˈmædən/

cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind

From this reading He was to go back to England that night: he felt he could not stay in that place any longer; the memories seemed to choke him, and to rise up and madden him.

magst

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

From this reading O lieb so lang du lieben kannst, O lieb so lang du lieben magst, Die Stunde kommt, die Stunde kommt.

memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/

Recollections of past events.

From this reading He was to go back to England that night: he felt he could not stay in that place any longer; the memories seemed to choke him, and to rise up and madden him.

nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading He was to go back to England that night: he felt he could not stay in that place any longer; the memories seemed to choke him, and to rise up and madden him.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading He was to go back to England that night: he felt he could not stay in that place any longer; the memories seemed to choke him, and to rise up and madden him.

OnounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading O lieb so lang du lieben kannst, O lieb so lang du lieben magst, Die Stunde kommt, die Stunde kommt.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Frank Raban, having left the three standing silent and sorry in the calm sunset room, ran down to his own apartment on the floor beneath.

ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Frank Raban, having left the three standing silent and sorry in the calm sunset room, ran down to his own apartment on the floor beneath.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading He was to go back to England that night: he felt he could not stay in that place any longer; the memories seemed to choke him, and to rise up and madden him.

Raban

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

From this reading Frank Raban, having left the three standing silent and sorry in the calm sunset room, ran down to his own apartment on the floor beneath.

ranverbUS /ræn/

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading Frank Raban, having left the three standing silent and sorry in the calm sunset room, ran down to his own apartment on the floor beneath.

riseverbUS /raɪz/

move upward

From this reading He was to go back to England that night: he felt he could not stay in that place any longer; the memories seemed to choke him, and to rise up and madden him.

roomnounUS /ruːm/

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading Frank Raban, having left the three standing silent and sorry in the calm sunset room, ran down to his own apartment on the floor beneath.

seemedverbUS /siːmd/

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading He was to go back to England that night: he felt he could not stay in that place any longer; the memories seemed to choke him, and to rise up and madden him.

silentadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənt/

marked by absence of sound

From this reading Frank Raban, having left the three standing silent and sorry in the calm sunset room, ran down to his own apartment on the floor beneath.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading O lieb so lang du lieben kannst, O lieb so lang du lieben magst, Die Stunde kommt, die Stunde kommt.

sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/

feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone

From this reading Frank Raban, having left the three standing silent and sorry in the calm sunset room, ran down to his own apartment on the floor beneath.

standingadjectiveUS /ˈstændɪŋ/

having a supporting base

From this reading Frank Raban, having left the three standing silent and sorry in the calm sunset room, ran down to his own apartment on the floor beneath.

stayverbUS /steɪ/

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading He was to go back to England that night: he felt he could not stay in that place any longer; the memories seemed to choke him, and to rise up and madden him.

stehst

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

From this reading Wo du am Graben stehst und klagst.

Stunde

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

From this reading O lieb so lang du lieben kannst, O lieb so lang du lieben magst, Die Stunde kommt, die Stunde kommt.

sunsetnounUS /ˈsʌnset/

the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon

From this reading Frank Raban, having left the three standing silent and sorry in the calm sunset room, ran down to his own apartment on the floor beneath.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He was to go back to England that night: he felt he could not stay in that place any longer; the memories seemed to choke him, and to rise up and madden him.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Frank Raban, having left the three standing silent and sorry in the calm sunset room, ran down to his own apartment on the floor beneath.

threenounUS /θriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Frank Raban, having left the three standing silent and sorry in the calm sunset room, ran down to his own apartment on the floor beneath.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Frank Raban, having left the three standing silent and sorry in the calm sunset room, ran down to his own apartment on the floor beneath.

und

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

From this reading Wo du am Graben stehst und klagst.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

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

From this reading He was to go back to England that night: he felt he could not stay in that place any longer; the memories seemed to choke him, and to rise up and madden him.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading He was to go back to England that night: he felt he could not stay in that place any longer; the memories seemed to choke him, and to rise up and madden him.

Wo

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

From this reading Wo du am Graben stehst und klagst.

Chapter 6 of Old Kensington by Anne Thackeray Ritchie holds 145 sentences, grouped into 29 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.

What does chapter 6 of Old Kensington contain?

Chapter 6 holds 145 sentences of Old Kensington, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 6 of Old Kensington by Anne Thackeray Ritchie exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 145 sentences, grouped into 29 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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About 600 minutes of reading across 1747 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Old Kensington

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London
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Smith
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Elder
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Waterloo
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