Tommy and Co.

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of Tommy and Co. is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome • Curated US English Learning Edition

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The haughty lady withdrew her eyes from a spot some ten miles beyond the back of the shop, where hitherto they had been resting, and fixed them for the first time upon Grindley junior.

"Thank you," said the haughty lady.

Grindley junior looked up and immediately, to his annoyance, felt that he was blushing.

Grindley junior blushed easily--it annoyed him very much.

The haughty young lady also blushed.

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Tommy and Co.

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of Tommy and Co. is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/44 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

The haughty lady withdrew her eyes from a spot some ten miles beyond the back of the shop, where hitherto they had been resting, and fixed them for the first time upon Grindley junior.

Line 2

"Thank you," said the haughty lady.

/θæŋk juː sed ðə ˈhɔːti ˈleɪdi/

Line 3

Grindley junior looked up and immediately, to his annoyance, felt that he was blushing.

Line 4

Grindley junior blushed easily--it annoyed him very much.

Line 5

The haughty young lady also blushed.

/ðə ˈhɔːti jʌŋ ˈleɪdi ˈɔːlsoʊ blʌʃt/

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annoyance noun US /əˈnɔɪəns/

the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed

From this reading “Grindley junior looked up and immediately, to his annoyance, felt that he was blushing.”

annoyed adjective US /əˈnɔɪd/

aroused to impatience or anger

From this reading “Grindley junior blushed easily--it annoyed him very much.”

blushed verb US /blʌʃt/

past form of “blush” — turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

From this reading “Grindley junior blushed easily--it annoyed him very much.”

blushing adjective US /ˈblʌʃɪŋ/

having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset

From this reading “Grindley junior looked up and immediately, to his annoyance, felt that he was blushing.”

haughty adjective US /ˈhɔːti/

having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy

From this reading “The haughty lady withdrew her eyes from a spot some ten miles beyond the back of the shop, where hitherto they had been resting, and fixed them for the first time upon Grindley junior.”

junior noun US /ˈdʒuːnjər/

term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male

resting verb US /ˈrestɪŋ/

-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position

withdrew verb US /wɪθˈdruː/

inflected form of “withdraw” — pull back or move away or backward

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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 The haughty lady withdrew her eyes from a spot some ten miles beyond the back of the shop, where hitherto they had been resting, and fixed them for the first time upon Grindley junior.

alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/

in addition

From this reading The haughty young lady also blushed.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

annoyancenounUS /əˈnɔɪəns/

the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed

From this reading Grindley junior looked up and immediately, to his annoyance, felt that he was blushing.

annoyedadjectiveUS /əˈnɔɪd/

aroused to impatience or anger

From this reading Grindley junior blushed easily--it annoyed him very much.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

blushedverbUS /blʌʃt/

past form of “blush” — turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

From this reading Grindley junior blushed easily--it annoyed him very much.

blushingadjectiveUS /ˈblʌʃɪŋ/

having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset

From this reading Grindley junior looked up and immediately, to his annoyance, felt that he was blushing.

easilyadverbUS /ˈiːzəli/

with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)

From this reading Grindley junior blushed easily--it annoyed him very much.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

feltverbUS /felt/

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading Grindley junior looked up and immediately, to his annoyance, felt that he was blushing.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

fixedadjectiveUS /fɪkst/

(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

haughtyadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːti/

having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Grindley junior looked up and immediately, to his annoyance, felt that he was blushing.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading Grindley junior blushed easily--it annoyed him very much.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Grindley junior looked up and immediately, to his annoyance, felt that he was blushing.

hithertoadverbUS /ˈhɪðɜːrˈtuː/

used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time

immediatelyadverbUS /ˌɪˈmiːdiːətli/

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

From this reading Grindley junior looked up and immediately, to his annoyance, felt that he was blushing.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Grindley junior blushed easily--it annoyed him very much.

juniornounUS /ˈdʒuːnjər/

term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male

ladynounUS /ˈleɪdi/

a polite name for any woman

lookedverbUS /lʊkt/

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Grindley junior looked up and immediately, to his annoyance, felt that he was blushing.

milesnounUS /maɪlz/

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Grindley junior blushed easily--it annoyed him very much.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

restingverbUS /ˈrestɪŋ/

-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Thank you," said the haughty lady.

shopverbUS /ʃɑːp/

do one's shopping

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

spotnounUS /spɑːt/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

tennounUS /ten/

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

ThankverbUS /θæŋk/

express gratitude or show appreciation to

From this reading "Thank you," said the haughty lady.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Grindley junior looked up and immediately, to his annoyance, felt that he was blushing.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Grindley junior looked up and immediately, to his annoyance, felt that he was blushing.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Grindley junior looked up and immediately, to his annoyance, felt that he was blushing.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading Grindley junior blushed easily--it annoyed him very much.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Grindley junior looked up and immediately, to his annoyance, felt that he was blushing.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

withdrewverbUS /wɪθˈdruː/

inflected form of “withdraw” — pull back or move away or backward

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Thank you," said the haughty lady.

youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading The haughty young lady also blushed.

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