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The Children's Pilgrimage

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

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"THE UNION."
Lydia had just then plenty of cause for anxiety; for that kind of anxiety which such a woman would feel.
She was anxious about the gold she had been so carefully saving, putting by here a pound and there a pound, until the bank held a goodly sum sufficient to support her in comfort in the not very distant day when her residence in Warren's Grove would come to an end.
Whenever Mrs. Bell died, Lydia knew she must look out for a fresh home, and that day could surely now not be very distant.
The old woman had seen her eighty-fifth birthday.
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The Children's Pilgrimage

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of The Children's Pilgrimage is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"THE UNION."
/ðə ˈjuːnjən/
Line 2
Lydia had just then plenty of cause for anxiety; for that kind of anxiety which such a woman would feel.
/ˈlɪdiə hæd dʒʌst ðen ˈplenti ʌv kɑːz fɔːr æŋˈzaɪəti fɔːr ðæt kaɪnd ʌv æŋˈzaɪəti wɪtʃ sʌtʃ ə ˈwʊmən wʊd fiːl/
Line 3
She was anxious about the gold she had been so carefully saving, putting by here a pound and there a pound, until the bank held a goodly sum sufficient to support her in comfort in the not very distant day when her residence in Warren's Grove would come to an end.
/ʃiː wɑːz ˈæŋkʃəs əˈbaʊt ðə ɡoʊld ʃiː hæd bɪn soʊ ˈkerfəli ˈseɪvɪŋ ˈpʌtɪŋ baɪ hiːr ə paʊnd ənd ðer ə paʊnd ənˈtɪl ðə bæŋk held ə ˈɡʊdli sʌm səˈfɪʃənt tuː səˈpɔːrt hɜːr ɪn ˈkʌmfərt ɪn ðə nɑːt ˈveri ˈdɪstənt deɪ wen hɜːr ˈrezɪdəns ɪn ˈwɔːrənz ɡroʊv wʊd kʌm tuː æn end/
Line 4
Whenever Mrs. Bell died, Lydia knew she must look out for a fresh home, and that day could surely now not be very distant.
/weˈnevər ˈmɪsɪz bel daɪd ˈlɪdiə nuː ʃiː mʌst lʊk aʊt fɔːr ə freʃ hoʊm ənd ðæt deɪ kʊd ˈʃʊrli naʊ nɑːt biː ˈveri ˈdɪstənt/
Line 5
The old woman had seen her eighty-fifth birthday.

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

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birthday noun US /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/

an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)

From this reading “The old woman had seen her eighty-fifth birthday.”

goodly adjective US /ˈɡʊdli/

large in amount or extent or degree

From this reading “She was anxious about the gold she had been so carefully saving, putting by here a pound and there a pound, until the bank held a goodly sum sufficient to support her in comfort in the not very distant day when her residence in Warren's Grove would come to an end.”

Grove noun US /ɡroʊv/

a small growth of trees without underbrush

From this reading “She was anxious about the gold she had been so carefully saving, putting by here a pound and there a pound, until the bank held a goodly sum sufficient to support her in comfort in the not very distant day when her residence in Warren's Grove would come to an end.”

Lydia noun US /ˈlɪdiə/

an ancient region on the coast of western Asia Minor; a powerful kingdom until conquered by the Persians in 546 BC

From this reading “Lydia had just then plenty of cause for anxiety; for that kind of anxiety which such a woman would feel.”

pound verb US /paʊnd/

hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument

From this reading “She was anxious about the gold she had been so carefully saving, putting by here a pound and there a pound, until the bank held a goodly sum sufficient to support her in comfort in the not very distant day when her residence in Warren's Grove would come to an end.”

residence noun US /ˈrezɪdəns/

any address at which you dwell more than temporarily

From this reading “She was anxious about the gold she had been so carefully saving, putting by here a pound and there a pound, until the bank held a goodly sum sufficient to support her in comfort in the not very distant day when her residence in Warren's Grove would come to an end.”

saving noun US /ˈseɪvɪŋ/

an act of economizing; reduction in cost

From this reading “She was anxious about the gold she had been so carefully saving, putting by here a pound and there a pound, until the bank held a goodly sum sufficient to support her in comfort in the not very distant day when her residence in Warren's Grove would come to an end.”

Warren's noun US /ˈwɔːrənz/

possessive form of “warren” — United States writer and poet (1905-1989)

From this reading “She was anxious about the gold she had been so carefully saving, putting by here a pound and there a pound, until the bank held a goodly sum sufficient to support her in comfort in the not very distant day when her residence in Warren's Grove would come to an end.”

