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A Singer from the Sea

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of A Singer from the Sea is here in full — 343 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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ELIZABETH AND DENAS.
"There is no hate in a woman which is not born of love."
"Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."
--JULIUS CAESAR.
The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.
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A Singer from the Sea

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of A Singer from the Sea is here in full — 343 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/68 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
ELIZABETH AND DENAS.
Line 2
"There is no hate in a woman which is not born of love."
/ðer ɪz noʊ heɪt ɪn ə ˈwʊmən wɪtʃ ɪz nɑːt bɔːrn ʌv lʌv/
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"Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."
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--JULIUS CAESAR.
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The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.

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.

caesar noun US /ˈsiːzər/

conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)

From this reading “--JULIUS CAESAR.”

decay noun US /dɪˈkeɪ/

the process of gradually becoming inferior

From this reading “"Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."”

enforced adjective US /enˈfɔːrst/

forced or compelled or put in force

From this reading “"Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."”

hardening noun US /ˈhɑːrdənɪŋ/

abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue

From this reading “The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.”

slacken verb US /ˈslækən/

become slow or slower

From this reading “"Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."”

turf noun US /tɜːrf/

surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots

From this reading “The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.”

uses noun US /ˈjuːsəz/

plural of “use” — the act of using

From this reading “"Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."”

Wednesday noun US /ˈwenzdi/

the fourth day of the week; the third working day

From this reading “The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.”

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.

simple faith adjective + noun

In this reading “"Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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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 "There is no hate in a woman which is not born of love."

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading ELIZABETH AND DENAS.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."

beginsnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnz/

plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)

From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."

bornadjectiveUS /bɔːrn/

brought into existence

From this reading "There is no hate in a woman which is not born of love."

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.

CAESARnounUS /ˈsiːzər/

conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)

From this reading --JULIUS CAESAR.

ceremonynounUS /ˈserəmoʊni/

a formal event performed on a special occasion

From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."

chillnounUS /tʃɪl/

coldness due to a cold environment

From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.

comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.

crisping

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.

decaynounUS /dɪˈkeɪ/

the process of gradually becoming inferior

From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."

DENAS

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ELIZABETH AND DENAS.

ELIZABETHnounUS /ɪˈlɪzəbəθ/

daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)

From this reading ELIZABETH AND DENAS.

enforcedadjectiveUS /enˈfɔːrst/

forced or compelled or put in force

From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."

EveradverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."

faithnounUS /feɪθ/

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."

frostnounUS /frɔːst/

ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)

From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.

graynounUS /ɡreɪ/

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.

hardeningnounUS /ˈhɑːrdənɪŋ/

abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue

From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.

hatenounUS /heɪt/

the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

From this reading "There is no hate in a woman which is not born of love."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "There is no hate in a woman which is not born of love."

indicatedverbUS /ˈɪndəkeɪtəd/

past form of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of

From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "There is no hate in a woman which is not born of love."

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."

JULIUS

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading --JULIUS CAESAR.

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading "There is no hate in a woman which is not born of love."

Lucilius

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "There is no hate in a woman which is not born of love."

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "There is no hate in a woman which is not born of love."

notenounUS /noʊt/

a brief written record

From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "There is no hate in a woman which is not born of love."

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.

plainadjectiveUS /pleɪn/

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."

rainnounUS /reɪn/

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.

roadnounUS /roʊd/

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.

simpleadjectiveUS /ˈsɪmpəl/

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."

slackenverbUS /ˈslækən/

become slow or slower

From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading "There is no hate in a woman which is not born of love."

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."

tricksnounUS /trɪks/

plural of “trick” — a cunning or deceitful action or device

From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."

turfnounUS /tɜːrf/

surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots

From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.

usesnounUS /ˈjuːsəz/

plural of “use” — the act of using

From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.

WednesdaynounUS /ˈwenzdi/

the fourth day of the week; the third working day

From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading "There is no hate in a woman which is not born of love."

womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading "There is no hate in a woman which is not born of love."

Chapter 6 of A Singer from the Sea by Amelia E. Barr holds 343 sentences, grouped into 69 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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Chapter 6 holds 343 sentences of A Singer from the Sea, unabridged, divided into 69 reading sections.

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