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Our Elizabeth: A Humour Novel
Our Elizabeth: A Humour Novel

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

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Elizabeth often speaks of the time when she poisoned The Kid.
She says she never had such a 'turn' in all her life, and wouldn't go through such an experience again for all the money in the world.
Neither, indeed, would I, or Henry, or Marion.
Looking back on the matter, I don't think The Kid cared for it either.
It was a peaceful summer evening.
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Our Elizabeth: A Humour Novel

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of Our Elizabeth: A Humour Novel is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Elizabeth often speaks of the time when she poisoned The Kid.
/ɪˈlɪzəbəθ ˈɔːfən spiːks ʌv ðə taɪm wen ʃiː ˈpɔɪzənd ðə kɪd/
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She says she never had such a 'turn' in all her life, and wouldn't go through such an experience again for all the money in the world.
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Neither, indeed, would I, or Henry, or Marion.
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Looking back on the matter, I don't think The Kid cared for it either.
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It was a peaceful summer evening.
/ɪt wɑːz ə ˈpiːsfəl ˈsʌmər ˈiːvnɪŋ/

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.

cared verb US /kerd/

past form of “care” — feel concern or interest

From this reading “Looking back on the matter, I don't think The Kid cared for it either.”

Elizabeth noun US /ɪˈlɪzəbəθ/

daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)

From this reading “Elizabeth often speaks of the time when she poisoned The Kid.”

experience verb US /ɪkˈspɪriəns/

undergo or live through a difficult experience

From this reading “She says she never had such a 'turn' in all her life, and wouldn't go through such an experience again for all the money in the world.”

Henry noun US /ˈhenri/

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading “Neither, indeed, would I, or Henry, or Marion.”

Kid verb US /kɪd/

tell false information to for fun

From this reading “Elizabeth often speaks of the time when she poisoned The Kid.”

peaceful adjective US /ˈpiːsfəl/

not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war

From this reading “It was a peaceful summer evening.”

poisoned verb US /ˈpɔɪzənd/

past form of “poison” — spoil as if by poison

From this reading “Elizabeth often speaks of the time when she poisoned The Kid.”

speaks verb US /spiːks/

third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech

From this reading “Elizabeth often speaks of the time when she poisoned The Kid.”

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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 says she never had such a 'turn' in all her life, and wouldn't go through such an experience again for all the money in the world.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading She says she never had such a 'turn' in all her life, and wouldn't go through such an experience again for all the money in the world.

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 She says she never had such a 'turn' in all her life, and wouldn't go through such an experience again for all the money in the world.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading She says she never had such a 'turn' in all her life, and wouldn't go through such an experience again for all the money in the world.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading She says she never had such a 'turn' in all her life, and wouldn't go through such an experience again for all the money in the world.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Looking back on the matter, I don't think The Kid cared for it either.

caredverbUS /kerd/

past form of “care” — feel concern or interest

From this reading Looking back on the matter, I don't think The Kid cared for it either.

don't

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

From this reading Looking back on the matter, I don't think The Kid cared for it either.

eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/

one or the other of two

From this reading Looking back on the matter, I don't think The Kid cared for it either.

ElizabethnounUS /ɪˈlɪzəbəθ/

daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)

From this reading Elizabeth often speaks of the time when she poisoned The Kid.

eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/

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

From this reading It was a peaceful summer evening.

experienceverbUS /ɪkˈspɪriəns/

undergo or live through a difficult experience

From this reading She says she never had such a 'turn' in all her life, and wouldn't go through such an experience again for all the money in the world.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading She says she never had such a 'turn' in all her life, and wouldn't go through such an experience again for all the money in the world.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

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

From this reading She says she never had such a 'turn' in all her life, and wouldn't go through such an experience again for all the money in the world.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading She says she never had such a 'turn' in all her life, and wouldn't go through such an experience again for all the money in the world.

HenrynounUS /ˈhenri/

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading Neither, indeed, would I, or Henry, or Marion.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading She says she never had such a 'turn' in all her life, and wouldn't go through such an experience again for all the money in the world.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Neither, indeed, would I, or Henry, or Marion.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading She says she never had such a 'turn' in all her life, and wouldn't go through such an experience again for all the money in the world.

indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading Neither, indeed, would I, or Henry, or Marion.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Looking back on the matter, I don't think The Kid cared for it either.

KidverbUS /kɪd/

tell false information to for fun

From this reading Elizabeth often speaks of the time when she poisoned The Kid.

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading She says she never had such a 'turn' in all her life, and wouldn't go through such an experience again for all the money in the world.

LookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading Looking back on the matter, I don't think The Kid cared for it either.

Marion

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

From this reading Neither, indeed, would I, or Henry, or Marion.

matternounUS /ˈmætər/

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading Looking back on the matter, I don't think The Kid cared for it either.

moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading She says she never had such a 'turn' in all her life, and wouldn't go through such an experience again for all the money in the world.

NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/

not one and not the other of two

From this reading Neither, indeed, would I, or Henry, or Marion.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading She says she never had such a 'turn' in all her life, and wouldn't go through such an experience again for all the money in the world.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Elizabeth often speaks of the time when she poisoned The Kid.

oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/

many times at short intervals

From this reading Elizabeth often speaks of the time when she poisoned The Kid.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Looking back on the matter, I don't think The Kid cared for it either.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Neither, indeed, would I, or Henry, or Marion.

peacefuladjectiveUS /ˈpiːsfəl/

not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war

From this reading It was a peaceful summer evening.

poisonedverbUS /ˈpɔɪzənd/

past form of “poison” — spoil as if by poison

From this reading Elizabeth often speaks of the time when she poisoned The Kid.

saysnounUS /sez/

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading She says she never had such a 'turn' in all her life, and wouldn't go through such an experience again for all the money in the world.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading Elizabeth often speaks of the time when she poisoned The Kid.

speaksverbUS /spiːks/

third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech

From this reading Elizabeth often speaks of the time when she poisoned The Kid.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading She says she never had such a 'turn' in all her life, and wouldn't go through such an experience again for all the money in the world.

summernounUS /ˈsʌmər/

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading It was a peaceful summer evening.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Elizabeth often speaks of the time when she poisoned The Kid.

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading Looking back on the matter, I don't think The Kid cared for it either.

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading She says she never had such a 'turn' in all her life, and wouldn't go through such an experience again for all the money in the world.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Elizabeth often speaks of the time when she poisoned The Kid.

turnverbUS /tɜːrn/

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading She says she never had such a 'turn' in all her life, and wouldn't go through such an experience again for all the money in the world.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading It was a peaceful summer evening.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Elizabeth often speaks of the time when she poisoned The Kid.

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading She says she never had such a 'turn' in all her life, and wouldn't go through such an experience again for all the money in the world.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

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

From this reading Neither, indeed, would I, or Henry, or Marion.

wouldn't

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

From this reading She says she never had such a 'turn' in all her life, and wouldn't go through such an experience again for all the money in the world.

Chapter 8 of Our Elizabeth: A Humour Novel by Florence A. (Florence Antoinette) Kilpatrick holds 175 sentences, grouped into 35 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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Henry
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