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The Coward

Chapter XXII

Chapter 22 of The Coward is here in full — 856 sentences across 172 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Henry Morford • Curated US English Learning Edition
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IN THE HOSPITAL AT ALEXANDRIA--THE WOUNDED MAN AND HIS NURSE--SAD OMENS--A REUNION OF THREE--BRAVE MAN OR COWARD?--WHO WAS HORACE TOWNSEND?--A MYSTERY EXPLAINED--HOW ELEANOR HILL WENT BACK TO DR.
POMEROY'S--ONE WORD MORE OF THE COMANCHE RIDER--CONCLUSION.
Glimpses now, only glimpses--with great breaks between, which the imagination may fill at pleasure.
Events, few in number, not less strange, perhaps, than those which have already occurred, but less enwrapped in mystery, and gradually shaping themselves towards the inevitable end.
The military hospital at Alexandria.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Coward

Chapter XXII

Chapter 22 of The Coward is here in full — 856 sentences across 172 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/171 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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IN THE HOSPITAL AT ALEXANDRIA--THE WOUNDED MAN AND HIS NURSE--SAD OMENS--A REUNION OF THREE--BRAVE MAN OR COWARD?--WHO WAS HORACE TOWNSEND?--A MYSTERY EXPLAINED--HOW ELEANOR HILL WENT BACK TO DR.
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POMEROY'S--ONE WORD MORE OF THE COMANCHE RIDER--CONCLUSION.
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Glimpses now, only glimpses--with great breaks between, which the imagination may fill at pleasure.
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Events, few in number, not less strange, perhaps, than those which have already occurred, but less enwrapped in mystery, and gradually shaping themselves towards the inevitable end.
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The military hospital at Alexandria.
/ðə ˈmɪləteri ˈhɑːspɪtəl æt ˌæləɡˈzændriə/

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.

alexandria noun US /ˌæləɡˈzændriə/

a town in Louisiana on the Red River

From this reading “IN THE HOSPITAL AT ALEXANDRIA--THE WOUNDED MAN AND HIS NURSE--SAD OMENS--A REUNION OF THREE--BRAVE MAN OR COWARD?--WHO WAS HORACE TOWNSEND?--A MYSTERY EXPLAINED--HOW ELEANOR HILL WENT BACK TO DR.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
breaks noun US /breɪks/

plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity

From this reading “Glimpses now, only glimpses--with great breaks between, which the imagination may fill at pleasure.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
comanche noun US /kəˈmæntʃi/

a member of the Shoshonean people who formerly lived between Wyoming and the Mexican border but are now chiefly in Oklahoma

From this reading “POMEROY'S--ONE WORD MORE OF THE COMANCHE RIDER--CONCLUSION.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
glimpses noun US /ˈɡlɪmpsɪz/

plural of “glimpse” — a quick look

From this reading “Glimpses now, only glimpses--with great breaks between, which the imagination may fill at pleasure.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
omens noun US /ˈoʊmənz/

plural of “omen” — a sign of something about to happen

From this reading “IN THE HOSPITAL AT ALEXANDRIA--THE WOUNDED MAN AND HIS NURSE--SAD OMENS--A REUNION OF THREE--BRAVE MAN OR COWARD?--WHO WAS HORACE TOWNSEND?--A MYSTERY EXPLAINED--HOW ELEANOR HILL WENT BACK TO DR.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
reunion noun US /riˈuːnjən/

a party of former associates who have come together again

From this reading “IN THE HOSPITAL AT ALEXANDRIA--THE WOUNDED MAN AND HIS NURSE--SAD OMENS--A REUNION OF THREE--BRAVE MAN OR COWARD?--WHO WAS HORACE TOWNSEND?--A MYSTERY EXPLAINED--HOW ELEANOR HILL WENT BACK TO DR.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shaping noun US /ˈʃeɪpɪŋ/

any process serving to define the shape of something

From this reading “Events, few in number, not less strange, perhaps, than those which have already occurred, but less enwrapped in mystery, and gradually shaping themselves towards the inevitable end.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
townsend noun US /ˈtaʊnzənd/

United States social reformer who proposed an old-age pension sponsored by the federal government; his plan was a precursor to Social Security (1867-1960)

From this reading “IN THE HOSPITAL AT ALEXANDRIA--THE WOUNDED MAN AND HIS NURSE--SAD OMENS--A REUNION OF THREE--BRAVE MAN OR COWARD?--WHO WAS HORACE TOWNSEND?--A MYSTERY EXPLAINED--HOW ELEANOR HILL WENT BACK TO DR.”

