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Carmen Ariza

Chapter XXX

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"Wait, my little princess, wait," the Beaubien had said, when Carmen, her eyes flowing and her lips quivering, had again thrown herself into that strange woman's arms and poured out her heart's surcease.
"It will not be long now.
I think I see the clouds forming."
"I want to go back to Simití, to Padre Josè, to my home," wailed the girl.
"I don't understand the ways and the thoughts of these people.
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Carmen Ariza

Chapter XXX

Chapter 30 of Carmen Ariza is here in full — 826 sentences across 166 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/165 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Wait, my little princess, wait," the Beaubien had said, when Carmen, her eyes flowing and her lips quivering, had again thrown herself into that strange woman's arms and poured out her heart's surcease.
Line 2
"It will not be long now.
/ɪt wɪl nɑːt biː lɔːŋ naʊ/
Line 3
I think I see the clouds forming."
/aɪ θɪŋk aɪ siː ðə klaʊdz ˈfɔːrmɪŋ/
Line 4
"I want to go back to Simití, to Padre Josè, to my home," wailed the girl.
Line 5
"I don't understand the ways and the thoughts of these people.

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flowing noun US /ˈfloʊɪŋ/

the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

From this reading “"Wait, my little princess, wait," the Beaubien had said, when Carmen, her eyes flowing and her lips quivering, had again thrown herself into that strange woman's arms and poured out her heart's surcease.”

forming verb US /ˈfɔːrmɪŋ/

-ing form of “form” — create (as an entity)

From this reading “I think I see the clouds forming."”

heart's noun US /hɑːrts/

possessive form of “heart” — the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading “"Wait, my little princess, wait," the Beaubien had said, when Carmen, her eyes flowing and her lips quivering, had again thrown herself into that strange woman's arms and poured out her heart's surcease.”

Padre noun US /ˈpædreɪ/

a chaplain in one of the military services

From this reading “"I want to go back to Simití, to Padre Josè, to my home," wailed the girl.”

quivering noun US /ˈkwɪvərɪŋ/

a shaky motion

From this reading “"Wait, my little princess, wait," the Beaubien had said, when Carmen, her eyes flowing and her lips quivering, had again thrown herself into that strange woman's arms and poured out her heart's surcease.”

surcease noun US /ˌsɜːrˈsiːs/

a stopping

From this reading “"Wait, my little princess, wait," the Beaubien had said, when Carmen, her eyes flowing and her lips quivering, had again thrown herself into that strange woman's arms and poured out her heart's surcease.”

wailed verb US /weɪld/

past form of “wail” — emit long loud cries

From this reading “"I want to go back to Simití, to Padre Josè, to my home," wailed the girl.”

woman's noun US /ˈwʊmənz/

possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading “"Wait, my little princess, wait," the Beaubien had said, when Carmen, her eyes flowing and her lips quivering, had again thrown herself into that strange woman's arms and poured out her heart's surcease.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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lips quivering noun + noun counted as “lip quivering”

In this reading “"Wait, my little princess, wait," the Beaubien had said, when Carmen, her eyes flowing and her lips quivering, had again thrown herself into that strange woman's arms and poured out her heart's surcease.”

poured out verb + adjective counted as “pour out”

express without restraint

In this reading “"Wait, my little princess, wait," the Beaubien had said, when Carmen, her eyes flowing and her lips quivering, had again thrown herself into that strange woman's arms and poured out her heart's surcease.”

go back verb + particle

belong to an earlier time

In this reading “"I want to go back to Simití, to Padre Josè, to my home," wailed the girl.”

little princess adjective + noun

In this reading “"Wait, my little princess, wait," the Beaubien had said, when Carmen, her eyes flowing and her lips quivering, had again thrown herself into that strange woman's arms and poured out her heart's surcease.”

