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Red Rock: A Chronicle of Reconstruction
Red Rock: A Chronicle of Reconstruction

Chapter XL

Chapter 40 of Red Rock: A Chronicle of Reconstruction is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Thomas Nelson Page • Curated US English Learning Edition
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SOME OF THE THREADS ARE TIED In the old stories, the climax used to be considered attained when the young couple became engaged.
Like the hero and heroine of the fairy tales of our youth, in that golden land of “Once-upon-a-time,” all that was to be told after they became engaged was that “they married and lived happily ever after.”
In the modern stories, however, this seems to be but the beginning of new adventures.
Marriage, which used to be the entrance to bliss unending, appears to be now but the “gate of the hundred sorrows;” and the hero and heroine wed only to find that they loved someone else better, and pine to be disunited.
They spend the rest of their lives trying to get unmarried.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Red Rock: A Chronicle of Reconstruction

Chapter XL

Chapter 40 of Red Rock: A Chronicle of Reconstruction is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
SOME OF THE THREADS ARE TIED In the old stories, the climax used to be considered attained when the young couple became engaged.
/sʌm ʌv ðə θredz ɑːr taɪd ɪn ðə oʊld ˈstɔːriz ðə ˈklaɪmæks juːzd tuː biː kənˈsɪdərd əˈteɪnd wen ðə jʌŋ ˈkʌpəl bɪˈkeɪm enˈɡeɪdʒd/
Line 2
Like the hero and heroine of the fairy tales of our youth, in that golden land of “Once-upon-a-time,” all that was to be told after they became engaged was that “they married and lived happily ever after.”
Line 3
In the modern stories, however, this seems to be but the beginning of new adventures.
/ɪn ðə ˈmɑːdərn ˈstɔːriz ˌhaʊˈevər ðɪs siːmz tuː biː bʌt ðə bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ ʌv nuː ædˈventʃərz/
Line 4
Marriage, which used to be the entrance to bliss unending, appears to be now but the “gate of the hundred sorrows;” and the hero and heroine wed only to find that they loved someone else better, and pine to be disunited.
Line 5
They spend the rest of their lives trying to get unmarried.
/ðeɪ spend ðə rest ʌv ðer lɪvz ˈtraɪɪŋ tuː ɡet ənˈmerid/

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.

attained adjective US /əˈteɪnd/

achieved or reached

From this reading “SOME OF THE THREADS ARE TIED In the old stories, the climax used to be considered attained when the young couple became engaged.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
bliss noun US /blɪs/

a state of extreme happiness

From this reading “Marriage, which used to be the entrance to bliss unending, appears to be now but the “gate of the hundred sorrows;” and the hero and heroine wed only to find that they loved someone else better, and pine to be disunited.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
climax noun US /ˈklaɪmæks/

the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding

From this reading “SOME OF THE THREADS ARE TIED In the old stories, the climax used to be considered attained when the young couple became engaged.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
heroine noun US /ˈheroʊən/

the main good female character in a work of fiction

From this reading “Like the hero and heroine of the fairy tales of our youth, in that golden land of “Once-upon-a-time,” all that was to be told after they became engaged was that “they married and lived happily ever after.””

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
threads noun US /θredz/

informal terms for clothing

From this reading “SOME OF THE THREADS ARE TIED In the old stories, the climax used to be considered attained when the young couple became engaged.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
unending adjective US /əˈnendɪŋ/

continuing forever or indefinitely

From this reading “Marriage, which used to be the entrance to bliss unending, appears to be now but the “gate of the hundred sorrows;” and the hero and heroine wed only to find that they loved someone else better, and pine to be disunited.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
unmarried adjective US /ənˈmerid/

not married or related to the unmarried state

From this reading “They spend the rest of their lives trying to get unmarried.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wed verb US /wed/

take in marriage

From this reading “Marriage, which used to be the entrance to bliss unending, appears to be now but the “gate of the hundred sorrows;” and the hero and heroine wed only to find that they loved someone else better, and pine to be disunited.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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.

fairy tales noun + noun counted as “fairy tale”

a story about fairies; told to amuse children

In this reading “Like the hero and heroine of the fairy tales of our youth, in that golden land of “Once-upon-a-time,” all that was to be told after they became engaged was that “they married and lived happily ever after.””

5,530 times in 426,212 chapters
lived happily verb + particle counted as “live happily”

In this reading “Like the hero and heroine of the fairy tales of our youth, in that golden land of “Once-upon-a-time,” all that was to be told after they became engaged was that “they married and lived happily ever after.””

1,484 times in 426,212 chapters
young couple adjective + noun

In this reading “SOME OF THE THREADS ARE TIED In the old stories, the climax used to be considered attained when the young couple became engaged.”

