The Delafield Affair

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THE POWERS CONFER Lucy Bancroft bade a smiling good-bye to her father at the door of the First National Bank, and crossed the street to a store on the corner opposite.

Lingering in the doorway for her turn to be waited upon, she watched him with admiring eyes.

"What a handsome man daddy is," she was thinking; "I like a man to be tall and straight and broad-shouldered; and I'm glad he's always so well groomed; I'd love him just as much if he wasn't, but I couldn't be quite so proud of him."

Another man was coming up the street toward her father, and Lucy smiled as her eyes fell upon him.

"There's Congressman Baxter," her thought ran on.

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The Delafield Affair Florence Finch Kelly

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of The Delafield Affair is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

THE POWERS CONFER Lucy Bancroft bade a smiling good-bye to her father at the door of the First National Bank, and crossed the street to a store on the corner opposite. Lingering in the doorway for her turn to be waited upon, she watched him with admiring eyes. "What a handsome man daddy is," she was thinking; "I like a man to be tall and straight and broad-shouldered; and I'm glad he's always so well groomed; I'd love him just as much if he wasn't, but I couldn't be quite so proud of him." Another man was coming up the street toward her father, and Lucy smiled as her eyes fell upon him. "There's Congressman Baxter," her thought ran on.

The Delafield Affair

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of The Delafield Affair is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE POWERS CONFER Lucy Bancroft bade a smiling good-bye to her father at the door of the First National Bank, and crossed the street to a store on the corner opposite.

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Lingering in the doorway for her turn to be waited upon, she watched him with admiring eyes.

/ˈlɪŋɡərɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈdɔːrweɪ fɔːr hɜːr tɜːrn tuː biː ˈweɪtɪd əˈpɑːn ʃiː wɑːtʃt hɪm wɪð ædˈmaɪrɪŋ aɪz/

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Line 4

Another man was coming up the street toward her father, and Lucy smiled as her eyes fell upon him.

/əˈnʌðər mæn wɑːz ˈkʌmɪŋ ʌp ðə striːt təˈwɔːrd hɜːr ˈfɑːðər ənd ˈluːsi smaɪld æz hɜːr aɪz fel əˈpɑːn hɪm/

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"There's Congressman Baxter," her thought ran on.

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admiring verb US /ædˈmaɪrɪŋ/

-ing form of “admire” — feel admiration for

From this reading “Lingering in the doorway for her turn to be waited upon, she watched him with admiring eyes.”

confer verb US /kənˈfɜːr/

have a conference in order to talk something over

From this reading “THE POWERS CONFER Lucy Bancroft bade a smiling good-bye to her father at the door of the First National Bank, and crossed the street to a store on the corner opposite.”

Congressman noun US /ˈkɑːŋɡrəsmən/

a member of the United States House of Representatives

From this reading “"There's Congressman Baxter," her thought ran on.”

daddy noun US /ˈdædi/

an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk

From this reading “"What a handsome man daddy is," she was thinking; "I like a man to be tall and straight and broad-shouldered; and I'm glad he's always so well groomed; I'd love him just as much if he wasn't, but I couldn't be quite so proud of him."”

doorway noun US /ˈdɔːrweɪ/

the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close

From this reading “Lingering in the doorway for her turn to be waited upon, she watched him with admiring eyes.”

groomed adjective US /ɡruːmd/

neat and smart in appearance; well cared for

Lingering noun US /ˈlɪŋɡərɪŋ/

the act of tarrying

From this reading “Lingering in the doorway for her turn to be waited upon, she watched him with admiring eyes.”

National adjective US /ˈnæʃənəl/

of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country

From this reading “THE POWERS CONFER Lucy Bancroft bade a smiling good-bye to her father at the door of the First National Bank, and crossed the street to a store on the corner opposite.”

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fell upon verb + particle

In this reading “Another man was coming up the street toward her father, and Lucy smiled as her eyes fell upon him.”

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

In this reading “Lingering in the doorway for her turn to be waited upon, she watched him with admiring eyes.”

handsome man adjective + noun

In this reading “"What a handsome man daddy is," she was thinking; "I like a man to be tall and straight and broad-shouldered; and I'm glad he's always so well groomed; I'd love him just as much if he wasn't, but I couldn't be quite so proud of him."”

admiring eyes verb + noun counted as “admire eyes”

In this reading “Lingering in the doorway for her turn to be waited upon, she watched him with admiring eyes.”

waited upon verb + particle counted as “wait upon”

In this reading “Lingering in the doorway for her turn to be waited upon, she watched him with admiring eyes.”

at the door preposition + article + noun counted as “at … door”

In this reading “THE POWERS CONFER Lucy Bancroft bade a smiling good-bye to her father at the door of the First National Bank, and crossed the street to a store on the corner opposite.”

like a man verb + article + noun counted as “like … man”

ran on verb + particle counted as “run on”

talk or narrate at length

In this reading “"There's Congressman Baxter," her thought ran on.”

