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The Way Out

Chapter XXVII

Chapter 27 of The Way Out is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Emerson Hough • Curated US English Learning Edition
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THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.
She was aroused by the sudden advent of Granny Williams herself.
“Come on out here, Ma’am,” said that worthy.
“I want ye to meet Davy’s granny—old Granny Joslin.
She’s come down to talk things over to-day.
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The Way Out

Chapter XXVII

Chapter 27 of The Way Out is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.
Line 2
She was aroused by the sudden advent of Granny Williams herself.
/ʃiː wɑːz ərˈaʊzd baɪ ðə ˈsʌdən ˈædvent ʌv ˈɡræni ˈwɪljəmz hərˈself/
Line 3
“Come on out here, Ma’am,” said that worthy.
/kʌm ɑːn aʊt hiːr mæm sed ðæt ˈwɜːr.ði/
Line 4
“I want ye to meet Davy’s granny—old Granny Joslin.
Line 5
She’s come down to talk things over to-day.

Learner Dictionary

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

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

advent noun US /ˈædvent/

arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)

From this reading “She was aroused by the sudden advent of Granny Williams herself.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
agitated adjective US /ˈædʒəteɪtɪd/

troubled emotionally and usually deeply

From this reading “THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
aroused adjective US /ərˈaʊzd/

aroused to action

From this reading “She was aroused by the sudden advent of Granny Williams herself.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
granny noun US /ˈɡræni/

the mother of your father or mother

From this reading “She was aroused by the sudden advent of Granny Williams herself.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Ma'am noun US /mæm/

a woman of refinement

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
seeking noun US /ˈsiːkɪŋ/

the act of searching for something

From this reading “THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
unusual adjective US /əˈnjuːʒuːəl/

not usual or common or ordinary

From this reading “THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Williams noun US /ˈwɪljəmz/

United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)

From this reading “She was aroused by the sudden advent of Granny Williams herself.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

unusual sounds adjective + noun counted as “unusual sound”

In this reading “THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.”

315 times in 426,211 chapters
own room verb + noun

In this reading “THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.”

11,613 times in 426,211 chapters
come down verb + adjective

move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

In this reading “She’s come down to talk things over to-day.”

63,240 times in 426,211 chapters
little village adjective + noun

In this reading “THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.”

3,500 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 56

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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adventnounUS /ˈædvent/

arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)

From this reading She was aroused by the sudden advent of Granny Williams herself.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
agitatedadjectiveUS /ˈædʒəteɪtɪd/

troubled emotionally and usually deeply

From this reading THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
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 THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
arousedadjectiveUS /ərˈaʊzd/

aroused to action

From this reading She was aroused by the sudden advent of Granny Williams herself.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading She was aroused by the sudden advent of Granny Williams herself.

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cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ComeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading “Come on out here, Ma’am,” said that worthy.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Davy's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “I want ye to meet Davy’s granny—old Granny Joslin.

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downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading She’s come down to talk things over to-day.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
earsnounUS /ɪrz/

plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

From this reading THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
forgetverbUS /fərˈɡet/

dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
GrannynounUS /ˈɡræni/

the mother of your father or mother

From this reading She was aroused by the sudden advent of Granny Williams herself.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Haddon

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.

Pending verification
heldadjectiveUS /held/

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading “Come on out here, Ma’am,” said that worthy.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading She was aroused by the sudden advent of Granny Williams herself.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading “I want ye to meet Davy’s granny—old Granny Joslin.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
Joslin

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “I want ye to meet Davy’s granny—old Granny Joslin.

Pending verification
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

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

From this reading THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Ma'amnounUS /mæm/

a woman of refinement

From this reading “Come on out here, Ma’am,” said that worthy.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Marcia

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.

Pending verification
meetverbUS /miːt/

come together

From this reading “I want ye to meet Davy’s granny—old Granny Joslin.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

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

From this reading “I want ye to meet Davy’s granny—old Granny Joslin.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “Come on out here, Ma’am,” said that worthy.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading “Come on out here, Ma’am,” said that worthy.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading She’s come down to talk things over to-day.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
restverbUS /rest/

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
roomnounUS /ruːm/

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

From this reading THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Come on out here, Ma’am,” said that worthy.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SEEKINGnounUS /ˈsiːkɪŋ/

the act of searching for something

From this reading THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading She was aroused by the sudden advent of Granny Williams herself.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
She's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She’s come down to talk things over to-day.

Pending verification
soundsnounUS /saʊndz/

plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
streetnounUS /striːt/

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
suddenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌdən/

happening without warning or in a short space of time

From this reading She was aroused by the sudden advent of Granny Williams herself.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
talkverbUS /tɔːk/

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading She’s come down to talk things over to-day.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “Come on out here, Ma’am,” said that worthy.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading She’s come down to talk things over to-day.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
to-day

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She’s come down to talk things over to-day.

Pending verification
triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/

tested and proved useful or correct

From this reading THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
unusualadjectiveUS /əˈnjuːʒuːəl/

not usual or common or ordinary

From this reading THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
villagenounUS /ˈvɪlədʒ/

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading THE SEEKING THE unusual sounds of the street still came to the ears of all in the little village, but Marcia Haddon, agitated, held to her own room and tried to rest, to forget.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wantverbUS /wɑːnt/

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading “I want ye to meet Davy’s granny—old Granny Joslin.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading She was aroused by the sudden advent of Granny Williams herself.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
WilliamsnounUS /ˈwɪljəmz/

United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)

From this reading She was aroused by the sudden advent of Granny Williams herself.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/

Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.

From this reading “Come on out here, Ma’am,” said that worthy.

Velmora curated lexicon
yepronounUS /jiː/

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading “I want ye to meet Davy’s granny—old Granny Joslin.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Chapter 27 of The Way Out by Emerson Hough holds 122 sentences, grouped into 25 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

What does chapter 27 of The Way Out contain?

Chapter 27 holds 122 sentences of The Way Out, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 27 of The Way Out by Emerson Hough exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 122 sentences, grouped into 25 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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Woman
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Spoke
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