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The Yellow House

Chapter XVIII

Chapter 18 of The Yellow House is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim • Curated US English Learning Edition
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FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.
I, jealous!
What an ugly word!
I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.
And above all things there was the man.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Yellow House

Chapter XVIII

Chapter 18 of The Yellow House is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.
/frendz wen ðə θɔːt fɜːrst keɪm tuː miː aɪ flʌŋ ɪt əˈweɪ ənd ˈtræmpəld ɪt ˈʌndər fʊt aɪ kʊd ˈɔːlmoʊst hæv ˌɪˈmædʒənd aɪ wɑːz ˈɡoʊɪŋ mæd/
Line 2
I, jealous!
/aɪ ˈdʒeləs/
Line 3
What an ugly word!
/wʌt æn ˈʌɡli wɜːrd/
Line 4
I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.
Line 5
And above all things there was the man.
/ənd əˈbʌv ɔːl θɪŋz ðer wɑːz ðə mæn/

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.

Bruce noun US /bruːs/

Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)

From this reading “I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
chit noun US /tʃɪt/

a dismissive term for a girl who is immature or who lacks respect

From this reading “I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
claim noun US /kleɪm/

an assertion of a right (as to money or property)

From this reading “I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
especial adjective US /əˈspeʃəl/

surpassing what is common or usual or expected

From this reading “I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
imagined verb US /ˌɪˈmædʒənd/

past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

From this reading “FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
jealous adjective US /ˈdʒeləs/

showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages

From this reading “I, jealous!”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
trampled verb US /ˈtræmpəld/

past form of “trample” — tread or stomp heavily or roughly

From this reading “FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ugly adjective US /ˈʌɡli/

displeasing to the senses

From this reading “What an ugly word!”

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.

own especial verb + adjective

In this reading “I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.”

248 times in 225,867 chapters
laid claim adjective + noun

In this reading “I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.”

344 times in 225,867 chapters
all things adjective + noun

In this reading “And above all things there was the man.”

33,573 times in 225,867 chapters
ugly word adjective + noun

In this reading “What an ugly word!”

203 times in 225,867 chapters
under foot preposition + noun

In this reading “FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.”

2,294 times in 225,867 chapters

All words in this reading · 59

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

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading And above all things there was the man.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
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 And above all things there was the man.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading What an ugly word!

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
black-eyed

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

From this reading I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.

Pending verification
BrucenounUS /bruːs/

Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)

From this reading I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
cameverbUS /keɪm/

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

From this reading FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
certainadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtən/

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
chitnounUS /tʃɪt/

a dismissive term for a girl who is immature or who lacks respect

From this reading I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
claimnounUS /kleɪm/

an assertion of a right (as to money or property)

From this reading I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
Deville

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

From this reading I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.

Pending verification
especialadjectiveUS /əˈspeʃəl/

surpassing what is common or usual or expected

From this reading I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
flungverbUS /flʌŋ/

inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness

From this reading FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
followedverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊd/

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
footnounUS /fʊt/

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
FRIENDSnounUS /frendz/

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
imaginedverbUS /ˌɪˈmædʒənd/

past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

From this reading FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
jealousadjectiveUS /ˈdʒeləs/

showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages

From this reading I, jealous!

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
laidadjectiveUS /leɪd/

set down according to a plan

From this reading I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
madadjectiveUS /mæd/

roused to anger

From this reading FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading And above all things there was the man.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
propertynounUS /ˈprɑːpərti/

something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone

From this reading I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sallow-faced

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

From this reading I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.

Pending verification
seemedverbUS /siːmd/

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.

Velmora curated lexicon
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.

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 FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading And above all things there was the man.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading And above all things there was the man.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
trampledverbUS /ˈtræmpəld/

past form of “trample” — tread or stomp heavily or roughly

From this reading FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
uglyadjectiveUS /ˈʌɡli/

displeasing to the senses

From this reading What an ugly word!

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What an ugly word!

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading FRIENDS When the thought first came to me I flung it away and trampled it under foot, I could almost have imagined I was going mad.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading I jealous of that sallow-faced and black-eyed chit, who followed Bruce Deville about like his shadow, and seemed in a certain way to have laid claim to him as her own especial property.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wordnounUS /wɜːrd/

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading What an ugly word!

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Chapter 18 of The Yellow House by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 159 sentences, grouped into 32 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.

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