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Chapter XIV

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Directly after it, my sister-in-law, health and strength to her, started to consult a doctor in Lublin as to which doctor she ought to see in Warsaw.
Then she left for Warsaw and went the round of all the celebrated doctors.
Thence she travelled to some other place to drink the waters--mineral waters they are called--and during the whole six months of her absence, I was mistress of the house.
May the Almighty remember it to them for good and reward them!
There was no cook--I did the cooking.
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Stories and Pictures

Chapter XIV

Chapter 14 of Stories and Pictures is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Directly after it, my sister-in-law, health and strength to her, started to consult a doctor in Lublin as to which doctor she ought to see in Warsaw.
/dərˈektli ˈæftər ɪt maɪ ˈsɪstərɪnlɔː helθ ənd streŋkθ tuː hɜːr ˈstɑːrtɪd tuː kənˈsʌlt ə ˈdɑːktər ɪn ˈlʌblɪn æz tuː wɪtʃ ˈdɑːktər ʃiː ɔːt tuː siː ɪn ˈwɔːrsɔː/
Line 2
Then she left for Warsaw and went the round of all the celebrated doctors.
/ðen ʃiː left fɔːr ˈwɔːrsɔː ənd went ðə raʊnd ʌv ɔːl ðə ˈseləbreɪtɪd ˈdɑːktərz/
Line 3
Thence she travelled to some other place to drink the waters--mineral waters they are called--and during the whole six months of her absence, I was mistress of the house.
Line 4
May the Almighty remember it to them for good and reward them!
/meɪ ðə ɔːlˈmaɪti rɪˈmɛm.bər ɪt tuː ðem fɔːr ɡʊd ənd rɪˈwɔːrd ðem/
Line 5
There was no cook--I did the cooking.

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.

Almighty noun US /ɔːlˈmaɪti/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading “May the Almighty remember it to them for good and reward them!”

consult verb US /kənˈsʌlt/

get or ask advice from

From this reading “Directly after it, my sister-in-law, health and strength to her, started to consult a doctor in Lublin as to which doctor she ought to see in Warsaw.”

cooking noun US /ˈkʊkɪŋ/

the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat

From this reading “There was no cook--I did the cooking.”

doctors noun US /ˈdɑːktərz/

plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading “Then she left for Warsaw and went the round of all the celebrated doctors.”

Lublin noun US /ˈlʌblɪn/

an industrial city of eastern Poland

From this reading “Directly after it, my sister-in-law, health and strength to her, started to consult a doctor in Lublin as to which doctor she ought to see in Warsaw.”

mineral noun US /ˈmɪnərəl/

solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition

From this reading “Thence she travelled to some other place to drink the waters--mineral waters they are called--and during the whole six months of her absence, I was mistress of the house.”

sister-in-law noun US /ˈsɪstərɪnlɔː/

the sister of your spouse

From this reading “Directly after it, my sister-in-law, health and strength to her, started to consult a doctor in Lublin as to which doctor she ought to see in Warsaw.”

Warsaw noun US /ˈwɔːrsɔː/

the capital and largest city of Poland; located in central Poland

From this reading “Directly after it, my sister-in-law, health and strength to her, started to consult a doctor in Lublin as to which doctor she ought to see in Warsaw.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

six months noun + noun counted as “six month”

In this reading “Thence she travelled to some other place to drink the waters--mineral waters they are called--and during the whole six months of her absence, I was mistress of the house.”

other place adjective + noun

In this reading “Thence she travelled to some other place to drink the waters--mineral waters they are called--and during the whole six months of her absence, I was mistress of the house.”

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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 Directly after it, my sister-in-law, health and strength to her, started to consult a doctor in Lublin as to which doctor she ought to see in Warsaw.

absencenounUS /ˈæbsəns/

the state of being absent

From this reading Thence she travelled to some other place to drink the waters--mineral waters they are called--and during the whole six months of her absence, I was mistress of the house.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading Directly after it, my sister-in-law, health and strength to her, started to consult a doctor in Lublin as to which doctor she ought to see in Warsaw.

