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The fourth progressive reader

Chapter XI

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_Gout._ Many things: you have ate and drank too freely, and too much indulged those legs of yours in their indolence.[563] _Franklin._ Who is it that accuses me?
_Gout._ It is I, even I, the Gout.
_Franklin._ What! my enemy in person?
_Gout._ No; not your enemy.
_Franklin._ I repeat it, my enemy; for you would not only torment[564] my body to death, but ruin my good name.
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The fourth progressive reader

Chapter XI

Chapter 11 of The fourth progressive reader is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

Line 1
_Gout._ Many things: you have ate and drank too freely, and too much indulged those legs of yours in their indolence.[563] _Franklin._ Who is it that accuses me?
Line 2
_Gout._ It is I, even I, the Gout.
/ɡaʊt ɪt ɪz aɪ ˈiːvɪn aɪ ðə ɡaʊt/
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_Franklin._ What! my enemy in person?
/ˈfræŋklɪn wʌt maɪ ˈenəmi ɪn ˈpɜːrsən/
Line 4
_Gout._ No; not your enemy.
/ɡaʊt noʊ nɑːt jɔːr ˈenəmi/
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_Franklin._ I repeat it, my enemy; for you would not only torment[564] my body to death, but ruin my good name.

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accuses verb US /əˈkjuːzɪz/

third-person singular of “accuse” — bring an accusation against; level a charge against

From this reading “_Gout._ Many things: you have ate and drank too freely, and too much indulged those legs of yours in their indolence.[563] _Franklin._ Who is it that accuses me?”

drank verb US /dræŋk/

inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids

From this reading “_Gout._ Many things: you have ate and drank too freely, and too much indulged those legs of yours in their indolence.[563] _Franklin._ Who is it that accuses me?”

Franklin noun US /ˈfræŋklɪn/

United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915)

freely adverb US /ˈfriːli/

in a free manner

From this reading “_Gout._ Many things: you have ate and drank too freely, and too much indulged those legs of yours in their indolence.[563] _Franklin._ Who is it that accuses me?”

Gout noun US /ɡaʊt/

a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints

From this reading “_Gout._ It is I, even I, the Gout.”

indulged verb US /ˌɪnˈdʌldʒd/

past form of “indulge” — give free rein to

From this reading “_Gout._ Many things: you have ate and drank too freely, and too much indulged those legs of yours in their indolence.[563] _Franklin._ Who is it that accuses me?”

repeat verb US /rɪˈpiːt/

to say, state, or perform again

From this reading “_Franklin._ I repeat it, my enemy; for you would not only torment[564] my body to death, but ruin my good name.”

torment noun US /ˈtɔːrment/

unbearable physical pain

From this reading “_Franklin._ I repeat it, my enemy; for you would not only torment[564] my body to death, but ruin my good name.”

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Many things adjective + noun

In this reading “_Gout._ Many things: you have ate and drank too freely, and too much indulged those legs of yours in their indolence.[563] _Franklin._ Who is it that accuses me?”

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563

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From this reading _Gout._ Many things: you have ate and drank too freely, and too much indulged those legs of yours in their indolence.[563] _Franklin._ Who is it that accuses me?

564

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From this reading _Franklin._ I repeat it, my enemy; for you would not only torment[564] my body to death, but ruin my good name.

accusesverbUS /əˈkjuːzɪz/

third-person singular of “accuse” — bring an accusation against; level a charge against

From this reading _Gout._ Many things: you have ate and drank too freely, and too much indulged those legs of yours in their indolence.[563] _Franklin._ Who is it that accuses me?

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading _Gout._ Many things: you have ate and drank too freely, and too much indulged those legs of yours in their indolence.[563] _Franklin._ Who is it that accuses me?

atenounUS /eɪt/

goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment

From this reading _Gout._ Many things: you have ate and drank too freely, and too much indulged those legs of yours in their indolence.[563] _Franklin._ Who is it that accuses me?

bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading _Franklin._ I repeat it, my enemy; for you would not only torment[564] my body to death, but ruin my good name.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading _Franklin._ I repeat it, my enemy; for you would not only torment[564] my body to death, but ruin my good name.

deathnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading _Franklin._ I repeat it, my enemy; for you would not only torment[564] my body to death, but ruin my good name.

drankverbUS /dræŋk/

inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids

From this reading _Gout._ Many things: you have ate and drank too freely, and too much indulged those legs of yours in their indolence.[563] _Franklin._ Who is it that accuses me?

enemynounUS /ˈenəmi/

an opposing military force

From this reading _Franklin._ What! my enemy in person?

evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/

divisible by two

From this reading _Gout._ It is I, even I, the Gout.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _Franklin._ I repeat it, my enemy; for you would not only torment[564] my body to death, but ruin my good name.

FranklinnounUS /ˈfræŋklɪn/

United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915)

From this reading _Gout._ Many things: you have ate and drank too freely, and too much indulged those legs of yours in their indolence.[563] _Franklin._ Who is it that accuses me?

freelyadverbUS /ˈfriːli/

in a free manner

From this reading _Gout._ Many things: you have ate and drank too freely, and too much indulged those legs of yours in their indolence.[563] _Franklin._ Who is it that accuses me?

