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Sunshine and shadow

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of Sunshine and shadow is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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I hope you are not going home?”
Yes, cousin, I shall go tomorrow.
I wish you would bear the intelligence to your father and mother and entreat them to let Cousin Warren take me to the village in time to take the coach for home tomorrow.
I do not care to ask him, as he will question me.
Mother will be looking for me in a day or so and I concluded to go tomorrow.”
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Sunshine and shadow

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of Sunshine and shadow is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
I hope you are not going home?”
/aɪ hoʊp juː ɑːr nɑːt ˈɡoʊɪŋ hoʊm/
Line 2
Yes, cousin, I shall go tomorrow.
/jes ˈkʌzən aɪ ʃæl ɡoʊ təˈmɑːroʊ/
Line 3
I wish you would bear the intelligence to your father and mother and entreat them to let Cousin Warren take me to the village in time to take the coach for home tomorrow.
Line 4
I do not care to ask him, as he will question me.
/aɪ duː nɑːt ker tuː æsk hɪm æz hiː wɪl ˈkwestʃən miː/
Line 5
Mother will be looking for me in a day or so and I concluded to go tomorrow.”
/ˈmʌðər wɪl biː ˈlʊkɪŋ fɔːr miː ɪn ə deɪ ɔːr soʊ ənd aɪ kənˈkluːdəd tuː ɡoʊ təˈmɑːroʊ/

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.

bear verb US /ber/

have

From this reading “I wish you would bear the intelligence to your father and mother and entreat them to let Cousin Warren take me to the village in time to take the coach for home tomorrow.”

coach verb US /koʊtʃ/

teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports

From this reading “I wish you would bear the intelligence to your father and mother and entreat them to let Cousin Warren take me to the village in time to take the coach for home tomorrow.”

concluded adjective US /kənˈkluːdəd/

having come or been brought to a conclusion

From this reading “Mother will be looking for me in a day or so and I concluded to go tomorrow.””

cousin noun US /ˈkʌzən/

the child of your aunt or uncle

From this reading ““Yes, cousin, I shall go tomorrow.”

intelligence noun US /ˌɪnˈtelədʒəns/

the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience

From this reading “I wish you would bear the intelligence to your father and mother and entreat them to let Cousin Warren take me to the village in time to take the coach for home tomorrow.”

tomorrow noun US /təˈmɑːroʊ/

the day after today

From this reading ““Yes, cousin, I shall go tomorrow.”

village noun US /ˈvɪlədʒ/

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading “I wish you would bear the intelligence to your father and mother and entreat them to let Cousin Warren take me to the village in time to take the coach for home tomorrow.”

Warren noun US /ˈwɔːrən/

United States writer and poet (1905-1989)

From this reading “I wish you would bear the intelligence to your father and mother and entreat them to let Cousin Warren take me to the village in time to take the coach for home tomorrow.”

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.

going home noun + noun

In this reading ““I hope you are not going home?””

All words in this reading · 48

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Mother will be looking for me in a day or so and I concluded to go tomorrow.”

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading I wish you would bear the intelligence to your father and mother and entreat them to let Cousin Warren take me to the village in time to take the coach for home tomorrow.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading “I hope you are not going home?”

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading I do not care to ask him, as he will question me.

askverbUS /æsk/

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading I do not care to ask him, as he will question me.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading Mother will be looking for me in a day or so and I concluded to go tomorrow.”

bearverbUS /ber/

have

From this reading I wish you would bear the intelligence to your father and mother and entreat them to let Cousin Warren take me to the village in time to take the coach for home tomorrow.

carenounUS /ker/

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading I do not care to ask him, as he will question me.

coachverbUS /koʊtʃ/

teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports

From this reading I wish you would bear the intelligence to your father and mother and entreat them to let Cousin Warren take me to the village in time to take the coach for home tomorrow.

concludedadjectiveUS /kənˈkluːdəd/

having come or been brought to a conclusion

From this reading Mother will be looking for me in a day or so and I concluded to go tomorrow.”

cousinnounUS /ˈkʌzən/

the child of your aunt or uncle

From this reading “Yes, cousin, I shall go tomorrow.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Mother will be looking for me in a day or so and I concluded to go tomorrow.”

