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Robert Coverdale's Struggle
Robert Coverdale's Struggle

Chapter XXVIII

Chapter 28 of Robert Coverdale's Struggle is here in full — 308 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Horatio, Jr. Alger • Curated US English Learning Edition
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THE VICTIM OF TYRANNY Andrew Jackson made his appearance with a piece of brown paper over an imaginary bruise on his head and eye and the carefully assumed expression of a suffering victim.
“What is this I hear?” asked his father.
“Have you had a difficulty with Bill?”
“Yes,” answered Andrew in the tone of a martyr.
“He knocked me down with a hoe, and if mother had not come out just as she did I think he would have killed me.”
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Robert Coverdale's Struggle

Chapter XXVIII

Chapter 28 of Robert Coverdale's Struggle is here in full — 308 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/61 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE VICTIM OF TYRANNY Andrew Jackson made his appearance with a piece of brown paper over an imaginary bruise on his head and eye and the carefully assumed expression of a suffering victim.
/ðə ˈvɪktəm ʌv ˈtɪrəni ˈændruː ˈdʒæksən meɪd hɪz əˈpɪrəns wɪð ə piːs ʌv braʊn ˈpeɪpər ˈoʊvər æn ˌɪˈmædʒəneri bruːz ɑːn hɪz hed ənd aɪ ənd ðə ˈkerfəli əˈsuːmd ɪkˈspreʃən ʌv ə ˈsʌfərɪŋ ˈvɪktəm/
Line 2
“What is this I hear?” asked his father.
/wʌt ɪz ðɪs aɪ hiːr æskt hɪz ˈfɑːðər/
Line 3
“Have you had a difficulty with Bill?”
/hæv juː hæd ə ˈdɪfəkəlti wɪð bɪl/
Line 4
“Yes,” answered Andrew in the tone of a martyr.
/jes ˈænsərd ˈændruː ɪn ðə toʊn ʌv ə ˈmɑːrtər/
Line 5
“He knocked me down with a hoe, and if mother had not come out just as she did I think he would have killed me.”
/hiː nɑːkt miː daʊn wɪð ə hoʊ ənd ɪf ˈmʌðər hæd nɑːt kʌm aʊt dʒʌst æz ʃiː dɪd aɪ θɪŋk hiː wʊd hæv kɪld miː/

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Andrew noun US /ˈændruː/

(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland

From this reading “THE VICTIM OF TYRANNY Andrew Jackson made his appearance with a piece of brown paper over an imaginary bruise on his head and eye and the carefully assumed expression of a suffering victim.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
assumed adjective US /əˈsuːmd/

adopted in order to deceive

From this reading “THE VICTIM OF TYRANNY Andrew Jackson made his appearance with a piece of brown paper over an imaginary bruise on his head and eye and the carefully assumed expression of a suffering victim.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
bruise verb US /bruːz/

injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of

From this reading “THE VICTIM OF TYRANNY Andrew Jackson made his appearance with a piece of brown paper over an imaginary bruise on his head and eye and the carefully assumed expression of a suffering victim.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hoe noun US /hoʊ/

a tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle

From this reading ““He knocked me down with a hoe, and if mother had not come out just as she did I think he would have killed me.””

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imaginary adjective US /ˌɪˈmædʒəneri/

not based on fact; existing only in the imagination

From this reading “THE VICTIM OF TYRANNY Andrew Jackson made his appearance with a piece of brown paper over an imaginary bruise on his head and eye and the carefully assumed expression of a suffering victim.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Jackson noun US /ˈdʒæksən/

English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)

From this reading “THE VICTIM OF TYRANNY Andrew Jackson made his appearance with a piece of brown paper over an imaginary bruise on his head and eye and the carefully assumed expression of a suffering victim.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
martyr noun US /ˈmɑːrtər/

one who suffers for the sake of principle

From this reading ““Yes,” answered Andrew in the tone of a martyr.”

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tyranny noun US /ˈtɪrəni/

a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)

From this reading “THE VICTIM OF TYRANNY Andrew Jackson made his appearance with a piece of brown paper over an imaginary bruise on his head and eye and the carefully assumed expression of a suffering victim.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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brown paper noun + noun

In this reading “THE VICTIM OF TYRANNY Andrew Jackson made his appearance with a piece of brown paper over an imaginary bruise on his head and eye and the carefully assumed expression of a suffering victim.”

1,506 times in 225,867 chapters
come out verb + adjective

appear or become visible; make a showing

In this reading ““He knocked me down with a hoe, and if mother had not come out just as she did I think he would have killed me.””