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.

WOUNDED MAN noun + noun

In this reading “IN THE HOSPITAL AT ALEXANDRIA--THE WOUNDED MAN AND HIS NURSE--SAD OMENS--A REUNION OF THREE--BRAVE MAN OR COWARD?--WHO WAS HORACE TOWNSEND?--A MYSTERY EXPLAINED--HOW ELEANOR HILL WENT BACK TO DR.”

3,756 times in 426,211 chapters
WENT BACK verb + particle counted as “go back”

belong to an earlier time

In this reading “IN THE HOSPITAL AT ALEXANDRIA--THE WOUNDED MAN AND HIS NURSE--SAD OMENS--A REUNION OF THREE--BRAVE MAN OR COWARD?--WHO WAS HORACE TOWNSEND?--A MYSTERY EXPLAINED--HOW ELEANOR HILL WENT BACK TO DR.”

81,876 times in 426,211 chapters
inevitable end adjective + noun

In this reading “Events, few in number, not less strange, perhaps, than those which have already occurred, but less enwrapped in mystery, and gradually shaping themselves towards the inevitable end.”

191 times in 426,211 chapters
IN THE HOSPITAL preposition + article + noun counted as “in … hospital”

In this reading “IN THE HOSPITAL AT ALEXANDRIA--THE WOUNDED MAN AND HIS NURSE--SAD OMENS--A REUNION OF THREE--BRAVE MAN OR COWARD?--WHO WAS HORACE TOWNSEND?--A MYSTERY EXPLAINED--HOW ELEANOR HILL WENT BACK TO DR.”

3,168 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 72

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 IN THE HOSPITAL AT ALEXANDRIA--THE WOUNDED MAN AND HIS NURSE--SAD OMENS--A REUNION OF THREE--BRAVE MAN OR COWARD?--WHO WAS HORACE TOWNSEND?--A MYSTERY EXPLAINED--HOW ELEANOR HILL WENT BACK TO DR.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ALEXANDRIAnounUS /ˌæləɡˈzændriə/

a town in Louisiana on the Red River

From this reading IN THE HOSPITAL AT ALEXANDRIA--THE WOUNDED MAN AND HIS NURSE--SAD OMENS--A REUNION OF THREE--BRAVE MAN OR COWARD?--WHO WAS HORACE TOWNSEND?--A MYSTERY EXPLAINED--HOW ELEANOR HILL WENT BACK TO DR.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading Events, few in number, not less strange, perhaps, than those which have already occurred, but less enwrapped in mystery, and gradually shaping themselves towards the inevitable end.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading IN THE HOSPITAL AT ALEXANDRIA--THE WOUNDED MAN AND HIS NURSE--SAD OMENS--A REUNION OF THREE--BRAVE MAN OR COWARD?--WHO WAS HORACE TOWNSEND?--A MYSTERY EXPLAINED--HOW ELEANOR HILL WENT BACK TO DR.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ATprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading IN THE HOSPITAL AT ALEXANDRIA--THE WOUNDED MAN AND HIS NURSE--SAD OMENS--A REUNION OF THREE--BRAVE MAN OR COWARD?--WHO WAS HORACE TOWNSEND?--A MYSTERY EXPLAINED--HOW ELEANOR HILL WENT BACK TO DR.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
BACKadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading IN THE HOSPITAL AT ALEXANDRIA--THE WOUNDED MAN AND HIS NURSE--SAD OMENS--A REUNION OF THREE--BRAVE MAN OR COWARD?--WHO WAS HORACE TOWNSEND?--A MYSTERY EXPLAINED--HOW ELEANOR HILL WENT BACK TO DR.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Glimpses now, only glimpses--with great breaks between, which the imagination may fill at pleasure.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
BRAVEadjectiveUS /breɪv/

possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching

From this reading IN THE HOSPITAL AT ALEXANDRIA--THE WOUNDED MAN AND HIS NURSE--SAD OMENS--A REUNION OF THREE--BRAVE MAN OR COWARD?--WHO WAS HORACE TOWNSEND?--A MYSTERY EXPLAINED--HOW ELEANOR HILL WENT BACK TO DR.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
breaksnounUS /breɪks/

plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity

From this reading Glimpses now, only glimpses--with great breaks between, which the imagination may fill at pleasure.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Events, few in number, not less strange, perhaps, than those which have already occurred, but less enwrapped in mystery, and gradually shaping themselves towards the inevitable end.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
COMANCHEnounUS /kəˈmæntʃi/

a member of the Shoshonean people who formerly lived between Wyoming and the Mexican border but are now chiefly in Oklahoma

From this reading POMEROY'S--ONE WORD MORE OF THE COMANCHE RIDER--CONCLUSION.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
CONCLUSIONnounUS /kənˈkluːʒən/

a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration

From this reading POMEROY'S--ONE WORD MORE OF THE COMANCHE RIDER--CONCLUSION.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
COWARDnounUS /ˈkaʊərd/

a person who shows fear or timidity

From this reading IN THE HOSPITAL AT ALEXANDRIA--THE WOUNDED MAN AND HIS NURSE--SAD OMENS--A REUNION OF THREE--BRAVE MAN OR COWARD?--WHO WAS HORACE TOWNSEND?--A MYSTERY EXPLAINED--HOW ELEANOR HILL WENT BACK TO DR.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
DR

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

From this reading IN THE HOSPITAL AT ALEXANDRIA--THE WOUNDED MAN AND HIS NURSE--SAD OMENS--A REUNION OF THREE--BRAVE MAN OR COWARD?--WHO WAS HORACE TOWNSEND?--A MYSTERY EXPLAINED--HOW ELEANOR HILL WENT BACK TO DR.

Pending verification
ELEANOR

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

From this reading IN THE HOSPITAL AT ALEXANDRIA--THE WOUNDED MAN AND HIS NURSE--SAD OMENS--A REUNION OF THREE--BRAVE MAN OR COWARD?--WHO WAS HORACE TOWNSEND?--A MYSTERY EXPLAINED--HOW ELEANOR HILL WENT BACK TO DR.

Pending verification
endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading Events, few in number, not less strange, perhaps, than those which have already occurred, but less enwrapped in mystery, and gradually shaping themselves towards the inevitable end.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
enwrappedadjective

giving or marked by complete attention to

From this reading Events, few in number, not less strange, perhaps, than those which have already occurred, but less enwrapped in mystery, and gradually shaping themselves towards the inevitable end.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
EventsnounUS /ɪˈvents/

plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading Events, few in number, not less strange, perhaps, than those which have already occurred, but less enwrapped in mystery, and gradually shaping themselves towards the inevitable end.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
EXPLAINEDverbUS /ɪkˈspleɪnd/

past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible

From this reading IN THE HOSPITAL AT ALEXANDRIA--THE WOUNDED MAN AND HIS NURSE--SAD OMENS--A REUNION OF THREE--BRAVE MAN OR COWARD?--WHO WAS HORACE TOWNSEND?--A MYSTERY EXPLAINED--HOW ELEANOR HILL WENT BACK TO DR.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading Events, few in number, not less strange, perhaps, than those which have already occurred, but less enwrapped in mystery, and gradually shaping themselves towards the inevitable end.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fillverbUS /fɪl/

make full, also in a metaphorical sense

From this reading Glimpses now, only glimpses--with great breaks between, which the imagination may fill at pleasure.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
GlimpsesnounUS /ˈɡlɪmpsɪz/

plural of “glimpse” — a quick look

From this reading Glimpses now, only glimpses--with great breaks between, which the imagination may fill at pleasure.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
graduallyadverbUS /ˈɡrædʒuːəli/

in a gradual manner

From this reading Events, few in number, not less strange, perhaps, than those which have already occurred, but less enwrapped in mystery, and gradually shaping themselves towards the inevitable end.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

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

From this reading Glimpses now, only glimpses--with great breaks between, which the imagination may fill at pleasure.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Events, few in number, not less strange, perhaps, than those which have already occurred, but less enwrapped in mystery, and gradually shaping themselves towards the inevitable end.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
HILLnounUS /hɪl/

