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Chapter IX · Chapter 9

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CXV.
THE SAME CONCLUDED.
True it is, generally speaking, that murder "will out."
True it is, that Providence hath so ordained, and doth so govern tidings, that those who break the great law of Heaven by shedding man's blood, seldom succeed in avoiding discovery.
Especially, in a case exciting so much attention as this, discovery must and will come, sooner or later.
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The American Union Speaker

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of The American Union Speaker is here in full — 379 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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CXV.
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THE SAME CONCLUDED.
/ðə seɪm kənˈkluːdəd/
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True it is, generally speaking, that murder "will out."
/truː ɪt ɪz ˈdʒenərəli ˈspiːkɪŋ ðæt ˈmɜːrdər wɪl aʊt/
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True it is, that Providence hath so ordained, and doth so govern tidings, that those who break the great law of Heaven by shedding man's blood, seldom succeed in avoiding discovery.
/truː ɪt ɪz ðæt ˈprɑː.və.dəns hæθ soʊ ɔːrˈdeɪnd ənd dɔːθ soʊ ˈɡʌvərn ˈtaɪdɪŋz ðæt ðoʊz huː breɪk ðə ɡreɪt lɔː ʌv ˈhevən baɪ ˈʃedɪŋ mænz blʌd ˈseldəm səkˈsiːd ɪn əˈvɔɪdɪŋ dɪˈskʌvəri/
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Especially, in a case exciting so much attention as this, discovery must and will come, sooner or later.
/əˈspeʃli ɪn ə keɪs ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ soʊ mʌtʃ əˈtenʃən æz ðɪs dɪˈskʌvəri mʌst ənd wɪl kʌm ˈsuːnər ɔːr ˈleɪtər/

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avoiding verb US /əˈvɔɪdɪŋ/

-ing form of “avoid” — stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something

From this reading “True it is, that Providence hath so ordained, and doth so govern tidings, that those who break the great law of Heaven by shedding man's blood, seldom succeed in avoiding discovery.”

exciting adjective US /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/

creating or arousing excitement

From this reading “Especially, in a case exciting so much attention as this, discovery must and will come, sooner or later.”

govern verb US /ˈɡʌvərn/

bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations

From this reading “True it is, that Providence hath so ordained, and doth so govern tidings, that those who break the great law of Heaven by shedding man's blood, seldom succeed in avoiding discovery.”

ordained adjective US /ɔːrˈdeɪnd/

fixed or established especially by order or command

From this reading “True it is, that Providence hath so ordained, and doth so govern tidings, that those who break the great law of Heaven by shedding man's blood, seldom succeed in avoiding discovery.”

Providence noun US /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/

The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)

From this reading “True it is, that Providence hath so ordained, and doth so govern tidings, that those who break the great law of Heaven by shedding man's blood, seldom succeed in avoiding discovery.”

shedding noun US /ˈʃedɪŋ/

the process whereby something is shed

From this reading “True it is, that Providence hath so ordained, and doth so govern tidings, that those who break the great law of Heaven by shedding man's blood, seldom succeed in avoiding discovery.”

succeed verb US /səkˈsiːd/

attain success or reach a desired goal

From this reading “True it is, that Providence hath so ordained, and doth so govern tidings, that those who break the great law of Heaven by shedding man's blood, seldom succeed in avoiding discovery.”

tidings noun US /ˈtaɪdɪŋz/

information about recent and important events

From this reading “True it is, that Providence hath so ordained, and doth so govern tidings, that those who break the great law of Heaven by shedding man's blood, seldom succeed in avoiding discovery.”

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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 Especially, in a case exciting so much attention as this, discovery must and will come, sooner or later.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading True it is, that Providence hath so ordained, and doth so govern tidings, that those who break the great law of Heaven by shedding man's blood, seldom succeed in avoiding discovery.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Especially, in a case exciting so much attention as this, discovery must and will come, sooner or later.

attentionnounUS /əˈtenʃən/

the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

From this reading Especially, in a case exciting so much attention as this, discovery must and will come, sooner or later.

avoidingverbUS /əˈvɔɪdɪŋ/

-ing form of “avoid” — stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something

From this reading True it is, that Providence hath so ordained, and doth so govern tidings, that those who break the great law of Heaven by shedding man's blood, seldom succeed in avoiding discovery.

bloodnounUS /blʌd/

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading True it is, that Providence hath so ordained, and doth so govern tidings, that those who break the great law of Heaven by shedding man's blood, seldom succeed in avoiding discovery.

breakverbUS /breɪk/

terminate

From this reading True it is, that Providence hath so ordained, and doth so govern tidings, that those who break the great law of Heaven by shedding man's blood, seldom succeed in avoiding discovery.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading True it is, that Providence hath so ordained, and doth so govern tidings, that those who break the great law of Heaven by shedding man's blood, seldom succeed in avoiding discovery.

casenounUS /keɪs/

an occurrence of something

From this reading Especially, in a case exciting so much attention as this, discovery must and will come, sooner or later.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

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

From this reading Especially, in a case exciting so much attention as this, discovery must and will come, sooner or later.

CONCLUDEDadjectiveUS /kənˈkluːdəd/

having come or been brought to a conclusion

From this reading THE SAME CONCLUDED.

CXVadjective

being five more than one hundred ten

From this reading CXV.

discoverynounUS /dɪˈskʌvəri/

the act of discovering something

From this reading True it is, that Providence hath so ordained, and doth so govern tidings, that those who break the great law of Heaven by shedding man's blood, seldom succeed in avoiding discovery.

dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/

an old form of “does”

From this reading True it is, that Providence hath so ordained, and doth so govern tidings, that those who break the great law of Heaven by shedding man's blood, seldom succeed in avoiding discovery.