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading I do not care to ask him, as he will question me.

entreatverb

ask for or request earnestly

From this reading I wish you would bear the intelligence to your father and mother and entreat them to let Cousin Warren take me to the village in time to take the coach for home tomorrow.

fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

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

From this reading I wish you would bear the intelligence to your father and mother and entreat them to let Cousin Warren take me to the village in time to take the coach for home tomorrow.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I wish you would bear the intelligence to your father and mother and entreat them to let Cousin Warren take me to the village in time to take the coach for home tomorrow.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

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

From this reading “Yes, cousin, I shall go tomorrow.

goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading “I hope you are not going home?”

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading I do not care to ask him, as he will question me.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I do not care to ask him, as he will question me.

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading “I hope you are not going home?”

hopenounUS /hoʊp/

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading “I hope you are not going home?”

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading “I hope you are not going home?”

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading I wish you would bear the intelligence to your father and mother and entreat them to let Cousin Warren take me to the village in time to take the coach for home tomorrow.

intelligencenounUS /ˌɪnˈtelədʒəns/

the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience

From this reading I wish you would bear the intelligence to your father and mother and entreat them to let Cousin Warren take me to the village in time to take the coach for home tomorrow.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading I wish you would bear the intelligence to your father and mother and entreat them to let Cousin Warren take me to the village in time to take the coach for home tomorrow.

lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading Mother will be looking for me in a day or so and I concluded to go tomorrow.”

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading I wish you would bear the intelligence to your father and mother and entreat them to let Cousin Warren take me to the village in time to take the coach for home tomorrow.

mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/

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

From this reading I wish you would bear the intelligence to your father and mother and entreat them to let Cousin Warren take me to the village in time to take the coach for home tomorrow.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “I hope you are not going home?”

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Mother will be looking for me in a day or so and I concluded to go tomorrow.”

questionverbUS /ˈkwestʃən/

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading I do not care to ask him, as he will question me.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “Yes, cousin, I shall go tomorrow.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Mother will be looking for me in a day or so and I concluded to go tomorrow.”

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading I wish you would bear the intelligence to your father and mother and entreat them to let Cousin Warren take me to the village in time to take the coach for home tomorrow.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading I wish you would bear the intelligence to your father and mother and entreat them to let Cousin Warren take me to the village in time to take the coach for home tomorrow.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading I wish you would bear the intelligence to your father and mother and entreat them to let Cousin Warren take me to the village in time to take the coach for home tomorrow.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading I wish you would bear the intelligence to your father and mother and entreat them to let Cousin Warren take me to the village in time to take the coach for home tomorrow.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading I wish you would bear the intelligence to your father and mother and entreat them to let Cousin Warren take me to the village in time to take the coach for home tomorrow.

tomorrownounUS /təˈmɑːroʊ/

the day after today

From this reading “Yes, cousin, I shall go tomorrow.

villagenounUS /ˈvɪlədʒ/

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading I wish you would bear the intelligence to your father and mother and entreat them to let Cousin Warren take me to the village in time to take the coach for home tomorrow.

WarrennounUS /ˈwɔːrən/

United States writer and poet (1905-1989)

From this reading I wish you would bear the intelligence to your father and mother and entreat them to let Cousin Warren take me to the village in time to take the coach for home tomorrow.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading I do not care to ask him, as he will question me.

wishverbUS /wɪʃ/

hope for; have a wish

From this reading I wish you would bear the intelligence to your father and mother and entreat them to let Cousin Warren take me to the village in time to take the coach for home tomorrow.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

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

From this reading I wish you would bear the intelligence to your father and mother and entreat them to let Cousin Warren take me to the village in time to take the coach for home tomorrow.

YesnounUS /jes/

an affirmative

From this reading “Yes, cousin, I shall go tomorrow.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “I hope you are not going home?”

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I wish you would bear the intelligence to your father and mother and entreat them to let Cousin Warren take me to the village in time to take the coach for home tomorrow.

Chapter 4 of Sunshine and shadow by Julia A. Moore holds 156 sentences, grouped into 32 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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Chapter 4 holds 156 sentences of Sunshine and shadow, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 4 of Sunshine and shadow by Julia A. Moore exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 156 sentences, grouped into 32 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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