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A House of Pomegranates

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of A House of Pomegranates is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The black sea came nearer, and the white foam moaned like a leper.
With white claws of foam the sea grabbled at the shore.
From the palace of the Sea-King came the cry of mourning again, and far out upon the sea the great Tritons blew hoarsely upon their horns.
Flee away,’ said his Soul, for ever doth the sea come nigher, and if thou tarriest it will slay thee.
Flee away, for I am afraid, seeing that thy heart is closed against me by reason of the greatness of thy love.
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A House of Pomegranates

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of A House of Pomegranates is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The black sea came nearer, and the white foam moaned like a leper.
Line 2
With white claws of foam the sea grabbled at the shore.
Line 3
From the palace of the Sea-King came the cry of mourning again, and far out upon the sea the great Tritons blew hoarsely upon their horns.
Line 4
Flee away,’ said his Soul, ‘for ever doth the sea come nigher, and if thou tarriest it will slay thee.
Line 5
Flee away, for I am afraid, seeing that thy heart is closed against me by reason of the greatness of thy love.

All words in this reading · 65

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a

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From this reading The black sea came nearer, and the white foam moaned like a leper.

afraid

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From this reading Flee away, for I am afraid, seeing that thy heart is closed against me by reason of the greatness of thy love.

again

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From this reading From the palace of the Sea-King came the cry of mourning again, and far out upon the sea the great Tritons blew hoarsely upon their horns.

against

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From this reading Flee away, for I am afraid, seeing that thy heart is closed against me by reason of the greatness of thy love.

am

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From this reading Flee away, for I am afraid, seeing that thy heart is closed against me by reason of the greatness of thy love.

and

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From this reading The black sea came nearer, and the white foam moaned like a leper.

at

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From this reading With white claws of foam the sea grabbled at the shore.

away

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From this reading ‘Flee away,’ said his Soul, ‘for ever doth the sea come nigher, and if thou tarriest it will slay thee.

black

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From this reading The black sea came nearer, and the white foam moaned like a leper.

blew

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From this reading From the palace of the Sea-King came the cry of mourning again, and far out upon the sea the great Tritons blew hoarsely upon their horns.

by

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From this reading Flee away, for I am afraid, seeing that thy heart is closed against me by reason of the greatness of thy love.

came

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From this reading The black sea came nearer, and the white foam moaned like a leper.

claws

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From this reading With white claws of foam the sea grabbled at the shore.

closed

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From this reading Flee away, for I am afraid, seeing that thy heart is closed against me by reason of the greatness of thy love.

come

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From this reading ‘Flee away,’ said his Soul, ‘for ever doth the sea come nigher, and if thou tarriest it will slay thee.

cry

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From this reading From the palace of the Sea-King came the cry of mourning again, and far out upon the sea the great Tritons blew hoarsely upon their horns.

doth

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From this reading ‘Flee away,’ said his Soul, ‘for ever doth the sea come nigher, and if thou tarriest it will slay thee.

ever

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From this reading ‘Flee away,’ said his Soul, ‘for ever doth the sea come nigher, and if thou tarriest it will slay thee.

far

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From this reading From the palace of the Sea-King came the cry of mourning again, and far out upon the sea the great Tritons blew hoarsely upon their horns.

Flee

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From this reading ‘Flee away,’ said his Soul, ‘for ever doth the sea come nigher, and if thou tarriest it will slay thee.

foam

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From this reading The black sea came nearer, and the white foam moaned like a leper.

for

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From this reading ‘Flee away,’ said his Soul, ‘for ever doth the sea come nigher, and if thou tarriest it will slay thee.

From

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From this reading From the palace of the Sea-King came the cry of mourning again, and far out upon the sea the great Tritons blew hoarsely upon their horns.

grabbled

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From this reading With white claws of foam the sea grabbled at the shore.

great

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From this reading From the palace of the Sea-King came the cry of mourning again, and far out upon the sea the great Tritons blew hoarsely upon their horns.

greatness

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From this reading Flee away, for I am afraid, seeing that thy heart is closed against me by reason of the greatness of thy love.

heart

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From this reading Flee away, for I am afraid, seeing that thy heart is closed against me by reason of the greatness of thy love.

his

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From this reading ‘Flee away,’ said his Soul, ‘for ever doth the sea come nigher, and if thou tarriest it will slay thee.

hoarsely

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From this reading From the palace of the Sea-King came the cry of mourning again, and far out upon the sea the great Tritons blew hoarsely upon their horns.

horns

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From this reading From the palace of the Sea-King came the cry of mourning again, and far out upon the sea the great Tritons blew hoarsely upon their horns.

