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The Mardi Gras Mystery
The Mardi Gras Mystery

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of The Mardi Gras Mystery is here in full — 351 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By H. (Henry) Bedford-Jones • Curated US English Learning Edition
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_Callers_ The house in which Lucie Ledanois lived had been her mother's; the furniture and other things in it had been her mother's; the two negro servants, who spoke only the Creole French patois, had been her mother's.
It was a small house, but very beautiful inside.
The exterior betrayed a lack of paint or the money with which to have painting done.
The Ledanois family, although distantly connected with others such as the Maillards, had sent forth its final bud of fruition in the girl Lucie.
Her mother had died while she was yet an infant, and through the years she had companioned her father, an invalid during the latter days.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Mardi Gras Mystery

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of The Mardi Gras Mystery is here in full — 351 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/70 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_Callers_ The house in which Lucie Ledanois lived had been her mother's; the furniture and other things in it had been her mother's; the two negro servants, who spoke only the Creole French patois, had been her mother's.
Line 2
It was a small house, but very beautiful inside.
/ɪt wɑːz ə smɔːl haʊs bʌt ˈveri ˈbjuːtəfəl ˌɪnˈsaɪd/
Line 3
The exterior betrayed a lack of paint or the money with which to have painting done.
/ðə ɪkˈstɪriər bɪˈtreɪd ə læk ʌv peɪnt ɔːr ðə ˈmʌni wɪð wɪtʃ tuː hæv ˈpeɪntɪŋ dʌn/
Line 4
The Ledanois family, although distantly connected with others such as the Maillards, had sent forth its final bud of fruition in the girl Lucie.
Line 5
Her mother had died while she was yet an infant, and through the years she had companioned her father, an invalid during the latter days.

Learner Dictionary

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

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bud noun US /bʌd/

a partially opened flower

From this reading “The Ledanois family, although distantly connected with others such as the Maillards, had sent forth its final bud of fruition in the girl Lucie.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Callers noun US /ˈkɔːlərz/

plural of “caller” — a social or business visitor

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Creole noun US /ˈkriːoʊl/

a person of European descent born in the West Indies or Latin America

From this reading “_Callers_ The house in which Lucie Ledanois lived had been her mother's; the furniture and other things in it had been her mother's; the two negro servants, who spoke only the Creole French patois, had been her mother's.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
exterior noun US /ɪkˈstɪriər/

the region that is outside of something

From this reading “The exterior betrayed a lack of paint or the money with which to have painting done.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fruition noun US /fruːˈɪʃən/

the condition of bearing fruit

From this reading “The Ledanois family, although distantly connected with others such as the Maillards, had sent forth its final bud of fruition in the girl Lucie.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
infant noun US /ˈɪnfənt/

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading “Her mother had died while she was yet an infant, and through the years she had companioned her father, an invalid during the latter days.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
invalid noun US /ˈɪnvələd/

someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury

From this reading “Her mother had died while she was yet an infant, and through the years she had companioned her father, an invalid during the latter days.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
patois noun US /ˌpæˈtwɑː/

a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)

From this reading “_Callers_ The house in which Lucie Ledanois lived had been her mother's; the furniture and other things in it had been her mother's; the two negro servants, who spoke only the Creole French patois, had been her mother's.”

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.

negro servants noun + noun counted as “negro servant”

In this reading “_Callers_ The house in which Lucie Ledanois lived had been her mother's; the furniture and other things in it had been her mother's; the two negro servants, who spoke only the Creole French patois, had been her mother's.”

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other things adjective + noun

In this reading “_Callers_ The house in which Lucie Ledanois lived had been her mother's; the furniture and other things in it had been her mother's; the two negro servants, who spoke only the Creole French patois, had been her mother's.”

23,043 times in 426,211 chapters
latter days adjective + noun

In this reading “Her mother had died while she was yet an infant, and through the years she had companioned her father, an invalid during the latter days.”

1,092 times in 426,211 chapters
small house adjective + noun

In this reading “It was a small house, but very beautiful inside.”