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againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading "Wait, my little princess, wait," the Beaubien had said, when Carmen, her eyes flowing and her lips quivering, had again thrown herself into that strange woman's arms and poured out her heart's surcease.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "Wait, my little princess, wait," the Beaubien had said, when Carmen, her eyes flowing and her lips quivering, had again thrown herself into that strange woman's arms and poured out her heart's surcease.

armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/

weapons considered collectively

From this reading "Wait, my little princess, wait," the Beaubien had said, when Carmen, her eyes flowing and her lips quivering, had again thrown herself into that strange woman's arms and poured out her heart's surcease.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading "I want to go back to Simití, to Padre Josè, to my home," wailed the girl.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading "It will not be long now.

Beaubien

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

From this reading "Wait, my little princess, wait," the Beaubien had said, when Carmen, her eyes flowing and her lips quivering, had again thrown herself into that strange woman's arms and poured out her heart's surcease.

Carmen

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

From this reading "Wait, my little princess, wait," the Beaubien had said, when Carmen, her eyes flowing and her lips quivering, had again thrown herself into that strange woman's arms and poured out her heart's surcease.

cloudsnounUS /klaʊdz/

plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible

From this reading I think I see the clouds forming."

don't

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

From this reading "I don't understand the ways and the thoughts of these people.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading "Wait, my little princess, wait," the Beaubien had said, when Carmen, her eyes flowing and her lips quivering, had again thrown herself into that strange woman's arms and poured out her heart's surcease.

flowingnounUS /ˈfloʊɪŋ/

the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

From this reading "Wait, my little princess, wait," the Beaubien had said, when Carmen, her eyes flowing and her lips quivering, had again thrown herself into that strange woman's arms and poured out her heart's surcease.

formingverbUS /ˈfɔːrmɪŋ/

-ing form of “form” — create (as an entity)

From this reading I think I see the clouds forming."

girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading "I want to go back to Simití, to Padre Josè, to my home," wailed the girl.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading "I want to go back to Simití, to Padre Josè, to my home," wailed the girl.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading "Wait, my little princess, wait," the Beaubien had said, when Carmen, her eyes flowing and her lips quivering, had again thrown herself into that strange woman's arms and poured out her heart's surcease.

heart'snounUS /hɑːrts/

possessive form of “heart” — the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading "Wait, my little princess, wait," the Beaubien had said, when Carmen, her eyes flowing and her lips quivering, had again thrown herself into that strange woman's arms and poured out her heart's surcease.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading "Wait, my little princess, wait," the Beaubien had said, when Carmen, her eyes flowing and her lips quivering, had again thrown herself into that strange woman's arms and poured out her heart's surcease.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading "Wait, my little princess, wait," the Beaubien had said, when Carmen, her eyes flowing and her lips quivering, had again thrown herself into that strange woman's arms and poured out her heart's surcease.

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading "I want to go back to Simití, to Padre Josè, to my home," wailed the girl.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I think I see the clouds forming."

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading "Wait, my little princess, wait," the Beaubien had said, when Carmen, her eyes flowing and her lips quivering, had again thrown herself into that strange woman's arms and poured out her heart's surcease.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "It will not be long now.

Josè

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

From this reading "I want to go back to Simití, to Padre Josè, to my home," wailed the girl.

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 "Wait, my little princess, wait," the Beaubien had said, when Carmen, her eyes flowing and her lips quivering, had again thrown herself into that strange woman's arms and poured out her heart's surcease.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

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

From this reading "Wait, my little princess, wait," the Beaubien had said, when Carmen, her eyes flowing and her lips quivering, had again thrown herself into that strange woman's arms and poured out her heart's surcease.

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading "It will not be long now.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Wait, my little princess, wait," the Beaubien had said, when Carmen, her eyes flowing and her lips quivering, had again thrown herself into that strange woman's arms and poured out her heart's surcease.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "It will not be long now.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading "It will not be long now.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "I don't understand the ways and the thoughts of these people.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading "Wait, my little princess, wait," the Beaubien had said, when Carmen, her eyes flowing and her lips quivering, had again thrown herself into that strange woman's arms and poured out her heart's surcease.

