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The Queen of Sheba, and My Cousin the Colonel
The Queen of Sheba, and My Cousin the Colonel

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

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"My stock of romantic nonsense about kinship and family duties, and all that, has given out, and will not be renewed."
"Won't do business any more at the old stand?"
"Exactly so.
I have done everything I could to help you, and you have done nothing whatever for yourself.
You have not even done yourself the scant justice of treating Clara and me decently.
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The Queen of Sheba, and My Cousin the Colonel

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of The Queen of Sheba, and My Cousin the Colonel is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"My stock of romantic nonsense about kinship and family duties, and all that, has given out, and will not be renewed."
/maɪ stɑːk ʌv roʊˈmæntɪk ˈnɑːnsens əˈbaʊt ˈkɪnʃɪp ənd ˈfæməli ˈduːtiz ənd ɔːl ðæt hæz ˈɡɪvən aʊt ənd wɪl nɑːt biː rɪˈnuːd/
Line 2
"Won't do business any more at the old stand?"
Line 3
"Exactly so.
/ɪɡˈzæktli soʊ/
Line 4
I have done everything I could to help you, and you have done nothing whatever for yourself.
/aɪ hæv dʌn ˈevriθɪŋ aɪ kʊd tuː help juː ənd juː hæv dʌn ˈnʌθɪŋ ˌwʌˈtevər fɔːr jərˈself/
Line 5
You have not even done yourself the scant justice of treating Clara and me decently.

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.

decently adverb US /ˈdiːsəntli/

in a decent manner

From this reading “You have not even done yourself the scant justice of treating Clara and me decently.”

duties noun US /ˈduːtiz/

plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading “"My stock of romantic nonsense about kinship and family duties, and all that, has given out, and will not be renewed."”

kinship noun US /ˈkɪnʃɪp/

a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character

From this reading “"My stock of romantic nonsense about kinship and family duties, and all that, has given out, and will not be renewed."”

renewed adjective US /rɪˈnuːd/

restored to a new condition

From this reading “"My stock of romantic nonsense about kinship and family duties, and all that, has given out, and will not be renewed."”

romantic adjective US /roʊˈmæntɪk/

belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts

From this reading “"My stock of romantic nonsense about kinship and family duties, and all that, has given out, and will not be renewed."”

scant adjective US /skænt/

less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so

From this reading “You have not even done yourself the scant justice of treating Clara and me decently.”

stock noun US /stɑːk/

the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest

From this reading “"My stock of romantic nonsense about kinship and family duties, and all that, has given out, and will not be renewed."”

treating verb US /ˈtriːtɪŋ/

-ing form of “treat” — interact in a certain way

From this reading “You have not even done yourself the scant justice of treating Clara and me decently.”

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "My stock of romantic nonsense about kinship and family duties, and all that, has given out, and will not be renewed."

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

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

From this reading "My stock of romantic nonsense about kinship and family duties, and all that, has given out, and will not be renewed."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "My stock of romantic nonsense about kinship and family duties, and all that, has given out, and will not be renewed."

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading "Won't do business any more at the old stand?"

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "Won't do business any more at the old stand?"

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading "My stock of romantic nonsense about kinship and family duties, and all that, has given out, and will not be renewed."

businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading "Won't do business any more at the old stand?"

Clara

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From this reading You have not even done yourself the scant justice of treating Clara and me decently.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading I have done everything I could to help you, and you have done nothing whatever for yourself.

decentlyadverbUS /ˈdiːsəntli/

in a decent manner

From this reading You have not even done yourself the scant justice of treating Clara and me decently.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Won't do business any more at the old stand?"

doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading I have done everything I could to help you, and you have done nothing whatever for yourself.

dutiesnounUS /ˈduːtiz/

plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading "My stock of romantic nonsense about kinship and family duties, and all that, has given out, and will not be renewed."

evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/

divisible by two

From this reading You have not even done yourself the scant justice of treating Clara and me decently.

everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading I have done everything I could to help you, and you have done nothing whatever for yourself.

ExactlyadverbUS /ɪɡˈzæktli/

indicating exactness or preciseness

From this reading "Exactly so.

familynounUS /ˈfæməli/

a social unit living together

From this reading "My stock of romantic nonsense about kinship and family duties, and all that, has given out, and will not be renewed."

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I have done everything I could to help you, and you have done nothing whatever for yourself.

givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading "My stock of romantic nonsense about kinship and family duties, and all that, has given out, and will not be renewed."

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading "My stock of romantic nonsense about kinship and family duties, and all that, has given out, and will not be renewed."

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I have done everything I could to help you, and you have done nothing whatever for yourself.

helpverbUS /help/

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading I have done everything I could to help you, and you have done nothing whatever for yourself.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I have done everything I could to help you, and you have done nothing whatever for yourself.

justicenounUS /ˈdʒʌstəs/

the quality of being just or fair

From this reading You have not even done yourself the scant justice of treating Clara and me decently.

kinshipnounUS /ˈkɪnʃɪp/

a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character

From this reading "My stock of romantic nonsense about kinship and family duties, and all that, has given out, and will not be renewed."

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading You have not even done yourself the scant justice of treating Clara and me decently.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

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

From this reading "Won't do business any more at the old stand?"

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "My stock of romantic nonsense about kinship and family duties, and all that, has given out, and will not be renewed."

nonsensenounUS /ˈnɑːnsens/

a message that seems to convey no meaning

From this reading "My stock of romantic nonsense about kinship and family duties, and all that, has given out, and will not be renewed."

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "My stock of romantic nonsense about kinship and family duties, and all that, has given out, and will not be renewed."

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading I have done everything I could to help you, and you have done nothing whatever for yourself.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "My stock of romantic nonsense about kinship and family duties, and all that, has given out, and will not be renewed."

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading "Won't do business any more at the old stand?"

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading "My stock of romantic nonsense about kinship and family duties, and all that, has given out, and will not be renewed."

renewedadjectiveUS /rɪˈnuːd/

restored to a new condition

From this reading "My stock of romantic nonsense about kinship and family duties, and all that, has given out, and will not be renewed."

romanticadjectiveUS /roʊˈmæntɪk/

belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts

From this reading "My stock of romantic nonsense about kinship and family duties, and all that, has given out, and will not be renewed."

scantadjectiveUS /skænt/

less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so

From this reading You have not even done yourself the scant justice of treating Clara and me decently.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "Exactly so.

standverbUS /stænd/

be standing; be upright

From this reading "Won't do business any more at the old stand?"

stocknounUS /stɑːk/

the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest

From this reading "My stock of romantic nonsense about kinship and family duties, and all that, has given out, and will not be renewed."

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "My stock of romantic nonsense about kinship and family duties, and all that, has given out, and will not be renewed."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "Won't do business any more at the old stand?"

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading I have done everything I could to help you, and you have done nothing whatever for yourself.

treatingverbUS /ˈtriːtɪŋ/

-ing form of “treat” — interact in a certain way

From this reading You have not even done yourself the scant justice of treating Clara and me decently.

whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading I have done everything I could to help you, and you have done nothing whatever for yourself.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "My stock of romantic nonsense about kinship and family duties, and all that, has given out, and will not be renewed."

Won't

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

From this reading "Won't do business any more at the old stand?"

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I have done everything I could to help you, and you have done nothing whatever for yourself.

yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading I have done everything I could to help you, and you have done nothing whatever for yourself.

Chapter 8 of The Queen of Sheba, and My Cousin the Colonel by Thomas Bailey Aldrich holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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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