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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 Lydia had just then plenty of cause for anxiety; for that kind of anxiety which such a woman would feel.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading She was anxious about the gold she had been so carefully saving, putting by here a pound and there a pound, until the bank held a goodly sum sufficient to support her in comfort in the not very distant day when her residence in Warren's Grove would come to an end.

andeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading She was anxious about the gold she had been so carefully saving, putting by here a pound and there a pound, until the bank held a goodly sum sufficient to support her in comfort in the not very distant day when her residence in Warren's Grove would come to an end.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading She was anxious about the gold she had been so carefully saving, putting by here a pound and there a pound, until the bank held a goodly sum sufficient to support her in comfort in the not very distant day when her residence in Warren's Grove would come to an end.

anxietynounUS /æŋˈzaɪəti/

(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic

From this reading Lydia had just then plenty of cause for anxiety; for that kind of anxiety which such a woman would feel.

anxiousadjectiveUS /ˈæŋkʃəs/

eagerly desirous

From this reading She was anxious about the gold she had been so carefully saving, putting by here a pound and there a pound, until the bank held a goodly sum sufficient to support her in comfort in the not very distant day when her residence in Warren's Grove would come to an end.

banknounUS /bæŋk/

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading She was anxious about the gold she had been so carefully saving, putting by here a pound and there a pound, until the bank held a goodly sum sufficient to support her in comfort in the not very distant day when her residence in Warren's Grove would come to an end.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading Whenever Mrs. Bell died, Lydia knew she must look out for a fresh home, and that day could surely now not be very distant.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading She was anxious about the gold she had been so carefully saving, putting by here a pound and there a pound, until the bank held a goodly sum sufficient to support her in comfort in the not very distant day when her residence in Warren's Grove would come to an end.

BellnounUS /bel/

a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck

From this reading Whenever Mrs. Bell died, Lydia knew she must look out for a fresh home, and that day could surely now not be very distant.

birthdaynounUS /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/

an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)

From this reading The old woman had seen her eighty-fifth birthday.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading She was anxious about the gold she had been so carefully saving, putting by here a pound and there a pound, until the bank held a goodly sum sufficient to support her in comfort in the not very distant day when her residence in Warren's Grove would come to an end.

carefullyadverbUS /ˈkerfəli/

taking care or paying attention

From this reading She was anxious about the gold she had been so carefully saving, putting by here a pound and there a pound, until the bank held a goodly sum sufficient to support her in comfort in the not very distant day when her residence in Warren's Grove would come to an end.

causenounUS /kɑːz/

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading Lydia had just then plenty of cause for anxiety; for that kind of anxiety which such a woman would feel.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

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

From this reading She was anxious about the gold she had been so carefully saving, putting by here a pound and there a pound, until the bank held a goodly sum sufficient to support her in comfort in the not very distant day when her residence in Warren's Grove would come to an end.

comfortnounUS /ˈkʌmfərt/

a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain

From this reading She was anxious about the gold she had been so carefully saving, putting by here a pound and there a pound, until the bank held a goodly sum sufficient to support her in comfort in the not very distant day when her residence in Warren's Grove would come to an end.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

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

From this reading Whenever Mrs. Bell died, Lydia knew she must look out for a fresh home, and that day could surely now not be very distant.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading She was anxious about the gold she had been so carefully saving, putting by here a pound and there a pound, until the bank held a goodly sum sufficient to support her in comfort in the not very distant day when her residence in Warren's Grove would come to an end.

diedverbUS /daɪd/

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading Whenever Mrs. Bell died, Lydia knew she must look out for a fresh home, and that day could surely now not be very distant.

distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/

separated in space or coming from or going to a distance

From this reading She was anxious about the gold she had been so carefully saving, putting by here a pound and there a pound, until the bank held a goodly sum sufficient to support her in comfort in the not very distant day when her residence in Warren's Grove would come to an end.

eighty-fifthadjective

the ordinal number of eighty-five in counting order

From this reading The old woman had seen her eighty-fifth birthday.

endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading She was anxious about the gold she had been so carefully saving, putting by here a pound and there a pound, until the bank held a goodly sum sufficient to support her in comfort in the not very distant day when her residence in Warren's Grove would come to an end.

feelverbUS /fiːl/

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading Lydia had just then plenty of cause for anxiety; for that kind of anxiety which such a woman would feel.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Lydia had just then plenty of cause for anxiety; for that kind of anxiety which such a woman would feel.

