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Roadtown

Chapter XIII

Chapter 13 of Roadtown is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Edgar Chambless • Curated US English Learning Edition
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IN ROADTOWN THERE WILL BE NO TRUSTS The only effective way to fight the trusts is to cease to patronize them and the only way to cease to patronize them is to move into an environment which is more economically efficient.
Every labor saving invention in the history of man has thrown someone out of work.
The grain binders were broken and burned by the old fashioned harvest hands.
The hand type-setters opposed the introduction of the linotype.
But the economic invention came in spite of this opposition.
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Roadtown

Chapter XIII

Chapter 13 of Roadtown is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/9 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
IN ROADTOWN THERE WILL BE NO TRUSTS The only effective way to fight the trusts is to cease to patronize them and the only way to cease to patronize them is to move into an environment which is more economically efficient.
Line 2
Every labor saving invention in the history of man has thrown someone out of work.
/ˈevəri ˈleɪbər ˈseɪvɪŋ ˌɪnˈvenʃən ɪn ðə ˈhɪstəri ʌv mæn hæz θroʊn ˈsʌmwʌn aʊt ʌv wɜːrk/
Line 3
The grain binders were broken and burned by the old fashioned harvest hands.
/ðə ɡreɪn ˈbaɪndərz wɜːr ˈbroʊkən ənd bɜːrnd baɪ ðə oʊld ˈfæʃənd ˈhɑːrvəst hændz/
Line 4
The hand type-setters opposed the introduction of the linotype.
Line 5
But the economic invention came in spite of this opposition.
/bʌt ðə ˌekəˈnɑːmɪk ˌɪnˈvenʃən keɪm ɪn spaɪt ʌv ðɪs ˌɑːpəˈzɪʃən/

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binders noun US /ˈbaɪndərz/

plural of “binder” — a machine that cuts grain and binds it in sheaves

From this reading “The grain binders were broken and burned by the old fashioned harvest hands.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
economic adjective US /ˌekəˈnɑːmɪk/

of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth

From this reading “But the economic invention came in spite of this opposition.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
economically adverb US /ˌekəˈnɑːmɪkli/

with respect to economic science

From this reading “IN ROADTOWN THERE WILL BE NO TRUSTS The only effective way to fight the trusts is to cease to patronize them and the only way to cease to patronize them is to move into an environment which is more economically efficient.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
efficient adjective US /ɪˈfɪʃənt/

being effective without wasting time or effort or expense

From this reading “IN ROADTOWN THERE WILL BE NO TRUSTS The only effective way to fight the trusts is to cease to patronize them and the only way to cease to patronize them is to move into an environment which is more economically efficient.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
environment noun US /ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/

the totality of surrounding conditions

From this reading “IN ROADTOWN THERE WILL BE NO TRUSTS The only effective way to fight the trusts is to cease to patronize them and the only way to cease to patronize them is to move into an environment which is more economically efficient.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
linotype noun US /ˈlɪnoʊtaɪp/

a typesetting machine operated from a keyboard that casts an entire line as a single slug of metal

From this reading “The hand type-setters opposed the introduction of the linotype.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
patronize verb US /ˈpeɪtrənaɪz/

assume sponsorship of

From this reading “IN ROADTOWN THERE WILL BE NO TRUSTS The only effective way to fight the trusts is to cease to patronize them and the only way to cease to patronize them is to move into an environment which is more economically efficient.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
trusts noun US /trʌsts/

plural of “trust” — something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)

From this reading “IN ROADTOWN THERE WILL BE NO TRUSTS The only effective way to fight the trusts is to cease to patronize them and the only way to cease to patronize them is to move into an environment which is more economically efficient.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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in spite preposition + noun

In this reading “But the economic invention came in spite of this opposition.”

78,764 times in 225,867 chapters
came in verb + particle counted as “come in”

to come or go into

In this reading “But the economic invention came in spite of this opposition.”

147,741 times in 225,867 chapters
in the history preposition + article + noun counted as “in … history”

In this reading “Every labor saving invention in the history of man has thrown someone out of work.”

