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The Crowded Street

Chapter VI

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By Winifred Holtby • Curated US English Learning Edition
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MURIEL August, 1920 XXXVIII Marshington was triumphant.
The garden fête for the British Legion to be held in the park of the Weare Grange meant far more than a local entertainment.
It meant the final abandonment of six years' gloom and difficulty.
The war and all the inconvenience of war-time was past.
The months following the armistice, months of intoxicating rapture, disorganization, irritating delays, and disillusionment, had gone.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Crowded Street

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of The Crowded Street is here in full — 542 sentences across 109 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/108 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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MURIEL August, 1920 XXXVIII Marshington was triumphant.
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The garden fête for the British Legion to be held in the park of the Weare Grange meant far more than a local entertainment.
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It meant the final abandonment of six years' gloom and difficulty.
/ɪt ment ðə ˈfaɪnəl əˈbændənmənt ʌv sɪks jɪrz ɡluːm ənd ˈdɪfəkəlti/
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The war and all the inconvenience of war-time was past.
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The months following the armistice, months of intoxicating rapture, disorganization, irritating delays, and disillusionment, had gone.
/ðə mʌnθs ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ ðə ˈɑːrməstəs mʌnθs ʌv ˌɪnˈtɑːksɪkeɪtɪŋ ˈræptʃər dɪˌsɔːrɡənəˈzeɪʃən ˈɪrəteɪtɪŋ dɪˈleɪz ənd ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒənmənt hæd ɡɔːn/

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abandonment noun US /əˈbændənmənt/

the act of giving something up

From this reading “It meant the final abandonment of six years' gloom and difficulty.”

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armistice noun US /ˈɑːrməstəs/

a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms

From this reading “The months following the armistice, months of intoxicating rapture, disorganization, irritating delays, and disillusionment, had gone.”

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delays noun US /dɪˈleɪz/

plural of “delay” — time during which some action is awaited

From this reading “The months following the armistice, months of intoxicating rapture, disorganization, irritating delays, and disillusionment, had gone.”

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disillusionment noun US /ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒənmənt/

freeing from false belief or illusions

From this reading “The months following the armistice, months of intoxicating rapture, disorganization, irritating delays, and disillusionment, had gone.”

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disorganization noun US /dɪˌsɔːrɡənəˈzeɪʃən/

a condition in which an orderly system has been disrupted

From this reading “The months following the armistice, months of intoxicating rapture, disorganization, irritating delays, and disillusionment, had gone.”

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intoxicating adjective US /ˌɪnˈtɑːksɪkeɪtɪŋ/

causing intoxication

From this reading “The months following the armistice, months of intoxicating rapture, disorganization, irritating delays, and disillusionment, had gone.”

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irritating adjective US /ˈɪrəteɪtɪŋ/

causing irritation or annoyance

From this reading “The months following the armistice, months of intoxicating rapture, disorganization, irritating delays, and disillusionment, had gone.”

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Legion noun US /ˈliːdʒən/

archaic terms for army

From this reading “The garden fête for the British Legion to be held in the park of the Weare Grange meant far more than a local entertainment.”

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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.

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far more adverb + adjective

In this reading “The garden fête for the British Legion to be held in the park of the Weare Grange meant far more than a local entertainment.”

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in the park preposition + article + noun counted as “in … park”

In this reading “The garden fête for the British Legion to be held in the park of the Weare Grange meant far more than a local entertainment.”

5,733 times in 426,211 chapters

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1920

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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 The garden fête for the British Legion to be held in the park of the Weare Grange meant far more than a local entertainment.

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abandonmentnounUS /əˈbændənmənt/

the act of giving something up

From this reading It meant the final abandonment of six years' gloom and difficulty.

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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 The war and all the inconvenience of war-time was past.

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading It meant the final abandonment of six years' gloom and difficulty.

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armisticenounUS /ˈɑːrməstəs/

a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms

From this reading The months following the armistice, months of intoxicating rapture, disorganization, irritating delays, and disillusionment, had gone.

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AugustnounUS /ˈɑːɡəst/

the month following July and preceding September

From this reading MURIEL August, 1920 XXXVIII Marshington was triumphant.

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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading The garden fête for the British Legion to be held in the park of the Weare Grange meant far more than a local entertainment.

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BritishnounUS /ˈbrɪtɪʃ/

the people of Great Britain

From this reading The garden fête for the British Legion to be held in the park of the Weare Grange meant far more than a local entertainment.

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delaysnounUS /dɪˈleɪz/

plural of “delay” — time during which some action is awaited

From this reading The months following the armistice, months of intoxicating rapture, disorganization, irritating delays, and disillusionment, had gone.

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difficultynounUS /ˈdɪfəkəlti/

an effort that is inconvenient

From this reading It meant the final abandonment of six years' gloom and difficulty.

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disillusionmentnounUS /ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒənmənt/

freeing from false belief or illusions

From this reading The months following the armistice, months of intoxicating rapture, disorganization, irritating delays, and disillusionment, had gone.

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disorganizationnounUS /dɪˌsɔːrɡənəˈzeɪʃən/

a condition in which an orderly system has been disrupted

From this reading The months following the armistice, months of intoxicating rapture, disorganization, irritating delays, and disillusionment, had gone.

