The Wizard of West Penwith

Chapter VII

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THE LAND'S-END CONJUROR.

Mr. Brown and his companion returned, after a three-hours' search, without having found the boy or learnt any tidings of him.

The mare had eaten her warm mash, and Mrs. Brown had procured the assistance of Josiah Trenow to give her a good rub-down and make her comfortable, and he was having a glass of beer after his exertions, when Mr. Brown and his companion came in.

"Thank 'ee, 'Siah," said Mr. Brown; "I do b'lieve the mare ha'n't had such a rub-down for a month.

Look here's a great strong arm, sir," he continued, taking Josiah by the arm, while he called the gentleman's attention to it.

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Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of The Wizard of West Penwith is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

THE LAND'S-END CONJUROR. Mr. Brown and his companion returned, after a three-hours' search, without having found the boy or learnt any tidings of him. The mare had eaten her warm mash, and Mrs. Brown had procured the assistance of Josiah Trenow to give her a good rub-down and make her comfortable, and he was having a glass of beer after his exertions, when Mr. Brown and his companion came in. "Thank 'ee, 'Siah," said Mr. Brown; "I do b'lieve the mare ha'n't had such a rub-down for a month. Look here's a great strong arm, sir," he continued, taking Josiah by the arm, while he called the gentleman's attention to it.

The Wizard of West Penwith

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of The Wizard of West Penwith is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE LAND'S-END CONJUROR.

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Mr. Brown and his companion returned, after a three-hours' search, without having found the boy or learnt any tidings of him.

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"Thank 'ee, 'Siah," said Mr. Brown; "I do b'lieve the mare ha'n't had such a rub-down for a month.

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Look here's a great strong arm, sir," he continued, taking Josiah by the arm, while he called the gentleman's attention to it.

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beer noun US /bɪr/

a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops

From this reading “The mare had eaten her warm mash, and Mrs. Brown had procured the assistance of Josiah Trenow to give her a good rub-down and make her comfortable, and he was having a glass of beer after his exertions, when Mr. Brown and his companion came in.”

conjuror noun US /ˈkɑːndʒərər/

someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience

From this reading “THE LAND'S-END CONJUROR.”

exertions noun US /ɪɡˈzɜːrʃənz/

plural of “exertion” — use of physical or mental energy; hard work

gentleman's noun US /ˈdʒentəlmʌnz/

possessive form of “gentleman” — a man of refinement

From this reading “Look here's a great strong arm, sir," he continued, taking Josiah by the arm, while he called the gentleman's attention to it.”

mare noun US /mer/

female equine animal

mash verb US /mæʃ/

to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

procured verb US /proʊˈkjʊrd/

past form of “procure” — get by special effort

tidings noun US /ˈtaɪdɪŋz/

information about recent and important events

From this reading “Mr. Brown and his companion returned, after a three-hours' search, without having found the boy or learnt any tidings of him.”

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strong arm adjective + noun

In this reading “Look here's a great strong arm, sir," he continued, taking Josiah by the arm, while he called the gentleman's attention to it.”

any tidings adjective + noun

In this reading “Mr. Brown and his companion returned, after a three-hours' search, without having found the boy or learnt any tidings of him.”

by the arm preposition + article + noun counted as “by … arm”

In this reading “Look here's a great strong arm, sir," he continued, taking Josiah by the arm, while he called the gentleman's attention to it.”

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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 Mr. Brown and his companion returned, after a three-hours' search, without having found the boy or learnt any tidings of him.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading Mr. Brown and his companion returned, after a three-hours' search, without having found the boy or learnt any tidings of him.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Mr. Brown and his companion returned, after a three-hours' search, without having found the boy or learnt any tidings of him.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Mr. Brown and his companion returned, after a three-hours' search, without having found the boy or learnt any tidings of him.

armnounUS /ɑːrm/

a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

From this reading Look here's a great strong arm, sir," he continued, taking Josiah by the arm, while he called the gentleman's attention to it.

assistancenounUS /əˈsɪstəns/

the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

From this reading The mare had eaten her warm mash, and Mrs. Brown had procured the assistance of Josiah Trenow to give her a good rub-down and make her comfortable, and he was having a glass of beer after his exertions, when Mr. Brown and his companion came in.

attentionnounUS /əˈtenʃən/

the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

From this reading Look here's a great strong arm, sir," he continued, taking Josiah by the arm, while he called the gentleman's attention to it.

b'lieve

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From this reading "Thank 'ee, 'Siah," said Mr. Brown; "I do b'lieve the mare ha'n't had such a rub-down for a month.

beernounUS /bɪr/

a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops

boynounUS /bɔɪ/

a youthful male person

From this reading Mr. Brown and his companion returned, after a three-hours' search, without having found the boy or learnt any tidings of him.

BrownnounUS /braʊn/

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading Mr. Brown and his companion returned, after a three-hours' search, without having found the boy or learnt any tidings of him.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Look here's a great strong arm, sir," he continued, taking Josiah by the arm, while he called the gentleman's attention to it.

calledverbUS /kɔːld/

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Look here's a great strong arm, sir," he continued, taking Josiah by the arm, while he called the gentleman's attention to it.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

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

comfortableadjectiveUS /ˈkʌmfərtəbəl/

providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)

companionnounUS /kəmˈpænjən/

a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading Mr. Brown and his companion returned, after a three-hours' search, without having found the boy or learnt any tidings of him.