94,648 times in 225,867 chapters
in the tone preposition + article + noun counted as “in … tone”

In this reading ““Yes,” answered Andrew in the tone of a martyr.”

21,785 times in 225,867 chapters

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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 THE VICTIM OF TYRANNY Andrew Jackson made his appearance with a piece of brown paper over an imaginary bruise on his head and eye and the carefully assumed expression of a suffering victim.

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andeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading THE VICTIM OF TYRANNY Andrew Jackson made his appearance with a piece of brown paper over an imaginary bruise on his head and eye and the carefully assumed expression of a suffering victim.

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading THE VICTIM OF TYRANNY Andrew Jackson made his appearance with a piece of brown paper over an imaginary bruise on his head and eye and the carefully assumed expression of a suffering victim.

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AndrewnounUS /ˈændruː/

(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland

From this reading THE VICTIM OF TYRANNY Andrew Jackson made his appearance with a piece of brown paper over an imaginary bruise on his head and eye and the carefully assumed expression of a suffering victim.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading “Yes,” answered Andrew in the tone of a martyr.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
appearancenounUS /əˈpɪrəns/

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

From this reading THE VICTIM OF TYRANNY Andrew Jackson made his appearance with a piece of brown paper over an imaginary bruise on his head and eye and the carefully assumed expression of a suffering victim.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading “He knocked me down with a hoe, and if mother had not come out just as she did I think he would have killed me.”

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askedverbUS /æskt/

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading “What is this I hear?” asked his father.

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assumedadjectiveUS /əˈsuːmd/

adopted in order to deceive

From this reading THE VICTIM OF TYRANNY Andrew Jackson made his appearance with a piece of brown paper over an imaginary bruise on his head and eye and the carefully assumed expression of a suffering victim.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
BillnounUS /bɪl/

a statute in draft before it becomes law

From this reading “Have you had a difficulty with Bill?”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
brownnounUS /braʊn/

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading THE VICTIM OF TYRANNY Andrew Jackson made his appearance with a piece of brown paper over an imaginary bruise on his head and eye and the carefully assumed expression of a suffering victim.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
bruiseverbUS /bruːz/

injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of

From this reading THE VICTIM OF TYRANNY Andrew Jackson made his appearance with a piece of brown paper over an imaginary bruise on his head and eye and the carefully assumed expression of a suffering victim.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
carefullyadverbUS /ˈkerfəli/

taking care or paying attention

From this reading THE VICTIM OF TYRANNY Andrew Jackson made his appearance with a piece of brown paper over an imaginary bruise on his head and eye and the carefully assumed expression of a suffering victim.

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comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading “He knocked me down with a hoe, and if mother had not come out just as she did I think he would have killed me.”

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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading “He knocked me down with a hoe, and if mother had not come out just as she did I think he would have killed me.”

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difficultynounUS /ˈdɪfəkəlti/

an effort that is inconvenient

From this reading “Have you had a difficulty with Bill?”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading “He knocked me down with a hoe, and if mother had not come out just as she did I think he would have killed me.”

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expressionnounUS /ɪkˈspreʃən/

the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading THE VICTIM OF TYRANNY Andrew Jackson made his appearance with a piece of brown paper over an imaginary bruise on his head and eye and the carefully assumed expression of a suffering victim.

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eyenounUS /aɪ/

the organ of sight

From this reading THE VICTIM OF TYRANNY Andrew Jackson made his appearance with a piece of brown paper over an imaginary bruise on his head and eye and the carefully assumed expression of a suffering victim.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading “What is this I hear?” asked his father.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading “Have you had a difficulty with Bill?”

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Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Have you had a difficulty with Bill?”

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HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading “He knocked me down with a hoe, and if mother had not come out just as she did I think he would have killed me.”

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headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading THE VICTIM OF TYRANNY Andrew Jackson made his appearance with a piece of brown paper over an imaginary bruise on his head and eye and the carefully assumed expression of a suffering victim.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hearverbUS /hiːr/

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading “What is this I hear?” asked his father.

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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading THE VICTIM OF TYRANNY Andrew Jackson made his appearance with a piece of brown paper over an imaginary bruise on his head and eye and the carefully assumed expression of a suffering victim.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hoenounUS /hoʊ/

a tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle

From this reading “He knocked me down with a hoe, and if mother had not come out just as she did I think he would have killed me.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading “What is this I hear?” asked his father.

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ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading “He knocked me down with a hoe, and if mother had not come out just as she did I think he would have killed me.”

