The Four Corners of the World

Chapter XI

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Chapter 11 of The Four Corners of the World by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason holds 404 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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John Rymer, the surgeon, had then been dead eight months, and Bradley Rymer was his brother, a shortish, broad man of forty-five with a big, pleasant face.

Gossip had it that he had been very poor, so poor, indeed, that his daughter had made her living at a typewriting machine.

There was no doubt, however, that he was rich now.

"Canada's the country," he used to say.

"I made my money out of Canadian land," and when he fell into conversation of a morning with any of the stable-boys on the gallops he was always urging them to better themselves in that country.

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Chapter XI

Chapter 11 of The Four Corners of the World is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

John Rymer, the surgeon, had then been dead eight months, and Bradley Rymer was his brother, a shortish, broad man of forty-five with a big, pleasant face. Gossip had it that he had been very poor, so poor, indeed, that his daughter had made her living at a typewriting machine. There was no doubt, however, that he was rich now. "Canada's the country," he used to say. "I made my money out of Canadian land," and when he fell into conversation of a morning with any of the stable-boys on the gallops he was always urging them to better themselves in that country.

The Four Corners of the World

Chapter XI

Chapter 11 of The Four Corners of the World is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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John Rymer, the surgeon, had then been dead eight months, and Bradley Rymer was his brother, a shortish, broad man of forty-five with a big, pleasant face.

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Gossip had it that he had been very poor, so poor, indeed, that his daughter had made her living at a typewriting machine.

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There was no doubt, however, that he was rich now.

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"Canada's the country," he used to say.

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"I made my money out of Canadian land," and when he fell into conversation of a morning with any of the stable-boys on the gallops he was always urging them to better themselves in that country.

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Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “John Rymer, the surgeon, had then been dead eight months, and Bradley Rymer was his brother, a shortish, broad man of forty-five with a big, pleasant face.”

However adverb US /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading “There was no doubt, however, that he was rich now.”

Themselves pronoun US /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading “"I made my money out of Canadian land," and when he fell into conversation of a morning with any of the stable-boys on the gallops he was always urging them to better themselves in that country.”

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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 John Rymer, the surgeon, had then been dead eight months, and Bradley Rymer was his brother, a shortish, broad man of forty-five with a big, pleasant face.

always

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From this reading "I made my money out of Canadian land," and when he fell into conversation of a morning with any of the stable-boys on the gallops he was always urging them to better themselves in that country.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading John Rymer, the surgeon, had then been dead eight months, and Bradley Rymer was his brother, a shortish, broad man of forty-five with a big, pleasant face.

any

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atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Gossip had it that he had been very poor, so poor, indeed, that his daughter had made her living at a typewriting machine.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading John Rymer, the surgeon, had then been dead eight months, and Bradley Rymer was his brother, a shortish, broad man of forty-five with a big, pleasant face.

better

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big

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From this reading John Rymer, the surgeon, had then been dead eight months, and Bradley Rymer was his brother, a shortish, broad man of forty-five with a big, pleasant face.

Bradley

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From this reading John Rymer, the surgeon, had then been dead eight months, and Bradley Rymer was his brother, a shortish, broad man of forty-five with a big, pleasant face.

broad

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From this reading John Rymer, the surgeon, had then been dead eight months, and Bradley Rymer was his brother, a shortish, broad man of forty-five with a big, pleasant face.

brother

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From this reading John Rymer, the surgeon, had then been dead eight months, and Bradley Rymer was his brother, a shortish, broad man of forty-five with a big, pleasant face.

Canada's

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From this reading "Canada's the country," he used to say.

Canadian

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conversation

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country

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From this reading "Canada's the country," he used to say.

daughter

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From this reading Gossip had it that he had been very poor, so poor, indeed, that his daughter had made her living at a typewriting machine.

dead

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From this reading John Rymer, the surgeon, had then been dead eight months, and Bradley Rymer was his brother, a shortish, broad man of forty-five with a big, pleasant face.

doubt

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From this reading There was no doubt, however, that he was rich now.

eight

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From this reading John Rymer, the surgeon, had then been dead eight months, and Bradley Rymer was his brother, a shortish, broad man of forty-five with a big, pleasant face.

face

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From this reading John Rymer, the surgeon, had then been dead eight months, and Bradley Rymer was his brother, a shortish, broad man of forty-five with a big, pleasant face.