freshadjectiveUS /freʃ/

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading Whenever Mrs. Bell died, Lydia knew she must look out for a fresh home, and that day could surely now not be very distant.

goldnounUS /ɡoʊld/

coins made of gold

From this reading She was anxious about the gold she had been so carefully saving, putting by here a pound and there a pound, until the bank held a goodly sum sufficient to support her in comfort in the not very distant day when her residence in Warren's Grove would come to an end.

goodlyadjectiveUS /ˈɡʊdli/

large in amount or extent or degree

From this reading She was anxious about the gold she had been so carefully saving, putting by here a pound and there a pound, until the bank held a goodly sum sufficient to support her in comfort in the not very distant day when her residence in Warren's Grove would come to an end.

GrovenounUS /ɡroʊv/

a small growth of trees without underbrush

From this reading She was anxious about the gold she had been so carefully saving, putting by here a pound and there a pound, until the bank held a goodly sum sufficient to support her in comfort in the not very distant day when her residence in Warren's Grove would come to an end.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Lydia had just then plenty of cause for anxiety; for that kind of anxiety which such a woman would feel.

heldadjectiveUS /held/

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading She was anxious about the gold she had been so carefully saving, putting by here a pound and there a pound, until the bank held a goodly sum sufficient to support her in comfort in the not very distant day when her residence in Warren's Grove would come to an end.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading She was anxious about the gold she had been so carefully saving, putting by here a pound and there a pound, until the bank held a goodly sum sufficient to support her in comfort in the not very distant day when her residence in Warren's Grove would come to an end.

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

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

From this reading She was anxious about the gold she had been so carefully saving, putting by here a pound and there a pound, until the bank held a goodly sum sufficient to support her in comfort in the not very distant day when her residence in Warren's Grove would come to an end.

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Whenever Mrs. Bell died, Lydia knew she must look out for a fresh home, and that day could surely now not be very distant.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading She was anxious about the gold she had been so carefully saving, putting by here a pound and there a pound, until the bank held a goodly sum sufficient to support her in comfort in the not very distant day when her residence in Warren's Grove would come to an end.

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading Lydia had just then plenty of cause for anxiety; for that kind of anxiety which such a woman would feel.

kindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading Lydia had just then plenty of cause for anxiety; for that kind of anxiety which such a woman would feel.

knewverbUS /nuː/

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Whenever Mrs. Bell died, Lydia knew she must look out for a fresh home, and that day could surely now not be very distant.

lookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Whenever Mrs. Bell died, Lydia knew she must look out for a fresh home, and that day could surely now not be very distant.

LydianounUS /ˈlɪdiə/

an ancient region on the coast of western Asia Minor; a powerful kingdom until conquered by the Persians in 546 BC

From this reading Lydia had just then plenty of cause for anxiety; for that kind of anxiety which such a woman would feel.

MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Whenever Mrs. Bell died, Lydia knew she must look out for a fresh home, and that day could surely now not be very distant.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Whenever Mrs. Bell died, Lydia knew she must look out for a fresh home, and that day could surely now not be very distant.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading She was anxious about the gold she had been so carefully saving, putting by here a pound and there a pound, until the bank held a goodly sum sufficient to support her in comfort in the not very distant day when her residence in Warren's Grove would come to an end.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

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

From this reading Whenever Mrs. Bell died, Lydia knew she must look out for a fresh home, and that day could surely now not be very distant.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Lydia had just then plenty of cause for anxiety; for that kind of anxiety which such a woman would feel.

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading The old woman had seen her eighty-fifth birthday.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Whenever Mrs. Bell died, Lydia knew she must look out for a fresh home, and that day could surely now not be very distant.

plentynounUS /ˈplenti/

a full supply

From this reading Lydia had just then plenty of cause for anxiety; for that kind of anxiety which such a woman would feel.

poundverbUS /paʊnd/

hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument

From this reading She was anxious about the gold she had been so carefully saving, putting by here a pound and there a pound, until the bank held a goodly sum sufficient to support her in comfort in the not very distant day when her residence in Warren's Grove would come to an end.

puttingnounUS /ˈpʌtɪŋ/

hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter

From this reading She was anxious about the gold she had been so carefully saving, putting by here a pound and there a pound, until the bank held a goodly sum sufficient to support her in comfort in the not very distant day when her residence in Warren's Grove would come to an end.

