Broken Barriers

Chapter XIV

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“Yes, dear,” and then with head lifted he added as though repeating a pledge from some ritual: “With all my heart, with all my soul, with every hope of happiness I have for the future, I love you!”

He took her in his arms and held her so that he could look down into her eyes.

“I want to be everything to you; I want to fill your heart so that you will turn to me in every need.

I want you, all or nothing!”

Her lips parted tremulously, inviting his kiss.

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Chapter XIV Reading 1/79

Broken Barriers

Chapter XIV

Chapter 14 of Broken Barriers is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

/jes dɪr ənd ðen wɪð hed ˈlɪftəd hiː ˈædəd æz ðoʊ rɪˈpiːtɪŋ ə pledʒ frʌm sʌm ˈrɪtʃuːəl wɪð ɔːl maɪ hɑːrt wɪð ɔːl maɪ soʊl wɪð ˈevəri hoʊp ʌv ˈhæpinəs aɪ hæv fɔːr ðə ˈfjuːtʃər aɪ lʌv juː/

Line 2

He took her in his arms and held her so that he could look down into her eyes.

/hiː tʊk hɜːr ɪn hɪz ɑːrmz ənd held hɜːr soʊ ðæt hiː kʊd lʊk daʊn ˈɪntuː hɜːr aɪz/

Line 3

“I want to be everything to you; I want to fill your heart so that you will turn to me in every need.

/aɪ wɑːnt tuː biː ˈevriθɪŋ tuː juː aɪ wɑːnt tuː fɪl jɔːr hɑːrt soʊ ðæt juː wɪl tɜːrn tuː miː ɪn ˈevəri niːd/

Line 4

I want you, all or nothing!”

/aɪ wɑːnt juː ɔːl ɔːr ˈnʌθɪŋ/

Line 5

Her lips parted tremulously, inviting his kiss.

/hɜːr lɪps ˈpɑːrtɪd ˈtremjələsli ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ hɪz kɪs/

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fill verb US /fɪl/

make full, also in a metaphorical sense

From this reading ““I want to be everything to you; I want to fill your heart so that you will turn to me in every need.”

inviting adjective US /ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ/

attractive and tempting

From this reading “Her lips parted tremulously, inviting his kiss.”

kiss noun US /kɪs/

the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)

From this reading “Her lips parted tremulously, inviting his kiss.”

parted adjective US /ˈpɑːrtɪd/

having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes

From this reading “Her lips parted tremulously, inviting his kiss.”

pledge verb US /pledʒ/

promise solemnly and formally

From this reading ““Yes, dear,” and then with head lifted he added as though repeating a pledge from some ritual: “With all my heart, with all my soul, with every hope of happiness I have for the future, I love you!””

repeating noun US /rɪˈpiːtɪŋ/

the act of doing or performing again

ritual noun US /ˈrɪtʃuːəl/

any customary observance or practice

tremulously adverb US /ˈtremjələsli/

in a tremulous manner

From this reading “Her lips parted tremulously, inviting his kiss.”

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look down verb + adjective

In this reading “He took her in his arms and held her so that he could look down into her eyes.”

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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 “Yes, dear,” and then with head lifted he added as though repeating a pledge from some ritual: “With all my heart, with all my soul, with every hope of happiness I have for the future, I love you!”

addedverbUS /ˈædəd/

past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/

weapons considered collectively

From this reading He took her in his arms and held her so that he could look down into her eyes.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading “I want to be everything to you; I want to fill your heart so that you will turn to me in every need.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading He took her in his arms and held her so that he could look down into her eyes.

dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/

dearly loved

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading He took her in his arms and held her so that he could look down into her eyes.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading “I want to be everything to you; I want to fill your heart so that you will turn to me in every need.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading He took her in his arms and held her so that he could look down into her eyes.

fillverbUS /fɪl/

make full, also in a metaphorical sense

From this reading “I want to be everything to you; I want to fill your heart so that you will turn to me in every need.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

futureadjectiveUS /ˈfjuːtʃər/

yet to be or coming

happinessnounUS /ˈhæpinəs/

state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

heldadjectiveUS /held/

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading He took her in his arms and held her so that he could look down into her eyes.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading He took her in his arms and held her so that he could look down into her eyes.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading He took her in his arms and held her so that he could look down into her eyes.

hopenounUS /hoʊp/

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading He took her in his arms and held her so that he could look down into her eyes.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading He took her in his arms and held her so that he could look down into her eyes.

invitingadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ/

attractive and tempting

From this reading Her lips parted tremulously, inviting his kiss.

kissnounUS /kɪs/

the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)

From this reading Her lips parted tremulously, inviting his kiss.

liftedadjectiveUS /ˈlɪftəd/

held up in the air

lipsnounUS /lɪps/

plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking

From this reading Her lips parted tremulously, inviting his kiss.

lookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading He took her in his arms and held her so that he could look down into her eyes.

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “I want to be everything to you; I want to fill your heart so that you will turn to me in every need.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

neednounUS /niːd/

a condition requiring relief

From this reading “I want to be everything to you; I want to fill your heart so that you will turn to me in every need.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading I want you, all or nothing!”

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading I want you, all or nothing!”

partedadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːrtɪd/

having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes

From this reading Her lips parted tremulously, inviting his kiss.

pledgeverbUS /pledʒ/

promise solemnly and formally

repeatingnounUS /rɪˈpiːtɪŋ/

the act of doing or performing again

ritualnounUS /ˈrɪtʃuːəl/

any customary observance or practice

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading He took her in his arms and held her so that he could look down into her eyes.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

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

soulnounUS /soʊl/

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He took her in his arms and held her so that he could look down into her eyes.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading “I want to be everything to you; I want to fill your heart so that you will turn to me in every need.

tookverbUS /tʊk/

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading He took her in his arms and held her so that he could look down into her eyes.

tremulouslyadverbUS /ˈtremjələsli/

in a tremulous manner

From this reading Her lips parted tremulously, inviting his kiss.

turnverbUS /tɜːrn/

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading “I want to be everything to you; I want to fill your heart so that you will turn to me in every need.

wantverbUS /wɑːnt/

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading “I want to be everything to you; I want to fill your heart so that you will turn to me in every need.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading “I want to be everything to you; I want to fill your heart so that you will turn to me in every need.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

YesnounUS /jes/

an affirmative

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “I want to be everything to you; I want to fill your heart so that you will turn to me in every need.

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