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The Shopkeeper Turned Gentleman
The Shopkeeper Turned Gentleman

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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CLE.
I show her all possible ardour and tenderness; I love nothing in the world better, and have nothing in my thoughts but her; she is all my care, all my desire, all my joy; I speak of nothing but her, think of nothing but her, dream of nothing but her.
I live but for her; my heart beats but for her; and, behold the reward of so much devotion!
I am two whole days without seeing her, two days which seem to me centuries of frightful length; I meet her by accident, my heart at the sight of her feels transported; joy sparkles in my face.
I fly to her with delight, and the faithless one turns away her eyes, and passes by me hastily, as if she had never seen me before in her life!
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The Shopkeeper Turned Gentleman

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of The Shopkeeper Turned Gentleman is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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CLE.
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I show her all possible ardour and tenderness; I love nothing in the world better, and have nothing in my thoughts but her; she is all my care, all my desire, all my joy; I speak of nothing but her, think of nothing but her, dream of nothing but her.
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I live but for her; my heart beats but for her; and, behold the reward of so much devotion!
/aɪ laɪv bʌt fɔːr hɜːr maɪ hɑːrt biːts bʌt fɔːr hɜːr ənd bɪˈhoʊld ðə rɪˈwɔːrd ʌv soʊ mʌtʃ dɪˈvoʊʃən/
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I am two whole days without seeing her, two days which seem to me centuries of frightful length; I meet her by accident, my heart at the sight of her feels transported; joy sparkles in my face.
/aɪ æm tuː hoʊl deɪz wɪˈθaʊt ˈsiːɪŋ hɜːr tuː deɪz wɪtʃ siːm tuː miː ˈsentʃəriz ʌv ˈfraɪtfəl leŋkθ aɪ miːt hɜːr baɪ ˈæksədənt maɪ hɑːrt æt ðə saɪt ʌv hɜːr fiːlz trænˈspɔːrtɪd dʒɔɪ ˈspɑːrkəlz ɪn maɪ feɪs/
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I fly to her with delight, and the faithless one turns away her eyes, and passes by me hastily, as if she had never seen me before in her life!

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

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beats noun US /biːts/

a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)

From this reading “I live but for her; my heart beats but for her; and, behold the reward of so much devotion!”

centuries noun US /ˈsentʃəriz/

plural of “century” — a period of 100 years

From this reading “I am two whole days without seeing her, two days which seem to me centuries of frightful length; I meet her by accident, my heart at the sight of her feels transported; joy sparkles in my face.”

devotion noun US /dɪˈvoʊʃən/

feelings of ardent love

From this reading “I live but for her; my heart beats but for her; and, behold the reward of so much devotion!”

feels noun US /fiːlz/

plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness

From this reading “I am two whole days without seeing her, two days which seem to me centuries of frightful length; I meet her by accident, my heart at the sight of her feels transported; joy sparkles in my face.”

frightful adjective US /ˈfraɪtfəl/

provoking horror

From this reading “I am two whole days without seeing her, two days which seem to me centuries of frightful length; I meet her by accident, my heart at the sight of her feels transported; joy sparkles in my face.”

passes noun US /ˈpæsəz/

plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls

From this reading “I fly to her with delight, and the faithless one turns away her eyes, and passes by me hastily, as if she had never seen me before in her life!”

sparkles noun US /ˈspɑːrkəlz/

plural of “sparkle” — merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance

From this reading “I am two whole days without seeing her, two days which seem to me centuries of frightful length; I meet her by accident, my heart at the sight of her feels transported; joy sparkles in my face.”

transported verb US /trænˈspɔːrtɪd/

past form of “transport” — move something or somebody around; usually over long distances

From this reading “I am two whole days without seeing her, two days which seem to me centuries of frightful length; I meet her by accident, my heart at the sight of her feels transported; joy sparkles in my face.”

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accidentnounUS /ˈæksədənt/

an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury

From this reading I am two whole days without seeing her, two days which seem to me centuries of frightful length; I meet her by accident, my heart at the sight of her feels transported; joy sparkles in my face.