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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 POWERS CONFER Lucy Bancroft bade a smiling good-bye to her father at the door of the First National Bank, and crossed the street to a store on the corner opposite.

admiringverbUS /ædˈmaɪrɪŋ/

-ing form of “admire” — feel admiration for

From this reading Lingering in the doorway for her turn to be waited upon, she watched him with admiring eyes.

alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading "What a handsome man daddy is," she was thinking; "I like a man to be tall and straight and broad-shouldered; and I'm glad he's always so well groomed; I'd love him just as much if he wasn't, but I couldn't be quite so proud of him."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading THE POWERS CONFER Lucy Bancroft bade a smiling good-bye to her father at the door of the First National Bank, and crossed the street to a store on the corner opposite.

AnotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Another man was coming up the street toward her father, and Lucy smiled as her eyes fell upon him.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE POWERS CONFER Lucy Bancroft bade a smiling good-bye to her father at the door of the First National Bank, and crossed the street to a store on the corner opposite.

badenounUS /beɪd/

a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria

From this reading THE POWERS CONFER Lucy Bancroft bade a smiling good-bye to her father at the door of the First National Bank, and crossed the street to a store on the corner opposite.

Bancroft

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From this reading THE POWERS CONFER Lucy Bancroft bade a smiling good-bye to her father at the door of the First National Bank, and crossed the street to a store on the corner opposite.

BanknounUS /bæŋk/

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

From this reading THE POWERS CONFER Lucy Bancroft bade a smiling good-bye to her father at the door of the First National Bank, and crossed the street to a store on the corner opposite.

Baxter

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From this reading "There's Congressman Baxter," her thought ran on.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading Lingering in the doorway for her turn to be waited upon, she watched him with admiring eyes.

broad-shoulderedadjective

having broad shoulders

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading Another man was coming up the street toward her father, and Lucy smiled as her eyes fell upon him.

CONFERverbUS /kənˈfɜːr/

have a conference in order to talk something over

From this reading THE POWERS CONFER Lucy Bancroft bade a smiling good-bye to her father at the door of the First National Bank, and crossed the street to a store on the corner opposite.

CongressmannounUS /ˈkɑːŋɡrəsmən/

a member of the United States House of Representatives

From this reading "There's Congressman Baxter," her thought ran on.

cornernounUS /ˈkɔːrnər/

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading THE POWERS CONFER Lucy Bancroft bade a smiling good-bye to her father at the door of the First National Bank, and crossed the street to a store on the corner opposite.

couldn't

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crossedadjectiveUS /krɔːst/

placed crosswise

From this reading THE POWERS CONFER Lucy Bancroft bade a smiling good-bye to her father at the door of the First National Bank, and crossed the street to a store on the corner opposite.

daddynounUS /ˈdædi/

an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk

doornounUS /dɔːr/

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

From this reading THE POWERS CONFER Lucy Bancroft bade a smiling good-bye to her father at the door of the First National Bank, and crossed the street to a store on the corner opposite.

doorwaynounUS /ˈdɔːrweɪ/

the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close

From this reading Lingering in the doorway for her turn to be waited upon, she watched him with admiring eyes.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading Lingering in the doorway for her turn to be waited upon, she watched him with admiring eyes.

fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading THE POWERS CONFER Lucy Bancroft bade a smiling good-bye to her father at the door of the First National Bank, and crossed the street to a store on the corner opposite.

fellverbUS /fel/

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading Another man was coming up the street toward her father, and Lucy smiled as her eyes fell upon him.

FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading THE POWERS CONFER Lucy Bancroft bade a smiling good-bye to her father at the door of the First National Bank, and crossed the street to a store on the corner opposite.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Lingering in the doorway for her turn to be waited upon, she watched him with admiring eyes.

gladadjectiveUS /ɡlæd/

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

good-byenounUS /ɡɪdˈbaɪ/

a farewell remark

From this reading THE POWERS CONFER Lucy Bancroft bade a smiling good-bye to her father at the door of the First National Bank, and crossed the street to a store on the corner opposite.

groomedadjectiveUS /ɡruːmd/

neat and smart in appearance; well cared for

handsomeadjectiveUS /ˈhænsəm/

pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

he's

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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading THE POWERS CONFER Lucy Bancroft bade a smiling good-bye to her father at the door of the First National Bank, and crossed the street to a store on the corner opposite.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Lingering in the doorway for her turn to be waited upon, she watched him with admiring eyes.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

I'd

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I'm

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ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Lingering in the doorway for her turn to be waited upon, she watched him with admiring eyes.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

LingeringnounUS /ˈlɪŋɡərɪŋ/

the act of tarrying

From this reading Lingering in the doorway for her turn to be waited upon, she watched him with admiring eyes.

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

LucynounUS /ˈluːsi/

incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974

From this reading THE POWERS CONFER Lucy Bancroft bade a smiling good-bye to her father at the door of the First National Bank, and crossed the street to a store on the corner opposite.

mannounUS /mæn/

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

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

NationaladjectiveUS /ˈnæʃənəl/

of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country

From this reading THE POWERS CONFER Lucy Bancroft bade a smiling good-bye to her father at the door of the First National Bank, and crossed the street to a store on the corner opposite.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE POWERS CONFER Lucy Bancroft bade a smiling good-bye to her father at the door of the First National Bank, and crossed the street to a store on the corner opposite.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE POWERS CONFER Lucy Bancroft bade a smiling good-bye to her father at the door of the First National Bank, and crossed the street to a store on the corner opposite.

oppositeadjectiveUS /ˈɑːpəzət/

being directly across from each other; facing

From this reading THE POWERS CONFER Lucy Bancroft bade a smiling good-bye to her father at the door of the First National Bank, and crossed the street to a store on the corner opposite.

POWERSnounUS /ˈpaʊərz/

plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence

From this reading THE POWERS CONFER Lucy Bancroft bade a smiling good-bye to her father at the door of the First National Bank, and crossed the street to a store on the corner opposite.

proudadjectiveUS /praʊd/

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

quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/

to a degree (not used with a negative)

ranverbUS /ræn/

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading "There's Congressman Baxter," her thought ran on.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading Lingering in the doorway for her turn to be waited upon, she watched him with admiring eyes.

smiledverbUS /smaɪld/

past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure

From this reading Another man was coming up the street toward her father, and Lucy smiled as her eyes fell upon him.

smilingnounUS /ˈsmaɪlɪŋ/

a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

From this reading THE POWERS CONFER Lucy Bancroft bade a smiling good-bye to her father at the door of the First National Bank, and crossed the street to a store on the corner opposite.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

storenounUS /stɔːr/

a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading THE POWERS CONFER Lucy Bancroft bade a smiling good-bye to her father at the door of the First National Bank, and crossed the street to a store on the corner opposite.

straightadjectiveUS /streɪt/

successive (without a break)

streetnounUS /striːt/

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading THE POWERS CONFER Lucy Bancroft bade a smiling good-bye to her father at the door of the First National Bank, and crossed the street to a store on the corner opposite.

talladjectiveUS /tɔːl/

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE POWERS CONFER Lucy Bancroft bade a smiling good-bye to her father at the door of the First National Bank, and crossed the street to a store on the corner opposite.

There's

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From this reading "There's Congressman Baxter," her thought ran on.

thinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading "There's Congressman Baxter," her thought ran on.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading THE POWERS CONFER Lucy Bancroft bade a smiling good-bye to her father at the door of the First National Bank, and crossed the street to a store on the corner opposite.

towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading Another man was coming up the street toward her father, and Lucy smiled as her eyes fell upon him.

turnverbUS /tɜːrn/

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading Lingering in the doorway for her turn to be waited upon, she watched him with admiring eyes.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Another man was coming up the street toward her father, and Lucy smiled as her eyes fell upon him.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Lingering in the doorway for her turn to be waited upon, she watched him with admiring eyes.

waitedverbUS /ˈweɪtɪd/

past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading Lingering in the doorway for her turn to be waited upon, she watched him with admiring eyes.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

wasn't

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watchedverbUS /wɑːtʃt/

past form of “watch” — look attentively

From this reading Lingering in the doorway for her turn to be waited upon, she watched him with admiring eyes.

welladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Lingering in the doorway for her turn to be waited upon, she watched him with admiring eyes.

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