2,298 times in 426,211 chapters

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

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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 It was a small house, but very beautiful inside.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
althoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading The Ledanois family, although distantly connected with others such as the Maillards, had sent forth its final bud of fruition in the girl Lucie.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Her mother had died while she was yet an infant, and through the years she had companioned her father, an invalid during the latter days.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading _Callers_ The house in which Lucie Ledanois lived had been her mother's; the furniture and other things in it had been her mother's; the two negro servants, who spoke only the Creole French patois, had been her mother's.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading The Ledanois family, although distantly connected with others such as the Maillards, had sent forth its final bud of fruition in the girl Lucie.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading It was a small house, but very beautiful inside.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading _Callers_ The house in which Lucie Ledanois lived had been her mother's; the furniture and other things in it had been her mother's; the two negro servants, who spoke only the Creole French patois, had been her mother's.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
betrayedverbUS /bɪˈtreɪd/

past form of “betray” — reveal unintentionally

From this reading The exterior betrayed a lack of paint or the money with which to have painting done.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
budnounUS /bʌd/

a partially opened flower

From this reading The Ledanois family, although distantly connected with others such as the Maillards, had sent forth its final bud of fruition in the girl Lucie.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It was a small house, but very beautiful inside.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
CallersnounUS /ˈkɔːlərz/

plural of “caller” — a social or business visitor

From this reading _Callers_ The house in which Lucie Ledanois lived had been her mother's; the furniture and other things in it had been her mother's; the two negro servants, who spoke only the Creole French patois, had been her mother's.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
companioned

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From this reading Her mother had died while she was yet an infant, and through the years she had companioned her father, an invalid during the latter days.

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connectedadjectiveUS /kəˈnektɪd/

being joined in close association

From this reading The Ledanois family, although distantly connected with others such as the Maillards, had sent forth its final bud of fruition in the girl Lucie.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
CreolenounUS /ˈkriːoʊl/

a person of European descent born in the West Indies or Latin America

From this reading _Callers_ The house in which Lucie Ledanois lived had been her mother's; the furniture and other things in it had been her mother's; the two negro servants, who spoke only the Creole French patois, had been her mother's.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Her mother had died while she was yet an infant, and through the years she had companioned her father, an invalid during the latter days.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
diedverbUS /daɪd/

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading Her mother had died while she was yet an infant, and through the years she had companioned her father, an invalid during the latter days.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
distantlyadverb

from or at a distance

From this reading The Ledanois family, although distantly connected with others such as the Maillards, had sent forth its final bud of fruition in the girl Lucie.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading The exterior betrayed a lack of paint or the money with which to have painting done.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading Her mother had died while she was yet an infant, and through the years she had companioned her father, an invalid during the latter days.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
exteriornounUS /ɪkˈstɪriər/

the region that is outside of something

From this reading The exterior betrayed a lack of paint or the money with which to have painting done.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
familynounUS /ˈfæməli/

a social unit living together

From this reading The Ledanois family, although distantly connected with others such as the Maillards, had sent forth its final bud of fruition in the girl Lucie.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Her mother had died while she was yet an infant, and through the years she had companioned her father, an invalid during the latter days.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
finaladjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəl/

occurring at or forming an end or termination

From this reading The Ledanois family, although distantly connected with others such as the Maillards, had sent forth its final bud of fruition in the girl Lucie.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading The Ledanois family, although distantly connected with others such as the Maillards, had sent forth its final bud of fruition in the girl Lucie.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
FrenchnounUS /frentʃ/

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading _Callers_ The house in which Lucie Ledanois lived had been her mother's; the furniture and other things in it had been her mother's; the two negro servants, who spoke only the Creole French patois, had been her mother's.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fruitionnounUS /fruːˈɪʃən/

the condition of bearing fruit

From this reading The Ledanois family, although distantly connected with others such as the Maillards, had sent forth its final bud of fruition in the girl Lucie.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
furniturenounUS /ˈfɜːrnɪtʃər/

furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy

From this reading _Callers_ The house in which Lucie Ledanois lived had been her mother's; the furniture and other things in it had been her mother's; the two negro servants, who spoke only the Creole French patois, had been her mother's.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading The Ledanois family, although distantly connected with others such as the Maillards, had sent forth its final bud of fruition in the girl Lucie.