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading IN THE HOSPITAL AT ALEXANDRIA--THE WOUNDED MAN AND HIS NURSE--SAD OMENS--A REUNION OF THREE--BRAVE MAN OR COWARD?--WHO WAS HORACE TOWNSEND?--A MYSTERY EXPLAINED--HOW ELEANOR HILL WENT BACK TO DR.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading IN THE HOSPITAL AT ALEXANDRIA--THE WOUNDED MAN AND HIS NURSE--SAD OMENS--A REUNION OF THREE--BRAVE MAN OR COWARD?--WHO WAS HORACE TOWNSEND?--A MYSTERY EXPLAINED--HOW ELEANOR HILL WENT BACK TO DR.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
HORACEnounUS /ˈhɔːrəs/

Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)

From this reading IN THE HOSPITAL AT ALEXANDRIA--THE WOUNDED MAN AND HIS NURSE--SAD OMENS--A REUNION OF THREE--BRAVE MAN OR COWARD?--WHO WAS HORACE TOWNSEND?--A MYSTERY EXPLAINED--HOW ELEANOR HILL WENT BACK TO DR.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
HOSPITALnounUS /ˈhɑːspɪtəl/

a health facility where patients receive treatment

From this reading IN THE HOSPITAL AT ALEXANDRIA--THE WOUNDED MAN AND HIS NURSE--SAD OMENS--A REUNION OF THREE--BRAVE MAN OR COWARD?--WHO WAS HORACE TOWNSEND?--A MYSTERY EXPLAINED--HOW ELEANOR HILL WENT BACK TO DR.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
HOW

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

From this reading IN THE HOSPITAL AT ALEXANDRIA--THE WOUNDED MAN AND HIS NURSE--SAD OMENS--A REUNION OF THREE--BRAVE MAN OR COWARD?--WHO WAS HORACE TOWNSEND?--A MYSTERY EXPLAINED--HOW ELEANOR HILL WENT BACK TO DR.

Pending verification
imaginationnounUS /ˌɪmædʒəˈneɪʃən/

the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses

From this reading Glimpses now, only glimpses--with great breaks between, which the imagination may fill at pleasure.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading IN THE HOSPITAL AT ALEXANDRIA--THE WOUNDED MAN AND HIS NURSE--SAD OMENS--A REUNION OF THREE--BRAVE MAN OR COWARD?--WHO WAS HORACE TOWNSEND?--A MYSTERY EXPLAINED--HOW ELEANOR HILL WENT BACK TO DR.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
inevitableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnevətəbəl/

incapable of being avoided or prevented

From this reading Events, few in number, not less strange, perhaps, than those which have already occurred, but less enwrapped in mystery, and gradually shaping themselves towards the inevitable end.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lessadverbUS /les/

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading Events, few in number, not less strange, perhaps, than those which have already occurred, but less enwrapped in mystery, and gradually shaping themselves towards the inevitable end.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MANnounUS /mæn/

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

From this reading IN THE HOSPITAL AT ALEXANDRIA--THE WOUNDED MAN AND HIS NURSE--SAD OMENS--A REUNION OF THREE--BRAVE MAN OR COWARD?--WHO WAS HORACE TOWNSEND?--A MYSTERY EXPLAINED--HOW ELEANOR HILL WENT BACK TO DR.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Glimpses now, only glimpses--with great breaks between, which the imagination may fill at pleasure.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
militaryadjectiveUS /ˈmɪləteri/

of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare

From this reading The military hospital at Alexandria.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MOREadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

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

From this reading POMEROY'S--ONE WORD MORE OF THE COMANCHE RIDER--CONCLUSION.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MYSTERYnounUS /ˈmɪstəri/

something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

From this reading IN THE HOSPITAL AT ALEXANDRIA--THE WOUNDED MAN AND HIS NURSE--SAD OMENS--A REUNION OF THREE--BRAVE MAN OR COWARD?--WHO WAS HORACE TOWNSEND?--A MYSTERY EXPLAINED--HOW ELEANOR HILL WENT BACK TO DR.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Events, few in number, not less strange, perhaps, than those which have already occurred, but less enwrapped in mystery, and gradually shaping themselves towards the inevitable end.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
nowadverbUS /naʊ/