EspeciallyadverbUS /əˈspeʃli/

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading Especially, in a case exciting so much attention as this, discovery must and will come, sooner or later.

excitingadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/

creating or arousing excitement

From this reading Especially, in a case exciting so much attention as this, discovery must and will come, sooner or later.

generallyadverbUS /ˈdʒenərəli/

usually; as a rule

From this reading True it is, generally speaking, that murder "will out."

governverbUS /ˈɡʌvərn/

bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations

From this reading True it is, that Providence hath so ordained, and doth so govern tidings, that those who break the great law of Heaven by shedding man's blood, seldom succeed in avoiding discovery.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading True it is, that Providence hath so ordained, and doth so govern tidings, that those who break the great law of Heaven by shedding man's blood, seldom succeed in avoiding discovery.

hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading True it is, that Providence hath so ordained, and doth so govern tidings, that those who break the great law of Heaven by shedding man's blood, seldom succeed in avoiding discovery.

HeavennounUS /ˈhevən/

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading True it is, that Providence hath so ordained, and doth so govern tidings, that those who break the great law of Heaven by shedding man's blood, seldom succeed in avoiding discovery.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading True it is, that Providence hath so ordained, and doth so govern tidings, that those who break the great law of Heaven by shedding man's blood, seldom succeed in avoiding discovery.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading True it is, generally speaking, that murder "will out."

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading True it is, generally speaking, that murder "will out."

lateradverbUS /ˈleɪtər/

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading Especially, in a case exciting so much attention as this, discovery must and will come, sooner or later.

lawnounUS /lɔː/

the collection of rules imposed by authority

From this reading True it is, that Providence hath so ordained, and doth so govern tidings, that those who break the great law of Heaven by shedding man's blood, seldom succeed in avoiding discovery.

man'snounUS /mænz/

possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading True it is, that Providence hath so ordained, and doth so govern tidings, that those who break the great law of Heaven by shedding man's blood, seldom succeed in avoiding discovery.

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Especially, in a case exciting so much attention as this, discovery must and will come, sooner or later.

murderverbUS /ˈmɜːrdər/

kill intentionally and with premeditation

From this reading True it is, generally speaking, that murder "will out."

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Especially, in a case exciting so much attention as this, discovery must and will come, sooner or later.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading True it is, that Providence hath so ordained, and doth so govern tidings, that those who break the great law of Heaven by shedding man's blood, seldom succeed in avoiding discovery.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Especially, in a case exciting so much attention as this, discovery must and will come, sooner or later.

ordainedadjectiveUS /ɔːrˈdeɪnd/

fixed or established especially by order or command

From this reading True it is, that Providence hath so ordained, and doth so govern tidings, that those who break the great law of Heaven by shedding man's blood, seldom succeed in avoiding discovery.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading True it is, generally speaking, that murder "will out."

ProvidencenounUS /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/

The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)

From this reading True it is, that Providence hath so ordained, and doth so govern tidings, that those who break the great law of Heaven by shedding man's blood, seldom succeed in avoiding discovery.

SAMEadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading THE SAME CONCLUDED.

seldomadverbUS /ˈseldəm/

not often

From this reading True it is, that Providence hath so ordained, and doth so govern tidings, that those who break the great law of Heaven by shedding man's blood, seldom succeed in avoiding discovery.

sheddingnounUS /ˈʃedɪŋ/

the process whereby something is shed

From this reading True it is, that Providence hath so ordained, and doth so govern tidings, that those who break the great law of Heaven by shedding man's blood, seldom succeed in avoiding discovery.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading True it is, that Providence hath so ordained, and doth so govern tidings, that those who break the great law of Heaven by shedding man's blood, seldom succeed in avoiding discovery.

sooneradverbUS /ˈsuːnər/

comparatives of “soon” or “early”

From this reading Especially, in a case exciting so much attention as this, discovery must and will come, sooner or later.

speakingnounUS /ˈspiːkɪŋ/

the utterance of intelligible speech

From this reading True it is, generally speaking, that murder "will out."

succeedverbUS /səkˈsiːd/

attain success or reach a desired goal

From this reading True it is, that Providence hath so ordained, and doth so govern tidings, that those who break the great law of Heaven by shedding man's blood, seldom succeed in avoiding discovery.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading True it is, generally speaking, that murder "will out."

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE SAME CONCLUDED.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Especially, in a case exciting so much attention as this, discovery must and will come, sooner or later.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading True it is, that Providence hath so ordained, and doth so govern tidings, that those who break the great law of Heaven by shedding man's blood, seldom succeed in avoiding discovery.

tidingsnounUS /ˈtaɪdɪŋz/

information about recent and important events

From this reading True it is, that Providence hath so ordained, and doth so govern tidings, that those who break the great law of Heaven by shedding man's blood, seldom succeed in avoiding discovery.

TrueadjectiveUS /truː/

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading True it is, generally speaking, that murder "will out."

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading True it is, that Providence hath so ordained, and doth so govern tidings, that those who break the great law of Heaven by shedding man's blood, seldom succeed in avoiding discovery.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading True it is, generally speaking, that murder "will out."

Chapter 9 of The American Union Speaker by John D. (John Dudley) Philbrick holds 379 sentences, grouped into 76 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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