Samantha in Europe

Chapter XXIV

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“THE WIDDER ALBERT.”

I’d told Martin when we’d first come to London that I must see the Widder Albert whilst I wuz there.

A few days had run by, and I sez to Martin--“Like as not Victoria will be a-wonderin’ why I hain’t been to her house.”

Of course when I first arrove I had sent her word to once, and asked her in a friendly way to come and see us jest as quick as she could, knowin’ that it wuz etiket for me to do so, and it wuz nothin’ but manners for her to make the first visit.

And a-takin’ it right to home, that if she had come over to Jonesville, and wuz a-stoppin’ to the tarvern there, it would be my place to make the first call.

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Chapter 24 of Samantha in Europe is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

“THE WIDDER ALBERT.” I’d told Martin when we’d first come to London that I must see the Widder Albert whilst I wuz there. A few days had run by, and I sez to Martin--“Like as not Victoria will be a-wonderin’ why I hain’t been to her house.” Of course when I first arrove I had sent her word to once, and asked her in a friendly way to come and see us jest as quick as she could, knowin’ that it wuz etiket for me to do so, and it wuz nothin’ but manners for her to make the first visit. And a-takin’ it right to home, that if she had come over to Jonesville, and wuz a-stoppin’ to the tarvern there, it would be my place to make the first call.

Samantha in Europe

Chapter XXIV

Chapter 24 of Samantha in Europe is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

“THE WIDDER ALBERT.”

Line 2

I’d told Martin when we’d first come to London that I must see the Widder Albert whilst I wuz there.

Line 3

A few days had run by, and I sez to Martin--“Like as not Victoria will be a-wonderin’ why I hain’t been to her house.”

Line 4

Line 5

And a-takin’ it right to home, that if she had come over to Jonesville, and wuz a-stoppin’ to the tarvern there, it would be my place to make the first call.

Learner Dictionary

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albert noun US /ˈælbərt/

prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)

From this reading ““THE WIDDER ALBERT.””

friendly adjective US /ˈfrendli/

characteristic of or befitting a friend

From this reading “Of course when I first arrove I had sent her word to once, and asked her in a friendly way to come and see us jest as quick as she could, knowin’ that it wuz etiket for me to do so, and it wuz nothin’ but manners for her to make the first visit.”

jest noun US /dʒest/

a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

manners noun US /ˈmænərz/

social deportment

Martin noun US /ˈmɑːrtən/

French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)

From this reading “I’d told Martin when we’d first come to London that I must see the Widder Albert whilst I wuz there.”

quick adjective US /kwɪk/

accomplished rapidly and without delay

Victoria noun US /vɪkˈtɔːriə/

queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)

From this reading “A few days had run by, and I sez to Martin--“Like as not Victoria will be a-wonderin’ why I hain’t been to her house.””

whilst conjunction US /waɪlst/

an old and formal word for “while”

From this reading “I’d told Martin when we’d first come to London that I must see the Widder Albert whilst I wuz there.”

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.

few days adjective + noun

In this reading “A few days had run by, and I sez to Martin--“Like as not Victoria will be a-wonderin’ why I hain’t been to her house.””

friendly way adjective + noun

In this reading “Of course when I first arrove I had sent her word to once, and asked her in a friendly way to come and see us jest as quick as she could, knowin’ that it wuz etiket for me to do so, and it wuz nothin’ but manners for her to make the first visit.”

Of course preposition + noun

as might be expected

come over verb + particle

communicate the intended meaning or impression

In this reading “And a-takin’ it right to home, that if she had come over to Jonesville, and wuz a-stoppin’ to the tarvern there, it would be my place to make the first call.”

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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 A few days had run by, and I sez to Martin--“Like as not Victoria will be a-wonderin’ why I hain’t been to her house.”

a-stoppin

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From this reading And a-takin’ it right to home, that if she had come over to Jonesville, and wuz a-stoppin’ to the tarvern there, it would be my place to make the first call.

a-takin

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From this reading And a-takin’ it right to home, that if she had come over to Jonesville, and wuz a-stoppin’ to the tarvern there, it would be my place to make the first call.

a-wonderin

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From this reading A few days had run by, and I sez to Martin--“Like as not Victoria will be a-wonderin’ why I hain’t been to her house.”

ALBERTnounUS /ˈælbərt/

prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)

From this reading “THE WIDDER ALBERT.”

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading A few days had run by, and I sez to Martin--“Like as not Victoria will be a-wonderin’ why I hain’t been to her house.”

arrove

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From this reading Of course when I first arrove I had sent her word to once, and asked her in a friendly way to come and see us jest as quick as she could, knowin’ that it wuz etiket for me to do so, and it wuz nothin’ but manners for her to make the first visit.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading A few days had run by, and I sez to Martin--“Like as not Victoria will be a-wonderin’ why I hain’t been to her house.”

askedverbUS /æskt/

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

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading A few days had run by, and I sez to Martin--“Like as not Victoria will be a-wonderin’ why I hain’t been to her house.”

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading A few days had run by, and I sez to Martin--“Like as not Victoria will be a-wonderin’ why I hain’t been to her house.”

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading A few days had run by, and I sez to Martin--“Like as not Victoria will be a-wonderin’ why I hain’t been to her house.”

callverbUS /kɔːl/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading And a-takin’ it right to home, that if she had come over to Jonesville, and wuz a-stoppin’ to the tarvern there, it would be my place to make the first call.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

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

From this reading I’d told Martin when we’d first come to London that I must see the Widder Albert whilst I wuz there.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

coursenounUS /kɔːrs/

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading A few days had run by, and I sez to Martin--“Like as not Victoria will be a-wonderin’ why I hain’t been to her house.”