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 Then she left for Warsaw and went the round of all the celebrated doctors.

AlmightynounUS /ɔːlˈmaɪti/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading May the Almighty remember it to them for good and reward them!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Directly after it, my sister-in-law, health and strength to her, started to consult a doctor in Lublin as to which doctor she ought to see in Warsaw.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading Thence she travelled to some other place to drink the waters--mineral waters they are called--and during the whole six months of her absence, I was mistress of the house.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Directly after it, my sister-in-law, health and strength to her, started to consult a doctor in Lublin as to which doctor she ought to see in Warsaw.

calledverbUS /kɔːld/

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Thence she travelled to some other place to drink the waters--mineral waters they are called--and during the whole six months of her absence, I was mistress of the house.

celebratedadjectiveUS /ˈseləbreɪtɪd/

widely known and esteemed

From this reading Then she left for Warsaw and went the round of all the celebrated doctors.

consultverbUS /kənˈsʌlt/

get or ask advice from

From this reading Directly after it, my sister-in-law, health and strength to her, started to consult a doctor in Lublin as to which doctor she ought to see in Warsaw.

cookverbUS /kʊk/

prepare a hot meal

From this reading There was no cook--I did the cooking.

cookingnounUS /ˈkʊkɪŋ/

the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat

From this reading There was no cook--I did the cooking.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

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

From this reading There was no cook--I did the cooking.

DirectlyadverbUS /dərˈektli/

without deviation

From this reading Directly after it, my sister-in-law, health and strength to her, started to consult a doctor in Lublin as to which doctor she ought to see in Warsaw.

doctornounUS /ˈdɑːktər/

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading Directly after it, my sister-in-law, health and strength to her, started to consult a doctor in Lublin as to which doctor she ought to see in Warsaw.

doctorsnounUS /ˈdɑːktərz/

plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading Then she left for Warsaw and went the round of all the celebrated doctors.

drinkverbUS /drɪŋk/

take in liquids

From this reading Thence she travelled to some other place to drink the waters--mineral waters they are called--and during the whole six months of her absence, I was mistress of the house.

duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading Thence she travelled to some other place to drink the waters--mineral waters they are called--and during the whole six months of her absence, I was mistress of the house.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Then she left for Warsaw and went the round of all the celebrated doctors.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading May the Almighty remember it to them for good and reward them!

healthnounUS /helθ/

a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease

From this reading Directly after it, my sister-in-law, health and strength to her, started to consult a doctor in Lublin as to which doctor she ought to see in Warsaw.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Directly after it, my sister-in-law, health and strength to her, started to consult a doctor in Lublin as to which doctor she ought to see in Warsaw.

housenounUS /haʊs/

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

From this reading Thence she travelled to some other place to drink the waters--mineral waters they are called--and during the whole six months of her absence, I was mistress of the house.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Thence she travelled to some other place to drink the waters--mineral waters they are called--and during the whole six months of her absence, I was mistress of the house.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Directly after it, my sister-in-law, health and strength to her, started to consult a doctor in Lublin as to which doctor she ought to see in Warsaw.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Directly after it, my sister-in-law, health and strength to her, started to consult a doctor in Lublin as to which doctor she ought to see in Warsaw.

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Then she left for Warsaw and went the round of all the celebrated doctors.

LublinnounUS /ˈlʌblɪn/

an industrial city of eastern Poland

From this reading Directly after it, my sister-in-law, health and strength to her, started to consult a doctor in Lublin as to which doctor she ought to see in Warsaw.

Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading May the Almighty remember it to them for good and reward them!

mineralnounUS /ˈmɪnərəl/

solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition

From this reading Thence she travelled to some other place to drink the waters--mineral waters they are called--and during the whole six months of her absence, I was mistress of the house.

mistressnounUS /ˈmɪstrəs/

an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

From this reading Thence she travelled to some other place to drink the waters--mineral waters they are called--and during the whole six months of her absence, I was mistress of the house.

monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading Thence she travelled to some other place to drink the waters--mineral waters they are called--and during the whole six months of her absence, I was mistress of the house.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Directly after it, my sister-in-law, health and strength to her, started to consult a doctor in Lublin as to which doctor she ought to see in Warsaw.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading There was no cook--I did the cooking.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Then she left for Warsaw and went the round of all the celebrated doctors.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Thence she travelled to some other place to drink the waters--mineral waters they are called--and during the whole six months of her absence, I was mistress of the house.

oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading Directly after it, my sister-in-law, health and strength to her, started to consult a doctor in Lublin as to which doctor she ought to see in Warsaw.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Thence she travelled to some other place to drink the waters--mineral waters they are called--and during the whole six months of her absence, I was mistress of the house.

rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading May the Almighty remember it to them for good and reward them!

rewardnounUS /rɪˈwɔːrd/

a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing

From this reading May the Almighty remember it to them for good and reward them!

roundnounUS /raʊnd/

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading Then she left for Warsaw and went the round of all the celebrated doctors.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Directly after it, my sister-in-law, health and strength to her, started to consult a doctor in Lublin as to which doctor she ought to see in Warsaw.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading Directly after it, my sister-in-law, health and strength to her, started to consult a doctor in Lublin as to which doctor she ought to see in Warsaw.

sister-in-lawnounUS /ˈsɪstərɪnlɔː/

the sister of your spouse

From this reading Directly after it, my sister-in-law, health and strength to her, started to consult a doctor in Lublin as to which doctor she ought to see in Warsaw.

sixnounUS /sɪks/

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading Thence she travelled to some other place to drink the waters--mineral waters they are called--and during the whole six months of her absence, I was mistress of the house.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

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

From this reading Thence she travelled to some other place to drink the waters--mineral waters they are called--and during the whole six months of her absence, I was mistress of the house.

startedverbUS /ˈstɑːrtɪd/

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Directly after it, my sister-in-law, health and strength to her, started to consult a doctor in Lublin as to which doctor she ought to see in Warsaw.

strengthnounUS /streŋkθ/

the property of being physically or mentally strong

From this reading Directly after it, my sister-in-law, health and strength to her, started to consult a doctor in Lublin as to which doctor she ought to see in Warsaw.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Then she left for Warsaw and went the round of all the celebrated doctors.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading May the Almighty remember it to them for good and reward them!

ThenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then she left for Warsaw and went the round of all the celebrated doctors.

ThenceadverbUS /ðens/

from that place or that time

From this reading Thence she travelled to some other place to drink the waters--mineral waters they are called--and during the whole six months of her absence, I was mistress of the house.

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was no cook--I did the cooking.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading Thence she travelled to some other place to drink the waters--mineral waters they are called--and during the whole six months of her absence, I was mistress of the house.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Directly after it, my sister-in-law, health and strength to her, started to consult a doctor in Lublin as to which doctor she ought to see in Warsaw.

travelledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/

familiar with many parts of the world

From this reading Thence she travelled to some other place to drink the waters--mineral waters they are called--and during the whole six months of her absence, I was mistress of the house.

WarsawnounUS /ˈwɔːrsɔː/

the capital and largest city of Poland; located in central Poland

From this reading Directly after it, my sister-in-law, health and strength to her, started to consult a doctor in Lublin as to which doctor she ought to see in Warsaw.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Thence she travelled to some other place to drink the waters--mineral waters they are called--and during the whole six months of her absence, I was mistress of the house.

watersnounUS /ˈwɔːtərz/

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading Thence she travelled to some other place to drink the waters--mineral waters they are called--and during the whole six months of her absence, I was mistress of the house.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Then she left for Warsaw and went the round of all the celebrated doctors.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading Directly after it, my sister-in-law, health and strength to her, started to consult a doctor in Lublin as to which doctor she ought to see in Warsaw.

wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading Thence she travelled to some other place to drink the waters--mineral waters they are called--and during the whole six months of her absence, I was mistress of the house.

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