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The Drunkard
The Drunkard

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of The Drunkard is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Guy Thorne • Curated US English Learning Edition
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"FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."
--_Tennyson._ Lothian went back to his club in a taxi-cab, telling the man to drive at top speed.
On the way he ordered a motor-car to go to Brighton and to call for him within twenty minutes.
He was in a state of great exhilaration.
He had not had such an adventure as this for years--if ever before.
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The Drunkard

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of The Drunkard is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."
/fɔːr ðə fɜːrst taɪm hiː wɑːz ˈɡoʊɪŋ tuː hæv ə ɡɜːrl frend əˈkrɔːs ðə hɪlz ənd fɑːr əˈweɪ bɪˈɑːnd ðer ˈʌtmoʊst ˈpɜːrpəl rɪm ənd diːp ˈɪntuː ðə ˈdaɪɪŋ deɪ ðə ˈhæpi ˈprɪn.ses ˈfɑːloʊd hɪm/
Line 2
--_Tennyson._ Lothian went back to his club in a taxi-cab, telling the man to drive at top speed.
Line 3
On the way he ordered a motor-car to go to Brighton and to call for him within twenty minutes.
Line 4
He was in a state of great exhilaration.
/hiː wɑːz ɪn ə steɪt ʌv ɡreɪt ɪɡˌzɪlərˈeɪʃən/
Line 5
He had not had such an adventure as this for years--if ever before.

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.

adventure verb US /ædˈventʃər/

take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

From this reading “He had not had such an adventure as this for years--if ever before.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Brighton noun US /ˈbraɪtən/

a city in East Sussex in southern England that is a popular resort; site of the University of Sussex

From this reading “On the way he ordered a motor-car to go to Brighton and to call for him within twenty minutes.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
club noun US /klʌb/

a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

From this reading “--_Tennyson._ Lothian went back to his club in a taxi-cab, telling the man to drive at top speed.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
exhilaration noun US /ɪɡˌzɪlərˈeɪʃən/

the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

From this reading “He was in a state of great exhilaration.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
purple noun US /ˈpɜːrpəl/

a purple color or pigment

From this reading “"FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rim noun US /rɪm/

the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object

From this reading “"FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Tennyson noun US /ˈtenɪsən/

Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
utmost adjective US /ˈʌtmoʊst/

of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity

From this reading “"FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."”

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.

twenty minutes noun + noun

In this reading “On the way he ordered a motor-car to go to Brighton and to call for him within twenty minutes.”

8,113 times in 225,867 chapters
within twenty preposition + noun

In this reading “On the way he ordered a motor-car to go to Brighton and to call for him within twenty minutes.”

1,456 times in 225,867 chapters
FIRST TIME adjective + noun

In this reading “"FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."”

71,417 times in 225,867 chapters
went back verb + particle counted as “go back”

belong to an earlier time

In this reading “--_Tennyson._ Lothian went back to his club in a taxi-cab, telling the man to drive at top speed.”

81,876 times in 225,867 chapters
dying day adjective + noun

In this reading “"FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."”

1,386 times in 225,867 chapters
Across the hills preposition + article + noun counted as “across … hill”

In this reading “"FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."”

815 times in 225,867 chapters
in a state preposition + article + noun counted as “in … state”

In this reading “He was in a state of great exhilaration.”

21,700 times in 225,867 chapters
call for verb + particle

express the need or desire for

In this reading “On the way he ordered a motor-car to go to Brighton and to call for him within twenty minutes.”

22,371 times in 225,867 chapters

All words in this reading · 69

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 "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
AcrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
adventureverbUS /ædˈventʃər/

take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

From this reading He had not had such an adventure as this for years--if ever before.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading He had not had such an adventure as this for years--if ever before.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading He had not had such an adventure as this for years--if ever before.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading --_Tennyson._ Lothian went back to his club in a taxi-cab, telling the man to drive at top speed.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading --_Tennyson._ Lothian went back to his club in a taxi-cab, telling the man to drive at top speed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading He had not had such an adventure as this for years--if ever before.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
BeyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
BrightonnounUS /ˈbraɪtən/

a city in East Sussex in southern England that is a popular resort; site of the University of Sussex

From this reading On the way he ordered a motor-car to go to Brighton and to call for him within twenty minutes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
callverbUS /kɔːl/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading On the way he ordered a motor-car to go to Brighton and to call for him within twenty minutes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
clubnounUS /klʌb/

a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

From this reading --_Tennyson._ Lothian went back to his club in a taxi-cab, telling the man to drive at top speed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
deepadjectiveUS /diːp/

