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The Making of William Edwards
The Making of William Edwards

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IN THE NICK OF TIME.
'Name o' goodness, what be keeping Willem out so late?' said his mother, peering out into the night.
'I do hope he have not been stopping at the inn again, and him with that will in his pocket.
He do be getting very unsteady since he has been having those big places to build.'
''Deed, his sudden rise do be turning his head.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Making of William Edwards

Chapter XX

Chapter 20 of The Making of William Edwards is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
IN THE NICK OF TIME.
/ɪn ðə nɪk ʌv taɪm/
Line 2
'Name o' goodness, what be keeping Willem out so late?' said his mother, peering out into the night.
Line 3
'I do hope he have not been stopping at the inn again, and him with that will in his pocket.
/aɪ duː hoʊp hiː hæv nɑːt bɪn ˈstɑːpɪŋ æt ðə ɪn əˈɡen ənd hɪm wɪð ðæt wɪl ɪn hɪz ˈpɑːkət/
Line 4
He do be getting very unsteady since he has been having those big places to build.'
/hiː duː biː ˈɡetɪŋ ˈveri ənˈstedi sɪns hiː hæz bɪn ˈhævɪŋ ðoʊz bɪɡ ˈpleɪsəz tuː bɪld/
Line 5
''Deed, his sudden rise do be turning his head.
/diːd hɪz ˈsʌdən raɪz duː biː ˈtɜːrnɪŋ hɪz hed/

Learner Dictionary

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

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

build verb US /bɪld/

make by combining materials and parts

From this reading “He do be getting very unsteady since he has been having those big places to build.'”

Deed noun US /diːd/

a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it

From this reading “''Deed, his sudden rise do be turning his head.”

goodness noun US /ˈɡʊdnəs/

that which is pleasing or valuable or useful

From this reading “'Name o' goodness, what be keeping Willem out so late?' said his mother, peering out into the night.”

inn noun US /ɪn/

a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

From this reading “'I do hope he have not been stopping at the inn again, and him with that will in his pocket.”

nick verb US /nɪk/

cut slightly, with a razor

From this reading “IN THE NICK OF TIME.”

peering verb US /ˈpiːrɪŋ/

-ing form of “peer” — look searchingly

From this reading “'Name o' goodness, what be keeping Willem out so late?' said his mother, peering out into the night.”

stopping noun US /ˈstɑːpɪŋ/

fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members

From this reading “'I do hope he have not been stopping at the inn again, and him with that will in his pocket.”

unsteady adjective US /ənˈstedi/

subject to change or variation

From this reading “He do be getting very unsteady since he has been having those big places to build.'”

Word partnerships in these lines

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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

at the inn preposition + article + noun counted as “at … inn”

In this reading “'I do hope he have not been stopping at the inn again, and him with that will in his pocket.”

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againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading 'I do hope he have not been stopping at the inn again, and him with that will in his pocket.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading 'I do hope he have not been stopping at the inn again, and him with that will in his pocket.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading 'I do hope he have not been stopping at the inn again, and him with that will in his pocket.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading 'Name o' goodness, what be keeping Willem out so late?' said his mother, peering out into the night.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading 'I do hope he have not been stopping at the inn again, and him with that will in his pocket.

bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading He do be getting very unsteady since he has been having those big places to build.'

buildverbUS /bɪld/

make by combining materials and parts

From this reading He do be getting very unsteady since he has been having those big places to build.'

DeednounUS /diːd/

a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it

From this reading ''Deed, his sudden rise do be turning his head.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading 'I do hope he have not been stopping at the inn again, and him with that will in his pocket.

gettingnounUS /ˈɡetɪŋ/

the act of acquiring something

From this reading He do be getting very unsteady since he has been having those big places to build.'

goodnessnounUS /ˈɡʊdnəs/

that which is pleasing or valuable or useful

From this reading 'Name o' goodness, what be keeping Willem out so late?' said his mother, peering out into the night.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading He do be getting very unsteady since he has been having those big places to build.'

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading 'I do hope he have not been stopping at the inn again, and him with that will in his pocket.

havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading He do be getting very unsteady since he has been having those big places to build.'