residencenounUS /ˈrezɪdəns/

any address at which you dwell more than temporarily

From this reading She was anxious about the gold she had been so carefully saving, putting by here a pound and there a pound, until the bank held a goodly sum sufficient to support her in comfort in the not very distant day when her residence in Warren's Grove would come to an end.

savingnounUS /ˈseɪvɪŋ/

an act of economizing; reduction in cost

From this reading She was anxious about the gold she had been so carefully saving, putting by here a pound and there a pound, until the bank held a goodly sum sufficient to support her in comfort in the not very distant day when her residence in Warren's Grove would come to an end.

seenverbUS /siːn/

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading The old woman had seen her eighty-fifth birthday.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading She was anxious about the gold she had been so carefully saving, putting by here a pound and there a pound, until the bank held a goodly sum sufficient to support her in comfort in the not very distant day when her residence in Warren's Grove would come to an end.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading She was anxious about the gold she had been so carefully saving, putting by here a pound and there a pound, until the bank held a goodly sum sufficient to support her in comfort in the not very distant day when her residence in Warren's Grove would come to an end.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Lydia had just then plenty of cause for anxiety; for that kind of anxiety which such a woman would feel.

sufficientadjectiveUS /səˈfɪʃənt/

of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant

From this reading She was anxious about the gold she had been so carefully saving, putting by here a pound and there a pound, until the bank held a goodly sum sufficient to support her in comfort in the not very distant day when her residence in Warren's Grove would come to an end.

sumnounUS /sʌm/

a quantity of money

From this reading She was anxious about the gold she had been so carefully saving, putting by here a pound and there a pound, until the bank held a goodly sum sufficient to support her in comfort in the not very distant day when her residence in Warren's Grove would come to an end.

supportnounUS /səˈpɔːrt/

the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities

From this reading She was anxious about the gold she had been so carefully saving, putting by here a pound and there a pound, until the bank held a goodly sum sufficient to support her in comfort in the not very distant day when her residence in Warren's Grove would come to an end.

surelyadverbUS /ˈʃʊrli/

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading Whenever Mrs. Bell died, Lydia knew she must look out for a fresh home, and that day could surely now not be very distant.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Lydia had just then plenty of cause for anxiety; for that kind of anxiety which such a woman would feel.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "THE UNION."

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Lydia had just then plenty of cause for anxiety; for that kind of anxiety which such a woman would feel.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading She was anxious about the gold she had been so carefully saving, putting by here a pound and there a pound, until the bank held a goodly sum sufficient to support her in comfort in the not very distant day when her residence in Warren's Grove would come to an end.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading She was anxious about the gold she had been so carefully saving, putting by here a pound and there a pound, until the bank held a goodly sum sufficient to support her in comfort in the not very distant day when her residence in Warren's Grove would come to an end.

UNIONnounUS /ˈjuːnjən/

an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer

From this reading "THE UNION."

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading She was anxious about the gold she had been so carefully saving, putting by here a pound and there a pound, until the bank held a goodly sum sufficient to support her in comfort in the not very distant day when her residence in Warren's Grove would come to an end.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading She was anxious about the gold she had been so carefully saving, putting by here a pound and there a pound, until the bank held a goodly sum sufficient to support her in comfort in the not very distant day when her residence in Warren's Grove would come to an end.

Warren'snounUS /ˈwɔːrənz/

possessive form of “warren” — United States writer and poet (1905-1989)

From this reading She was anxious about the gold she had been so carefully saving, putting by here a pound and there a pound, until the bank held a goodly sum sufficient to support her in comfort in the not very distant day when her residence in Warren's Grove would come to an end.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading She was anxious about the gold she had been so carefully saving, putting by here a pound and there a pound, until the bank held a goodly sum sufficient to support her in comfort in the not very distant day when her residence in Warren's Grove would come to an end.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading She was anxious about the gold she had been so carefully saving, putting by here a pound and there a pound, until the bank held a goodly sum sufficient to support her in comfort in the not very distant day when her residence in Warren's Grove would come to an end.

WheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/

at any time that; every time that

From this reading Whenever Mrs. Bell died, Lydia knew she must look out for a fresh home, and that day could surely now not be very distant.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Lydia had just then plenty of cause for anxiety; for that kind of anxiety which such a woman would feel.

womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Lydia had just then plenty of cause for anxiety; for that kind of anxiety which such a woman would feel.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

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

From this reading Lydia had just then plenty of cause for anxiety; for that kind of anxiety which such a woman would feel.

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