The Good Time Coming

Chapter XXIX · Chapter 29

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AFTER a night that was sleepless to at least three members of the family the morning of the day on which Mr. Markland was to start on his journey came.

Tearful eyes were around him.

Even to the last, Fanny begged him not to leave them, and almost clung to him at the moment of parting.

Finally, the separation was accomplished, and, shrinking back in the carriage that conveyed him to the city, Mr. Markland gave himself up to sad reveries.

As his thoughts reached forward to the point of his destination, and he tried to arrange in his mind all the information he had relating to the business in which he was now embarked, he saw more clearly than ever the feeble hold upon his fortune that remained to him.

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The Good Time Coming T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur

Chapter XXIX

Chapter 29

Chapter 29 of The Good Time Coming is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

AFTER a night that was sleepless to at least three members of the family the morning of the day on which Mr. Markland was to start on his journey came. Tearful eyes were around him. Even to the last, Fanny begged him not to leave them, and almost clung to him at the moment of parting. Finally, the separation was accomplished, and, shrinking back in the carriage that conveyed him to the city, Mr. Markland gave himself up to sad reveries. As his thoughts reached forward to the point of his destination, and he tried to arrange in his mind all the information he had relating to the business in which he was now embarked, he saw more clearly than ever the feeble hold upon his fortune that remained to him.

The Good Time Coming

Chapter XXIX · Chapter 29

Chapter 29 of The Good Time Coming is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Line 1

AFTER a night that was sleepless to at least three members of the family the morning of the day on which Mr. Markland was to start on his journey came.

Line 2

Tearful eyes were around him.

/ˈtɪrfəl aɪz wɜːr ərˈaʊnd hɪm/

Line 3

Even to the last, Fanny begged him not to leave them, and almost clung to him at the moment of parting.

/ˈiːvɪn tuː ðə læst ˈfæni beɡd hɪm nɑːt tuː liːv ðem ənd ˈɔːlmoʊst klʌŋ tuː hɪm æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt ʌv ˈpɑːrtɪŋ/

Line 4

Finally, the separation was accomplished, and, shrinking back in the carriage that conveyed him to the city, Mr. Markland gave himself up to sad reveries.

Line 5

/æz hɪz θɔːts riːtʃt ˈfɔːrwərd tuː ðə pɔɪnt ʌv hɪz ˌdestəˈneɪʃən ənd hiː traɪd tuː ərˈeɪndʒ ɪn hɪz maɪnd ɔːl ðə ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃən hiː hæd rɪˈleɪtɪŋ tuː ðə ˈbɪznəs ɪn wɪtʃ hiː wɑːz naʊ emˈbɑːrkt hiː sɔː mɔːr ˈklɪrli ðæn ˈevər ðə ˈfiːbəl hoʊld əˈpɑːn hɪz ˈfɔːrtʃən ðæt rɪˈmeɪnd tuː hɪm/

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destination noun US /ˌdestəˈneɪʃən/

the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)

From this reading “As his thoughts reached forward to the point of his destination, and he tried to arrange in his mind all the information he had relating to the business in which he was now embarked, he saw more clearly than ever the feeble hold upon his fortune that remained to him.”

embarked verb US /emˈbɑːrkt/

past form of “embark” — go on board

relating verb US /rɪˈleɪtɪŋ/

-ing form of “relate” — make a logical or causal connection

reveries noun US /ˈrevəriz/

plural of “revery” — an abstracted state of absorption

From this reading “Finally, the separation was accomplished, and, shrinking back in the carriage that conveyed him to the city, Mr. Markland gave himself up to sad reveries.”

separation noun US /ˌsepərˈeɪʃən/

the state of lacking unity

From this reading “Finally, the separation was accomplished, and, shrinking back in the carriage that conveyed him to the city, Mr. Markland gave himself up to sad reveries.”

shrinking noun US /ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ/

process or result of becoming less or smaller

From this reading “Finally, the separation was accomplished, and, shrinking back in the carriage that conveyed him to the city, Mr. Markland gave himself up to sad reveries.”

sleepless adjective US /ˈsliːpləs/

experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness

From this reading “AFTER a night that was sleepless to at least three members of the family the morning of the day on which Mr. Markland was to start on his journey came.”

Tearful adjective US /ˈtɪrfəl/

filled with or marked by tears

From this reading “Tearful eyes were around him.”