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
driveverbUS /draɪv/

operate or control a vehicle

From this reading --_Tennyson._ Lothian went back to his club in a taxi-cab, telling the man to drive at top speed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/

in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be

From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

From this reading He had not had such an adventure as this for years--if ever before.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
exhilarationnounUS /ɪɡˌzɪlərˈeɪʃən/

the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

From this reading He was in a state of great exhilaration.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
faradverbUS /fɑːr/

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
followedverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊd/

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
FRIENDnounUS /frend/

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
GIRLnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading On the way he ordered a motor-car to go to Brighton and to call for him within twenty minutes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
GOINGnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."

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 He was in a state of great exhilaration.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading He had not had such an adventure as this for years--if ever before.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."

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

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
HEpronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hillsnounUS /hɪlz/

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading --_Tennyson._ Lothian went back to his club in a taxi-cab, telling the man to drive at top speed.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading He had not had such an adventure as this for years--if ever before.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading --_Tennyson._ Lothian went back to his club in a taxi-cab, telling the man to drive at top speed.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
Lothian

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

From this reading --_Tennyson._ Lothian went back to his club in a taxi-cab, telling the man to drive at top speed.

Pending verification
mannounUS /mæn/

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

From this reading --_Tennyson._ Lothian went back to his club in a taxi-cab, telling the man to drive at top speed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
minutesnounUS /ˈmɪnəts/

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading On the way he ordered a motor-car to go to Brighton and to call for him within twenty minutes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
motor-car

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

From this reading On the way he ordered a motor-car to go to Brighton and to call for him within twenty minutes.

Pending verification
notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading He had not had such an adventure as this for years--if ever before.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He was in a state of great exhilaration.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the way he ordered a motor-car to go to Brighton and to call for him within twenty minutes.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
orderedadjectiveUS /ˈɔːrdərd/

having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule

From this reading On the way he ordered a motor-car to go to Brighton and to call for him within twenty minutes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
princessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/

The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.

From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."

Velmora curated lexicon
purplenounUS /ˈpɜːrpəl/

a purple color or pigment

From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rimnounUS /rɪm/

the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object

From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
speedverbUS /spiːd/

move hurridly

From this reading --_Tennyson._ Lothian went back to his club in a taxi-cab, telling the man to drive at top speed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
statenounUS /steɪt/

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading He was in a state of great exhilaration.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading He had not had such an adventure as this for years--if ever before.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
taxi-cab

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

From this reading --_Tennyson._ Lothian went back to his club in a taxi-cab, telling the man to drive at top speed.

Pending verification
tellingadjectiveUS /ˈtelɪŋ/

disclosing unintentionally something concealed

From this reading --_Tennyson._ Lothian went back to his club in a taxi-cab, telling the man to drive at top speed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
TennysonnounUS /ˈtenɪsən/

Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)

From this reading --_Tennyson._ Lothian went back to his club in a taxi-cab, telling the man to drive at top speed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading He had not had such an adventure as this for years--if ever before.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
TIMEnounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
TOparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
topnounUS /tɑːp/

the upper part of anything

From this reading --_Tennyson._ Lothian went back to his club in a taxi-cab, telling the man to drive at top speed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
twentynounUS /ˈtwenti/

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading On the way he ordered a motor-car to go to Brighton and to call for him within twenty minutes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
utmostadjectiveUS /ˈʌtmoʊst/

of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity

From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading "FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A GIRL FRIEND" "Across the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim, And deep into the dying day The happy princess followed him."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading On the way he ordered a motor-car to go to Brighton and to call for him within twenty minutes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wentverbUS /went/

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

From this reading --_Tennyson._ Lothian went back to his club in a taxi-cab, telling the man to drive at top speed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading On the way he ordered a motor-car to go to Brighton and to call for him within twenty minutes.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/

a late time of life

From this reading He had not had such an adventure as this for years--if ever before.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Chapter 7 of The Drunkard by Guy Thorne holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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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About 600 minutes of reading across 1786 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Drunkard section by section

How to work through The Drunkard section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 23 chapters of The Drunkard to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in The Drunkard

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Drunkard, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Google
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Drunkard; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Books
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Drunkard; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Iwaaaayaaj
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Drunkard; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Author
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Drunkard; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.