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The Man Who Found Himself (Uncle Simon)
The Man Who Found Himself (Uncle Simon)

Chapter XXVI

Chapter 26 of The Man Who Found Himself (Uncle Simon) is here in full — 20 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Margaret Robson Stacpoole • Curated US English Learning Edition
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TIDD _versus_ BROWNLOW At four o'clock that day a carriage drove up to the hotel and two gentlemen alighted.
They were shown into the coffee-room and Mudd was sent for.
He came, expecting to find police officers, and found Brownlow and Mr. Tidd.
"One moment, Mr. Tidd," said Brownlow, then he took Mudd outside into the hall.
"He's not fit to be seen," said Mudd, when the other had explained.
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The Man Who Found Himself (Uncle Simon)

Chapter XXVI

Chapter 26 of The Man Who Found Himself (Uncle Simon) is here in full — 20 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/4 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
TIDD _versus_ BROWNLOW At four o'clock that day a carriage drove up to the hotel and two gentlemen alighted.
Line 2
They were shown into the coffee-room and Mudd was sent for.
Line 3
He came, expecting to find police officers, and found Brownlow and Mr. Tidd.
Line 4
"One moment, Mr. Tidd," said Brownlow, then he took Mudd outside into the hall.
Line 5
"He's not fit to be seen," said Mudd, when the other had explained.

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.

carriage noun US /ˈkærɪdʒ/

a railcar where passengers ride

From this reading “TIDD _versus_ BROWNLOW At four o'clock that day a carriage drove up to the hotel and two gentlemen alighted.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
drove noun US /droʊv/

a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together

From this reading “TIDD _versus_ BROWNLOW At four o'clock that day a carriage drove up to the hotel and two gentlemen alighted.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
expecting verb US /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/

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

From this reading “He came, expecting to find police officers, and found Brownlow and Mr. Tidd.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hotel noun US /hoʊˈtel/

a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading “TIDD _versus_ BROWNLOW At four o'clock that day a carriage drove up to the hotel and two gentlemen alighted.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
o'clock adverb US /əˈklɑːk/

according to the clock

From this reading “TIDD _versus_ BROWNLOW At four o'clock that day a carriage drove up to the hotel and two gentlemen alighted.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
officers noun US /ˈɔːfəsərz/

plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command

From this reading “He came, expecting to find police officers, and found Brownlow and Mr. Tidd.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
police noun US /pəˈliːs/

the force of policemen and officers

From this reading “He came, expecting to find police officers, and found Brownlow and Mr. Tidd.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shown verb US /ʃoʊn/

inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading “They were shown into the coffee-room and Mudd was sent for.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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.

carriage drove noun + noun

In this reading “TIDD _versus_ BROWNLOW At four o'clock that day a carriage drove up to the hotel and two gentlemen alighted.”

1,043 times in 426,211 chapters
police officers noun + noun counted as “police officer”

a member of a police force

In this reading “He came, expecting to find police officers, and found Brownlow and Mr. Tidd.”

1,393 times in 426,211 chapters
into the hall preposition + article + noun counted as “into … hall”

In this reading “"One moment, Mr. Tidd," said Brownlow, then he took Mudd outside into the hall.”

8,494 times in 426,211 chapters
two gentlemen noun + noun counted as “two gentleman”

In this reading “TIDD _versus_ BROWNLOW At four o'clock that day a carriage drove up to the hotel and two gentlemen alighted.”

4,239 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 52

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading TIDD _versus_ BROWNLOW At four o'clock that day a carriage drove up to the hotel and two gentlemen alighted.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
alighted

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

From this reading TIDD _versus_ BROWNLOW At four o'clock that day a carriage drove up to the hotel and two gentlemen alighted.

Pending verification
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading TIDD _versus_ BROWNLOW At four o'clock that day a carriage drove up to the hotel and two gentlemen alighted.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading TIDD _versus_ BROWNLOW At four o'clock that day a carriage drove up to the hotel and two gentlemen alighted.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading "He's not fit to be seen," said Mudd, when the other had explained.

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BROWNLOW

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

From this reading TIDD _versus_ BROWNLOW At four o'clock that day a carriage drove up to the hotel and two gentlemen alighted.

Pending verification
cameverbUS /keɪm/

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

From this reading He came, expecting to find police officers, and found Brownlow and Mr. Tidd.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
carriagenounUS /ˈkærɪdʒ/

a railcar where passengers ride

From this reading TIDD _versus_ BROWNLOW At four o'clock that day a carriage drove up to the hotel and two gentlemen alighted.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
coffee-room

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

From this reading They were shown into the coffee-room and Mudd was sent for.

