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HARRISON IN TROUBLE.
"The drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty."
WHEN Harrison awoke the next morning it was with the remembrance of some great sorrow, like that after his little sister's death.
He pressed his hands to his forehead, and presently the events of the previous evening rushed into his mind.
It was not merely the loss, but the manner of the loss, which so distressed the poor child.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Up the ladder

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of Up the ladder is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
HARRISON IN TROUBLE.
/ˈherɪsən ɪn ˈtrʌbəl/
Line 2
"The drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty."
Line 3
WHEN Harrison awoke the next morning it was with the remembrance of some great sorrow, like that after his little sister's death.
/wen ˈherɪsən əˈwoʊk ðə nekst ˈmɔːrnɪŋ ɪt wɑːz wɪð ðə riˈmembrəns ʌv sʌm ɡreɪt ˈsɑːroʊ laɪk ðæt ˈæftər hɪz ˈlɪtəl ˈsɪstərz deθ/
Line 4
He pressed his hands to his forehead, and presently the events of the previous evening rushed into his mind.
/hiː prest hɪz hændz tuː hɪz ˈfɔːrhed ənd ˈprezəntli ðə ɪˈvents ʌv ðə ˈpriːviəs ˈiːvnɪŋ rʌʃt ˈɪntuː hɪz maɪnd/
Line 5
It was not merely the loss, but the manner of the loss, which so distressed the poor child.
/ɪt wɑːz nɑːt ˈmɪrli ðə lɔːs bʌt ðə ˈmænər ʌv ðə lɔːs wɪtʃ soʊ dɪˈstrest ðə puːr tʃaɪld/

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.

awoke verb US /əˈwoʊk/

inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping

From this reading “WHEN Harrison awoke the next morning it was with the remembrance of some great sorrow, like that after his little sister's death.”

distressed adjective US /dɪˈstrest/

facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty

From this reading “It was not merely the loss, but the manner of the loss, which so distressed the poor child.”

drunkard noun US /ˈdrʌŋkərd/

a chronic drinker

From this reading “"The drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty."”

harrison noun US /ˈherɪsən/

English actor on stage and in films (1908-1990)

From this reading “HARRISON IN TROUBLE.”

poverty noun US /ˈpɑːvərti/

the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions

From this reading “"The drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty."”

previous adjective US /ˈpriːviəs/

just preceding something else in time or order

From this reading “He pressed his hands to his forehead, and presently the events of the previous evening rushed into his mind.”

remembrance noun US /riˈmembrəns/

the ability to recall past occurrences

From this reading “WHEN Harrison awoke the next morning it was with the remembrance of some great sorrow, like that after his little sister's death.”

sister's noun US /ˈsɪstərz/

possessive form of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading “WHEN Harrison awoke the next morning it was with the remembrance of some great sorrow, like that after his little sister's death.”

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.

next morning adjective + noun

In this reading “WHEN Harrison awoke the next morning it was with the remembrance of some great sorrow, like that after his little sister's death.”

previous evening adjective + noun

In this reading “He pressed his hands to his forehead, and presently the events of the previous evening rushed into his mind.”

poor child adjective + noun

In this reading “It was not merely the loss, but the manner of the loss, which so distressed the poor child.”

great sorrow adjective + noun

In this reading “WHEN Harrison awoke the next morning it was with the remembrance of some great sorrow, like that after his little sister's death.”

little sister's adjective + noun counted as “little sister”

a younger sister

In this reading “WHEN Harrison awoke the next morning it was with the remembrance of some great sorrow, like that after his little sister's death.”

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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading WHEN Harrison awoke the next morning it was with the remembrance of some great sorrow, like that after his little sister's death.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "The drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty."

awokeverbUS /əˈwoʊk/

inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping

From this reading WHEN Harrison awoke the next morning it was with the remembrance of some great sorrow, like that after his little sister's death.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It was not merely the loss, but the manner of the loss, which so distressed the poor child.

childnounUS /tʃaɪld/

a young person of either sex

From this reading It was not merely the loss, but the manner of the loss, which so distressed the poor child.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "The drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty."

deathnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading WHEN Harrison awoke the next morning it was with the remembrance of some great sorrow, like that after his little sister's death.

distressedadjectiveUS /dɪˈstrest/

facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty

From this reading It was not merely the loss, but the manner of the loss, which so distressed the poor child.

drunkardnounUS /ˈdrʌŋkərd/

a chronic drinker

From this reading "The drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty."

eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading He pressed his hands to his forehead, and presently the events of the previous evening rushed into his mind.

eventsnounUS /ɪˈvents/

plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading He pressed his hands to his forehead, and presently the events of the previous evening rushed into his mind.

foreheadnounUS /ˈfɔːrhed/

the part of the face above the eyes

From this reading He pressed his hands to his forehead, and presently the events of the previous evening rushed into his mind.

gluttonnoun

a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess

From this reading "The drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty."