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading 'I do hope he have not been stopping at the inn again, and him with that will in his pocket.

headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading ''Deed, his sudden rise do be turning his head.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading 'I do hope he have not been stopping at the inn again, and him with that will in his pocket.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading 'Name o' goodness, what be keeping Willem out so late?' said his mother, peering out into the night.

hopenounUS /hoʊp/

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading 'I do hope he have not been stopping at the inn again, and him with that will in his pocket.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading 'I do hope he have not been stopping at the inn again, and him with that will in his pocket.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading IN THE NICK OF TIME.

innnounUS /ɪn/

a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

From this reading 'I do hope he have not been stopping at the inn again, and him with that will in his pocket.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading 'Name o' goodness, what be keeping Willem out so late?' said his mother, peering out into the night.

keepingnounUS /ˈkiːpɪŋ/

conformity or harmony

From this reading 'Name o' goodness, what be keeping Willem out so late?' said his mother, peering out into the night.

lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading 'Name o' goodness, what be keeping Willem out so late?' said his mother, peering out into the night.

mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading 'Name o' goodness, what be keeping Willem out so late?' said his mother, peering out into the night.

NameverbUS /neɪm/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading 'Name o' goodness, what be keeping Willem out so late?' said his mother, peering out into the night.

NICKverbUS /nɪk/

cut slightly, with a razor

From this reading IN THE NICK OF TIME.

nightnounUS /naɪt/

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

From this reading 'Name o' goodness, what be keeping Willem out so late?' said his mother, peering out into the night.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading 'I do hope he have not been stopping at the inn again, and him with that will in his pocket.

onounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading 'Name o' goodness, what be keeping Willem out so late?' said his mother, peering out into the night.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading IN THE NICK OF TIME.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading 'Name o' goodness, what be keeping Willem out so late?' said his mother, peering out into the night.

peeringverbUS /ˈpiːrɪŋ/

-ing form of “peer” — look searchingly

From this reading 'Name o' goodness, what be keeping Willem out so late?' said his mother, peering out into the night.

placesnounUS /ˈpleɪsəz/

plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading He do be getting very unsteady since he has been having those big places to build.'

pocketnounUS /ˈpɑːkət/

a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles

From this reading 'I do hope he have not been stopping at the inn again, and him with that will in his pocket.

riseverbUS /raɪz/

move upward

From this reading ''Deed, his sudden rise do be turning his head.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading 'Name o' goodness, what be keeping Willem out so late?' said his mother, peering out into the night.

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading He do be getting very unsteady since he has been having those big places to build.'

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading 'Name o' goodness, what be keeping Willem out so late?' said his mother, peering out into the night.

stoppingnounUS /ˈstɑːpɪŋ/

fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members

From this reading 'I do hope he have not been stopping at the inn again, and him with that will in his pocket.

suddenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌdən/

happening without warning or in a short space of time

From this reading ''Deed, his sudden rise do be turning his head.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading 'I do hope he have not been stopping at the inn again, and him with that will in his pocket.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading IN THE NICK OF TIME.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

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

From this reading He do be getting very unsteady since he has been having those big places to build.'

TIMEnounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading IN THE NICK OF TIME.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading He do be getting very unsteady since he has been having those big places to build.'

turningnounUS /ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/

the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

From this reading ''Deed, his sudden rise do be turning his head.

unsteadyadjectiveUS /ənˈstedi/

subject to change or variation

From this reading He do be getting very unsteady since he has been having those big places to build.'

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading He do be getting very unsteady since he has been having those big places to build.'

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading 'Name o' goodness, what be keeping Willem out so late?' said his mother, peering out into the night.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading 'I do hope he have not been stopping at the inn again, and him with that will in his pocket.

Willem

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 'Name o' goodness, what be keeping Willem out so late?' said his mother, peering out into the night.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading 'I do hope he have not been stopping at the inn again, and him with that will in his pocket.

Chapter 20 of The Making of William Edwards by G. Linnaeus (George Linnaeus), Mrs. Banks holds 163 sentences, grouped into 33 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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