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

From this reading Glimpses now, only glimpses--with great breaks between, which the imagination may fill at pleasure.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
numbernounUS /ˈnʌmbər/

the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

From this reading Events, few in number, not less strange, perhaps, than those which have already occurred, but less enwrapped in mystery, and gradually shaping themselves towards the inevitable end.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
NURSEverbUS /nɜːrs/

try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury

From this reading IN THE HOSPITAL AT ALEXANDRIA--THE WOUNDED MAN AND HIS NURSE--SAD OMENS--A REUNION OF THREE--BRAVE MAN OR COWARD?--WHO WAS HORACE TOWNSEND?--A MYSTERY EXPLAINED--HOW ELEANOR HILL WENT BACK TO DR.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
occurredverbUS /əˈkɜːrd/

inflected form of “occur” — come to pass

From this reading Events, few in number, not less strange, perhaps, than those which have already occurred, but less enwrapped in mystery, and gradually shaping themselves towards the inevitable end.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading IN THE HOSPITAL AT ALEXANDRIA--THE WOUNDED MAN AND HIS NURSE--SAD OMENS--A REUNION OF THREE--BRAVE MAN OR COWARD?--WHO WAS HORACE TOWNSEND?--A MYSTERY EXPLAINED--HOW ELEANOR HILL WENT BACK TO DR.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
OMENSnounUS /ˈoʊmənz/

plural of “omen” — a sign of something about to happen

From this reading IN THE HOSPITAL AT ALEXANDRIA--THE WOUNDED MAN AND HIS NURSE--SAD OMENS--A REUNION OF THREE--BRAVE MAN OR COWARD?--WHO WAS HORACE TOWNSEND?--A MYSTERY EXPLAINED--HOW ELEANOR HILL WENT BACK TO DR.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ONEpronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading POMEROY'S--ONE WORD MORE OF THE COMANCHE RIDER--CONCLUSION.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading Glimpses now, only glimpses--with great breaks between, which the imagination may fill at pleasure.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ORconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading IN THE HOSPITAL AT ALEXANDRIA--THE WOUNDED MAN AND HIS NURSE--SAD OMENS--A REUNION OF THREE--BRAVE MAN OR COWARD?--WHO WAS HORACE TOWNSEND?--A MYSTERY EXPLAINED--HOW ELEANOR HILL WENT BACK TO DR.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
perhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/

by chance

From this reading Events, few in number, not less strange, perhaps, than those which have already occurred, but less enwrapped in mystery, and gradually shaping themselves towards the inevitable end.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
pleasurenounUS /ˈpleʒər/

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading Glimpses now, only glimpses--with great breaks between, which the imagination may fill at pleasure.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
POMEROY'S

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

From this reading POMEROY'S--ONE WORD MORE OF THE COMANCHE RIDER--CONCLUSION.

Pending verification
REUNIONnounUS /riˈuːnjən/

a party of former associates who have come together again

From this reading IN THE HOSPITAL AT ALEXANDRIA--THE WOUNDED MAN AND HIS NURSE--SAD OMENS--A REUNION OF THREE--BRAVE MAN OR COWARD?--WHO WAS HORACE TOWNSEND?--A MYSTERY EXPLAINED--HOW ELEANOR HILL WENT BACK TO DR.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
RIDERnounUS /ˈraɪdər/

a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)

From this reading POMEROY'S--ONE WORD MORE OF THE COMANCHE RIDER--CONCLUSION.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SADadjectiveUS /sæd/

experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

From this reading IN THE HOSPITAL AT ALEXANDRIA--THE WOUNDED MAN AND HIS NURSE--SAD OMENS--A REUNION OF THREE--BRAVE MAN OR COWARD?--WHO WAS HORACE TOWNSEND?--A MYSTERY EXPLAINED--HOW ELEANOR HILL WENT BACK TO DR.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shapingnounUS /ˈʃeɪpɪŋ/