2,472 times in 426,212 chapters
became engaged verb + adjective counted as “become engaged”

In this reading “SOME OF THE THREADS ARE TIED In the old stories, the climax used to be considered attained when the young couple became engaged.”

874 times in 426,212 chapters
old stories adjective + noun counted as “old story”

In this reading “SOME OF THE THREADS ARE TIED In the old stories, the climax used to be considered attained when the young couple became engaged.”

4,129 times in 426,212 chapters
rest of verb + particle

In this reading “They spend the rest of their lives trying to get unmarried.”

80,160 times in 426,212 chapters

All words in this reading · 75

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adventuresnounUS /ædˈventʃərz/

plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

From this reading In the modern stories, however, this seems to be but the beginning of new adventures.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading Like the hero and heroine of the fairy tales of our youth, in that golden land of “Once-upon-a-time,” all that was to be told after they became engaged was that “they married and lived happily ever after.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
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 Like the hero and heroine of the fairy tales of our youth, in that golden land of “Once-upon-a-time,” all that was to be told after they became engaged was that “they married and lived happily ever after.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Like the hero and heroine of the fairy tales of our youth, in that golden land of “Once-upon-a-time,” all that was to be told after they became engaged was that “they married and lived happily ever after.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
appearsverbUS /əˈpɪrz/

third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Marriage, which used to be the entrance to bliss unending, appears to be now but the “gate of the hundred sorrows;” and the hero and heroine wed only to find that they loved someone else better, and pine to be disunited.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading SOME OF THE THREADS ARE TIED In the old stories, the climax used to be considered attained when the young couple became engaged.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
attainedadjectiveUS /əˈteɪnd/

achieved or reached

From this reading SOME OF THE THREADS ARE TIED In the old stories, the climax used to be considered attained when the young couple became engaged.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading SOME OF THE THREADS ARE TIED In the old stories, the climax used to be considered attained when the young couple became engaged.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading SOME OF THE THREADS ARE TIED In the old stories, the climax used to be considered attained when the young couple became engaged.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
beginningnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading In the modern stories, however, this seems to be but the beginning of new adventures.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading Marriage, which used to be the entrance to bliss unending, appears to be now but the “gate of the hundred sorrows;” and the hero and heroine wed only to find that they loved someone else better, and pine to be disunited.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
blissnounUS /blɪs/

a state of extreme happiness

From this reading Marriage, which used to be the entrance to bliss unending, appears to be now but the “gate of the hundred sorrows;” and the hero and heroine wed only to find that they loved someone else better, and pine to be disunited.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading In the modern stories, however, this seems to be but the beginning of new adventures.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
climaxnounUS /ˈklaɪmæks/

the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding

From this reading SOME OF THE THREADS ARE TIED In the old stories, the climax used to be considered attained when the young couple became engaged.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
consideredadjectiveUS /kənˈsɪdərd/

carefully weighed

From this reading SOME OF THE THREADS ARE TIED In the old stories, the climax used to be considered attained when the young couple became engaged.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/

a pair who associate with one another

From this reading SOME OF THE THREADS ARE TIED In the old stories, the climax used to be considered attained when the young couple became engaged.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
disunitedadjective

having been divided; having the unity destroyed

From this reading Marriage, which used to be the entrance to bliss unending, appears to be now but the “gate of the hundred sorrows;” and the hero and heroine wed only to find that they loved someone else better, and pine to be disunited.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
else

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

From this reading Marriage, which used to be the entrance to bliss unending, appears to be now but the “gate of the hundred sorrows;” and the hero and heroine wed only to find that they loved someone else better, and pine to be disunited.

Pending verification
engagedadjectiveUS /enˈɡeɪdʒd/

having ones attention or mind or energy engaged

From this reading SOME OF THE THREADS ARE TIED In the old stories, the climax used to be considered attained when the young couple became engaged.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
entrancenounUS /ˈentrəns/

something that provides access (to get in or get out)

From this reading Marriage, which used to be the entrance to bliss unending, appears to be now but the “gate of the hundred sorrows;” and the hero and heroine wed only to find that they loved someone else better, and pine to be disunited.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