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

etiket

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fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading A few days had run by, and I sez to Martin--“Like as not Victoria will be a-wonderin’ why I hain’t been to her house.”

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading I’d told Martin when we’d first come to London that I must see the Widder Albert whilst I wuz there.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

friendlyadjectiveUS /ˈfrendli/

characteristic of or befitting a friend

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading A few days had run by, and I sez to Martin--“Like as not Victoria will be a-wonderin’ why I hain’t been to her house.”

hain't

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From this reading A few days had run by, and I sez to Martin--“Like as not Victoria will be a-wonderin’ why I hain’t been to her house.”

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading A few days had run by, and I sez to Martin--“Like as not Victoria will be a-wonderin’ why I hain’t been to her house.”

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading And a-takin’ it right to home, that if she had come over to Jonesville, and wuz a-stoppin’ to the tarvern there, it would be my place to make the first call.

housenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading A few days had run by, and I sez to Martin--“Like as not Victoria will be a-wonderin’ why I hain’t been to her house.”

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I’d told Martin when we’d first come to London that I must see the Widder Albert whilst I wuz there.

I'd

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From this reading I’d told Martin when we’d first come to London that I must see the Widder Albert whilst I wuz there.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading And a-takin’ it right to home, that if she had come over to Jonesville, and wuz a-stoppin’ to the tarvern there, it would be my place to make the first call.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

jestnounUS /dʒest/

a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

Jonesville

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From this reading And a-takin’ it right to home, that if she had come over to Jonesville, and wuz a-stoppin’ to the tarvern there, it would be my place to make the first call.

knowin

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LikeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading A few days had run by, and I sez to Martin--“Like as not Victoria will be a-wonderin’ why I hain’t been to her house.”

LondonnounUS /ˈlʌndən/

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading I’d told Martin when we’d first come to London that I must see the Widder Albert whilst I wuz there.

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

mannersnounUS /ˈmænərz/

social deportment

MartinnounUS /ˈmɑːrtən/

French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)

From this reading I’d told Martin when we’d first come to London that I must see the Widder Albert whilst I wuz there.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading I’d told Martin when we’d first come to London that I must see the Widder Albert whilst I wuz there.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading And a-takin’ it right to home, that if she had come over to Jonesville, and wuz a-stoppin’ to the tarvern there, it would be my place to make the first call.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading A few days had run by, and I sez to Martin--“Like as not Victoria will be a-wonderin’ why I hain’t been to her house.”

nothin

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OfprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

onceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading And a-takin’ it right to home, that if she had come over to Jonesville, and wuz a-stoppin’ to the tarvern there, it would be my place to make the first call.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading And a-takin’ it right to home, that if she had come over to Jonesville, and wuz a-stoppin’ to the tarvern there, it would be my place to make the first call.

quickadjectiveUS /kwɪk/

accomplished rapidly and without delay

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading And a-takin’ it right to home, that if she had come over to Jonesville, and wuz a-stoppin’ to the tarvern there, it would be my place to make the first call.

runverbUS /rʌn/

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading A few days had run by, and I sez to Martin--“Like as not Victoria will be a-wonderin’ why I hain’t been to her house.”

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading I’d told Martin when we’d first come to London that I must see the Widder Albert whilst I wuz there.

sentnounUS /sent/

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

sez

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From this reading A few days had run by, and I sez to Martin--“Like as not Victoria will be a-wonderin’ why I hain’t been to her house.”

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

tarvern

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From this reading And a-takin’ it right to home, that if she had come over to Jonesville, and wuz a-stoppin’ to the tarvern there, it would be my place to make the first call.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I’d told Martin when we’d first come to London that I must see the Widder Albert whilst I wuz there.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading “THE WIDDER ALBERT.”

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading I’d told Martin when we’d first come to London that I must see the Widder Albert whilst I wuz there.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading I’d told Martin when we’d first come to London that I must see the Widder Albert whilst I wuz there.

toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading I’d told Martin when we’d first come to London that I must see the Widder Albert whilst I wuz there.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

VictorianounUS /vɪkˈtɔːriə/

queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)

From this reading A few days had run by, and I sez to Martin--“Like as not Victoria will be a-wonderin’ why I hain’t been to her house.”

visitverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/

go to see a place, as for entertainment

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

we'd

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From this reading I’d told Martin when we’d first come to London that I must see the Widder Albert whilst I wuz there.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading I’d told Martin when we’d first come to London that I must see the Widder Albert whilst I wuz there.

whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/

an old and formal word for “while”

From this reading I’d told Martin when we’d first come to London that I must see the Widder Albert whilst I wuz there.

whynounUS /waɪ/

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading A few days had run by, and I sez to Martin--“Like as not Victoria will be a-wonderin’ why I hain’t been to her house.”

WIDDER

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From this reading “THE WIDDER ALBERT.”

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading A few days had run by, and I sez to Martin--“Like as not Victoria will be a-wonderin’ why I hain’t been to her house.”

wordnounUS /wɜːrd/

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

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

From this reading And a-takin’ it right to home, that if she had come over to Jonesville, and wuz a-stoppin’ to the tarvern there, it would be my place to make the first call.

wuz

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From this reading I’d told Martin when we’d first come to London that I must see the Widder Albert whilst I wuz there.

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