Twenty Years of Hus'ling

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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After dissolving partnership I returned to Columbus, replenished my stock, and started out alone.

I took the first train out from the city and stopped about ten miles distant, at a small country village, and commenced operations.

My success was gratifying.

I walked through the country, peddling from house to house.

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Twenty Years of Hus'ling J. P. (James Perry) Johnston

Chapter VII

Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of Twenty Years of Hus'ling is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

CONTINUING THE JEWELRY AND SPECTACLE BUSINESS ALONE--TRADING A WATCH CHAIN FOR A HORSE--PEDDLING ON HORSEBACK--TRADING JEWELRY FOR A HARNESS AND BUGGY--SELLING AT WHOLESALE--RETIRING FROM THE JEWELRY BUSINESS. After dissolving partnership I returned to Columbus, replenished my stock, and started out alone. I took the first train out from the city and stopped about ten miles distant, at a small country village, and commenced operations. My success was gratifying. I walked through the country, peddling from house to house.

Twenty Years of Hus'ling

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of Twenty Years of Hus'ling is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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After dissolving partnership I returned to Columbus, replenished my stock, and started out alone.

/ˈæftər dɪˈzɔːlvɪŋ ˈpɑːrtnərʃɪp aɪ rɪˈtɜːrnd tuː kəˈlʌmbəs riˈplenɪʃt maɪ stɑːk ənd ˈstɑːrtɪd aʊt əˈloʊn/

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I took the first train out from the city and stopped about ten miles distant, at a small country village, and commenced operations.

/aɪ tʊk ðə fɜːrst treɪn aʊt frʌm ðə ˈsɪti ənd stɑːpt əˈbaʊt ten maɪlz ˈdɪstənt æt ə smɔːl ˈkʌntri ˈvɪlədʒ ənd kəˈmenst ˌɑːpərˈeɪʃənz/

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My success was gratifying.

/maɪ səkˈses wɑːz ˈɡrætəfaɪɪŋ/

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I walked through the country, peddling from house to house.

/aɪ wɔːkt θruː ðə ˈkʌntri ˈpedəlɪŋ frʌm haʊs tuː haʊs/

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dissolving noun US /dɪˈzɔːlvɪŋ/

the process of going into solution

From this reading “After dissolving partnership I returned to Columbus, replenished my stock, and started out alone.”

gratifying adjective US /ˈɡrætəfaɪɪŋ/

pleasing to the mind or feeling

From this reading “My success was gratifying.”

jewelry noun US /ˈdʒuːəlri/

an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems)

From this reading “CONTINUING THE JEWELRY AND SPECTACLE BUSINESS ALONE--TRADING A WATCH CHAIN FOR A HORSE--PEDDLING ON HORSEBACK--TRADING JEWELRY FOR A HARNESS AND BUGGY--SELLING AT WHOLESALE--RETIRING FROM THE JEWELRY BUSINESS.”

partnership noun US /ˈpɑːrtnərʃɪp/

the members of a business venture created by contract

From this reading “After dissolving partnership I returned to Columbus, replenished my stock, and started out alone.”

peddling noun US /ˈpedəlɪŋ/

the act of selling goods for a living

replenished verb US /riˈplenɪʃt/

past form of “replenish” — fill something that had previously been emptied

From this reading “After dissolving partnership I returned to Columbus, replenished my stock, and started out alone.”

trading noun US /ˈtreɪdɪŋ/

buying or selling securities or commodities

wholesale adverb US /ˈhoʊlseɪl/

at a wholesale price

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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 CONTINUING THE JEWELRY AND SPECTACLE BUSINESS ALONE--TRADING A WATCH CHAIN FOR A HORSE--PEDDLING ON HORSEBACK--TRADING JEWELRY FOR A HARNESS AND BUGGY--SELLING AT WHOLESALE--RETIRING FROM THE JEWELRY BUSINESS.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading I took the first train out from the city and stopped about ten miles distant, at a small country village, and commenced operations.

AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading After dissolving partnership I returned to Columbus, replenished my stock, and started out alone.

ALONEadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

ATprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

BUGGYnounUS /ˈbʌɡi/

a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse

BUSINESSnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

CHAINnounUS /tʃeɪn/

a series of things depending on each other as if linked together

citynounUS /ˈsɪti/

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading I took the first train out from the city and stopped about ten miles distant, at a small country village, and commenced operations.