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 I show her all possible ardour and tenderness; I love nothing in the world better, and have nothing in my thoughts but her; she is all my care, all my desire, all my joy; I speak of nothing but her, think of nothing but her, dream of nothing but her.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I am two whole days without seeing her, two days which seem to me centuries of frightful length; I meet her by accident, my heart at the sight of her feels transported; joy sparkles in my face.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading I show her all possible ardour and tenderness; I love nothing in the world better, and have nothing in my thoughts but her; she is all my care, all my desire, all my joy; I speak of nothing but her, think of nothing but her, dream of nothing but her.

ardournoun

a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)

From this reading I show her all possible ardour and tenderness; I love nothing in the world better, and have nothing in my thoughts but her; she is all my care, all my desire, all my joy; I speak of nothing but her, think of nothing but her, dream of nothing but her.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading I fly to her with delight, and the faithless one turns away her eyes, and passes by me hastily, as if she had never seen me before in her life!

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I am two whole days without seeing her, two days which seem to me centuries of frightful length; I meet her by accident, my heart at the sight of her feels transported; joy sparkles in my face.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

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

From this reading I fly to her with delight, and the faithless one turns away her eyes, and passes by me hastily, as if she had never seen me before in her life!

beatsnounUS /biːts/

a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)

From this reading I live but for her; my heart beats but for her; and, behold the reward of so much devotion!

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading I fly to her with delight, and the faithless one turns away her eyes, and passes by me hastily, as if she had never seen me before in her life!

beholdverbUS /bɪˈhoʊld/

see with attention

From this reading I live but for her; my heart beats but for her; and, behold the reward of so much devotion!

betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading I show her all possible ardour and tenderness; I love nothing in the world better, and have nothing in my thoughts but her; she is all my care, all my desire, all my joy; I speak of nothing but her, think of nothing but her, dream of nothing but her.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I show her all possible ardour and tenderness; I love nothing in the world better, and have nothing in my thoughts but her; she is all my care, all my desire, all my joy; I speak of nothing but her, think of nothing but her, dream of nothing but her.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I am two whole days without seeing her, two days which seem to me centuries of frightful length; I meet her by accident, my heart at the sight of her feels transported; joy sparkles in my face.

carenounUS /ker/

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading I show her all possible ardour and tenderness; I love nothing in the world better, and have nothing in my thoughts but her; she is all my care, all my desire, all my joy; I speak of nothing but her, think of nothing but her, dream of nothing but her.

centuriesnounUS /ˈsentʃəriz/

plural of “century” — a period of 100 years

From this reading I am two whole days without seeing her, two days which seem to me centuries of frightful length; I meet her by accident, my heart at the sight of her feels transported; joy sparkles in my face.

CLE

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From this reading CLE.

daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading I am two whole days without seeing her, two days which seem to me centuries of frightful length; I meet her by accident, my heart at the sight of her feels transported; joy sparkles in my face.

delightverbUS /dɪˈlaɪt/

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading I fly to her with delight, and the faithless one turns away her eyes, and passes by me hastily, as if she had never seen me before in her life!

desirenounUS /dɪˈzaɪər/

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading I show her all possible ardour and tenderness; I love nothing in the world better, and have nothing in my thoughts but her; she is all my care, all my desire, all my joy; I speak of nothing but her, think of nothing but her, dream of nothing but her.

devotionnounUS /dɪˈvoʊʃən/

feelings of ardent love

From this reading I live but for her; my heart beats but for her; and, behold the reward of so much devotion!

dreamnounUS /driːm/

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading I show her all possible ardour and tenderness; I love nothing in the world better, and have nothing in my thoughts but her; she is all my care, all my desire, all my joy; I speak of nothing but her, think of nothing but her, dream of nothing but her.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading I fly to her with delight, and the faithless one turns away her eyes, and passes by me hastily, as if she had never seen me before in her life!

facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading I am two whole days without seeing her, two days which seem to me centuries of frightful length; I meet her by accident, my heart at the sight of her feels transported; joy sparkles in my face.

faithlessadjective

having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor

From this reading I fly to her with delight, and the faithless one turns away her eyes, and passes by me hastily, as if she had never seen me before in her life!

feelsnounUS /fiːlz/

plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness

From this reading I am two whole days without seeing her, two days which seem to me centuries of frightful length; I meet her by accident, my heart at the sight of her feels transported; joy sparkles in my face.

flyverbUS /flaɪ/

travel through the air; be airborne

From this reading I fly to her with delight, and the faithless one turns away her eyes, and passes by me hastily, as if she had never seen me before in her life!

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I live but for her; my heart beats but for her; and, behold the reward of so much devotion!

frightfuladjectiveUS /ˈfraɪtfəl/

provoking horror

From this reading I am two whole days without seeing her, two days which seem to me centuries of frightful length; I meet her by accident, my heart at the sight of her feels transported; joy sparkles in my face.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading I fly to her with delight, and the faithless one turns away her eyes, and passes by me hastily, as if she had never seen me before in her life!

hastilyadverbUS /ˈheɪstəli/

in a hurried or hasty manner

From this reading I fly to her with delight, and the faithless one turns away her eyes, and passes by me hastily, as if she had never seen me before in her life!