CONJURORnounUS /ˈkɑːndʒərər/

someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience

From this reading THE LAND'S-END CONJUROR.

continuedadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːd/

without stop or interruption

From this reading Look here's a great strong arm, sir," he continued, taking Josiah by the arm, while he called the gentleman's attention to it.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Thank 'ee, 'Siah," said Mr. Brown; "I do b'lieve the mare ha'n't had such a rub-down for a month.

eatenverbUS /ˈiːtən/

inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food

eenounUS /iː/

the branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication

From this reading "Thank 'ee, 'Siah," said Mr. Brown; "I do b'lieve the mare ha'n't had such a rub-down for a month.

exertionsnounUS /ɪɡˈzɜːrʃənz/

plural of “exertion” — use of physical or mental energy; hard work

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Thank 'ee, 'Siah," said Mr. Brown; "I do b'lieve the mare ha'n't had such a rub-down for a month.

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading Mr. Brown and his companion returned, after a three-hours' search, without having found the boy or learnt any tidings of him.

gentleman'snounUS /ˈdʒentəlmʌnz/

possessive form of “gentleman” — a man of refinement

From this reading Look here's a great strong arm, sir," he continued, taking Josiah by the arm, while he called the gentleman's attention to it.

giveverbUS /ɡɪv/

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

glassnounUS /ɡlæs/

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Look here's a great strong arm, sir," he continued, taking Josiah by the arm, while he called the gentleman's attention to it.

ha'n't

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From this reading "Thank 'ee, 'Siah," said Mr. Brown; "I do b'lieve the mare ha'n't had such a rub-down for a month.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Mr. Brown and his companion returned, after a three-hours' search, without having found the boy or learnt any tidings of him.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

here's

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From this reading Look here's a great strong arm, sir," he continued, taking Josiah by the arm, while he called the gentleman's attention to it.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Mr. Brown and his companion returned, after a three-hours' search, without having found the boy or learnt any tidings of him.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Mr. Brown and his companion returned, after a three-hours' search, without having found the boy or learnt any tidings of him.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "Thank 'ee, 'Siah," said Mr. Brown; "I do b'lieve the mare ha'n't had such a rub-down for a month.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Look here's a great strong arm, sir," he continued, taking Josiah by the arm, while he called the gentleman's attention to it.

Josiah

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LAND'S-END

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From this reading THE LAND'S-END CONJUROR.

learntverbUS /lɜːrnt/

inflected form of “learn” — gain knowledge or skills

From this reading Mr. Brown and his companion returned, after a three-hours' search, without having found the boy or learnt any tidings of him.

LookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Look here's a great strong arm, sir," he continued, taking Josiah by the arm, while he called the gentleman's attention to it.

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

marenounUS /mer/

female equine animal

mashverbUS /mæʃ/

to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

monthnounUS /mʌnθ/

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading "Thank 'ee, 'Siah," said Mr. Brown; "I do b'lieve the mare ha'n't had such a rub-down for a month.

MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading Mr. Brown and his companion returned, after a three-hours' search, without having found the boy or learnt any tidings of him.

MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/

a form of address for a married woman

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Mr. Brown and his companion returned, after a three-hours' search, without having found the boy or learnt any tidings of him.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Mr. Brown and his companion returned, after a three-hours' search, without having found the boy or learnt any tidings of him.

procuredverbUS /proʊˈkjʊrd/

past form of “procure” — get by special effort

returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading Mr. Brown and his companion returned, after a three-hours' search, without having found the boy or learnt any tidings of him.

rub-down

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saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Thank 'ee, 'Siah," said Mr. Brown; "I do b'lieve the mare ha'n't had such a rub-down for a month.

searchverbUS /sɜːrtʃ/

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

From this reading Mr. Brown and his companion returned, after a three-hours' search, without having found the boy or learnt any tidings of him.

Siah

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

From this reading "Thank 'ee, 'Siah," said Mr. Brown; "I do b'lieve the mare ha'n't had such a rub-down for a month.

sirnounUS /sɜːr/

term of address for a man

From this reading Look here's a great strong arm, sir," he continued, taking Josiah by the arm, while he called the gentleman's attention to it.

strongadjectiveUS /strɔːŋ/

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading Look here's a great strong arm, sir," he continued, taking Josiah by the arm, while he called the gentleman's attention to it.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading "Thank 'ee, 'Siah," said Mr. Brown; "I do b'lieve the mare ha'n't had such a rub-down for a month.

takingnounUS /ˈteɪkɪŋ/

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading Look here's a great strong arm, sir," he continued, taking Josiah by the arm, while he called the gentleman's attention to it.

ThankverbUS /θæŋk/

express gratitude or show appreciation to

From this reading "Thank 'ee, 'Siah," said Mr. Brown; "I do b'lieve the mare ha'n't had such a rub-down for a month.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE LAND'S-END CONJUROR.

three-hours

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From this reading Mr. Brown and his companion returned, after a three-hours' search, without having found the boy or learnt any tidings of him.

tidingsnounUS /ˈtaɪdɪŋz/

information about recent and important events

From this reading Mr. Brown and his companion returned, after a three-hours' search, without having found the boy or learnt any tidings of him.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

Trenow

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warmadjectiveUS /wɔːrm/

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading Look here's a great strong arm, sir," he continued, taking Josiah by the arm, while he called the gentleman's attention to it.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Mr. Brown and his companion returned, after a three-hours' search, without having found the boy or learnt any tidings of him.

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