ColumbusnounUS /kəˈlʌmbəs/

the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University

From this reading After dissolving partnership I returned to Columbus, replenished my stock, and started out alone.

commencedverbUS /kəˈmenst/

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

From this reading I took the first train out from the city and stopped about ten miles distant, at a small country village, and commenced operations.

CONTINUINGadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːɪŋ/

remaining in force or being carried on without letup

countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading I took the first train out from the city and stopped about ten miles distant, at a small country village, and commenced operations.

dissolvingnounUS /dɪˈzɔːlvɪŋ/

the process of going into solution

From this reading After dissolving partnership I returned to Columbus, replenished my stock, and started out alone.

distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/

separated in space or coming from or going to a distance

From this reading I took the first train out from the city and stopped about ten miles distant, at a small country village, and commenced operations.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading I took the first train out from the city and stopped about ten miles distant, at a small country village, and commenced operations.

FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

gratifyingadjectiveUS /ˈɡrætəfaɪɪŋ/

pleasing to the mind or feeling

From this reading My success was gratifying.

HARNESSverbUS /ˈhɑːrnəs/

put a harness

HORSEnounUS /hɔːrs/

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

HORSEBACKnounUS /ˈhɔːrsbæk/

the back of a horse

housenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading I walked through the country, peddling from house to house.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading After dissolving partnership I returned to Columbus, replenished my stock, and started out alone.

JEWELRYnounUS /ˈdʒuːəlri/

an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems)

milesnounUS /maɪlz/

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

From this reading I took the first train out from the city and stopped about ten miles distant, at a small country village, and commenced operations.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading After dissolving partnership I returned to Columbus, replenished my stock, and started out alone.

ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

operationsnounUS /ˌɑːpərˈeɪʃənz/

financial transactions at a brokerage; having to do with the execution of trades and keeping customer records

From this reading I took the first train out from the city and stopped about ten miles distant, at a small country village, and commenced operations.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading After dissolving partnership I returned to Columbus, replenished my stock, and started out alone.

partnershipnounUS /ˈpɑːrtnərʃɪp/

the members of a business venture created by contract

From this reading After dissolving partnership I returned to Columbus, replenished my stock, and started out alone.

PEDDLINGnounUS /ˈpedəlɪŋ/

the act of selling goods for a living

replenishedverbUS /riˈplenɪʃt/

past form of “replenish” — fill something that had previously been emptied

From this reading After dissolving partnership I returned to Columbus, replenished my stock, and started out alone.

RETIRINGadjectiveUS /rɪˈtaɪrɪŋ/

not arrogant or presuming

returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/

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

From this reading After dissolving partnership I returned to Columbus, replenished my stock, and started out alone.

SELLINGnounUS /ˈselɪŋ/

the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money

smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading I took the first train out from the city and stopped about ten miles distant, at a small country village, and commenced operations.

SPECTACLEnounUS /ˈspektəkəl/

something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight)

startedverbUS /ˈstɑːrtɪd/

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

From this reading After dissolving partnership I returned to Columbus, replenished my stock, and started out alone.

stocknounUS /stɑːk/

the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest

From this reading After dissolving partnership I returned to Columbus, replenished my stock, and started out alone.

stoppedadjectiveUS /stɑːpt/

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading I took the first train out from the city and stopped about ten miles distant, at a small country village, and commenced operations.

successnounUS /səkˈses/

an event that accomplishes its intended purpose

From this reading My success was gratifying.

tennounUS /ten/

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

From this reading I took the first train out from the city and stopped about ten miles distant, at a small country village, and commenced operations.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading I walked through the country, peddling from house to house.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading After dissolving partnership I returned to Columbus, replenished my stock, and started out alone.

tookverbUS /tʊk/

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading I took the first train out from the city and stopped about ten miles distant, at a small country village, and commenced operations.

TRADINGnounUS /ˈtreɪdɪŋ/

buying or selling securities or commodities

trainverbUS /treɪn/

create by training and teaching

From this reading I took the first train out from the city and stopped about ten miles distant, at a small country village, and commenced operations.

villagenounUS /ˈvɪlədʒ/

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading I took the first train out from the city and stopped about ten miles distant, at a small country village, and commenced operations.

walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading I walked through the country, peddling from house to house.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading My success was gratifying.

WATCHverbUS /wɑːtʃ/

look attentively

WHOLESALEadverbUS /ˈhoʊlseɪl/

at a wholesale price

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