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Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

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She loved him so!
On that first day together in the park she told him everything about herself, about all her ideas and theories and principles, particularly where these touched his sex, even about that terrible fit of crying of hers in bed an hour after she had left him.
And Harry understood everything and agreed with her in everything.
O rapturous affinity!
They met early when business London was rushing to business.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

This Freedom

Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

Chapter 19 of This Freedom is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
She loved him so!
/ʃiː lʌvd hɪm soʊ/
Line 2
On that first day together in the park she told him everything about herself, about all her ideas and theories and principles, particularly where these touched his sex, even about that terrible fit of crying of hers in bed an hour after she had left him.
/ɑːn ðæt fɜːrst deɪ təˈɡeðər ɪn ðə pɑːrk ʃiː toʊld hɪm ˈevriθɪŋ əˈbaʊt hərˈself əˈbaʊt ɔːl hɜːr aɪˈdiːəz ənd ˈθɪriz ənd ˈprɪnsəpəlz ˌpɑːrˈtɪkjələrli wer ðiːz tʌtʃt hɪz seks ˈiːvɪn əˈbaʊt ðæt ˈterəbəl fɪt ʌv ˈkraɪɪŋ ʌv hərz ɪn bed æn ˈaʊər ˈæftər ʃiː hæd left hɪm/
Line 3
And Harry understood everything and agreed with her in everything.
/ənd ˈheri ˌʌndərˈstʊd ˈevriθɪŋ ənd əˈɡriːd wɪð hɜːr ɪn ˈevriθɪŋ/
Line 4
O rapturous affinity!
/oʊ ˈræptʃərəs əˈfɪnəti/
Line 5
They met early when business London was rushing to business.
/ðeɪ met ˈɜːrli wen ˈbɪznəs ˈlʌndən wɑːz ˈrʌʃɪŋ tuː ˈbɪznəs/

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

affinity noun US /əˈfɪnəti/

(immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody

From this reading “O rapturous affinity!”

crying adjective US /ˈkraɪɪŋ/

demanding attention

From this reading “On that first day together in the park she told him everything about herself, about all her ideas and theories and principles, particularly where these touched his sex, even about that terrible fit of crying of hers in bed an hour after she had left him.”

park noun US /pɑːrk/

a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property

From this reading “On that first day together in the park she told him everything about herself, about all her ideas and theories and principles, particularly where these touched his sex, even about that terrible fit of crying of hers in bed an hour after she had left him.”

principles noun US /ˈprɪnsəpəlz/

plural of “principle” — a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct

From this reading “On that first day together in the park she told him everything about herself, about all her ideas and theories and principles, particularly where these touched his sex, even about that terrible fit of crying of hers in bed an hour after she had left him.”

rapturous adjective US /ˈræptʃərəs/

feeling great rapture or delight

From this reading “O rapturous affinity!”

rushing noun US /ˈrʌʃɪŋ/

(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line

From this reading “They met early when business London was rushing to business.”

sex noun US /seks/

activities associated with sexual intercourse

From this reading “On that first day together in the park she told him everything about herself, about all her ideas and theories and principles, particularly where these touched his sex, even about that terrible fit of crying of hers in bed an hour after she had left him.”

theories noun US /ˈθɪriz/

plural of “theory” — a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena

From this reading “On that first day together in the park she told him everything about herself, about all her ideas and theories and principles, particularly where these touched his sex, even about that terrible fit of crying of hers in bed an hour after she had left him.”

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

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading On that first day together in the park she told him everything about herself, about all her ideas and theories and principles, particularly where these touched his sex, even about that terrible fit of crying of hers in bed an hour after she had left him.

affinitynounUS /əˈfɪnəti/

(immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody

From this reading O rapturous affinity!

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading On that first day together in the park she told him everything about herself, about all her ideas and theories and principles, particularly where these touched his sex, even about that terrible fit of crying of hers in bed an hour after she had left him.

agreedadjectiveUS /əˈɡriːd/

united by being of the same opinion

From this reading And Harry understood everything and agreed with her in everything.