PadrenounUS /ˈpædreɪ/

a chaplain in one of the military services

From this reading "I want to go back to Simití, to Padre Josè, to my home," wailed the girl.

peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading "I don't understand the ways and the thoughts of these people.

pouredverbUS /pɔːrd/

past form of “pour” — cause to run

From this reading "Wait, my little princess, wait," the Beaubien had said, when Carmen, her eyes flowing and her lips quivering, had again thrown herself into that strange woman's arms and poured out her heart's surcease.

princessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/

The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.

From this reading "Wait, my little princess, wait," the Beaubien had said, when Carmen, her eyes flowing and her lips quivering, had again thrown herself into that strange woman's arms and poured out her heart's surcease.

quiveringnounUS /ˈkwɪvərɪŋ/

a shaky motion

From this reading "Wait, my little princess, wait," the Beaubien had said, when Carmen, her eyes flowing and her lips quivering, had again thrown herself into that strange woman's arms and poured out her heart's surcease.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Wait, my little princess, wait," the Beaubien had said, when Carmen, her eyes flowing and her lips quivering, had again thrown herself into that strange woman's arms and poured out her heart's surcease.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading I think I see the clouds forming."

Simití

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

From this reading "I want to go back to Simití, to Padre Josè, to my home," wailed the girl.

strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading "Wait, my little princess, wait," the Beaubien had said, when Carmen, her eyes flowing and her lips quivering, had again thrown herself into that strange woman's arms and poured out her heart's surcease.

surceasenounUS /ˌsɜːrˈsiːs/

a stopping

From this reading "Wait, my little princess, wait," the Beaubien had said, when Carmen, her eyes flowing and her lips quivering, had again thrown herself into that strange woman's arms and poured out her heart's surcease.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Wait, my little princess, wait," the Beaubien had said, when Carmen, her eyes flowing and her lips quivering, had again thrown herself into that strange woman's arms and poured out her heart's surcease.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "Wait, my little princess, wait," the Beaubien had said, when Carmen, her eyes flowing and her lips quivering, had again thrown herself into that strange woman's arms and poured out her heart's surcease.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading "I don't understand the ways and the thoughts of these people.

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading I think I see the clouds forming."

thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading "I don't understand the ways and the thoughts of these people.

thrownadjectiveUS /θroʊn/

caused to fall to the ground

From this reading "Wait, my little princess, wait," the Beaubien had said, when Carmen, her eyes flowing and her lips quivering, had again thrown herself into that strange woman's arms and poured out her heart's surcease.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "I want to go back to Simití, to Padre Josè, to my home," wailed the girl.

understandverbUS /ˌʌndərˈstænd/

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

From this reading "I don't understand the ways and the thoughts of these people.

wailedverbUS /weɪld/

past form of “wail” — emit long loud cries

From this reading "I want to go back to Simití, to Padre Josè, to my home," wailed the girl.

WaitverbUS /weɪt/

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading "Wait, my little princess, wait," the Beaubien had said, when Carmen, her eyes flowing and her lips quivering, had again thrown herself into that strange woman's arms and poured out her heart's surcease.

wantverbUS /wɑːnt/

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading "I want to go back to Simití, to Padre Josè, to my home," wailed the girl.

waysnounUS /weɪz/

structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

From this reading "I don't understand the ways and the thoughts of these people.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading "Wait, my little princess, wait," the Beaubien had said, when Carmen, her eyes flowing and her lips quivering, had again thrown herself into that strange woman's arms and poured out her heart's surcease.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "It will not be long now.

woman'snounUS /ˈwʊmənz/

possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading "Wait, my little princess, wait," the Beaubien had said, when Carmen, her eyes flowing and her lips quivering, had again thrown herself into that strange woman's arms and poured out her heart's surcease.

Chapter 30 of Carmen Ariza by Charles Francis Stocking holds 826 sentences, grouped into 166 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 30 holds 826 sentences of Carmen Ariza, unabridged, divided into 166 reading sections.

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