Storm in a Teacup

Chapter XXVII

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THE DOCTOR As soon as Mrs. Trivett heard the bad news she stopped work, explained to her second in command the gravity of the situation, and hastened home as fast as she could go to Medora.

Now or never might her daughter show what she was worth, and she felt that her girl’s place should be beside the sufferer.

Duty and love alike prompted in that direction; indeed, Medora herself appeared to view the disaster with her mother’s eyes.

“Good Lord!

Lost his stroke!

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Storm in a Teacup

Chapter XXVII

Chapter 27 of Storm in a Teacup is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

THE DOCTOR As soon as Mrs. Trivett heard the bad news she stopped work, explained to her second in command the gravity of the situation, and hastened home as fast as she could go to Medora.

Line 2

Now or never might her daughter show what she was worth, and she felt that her girl’s place should be beside the sufferer.

/naʊ ɔːr ˈnevər maɪt hɜːr ˈdɔːtər ʃoʊ wʌt ʃiː wɑːz wɜːrθ ənd ʃiː felt ðæt hɜːr ɡɜːrlz pleɪs ʃʊd biː bɪˈsaɪd ðə ˈsʌfərər/

Line 3

Duty and love alike prompted in that direction; indeed, Medora herself appeared to view the disaster with her mother’s eyes.

Line 4

“Good Lord!

/ɡʊd lɔːrd/

Line 5

Lost his stroke!

/lɔːst hɪz stroʊk/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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alike adverb US /əˈlaɪk/

equally

From this reading “Duty and love alike prompted in that direction; indeed, Medora herself appeared to view the disaster with her mother’s eyes.”

disaster noun US /dɪˈzæstər/

a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune

From this reading “Duty and love alike prompted in that direction; indeed, Medora herself appeared to view the disaster with her mother’s eyes.”

girl's noun US /ɡɜːrlz/

possessive form of “girl” — a young female

gravity noun US /ˈɡrævəti/

(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface

From this reading “THE DOCTOR As soon as Mrs. Trivett heard the bad news she stopped work, explained to her second in command the gravity of the situation, and hastened home as fast as she could go to Medora.”

hastened verb US /ˈheɪsənd/

past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed

prompted verb US /ˈprɑːmptɪd/

past form of “prompt” — give an incentive for action

From this reading “Duty and love alike prompted in that direction; indeed, Medora herself appeared to view the disaster with her mother’s eyes.”

stroke noun US /stroʊk/

(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand

From this reading “Lost his stroke!”

sufferer noun US /ˈsʌfərər/

a person suffering from an illness

From this reading “Now or never might her daughter show what she was worth, and she felt that her girl’s place should be beside the sufferer.”

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.

bad news adjective + noun

In this reading “THE DOCTOR As soon as Mrs. Trivett heard the bad news she stopped work, explained to her second in command the gravity of the situation, and hastened home as fast as she could go to Medora.”

hastened home verb + noun counted as “hasten home”

in command preposition + noun

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alikeadverbUS /əˈlaɪk/

equally

From this reading Duty and love alike prompted in that direction; indeed, Medora herself appeared to view the disaster with her mother’s eyes.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading THE DOCTOR As soon as Mrs. Trivett heard the bad news she stopped work, explained to her second in command the gravity of the situation, and hastened home as fast as she could go to Medora.

appearedverbUS /əˈpɪrd/

past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Duty and love alike prompted in that direction; indeed, Medora herself appeared to view the disaster with her mother’s eyes.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

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

badadjectiveUS /bæd/

having undesirable or negative qualities

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading Now or never might her daughter show what she was worth, and she felt that her girl’s place should be beside the sufferer.

besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/

next to; at the side of

From this reading Now or never might her daughter show what she was worth, and she felt that her girl’s place should be beside the sufferer.

commandnounUS /kəˈmænd/

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

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

daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/

a female human offspring

From this reading Now or never might her daughter show what she was worth, and she felt that her girl’s place should be beside the sufferer.

directionnounUS /dərˈekʃən/

a line leading to a place or point

From this reading Duty and love alike prompted in that direction; indeed, Medora herself appeared to view the disaster with her mother’s eyes.

disasternounUS /dɪˈzæstər/

a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune

From this reading Duty and love alike prompted in that direction; indeed, Medora herself appeared to view the disaster with her mother’s eyes.

