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Chapter VII

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Astounding Event; Suspension of Specie Payments.
Proceedings of the Bank of Quodlibet thereupon.
Resolve of the Directors against Suspension.
Conspiracy and threatened Revolution headed by Flan Sucker.
Directors change their mind.
Their consternation and escape.
Remarkable bravery and presence of mind of the Hon. Middleton Flam.
His splendid appeal to the insurgents.
General Jackson's oracular views in regard to the Suspension. 93
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Quodlibet: Containing Some Annals Thereof ...

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of Quodlibet: Containing Some Annals Thereof ... is here in full — 9 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Line 1
Astounding Event; Suspension of Specie Payments.
Line 2
Proceedings of the Bank of Quodlibet thereupon.
Line 3
Resolve of the Directors against Suspension.
/riˈzɑːlv ʌv ðə dərˈektərz əˈɡenst səˈspenʃən/
Line 4
Conspiracy and threatened Revolution headed by Flan Sucker.
/kənˈspɪrəsi ənd ˈθretənd ˌrevəˈluːʃən ˈhedəd baɪ flæn ˈsʌkər/
Line 5
Directors change their mind.
/dərˈektərz tʃeɪndʒ ðer maɪnd/
Line 6
Their consternation and escape.
/ðer ˌkɑːnstərˈneɪʃən ənd ɪˈskeɪp/
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Remarkable bravery and presence of mind of the Hon. Middleton Flam.
Line 8
His splendid appeal to the insurgents.
/hɪz ˈsplendɪd əˈpiːl tuː ðə ˌɪnˈsɜːrdʒənts/
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General Jackson's oracular views in regard to the Suspension. 93

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Directors noun US /dərˈektərz/

plural of “director” — someone who controls resources and expenditures

From this reading “Resolve of the Directors against Suspension.”

Flan noun US /flæn/

open pastry filled with fruit or custard

From this reading “Conspiracy and threatened Revolution headed by Flan Sucker.”

insurgents noun US /ˌɪnˈsɜːrdʒənts/

plural of “insurgent” — a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)

From this reading “His splendid appeal to the insurgents.”

Jackson's noun US /ˈdʒæksənz/

possessive form of “jackson” — English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)

From this reading “General Jackson's oracular views in regard to the Suspension. 93”

Middleton noun US /ˈmɪdəltən/

English playwright and pamphleteer (1570-1627)

From this reading “Remarkable bravery and presence of mind of the Hon. Middleton Flam.”

Payments noun US /ˈpeɪmənts/

plural of “payment” — a sum of money paid or a claim discharged

From this reading “Astounding Event; Suspension of Specie Payments.”

Sucker noun US /ˈsʌkər/

a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

From this reading “Conspiracy and threatened Revolution headed by Flan Sucker.”

Suspension noun US /səˈspenʃən/

a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy

From this reading “Astounding Event; Suspension of Specie Payments.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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in regard preposition + noun

In this reading “General Jackson's oracular views in regard to the Suspension. 93”

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93

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

From this reading General Jackson's oracular views in regard to the Suspension. 93

againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading Resolve of the Directors against Suspension.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Conspiracy and threatened Revolution headed by Flan Sucker.

appealverbUS /əˈpiːl/

take a court case to a higher court for review

From this reading His splendid appeal to the insurgents.

AstoundingadjectiveUS /əˈstaʊndɪŋ/

bewildering or striking dumb with wonder

From this reading Astounding Event; Suspension of Specie Payments.

BanknounUS /bæŋk/

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading Proceedings of the Bank of Quodlibet thereupon.

braverynounUS /ˈbreɪvəri/

a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear

From this reading Remarkable bravery and presence of mind of the Hon. Middleton Flam.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Conspiracy and threatened Revolution headed by Flan Sucker.

changeverbUS /tʃeɪndʒ/

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading Directors change their mind.

ConspiracynounUS /kənˈspɪrəsi/

a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act

From this reading Conspiracy and threatened Revolution headed by Flan Sucker.

consternationnounUS /ˌkɑːnstərˈneɪʃən/

fear resulting from the awareness of danger

From this reading Their consternation and escape.