I

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From this reading Flee away, for I am afraid, seeing that thy heart is closed against me by reason of the greatness of thy love.

if

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From this reading ‘Flee away,’ said his Soul, ‘for ever doth the sea come nigher, and if thou tarriest it will slay thee.

is

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From this reading Flee away, for I am afraid, seeing that thy heart is closed against me by reason of the greatness of thy love.

it

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From this reading ‘Flee away,’ said his Soul, ‘for ever doth the sea come nigher, and if thou tarriest it will slay thee.

leper

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From this reading The black sea came nearer, and the white foam moaned like a leper.

like

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From this reading The black sea came nearer, and the white foam moaned like a leper.

love

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From this reading Flee away, for I am afraid, seeing that thy heart is closed against me by reason of the greatness of thy love.

me

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From this reading Flee away, for I am afraid, seeing that thy heart is closed against me by reason of the greatness of thy love.

moaned

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From this reading The black sea came nearer, and the white foam moaned like a leper.

mourning

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From this reading From the palace of the Sea-King came the cry of mourning again, and far out upon the sea the great Tritons blew hoarsely upon their horns.

nearer

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From this reading The black sea came nearer, and the white foam moaned like a leper.

nigher

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From this reading ‘Flee away,’ said his Soul, ‘for ever doth the sea come nigher, and if thou tarriest it will slay thee.

of

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From this reading With white claws of foam the sea grabbled at the shore.

out

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From this reading From the palace of the Sea-King came the cry of mourning again, and far out upon the sea the great Tritons blew hoarsely upon their horns.

palace

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From this reading From the palace of the Sea-King came the cry of mourning again, and far out upon the sea the great Tritons blew hoarsely upon their horns.

reason

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From this reading Flee away, for I am afraid, seeing that thy heart is closed against me by reason of the greatness of thy love.

said

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From this reading ‘Flee away,’ said his Soul, ‘for ever doth the sea come nigher, and if thou tarriest it will slay thee.

sea

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From this reading The black sea came nearer, and the white foam moaned like a leper.

Sea-King

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From this reading From the palace of the Sea-King came the cry of mourning again, and far out upon the sea the great Tritons blew hoarsely upon their horns.

seeing

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From this reading Flee away, for I am afraid, seeing that thy heart is closed against me by reason of the greatness of thy love.

shore

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From this reading With white claws of foam the sea grabbled at the shore.

slay

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From this reading ‘Flee away,’ said his Soul, ‘for ever doth the sea come nigher, and if thou tarriest it will slay thee.

Soul

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From this reading ‘Flee away,’ said his Soul, ‘for ever doth the sea come nigher, and if thou tarriest it will slay thee.

tarriest

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From this reading ‘Flee away,’ said his Soul, ‘for ever doth the sea come nigher, and if thou tarriest it will slay thee.

that

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From this reading Flee away, for I am afraid, seeing that thy heart is closed against me by reason of the greatness of thy love.

The

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From this reading The black sea came nearer, and the white foam moaned like a leper.

thee

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From this reading ‘Flee away,’ said his Soul, ‘for ever doth the sea come nigher, and if thou tarriest it will slay thee.

their

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From this reading From the palace of the Sea-King came the cry of mourning again, and far out upon the sea the great Tritons blew hoarsely upon their horns.

thou

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From this reading ‘Flee away,’ said his Soul, ‘for ever doth the sea come nigher, and if thou tarriest it will slay thee.

thy

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From this reading Flee away, for I am afraid, seeing that thy heart is closed against me by reason of the greatness of thy love.

Tritons

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From this reading From the palace of the Sea-King came the cry of mourning again, and far out upon the sea the great Tritons blew hoarsely upon their horns.

upon

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From this reading From the palace of the Sea-King came the cry of mourning again, and far out upon the sea the great Tritons blew hoarsely upon their horns.

white

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From this reading The black sea came nearer, and the white foam moaned like a leper.

will

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From this reading ‘Flee away,’ said his Soul, ‘for ever doth the sea come nigher, and if thou tarriest it will slay thee.

With

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From this reading With white claws of foam the sea grabbled at the shore.

Chapter 8 of A House of Pomegranates by Oscar Wilde holds 161 sentences, grouped into 33 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.

What does chapter 8 of A House of Pomegranates contain?

Chapter 8 holds 161 sentences of A House of Pomegranates, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 8 of A House of Pomegranates by Oscar Wilde exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 161 sentences, grouped into 33 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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