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading WHEN Harrison awoke the next morning it was with the remembrance of some great sorrow, like that after his little sister's death.

handsnounUS /hændz/

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading He pressed his hands to his forehead, and presently the events of the previous evening rushed into his mind.

HARRISONnounUS /ˈherɪsən/

English actor on stage and in films (1908-1990)

From this reading HARRISON IN TROUBLE.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He pressed his hands to his forehead, and presently the events of the previous evening rushed into his mind.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading WHEN Harrison awoke the next morning it was with the remembrance of some great sorrow, like that after his little sister's death.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading HARRISON IN TROUBLE.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading He pressed his hands to his forehead, and presently the events of the previous evening rushed into his mind.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading WHEN Harrison awoke the next morning it was with the remembrance of some great sorrow, like that after his little sister's death.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading WHEN Harrison awoke the next morning it was with the remembrance of some great sorrow, like that after his little sister's death.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

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

From this reading WHEN Harrison awoke the next morning it was with the remembrance of some great sorrow, like that after his little sister's death.

lossnounUS /lɔːs/

something that is lost

From this reading It was not merely the loss, but the manner of the loss, which so distressed the poor child.

mannernounUS /ˈmænər/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading It was not merely the loss, but the manner of the loss, which so distressed the poor child.

merelyadverbUS /ˈmɪrli/

and nothing more

From this reading It was not merely the loss, but the manner of the loss, which so distressed the poor child.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading He pressed his hands to his forehead, and presently the events of the previous evening rushed into his mind.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading WHEN Harrison awoke the next morning it was with the remembrance of some great sorrow, like that after his little sister's death.

nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading WHEN Harrison awoke the next morning it was with the remembrance of some great sorrow, like that after his little sister's death.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It was not merely the loss, but the manner of the loss, which so distressed the poor child.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading WHEN Harrison awoke the next morning it was with the remembrance of some great sorrow, like that after his little sister's death.

pooradjectiveUS /puːr/

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading It was not merely the loss, but the manner of the loss, which so distressed the poor child.

povertynounUS /ˈpɑːvərti/

the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions

From this reading "The drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty."

presentlyadverbUS /ˈprezəntli/

in the near future

From this reading He pressed his hands to his forehead, and presently the events of the previous evening rushed into his mind.

pressedadjectiveUS /prest/

compacted by ironing

From this reading He pressed his hands to his forehead, and presently the events of the previous evening rushed into his mind.

previousadjectiveUS /ˈpriːviəs/

just preceding something else in time or order

From this reading He pressed his hands to his forehead, and presently the events of the previous evening rushed into his mind.

remembrancenounUS /riˈmembrəns/

the ability to recall past occurrences

From this reading WHEN Harrison awoke the next morning it was with the remembrance of some great sorrow, like that after his little sister's death.

rushedadjectiveUS /rʌʃt/

done under pressure

From this reading He pressed his hands to his forehead, and presently the events of the previous evening rushed into his mind.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading "The drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty."

sister'snounUS /ˈsɪstərz/

possessive form of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading WHEN Harrison awoke the next morning it was with the remembrance of some great sorrow, like that after his little sister's death.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading It was not merely the loss, but the manner of the loss, which so distressed the poor child.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

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

From this reading WHEN Harrison awoke the next morning it was with the remembrance of some great sorrow, like that after his little sister's death.

sorrownounUS /ˈsɑːroʊ/

an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

From this reading WHEN Harrison awoke the next morning it was with the remembrance of some great sorrow, like that after his little sister's death.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading WHEN Harrison awoke the next morning it was with the remembrance of some great sorrow, like that after his little sister's death.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "The drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty."

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "The drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty."

TROUBLEnounUS /ˈtrʌbəl/

a source of difficulty

From this reading HARRISON IN TROUBLE.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading WHEN Harrison awoke the next morning it was with the remembrance of some great sorrow, like that after his little sister's death.

WHENconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading WHEN Harrison awoke the next morning it was with the remembrance of some great sorrow, like that after his little sister's death.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading It was not merely the loss, but the manner of the loss, which so distressed the poor child.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading WHEN Harrison awoke the next morning it was with the remembrance of some great sorrow, like that after his little sister's death.

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