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The Revolution in Tanner's Lane

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

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UNCONVENTIONAL JUSTICE IN December, 1814, a steamboat was set in motion on the Limehouse Canal, the Lord Mayor and other distinguished persons being on board.
In the same month Joanna Southcott died.
She had announced that on the 19th October she was to be delivered of the Prince of Peace, although she was then sixty years old.
Thousands of persons believed her, and a cradle was made.
The Prince of Peace did not arrive, and in a little more than two months poor Joanna had departed, the cause of her departure having being certified as dropsy.
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The Revolution in Tanner's Lane

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of The Revolution in Tanner's Lane is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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UNCONVENTIONAL JUSTICE IN December, 1814, a steamboat was set in motion on the Limehouse Canal, the Lord Mayor and other distinguished persons being on board.
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In the same month Joanna Southcott died.
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She had announced that on the 19th October she was to be delivered of the Prince of Peace, although she was then sixty years old.
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Thousands of persons believed her, and a cradle was made.
/ˈθaʊzəndz ʌv ˈpɜːrsənz bɪˈliːvd hɜːr ənd ə ˈkreɪdəl wɑːz meɪd/
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The Prince of Peace did not arrive, and in a little more than two months poor Joanna had departed, the cause of her departure having being certified as dropsy.

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Canal noun US /kəˈnæl/

(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion

From this reading “UNCONVENTIONAL JUSTICE IN December, 1814, a steamboat was set in motion on the Limehouse Canal, the Lord Mayor and other distinguished persons being on board.”

certified adjective US /ˈsɜːrtəfaɪd/

endorsed authoritatively as having met certain requirements

From this reading “The Prince of Peace did not arrive, and in a little more than two months poor Joanna had departed, the cause of her departure having being certified as dropsy.”

cradle noun US /ˈkreɪdəl/

a baby bed with sides and rockers

From this reading “Thousands of persons believed her, and a cradle was made.”

December noun US /dɪˈsembər/

the last (12th) month of the year

From this reading “UNCONVENTIONAL JUSTICE IN December, 1814, a steamboat was set in motion on the Limehouse Canal, the Lord Mayor and other distinguished persons being on board.”

dropsy noun US /ˈdrɑːpsi/

swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities

From this reading “The Prince of Peace did not arrive, and in a little more than two months poor Joanna had departed, the cause of her departure having being certified as dropsy.”

Mayor noun US /ˈmeɪər/

the head of a city government

From this reading “UNCONVENTIONAL JUSTICE IN December, 1814, a steamboat was set in motion on the Limehouse Canal, the Lord Mayor and other distinguished persons being on board.”

steamboat noun US /ˈstiːmboʊt/

a boat propelled by a steam engine

From this reading “UNCONVENTIONAL JUSTICE IN December, 1814, a steamboat was set in motion on the Limehouse Canal, the Lord Mayor and other distinguished persons being on board.”

unconventional adjective US /ˌʌnkənˈvenʃənəl/

not conforming to accepted rules or standards

From this reading “UNCONVENTIONAL JUSTICE IN December, 1814, a steamboat was set in motion on the Limehouse Canal, the Lord Mayor and other distinguished persons being on board.”

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1814

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From this reading UNCONVENTIONAL JUSTICE IN December, 1814, a steamboat was set in motion on the Limehouse Canal, the Lord Mayor and other distinguished persons being on board.

19th

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From this reading She had announced that on the 19th October she was to be delivered of the Prince of Peace, although she was then sixty years old.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading UNCONVENTIONAL JUSTICE IN December, 1814, a steamboat was set in motion on the Limehouse Canal, the Lord Mayor and other distinguished persons being on board.

althoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading She had announced that on the 19th October she was to be delivered of the Prince of Peace, although she was then sixty years old.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading UNCONVENTIONAL JUSTICE IN December, 1814, a steamboat was set in motion on the Limehouse Canal, the Lord Mayor and other distinguished persons being on board.

announcedadjectiveUS /əˈnaʊnst/

declared publicly; made widely known

From this reading She had announced that on the 19th October she was to be delivered of the Prince of Peace, although she was then sixty years old.

arriveverbUS /ərˈaɪv/

reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading The Prince of Peace did not arrive, and in a little more than two months poor Joanna had departed, the cause of her departure having being certified as dropsy.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading The Prince of Peace did not arrive, and in a little more than two months poor Joanna had departed, the cause of her departure having being certified as dropsy.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading She had announced that on the 19th October she was to be delivered of the Prince of Peace, although she was then sixty years old.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading UNCONVENTIONAL JUSTICE IN December, 1814, a steamboat was set in motion on the Limehouse Canal, the Lord Mayor and other distinguished persons being on board.

believedverbUS /bɪˈliːvd/

past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true

From this reading Thousands of persons believed her, and a cradle was made.

boardnounUS /bɔːrd/

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading UNCONVENTIONAL JUSTICE IN December, 1814, a steamboat was set in motion on the Limehouse Canal, the Lord Mayor and other distinguished persons being on board.