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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 AFTER a night that was sleepless to at least three members of the family the morning of the day on which Mr. Markland was to start on his journey came.

accomplishedadjectiveUS /əˈkɑːmplɪʃt/

highly skilled

From this reading Finally, the separation was accomplished, and, shrinking back in the carriage that conveyed him to the city, Mr. Markland gave himself up to sad reveries.

AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading AFTER a night that was sleepless to at least three members of the family the morning of the day on which Mr. Markland was to start on his journey came.

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 As his thoughts reached forward to the point of his destination, and he tried to arrange in his mind all the information he had relating to the business in which he was now embarked, he saw more clearly than ever the feeble hold upon his fortune that remained to him.

almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading Even to the last, Fanny begged him not to leave them, and almost clung to him at the moment of parting.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Even to the last, Fanny begged him not to leave them, and almost clung to him at the moment of parting.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading Tearful eyes were around him.

arrangeverbUS /ərˈeɪndʒ/

put into a proper or systematic order

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 AFTER a night that was sleepless to at least three members of the family the morning of the day on which Mr. Markland was to start on his journey came.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Finally, the separation was accomplished, and, shrinking back in the carriage that conveyed him to the city, Mr. Markland gave himself up to sad reveries.

beggedverbUS /beɡd/

inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat

From this reading Even to the last, Fanny begged him not to leave them, and almost clung to him at the moment of parting.

businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading AFTER a night that was sleepless to at least three members of the family the morning of the day on which Mr. Markland was to start on his journey came.

carriagenounUS /ˈkærɪdʒ/

a railcar where passengers ride

From this reading Finally, the separation was accomplished, and, shrinking back in the carriage that conveyed him to the city, Mr. Markland gave himself up to sad reveries.

citynounUS /ˈsɪti/

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading Finally, the separation was accomplished, and, shrinking back in the carriage that conveyed him to the city, Mr. Markland gave himself up to sad reveries.

clearlyadverbUS /ˈklɪrli/

without doubt or question

clungverbUS /klʌŋ/

inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation

From this reading Even to the last, Fanny begged him not to leave them, and almost clung to him at the moment of parting.

conveyedverbUS /kənˈveɪd/

past form of “convey” — (of information) make known; pass on

From this reading Finally, the separation was accomplished, and, shrinking back in the carriage that conveyed him to the city, Mr. Markland gave himself up to sad reveries.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading AFTER a night that was sleepless to at least three members of the family the morning of the day on which Mr. Markland was to start on his journey came.

destinationnounUS /ˌdestəˈneɪʃən/

the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)

embarkedverbUS /emˈbɑːrkt/

past form of “embark” — go on board

EvenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/

divisible by two

From this reading Even to the last, Fanny begged him not to leave them, and almost clung to him at the moment of parting.

everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading Tearful eyes were around him.

familynounUS /ˈfæməli/

a social unit living together

From this reading AFTER a night that was sleepless to at least three members of the family the morning of the day on which Mr. Markland was to start on his journey came.

FannynounUS /ˈfæni/

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

From this reading Even to the last, Fanny begged him not to leave them, and almost clung to him at the moment of parting.

feebleadjectiveUS /ˈfiːbəl/

pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness

FinallyadverbUS /ˈfaɪnəli/

after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

From this reading Finally, the separation was accomplished, and, shrinking back in the carriage that conveyed him to the city, Mr. Markland gave himself up to sad reveries.

fortunenounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃən/

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

forwardadverbUS /ˈfɔːrwərd/

at or to or toward the front

gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Finally, the separation was accomplished, and, shrinking back in the carriage that conveyed him to the city, Mr. Markland gave himself up to sad reveries.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading Tearful eyes were around him.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Finally, the separation was accomplished, and, shrinking back in the carriage that conveyed him to the city, Mr. Markland gave himself up to sad reveries.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading AFTER a night that was sleepless to at least three members of the family the morning of the day on which Mr. Markland was to start on his journey came.

holdverbUS /hoʊld/

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Finally, the separation was accomplished, and, shrinking back in the carriage that conveyed him to the city, Mr. Markland gave himself up to sad reveries.

informationnounUS /ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃən/

a message received and understood

journeyverbUS /ˈdʒɜːrni/

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading AFTER a night that was sleepless to at least three members of the family the morning of the day on which Mr. Markland was to start on his journey came.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading Even to the last, Fanny begged him not to leave them, and almost clung to him at the moment of parting.

leastadjectiveUS /liːst/

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading AFTER a night that was sleepless to at least three members of the family the morning of the day on which Mr. Markland was to start on his journey came.

leaveverbUS /liːv/

go away from a place

From this reading Even to the last, Fanny begged him not to leave them, and almost clung to him at the moment of parting.