fell

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forty-five

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From this reading John Rymer, the surgeon, had then been dead eight months, and Bradley Rymer was his brother, a shortish, broad man of forty-five with a big, pleasant face.

gallops

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Gossip

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From this reading Gossip had it that he had been very poor, so poor, indeed, that his daughter had made her living at a typewriting machine.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading John Rymer, the surgeon, had then been dead eight months, and Bradley Rymer was his brother, a shortish, broad man of forty-five with a big, pleasant face.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Gossip had it that he had been very poor, so poor, indeed, that his daughter had made her living at a typewriting machine.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Gossip had it that he had been very poor, so poor, indeed, that his daughter had made her living at a typewriting machine.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading John Rymer, the surgeon, had then been dead eight months, and Bradley Rymer was his brother, a shortish, broad man of forty-five with a big, pleasant face.

howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading There was no doubt, however, that he was rich now.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

indeed

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From this reading Gossip had it that he had been very poor, so poor, indeed, that his daughter had made her living at a typewriting machine.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Gossip had it that he had been very poor, so poor, indeed, that his daughter had made her living at a typewriting machine.

John

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From this reading John Rymer, the surgeon, had then been dead eight months, and Bradley Rymer was his brother, a shortish, broad man of forty-five with a big, pleasant face.

land

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living

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From this reading Gossip had it that he had been very poor, so poor, indeed, that his daughter had made her living at a typewriting machine.

machine

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From this reading Gossip had it that he had been very poor, so poor, indeed, that his daughter had made her living at a typewriting machine.

made

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From this reading Gossip had it that he had been very poor, so poor, indeed, that his daughter had made her living at a typewriting machine.

man

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From this reading John Rymer, the surgeon, had then been dead eight months, and Bradley Rymer was his brother, a shortish, broad man of forty-five with a big, pleasant face.

money

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months

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From this reading John Rymer, the surgeon, had then been dead eight months, and Bradley Rymer was his brother, a shortish, broad man of forty-five with a big, pleasant face.

morning

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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading There was no doubt, however, that he was rich now.

now

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From this reading There was no doubt, however, that he was rich now.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading John Rymer, the surgeon, had then been dead eight months, and Bradley Rymer was his brother, a shortish, broad man of forty-five with a big, pleasant face.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

out

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pleasant

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From this reading John Rymer, the surgeon, had then been dead eight months, and Bradley Rymer was his brother, a shortish, broad man of forty-five with a big, pleasant face.

poor

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From this reading Gossip had it that he had been very poor, so poor, indeed, that his daughter had made her living at a typewriting machine.

rich

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From this reading There was no doubt, however, that he was rich now.

Rymer

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From this reading John Rymer, the surgeon, had then been dead eight months, and Bradley Rymer was his brother, a shortish, broad man of forty-five with a big, pleasant face.

say

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From this reading "Canada's the country," he used to say.

shortish

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From this reading John Rymer, the surgeon, had then been dead eight months, and Bradley Rymer was his brother, a shortish, broad man of forty-five with a big, pleasant face.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Gossip had it that he had been very poor, so poor, indeed, that his daughter had made her living at a typewriting machine.

stable-boys

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surgeon

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From this reading John Rymer, the surgeon, had then been dead eight months, and Bradley Rymer was his brother, a shortish, broad man of forty-five with a big, pleasant face.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Gossip had it that he had been very poor, so poor, indeed, that his daughter had made her living at a typewriting machine.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading John Rymer, the surgeon, had then been dead eight months, and Bradley Rymer was his brother, a shortish, broad man of forty-five with a big, pleasant face.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

then

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From this reading John Rymer, the surgeon, had then been dead eight months, and Bradley Rymer was his brother, a shortish, broad man of forty-five with a big, pleasant face.

There

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From this reading There was no doubt, however, that he was rich now.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "Canada's the country," he used to say.

typewriting

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From this reading Gossip had it that he had been very poor, so poor, indeed, that his daughter had made her living at a typewriting machine.

urging

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used

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From this reading "Canada's the country," he used to say.

very

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From this reading Gossip had it that he had been very poor, so poor, indeed, that his daughter had made her living at a typewriting machine.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading John Rymer, the surgeon, had then been dead eight months, and Bradley Rymer was his brother, a shortish, broad man of forty-five with a big, pleasant face.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading John Rymer, the surgeon, had then been dead eight months, and Bradley Rymer was his brother, a shortish, broad man of forty-five with a big, pleasant face.

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