The String of Pearls

Chapter VIII

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TOBIAS'S RAPID JOURNEY TO LONDON.

There was something extremely touching in the tone, and apparently in the manner in which the poor persecuted one detailed the story of her wrongs, and she had a tribute of a willing tear from Tobias.

"After the generous confidence you have had in me," he said, "I ought to tell you something of myself."

"Do so," she replied, "we are companions in misfortune."

"We are indeed."

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The String of Pearls

Chapter VIII

Chapter 8 of The String of Pearls is here in full — 657 sentences across 132 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/131 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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TOBIAS'S RAPID JOURNEY TO LONDON.

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"After the generous confidence you have had in me," he said, "I ought to tell you something of myself."

/ˈæftər ðə ˈdʒenərəs ˈkɑːnfədəns juː hæv hæd ɪn miː hiː sed aɪ ɔːt tuː tel juː ˈsʌmθɪŋ ʌv ˌmaɪˈself/

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"Do so," she replied, "we are companions in misfortune."

/duː soʊ ʃiː rɪˈplaɪd wiː ɑːr kəmˈpænjənz ɪn mɪˈsfɔːrtʃən/

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"We are indeed."

/wiː ɑːr ˌɪnˈdiːd/

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detailed adjective US /dɪˈteɪld/

developed or executed with care and in minute detail

From this reading “There was something extremely touching in the tone, and apparently in the manner in which the poor persecuted one detailed the story of her wrongs, and she had a tribute of a willing tear from Tobias.”

misfortune noun US /mɪˈsfɔːrtʃən/

unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event

From this reading “"Do so," she replied, "we are companions in misfortune."”

persecuted verb US /ˈpɜːrsəkjuːtɪd/

past form of “persecute” — cause to suffer

rapid adjective US /ˈræpəd/

done or occurring in a brief period of time

From this reading “TOBIAS'S RAPID JOURNEY TO LONDON.”

tear verb US /ter/

separate or cause to separate abruptly

touching adjective US /ˈtʌtʃɪŋ/

arousing affect

tribute noun US /ˈtrɪbjuːt/

something given or done as an expression of esteem

wrongs noun US /rɔːŋz/

plural of “wrong” — that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law

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in the tone preposition + article + noun counted as “in … tone”

In this reading “There was something extremely touching in the tone, and apparently in the manner in which the poor persecuted one detailed the story of her wrongs, and she had a tribute of a willing tear from Tobias.”

in the manner preposition + article + noun counted as “in … manner”

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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 There was something extremely touching in the tone, and apparently in the manner in which the poor persecuted one detailed the story of her wrongs, and she had a tribute of a willing tear from Tobias.

AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading "After the generous confidence you have had in me," he said, "I ought to tell you something of myself."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

apparentlyadverbUS /əˈperəntli/

from appearances alone

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading "Do so," she replied, "we are companions in misfortune."

companionsnounUS /kəmˈpænjənz/

plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading "Do so," she replied, "we are companions in misfortune."

confidencenounUS /ˈkɑːnfədəns/

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

From this reading "After the generous confidence you have had in me," he said, "I ought to tell you something of myself."

detailedadjectiveUS /dɪˈteɪld/

developed or executed with care and in minute detail

Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Do so," she replied, "we are companions in misfortune."

extremelyadverbUS /ekˈstriːmli/

to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

generousadjectiveUS /ˈdʒenərəs/

willing to give and share unstintingly

From this reading "After the generous confidence you have had in me," he said, "I ought to tell you something of myself."

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "After the generous confidence you have had in me," he said, "I ought to tell you something of myself."

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "After the generous confidence you have had in me," he said, "I ought to tell you something of myself."

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "After the generous confidence you have had in me," he said, "I ought to tell you something of myself."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading "We are indeed."

JOURNEYverbUS /ˈdʒɜːrni/

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading TOBIAS'S RAPID JOURNEY TO LONDON.

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 TOBIAS'S RAPID JOURNEY TO LONDON.

mannernounUS /ˈmænər/

how something is done or how it happens

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading "After the generous confidence you have had in me," he said, "I ought to tell you something of myself."

misfortunenounUS /mɪˈsfɔːrtʃən/

unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event

From this reading "Do so," she replied, "we are companions in misfortune."

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading "After the generous confidence you have had in me," he said, "I ought to tell you something of myself."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading "After the generous confidence you have had in me," he said, "I ought to tell you something of myself."

persecutedverbUS /ˈpɜːrsəkjuːtɪd/

past form of “persecute” — cause to suffer

pooradjectiveUS /puːr/

deserving or inciting pity

RAPIDadjectiveUS /ˈræpəd/

done or occurring in a brief period of time

From this reading TOBIAS'S RAPID JOURNEY TO LONDON.

repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/

inflected form of “reply” — react verbally

From this reading "Do so," she replied, "we are companions in misfortune."

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "After the generous confidence you have had in me," he said, "I ought to tell you something of myself."

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "Do so," she replied, "we are companions in misfortune."

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

tearverbUS /ter/

separate or cause to separate abruptly

tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading "After the generous confidence you have had in me," he said, "I ought to tell you something of myself."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

TOparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading TOBIAS'S RAPID JOURNEY TO LONDON.

Tobias

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tonenounUS /toʊn/

the quality of a person's voice

touchingadjectiveUS /ˈtʌtʃɪŋ/

arousing affect

tributenounUS /ˈtrɪbjuːt/

something given or done as an expression of esteem

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "Do so," she replied, "we are companions in misfortune."

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

willingadjectiveUS /ˈwɪlɪŋ/

disposed or inclined toward

wrongsnounUS /rɔːŋz/

plural of “wrong” — that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "After the generous confidence you have had in me," he said, "I ought to tell you something of myself."

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