The Record of Nicholas Freydon

Chapter XII

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By A. J. (Alec John) Dawson • Curated US English Learning Edition

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'Yes, I know,' said Arncliffe.

'Drop in and see me about it later, will you?'

(I marvelled at his temerity.

As soon would I have thought of inviting the Lord Mayor to forsake his Mansion House and turtles to 'drop in and see me later!') 'Meantime, I want you to find a home for Freydon, will you?

He's going to tackle the--a new feature, you know, and must have a room.'

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Chapter XII Reading 1/79

The Record of Nicholas Freydon

Chapter XII

Chapter 12 of The Record of Nicholas Freydon is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

'Yes, I know,' said Arncliffe.

Line 2

'Drop in and see me about it later, will you?'

/drɑːp ɪn ənd siː miː əˈbaʊt ɪt ˈleɪtər wɪl juː/

Line 3

(I marvelled at his temerity.

/aɪ mɑːrˈveld æt hɪz təˈmerəti/

Line 4

As soon would I have thought of inviting the Lord Mayor to forsake his Mansion House and turtles to 'drop in and see me later!') 'Meantime, I want you to find a home for Freydon, will you?

Line 5

He's going to tackle the--a new feature, you know, and must have a room.'

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feature noun US /ˈfiːtʃər/

a prominent attribute or aspect of something

From this reading “He's going to tackle the--a new feature, you know, and must have a room.'”

forsake verb US /fɔːrˈseɪk/

leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

From this reading “As soon would I have thought of inviting the Lord Mayor to forsake his Mansion House and turtles to 'drop in and see me later!') 'Meantime, I want you to find a home for Freydon, will you?”

inviting adjective US /ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ/

attractive and tempting

marvelled verb US /mɑːrˈveld/

inflected form of “marvel” — be amazed at

From this reading “(I marvelled at his temerity.”

Mayor noun US /ˈmeɪər/

the head of a city government

tackle noun US /ˈtækəl/

the person who plays that position on a football team

From this reading “He's going to tackle the--a new feature, you know, and must have a room.'”

temerity noun US /təˈmerəti/

fearless daring

From this reading “(I marvelled at his temerity.”

turtles noun US /ˈtɜːrtəlz/

plural of “turtle” — a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar

Word partnerships in these lines

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marvelled at verb + particle counted as “marvel at”

In this reading “(I marvelled at his temerity.”

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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 As soon would I have thought of inviting the Lord Mayor to forsake his Mansion House and turtles to 'drop in and see me later!') 'Meantime, I want you to find a home for Freydon, will you?

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading 'Drop in and see me about it later, will you?'

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading 'Drop in and see me about it later, will you?'

Arncliffe

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From this reading 'Yes, I know,' said Arncliffe.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

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

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading (I marvelled at his temerity.

DropverbUS /drɑːp/

let fall to the ground

From this reading 'Drop in and see me about it later, will you?'

featurenounUS /ˈfiːtʃər/

a prominent attribute or aspect of something

From this reading He's going to tackle the--a new feature, you know, and must have a room.'

findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

forsakeverbUS /fɔːrˈseɪk/

leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

Freydon

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goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading He's going to tackle the--a new feature, you know, and must have a room.'

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

He's

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From this reading He's going to tackle the--a new feature, you know, and must have a room.'

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading (I marvelled at his temerity.

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

HousenounUS /haʊs/

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

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading 'Yes, I know,' said Arncliffe.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading 'Drop in and see me about it later, will you?'

invitingadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ/

attractive and tempting

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading 'Drop in and see me about it later, will you?'

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading 'Yes, I know,' said Arncliffe.

lateradverbUS /ˈleɪtər/

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading 'Drop in and see me about it later, will you?'

LordnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

MansionnounUS /ˈmænʃən/

(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided

marvelledverbUS /mɑːrˈveld/

inflected form of “marvel” — be amazed at

From this reading (I marvelled at his temerity.

MayornounUS /ˈmeɪər/

the head of a city government

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading 'Drop in and see me about it later, will you?'

MeantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/

the time between one event, process, or period and another

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading He's going to tackle the--a new feature, you know, and must have a room.'

newadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading He's going to tackle the--a new feature, you know, and must have a room.'

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

roomnounUS /ruːm/

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading He's going to tackle the--a new feature, you know, and must have a room.'

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading 'Yes, I know,' said Arncliffe.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading 'Drop in and see me about it later, will you?'

soonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

tacklenounUS /ˈtækəl/

the person who plays that position on a football team

From this reading He's going to tackle the--a new feature, you know, and must have a room.'

temeritynounUS /təˈmerəti/

fearless daring

From this reading (I marvelled at his temerity.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

turtlesnounUS /ˈtɜːrtəlz/

plural of “turtle” — a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar

wantverbUS /wɑːnt/

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading 'Drop in and see me about it later, will you?'

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

YesnounUS /jes/

an affirmative

From this reading 'Yes, I know,' said Arncliffe.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading 'Drop in and see me about it later, will you?'

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