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From this reading AFTER a night that was sleepless to at least three members of the family the morning of the day on which Mr. Markland was to start on his journey came.

membersnounUS /ˈmembərz/

plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)

From this reading AFTER a night that was sleepless to at least three members of the family the morning of the day on which Mr. Markland was to start on his journey came.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/

a particular point in time

From this reading Even to the last, Fanny begged him not to leave them, and almost clung to him at the moment of parting.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

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

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading AFTER a night that was sleepless to at least three members of the family the morning of the day on which Mr. Markland was to start on his journey came.

MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading AFTER a night that was sleepless to at least three members of the family the morning of the day on which Mr. Markland was to start on his journey came.

nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading AFTER a night that was sleepless to at least three members of the family the morning of the day on which Mr. Markland was to start on his journey came.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Even to the last, Fanny begged him not to leave them, and almost clung to him at the moment of parting.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AFTER a night that was sleepless to at least three members of the family the morning of the day on which Mr. Markland was to start on his journey came.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading AFTER a night that was sleepless to at least three members of the family the morning of the day on which Mr. Markland was to start on his journey came.

partingnounUS /ˈpɑːrtɪŋ/

the act of departing politely

From this reading Even to the last, Fanny begged him not to leave them, and almost clung to him at the moment of parting.

pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/

a geometric element that has position but no extension

reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

relatingverbUS /rɪˈleɪtɪŋ/

-ing form of “relate” — make a logical or causal connection

remainedverbUS /rɪˈmeɪnd/

past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

reveriesnounUS /ˈrevəriz/

plural of “revery” — an abstracted state of absorption

From this reading Finally, the separation was accomplished, and, shrinking back in the carriage that conveyed him to the city, Mr. Markland gave himself up to sad reveries.

sadadjectiveUS /sæd/

experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

From this reading Finally, the separation was accomplished, and, shrinking back in the carriage that conveyed him to the city, Mr. Markland gave himself up to sad reveries.

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

separationnounUS /ˌsepərˈeɪʃən/

the state of lacking unity

From this reading Finally, the separation was accomplished, and, shrinking back in the carriage that conveyed him to the city, Mr. Markland gave himself up to sad reveries.

shrinkingnounUS /ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ/

process or result of becoming less or smaller

From this reading Finally, the separation was accomplished, and, shrinking back in the carriage that conveyed him to the city, Mr. Markland gave himself up to sad reveries.

sleeplessadjectiveUS /ˈsliːpləs/

experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness

From this reading AFTER a night that was sleepless to at least three members of the family the morning of the day on which Mr. Markland was to start on his journey came.

startverbUS /stɑːrt/

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading AFTER a night that was sleepless to at least three members of the family the morning of the day on which Mr. Markland was to start on his journey came.

TearfuladjectiveUS /ˈtɪrfəl/

filled with or marked by tears

From this reading Tearful eyes were around him.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading AFTER a night that was sleepless to at least three members of the family the morning of the day on which Mr. Markland was to start on his journey came.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading AFTER a night that was sleepless to at least three members of the family the morning of the day on which Mr. Markland was to start on his journey came.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Even to the last, Fanny begged him not to leave them, and almost clung to him at the moment of parting.

thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

threenounUS /θriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading AFTER a night that was sleepless to at least three members of the family the morning of the day on which Mr. Markland was to start on his journey came.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading AFTER a night that was sleepless to at least three members of the family the morning of the day on which Mr. Markland was to start on his journey came.

triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/

tested and proved useful or correct

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

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

From this reading Finally, the separation was accomplished, and, shrinking back in the carriage that conveyed him to the city, Mr. Markland gave himself up to sad reveries.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading AFTER a night that was sleepless to at least three members of the family the morning of the day on which Mr. Markland was to start on his journey came.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Tearful eyes were around him.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading AFTER a night that was sleepless to at least three members of the family the morning of the day on which Mr. Markland was to start on his journey came.

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