The Lonely Stronghold

Chapter XXXIV

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THE MILE-CASTLE AGAIN Messrs. Green, Son & Wilkinson, who had the care of Miss Innes’s legal affairs, were much inclined to advise her to think more than twice before purchasing a Border Pele.

In like manner they had striven to persuade her not to face the tremendous expenditure of running a private hospital.

The result was the same in both cases.

Miss Innes, as she gently pointed out, was no longer a child.

She was now well on in her twenties, and when she had made up her mind to do a thing she did it.

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Chapter XXXIV

Chapter 34 of The Lonely Stronghold is here in full — 291 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

THE MILE-CASTLE AGAIN Messrs. Green, Son & Wilkinson, who had the care of Miss Innes’s legal affairs, were much inclined to advise her to think more than twice before purchasing a Border Pele. In like manner they had striven to persuade her not to face the tremendous expenditure of running a private hospital. The result was the same in both cases. Miss Innes, as she gently pointed out, was no longer a child. She was now well on in her twenties, and when she had made up her mind to do a thing she did it.

The Lonely Stronghold

Chapter XXXIV

Chapter 34 of The Lonely Stronghold is here in full — 291 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE MILE-CASTLE AGAIN Messrs. Green, Son & Wilkinson, who had the care of Miss Innes’s legal affairs, were much inclined to advise her to think more than twice before purchasing a Border Pele.

Line 2

In like manner they had striven to persuade her not to face the tremendous expenditure of running a private hospital.

/ɪn laɪk ˈmænər ðeɪ hæd ˈstrɪvən tuː pərˈsweɪd hɜːr nɑːt tuː feɪs ðə trəˈmendəs ɪkˈspendətʃər ʌv ˈrʌnɪŋ ə ˈpraɪvət ˈhɑːspɪtəl/

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The result was the same in both cases.

/ðə rɪˈzʌlt wɑːz ðə seɪm ɪn boʊθ ˈkeɪsəz/

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Miss Innes, as she gently pointed out, was no longer a child.

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She was now well on in her twenties, and when she had made up her mind to do a thing she did it.

/ʃiː wɑːz naʊ wel ɑːn ɪn hɜːr ˈtwentiz ənd wen ʃiː hæd meɪd ʌp hɜːr maɪnd tuː duː ə θɪŋ ʃiː dɪd ɪt/

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advise verb US /ædˈvaɪz/

give advice to

From this reading “THE MILE-CASTLE AGAIN Messrs. Green, Son & Wilkinson, who had the care of Miss Innes’s legal affairs, were much inclined to advise her to think more than twice before purchasing a Border Pele.”

Border noun US /ˈbɔːrdər/

a line that indicates a boundary

expenditure noun US /ɪkˈspendətʃər/

money paid out; an amount spent

From this reading “In like manner they had striven to persuade her not to face the tremendous expenditure of running a private hospital.”

legal adjective US /ˈliːɡəl/

established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules

purchasing noun US /ˈpɜːrtʃəsɪŋ/

the act of buying

striven verb US /ˈstrɪvən/

inflected form of “strive” — attempt by employing effort

From this reading “In like manner they had striven to persuade her not to face the tremendous expenditure of running a private hospital.”

twenties noun US /ˈtwentiz/

the time of life between 20 and 30

From this reading “She was now well on in her twenties, and when she had made up her mind to do a thing she did it.”

Wilkinson noun US /ˈwɪlkənsən/

English chemist honored for his research on pollutants in car exhausts (born in 1921)

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much inclined adverb + adjective

In this reading “THE MILE-CASTLE AGAIN Messrs. Green, Son & Wilkinson, who had the care of Miss Innes’s legal affairs, were much inclined to advise her to think more than twice before purchasing a Border Pele.”

like manner verb + noun

In this reading “In like manner they had striven to persuade her not to face the tremendous expenditure of running a private hospital.”

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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 THE MILE-CASTLE AGAIN Messrs. Green, Son & Wilkinson, who had the care of Miss Innes’s legal affairs, were much inclined to advise her to think more than twice before purchasing a Border Pele.

adviseverbUS /ædˈvaɪz/

give advice to

affairsnounUS /əˈferz/

matters of personal concern

AGAINadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading She was now well on in her twenties, and when she had made up her mind to do a thing she did it.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Miss Innes, as she gently pointed out, was no longer a child.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

BordernounUS /ˈbɔːrdər/

a line that indicates a boundary

bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading The result was the same in both cases.

carenounUS /ker/

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

casesnounUS /ˈkeɪsəz/

plural of “case” — an occurrence of something

From this reading The result was the same in both cases.

