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The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Complete
The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Complete

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

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"And Roland, sir," said I, "how did he take it?"
"With all the indignation of a proud, unreasonable man; more indignant, poor fellow, for me than himself.
And so did he wound and gall me by what he said of Ellinor, and so did he rage against me because I would not share his rage, that again we quarrelled.
We parted, and did not meet for many years.
We came into sudden possession of our little fortunes.
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The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Complete

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

Chapter 16 of The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Complete is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

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"And Roland, sir," said I, "how did he take it?"
Line 2
"With all the indignation of a proud, unreasonable man; more indignant, poor fellow, for me than himself.
/wɪð ɔːl ðə ˌɪndɪɡˈneɪʃən ʌv ə praʊd ənˈriːznəbəl mæn mɔːr ˌɪnˈdɪɡnənt puːr ˈfeloʊ fɔːr miː ðæn hɪmˈself/
Line 3
And so did he wound and gall me by what he said of Ellinor, and so did he rage against me because I would not share his rage, that again we quarrelled.
Line 4
We parted, and did not meet for many years.
/wiː ˈpɑːrtɪd ənd dɪd nɑːt miːt fɔːr ˈmeni jɪrz/
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We came into sudden possession of our little fortunes.
/wiː keɪm ˈɪntuː ˈsʌdən pəˈzeʃən ʌv ˈaʊər ˈlɪtəl ˈfɔːrtʃənz/

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fortunes noun US /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/

plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading “We came into sudden possession of our little fortunes.”

gall noun US /ɡɔːl/

an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle

From this reading “And so did he wound and gall me by what he said of Ellinor, and so did he rage against me because I would not share his rage, that again we quarrelled.”

indignant adjective US /ˌɪnˈdɪɡnənt/

angered at something unjust or wrong

From this reading “"With all the indignation of a proud, unreasonable man; more indignant, poor fellow, for me than himself.”

indignation noun US /ˌɪndɪɡˈneɪʃən/

a feeling of righteous anger

From this reading “"With all the indignation of a proud, unreasonable man; more indignant, poor fellow, for me than himself.”

parted adjective US /ˈpɑːrtɪd/

having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes

From this reading “We parted, and did not meet for many years.”

rage noun US /reɪdʒ/

a feeling of intense anger

From this reading “And so did he wound and gall me by what he said of Ellinor, and so did he rage against me because I would not share his rage, that again we quarrelled.”

unreasonable adjective US /ənˈriːznəbəl/

not reasonable; not showing good judgment

From this reading “"With all the indignation of a proud, unreasonable man; more indignant, poor fellow, for me than himself.”

wound noun US /waʊnd/

an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

From this reading “And so did he wound and gall me by what he said of Ellinor, and so did he rage against me because I would not share his rage, that again we quarrelled.”

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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 "With all the indignation of a proud, unreasonable man; more indignant, poor fellow, for me than himself.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading And so did he wound and gall me by what he said of Ellinor, and so did he rage against me because I would not share his rage, that again we quarrelled.

againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading And so did he wound and gall me by what he said of Ellinor, and so did he rage against me because I would not share his rage, that again we quarrelled.

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 "With all the indignation of a proud, unreasonable man; more indignant, poor fellow, for me than himself.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "And Roland, sir," said I, "how did he take it?"

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading And so did he wound and gall me by what he said of Ellinor, and so did he rage against me because I would not share his rage, that again we quarrelled.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading And so did he wound and gall me by what he said of Ellinor, and so did he rage against me because I would not share his rage, that again we quarrelled.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

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

From this reading We came into sudden possession of our little fortunes.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

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

From this reading "And Roland, sir," said I, "how did he take it?"

Ellinor

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From this reading And so did he wound and gall me by what he said of Ellinor, and so did he rage against me because I would not share his rage, that again we quarrelled.

fellownounUS /ˈfeloʊ/

a boy or man

From this reading "With all the indignation of a proud, unreasonable man; more indignant, poor fellow, for me than himself.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "With all the indignation of a proud, unreasonable man; more indignant, poor fellow, for me than himself.

fortunesnounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/

plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading We came into sudden possession of our little fortunes.

gallnounUS /ɡɔːl/

an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle

From this reading And so did he wound and gall me by what he said of Ellinor, and so did he rage against me because I would not share his rage, that again we quarrelled.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading "And Roland, sir," said I, "how did he take it?"