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entertainmentnounUS /ˌentərˈteɪnmənt/

an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention

From this reading The garden fête for the British Legion to be held in the park of the Weare Grange meant far more than a local entertainment.

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faradverbUS /fɑːr/

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading The garden fête for the British Legion to be held in the park of the Weare Grange meant far more than a local entertainment.

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finaladjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəl/

occurring at or forming an end or termination

From this reading It meant the final abandonment of six years' gloom and difficulty.

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followingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading The months following the armistice, months of intoxicating rapture, disorganization, irritating delays, and disillusionment, had gone.

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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The garden fête for the British Legion to be held in the park of the Weare Grange meant far more than a local entertainment.

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fête

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From this reading The garden fête for the British Legion to be held in the park of the Weare Grange meant far more than a local entertainment.

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gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading The garden fête for the British Legion to be held in the park of the Weare Grange meant far more than a local entertainment.

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gloomnounUS /ɡluːm/

a state of partial or total darkness

From this reading It meant the final abandonment of six years' gloom and difficulty.

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goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading The months following the armistice, months of intoxicating rapture, disorganization, irritating delays, and disillusionment, had gone.

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GrangenounUS /ɡreɪndʒ/

an outlying farm

From this reading The garden fête for the British Legion to be held in the park of the Weare Grange meant far more than a local entertainment.

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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading The months following the armistice, months of intoxicating rapture, disorganization, irritating delays, and disillusionment, had gone.

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heldadjectiveUS /held/

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading The garden fête for the British Legion to be held in the park of the Weare Grange meant far more than a local entertainment.

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading The garden fête for the British Legion to be held in the park of the Weare Grange meant far more than a local entertainment.

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inconveniencenounUS /ˌɪnkənˈviːnjəns/

an inconvenient discomfort

From this reading The war and all the inconvenience of war-time was past.

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intoxicatingadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtɑːksɪkeɪtɪŋ/

causing intoxication

From this reading The months following the armistice, months of intoxicating rapture, disorganization, irritating delays, and disillusionment, had gone.

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irritatingadjectiveUS /ˈɪrəteɪtɪŋ/

causing irritation or annoyance

From this reading The months following the armistice, months of intoxicating rapture, disorganization, irritating delays, and disillusionment, had gone.

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ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It meant the final abandonment of six years' gloom and difficulty.

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LegionnounUS /ˈliːdʒən/

archaic terms for army

From this reading The garden fête for the British Legion to be held in the park of the Weare Grange meant far more than a local entertainment.

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localadjectiveUS /ˈloʊkəl/

relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area

From this reading The garden fête for the British Legion to be held in the park of the Weare Grange meant far more than a local entertainment.

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Marshington

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From this reading MURIEL August, 1920 XXXVIII Marshington was triumphant.

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meantverbUS /ment/

inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading The garden fête for the British Legion to be held in the park of the Weare Grange meant far more than a local entertainment.

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monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading The months following the armistice, months of intoxicating rapture, disorganization, irritating delays, and disillusionment, had gone.

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moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

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

From this reading The garden fête for the British Legion to be held in the park of the Weare Grange meant far more than a local entertainment.

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MURIEL

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From this reading MURIEL August, 1920 XXXVIII Marshington was triumphant.

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The garden fête for the British Legion to be held in the park of the Weare Grange meant far more than a local entertainment.

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parknounUS /pɑːrk/

a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property

From this reading The garden fête for the British Legion to be held in the park of the Weare Grange meant far more than a local entertainment.

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pastnounUS /pæst/

the time that has elapsed

From this reading The war and all the inconvenience of war-time was past.

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rapturenounUS /ˈræptʃər/

a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion

From this reading The months following the armistice, months of intoxicating rapture, disorganization, irritating delays, and disillusionment, had gone.

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sixnounUS /sɪks/

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading It meant the final abandonment of six years' gloom and difficulty.

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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading The garden fête for the British Legion to be held in the park of the Weare Grange meant far more than a local entertainment.

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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The garden fête for the British Legion to be held in the park of the Weare Grange meant far more than a local entertainment.

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toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The garden fête for the British Legion to be held in the park of the Weare Grange meant far more than a local entertainment.

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triumphantadjectiveUS /traɪˈʌmfənt/

joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success

From this reading MURIEL August, 1920 XXXVIII Marshington was triumphant.

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warnounUS /wɔːr/

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading The war and all the inconvenience of war-time was past.

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war-time

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From this reading The war and all the inconvenience of war-time was past.

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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 MURIEL August, 1920 XXXVIII Marshington was triumphant.

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Weare

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From this reading The garden fête for the British Legion to be held in the park of the Weare Grange meant far more than a local entertainment.

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XXXVIIIadjective

being eight more than thirty

From this reading MURIEL August, 1920 XXXVIII Marshington was triumphant.

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yearsnounUS /jɪrz/

a late time of life

From this reading It meant the final abandonment of six years' gloom and difficulty.

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Chapter 6 of The Crowded Street by Winifred Holtby holds 542 sentences, grouped into 109 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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Chapter 6 holds 542 sentences of The Crowded Street, unabridged, divided into 109 reading sections.

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