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I show her all possible ardour and tenderness; I love nothing in the world better, and have nothing in my thoughts but her; she is all my care, all my desire, all my joy; I speak of nothing but her, think of nothing but her, dream of nothing but her.

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading I live but for her; my heart beats but for her; and, behold the reward of so much devotion!

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading I show her all possible ardour and tenderness; I love nothing in the world better, and have nothing in my thoughts but her; she is all my care, all my desire, all my joy; I speak of nothing but her, think of nothing but her, dream of nothing but her.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I show her all possible ardour and tenderness; I love nothing in the world better, and have nothing in my thoughts but her; she is all my care, all my desire, all my joy; I speak of nothing but her, think of nothing but her, dream of nothing but her.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I fly to her with delight, and the faithless one turns away her eyes, and passes by me hastily, as if she had never seen me before in her life!

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading I show her all possible ardour and tenderness; I love nothing in the world better, and have nothing in my thoughts but her; she is all my care, all my desire, all my joy; I speak of nothing but her, think of nothing but her, dream of nothing but her.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading I show her all possible ardour and tenderness; I love nothing in the world better, and have nothing in my thoughts but her; she is all my care, all my desire, all my joy; I speak of nothing but her, think of nothing but her, dream of nothing but her.

joynounUS /dʒɔɪ/

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading I show her all possible ardour and tenderness; I love nothing in the world better, and have nothing in my thoughts but her; she is all my care, all my desire, all my joy; I speak of nothing but her, think of nothing but her, dream of nothing but her.

lengthnounUS /leŋkθ/

the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place

From this reading I am two whole days without seeing her, two days which seem to me centuries of frightful length; I meet her by accident, my heart at the sight of her feels transported; joy sparkles in my face.

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading I fly to her with delight, and the faithless one turns away her eyes, and passes by me hastily, as if she had never seen me before in her life!

liveverbUS /laɪv/

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading I live but for her; my heart beats but for her; and, behold the reward of so much devotion!

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading I show her all possible ardour and tenderness; I love nothing in the world better, and have nothing in my thoughts but her; she is all my care, all my desire, all my joy; I speak of nothing but her, think of nothing but her, dream of nothing but her.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading I am two whole days without seeing her, two days which seem to me centuries of frightful length; I meet her by accident, my heart at the sight of her feels transported; joy sparkles in my face.

meetverbUS /miːt/

come together

From this reading I am two whole days without seeing her, two days which seem to me centuries of frightful length; I meet her by accident, my heart at the sight of her feels transported; joy sparkles in my face.

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading I live but for her; my heart beats but for her; and, behold the reward of so much devotion!

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I show her all possible ardour and tenderness; I love nothing in the world better, and have nothing in my thoughts but her; she is all my care, all my desire, all my joy; I speak of nothing but her, think of nothing but her, dream of nothing but her.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading I fly to her with delight, and the faithless one turns away her eyes, and passes by me hastily, as if she had never seen me before in her life!

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading I show her all possible ardour and tenderness; I love nothing in the world better, and have nothing in my thoughts but her; she is all my care, all my desire, all my joy; I speak of nothing but her, think of nothing but her, dream of nothing but her.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I show her all possible ardour and tenderness; I love nothing in the world better, and have nothing in my thoughts but her; she is all my care, all my desire, all my joy; I speak of nothing but her, think of nothing but her, dream of nothing but her.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading I fly to her with delight, and the faithless one turns away her eyes, and passes by me hastily, as if she had never seen me before in her life!

passesnounUS /ˈpæsəz/

plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls

From this reading I fly to her with delight, and the faithless one turns away her eyes, and passes by me hastily, as if she had never seen me before in her life!

possibleadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːsəbəl/

capable of happening or existing

From this reading I show her all possible ardour and tenderness; I love nothing in the world better, and have nothing in my thoughts but her; she is all my care, all my desire, all my joy; I speak of nothing but her, think of nothing but her, dream of nothing but her.

rewardnounUS /rɪˈwɔːrd/

a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing

From this reading I live but for her; my heart beats but for her; and, behold the reward of so much devotion!

seeingnounUS /ˈsiːɪŋ/

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading I am two whole days without seeing her, two days which seem to me centuries of frightful length; I meet her by accident, my heart at the sight of her feels transported; joy sparkles in my face.

seemverbUS /siːm/

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading I am two whole days without seeing her, two days which seem to me centuries of frightful length; I meet her by accident, my heart at the sight of her feels transported; joy sparkles in my face.

seenverbUS /siːn/

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

From this reading I fly to her with delight, and the faithless one turns away her eyes, and passes by me hastily, as if she had never seen me before in her life!

