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The Big Mogul

Chapter XIX

Chapter 19 of The Big Mogul is here in full — 527 sentences across 106 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Joseph Crosby Lincoln • Curated US English Learning Edition
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When, the next morning, pale and heavy-eyed, she was making a pretense of breakfasting, Nabby came in from the kitchen with an announcement.
“Esther,” she said, “your Aunt Reliance Clark is here at the side door.
She wants to see you, she says.
I told her you was eatin’ your breakfast, but she said never mind, she’d wait till you got done.
Pretty early in the mornin’ to come callin’, seems to me.”
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The Big Mogul

Chapter XIX

Chapter 19 of The Big Mogul is here in full — 527 sentences across 106 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/105 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
When, the next morning, pale and heavy-eyed, she was making a pretense of breakfasting, Nabby came in from the kitchen with an announcement.
Line 2
“Esther,” she said, “your Aunt Reliance Clark is here at the side door.
/ˈestər ʃiː sed jɔːr ænt rɪˈlaɪəns klɑːrk ɪz hiːr æt ðə saɪd dɔːr/
Line 3
She wants to see you, she says.
/ʃiː wɑːnts tuː siː juː ʃiː sez/
Line 4
I told her you was eatin’ your breakfast, but she said never mind, she’d wait till you got done.
Line 5
Pretty early in the mornin’ to come callin’, seems to me.”

Learner Dictionary

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announcement noun US /əˈnaʊnsmənt/

a formal public statement

From this reading “When, the next morning, pale and heavy-eyed, she was making a pretense of breakfasting, Nabby came in from the kitchen with an announcement.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
breakfast verb US /ˈbrekfəst/

eat an early morning meal

From this reading “I told her you was eatin’ your breakfast, but she said never mind, she’d wait till you got done.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Clark noun US /klɑːrk/

United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)

From this reading ““Esther,” she said, “your Aunt Reliance Clark is here at the side door.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Esther noun US /ˈestər/

(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)

From this reading ““Esther,” she said, “your Aunt Reliance Clark is here at the side door.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
kitchen noun US /ˈkɪtʃən/

a room equipped for preparing meals

From this reading “When, the next morning, pale and heavy-eyed, she was making a pretense of breakfasting, Nabby came in from the kitchen with an announcement.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
pretense noun US /priˈtens/

the act of giving a false appearance

From this reading “When, the next morning, pale and heavy-eyed, she was making a pretense of breakfasting, Nabby came in from the kitchen with an announcement.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Reliance noun US /rɪˈlaɪəns/

certainty based on past experience

From this reading ““Esther,” she said, “your Aunt Reliance Clark is here at the side door.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wants noun US /wɑːnts/

plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty

From this reading “She wants to see you, she says.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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.

next morning adjective + noun

In this reading “When, the next morning, pale and heavy-eyed, she was making a pretense of breakfasting, Nabby came in from the kitchen with an announcement.”

52,521 times in 426,211 chapters
wait till verb + particle

In this reading “I told her you was eatin’ your breakfast, but she said never mind, she’d wait till you got done.”

20,323 times in 426,211 chapters
from the kitchen preposition + article + noun counted as “from … kitchen”

In this reading “When, the next morning, pale and heavy-eyed, she was making a pretense of breakfasting, Nabby came in from the kitchen with an announcement.”

2,951 times in 426,211 chapters
side door noun + noun

an exterior door at one side of a building

In this reading ““Esther,” she said, “your Aunt Reliance Clark is here at the side door.”

2,607 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 58

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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 When, the next morning, pale and heavy-eyed, she was making a pretense of breakfasting, Nabby came in from the kitchen with an announcement.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading When, the next morning, pale and heavy-eyed, she was making a pretense of breakfasting, Nabby came in from the kitchen with an announcement.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading When, the next morning, pale and heavy-eyed, she was making a pretense of breakfasting, Nabby came in from the kitchen with an announcement.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
announcementnounUS /əˈnaʊnsmənt/

a formal public statement

From this reading When, the next morning, pale and heavy-eyed, she was making a pretense of breakfasting, Nabby came in from the kitchen with an announcement.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “Esther,” she said, “your Aunt Reliance Clark is here at the side door.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
AuntnounUS /ænt/

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading “Esther,” she said, “your Aunt Reliance Clark is here at the side door.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
breakfastverbUS /ˈbrekfəst/

eat an early morning meal

From this reading I told her you was eatin’ your breakfast, but she said never mind, she’d wait till you got done.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
breakfasting

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From this reading When, the next morning, pale and heavy-eyed, she was making a pretense of breakfasting, Nabby came in from the kitchen with an announcement.

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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I told her you was eatin’ your breakfast, but she said never mind, she’d wait till you got done.

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callin

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From this reading Pretty early in the mornin’ to come callin’, seems to me.”