CanalnounUS /kəˈnæl/

(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion

From this reading UNCONVENTIONAL JUSTICE IN December, 1814, a steamboat was set in motion on the Limehouse Canal, the Lord Mayor and other distinguished persons being on board.

causenounUS /kɑːz/

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading The Prince of Peace did not arrive, and in a little more than two months poor Joanna had departed, the cause of her departure having being certified as dropsy.

certifiedadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtəfaɪd/

endorsed authoritatively as having met certain requirements

From this reading The Prince of Peace did not arrive, and in a little more than two months poor Joanna had departed, the cause of her departure having being certified as dropsy.

cradlenounUS /ˈkreɪdəl/

a baby bed with sides and rockers

From this reading Thousands of persons believed her, and a cradle was made.

DecembernounUS /dɪˈsembər/

the last (12th) month of the year

From this reading UNCONVENTIONAL JUSTICE IN December, 1814, a steamboat was set in motion on the Limehouse Canal, the Lord Mayor and other distinguished persons being on board.

deliveredverbUS /dɪˈlɪvərd/

past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)

From this reading She had announced that on the 19th October she was to be delivered of the Prince of Peace, although she was then sixty years old.

departedadjectiveUS /dɪˈpɑːrtɪd/

well in the past; former

From this reading The Prince of Peace did not arrive, and in a little more than two months poor Joanna had departed, the cause of her departure having being certified as dropsy.

departurenounUS /dɪˈpɑːrtʃər/

the act of departing

From this reading The Prince of Peace did not arrive, and in a little more than two months poor Joanna had departed, the cause of her departure having being certified as dropsy.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading The Prince of Peace did not arrive, and in a little more than two months poor Joanna had departed, the cause of her departure having being certified as dropsy.

diedverbUS /daɪd/

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

From this reading In the same month Joanna Southcott died.

distinguishedadjectiveUS /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt/

(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation

From this reading UNCONVENTIONAL JUSTICE IN December, 1814, a steamboat was set in motion on the Limehouse Canal, the Lord Mayor and other distinguished persons being on board.

dropsynounUS /ˈdrɑːpsi/

swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities

From this reading The Prince of Peace did not arrive, and in a little more than two months poor Joanna had departed, the cause of her departure having being certified as dropsy.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading She had announced that on the 19th October she was to be delivered of the Prince of Peace, although she was then sixty years old.

havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading The Prince of Peace did not arrive, and in a little more than two months poor Joanna had departed, the cause of her departure having being certified as dropsy.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Thousands of persons believed her, and a cradle was made.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading UNCONVENTIONAL JUSTICE IN December, 1814, a steamboat was set in motion on the Limehouse Canal, the Lord Mayor and other distinguished persons being on board.

Joanna

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From this reading In the same month Joanna Southcott died.

JUSTICEnounUS /ˈdʒʌstəs/

the quality of being just or fair

From this reading UNCONVENTIONAL JUSTICE IN December, 1814, a steamboat was set in motion on the Limehouse Canal, the Lord Mayor and other distinguished persons being on board.

Limehouse

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From this reading UNCONVENTIONAL JUSTICE IN December, 1814, a steamboat was set in motion on the Limehouse Canal, the Lord Mayor and other distinguished persons being on board.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

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

From this reading The Prince of Peace did not arrive, and in a little more than two months poor Joanna had departed, the cause of her departure having being certified as dropsy.

LordnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading UNCONVENTIONAL JUSTICE IN December, 1814, a steamboat was set in motion on the Limehouse Canal, the Lord Mayor and other distinguished persons being on board.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Thousands of persons believed her, and a cradle was made.