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading "With all the indignation of a proud, unreasonable man; more indignant, poor fellow, for me than himself.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading And so did he wound and gall me by what he said of Ellinor, and so did he rage against me because I would not share his rage, that again we quarrelled.

how

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From this reading "And Roland, sir," said I, "how did he take it?"

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "And Roland, sir," said I, "how did he take it?"

indignantadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdɪɡnənt/

angered at something unjust or wrong

From this reading "With all the indignation of a proud, unreasonable man; more indignant, poor fellow, for me than himself.

indignationnounUS /ˌɪndɪɡˈneɪʃən/

a feeling of righteous anger

From this reading "With all the indignation of a proud, unreasonable man; more indignant, poor fellow, for me than himself.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading We came into sudden possession of our little fortunes.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "And Roland, sir," said I, "how did he take it?"

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading We came into sudden possession of our little fortunes.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading "With all the indignation of a proud, unreasonable man; more indignant, poor fellow, for me than himself.

manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading We parted, and did not meet for many years.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading "With all the indignation of a proud, unreasonable man; more indignant, poor fellow, for me than himself.

meetverbUS /miːt/

come together

From this reading We parted, and did not meet for many years.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading "With all the indignation of a proud, unreasonable man; more indignant, poor fellow, for me than himself.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading And so did he wound and gall me by what he said of Ellinor, and so did he rage against me because I would not share his rage, that again we quarrelled.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "With all the indignation of a proud, unreasonable man; more indignant, poor fellow, for me than himself.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading We came into sudden possession of our little fortunes.

partedadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːrtɪd/

having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes

From this reading We parted, and did not meet for many years.

pooradjectiveUS /puːr/

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading "With all the indignation of a proud, unreasonable man; more indignant, poor fellow, for me than himself.

possessionnounUS /pəˈzeʃən/

the act of having and controlling property

From this reading We came into sudden possession of our little fortunes.

proudadjectiveUS /praʊd/

feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride

From this reading "With all the indignation of a proud, unreasonable man; more indignant, poor fellow, for me than himself.

quarrelled

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

From this reading And so did he wound and gall me by what he said of Ellinor, and so did he rage against me because I would not share his rage, that again we quarrelled.

ragenounUS /reɪdʒ/

a feeling of intense anger

From this reading And so did he wound and gall me by what he said of Ellinor, and so did he rage against me because I would not share his rage, that again we quarrelled.

Roland

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

From this reading "And Roland, sir," said I, "how did he take it?"

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "And Roland, sir," said I, "how did he take it?"

shareverbUS /ʃer/

have in common

From this reading And so did he wound and gall me by what he said of Ellinor, and so did he rage against me because I would not share his rage, that again we quarrelled.

sirnounUS /sɜːr/

term of address for a man

From this reading "And Roland, sir," said I, "how did he take it?"

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading And so did he wound and gall me by what he said of Ellinor, and so did he rage against me because I would not share his rage, that again we quarrelled.

suddenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌdən/

happening without warning or in a short space of time

From this reading We came into sudden possession of our little fortunes.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading "And Roland, sir," said I, "how did he take it?"

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading "With all the indignation of a proud, unreasonable man; more indignant, poor fellow, for me than himself.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And so did he wound and gall me by what he said of Ellinor, and so did he rage against me because I would not share his rage, that again we quarrelled.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "With all the indignation of a proud, unreasonable man; more indignant, poor fellow, for me than himself.

unreasonableadjectiveUS /ənˈriːznəbəl/

not reasonable; not showing good judgment

From this reading "With all the indignation of a proud, unreasonable man; more indignant, poor fellow, for me than himself.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading And so did he wound and gall me by what he said of Ellinor, and so did he rage against me because I would not share his rage, that again we quarrelled.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading And so did he wound and gall me by what he said of Ellinor, and so did he rage against me because I would not share his rage, that again we quarrelled.

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "With all the indignation of a proud, unreasonable man; more indignant, poor fellow, for me than himself.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

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

From this reading And so did he wound and gall me by what he said of Ellinor, and so did he rage against me because I would not share his rage, that again we quarrelled.

woundnounUS /waʊnd/

an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

From this reading And so did he wound and gall me by what he said of Ellinor, and so did he rage against me because I would not share his rage, that again we quarrelled.

yearsnounUS /jɪrz/

a late time of life

From this reading We parted, and did not meet for many years.

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