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cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading When, the next morning, pale and heavy-eyed, she was making a pretense of breakfasting, Nabby came in from the kitchen with an announcement.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ClarknounUS /klɑːrk/

United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)

From this reading “Esther,” she said, “your Aunt Reliance Clark is here at the side door.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
comeverbUS /kʌm/

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

From this reading Pretty early in the mornin’ to come callin’, seems to me.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading I told her you was eatin’ your breakfast, but she said never mind, she’d wait till you got done.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
doornounUS /dɔːr/

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading “Esther,” she said, “your Aunt Reliance Clark is here at the side door.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading Pretty early in the mornin’ to come callin’, seems to me.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
eatin

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From this reading I told her you was eatin’ your breakfast, but she said never mind, she’d wait till you got done.

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EsthernounUS /ˈestər/

(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)

From this reading “Esther,” she said, “your Aunt Reliance Clark is here at the side door.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading When, the next morning, pale and heavy-eyed, she was making a pretense of breakfasting, Nabby came in from the kitchen with an announcement.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading I told her you was eatin’ your breakfast, but she said never mind, she’d wait till you got done.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
heavy-eyed

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

From this reading When, the next morning, pale and heavy-eyed, she was making a pretense of breakfasting, Nabby came in from the kitchen with an announcement.

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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading I told her you was eatin’ your breakfast, but she said never mind, she’d wait till you got done.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading “Esther,” she said, “your Aunt Reliance Clark is here at the side door.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I told her you was eatin’ your breakfast, but she said never mind, she’d wait till you got done.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading When, the next morning, pale and heavy-eyed, she was making a pretense of breakfasting, Nabby came in from the kitchen with an announcement.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading “Esther,” she said, “your Aunt Reliance Clark is here at the side door.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
kitchennounUS /ˈkɪtʃən/

a room equipped for preparing meals

From this reading When, the next morning, pale and heavy-eyed, she was making a pretense of breakfasting, Nabby came in from the kitchen with an announcement.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading When, the next morning, pale and heavy-eyed, she was making a pretense of breakfasting, Nabby came in from the kitchen with an announcement.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading Pretty early in the mornin’ to come callin’, seems to me.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading I told her you was eatin’ your breakfast, but she said never mind, she’d wait till you got done.

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mornin

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From this reading Pretty early in the mornin’ to come callin’, seems to me.”

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morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading When, the next morning, pale and heavy-eyed, she was making a pretense of breakfasting, Nabby came in from the kitchen with an announcement.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Nabby

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From this reading When, the next morning, pale and heavy-eyed, she was making a pretense of breakfasting, Nabby came in from the kitchen with an announcement.

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neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading I told her you was eatin’ your breakfast, but she said never mind, she’d wait till you got done.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading When, the next morning, pale and heavy-eyed, she was making a pretense of breakfasting, Nabby came in from the kitchen with an announcement.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading When, the next morning, pale and heavy-eyed, she was making a pretense of breakfasting, Nabby came in from the kitchen with an announcement.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
paleadjectiveUS /peɪl/

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading When, the next morning, pale and heavy-eyed, she was making a pretense of breakfasting, Nabby came in from the kitchen with an announcement.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
pretensenounUS /priˈtens/

the act of giving a false appearance

From this reading When, the next morning, pale and heavy-eyed, she was making a pretense of breakfasting, Nabby came in from the kitchen with an announcement.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
PrettyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪti/

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading Pretty early in the mornin’ to come callin’, seems to me.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ReliancenounUS /rɪˈlaɪəns/

certainty based on past experience

From this reading “Esther,” she said, “your Aunt Reliance Clark is here at the side door.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Esther,” she said, “your Aunt Reliance Clark is here at the side door.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
saysnounUS /sez/

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading She wants to see you, she says.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading She wants to see you, she says.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
seemsverbUS /siːmz/

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Pretty early in the mornin’ to come callin’, seems to me.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading When, the next morning, pale and heavy-eyed, she was making a pretense of breakfasting, Nabby came in from the kitchen with an announcement.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
she'd

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

From this reading I told her you was eatin’ your breakfast, but she said never mind, she’d wait till you got done.

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sidenounUS /saɪd/

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading “Esther,” she said, “your Aunt Reliance Clark is here at the side door.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading When, the next morning, pale and heavy-eyed, she was making a pretense of breakfasting, Nabby came in from the kitchen with an announcement.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading I told her you was eatin’ your breakfast, but she said never mind, she’d wait till you got done.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading She wants to see you, she says.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading I told her you was eatin’ your breakfast, but she said never mind, she’d wait till you got done.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
waitverbUS /weɪt/

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading I told her you was eatin’ your breakfast, but she said never mind, she’d wait till you got done.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wantsnounUS /wɑːnts/

plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty

From this reading She wants to see you, she says.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading When, the next morning, pale and heavy-eyed, she was making a pretense of breakfasting, Nabby came in from the kitchen with an announcement.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When, the next morning, pale and heavy-eyed, she was making a pretense of breakfasting, Nabby came in from the kitchen with an announcement.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading When, the next morning, pale and heavy-eyed, she was making a pretense of breakfasting, Nabby came in from the kitchen with an announcement.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading She wants to see you, she says.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Esther,” she said, “your Aunt Reliance Clark is here at the side door.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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