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

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

From this reading _Callers_ The house in which Lucie Ledanois lived had been her mother's; the furniture and other things in it had been her mother's; the two negro servants, who spoke only the Creole French patois, had been her mother's.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The exterior betrayed a lack of paint or the money with which to have painting done.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading _Callers_ The house in which Lucie Ledanois lived had been her mother's; the furniture and other things in it had been her mother's; the two negro servants, who spoke only the Creole French patois, had been her mother's.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
housenounUS /haʊs/

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

From this reading _Callers_ The house in which Lucie Ledanois lived had been her mother's; the furniture and other things in it had been her mother's; the two negro servants, who spoke only the Creole French patois, had been her mother's.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading _Callers_ The house in which Lucie Ledanois lived had been her mother's; the furniture and other things in it had been her mother's; the two negro servants, who spoke only the Creole French patois, had been her mother's.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
infantnounUS /ˈɪnfənt/

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading Her mother had died while she was yet an infant, and through the years she had companioned her father, an invalid during the latter days.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
insideadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈsaɪd/

relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space

From this reading It was a small house, but very beautiful inside.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
invalidnounUS /ˈɪnvələd/

someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury

From this reading Her mother had died while she was yet an infant, and through the years she had companioned her father, an invalid during the latter days.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _Callers_ The house in which Lucie Ledanois lived had been her mother's; the furniture and other things in it had been her mother's; the two negro servants, who spoke only the Creole French patois, had been her mother's.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The Ledanois family, although distantly connected with others such as the Maillards, had sent forth its final bud of fruition in the girl Lucie.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
lacknounUS /læk/

the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

From this reading The exterior betrayed a lack of paint or the money with which to have painting done.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
latteradjectiveUS /ˈlætər/

referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

From this reading Her mother had died while she was yet an infant, and through the years she had companioned her father, an invalid during the latter days.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Ledanois

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From this reading _Callers_ The house in which Lucie Ledanois lived had been her mother's; the furniture and other things in it had been her mother's; the two negro servants, who spoke only the Creole French patois, had been her mother's.

Pending verification
livedverbUS /lɪvd/

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading _Callers_ The house in which Lucie Ledanois lived had been her mother's; the furniture and other things in it had been her mother's; the two negro servants, who spoke only the Creole French patois, had been her mother's.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Lucie

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From this reading _Callers_ The house in which Lucie Ledanois lived had been her mother's; the furniture and other things in it had been her mother's; the two negro servants, who spoke only the Creole French patois, had been her mother's.

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Maillards

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From this reading The Ledanois family, although distantly connected with others such as the Maillards, had sent forth its final bud of fruition in the girl Lucie.

Pending verification
moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading The exterior betrayed a lack of paint or the money with which to have painting done.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/

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

From this reading Her mother had died while she was yet an infant, and through the years she had companioned her father, an invalid during the latter days.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/

possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading _Callers_ The house in which Lucie Ledanois lived had been her mother's; the furniture and other things in it had been her mother's; the two negro servants, who spoke only the Creole French patois, had been her mother's.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
negronounUS /ˈniːɡroʊ/

a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today

From this reading _Callers_ The house in which Lucie Ledanois lived had been her mother's; the furniture and other things in it had been her mother's; the two negro servants, who spoke only the Creole French patois, had been her mother's.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The exterior betrayed a lack of paint or the money with which to have painting done.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading _Callers_ The house in which Lucie Ledanois lived had been her mother's; the furniture and other things in it had been her mother's; the two negro servants, who spoke only the Creole French patois, had been her mother's.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The exterior betrayed a lack of paint or the money with which to have painting done.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading _Callers_ The house in which Lucie Ledanois lived had been her mother's; the furniture and other things in it had been her mother's; the two negro servants, who spoke only the Creole French patois, had been her mother's.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
others

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From this reading The Ledanois family, although distantly connected with others such as the Maillards, had sent forth its final bud of fruition in the girl Lucie.

