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Chapter XIX

Chapter 19 of The Ivory Gate, a new edition is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE PRODIGAL AT HOME In the morning, Elsie rose at seven and put together such things as she should want for the three weeks before her marriage, if she was to spend that interval under her brother's care.

At eight o'clock she received her letters--including one in a handwriting she did not know.

She opened it.

'Dear Elsie,' it said, 'come to me at once.

Come early.

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The Ivory Gate, a new edition

Chapter XIX

Chapter 19 of The Ivory Gate, a new edition is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/46 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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At eight o'clock she received her letters--including one in a handwriting she did not know.

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She opened it.

/ʃiː ˈoʊpənd ɪt/

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'Dear Elsie,' it said, 'come to me at once.

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Come early.

/kʌm ˈɜːrli/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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brother's noun US /ˈbrʌðərz/

possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading “THE PRODIGAL AT HOME In the morning, Elsie rose at seven and put together such things as she should want for the three weeks before her marriage, if she was to spend that interval under her brother's care.”

eight adjective US /eɪt/

being one more than seven

From this reading “At eight o'clock she received her letters--including one in a handwriting she did not know.”

handwriting noun US /ˈhændraɪtɪŋ/

something written by hand

From this reading “At eight o'clock she received her letters--including one in a handwriting she did not know.”

including verb US /ˌɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/

-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of

From this reading “At eight o'clock she received her letters--including one in a handwriting she did not know.”

interval noun US /ˈɪntərvəl/

a definite length of time marked off by two instants

o'clock adverb US /əˈklɑːk/

according to the clock

From this reading “At eight o'clock she received her letters--including one in a handwriting she did not know.”

prodigal noun US /ˈprɑːdɪɡəl/

a recklessly extravagant consumer

spend verb US /spend/

use up a period of time in a specific way

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.

three weeks noun + noun counted as “three week”

In this reading “THE PRODIGAL AT HOME In the morning, Elsie rose at seven and put together such things as she should want for the three weeks before her marriage, if she was to spend that interval under her brother's care.”

at once preposition + adverb

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

In this reading “'Dear Elsie,' it said, 'come to me at once.”

AT HOME preposition + noun

a reception held in your own home

put together verb + particle

create by putting components or members together

In the morning preposition + article + noun counted as “in … morning”

at seven preposition + noun

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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 At eight o'clock she received her letters--including one in a handwriting she did not know.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading THE PRODIGAL AT HOME In the morning, Elsie rose at seven and put together such things as she should want for the three weeks before her marriage, if she was to spend that interval under her brother's care.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

ATprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

brother'snounUS /ˈbrʌðərz/

possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else

carenounUS /ker/

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading 'Dear Elsie,' it said, 'come to me at once.

DearadjectiveUS /dɪr/

dearly loved

From this reading 'Dear Elsie,' it said, 'come to me at once.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading At eight o'clock she received her letters--including one in a handwriting she did not know.

earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading Come early.

eightadjectiveUS /eɪt/

being one more than seven

From this reading At eight o'clock she received her letters--including one in a handwriting she did not know.

Elsie

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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

handwritingnounUS /ˈhændraɪtɪŋ/

something written by hand

From this reading At eight o'clock she received her letters--including one in a handwriting she did not know.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

HOMEnounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

includingverbUS /ˌɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/

-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of

From this reading At eight o'clock she received her letters--including one in a handwriting she did not know.

intervalnounUS /ˈɪntərvəl/

a definite length of time marked off by two instants

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading She opened it.

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading At eight o'clock she received her letters--including one in a handwriting she did not know.

lettersnounUS /ˈletərz/

the literary culture

From this reading At eight o'clock she received her letters--including one in a handwriting she did not know.

marriagenounUS /ˈmerɪdʒ/

the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading 'Dear Elsie,' it said, 'come to me at once.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading At eight o'clock she received her letters--including one in a handwriting she did not know.

o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/

according to the clock

From this reading At eight o'clock she received her letters--including one in a handwriting she did not know.

onceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

From this reading 'Dear Elsie,' it said, 'come to me at once.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading At eight o'clock she received her letters--including one in a handwriting she did not know.

openedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊpənd/

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading She opened it.

PRODIGALnounUS /ˈprɑːdɪɡəl/

a recklessly extravagant consumer

putverbUS /pʊt/

put into a certain place or abstract location

receivedadjectiveUS /rəˈsiːvd/

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading At eight o'clock she received her letters--including one in a handwriting she did not know.

rosenounUS /roʊz/

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading 'Dear Elsie,' it said, 'come to me at once.

sevennounUS /ˈsevən/

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

spendverbUS /spend/

use up a period of time in a specific way

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

threenounUS /θriː/

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

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/

in contact with each other or in proximity

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

wantverbUS /wɑːnt/

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

weeksnounUS /wiːks/

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

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