From this reading Like the hero and heroine of the fairy tales of our youth, in that golden land of “Once-upon-a-time,” all that was to be told after they became engaged was that “they married and lived happily ever after.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fairynounUS /ˈferi/

a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers

From this reading Like the hero and heroine of the fairy tales of our youth, in that golden land of “Once-upon-a-time,” all that was to be told after they became engaged was that “they married and lived happily ever after.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading Marriage, which used to be the entrance to bliss unending, appears to be now but the “gate of the hundred sorrows;” and the hero and heroine wed only to find that they loved someone else better, and pine to be disunited.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
gatenounUS /ɡeɪt/

a movable barrier in a fence or wall

From this reading Marriage, which used to be the entrance to bliss unending, appears to be now but the “gate of the hundred sorrows;” and the hero and heroine wed only to find that they loved someone else better, and pine to be disunited.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading They spend the rest of their lives trying to get unmarried.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
goldenadjectiveUS /ˈɡoʊldən/

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading Like the hero and heroine of the fairy tales of our youth, in that golden land of “Once-upon-a-time,” all that was to be told after they became engaged was that “they married and lived happily ever after.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
happilyadverbUS /ˈhæpəli/

in a joyous manner

From this reading Like the hero and heroine of the fairy tales of our youth, in that golden land of “Once-upon-a-time,” all that was to be told after they became engaged was that “they married and lived happily ever after.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
heronounUS /ˈhɪroʊ/

a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength

From this reading Like the hero and heroine of the fairy tales of our youth, in that golden land of “Once-upon-a-time,” all that was to be told after they became engaged was that “they married and lived happily ever after.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
heroinenounUS /ˈheroʊən/

the main good female character in a work of fiction

From this reading Like the hero and heroine of the fairy tales of our youth, in that golden land of “Once-upon-a-time,” all that was to be told after they became engaged was that “they married and lived happily ever after.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading In the modern stories, however, this seems to be but the beginning of new adventures.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/

ten 10s

From this reading Marriage, which used to be the entrance to bliss unending, appears to be now but the “gate of the hundred sorrows;” and the hero and heroine wed only to find that they loved someone else better, and pine to be disunited.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading SOME OF THE THREADS ARE TIED In the old stories, the climax used to be considered attained when the young couple became engaged.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
landnounUS /lænd/

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading Like the hero and heroine of the fairy tales of our youth, in that golden land of “Once-upon-a-time,” all that was to be told after they became engaged was that “they married and lived happily ever after.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
LikeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Like the hero and heroine of the fairy tales of our youth, in that golden land of “Once-upon-a-time,” all that was to be told after they became engaged was that “they married and lived happily ever after.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
livedverbUS /lɪvd/

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading Like the hero and heroine of the fairy tales of our youth, in that golden land of “Once-upon-a-time,” all that was to be told after they became engaged was that “they married and lived happily ever after.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
livesnounUS /lɪvz/

plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading They spend the rest of their lives trying to get unmarried.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lovedadjectiveUS /lʌvd/

held dear

From this reading Marriage, which used to be the entrance to bliss unending, appears to be now but the “gate of the hundred sorrows;” and the hero and heroine wed only to find that they loved someone else better, and pine to be disunited.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MarriagenounUS /ˈmerɪdʒ/

the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

From this reading Marriage, which used to be the entrance to bliss unending, appears to be now but the “gate of the hundred sorrows;” and the hero and heroine wed only to find that they loved someone else better, and pine to be disunited.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
marriedadjectiveUS /ˈmerid/

joined in matrimony

From this reading Like the hero and heroine of the fairy tales of our youth, in that golden land of “Once-upon-a-time,” all that was to be told after they became engaged was that “they married and lived happily ever after.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
modernadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːdərn/

belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages

From this reading In the modern stories, however, this seems to be but the beginning of new adventures.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
newadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading In the modern stories, however, this seems to be but the beginning of new adventures.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Marriage, which used to be the entrance to bliss unending, appears to be now but the “gate of the hundred sorrows;” and the hero and heroine wed only to find that they loved someone else better, and pine to be disunited.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading SOME OF THE THREADS ARE TIED In the old stories, the climax used to be considered attained when the young couple became engaged.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading SOME OF THE THREADS ARE TIED In the old stories, the climax used to be considered attained when the young couple became engaged.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Once-upon-a-time

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

From this reading Like the hero and heroine of the fairy tales of our youth, in that golden land of “Once-upon-a-time,” all that was to be told after they became engaged was that “they married and lived happily ever after.”