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paintverbUS /peɪnt/

make a painting

From this reading The exterior betrayed a lack of paint or the money with which to have painting done.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
paintingnounUS /ˈpeɪntɪŋ/

graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface

From this reading The exterior betrayed a lack of paint or the money with which to have painting done.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
patoisnounUS /ˌpæˈtwɑː/

a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)

From this reading _Callers_ The house in which Lucie Ledanois lived had been her mother's; the furniture and other things in it had been her mother's; the two negro servants, who spoke only the Creole French patois, had been her mother's.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sentnounUS /sent/

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading The Ledanois family, although distantly connected with others such as the Maillards, had sent forth its final bud of fruition in the girl Lucie.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
servantsnounUS /ˈsɜːrvənts/

plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading _Callers_ The house in which Lucie Ledanois lived had been her mother's; the furniture and other things in it had been her mother's; the two negro servants, who spoke only the Creole French patois, had been her mother's.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading Her mother had died while she was yet an infant, and through the years she had companioned her father, an invalid during the latter days.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/

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

From this reading It was a small house, but very beautiful inside.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
spokenounUS /spoʊk/

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading _Callers_ The house in which Lucie Ledanois lived had been her mother's; the furniture and other things in it had been her mother's; the two negro servants, who spoke only the Creole French patois, had been her mother's.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading The Ledanois family, although distantly connected with others such as the Maillards, had sent forth its final bud of fruition in the girl Lucie.

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 _Callers_ The house in which Lucie Ledanois lived had been her mother's; the furniture and other things in it had been her mother's; the two negro servants, who spoke only the Creole French patois, had been her mother's.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading _Callers_ The house in which Lucie Ledanois lived had been her mother's; the furniture and other things in it had been her mother's; the two negro servants, who spoke only the Creole French patois, had been her mother's.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Her mother had died while she was yet an infant, and through the years she had companioned her father, an invalid during the latter days.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The exterior betrayed a lack of paint or the money with which to have painting done.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
twonounUS /tuː/

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

From this reading _Callers_ The house in which Lucie Ledanois lived had been her mother's; the furniture and other things in it had been her mother's; the two negro servants, who spoke only the Creole French patois, had been her mother's.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading It was a small house, but very beautiful inside.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading It was a small house, but very beautiful inside.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading _Callers_ The house in which Lucie Ledanois lived had been her mother's; the furniture and other things in it had been her mother's; the two negro servants, who spoke only the Creole French patois, had been her mother's.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading Her mother had died while she was yet an infant, and through the years she had companioned her father, an invalid during the latter days.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading _Callers_ The house in which Lucie Ledanois lived had been her mother's; the furniture and other things in it had been her mother's; the two negro servants, who spoke only the Creole French patois, had been her mother's.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The exterior betrayed a lack of paint or the money with which to have painting done.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/

a late time of life

From this reading Her mother had died while she was yet an infant, and through the years she had companioned her father, an invalid during the latter days.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading Her mother had died while she was yet an infant, and through the years she had companioned her father, an invalid during the latter days.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Chapter 4 of The Mardi Gras Mystery by H. (Henry) Bedford-Jones holds 351 sentences, grouped into 71 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.

What does chapter 4 of The Mardi Gras Mystery contain?

Chapter 4 holds 351 sentences of The Mardi Gras Mystery, unabridged, divided into 71 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 4 of The Mardi Gras Mystery by H. (Henry) Bedford-Jones exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 351 sentences, grouped into 71 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 4 of The Mardi Gras Mystery?

Work through the 71 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 71 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 4 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 4 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading The Mardi Gras Mystery

Common questions about reading The Mardi Gras Mystery by H. (Henry) Bedford-Jones on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Mardi Gras Mystery?

Yes. All 4491 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #39229 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Mardi Gras Mystery is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #39229, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Mardi Gras Mystery take to read?

About 374 minutes of reading across 899 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Mardi Gras Mystery section by section

How to work through The Mardi Gras Mystery section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 17 chapters of The Mardi Gras Mystery to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in The Mardi Gras Mystery

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Mardi Gras Mystery, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Jachin
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Mardi Gras Mystery; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Pushed
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Mardi Gras Mystery; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Aside
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Mardi Gras Mystery; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Glass
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Mardi Gras Mystery; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.