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading _Franklin._ I repeat it, my enemy; for you would not only torment[564] my body to death, but ruin my good name.

GoutnounUS /ɡaʊt/

a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints

From this reading _Gout._ Many things: you have ate and drank too freely, and too much indulged those legs of yours in their indolence.[563] _Franklin._ Who is it that accuses me?

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _Gout._ Many things: you have ate and drank too freely, and too much indulged those legs of yours in their indolence.[563] _Franklin._ Who is it that accuses me?

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading _Gout._ It is I, even I, the Gout.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading _Gout._ Many things: you have ate and drank too freely, and too much indulged those legs of yours in their indolence.[563] _Franklin._ Who is it that accuses me?

indolencenoun

inactivity resulting from a dislike of work

From this reading _Gout._ Many things: you have ate and drank too freely, and too much indulged those legs of yours in their indolence.[563] _Franklin._ Who is it that accuses me?

indulgedverbUS /ˌɪnˈdʌldʒd/

past form of “indulge” — give free rein to

From this reading _Gout._ Many things: you have ate and drank too freely, and too much indulged those legs of yours in their indolence.[563] _Franklin._ Who is it that accuses me?

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading _Gout._ Many things: you have ate and drank too freely, and too much indulged those legs of yours in their indolence.[563] _Franklin._ Who is it that accuses me?

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _Gout._ Many things: you have ate and drank too freely, and too much indulged those legs of yours in their indolence.[563] _Franklin._ Who is it that accuses me?

legsnounUS /leɡz/

staying power

From this reading _Gout._ Many things: you have ate and drank too freely, and too much indulged those legs of yours in their indolence.[563] _Franklin._ Who is it that accuses me?

ManyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading _Gout._ Many things: you have ate and drank too freely, and too much indulged those legs of yours in their indolence.[563] _Franklin._ Who is it that accuses me?

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _Gout._ Many things: you have ate and drank too freely, and too much indulged those legs of yours in their indolence.[563] _Franklin._ Who is it that accuses me?

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading _Gout._ Many things: you have ate and drank too freely, and too much indulged those legs of yours in their indolence.[563] _Franklin._ Who is it that accuses me?

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _Franklin._ What! my enemy in person?

nameverbUS /neɪm/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading _Franklin._ I repeat it, my enemy; for you would not only torment[564] my body to death, but ruin my good name.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading _Gout._ No; not your enemy.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _Gout._ No; not your enemy.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Gout._ Many things: you have ate and drank too freely, and too much indulged those legs of yours in their indolence.[563] _Franklin._ Who is it that accuses me?

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading _Franklin._ I repeat it, my enemy; for you would not only torment[564] my body to death, but ruin my good name.

personnounUS /ˈpɜːrsən/

a human being

From this reading _Franklin._ What! my enemy in person?

repeatverbUS /rɪˈpiːt/

to say, state, or perform again

From this reading _Franklin._ I repeat it, my enemy; for you would not only torment[564] my body to death, but ruin my good name.

ruinnounUS /ˈruːən/

an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

From this reading _Franklin._ I repeat it, my enemy; for you would not only torment[564] my body to death, but ruin my good name.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _Gout._ Many things: you have ate and drank too freely, and too much indulged those legs of yours in their indolence.[563] _Franklin._ Who is it that accuses me?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _Gout._ It is I, even I, the Gout.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading _Gout._ Many things: you have ate and drank too freely, and too much indulged those legs of yours in their indolence.[563] _Franklin._ Who is it that accuses me?

thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading _Gout._ Many things: you have ate and drank too freely, and too much indulged those legs of yours in their indolence.[563] _Franklin._ Who is it that accuses me?

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

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

From this reading _Gout._ Many things: you have ate and drank too freely, and too much indulged those legs of yours in their indolence.[563] _Franklin._ Who is it that accuses me?

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading _Franklin._ I repeat it, my enemy; for you would not only torment[564] my body to death, but ruin my good name.

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading _Gout._ Many things: you have ate and drank too freely, and too much indulged those legs of yours in their indolence.[563] _Franklin._ Who is it that accuses me?

tormentnounUS /ˈtɔːrment/

unbearable physical pain

From this reading _Franklin._ I repeat it, my enemy; for you would not only torment[564] my body to death, but ruin my good name.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading _Franklin._ What! my enemy in person?

WhopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading _Gout._ Many things: you have ate and drank too freely, and too much indulged those legs of yours in their indolence.[563] _Franklin._ Who is it that accuses me?

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading _Franklin._ I repeat it, my enemy; for you would not only torment[564] my body to death, but ruin my good name.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _Gout._ Many things: you have ate and drank too freely, and too much indulged those legs of yours in their indolence.[563] _Franklin._ Who is it that accuses me?

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _Gout._ No; not your enemy.

yourspronounUS /jʊrz/

the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to

From this reading _Gout._ Many things: you have ate and drank too freely, and too much indulged those legs of yours in their indolence.[563] _Franklin._ Who is it that accuses me?

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