Pending verification
daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading TIDD _versus_ BROWNLOW At four o'clock that day a carriage drove up to the hotel and two gentlemen alighted.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
drovenounUS /droʊv/

a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together

From this reading TIDD _versus_ BROWNLOW At four o'clock that day a carriage drove up to the hotel and two gentlemen alighted.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/

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

From this reading He came, expecting to find police officers, and found Brownlow and Mr. Tidd.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
explainedverbUS /ɪkˈspleɪnd/

past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible

From this reading "He's not fit to be seen," said Mudd, when the other had explained.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading He came, expecting to find police officers, and found Brownlow and Mr. Tidd.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fitverbUS /fɪt/

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading "He's not fit to be seen," said Mudd, when the other had explained.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading They were shown into the coffee-room and Mudd was sent for.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading He came, expecting to find police officers, and found Brownlow and Mr. Tidd.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fournounUS /fɔːr/

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading TIDD _versus_ BROWNLOW At four o'clock that day a carriage drove up to the hotel and two gentlemen alighted.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
gentlemennounUS /ˈdʒentəlmɪn/

plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement

From this reading TIDD _versus_ BROWNLOW At four o'clock that day a carriage drove up to the hotel and two gentlemen alighted.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading "He's not fit to be seen," said Mudd, when the other had explained.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hallnounUS /hɔːl/

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading "One moment, Mr. Tidd," said Brownlow, then he took Mudd outside into the hall.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He came, expecting to find police officers, and found Brownlow and Mr. Tidd.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
He's

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

From this reading "He's not fit to be seen," said Mudd, when the other had explained.

Pending verification
hotelnounUS /hoʊˈtel/

a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading TIDD _versus_ BROWNLOW At four o'clock that day a carriage drove up to the hotel and two gentlemen alighted.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading They were shown into the coffee-room and Mudd was sent for.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/

a particular point in time

From this reading "One moment, Mr. Tidd," said Brownlow, then he took Mudd outside into the hall.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading He came, expecting to find police officers, and found Brownlow and Mr. Tidd.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Mudd

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

From this reading They were shown into the coffee-room and Mudd was sent for.

Pending verification
notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "He's not fit to be seen," said Mudd, when the other had explained.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/

according to the clock

From this reading TIDD _versus_ BROWNLOW At four o'clock that day a carriage drove up to the hotel and two gentlemen alighted.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
officersnounUS /ˈɔːfəsərz/

plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command

From this reading He came, expecting to find police officers, and found Brownlow and Mr. Tidd.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "One moment, Mr. Tidd," said Brownlow, then he took Mudd outside into the hall.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading "He's not fit to be seen," said Mudd, when the other had explained.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
outsideadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtˈsaɪd/

relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

From this reading "One moment, Mr. Tidd," said Brownlow, then he took Mudd outside into the hall.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
policenounUS /pəˈliːs/

the force of policemen and officers

From this reading He came, expecting to find police officers, and found Brownlow and Mr. Tidd.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "One moment, Mr. Tidd," said Brownlow, then he took Mudd outside into the hall.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
seenverbUS /siːn/

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "He's not fit to be seen," said Mudd, when the other had explained.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sentnounUS /sent/

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading They were shown into the coffee-room and Mudd was sent for.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shownverbUS /ʃoʊn/

inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading They were shown into the coffee-room and Mudd was sent for.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading TIDD _versus_ BROWNLOW At four o'clock that day a carriage drove up to the hotel and two gentlemen alighted.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading TIDD _versus_ BROWNLOW At four o'clock that day a carriage drove up to the hotel and two gentlemen alighted.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading "One moment, Mr. Tidd," said Brownlow, then he took Mudd outside into the hall.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading They were shown into the coffee-room and Mudd was sent for.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
TIDD

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

From this reading TIDD _versus_ BROWNLOW At four o'clock that day a carriage drove up to the hotel and two gentlemen alighted.

Pending verification
toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading TIDD _versus_ BROWNLOW At four o'clock that day a carriage drove up to the hotel and two gentlemen alighted.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
tookverbUS /tʊk/

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading "One moment, Mr. Tidd," said Brownlow, then he took Mudd outside into the hall.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading TIDD _versus_ BROWNLOW At four o'clock that day a carriage drove up to the hotel and two gentlemen alighted.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

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

From this reading TIDD _versus_ BROWNLOW At four o'clock that day a carriage drove up to the hotel and two gentlemen alighted.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
versus

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

From this reading TIDD _versus_ BROWNLOW At four o'clock that day a carriage drove up to the hotel and two gentlemen alighted.

Pending verification
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading They were shown into the coffee-room and Mudd was sent for.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading They were shown into the coffee-room and Mudd was sent for.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading "He's not fit to be seen," said Mudd, when the other had explained.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Chapter 26 of The Man Who Found Himself (Uncle Simon) by Margaret Robson Stacpoole holds 20 sentences, grouped into 4 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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Found
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Himself
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Uncle
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Simon
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