The Story of John Wesley, Told to Boys

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

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A long walk.--More persecutions.--Mr. John's illness.--Not afraid to die.--Mrs. Wesley scolds.--Home again.--A proud father.--Mr. Wesley's opinion about fasting.--At Wroote once more.--Mr. Wesley's "Good-bye."

WILL you look on your map of England and find London?

Now find Oxford.

The two places are a long way apart, are they not?

Well, do you know Mr. John and Mr. Charles Wesley used often to walk all that long way to see a friend.

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The Story of John Wesley, Told to Boys

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of The Story of John Wesley, Told to Boys is here in full — 31 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Line 2

WILL you look on your map of England and find London?

/wɪl juː lʊk ɑːn jɔːr mæp ʌv ˈɪŋɡlənd ənd faɪnd ˈlʌndən/

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Now find Oxford.

/naʊ faɪnd ˈɑːksfərd/

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The two places are a long way apart, are they not?

/ðə tuː ˈpleɪsəz ɑːr ə lɔːŋ weɪ əˈpɑːrt ɑːr ðeɪ nɑːt/

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Well, do you know Mr. John and Mr. Charles Wesley used often to walk all that long way to see a friend.

/wel duː juː noʊ ˈmɪstər dʒɑːn ənd ˈmɪstər tʃɑːrlz ˈwesli juːzd ˈɔːfən tuː wɔːk ɔːl ðæt lɔːŋ weɪ tuː siː ə frend/

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fasting noun US /ˈfæstɪŋ/

abstaining from food

From this reading “A long walk.--More persecutions.--Mr. John's illness.--Not afraid to die.--Mrs. Wesley scolds.--Home again.--A proud father.--Mr. Wesley's opinion about fasting.--At Wroote once more.--Mr. Wesley's "Good-bye."”

illness noun US /ˈɪlnəs/

impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

John's noun US /dʒɑːnz/

possessive form of “john” — a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

map verb US /mæp/

make a map of; show or establish the features of details of

From this reading “WILL you look on your map of England and find London?”

Oxford noun US /ˈɑːksfərd/

a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University

From this reading “Now find Oxford.”

persecutions noun US /ˌpɜːrsəˈkjuːʃəns/

plural of “persecution” — the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)

scolds noun US /skoʊldz/

plural of “scold” — someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault

Wesley noun US /ˈwesli/

English clergyman and brother of John Wesley who wrote many hymns (1707-1788)

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once more adverb + adjective

anew

In this reading “A long walk.--More persecutions.--Mr. John's illness.--Not afraid to die.--Mrs. Wesley scolds.--Home again.--A proud father.--Mr. Wesley's opinion about fasting.--At Wroote once more.--Mr. Wesley's "Good-bye."”

long walk adjective + noun

long way adjective + noun

In this reading “The two places are a long way apart, are they not?”

map of verb + particle

In this reading “WILL you look on your map of England and find London?”

look on verb + particle

observe with attention

In this reading “WILL you look on your map of England and find London?”

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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 A long walk.--More persecutions.--Mr. John's illness.--Not afraid to die.--Mrs. Wesley scolds.--Home again.--A proud father.--Mr. Wesley's opinion about fasting.--At Wroote once more.--Mr. Wesley's "Good-bye."

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

afraidadjectiveUS /əˈfreɪd/

filled with fear or apprehension

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

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 Well, do you know Mr. John and Mr. Charles Wesley used often to walk all that long way to see a friend.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading WILL you look on your map of England and find London?

apartadverbUS /əˈpɑːrt/

separated or at a distance in place or position or time

From this reading The two places are a long way apart, are they not?

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The two places are a long way apart, are they not?

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

CharlesnounUS /tʃɑːrlz/

King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)

From this reading Well, do you know Mr. John and Mr. Charles Wesley used often to walk all that long way to see a friend.

dieverbUS /daɪ/

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Well, do you know Mr. John and Mr. Charles Wesley used often to walk all that long way to see a friend.

EnglandnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlənd/

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading WILL you look on your map of England and find London?

fastingnounUS /ˈfæstɪŋ/

abstaining from food

fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

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

findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading WILL you look on your map of England and find London?

friendnounUS /frend/

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Well, do you know Mr. John and Mr. Charles Wesley used often to walk all that long way to see a friend.

Good-byenounUS /ɡɪdˈbaɪ/

a farewell remark

HomenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

illnessnounUS /ˈɪlnəs/

impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading Well, do you know Mr. John and Mr. Charles Wesley used often to walk all that long way to see a friend.

John'snounUS /dʒɑːnz/

possessive form of “john” — a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

knowverbUS /noʊ/

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

From this reading Well, do you know Mr. John and Mr. Charles Wesley used often to walk all that long way to see a friend.

LondonnounUS /ˈlʌndən/

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading WILL you look on your map of England and find London?

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

lookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading WILL you look on your map of England and find London?

mapverbUS /mæp/

make a map of; show or establish the features of details of

From this reading WILL you look on your map of England and find London?

MoreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

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

MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/

a form of address for a married woman

NotadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

NowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Now find Oxford.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading WILL you look on your map of England and find London?

oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/

many times at short intervals

From this reading Well, do you know Mr. John and Mr. Charles Wesley used often to walk all that long way to see a friend.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading WILL you look on your map of England and find London?

onceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

opinionnounUS /əˈpɪnjən/

a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

OxfordnounUS /ˈɑːksfərd/

a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University

From this reading Now find Oxford.

persecutionsnounUS /ˌpɜːrsəˈkjuːʃəns/

plural of “persecution” — the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)

placesnounUS /ˈpleɪsəz/

plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading The two places are a long way apart, are they not?

proudadjectiveUS /praʊd/

feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride

scoldsnounUS /skoʊldz/

plural of “scold” — someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Well, do you know Mr. John and Mr. Charles Wesley used often to walk all that long way to see a friend.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Well, do you know Mr. John and Mr. Charles Wesley used often to walk all that long way to see a friend.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The two places are a long way apart, are they not?

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The two places are a long way apart, are they not?

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

twonounUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The two places are a long way apart, are they not?

usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading Well, do you know Mr. John and Mr. Charles Wesley used often to walk all that long way to see a friend.

walknounUS /wɔːk/

the act of traveling by foot

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The two places are a long way apart, are they not?

WelladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading Well, do you know Mr. John and Mr. Charles Wesley used often to walk all that long way to see a friend.

WesleynounUS /ˈwesli/

English clergyman and brother of John Wesley who wrote many hymns (1707-1788)

Wesley's

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WILLmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading WILL you look on your map of England and find London?

Wroote

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youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading WILL you look on your map of England and find London?

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading WILL you look on your map of England and find London?

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