childnounUS /tʃaɪld/

a young person of either sex

From this reading Miss Innes, as she gently pointed out, was no longer a child.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

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

From this reading She was now well on in her twenties, and when she had made up her mind to do a thing she did it.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading She was now well on in her twenties, and when she had made up her mind to do a thing she did it.

expenditurenounUS /ɪkˈspendətʃər/

money paid out; an amount spent

From this reading In like manner they had striven to persuade her not to face the tremendous expenditure of running a private hospital.

facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading In like manner they had striven to persuade her not to face the tremendous expenditure of running a private hospital.

gentlyadverbUS /ˈdʒentli/

in a gradual manner

From this reading Miss Innes, as she gently pointed out, was no longer a child.

GreennounUS /ɡriːn/

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

hospitalnounUS /ˈhɑːspɪtəl/

a health facility where patients receive treatment

From this reading In like manner they had striven to persuade her not to face the tremendous expenditure of running a private hospital.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading In like manner they had striven to persuade her not to face the tremendous expenditure of running a private hospital.

inclinedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈklaɪnd/

(often followed by “to”) having a preference, disposition, or tendency

Innes

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From this reading Miss Innes, as she gently pointed out, was no longer a child.

Innes's

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itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading She was now well on in her twenties, and when she had made up her mind to do a thing she did it.

legaladjectiveUS /ˈliːɡəl/

established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading In like manner they had striven to persuade her not to face the tremendous expenditure of running a private hospital.

longeradverbUS /ˈlɔːŋɡər/

for more time

From this reading Miss Innes, as she gently pointed out, was no longer a child.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading She was now well on in her twenties, and when she had made up her mind to do a thing she did it.

mannernounUS /ˈmænər/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading In like manner they had striven to persuade her not to face the tremendous expenditure of running a private hospital.

Messrs

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MILE-CASTLE

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mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading She was now well on in her twenties, and when she had made up her mind to do a thing she did it.

MissverbUS /mɪs/

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

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

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Miss Innes, as she gently pointed out, was no longer a child.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading In like manner they had striven to persuade her not to face the tremendous expenditure of running a private hospital.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

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

From this reading She was now well on in her twenties, and when she had made up her mind to do a thing she did it.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading She was now well on in her twenties, and when she had made up her mind to do a thing she did it.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Miss Innes, as she gently pointed out, was no longer a child.

Pele

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persuadeverbUS /pərˈsweɪd/

win approval or support for

From this reading In like manner they had striven to persuade her not to face the tremendous expenditure of running a private hospital.

pointedadjectiveUS /ˈpɔɪntɪd/

having a point

From this reading Miss Innes, as she gently pointed out, was no longer a child.

privateadjectiveUS /ˈpraɪvət/

confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy

From this reading In like manner they had striven to persuade her not to face the tremendous expenditure of running a private hospital.

purchasingnounUS /ˈpɜːrtʃəsɪŋ/

the act of buying

resultnounUS /rɪˈzʌlt/

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading The result was the same in both cases.

runningadjectiveUS /ˈrʌnɪŋ/

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading In like manner they had striven to persuade her not to face the tremendous expenditure of running a private hospital.

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading The result was the same in both cases.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading Miss Innes, as she gently pointed out, was no longer a child.

SonnounUS /sʌn/

a male human offspring

strivenverbUS /ˈstrɪvən/

inflected form of “strive” — attempt by employing effort

From this reading In like manner they had striven to persuade her not to face the tremendous expenditure of running a private hospital.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading In like manner they had striven to persuade her not to face the tremendous expenditure of running a private hospital.

thingnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading She was now well on in her twenties, and when she had made up her mind to do a thing she did it.

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

tremendousadjectiveUS /trəˈmendəs/

extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree

From this reading In like manner they had striven to persuade her not to face the tremendous expenditure of running a private hospital.

twentiesnounUS /ˈtwentiz/

the time of life between 20 and 30

From this reading She was now well on in her twenties, and when she had made up her mind to do a thing she did it.

twiceadverbUS /twaɪs/

two times

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

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

From this reading She was now well on in her twenties, and when she had made up her mind to do a thing she did it.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading The result was the same in both cases.

welladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading She was now well on in her twenties, and when she had made up her mind to do a thing she did it.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading She was now well on in her twenties, and when she had made up her mind to do a thing she did it.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

WilkinsonnounUS /ˈwɪlkənsən/

English chemist honored for his research on pollutants in car exhausts (born in 1921)

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