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading I show her all possible ardour and tenderness; I love nothing in the world better, and have nothing in my thoughts but her; she is all my care, all my desire, all my joy; I speak of nothing but her, think of nothing but her, dream of nothing but her.

showverbUS /ʃoʊ/

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading I show her all possible ardour and tenderness; I love nothing in the world better, and have nothing in my thoughts but her; she is all my care, all my desire, all my joy; I speak of nothing but her, think of nothing but her, dream of nothing but her.

sightnounUS /saɪt/

an instance of visual perception

From this reading I am two whole days without seeing her, two days which seem to me centuries of frightful length; I meet her by accident, my heart at the sight of her feels transported; joy sparkles in my face.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I live but for her; my heart beats but for her; and, behold the reward of so much devotion!

sparklesnounUS /ˈspɑːrkəlz/

plural of “sparkle” — merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance

From this reading I am two whole days without seeing her, two days which seem to me centuries of frightful length; I meet her by accident, my heart at the sight of her feels transported; joy sparkles in my face.

speakverbUS /spiːk/

express in speech

From this reading I show her all possible ardour and tenderness; I love nothing in the world better, and have nothing in my thoughts but her; she is all my care, all my desire, all my joy; I speak of nothing but her, think of nothing but her, dream of nothing but her.

tendernessnounUS /ˈtendərnəs/

a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling

From this reading I show her all possible ardour and tenderness; I love nothing in the world better, and have nothing in my thoughts but her; she is all my care, all my desire, all my joy; I speak of nothing but her, think of nothing but her, dream of nothing but her.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading I show her all possible ardour and tenderness; I love nothing in the world better, and have nothing in my thoughts but her; she is all my care, all my desire, all my joy; I speak of nothing but her, think of nothing but her, dream of nothing but her.

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading I show her all possible ardour and tenderness; I love nothing in the world better, and have nothing in my thoughts but her; she is all my care, all my desire, all my joy; I speak of nothing but her, think of nothing but her, dream of nothing but her.

thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading I show her all possible ardour and tenderness; I love nothing in the world better, and have nothing in my thoughts but her; she is all my care, all my desire, all my joy; I speak of nothing but her, think of nothing but her, dream of nothing but her.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading I am two whole days without seeing her, two days which seem to me centuries of frightful length; I meet her by accident, my heart at the sight of her feels transported; joy sparkles in my face.

transportedverbUS /trænˈspɔːrtɪd/

past form of “transport” — move something or somebody around; usually over long distances

From this reading I am two whole days without seeing her, two days which seem to me centuries of frightful length; I meet her by accident, my heart at the sight of her feels transported; joy sparkles in my face.

turnsnounUS /tɜːrnz/

plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve

From this reading I fly to her with delight, and the faithless one turns away her eyes, and passes by me hastily, as if she had never seen me before in her life!

twonounUS /tuː/

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

From this reading I am two whole days without seeing her, two days which seem to me centuries of frightful length; I meet her by accident, my heart at the sight of her feels transported; joy sparkles in my face.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading I am two whole days without seeing her, two days which seem to me centuries of frightful length; I meet her by accident, my heart at the sight of her feels transported; joy sparkles in my face.

wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading I am two whole days without seeing her, two days which seem to me centuries of frightful length; I meet her by accident, my heart at the sight of her feels transported; joy sparkles in my face.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I fly to her with delight, and the faithless one turns away her eyes, and passes by me hastily, as if she had never seen me before in her life!

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading I am two whole days without seeing her, two days which seem to me centuries of frightful length; I meet her by accident, my heart at the sight of her feels transported; joy sparkles in my face.

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading I show her all possible ardour and tenderness; I love nothing in the world better, and have nothing in my thoughts but her; she is all my care, all my desire, all my joy; I speak of nothing but her, think of nothing but her, dream of nothing but her.

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About 172 minutes of reading across 413 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Shopkeeper Turned Gentleman

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Shopkeeper Turned Gentleman, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Teaches
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Three
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Operations
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These
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Shopkeeper Turned Gentleman; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.