MayornounUS /ˈmeɪər/

the head of a city government

From this reading UNCONVENTIONAL JUSTICE IN December, 1814, a steamboat was set in motion on the Limehouse Canal, the Lord Mayor and other distinguished persons being on board.

monthnounUS /mʌnθ/

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading In the same month Joanna Southcott died.

monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading The Prince of Peace did not arrive, and in a little more than two months poor Joanna had departed, the cause of her departure having being certified as dropsy.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

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

From this reading The Prince of Peace did not arrive, and in a little more than two months poor Joanna had departed, the cause of her departure having being certified as dropsy.

motionnounUS /ˈmoʊʃən/

the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals

From this reading UNCONVENTIONAL JUSTICE IN December, 1814, a steamboat was set in motion on the Limehouse Canal, the Lord Mayor and other distinguished persons being on board.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The Prince of Peace did not arrive, and in a little more than two months poor Joanna had departed, the cause of her departure having being certified as dropsy.

OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/

the month following September and preceding November

From this reading She had announced that on the 19th October she was to be delivered of the Prince of Peace, although she was then sixty years old.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She had announced that on the 19th October she was to be delivered of the Prince of Peace, although she was then sixty years old.

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

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

From this reading She had announced that on the 19th October she was to be delivered of the Prince of Peace, although she was then sixty years old.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading UNCONVENTIONAL JUSTICE IN December, 1814, a steamboat was set in motion on the Limehouse Canal, the Lord Mayor and other distinguished persons being on board.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading UNCONVENTIONAL JUSTICE IN December, 1814, a steamboat was set in motion on the Limehouse Canal, the Lord Mayor and other distinguished persons being on board.

PeacenounUS /piːs/

the state prevailing during the absence of war

From this reading She had announced that on the 19th October she was to be delivered of the Prince of Peace, although she was then sixty years old.

personsnounUS /ˈpɜːrsənz/

plural of “person” — a human being

From this reading UNCONVENTIONAL JUSTICE IN December, 1814, a steamboat was set in motion on the Limehouse Canal, the Lord Mayor and other distinguished persons being on board.

pooradjectiveUS /puːr/

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading The Prince of Peace did not arrive, and in a little more than two months poor Joanna had departed, the cause of her departure having being certified as dropsy.

PrincenounUS /prɪns/

a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

From this reading She had announced that on the 19th October she was to be delivered of the Prince of Peace, although she was then sixty years old.

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading In the same month Joanna Southcott died.

setverbUS /set/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading UNCONVENTIONAL JUSTICE IN December, 1814, a steamboat was set in motion on the Limehouse Canal, the Lord Mayor and other distinguished persons being on board.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading She had announced that on the 19th October she was to be delivered of the Prince of Peace, although she was then sixty years old.

sixtyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪksti/

being ten more than fifty

From this reading She had announced that on the 19th October she was to be delivered of the Prince of Peace, although she was then sixty years old.

Southcott

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From this reading In the same month Joanna Southcott died.

steamboatnounUS /ˈstiːmboʊt/

a boat propelled by a steam engine

From this reading UNCONVENTIONAL JUSTICE IN December, 1814, a steamboat was set in motion on the Limehouse Canal, the Lord Mayor and other distinguished persons being on board.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading The Prince of Peace did not arrive, and in a little more than two months poor Joanna had departed, the cause of her departure having being certified as dropsy.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She had announced that on the 19th October she was to be delivered of the Prince of Peace, although she was then sixty years old.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading UNCONVENTIONAL JUSTICE IN December, 1814, a steamboat was set in motion on the Limehouse Canal, the Lord Mayor and other distinguished persons being on board.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading She had announced that on the 19th October she was to be delivered of the Prince of Peace, although she was then sixty years old.

ThousandsnounUS /ˈθaʊzəndz/

plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading Thousands of persons believed her, and a cradle was made.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading She had announced that on the 19th October she was to be delivered of the Prince of Peace, although she was then sixty years old.

twonounUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The Prince of Peace did not arrive, and in a little more than two months poor Joanna had departed, the cause of her departure having being certified as dropsy.

UNCONVENTIONALadjectiveUS /ˌʌnkənˈvenʃənəl/

not conforming to accepted rules or standards

From this reading UNCONVENTIONAL JUSTICE IN December, 1814, a steamboat was set in motion on the Limehouse Canal, the Lord Mayor and other distinguished persons being on board.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading UNCONVENTIONAL JUSTICE IN December, 1814, a steamboat was set in motion on the Limehouse Canal, the Lord Mayor and other distinguished persons being on board.

yearsnounUS /jɪrz/

a late time of life

From this reading She had announced that on the 19th October she was to be delivered of the Prince of Peace, although she was then sixty years old.

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