The Lady Evelyn: A Story of To-day

Chapter VII

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STRANGERS IN THE HOUSE The news in the letter alarmed Etta not a little; but when she reflected upon it, she remembered that it was just such news as she had been expecting all along.

Her adventure had been for a day.

She had never hoped that it would be more.

The desire to appear upon the stage of a theatre had haunted her since her childhood.

Now she had gratified it.

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The Lady Evelyn: A Story of To-day

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of The Lady Evelyn: A Story of To-day is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

STRANGERS IN THE HOUSE The news in the letter alarmed Etta not a little; but when she reflected upon it, she remembered that it was just such news as she had been expecting all along.

Line 2

Her adventure had been for a day.

/hɜːr ædˈventʃər hæd bɪn fɔːr ə deɪ/

Line 3

She had never hoped that it would be more.

/ʃiː hæd ˈnevər hoʊpt ðæt ɪt wʊd biː mɔːr/

Line 4

The desire to appear upon the stage of a theatre had haunted her since her childhood.

/ðə dɪˈzaɪər tuː əˈpɪr əˈpɑːn ðə steɪdʒ ʌv ə ˈθiːətər hæd ˈhɔːntɪd hɜːr sɪns hɜːr ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/

Line 5

Now she had gratified it.

/naʊ ʃiː hæd ˈɡrætəfaɪd ɪt/

Learner Dictionary

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alarmed adjective US /əˈlɑːrmd/

experiencing a sudden sense of danger

From this reading “STRANGERS IN THE HOUSE The news in the letter alarmed Etta not a little; but when she reflected upon it, she remembered that it was just such news as she had been expecting all along.”

childhood noun US /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/

the time of person's life when they are a child

From this reading “The desire to appear upon the stage of a theatre had haunted her since her childhood.”

expecting verb US /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/

-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely

gratified adjective US /ˈɡrætəfaɪd/

having received what was desired

From this reading “Now she had gratified it.”

haunted adjective US /ˈhɔːntɪd/

having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something

From this reading “The desire to appear upon the stage of a theatre had haunted her since her childhood.”

reflected adjective US /rɪˈflektɪd/

(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back

strangers noun US /ˈstreɪndʒərz/

plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

theatre noun US /ˈθiːətər/

a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented

From this reading “The desire to appear upon the stage of a theatre had haunted her since her childhood.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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upon the stage preposition + article + noun counted as “upon … stage”

In this reading “The desire to appear upon the stage of a theatre had haunted her since her childhood.”

appear upon verb + particle

In this reading “The desire to appear upon the stage of a theatre had haunted her since her childhood.”

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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 STRANGERS IN THE HOUSE The news in the letter alarmed Etta not a little; but when she reflected upon it, she remembered that it was just such news as she had been expecting all along.

adventureverbUS /ædˈventʃər/

take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

From this reading Her adventure had been for a day.

alarmedadjectiveUS /əˈlɑːrmd/

experiencing a sudden sense of danger

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

appearverbUS /əˈpɪr/

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading The desire to appear upon the stage of a theatre had haunted her since her childhood.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading She had never hoped that it would be more.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

childhoodnounUS /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/

the time of person's life when they are a child

From this reading The desire to appear upon the stage of a theatre had haunted her since her childhood.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Her adventure had been for a day.

desirenounUS /dɪˈzaɪər/

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading The desire to appear upon the stage of a theatre had haunted her since her childhood.

Etta

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expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/

-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Her adventure had been for a day.

gratifiedadjectiveUS /ˈɡrætəfaɪd/

having received what was desired

From this reading Now she had gratified it.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

hauntedadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːntɪd/

having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something

From this reading The desire to appear upon the stage of a theatre had haunted her since her childhood.

HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Her adventure had been for a day.

hopedverbUS /hoʊpt/

past form of “hope” — expect and wish

From this reading She had never hoped that it would be more.

HOUSEnounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

letternounUS /ˈletər/

a written message addressed to a person or organization

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

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

From this reading She had never hoped that it would be more.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading She had never hoped that it would be more.

newsnounUS /nuːz/

information about recent and important events

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

NowadverbUS /naʊ/

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

From this reading Now she had gratified it.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The desire to appear upon the stage of a theatre had haunted her since her childhood.

reflectedadjectiveUS /rɪˈflektɪd/

(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back

rememberedverbUS /rɪˈmembərd/

past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading The desire to appear upon the stage of a theatre had haunted her since her childhood.

stagenounUS /steɪdʒ/

any distinct time period in a sequence of events

From this reading The desire to appear upon the stage of a theatre had haunted her since her childhood.

STRANGERSnounUS /ˈstreɪndʒərz/

plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

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

theatrenounUS /ˈθiːətər/

a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented

From this reading The desire to appear upon the stage of a theatre had haunted her since her childhood.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The desire to appear upon the stage of a theatre had haunted her since her childhood.

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

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

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

From this reading She had never hoped that it would be more.

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