4,697 times in 225,867 chapters

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andeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading IN ROADTOWN THERE WILL BE NO TRUSTS The only effective way to fight the trusts is to cease to patronize them and the only way to cease to patronize them is to move into an environment which is more economically efficient.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading IN ROADTOWN THERE WILL BE NO TRUSTS The only effective way to fight the trusts is to cease to patronize them and the only way to cease to patronize them is to move into an environment which is more economically efficient.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
BEauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading IN ROADTOWN THERE WILL BE NO TRUSTS The only effective way to fight the trusts is to cease to patronize them and the only way to cease to patronize them is to move into an environment which is more economically efficient.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
bindersnounUS /ˈbaɪndərz/

plural of “binder” — a machine that cuts grain and binds it in sheaves

From this reading The grain binders were broken and burned by the old fashioned harvest hands.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading The grain binders were broken and burned by the old fashioned harvest hands.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
burnedadjectiveUS /bɜːrnd/

treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point

From this reading The grain binders were broken and burned by the old fashioned harvest hands.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But the economic invention came in spite of this opposition.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The grain binders were broken and burned by the old fashioned harvest hands.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading But the economic invention came in spite of this opposition.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ceaseverbUS /siːs/

put an end to a state or an activity

From this reading IN ROADTOWN THERE WILL BE NO TRUSTS The only effective way to fight the trusts is to cease to patronize them and the only way to cease to patronize them is to move into an environment which is more economically efficient.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
economicadjectiveUS /ˌekəˈnɑːmɪk/

of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth

From this reading But the economic invention came in spite of this opposition.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
economicallyadverbUS /ˌekəˈnɑːmɪkli/

with respect to economic science

From this reading IN ROADTOWN THERE WILL BE NO TRUSTS The only effective way to fight the trusts is to cease to patronize them and the only way to cease to patronize them is to move into an environment which is more economically efficient.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
effectiveadjectiveUS /ɪˈfektɪv/

producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect

From this reading IN ROADTOWN THERE WILL BE NO TRUSTS The only effective way to fight the trusts is to cease to patronize them and the only way to cease to patronize them is to move into an environment which is more economically efficient.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
efficientadjectiveUS /ɪˈfɪʃənt/

being effective without wasting time or effort or expense

From this reading IN ROADTOWN THERE WILL BE NO TRUSTS The only effective way to fight the trusts is to cease to patronize them and the only way to cease to patronize them is to move into an environment which is more economically efficient.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
environmentnounUS /ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/

the totality of surrounding conditions

From this reading IN ROADTOWN THERE WILL BE NO TRUSTS The only effective way to fight the trusts is to cease to patronize them and the only way to cease to patronize them is to move into an environment which is more economically efficient.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Every labor saving invention in the history of man has thrown someone out of work.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
fashionedadjectiveUS /ˈfæʃənd/

planned and made or fashioned artistically

From this reading The grain binders were broken and burned by the old fashioned harvest hands.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fightverbUS /faɪt/

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading IN ROADTOWN THERE WILL BE NO TRUSTS The only effective way to fight the trusts is to cease to patronize them and the only way to cease to patronize them is to move into an environment which is more economically efficient.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
grainnounUS /ɡreɪn/

a relatively small granular particle of a substance

From this reading The grain binders were broken and burned by the old fashioned harvest hands.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading The hand type-setters opposed the introduction of the linotype.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
handsnounUS /hændz/

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading The grain binders were broken and burned by the old fashioned harvest hands.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
harvestnounUS /ˈhɑːrvəst/

the yield from plants in a single growing season

From this reading The grain binders were broken and burned by the old fashioned harvest hands.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading Every labor saving invention in the history of man has thrown someone out of work.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
historynounUS /ˈhɪstəri/

the aggregate of past events

From this reading Every labor saving invention in the history of man has thrown someone out of work.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading IN ROADTOWN THERE WILL BE NO TRUSTS The only effective way to fight the trusts is to cease to patronize them and the only way to cease to patronize them is to move into an environment which is more economically efficient.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading IN ROADTOWN THERE WILL BE NO TRUSTS The only effective way to fight the trusts is to cease to patronize them and the only way to cease to patronize them is to move into an environment which is more economically efficient.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
introductionnounUS /ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃən/

the act of beginning something new

From this reading The hand type-setters opposed the introduction of the linotype.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
inventionnounUS /ˌɪnˈvenʃən/

the creation of something in the mind

From this reading Every labor saving invention in the history of man has thrown someone out of work.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading IN ROADTOWN THERE WILL BE NO TRUSTS The only effective way to fight the trusts is to cease to patronize them and the only way to cease to patronize them is to move into an environment which is more economically efficient.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
labornounUS /ˈleɪbər/

a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

From this reading Every labor saving invention in the history of man has thrown someone out of work.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
linotypenounUS /ˈlɪnoʊtaɪp/

a typesetting machine operated from a keyboard that casts an entire line as a single slug of metal