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 On that first day together in the park she told him everything about herself, about all her ideas and theories and principles, particularly where these touched his sex, even about that terrible fit of crying of hers in bed an hour after she had left him.

andeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading On that first day together in the park she told him everything about herself, about all her ideas and theories and principles, particularly where these touched his sex, even about that terrible fit of crying of hers in bed an hour after she had left him.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading On that first day together in the park she told him everything about herself, about all her ideas and theories and principles, particularly where these touched his sex, even about that terrible fit of crying of hers in bed an hour after she had left him.

bednounUS /bed/

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading On that first day together in the park she told him everything about herself, about all her ideas and theories and principles, particularly where these touched his sex, even about that terrible fit of crying of hers in bed an hour after she had left him.

businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading They met early when business London was rushing to business.

cryingadjectiveUS /ˈkraɪɪŋ/

demanding attention

From this reading On that first day together in the park she told him everything about herself, about all her ideas and theories and principles, particularly where these touched his sex, even about that terrible fit of crying of hers in bed an hour after she had left him.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading On that first day together in the park she told him everything about herself, about all her ideas and theories and principles, particularly where these touched his sex, even about that terrible fit of crying of hers in bed an hour after she had left him.

earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading They met early when business London was rushing to business.

evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/

divisible by two

From this reading On that first day together in the park she told him everything about herself, about all her ideas and theories and principles, particularly where these touched his sex, even about that terrible fit of crying of hers in bed an hour after she had left him.

everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading On that first day together in the park she told him everything about herself, about all her ideas and theories and principles, particularly where these touched his sex, even about that terrible fit of crying of hers in bed an hour after she had left him.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading On that first day together in the park she told him everything about herself, about all her ideas and theories and principles, particularly where these touched his sex, even about that terrible fit of crying of hers in bed an hour after she had left him.

fitverbUS /fɪt/

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading On that first day together in the park she told him everything about herself, about all her ideas and theories and principles, particularly where these touched his sex, even about that terrible fit of crying of hers in bed an hour after she had left him.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading On that first day together in the park she told him everything about herself, about all her ideas and theories and principles, particularly where these touched his sex, even about that terrible fit of crying of hers in bed an hour after she had left him.

HarryverbUS /ˈheri/

annoy continually or chronically

From this reading And Harry understood everything and agreed with her in everything.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading On that first day together in the park she told him everything about herself, about all her ideas and theories and principles, particularly where these touched his sex, even about that terrible fit of crying of hers in bed an hour after she had left him.

herspronounUS /hərz/

the one or ones belonging to her

From this reading On that first day together in the park she told him everything about herself, about all her ideas and theories and principles, particularly where these touched his sex, even about that terrible fit of crying of hers in bed an hour after she had left him.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

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

From this reading On that first day together in the park she told him everything about herself, about all her ideas and theories and principles, particularly where these touched his sex, even about that terrible fit of crying of hers in bed an hour after she had left him.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading She loved him so!

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading On that first day together in the park she told him everything about herself, about all her ideas and theories and principles, particularly where these touched his sex, even about that terrible fit of crying of hers in bed an hour after she had left him.

hournounUS /ˈaʊər/

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

From this reading On that first day together in the park she told him everything about herself, about all her ideas and theories and principles, particularly where these touched his sex, even about that terrible fit of crying of hers in bed an hour after she had left him.

ideasnounUS /aɪˈdiːəz/

plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading On that first day together in the park she told him everything about herself, about all her ideas and theories and principles, particularly where these touched his sex, even about that terrible fit of crying of hers in bed an hour after she had left him.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading On that first day together in the park she told him everything about herself, about all her ideas and theories and principles, particularly where these touched his sex, even about that terrible fit of crying of hers in bed an hour after she had left him.

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading On that first day together in the park she told him everything about herself, about all her ideas and theories and principles, particularly where these touched his sex, even about that terrible fit of crying of hers in bed an hour after she had left him.

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 They met early when business London was rushing to business.

lovedadjectiveUS /lʌvd/

held dear

From this reading She loved him so!

metverbUS /met/

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading They met early when business London was rushing to business.

OnounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading O rapturous affinity!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading On that first day together in the park she told him everything about herself, about all her ideas and theories and principles, particularly where these touched his sex, even about that terrible fit of crying of hers in bed an hour after she had left him.

OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On that first day together in the park she told him everything about herself, about all her ideas and theories and principles, particularly where these touched his sex, even about that terrible fit of crying of hers in bed an hour after she had left him.

parknounUS /pɑːrk/

a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property

From this reading On that first day together in the park she told him everything about herself, about all her ideas and theories and principles, particularly where these touched his sex, even about that terrible fit of crying of hers in bed an hour after she had left him.

particularlyadverbUS /ˌpɑːrˈtɪkjələrli/

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading On that first day together in the park she told him everything about herself, about all her ideas and theories and principles, particularly where these touched his sex, even about that terrible fit of crying of hers in bed an hour after she had left him.

principlesnounUS /ˈprɪnsəpəlz/

plural of “principle” — a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct

From this reading On that first day together in the park she told him everything about herself, about all her ideas and theories and principles, particularly where these touched his sex, even about that terrible fit of crying of hers in bed an hour after she had left him.

rapturousadjectiveUS /ˈræptʃərəs/

feeling great rapture or delight

From this reading O rapturous affinity!

rushingnounUS /ˈrʌʃɪŋ/

(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line

From this reading They met early when business London was rushing to business.

sexnounUS /seks/

activities associated with sexual intercourse

From this reading On that first day together in the park she told him everything about herself, about all her ideas and theories and principles, particularly where these touched his sex, even about that terrible fit of crying of hers in bed an hour after she had left him.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading She loved him so!

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading She loved him so!

terribleadjectiveUS /ˈterəbəl/

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading On that first day together in the park she told him everything about herself, about all her ideas and theories and principles, particularly where these touched his sex, even about that terrible fit of crying of hers in bed an hour after she had left him.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading On that first day together in the park she told him everything about herself, about all her ideas and theories and principles, particularly where these touched his sex, even about that terrible fit of crying of hers in bed an hour after she had left him.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading On that first day together in the park she told him everything about herself, about all her ideas and theories and principles, particularly where these touched his sex, even about that terrible fit of crying of hers in bed an hour after she had left him.

theoriesnounUS /ˈθɪriz/

plural of “theory” — a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena

From this reading On that first day together in the park she told him everything about herself, about all her ideas and theories and principles, particularly where these touched his sex, even about that terrible fit of crying of hers in bed an hour after she had left him.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading On that first day together in the park she told him everything about herself, about all her ideas and theories and principles, particularly where these touched his sex, even about that terrible fit of crying of hers in bed an hour after she had left him.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They met early when business London was rushing to business.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading They met early when business London was rushing to business.

togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading On that first day together in the park she told him everything about herself, about all her ideas and theories and principles, particularly where these touched his sex, even about that terrible fit of crying of hers in bed an hour after she had left him.

toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading On that first day together in the park she told him everything about herself, about all her ideas and theories and principles, particularly where these touched his sex, even about that terrible fit of crying of hers in bed an hour after she had left him.

touchedadjectiveUS /tʌtʃt/

having come into contact

From this reading On that first day together in the park she told him everything about herself, about all her ideas and theories and principles, particularly where these touched his sex, even about that terrible fit of crying of hers in bed an hour after she had left him.

understoodadjectiveUS /ˌʌndərˈstʊd/

fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation

From this reading And Harry understood everything and agreed with her in everything.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading They met early when business London was rushing to business.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading They met early when business London was rushing to business.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading On that first day together in the park she told him everything about herself, about all her ideas and theories and principles, particularly where these touched his sex, even about that terrible fit of crying of hers in bed an hour after she had left him.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading And Harry understood everything and agreed with her in everything.

Chapter 19 of This Freedom by A. S. M. (Arthur Stuart-Menteth) Hutchinson holds 70 sentences, grouped into 14 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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Chapter 19 holds 70 sentences of This Freedom, unabridged, divided into 14 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 19 of This Freedom by A. S. M. (Arthur Stuart-Menteth) Hutchinson exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 70 sentences, grouped into 14 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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