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True to His Home

Chapter XXXII

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OLD MR.
CALAMITY AND THE TEARING DOWN OF THE KING'S ARMS.
OUR gentlemanly friend Mr. Calamity was now very, very old, long past the milestone of eighty.
As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.
One day, long before the Stamp Act, he passed the Gazette office, when the prosperous editor appeared.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

True to His Home

Chapter XXXII

Chapter 32 of True to His Home is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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OLD MR.
/oʊld ˈmɪstər/
Line 2
CALAMITY AND THE TEARING DOWN OF THE KING'S ARMS.
/kəˈlæməti ənd ðə ˈterɪŋ daʊn ʌv ðə kɪŋz ɑːrmz/
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OUR gentlemanly friend Mr. Calamity was now very, very old, long past the milestone of eighty.
/ˈaʊər ˈdʒentəlmənli frend ˈmɪstər kəˈlæməti wɑːz naʊ ˈveri ˈveri oʊld lɔːŋ pæst ðə ˈmaɪlstoʊn ʌv ˈeɪti/
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As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.
/æz ˌfɪləˈdelfiə ɡruː ðə striːts ˈleŋθənɪŋ ðə faɪn ˈhaʊsəz ˈraɪzɪŋ ˈhaɪər ənd ˈhaɪər hiː bɪˈɡæn tuː daʊt ðæt hiː wɑːz ə ˈprɑːfət ənd hiː ʃʌnd ˈbendʒəmən ˈfræŋklɪn wen ðə ˈlætər wɑːz ɪn ðə ˈkʌntri/
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One day, long before the Stamp Act, he passed the Gazette office, when the prosperous editor appeared.
/wʌn deɪ lɔːŋ bɪˈfɔːr ðə stæmp ækt hiː pæst ðə ɡəˈzet ˈɔːfɪs wen ðə ˈprɑːspərəs ˈedətər əˈpɪrd/

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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Benjamin noun US /ˈbendʒəmən/

gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation

From this reading “As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.”

calamity noun US /kəˈlæməti/

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

From this reading “CALAMITY AND THE TEARING DOWN OF THE KING'S ARMS.”

Franklin noun US /ˈfræŋklɪn/

United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915)

From this reading “As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.”

Gazette noun US /ɡəˈzet/

a newspaper or official journal

From this reading “One day, long before the Stamp Act, he passed the Gazette office, when the prosperous editor appeared.”

gentlemanly adjective US /ˈdʒentəlmənli/

befitting a man of good breeding

From this reading “OUR gentlemanly friend Mr. Calamity was now very, very old, long past the milestone of eighty.”

lengthening noun US /ˈleŋθənɪŋ/

the act of prolonging something

From this reading “As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.”

milestone noun US /ˈmaɪlstoʊn/

stone post at side of a road to show distances

From this reading “OUR gentlemanly friend Mr. Calamity was now very, very old, long past the milestone of eighty.”

shunned verb US /ʃʌnd/

inflected form of “shun” — avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of

From this reading “As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.”

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.

long past adjective + noun

In this reading “OUR gentlemanly friend Mr. Calamity was now very, very old, long past the milestone of eighty.”

fine houses adjective + noun counted as “fine house”

In this reading “As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.”

in the country preposition + article + noun counted as “in … country”

In this reading “As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.”

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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 As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.

ActverbUS /ækt/

perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

From this reading One day, long before the Stamp Act, he passed the Gazette office, when the prosperous editor appeared.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading CALAMITY AND THE TEARING DOWN OF THE KING'S ARMS.

appearedverbUS /əˈpɪrd/

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

From this reading One day, long before the Stamp Act, he passed the Gazette office, when the prosperous editor appeared.

ARMSnounUS /ɑːrmz/

weapons considered collectively

From this reading CALAMITY AND THE TEARING DOWN OF THE KING'S ARMS.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading One day, long before the Stamp Act, he passed the Gazette office, when the prosperous editor appeared.

beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.

BenjaminnounUS /ˈbendʒəmən/

gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation

From this reading As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.

CALAMITYnounUS /kəˈlæməti/

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

From this reading CALAMITY AND THE TEARING DOWN OF THE KING'S ARMS.

countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading One day, long before the Stamp Act, he passed the Gazette office, when the prosperous editor appeared.

doubtnounUS /daʊt/

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.

DOWNadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading CALAMITY AND THE TEARING DOWN OF THE KING'S ARMS.

editornounUS /ˈedətər/

a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)

From this reading One day, long before the Stamp Act, he passed the Gazette office, when the prosperous editor appeared.

eightyadjectiveUS /ˈeɪti/

being ten more than seventy

From this reading OUR gentlemanly friend Mr. Calamity was now very, very old, long past the milestone of eighty.

fineadjectiveUS /faɪn/

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.

FranklinnounUS /ˈfræŋklɪn/

United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915)

From this reading As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.

friendnounUS /frend/

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading OUR gentlemanly friend Mr. Calamity was now very, very old, long past the milestone of eighty.

GazettenounUS /ɡəˈzet/

a newspaper or official journal

From this reading One day, long before the Stamp Act, he passed the Gazette office, when the prosperous editor appeared.

gentlemanlyadjectiveUS /ˈdʒentəlmənli/

befitting a man of good breeding

From this reading OUR gentlemanly friend Mr. Calamity was now very, very old, long past the milestone of eighty.

grewverbUS /ɡruː/

inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.

higheradjectiveUS /ˈhaɪər/

advanced in complexity or elaboration

From this reading As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.

housesnounUS /ˈhaʊsəz/

plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.

KING'SnounUS /kɪŋz/

possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading CALAMITY AND THE TEARING DOWN OF THE KING'S ARMS.

latteradjectiveUS /ˈlætər/

referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

From this reading As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.

lengtheningnounUS /ˈleŋθənɪŋ/

the act of prolonging something

From this reading As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading OUR gentlemanly friend Mr. Calamity was now very, very old, long past the milestone of eighty.

milestonenounUS /ˈmaɪlstoʊn/

stone post at side of a road to show distances

From this reading OUR gentlemanly friend Mr. Calamity was now very, very old, long past the milestone of eighty.

MRnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading OLD MR.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading OUR gentlemanly friend Mr. Calamity was now very, very old, long past the milestone of eighty.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading CALAMITY AND THE TEARING DOWN OF THE KING'S ARMS.

officenounUS /ˈɔːfɪs/

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading One day, long before the Stamp Act, he passed the Gazette office, when the prosperous editor appeared.

OLDadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading OLD MR.

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One day, long before the Stamp Act, he passed the Gazette office, when the prosperous editor appeared.

OURdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading OUR gentlemanly friend Mr. Calamity was now very, very old, long past the milestone of eighty.

passedverbUS /pæst/

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading One day, long before the Stamp Act, he passed the Gazette office, when the prosperous editor appeared.

pastnounUS /pæst/

the time that has elapsed

From this reading OUR gentlemanly friend Mr. Calamity was now very, very old, long past the milestone of eighty.

PhiladelphianounUS /ˌfɪləˈdelfiə/

the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania

From this reading As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.

prophetnounUS /ˈprɑːfət/

an authoritative person who divines the future

From this reading As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.

prosperousadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːspərəs/

in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich

From this reading One day, long before the Stamp Act, he passed the Gazette office, when the prosperous editor appeared.

risingadjectiveUS /ˈraɪzɪŋ/

advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status

From this reading As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.

shunnedverbUS /ʃʌnd/

inflected form of “shun” — avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of

From this reading As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.

StampverbUS /stæmp/

walk heavily

From this reading One day, long before the Stamp Act, he passed the Gazette office, when the prosperous editor appeared.

streetsnounUS /striːts/

plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.

TEARINGnounUS /ˈterɪŋ/

shedding tears

From this reading CALAMITY AND THE TEARING DOWN OF THE KING'S ARMS.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading CALAMITY AND THE TEARING DOWN OF THE KING'S ARMS.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading OUR gentlemanly friend Mr. Calamity was now very, very old, long past the milestone of eighty.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading OUR gentlemanly friend Mr. Calamity was now very, very old, long past the milestone of eighty.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.

Chapter 32 of True to His Home by Hezekiah Butterworth holds 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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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