DirectorsnounUS /dərˈektərz/

plural of “director” — someone who controls resources and expenditures

From this reading Resolve of the Directors against Suspension.

escapenounUS /ɪˈskeɪp/

the act of escaping physically

From this reading Their consternation and escape.

EventnounUS /ɪˈvent/

something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading Astounding Event; Suspension of Specie Payments.

Flam

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

From this reading Remarkable bravery and presence of mind of the Hon. Middleton Flam.

FlannounUS /flæn/

open pastry filled with fruit or custard

From this reading Conspiracy and threatened Revolution headed by Flan Sucker.

GeneraladjectiveUS /ˈdʒenərəl/

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading General Jackson's oracular views in regard to the Suspension. 93

headedadjectiveUS /ˈhedəd/

having a heading or course in a certain direction

From this reading Conspiracy and threatened Revolution headed by Flan Sucker.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading His splendid appeal to the insurgents.

Hon

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

From this reading Remarkable bravery and presence of mind of the Hon. Middleton Flam.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading General Jackson's oracular views in regard to the Suspension. 93

insurgentsnounUS /ˌɪnˈsɜːrdʒənts/

plural of “insurgent” — a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)

From this reading His splendid appeal to the insurgents.

Jackson'snounUS /ˈdʒæksənz/

possessive form of “jackson” — English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)

From this reading General Jackson's oracular views in regard to the Suspension. 93

MiddletonnounUS /ˈmɪdəltən/

English playwright and pamphleteer (1570-1627)

From this reading Remarkable bravery and presence of mind of the Hon. Middleton Flam.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading Directors change their mind.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Astounding Event; Suspension of Specie Payments.

oracularadjective

of or relating to an oracle

From this reading General Jackson's oracular views in regard to the Suspension. 93

PaymentsnounUS /ˈpeɪmənts/

plural of “payment” — a sum of money paid or a claim discharged

From this reading Astounding Event; Suspension of Specie Payments.

presencenounUS /ˈprezəns/

the state of being present; current existence

From this reading Remarkable bravery and presence of mind of the Hon. Middleton Flam.

ProceedingsnounUS /proʊˈsiːdɪŋz/

(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

From this reading Proceedings of the Bank of Quodlibet thereupon.

Quodlibetnoun

an issue that is presented for formal disputation

From this reading Proceedings of the Bank of Quodlibet thereupon.

regardnounUS /rɪˈɡɑːrd/

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

From this reading General Jackson's oracular views in regard to the Suspension. 93

RemarkableadjectiveUS /rɪˈmɑːrkəbəl/

unusual or striking

From this reading Remarkable bravery and presence of mind of the Hon. Middleton Flam.

ResolveverbUS /riˈzɑːlv/

bring to an end; settle conclusively

From this reading Resolve of the Directors against Suspension.

RevolutionnounUS /ˌrevəˈluːʃən/

a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving

From this reading Conspiracy and threatened Revolution headed by Flan Sucker.

Specienoun

coins collectively

From this reading Astounding Event; Suspension of Specie Payments.

splendidadjectiveUS /ˈsplendɪd/

having great beauty and splendor

From this reading His splendid appeal to the insurgents.

SuckernounUS /ˈsʌkər/

a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

From this reading Conspiracy and threatened Revolution headed by Flan Sucker.

SuspensionnounUS /səˈspenʃən/

a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy

From this reading Astounding Event; Suspension of Specie Payments.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Proceedings of the Bank of Quodlibet thereupon.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Directors change their mind.

thereupon

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

From this reading Proceedings of the Bank of Quodlibet thereupon.

threatenedadjectiveUS /ˈθretənd/

(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered

From this reading Conspiracy and threatened Revolution headed by Flan Sucker.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading His splendid appeal to the insurgents.

viewsnounUS /vjuːz/

plural of “view” — a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading General Jackson's oracular views in regard to the Suspension. 93

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