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imaginaryadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmædʒəneri/

not based on fact; existing only in the imagination

From this reading THE VICTIM OF TYRANNY Andrew Jackson made his appearance with a piece of brown paper over an imaginary bruise on his head and eye and the carefully assumed expression of a suffering victim.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading “Yes,” answered Andrew in the tone of a martyr.

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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading “What is this I hear?” asked his father.

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JacksonnounUS /ˈdʒæksən/

English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)

From this reading THE VICTIM OF TYRANNY Andrew Jackson made his appearance with a piece of brown paper over an imaginary bruise on his head and eye and the carefully assumed expression of a suffering victim.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading “He knocked me down with a hoe, and if mother had not come out just as she did I think he would have killed me.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
killedverbUS /kɪld/

past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

From this reading “He knocked me down with a hoe, and if mother had not come out just as she did I think he would have killed me.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
knockedverbUS /nɑːkt/

past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push

From this reading “He knocked me down with a hoe, and if mother had not come out just as she did I think he would have killed me.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading THE VICTIM OF TYRANNY Andrew Jackson made his appearance with a piece of brown paper over an imaginary bruise on his head and eye and the carefully assumed expression of a suffering victim.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
martyrnounUS /ˈmɑːrtər/

one who suffers for the sake of principle

From this reading “Yes,” answered Andrew in the tone of a martyr.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “He knocked me down with a hoe, and if mother had not come out just as she did I think he would have killed me.”

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mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading “He knocked me down with a hoe, and if mother had not come out just as she did I think he would have killed me.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “He knocked me down with a hoe, and if mother had not come out just as she did I think he would have killed me.”

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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE VICTIM OF TYRANNY Andrew Jackson made his appearance with a piece of brown paper over an imaginary bruise on his head and eye and the carefully assumed expression of a suffering victim.

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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE VICTIM OF TYRANNY Andrew Jackson made his appearance with a piece of brown paper over an imaginary bruise on his head and eye and the carefully assumed expression of a suffering victim.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading “He knocked me down with a hoe, and if mother had not come out just as she did I think he would have killed me.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading THE VICTIM OF TYRANNY Andrew Jackson made his appearance with a piece of brown paper over an imaginary bruise on his head and eye and the carefully assumed expression of a suffering victim.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
papernounUS /ˈpeɪpər/

a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

From this reading THE VICTIM OF TYRANNY Andrew Jackson made his appearance with a piece of brown paper over an imaginary bruise on his head and eye and the carefully assumed expression of a suffering victim.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
piecenounUS /piːs/

a separate part of a whole

From this reading THE VICTIM OF TYRANNY Andrew Jackson made his appearance with a piece of brown paper over an imaginary bruise on his head and eye and the carefully assumed expression of a suffering victim.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading “He knocked me down with a hoe, and if mother had not come out just as she did I think he would have killed me.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
sufferingnounUS /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/

a state of acute pain

From this reading THE VICTIM OF TYRANNY Andrew Jackson made his appearance with a piece of brown paper over an imaginary bruise on his head and eye and the carefully assumed expression of a suffering victim.

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 THE VICTIM OF TYRANNY Andrew Jackson made his appearance with a piece of brown paper over an imaginary bruise on his head and eye and the carefully assumed expression of a suffering victim.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading “He knocked me down with a hoe, and if mother had not come out just as she did I think he would have killed me.”

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 “What is this I hear?” asked his father.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
tonenounUS /toʊn/

the quality of a person's voice

From this reading “Yes,” answered Andrew in the tone of a martyr.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
TYRANNYnounUS /ˈtɪrəni/

a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)

From this reading THE VICTIM OF TYRANNY Andrew Jackson made his appearance with a piece of brown paper over an imaginary bruise on his head and eye and the carefully assumed expression of a suffering victim.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
VICTIMnounUS /ˈvɪktəm/

an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance

From this reading THE VICTIM OF TYRANNY Andrew Jackson made his appearance with a piece of brown paper over an imaginary bruise on his head and eye and the carefully assumed expression of a suffering victim.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “What is this I hear?” asked his father.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE VICTIM OF TYRANNY Andrew Jackson made his appearance with a piece of brown paper over an imaginary bruise on his head and eye and the carefully assumed expression of a suffering victim.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

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

From this reading “He knocked me down with a hoe, and if mother had not come out just as she did I think he would have killed me.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
YesnounUS /jes/

an affirmative

From this reading “Yes,” answered Andrew in the tone of a martyr.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Have you had a difficulty with Bill?”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Chapter 28 of Robert Coverdale's Struggle by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 308 sentences, grouped into 62 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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