any process serving to define the shape of something

From this reading Events, few in number, not less strange, perhaps, than those which have already occurred, but less enwrapped in mystery, and gradually shaping themselves towards the inevitable end.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading Events, few in number, not less strange, perhaps, than those which have already occurred, but less enwrapped in mystery, and gradually shaping themselves towards the inevitable end.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Events, few in number, not less strange, perhaps, than those which have already occurred, but less enwrapped in mystery, and gradually shaping themselves towards the inevitable end.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading IN THE HOSPITAL AT ALEXANDRIA--THE WOUNDED MAN AND HIS NURSE--SAD OMENS--A REUNION OF THREE--BRAVE MAN OR COWARD?--WHO WAS HORACE TOWNSEND?--A MYSTERY EXPLAINED--HOW ELEANOR HILL WENT BACK TO DR.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading Events, few in number, not less strange, perhaps, than those which have already occurred, but less enwrapped in mystery, and gradually shaping themselves towards the inevitable end.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

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

From this reading Events, few in number, not less strange, perhaps, than those which have already occurred, but less enwrapped in mystery, and gradually shaping themselves towards the inevitable end.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
THREEnounUS /θriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading IN THE HOSPITAL AT ALEXANDRIA--THE WOUNDED MAN AND HIS NURSE--SAD OMENS--A REUNION OF THREE--BRAVE MAN OR COWARD?--WHO WAS HORACE TOWNSEND?--A MYSTERY EXPLAINED--HOW ELEANOR HILL WENT BACK TO DR.

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TOparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading IN THE HOSPITAL AT ALEXANDRIA--THE WOUNDED MAN AND HIS NURSE--SAD OMENS--A REUNION OF THREE--BRAVE MAN OR COWARD?--WHO WAS HORACE TOWNSEND?--A MYSTERY EXPLAINED--HOW ELEANOR HILL WENT BACK TO DR.

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towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading Events, few in number, not less strange, perhaps, than those which have already occurred, but less enwrapped in mystery, and gradually shaping themselves towards the inevitable end.

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TOWNSENDnounUS /ˈtaʊnzənd/

United States social reformer who proposed an old-age pension sponsored by the federal government; his plan was a precursor to Social Security (1867-1960)

From this reading IN THE HOSPITAL AT ALEXANDRIA--THE WOUNDED MAN AND HIS NURSE--SAD OMENS--A REUNION OF THREE--BRAVE MAN OR COWARD?--WHO WAS HORACE TOWNSEND?--A MYSTERY EXPLAINED--HOW ELEANOR HILL WENT BACK TO DR.

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WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading IN THE HOSPITAL AT ALEXANDRIA--THE WOUNDED MAN AND HIS NURSE--SAD OMENS--A REUNION OF THREE--BRAVE MAN OR COWARD?--WHO WAS HORACE TOWNSEND?--A MYSTERY EXPLAINED--HOW ELEANOR HILL WENT BACK TO DR.

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WENTverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading IN THE HOSPITAL AT ALEXANDRIA--THE WOUNDED MAN AND HIS NURSE--SAD OMENS--A REUNION OF THREE--BRAVE MAN OR COWARD?--WHO WAS HORACE TOWNSEND?--A MYSTERY EXPLAINED--HOW ELEANOR HILL WENT BACK TO DR.

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whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading Glimpses now, only glimpses--with great breaks between, which the imagination may fill at pleasure.

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WHOpronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading IN THE HOSPITAL AT ALEXANDRIA--THE WOUNDED MAN AND HIS NURSE--SAD OMENS--A REUNION OF THREE--BRAVE MAN OR COWARD?--WHO WAS HORACE TOWNSEND?--A MYSTERY EXPLAINED--HOW ELEANOR HILL WENT BACK TO DR.

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withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Glimpses now, only glimpses--with great breaks between, which the imagination may fill at pleasure.

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WORDnounUS /wɜːrd/

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading POMEROY'S--ONE WORD MORE OF THE COMANCHE RIDER--CONCLUSION.

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WOUNDEDnounUS /ˈwuːndɪd/

people who are wounded

From this reading IN THE HOSPITAL AT ALEXANDRIA--THE WOUNDED MAN AND HIS NURSE--SAD OMENS--A REUNION OF THREE--BRAVE MAN OR COWARD?--WHO WAS HORACE TOWNSEND?--A MYSTERY EXPLAINED--HOW ELEANOR HILL WENT BACK TO DR.

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Chapter 22 of The Coward by Henry Morford holds 856 sentences, grouped into 172 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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