The ways of the hour

Chapter I

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By James Fenimore Cooper • Curated US English Learning Edition

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THE WAYS OF THE HOUR.

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The ways of the hour

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The ways of the hour is here in full — 43 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Italics are delimited with the ‘_’ character as _italic_.

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Minor errors, attributable to the printer, have been corrected.

/ˈmaɪnər ˈerərz əˈtrɪbjətəbəl tuː ðə ˈprɪntər hæv bɪn kərˈektəd/

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THE WAYS OF THE HOUR.

/ðə weɪz ʌv ðə ˈaʊər/

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attributable adjective US /əˈtrɪbjətəbəl/

capable of being attributed

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handling noun US /ˈhændlɪŋ/

manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something

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issues noun US /ˈɪʃuːz/

plural of “issue” — an important question that is in dispute and must be settled

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italic noun US /aɪˈtælɪk/

a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right

Italics noun US /aɪˈtælɪks/

plural of “italic” — a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right

From this reading “Italics are delimited with the ‘_’ character as _italic_.”

printer noun US /ˈprɪntər/

someone whose occupation is printing

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textual adjective US /ˈtekstʃuːəl/

of or relating to or based on a text

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typographical adjective US /ˌtaɪpəˈɡræfɪkəl/

relating to or occurring or used in typography

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at the end preposition + article + noun counted as “at … end”

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anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading Italics are delimited with the ‘_’ character as _italic_.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Italics are delimited with the ‘_’ character as _italic_.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

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attributableadjectiveUS /əˈtrɪbjətəbəl/

capable of being attributed

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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

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cannot

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From this reading This version of the text cannot represent certain typographical effects.

certainadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtən/

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading This version of the text cannot represent certain typographical effects.

characternounUS /ˈkerɪktər/

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading Italics are delimited with the ‘_’ character as _italic_.

correctedadjectiveUS /kərˈektəd/

having something undesirable neutralized

From this reading Minor errors, attributable to the printer, have been corrected.

delimitedadjective

having the limits or boundaries established

From this reading Italics are delimited with the ‘_’ character as _italic_.

detailsnounUS /dɪˈteɪlz/

true confidential information

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duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

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effectsnounUS /ɪˈfekts/

property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business

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encounteredverbUS /ɪnˈkaʊntərd/

past form of “encounter” — come together

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endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

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errorsnounUS /ˈerərz/

plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

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handlingnounUS /ˈhændlɪŋ/

manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something

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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

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HOURnounUS /ˈaʊər/

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading THE WAYS OF THE HOUR.

issuesnounUS /ˈɪʃuːz/

plural of “issue” — an important question that is in dispute and must be settled

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italicnounUS /aɪˈtælɪk/

a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right

From this reading Italics are delimited with the ‘_’ character as _italic_.

ItalicsnounUS /aɪˈtælɪks/

plural of “italic” — a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right

From this reading Italics are delimited with the ‘_’ character as _italic_.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

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MinoradjectiveUS /ˈmaɪnər/

of lesser importance or stature or rank

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notenounUS /noʊt/

a brief written record

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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PleaseverbUS /pliːz/

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

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preparationnounUS /ˌprepərˈeɪʃən/

the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose

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printernounUS /ˈprɪntər/

someone whose occupation is printing

From this reading Minor errors, attributable to the printer, have been corrected.

regardingverbUS /rɪˈɡɑːrdɪŋ/

-ing form of “regard” — deem to be

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representverbUS /ˌreprɪˈzent/

take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to

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seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

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textnounUS /tekst/

the words of something written

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textualadjectiveUS /ˈtekstʃuːəl/

of or relating to or based on a text

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thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading This version of the text cannot represent certain typographical effects.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This version of the text cannot represent certain typographical effects.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Minor errors, attributable to the printer, have been corrected.

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typographicaladjectiveUS /ˌtaɪpəˈɡræfɪkəl/

relating to or occurring or used in typography

From this reading This version of the text cannot represent certain typographical effects.

versionnounUS /ˈvɜːrʒən/

an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint

From this reading This version of the text cannot represent certain typographical effects.

WAYSnounUS /weɪz/

structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

From this reading THE WAYS OF THE HOUR.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Italics are delimited with the ‘_’ character as _italic_.

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