DOCTORnounUS /ˈdɑːktər/

a licensed medical practitioner

DutynounUS /ˈduːti/

the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading Duty and love alike prompted in that direction; indeed, Medora herself appeared to view the disaster with her mother’s eyes.

explainedverbUS /ɪkˈspleɪnd/

past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading Duty and love alike prompted in that direction; indeed, Medora herself appeared to view the disaster with her mother’s eyes.

fastadverbUS /fæst/

quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

feltverbUS /felt/

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading Now or never might her daughter show what she was worth, and she felt that her girl’s place should be beside the sufferer.

girl'snounUS /ɡɜːrlz/

possessive form of “girl” — a young female

From this reading Now or never might her daughter show what she was worth, and she felt that her girl’s place should be beside the sufferer.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

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

GoodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

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

From this reading “Good Lord!

gravitynounUS /ˈɡrævəti/

(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface

hastenedverbUS /ˈheɪsənd/

past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed

heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading Duty and love alike prompted in that direction; indeed, Medora herself appeared to view the disaster with her mother’s eyes.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Lost his stroke!

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading Duty and love alike prompted in that direction; indeed, Medora herself appeared to view the disaster with her mother’s eyes.

LordnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading “Good Lord!

LostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading Lost his stroke!

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Duty and love alike prompted in that direction; indeed, Medora herself appeared to view the disaster with her mother’s eyes.

Medora

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mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Now or never might her daughter show what she was worth, and she felt that her girl’s place should be beside the sufferer.

mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/

possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading Duty and love alike prompted in that direction; indeed, Medora herself appeared to view the disaster with her mother’s eyes.

MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/

a form of address for a married woman

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Now or never might her daughter show what she was worth, and she felt that her girl’s place should be beside the sufferer.

newsnounUS /nuːz/

information about recent and important events

NowadverbUS /naʊ/

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

From this reading Now or never might her daughter show what she was worth, and she felt that her girl’s place should be beside the sufferer.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Now or never might her daughter show what she was worth, and she felt that her girl’s place should be beside the sufferer.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Now or never might her daughter show what she was worth, and she felt that her girl’s place should be beside the sufferer.

promptedverbUS /ˈprɑːmptɪd/

past form of “prompt” — give an incentive for action

From this reading Duty and love alike prompted in that direction; indeed, Medora herself appeared to view the disaster with her mother’s eyes.

secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Now or never might her daughter show what she was worth, and she felt that her girl’s place should be beside the sufferer.

showverbUS /ʃoʊ/

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Now or never might her daughter show what she was worth, and she felt that her girl’s place should be beside the sufferer.

situationnounUS /ˌsɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən/

the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time

soonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

stoppedadjectiveUS /stɑːpt/

(of a nose) blocked

strokenounUS /stroʊk/

(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand

From this reading Lost his stroke!

sufferernounUS /ˈsʌfərər/

a person suffering from an illness

From this reading Now or never might her daughter show what she was worth, and she felt that her girl’s place should be beside the sufferer.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Now or never might her daughter show what she was worth, and she felt that her girl’s place should be beside the sufferer.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

Trivett

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

viewnounUS /vjuː/

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading Duty and love alike prompted in that direction; indeed, Medora herself appeared to view the disaster with her mother’s eyes.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Now or never might her daughter show what she was worth, and she felt that her girl’s place should be beside the sufferer.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Now or never might her daughter show what she was worth, and she felt that her girl’s place should be beside the sufferer.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Duty and love alike prompted in that direction; indeed, Medora herself appeared to view the disaster with her mother’s eyes.

workverbUS /wɜːrk/

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

worthnounUS /wɜːrθ/

an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value

From this reading Now or never might her daughter show what she was worth, and she felt that her girl’s place should be beside the sufferer.

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