From this reading The hand type-setters opposed the introduction of the linotype.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Every labor saving invention in the history of man has thrown someone out of work.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading IN ROADTOWN THERE WILL BE NO TRUSTS The only effective way to fight the trusts is to cease to patronize them and the only way to cease to patronize them is to move into an environment which is more economically efficient.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
moveverbUS /muːv/

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

From this reading IN ROADTOWN THERE WILL BE NO TRUSTS The only effective way to fight the trusts is to cease to patronize them and the only way to cease to patronize them is to move into an environment which is more economically efficient.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
NOdeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading IN ROADTOWN THERE WILL BE NO TRUSTS The only effective way to fight the trusts is to cease to patronize them and the only way to cease to patronize them is to move into an environment which is more economically efficient.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Every labor saving invention in the history of man has thrown someone out of work.

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 The grain binders were broken and burned by the old fashioned harvest hands.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading IN ROADTOWN THERE WILL BE NO TRUSTS The only effective way to fight the trusts is to cease to patronize them and the only way to cease to patronize them is to move into an environment which is more economically efficient.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
opposedadjectiveUS /əˈpoʊzd/

being in opposition or having an opponent

From this reading The hand type-setters opposed the introduction of the linotype.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
oppositionnounUS /ˌɑːpəˈzɪʃən/

the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

From this reading But the economic invention came in spite of this opposition.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Every labor saving invention in the history of man has thrown someone out of work.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
patronizeverbUS /ˈpeɪtrənaɪz/

assume sponsorship of

From this reading IN ROADTOWN THERE WILL BE NO TRUSTS The only effective way to fight the trusts is to cease to patronize them and the only way to cease to patronize them is to move into an environment which is more economically efficient.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ROADTOWN

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

From this reading IN ROADTOWN THERE WILL BE NO TRUSTS The only effective way to fight the trusts is to cease to patronize them and the only way to cease to patronize them is to move into an environment which is more economically efficient.

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savingnounUS /ˈseɪvɪŋ/

an act of economizing; reduction in cost

From this reading Every labor saving invention in the history of man has thrown someone out of work.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
someonepronounUS /ˈsʌmwʌn/

a person, without saying who

From this reading Every labor saving invention in the history of man has thrown someone out of work.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
spitenounUS /spaɪt/

feeling a need to see others suffer

From this reading But the economic invention came in spite of this opposition.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading IN ROADTOWN THERE WILL BE NO TRUSTS The only effective way to fight the trusts is to cease to patronize them and the only way to cease to patronize them is to move into an environment which is more economically efficient.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading IN ROADTOWN THERE WILL BE NO TRUSTS The only effective way to fight the trusts is to cease to patronize them and the only way to cease to patronize them is to move into an environment which is more economically efficient.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
THEREadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading IN ROADTOWN THERE WILL BE NO TRUSTS The only effective way to fight the trusts is to cease to patronize them and the only way to cease to patronize them is to move into an environment which is more economically efficient.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading But the economic invention came in spite of this opposition.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thrownadjectiveUS /θroʊn/

caused to fall to the ground

From this reading Every labor saving invention in the history of man has thrown someone out of work.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading IN ROADTOWN THERE WILL BE NO TRUSTS The only effective way to fight the trusts is to cease to patronize them and the only way to cease to patronize them is to move into an environment which is more economically efficient.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
TRUSTSnounUS /trʌsts/

plural of “trust” — something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)

From this reading IN ROADTOWN THERE WILL BE NO TRUSTS The only effective way to fight the trusts is to cease to patronize them and the only way to cease to patronize them is to move into an environment which is more economically efficient.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
type-setters

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

From this reading The hand type-setters opposed the introduction of the linotype.

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waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading IN ROADTOWN THERE WILL BE NO TRUSTS The only effective way to fight the trusts is to cease to patronize them and the only way to cease to patronize them is to move into an environment which is more economically efficient.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading The grain binders were broken and burned by the old fashioned harvest hands.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading IN ROADTOWN THERE WILL BE NO TRUSTS The only effective way to fight the trusts is to cease to patronize them and the only way to cease to patronize them is to move into an environment which is more economically efficient.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
WILLmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading IN ROADTOWN THERE WILL BE NO TRUSTS The only effective way to fight the trusts is to cease to patronize them and the only way to cease to patronize them is to move into an environment which is more economically efficient.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
workverbUS /wɜːrk/

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading Every labor saving invention in the history of man has thrown someone out of work.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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