Pending verification
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading Marriage, which used to be the entrance to bliss unending, appears to be now but the “gate of the hundred sorrows;” and the hero and heroine wed only to find that they loved someone else better, and pine to be disunited.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Like the hero and heroine of the fairy tales of our youth, in that golden land of “Once-upon-a-time,” all that was to be told after they became engaged was that “they married and lived happily ever after.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
pinenounUS /paɪn/

a coniferous tree

From this reading Marriage, which used to be the entrance to bliss unending, appears to be now but the “gate of the hundred sorrows;” and the hero and heroine wed only to find that they loved someone else better, and pine to be disunited.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
restverbUS /rest/

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading They spend the rest of their lives trying to get unmarried.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
seemsverbUS /siːmz/

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading In the modern stories, however, this seems to be but the beginning of new adventures.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SOMEadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading SOME OF THE THREADS ARE TIED In the old stories, the climax used to be considered attained when the young couple became engaged.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
someonepronounUS /ˈsʌmwʌn/

a person, without saying who

From this reading Marriage, which used to be the entrance to bliss unending, appears to be now but the “gate of the hundred sorrows;” and the hero and heroine wed only to find that they loved someone else better, and pine to be disunited.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
sorrowsnounUS /ˈsɑːroʊz/

plural of “sorrow” — an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

From this reading Marriage, which used to be the entrance to bliss unending, appears to be now but the “gate of the hundred sorrows;” and the hero and heroine wed only to find that they loved someone else better, and pine to be disunited.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
spendverbUS /spend/

use up a period of time in a specific way

From this reading They spend the rest of their lives trying to get unmarried.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
storiesnounUS /ˈstɔːriz/

plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading SOME OF THE THREADS ARE TIED In the old stories, the climax used to be considered attained when the young couple became engaged.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
talesnounUS /teɪlz/

plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading Like the hero and heroine of the fairy tales of our youth, in that golden land of “Once-upon-a-time,” all that was to be told after they became engaged was that “they married and lived happily ever after.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Like the hero and heroine of the fairy tales of our youth, in that golden land of “Once-upon-a-time,” all that was to be told after they became engaged was that “they married and lived happily ever after.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading SOME OF THE THREADS ARE TIED In the old stories, the climax used to be considered attained when the young couple became engaged.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading They spend the rest of their lives trying to get unmarried.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Like the hero and heroine of the fairy tales of our youth, in that golden land of “Once-upon-a-time,” all that was to be told after they became engaged was that “they married and lived happily ever after.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading In the modern stories, however, this seems to be but the beginning of new adventures.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
THREADSnounUS /θredz/

informal terms for clothing

From this reading SOME OF THE THREADS ARE TIED In the old stories, the climax used to be considered attained when the young couple became engaged.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
TIEDadjectiveUS /taɪd/

bound or secured closely

From this reading SOME OF THE THREADS ARE TIED In the old stories, the climax used to be considered attained when the young couple became engaged.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading SOME OF THE THREADS ARE TIED In the old stories, the climax used to be considered attained when the young couple became engaged.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading Like the hero and heroine of the fairy tales of our youth, in that golden land of “Once-upon-a-time,” all that was to be told after they became engaged was that “they married and lived happily ever after.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
tryingadjectiveUS /ˈtraɪɪŋ/

hard to endure

From this reading They spend the rest of their lives trying to get unmarried.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
unendingadjectiveUS /əˈnendɪŋ/

continuing forever or indefinitely

From this reading Marriage, which used to be the entrance to bliss unending, appears to be now but the “gate of the hundred sorrows;” and the hero and heroine wed only to find that they loved someone else better, and pine to be disunited.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
unmarriedadjectiveUS /ənˈmerid/

not married or related to the unmarried state

From this reading They spend the rest of their lives trying to get unmarried.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading SOME OF THE THREADS ARE TIED In the old stories, the climax used to be considered attained when the young couple became engaged.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Like the hero and heroine of the fairy tales of our youth, in that golden land of “Once-upon-a-time,” all that was to be told after they became engaged was that “they married and lived happily ever after.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wedverbUS /wed/

take in marriage

From this reading Marriage, which used to be the entrance to bliss unending, appears to be now but the “gate of the hundred sorrows;” and the hero and heroine wed only to find that they loved someone else better, and pine to be disunited.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading SOME OF THE THREADS ARE TIED In the old stories, the climax used to be considered attained when the young couple became engaged.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Marriage, which used to be the entrance to bliss unending, appears to be now but the “gate of the hundred sorrows;” and the hero and heroine wed only to find that they loved someone else better, and pine to be disunited.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/

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

From this reading SOME OF THE THREADS ARE TIED In the old stories, the climax used to be considered attained when the young couple became engaged.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
youthnounUS /juːθ/

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading Like the hero and heroine of the fairy tales of our youth, in that golden land of “Once-upon-a-time,” all that was to be told after they became engaged was that “they married and lived happily ever after.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Chapter 40 of Red Rock: A Chronicle of Reconstruction by Thomas Nelson Page holds 131 sentences, grouped into 27 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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